• This may be a strange post, and I'm not sure how to categorize it exactly. Its about Norse Paganism, and Being Danish. My own weird thoughts, emotions and so forth. That maybe others may relate to, or maybe you'll be like, man why would you bother posting this?

    I'll start though for the record I believe that anyone, from anywhere can choose to follow and be apart of Norse Paganism, follow and honor the spirituality and culture. However, I've never been able to accept this for myself. I've had thoughts that I don't hold any validity as a Norse Pagan, because I am not Danish enough or not Scandinavian enough to follow Norse Paganism, because I wasn't born in Denmark, my family moved away from there and came to America, so nationally I'm not a Dane, I'm only a Dane in my blood.
    I'm not sure how to explain this in a concise manner, but I shall try. But for some reason my brain likes to directly correlate my own amount of being Danish with how much that makes me a Norse Pagan, despite the fact I know better, and acknowledge the fact that anyone can choose Norse Paganism. Some days I just feel like an imposter in both. Aside from my slight accent, I only knew a few words in Danish and a song growing up, and didn't start learning the language until I was an adult, and didn't start really following Norse Paganism until I was 21 (I'm 25 going on 26 now.), plus my family never really wanting much to do with me because of my spiritual followings, and now the few family members I do talk to once in a blue moon in Denmark and Sweden, I at this time can't keep up as well in conversations using their language, a language I should be fluent in and know well... It all just makes me feel like an imposter. Here I am a "Dane" if I really can call myself that, studying the old history and spirituality of my heritage, and I can't even connect with my own family and people in modern Nordic culture. And it sometimes makes me feel like maybe I don't belong. However there's also the whole factor, that my family would accept me and see me as one of them, if I ditched paganism and converted to Christianity which of course will never happen. I'm very much rooted in my ways of Forn Seð, and my overall exploration of esoteric and spiritual topics and paths on my quest for knowledge. But man sometimes my mind betrays me with these thoughts of invalidation. Maybe it is the winter time, the depression that hits, as much as I love winter, it is the time I spend the most alone, especially with my job working nights, by myself I get plenty of time be stuck in my head and contemplate everything.

    Anyways, I apologize for this jumbled mess of thoughts and feelings? I like posting about my thinking on these things in my life experiences and journey as a follower of Forn Seð, as it's something real, even if it's a bit weird, awkward, sad even? Because maybe you relate to it, maybe you also experience times of depression, disconnection and not feeling like yourself. As we are all human, and have strange thoughts, and feelings, that put us in strange places, and I think out letting and sharing these at times helps us connect, heal, and gain greater understanding, especially in the strange complexities of the human mind.

    Also here's a picture of some deer I came across :)
    This may be a strange post, and I'm not sure how to categorize it exactly. Its about Norse Paganism, and Being Danish. My own weird thoughts, emotions and so forth. That maybe others may relate to, or maybe you'll be like, man why would you bother posting this? I'll start though for the record I believe that anyone, from anywhere can choose to follow and be apart of Norse Paganism, follow and honor the spirituality and culture. However, I've never been able to accept this for myself. I've had thoughts that I don't hold any validity as a Norse Pagan, because I am not Danish enough or not Scandinavian enough to follow Norse Paganism, because I wasn't born in Denmark, my family moved away from there and came to America, so nationally I'm not a Dane, I'm only a Dane in my blood. I'm not sure how to explain this in a concise manner, but I shall try. But for some reason my brain likes to directly correlate my own amount of being Danish with how much that makes me a Norse Pagan, despite the fact I know better, and acknowledge the fact that anyone can choose Norse Paganism. Some days I just feel like an imposter in both. Aside from my slight accent, I only knew a few words in Danish and a song growing up, and didn't start learning the language until I was an adult, and didn't start really following Norse Paganism until I was 21 (I'm 25 going on 26 now.), plus my family never really wanting much to do with me because of my spiritual followings, and now the few family members I do talk to once in a blue moon in Denmark and Sweden, I at this time can't keep up as well in conversations using their language, a language I should be fluent in and know well... It all just makes me feel like an imposter. Here I am a "Dane" if I really can call myself that, studying the old history and spirituality of my heritage, and I can't even connect with my own family and people in modern Nordic culture. And it sometimes makes me feel like maybe I don't belong. However there's also the whole factor, that my family would accept me and see me as one of them, if I ditched paganism and converted to Christianity which of course will never happen. I'm very much rooted in my ways of Forn Seð, and my overall exploration of esoteric and spiritual topics and paths on my quest for knowledge. But man sometimes my mind betrays me with these thoughts of invalidation. Maybe it is the winter time, the depression that hits, as much as I love winter, it is the time I spend the most alone, especially with my job working nights, by myself I get plenty of time be stuck in my head and contemplate everything. Anyways, I apologize for this jumbled mess of thoughts and feelings? I like posting about my thinking on these things in my life experiences and journey as a follower of Forn Seð, as it's something real, even if it's a bit weird, awkward, sad even? Because maybe you relate to it, maybe you also experience times of depression, disconnection and not feeling like yourself. As we are all human, and have strange thoughts, and feelings, that put us in strange places, and I think out letting and sharing these at times helps us connect, heal, and gain greater understanding, especially in the strange complexities of the human mind. Also here's a picture of some deer I came across :)
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