Ingwina Ferræden | Beardwyrt | Friends Activity https://ingwine.org/members/pezluv/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Beardwyrt's friends. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:33:44 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 4fa161b54d0eb329a2a8bb1548200385 Osric posted an update in the group Leechdom, drȳcræft, and Runelore https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1474/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:33:08 -0600

The Hama and Its Faring: Evidence for a Pan-Germanic Spirit-Travel Complex

The Hama and Its Faring: Evidence for a Pan-Germanic Spirit-Travel Complex - Ingwina Ferræden
Introduction Among the many difficulties attending the reconstruction of pre-Christian Germanic religious practice, the question of intentional spirit-travel — the […]
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]]> 0 7a6dc33a17bed79b0b6639bb03fb1045 Osric posted an update in the group Leechdom, drȳcræft, and Runelore https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1473/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:32:26 -0600

Gang, I am consolidating all the magic and soul-lore stuff in here too, so we get better use from groups.

]]> 0 e59de653856700ce6a6291b6a0f7d7be Guys, we have too many groups and they are dead. Can I consolidate a few? @jackiebird @thehoptimist @jorre @bearscottco https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1472/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:16:17 -0600

Guys, we have too many groups and they are dead. Can I consolidate a few?

@jackiebird @thehoptimist @jorre @bearscottco

]]> 0 3c245ab83fbddb60e9604041f3437dbf Osric wrote a new post https://ingwine.org/?p=5983 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:27:38 -0600 1face3f0509cf0352aaaba55d6d303ea Hirut enrolled in a new course https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1461/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:10:25 -0600 0 1e4a30e3c4d40453fac26e516fc9b220 Hololool, a bonfire tradition from Zonhoven (Belgium) celebrated on 10 November, likely has roots reaching back over 2,500 years to Germanic and Celtic winter rituals. Ancient Europeans counted moons instead of months, which left thirteen “extra” days before the winter solstice. These days—believed to be the darkest and most dangerous period of the year—were linked to myths of the Wild Hunt, a terrifying ghostly procession led by the god Wodan/Odin or the goddess Holda (Holle). People feared punishment from these supernatural riders, so they stayed indoors around the fire. During this time: A Yule log burned continuously for protection and light. Food stores and baked goods (sometimes shaped like people) were prepared to keep families safe and children calm. Fire rituals and bonfires symbolized the return of light and protection against dark forces. These traditions influenced later figures like St. Nicholas and St. Martin, who share striking traits with the ancient god Wodan: a white horse, red cloak, staff, and dark companions who punish wrongdoing. The Hololool bonfire may also relate to charcoal production from holly wood, used historically in iron smelting in the Zonhoven area. Communities likely gathered around large fires both for practical production and ritual protection. Over time, what began as a pagan fire ritual marking the approach of Yule and the winter solstice evolved into the modern Hololool festival, now celebrated with torch parades, performances, and fireworks. 🔥 In essence: Hololool is probably the surviving echo of an ancient winter fire ritual, blending mythology, astronomy, iron production, and seasonal celebration into a tradition that still burns in Zonhoven today. Link: https://www.hololool.net/ https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1436/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:45:11 -0600

Hololool, a bonfire tradition from Zonhoven (Belgium) celebrated on 10 November, likely has roots reaching back over 2,500 years to Germanic and Celtic winter rituals.
Ancient Europeans counted moons instead of months, which left thirteen “extra” days before the winter solstice. These days—believed to be the darkest and most dangerous perio…Read More

Hololool Vuurfestival
Website of Hololool Vuurfestival
www.hololool.net
]]> 0 6a6978fb087a7105e224ecc249bcb25f Yesterday was the last full moon of the winter. To me, it felt like a moment of closure, but also of clarity. It reminded me that we live in a dual world, in nature, but also within ourselves. Light and darkness, movement and stillness, it all belongs. From the universe, or the cosmos, I once again received beautiful wisdom. Something I wanted to write down for myself, simply to hold onto it. What touched me most was the parallel I saw between my son, one year and three months old, and my own spiritual journey. They began around the same time. He is still discovering the world. He can already walk, but he still wobbles, loses his balance sometimes, and falls straight onto his little bottom. And in that, I recognize myself. On my spiritual path, I am becoming more aware of what I do not know. I stumble, I fail, I try, and each time I get back up. With curiosity, with wonder. There is still so much to discover. That duality lives within us. Nature shows us this constantly. There are phases of growth and letting go, of action and rest. We will never live in a permanent, heaven-like state here, probably not even after death. That is not a flaw, it is simply part of existence. And that realization calls us back into the present moment. This is not an insight reserved only for Buddhism, it is universal. It teaches us that difficult things pass. And from that knowing, we can draw strength and courage. It asks us to stand strong, to not run when things get hard, but to remain still within the fire. Because it is there, in the fire, that we learn the most. And in the end, we are sometimes given something extra. A quiet invitation to reconnect with living energy itself. With what connects everything. With the knowing that all is one, and that we are part of it. https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1364/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:49:32 -0700

Yesterday was the last full moon of the winter. To me, it felt like a moment of closure, but also of clarity. It reminded me that we live in a dual world, in nature, but also within ourselves. Light and darkness, movement and stillness, it all belongs.
From the universe, or the cosmos, I once again received beautiful wisdom. Something I wanted to…Read More

]]> 0 1000e2f8d32e2bed1dc29597e5cea753 Hirut wrote a new post https://ingwine.org/?p=5727 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:09:41 -0700 44ad4dce0f870f51e7ef7c0aec94d038 Osric and thefyrdsman are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1328/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:00:21 -0700 0 56aa2528e58b76c456dfa6dc00ef5141 To Live Like Water We are not made to be trapped in plans, rules, and expectations. Our soul is fluid, born from the same current as water, wind, and the wild creatures that move freely across the land. The world demands that we be flexible, ever reshaped to fit new forms, neatly contained within walls that promise safety. Yet deep within, we feel that this safety stiffens the body and silences the spirit. The true path is not one of control, but of fluid existence. Just as the night has no fixed lines and nature never walks in straight paths, our lives are meant to dance with the unexpected. Fluidity means staying true to ourselves while bending with the storm, not breaking when the wind shifts, but revealing our strength through motion. When we dare to move without fear of what lies ahead, a world of magic unfolds. Animals respond to our voices, spirits illuminate our path, and a deep connection awakens with the land that carries us. The call of the shaman and the witch does not arise from copying rituals or chasing titles, but from the courage to embrace chaos and find meaning within it. Uncertainty is not an enemy; it is proof that life still stirs within us. Choose the fluid path. Let tension melt into the earth, and let your voice merge with the wind. Every step taken in true fluidity breaks an old wall and opens a new stream of possibility. You are not a prisoner of predictability. You are a being in motion, energy unfolding, forever becoming who you have always been. Dare to flow. Dare to change. Dare to live like water. By H.E. https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1312/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:32:45 -0700

To Live Like Water

We are not made to be trapped in plans, rules, and expectations.
Our soul is fluid, born from the same current as water, wind, and the wild creatures that move freely across the land. The world demands that we be flexible, ever reshaped to fit new forms, neatly contained within walls that promise safety. Yet deep within, we…Read More

]]> 0 f16d88021be3cf3420f7d07f0f41e3dd One day I decided to seek wisdom. Not the wisdom whispered in sunlit halls, but that deeper knowledge. There was a place I knew, a place I'd once been but never truly rested. A place I'd left, not by choice, but out of fear. As I approached it again, the door opened without protest, as if it had been expecting me all along. Behind the door lay a staircase. Not an ordinary staircase, but one that captured my attention as if it knew my name. I felt compelled to go up. But as I let my gaze wander, I saw something disturbing: figures moving downward on that same staircase. They were past versions of myself. Shadows of who I had once been, fleeing the darkness that hung above them. I took my first step up. The descent of my former selves became a torrent, a horde blocking the way. Some carried nothing but their fear, others held tools: a rake, rusty and aimless, not to kill, but dangerous in its unconscious swing. They didn't want to touch me, but their mere presence made the passage perilous. Yet I continued to ascend. I swerved where I could, fought where I had to. Not out of anger, but out of necessity. Every collision was a memory, every evasion a choice I had once dared not make. My breath grew heavy, my legs burned, but my gaze remained fixed above—on the uppermost chamber, where the insight I needed, not the one I desired, awaited me. Then I understood the message whispered silently through the walls. A tree doesn't grow only toward the light. Most of its existence takes place underground, in the darkness, where no one looks. Whoever ignores that hidden growth, whoever refuses to descend into the darkness, will have weak roots. And what appears above ground, no matter how beautiful, will never stand firm, never truly grow. I understood that darkness was not an enemy, but a necessary teacher. And that wisdom is not found by fleeing to the light, but by courageously continuing to climb, even when you have to pass yourself along the way. by H.E. https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1311/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:28:15 -0700

One day I decided to seek wisdom. Not the wisdom whispered in sunlit halls, but that deeper knowledge.

There was a place I knew, a place I’d once been but never truly rested. A place I’d left, not by choice, but out of fear. As I approached it again, the door opened without protest, as if it had been expecting me all along.
Behind the door lay a…Read More

]]> 0 81205748276e3d8796863528b748501d Hirut wrote a new post https://ingwine.org/?p=5499 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:51:06 -0600 8f47aa1f0af12ae8010c388e1ab74ea6 Osric posted an update in the group News and Announcements https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1196/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:35:43 -0600

Hey, everyone! Registration is now open for our 2026 Midsummer Moot:

Midsummer Moot 2026

Midsummer Moot 2026 - Ingwina Ferræden
Join us for a weekend of spiritual retreat, feasting, decompression in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Friday the 19th […]
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]]> 0 9d5174ff8a8b33f8a369e1fc667b9578 theodric posted an update in the group Heathen Book Club https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1182/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:58:17 -0600 0 caf3652e46f8b5c216bb05f4935b8ce2 theodric posted an update in the group Heathen Book Club https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1179/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 02:27:07 -0600

This corpus of OHG poetry with page facing translation is out now!

https://a.co/d/aiUGWcM

]]> 1 53e0de7a76df4be03277cc8a088fd873 theodric posted an update in the group Living Heathenry https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1177/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:35:57 -0600 5 3eb6a11de8c2244af6a5d6e70e247d2e theodric posted an update in the group Heathen Book Club https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1150/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:19:52 -0600 0 54f077d6e3d2a22de06905581742a289 theodric posted an update in the group Languages and Literary Tradition https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1149/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 20:21:07 -0600

Hwaet! does hwaet mean?

http://walkden.space/Walkden_2013_hwaet.pdf

]]> 0 9f540ba1bfaaa2e5129e632227a5b8e0 Hirut joined the group History, Archaeology https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1143/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:59:38 -0600 0 6115e417c55d33d067bb7420a66d134f Hirut and Jorre are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1138/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:23:38 -0600 0 eddf5eb39c66d75d31c8aa2c6e050638 Osric replied to the topic Hoar-stones in the forum Living Heathenry https://ingwine.org/groups/living-heathenry/forum/topic/hoar-stones/#post-5436 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:48:39 -0600

Yeah, why don’t we make a forum thread here for that?

]]> 0 2b2dd0a2a0fb70da462c95448af1cbd4 Osric joined the group History, Archaeology https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1131/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:48:01 -0600 0 2f43509087a2498e26dbed44ac485014 theodric posted an update in the group Mythology, Theology and Folklore https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1130/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:45:12 -0600

Hermes and Another Balder Analogue?

While preparing to actually write down some of my thoughts around Odin’s brothers Vili and Ve, I have been looking at other related IE Gods and Goddesses. Of course, Hermes must be in that list. I found a rather interesting bit about Hermes son, Cephalus:
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Cephalus was out hunting and Aurora, the goddess…Read More

]]> 6 5c199282e2af1666de03d8356db8d041 theodric posted an update in the group History, Archaeology https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1124/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:43:09 -0600

Archaeological map of Britain around 500AD

]]> 0 8cc8a5a1f9afc910713ae032102095d1 theodric created the group History, Archaeology https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1123/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:42:13 -0600 0 13ffc43a0c7cd1bf5f3d50dfcabcbf94 theodric changed History, Archaeology group cover photo https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1122/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:41:44 -0600 0 9750408d92f371a85bfbb82536c4dfe3 theodric changed History, Archaeology group photo https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1121/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:38:29 -0600 0 641a0db3adbeb482f357488086327ab6 Osric replied to the topic Hoar-stones in the forum Living Heathenry https://ingwine.org/groups/living-heathenry/forum/topic/hoar-stones/#post-5414 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:08:18 -0600

That may indeed be related! Does look like a preference for white stones.

]]> 0 f097f55d83fa3c123f6b90e93976e1cc Does anybody here know who Charmer of Bees is? They have been accidentally removed from discord. https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1116/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:16:42 -0600

Does anybody here know who Charmer of Bees is? They have been accidentally removed from discord.

]]> 0 9c8a188ab1a44b63ec9a7360f9a3c83f Osric replied to the topic The God-Kings: Scyld, Scef, Beowa - and Related Figures in the forum Mythology, Theology and Folklore https://ingwine.org/groups/mythology-theology-and-folklore/forum/topic/the-god-kings-scyld-scef-beowa-and-related-figures/#post-5401 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:25:27 -0600

Comparative Family Trees

Old English (Beowulf proem): “Shield, son of Sheaf” — boat-funeral for Scyld; no boat-birth.

  • Sceaf (“Sheaf”) — progenitor; no narrative here of a boat-birth in Beowulf
    • Scyld Scefing (“Shield, son of Sheaf”) — founder-king; ship-funeral described
      • Beow…

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]]> 0 3e50722919050addb21ada1c761dd2f3 Osric replied to the topic The God-Kings: Scyld, Scef, Beowa - and Related Figures in the forum Mythology, Theology and Folklore https://ingwine.org/groups/mythology-theology-and-folklore/forum/topic/the-god-kings-scyld-scef-beowa-and-related-figures/#post-5400 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:16:50 -0600

Boat-foundling and founder-king motifs in Germanic traditions

Tradition
Foundling?
Name
Meaning
Role

English (later chronicles)
Yes
Sceaf
Sheaf
Found in a boat with grain; father of Scyld.

English (Beowulf)
No
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]]> 0 2e21a5120653a34908aee474e6a35805 Osric started the topic The God-Kings: Scyld, Scef, Beowa - and Related Figures in the forum Mythology, Theology and Folklore https://ingwine.org/groups/mythology-theology-and-folklore/forum/topic/the-god-kings-scyld-scef-beowa-and-related-figures/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:15:32 -0600

Making a thread to capture lore and research on this subject.

]]> 0 12f908b68993026bc888f42a3e9f218e Hirut posted an update in the group Mythology, Theology and Folklore https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1106/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:57:00 -0600

⁉️After waiting a long time, I’m finally asking this question. The more I read, the more confused I get, because different sources say different things. I also can’t find a clear answer on Discord.

Question:
Is it correct that Sceafa, the son of Beowa, is the same as the Lombardic king who was found as a child floating in a small boa…Read More

]]> 4 3a360bbf587280d6cc1b9550cba6e4b9 Hirut posted an update in the group Heathen Book Club https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1100/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:05:19 -0600

The Way of the Shaman is both a spiritual manual and a scholarly work. It presents an actionable guide to shamanic techniques—like drumming, journeying, and healing—rooted in Harner’s anthropological research and personal experience. Whether you’re new to shamanism or seeking structured exploration, it’s a compelling invitation to journey i…Read More

]]> 0 536d91cb46994bf565b68a929eb10eb9 Hirut and Bear Scott are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1094/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:09:55 -0600 0 9b2d20efc6b03c7f142ca300f61115b7 Hirut and Ælfswiþ᛬Jackie are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1093/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:50:32 -0600 0 94934726c7bdd906607ee6a0a9b3992e Hirut wrote a new post https://ingwine.org/?p=5357 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:40:27 -0600 d220ebdc38cad76344379050ec140a4e Hirut and Norm are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1091/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:10:25 -0600 0 22d43612f19c2f4fc23d2251a307e4c6 Hirut and Timothy Adams are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1087/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:38:06 -0600 0 ad475717c097bf320bcad043a822c9b5 Hirut and theodric are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1085/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:59:44 -0600 0 147ba257a6a315adf3ddaba6ea17e808 Hirut and Beardwyrt are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1083/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:38:58 -0600 0 49149c967adfb1daf0c62dc0339a6b04 Hirut joined the group Heathenship Introductory Journey https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1082/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:36:38 -0600 0 0559484386d2eb7228fbbe034a391f0d Hirut joined the group News and Announcements https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1081/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:35:05 -0600 0 a94aebedeecdeca01d7a66b354984a74 Hirut joined the group Languages and Literary Tradition https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1080/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:34:04 -0600 0 f62b0ce818e8997def31b888b68433ef Hirut joined the group Heathen Book Club https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1079/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:32:53 -0600 0 529167f6e093c6a8bf98f7514bd53f73 Hirut joined the group Living Heathenry https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1077/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:54:36 -0600 0 b015dccea00e4ec0b43e44939f10f6c7 Hirut joined the group Theology and Mythology https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1076/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:53:20 -0600 0 edee2e543fb70b6ad6c07e4e564838bd Osric replied to the topic Bendfeorm Research Thread in the forum Living Heathenry https://ingwine.org/groups/living-heathenry/forum/topic/bendfeorm-research-thread/#post-5326 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:31:35 -0600

Scyld, Sceaf, and Beowa in Anglo-Saxon and Danish Tradition

This comparison outlines the roles of Scyld, Sceaf, and Beowa across early sources, with interpretive notes highlighting their mythic functions and relevance for veneration—especially within a harvest rite like Bendfeorm.

🛶 Sceaf: The Culture-Bringer

  • Source: Anglo-Saxon C…

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]]> 0 cb1862764ae3a361f05030a34ca1b415 Osric replied to the topic Bendfeorm Research Thread in the forum Living Heathenry https://ingwine.org/groups/living-heathenry/forum/topic/bendfeorm-research-thread/#post-5325 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:26:29 -0600

The above looks right, but is AI assisted content, VALIDATE EVERYTHING.

]]> 0 0b557486c5daa783abc960853d4fa6ff Osric replied to the topic Bendfeorm Research Thread in the forum Living Heathenry https://ingwine.org/groups/living-heathenry/forum/topic/bendfeorm-research-thread/#post-5324 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:25:18 -0600

The Bendfeorm: Structure of an Anglo-Saxon Harvest Feast

Hosts and Providers of the Bendfeorm

In Anglo-Saxon England, the Bendfeorm (also spelled bén-feorm) was a communal harvest feast held at the end of reaping (the “binding” of grain sheaves). It was typically hosted by the lord of the manor as one of the great customary feasts he was expe…Read More

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