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hi! This is sort of a weird ask, and I get it if you can’t/don’t want to answer, but:

ive been drawn towards Norse polytheism for a while now, but up until recently I just read the eddas and called myself a fan. But a little bit ago something? Clicked? And now I’m having this mini internal battle of wanting to become lokean and also the problem that because of past religious trauma (thank you, Catholic Church!) I am unable to fully believe in the presence/existence of any deity. It’s hard for me to, if I get past that, trust them, as well. And so I ask you this: in your opinion, can I still practice Norse paganism even though a part of myself doesn’t believe? I know that it’s a personal thing, and that it’s really up to me, but do you think it’s still valid, even though I’m still in doubt of the gods’ existence?

I do feel a connection with Loki, and part of me wants to believe. But I don’t know it I can.

-a conflicted anon

Hi Nonny,

The only active mod has been on hiatus for personal reasons, but since you've sent this a couple times now and apparently haven't been able to find other community in the interim, I'll throw out a quick response. Again, I would urge you to find other folks to bounce this stuff off of, both because there are people out there with way more spoons than me atm and because lots of varied perspectives are good. Pagans are, for the most part, very anti-proselytization and would not try to pressure you into a path you weren't sure about, and Norse paganism doesn't have the equivalent of Christian hell in the sense that you don't get eternally punished for believing the wrong thing.

So, on that note, Norse paganism focuses way more on action than belief. I know multiple Heathens who identify as atheistic, and I deeply respect them and their contributions. I see myself as agnostic, personally. I worship regularly, even though the blog is quiet, but I can't know and don't much care if these gods exist outside of human imagination.

For me, it's not about being right about metaphysical things that can never be empirically proven. It's a framework for finding meaning. It's a framework to establish personal ethics for interacting with others and stewarding the planet we live on. It's an outlet to express joy and awe at what life has to offer. It's a way to find like-minded people. Maybe the gods are out there, maybe they're just an extension of us, but regardless, all of the above has a real, material impact on the world in the way we live our lives.

If you can believe in that, then that's justification enough to explore it. If it's not for you, you can always stop. I hope you find contentment on your journey, wherever it may lead.

-Mod E

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Prinzregententorte

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Air fryer vanilla cake

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German Plum Cake – Pflaumenkuchen / Zwetschgenkuchen

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Handmade Snaptun for Beltane.

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Loki | Scarlip

Artist profile: SaharaBern on DeviantArt

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🎥 Vy Khue

Steamed sponge cake using rice flour

Cake mold: 15cm

3 eggs

50g fresh milk

2g salt

20g cooking oil

1 teaspoon lemon juice or tartar powder

70g rice flour

40g sugar

Steam the cake over low heat and remember to preheat the steamer for about 10 minutes before adding the cake. Steam at low heat for about 25-30 minutes, then turn off the heat, incubate the cake in the pot for 10 minutes, then remove, tilt the cake like that until the cake separates from the mold easily.

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Had a dream about Loki wearing this Boomer!style BORN TO FISH FORCED TO FLYT shirt. Tried to recreate the graphic the best I could from memory and did this quick sketch~ Crop top (mandatory).