We will now proudly announce the winner of this year’s edition of the Hamingja Foundation’s prestigious poetry competition. But first we want to take the opportunity to thank all of you who participated and contributed with great texts! It’s a brave thing to do, and we all needed this competition to get going with writing …
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The sacred drink plays a very important role in Indo-European spirituality and pagan worship. We see it in all of the pagan branches. But what do we really know about it? And how do we make it? Five things (at least) are certain when it comes to the original sacred drink: 1. The big mystery …
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The Hamingja Foundation has now announced its new annual poetry/hymn/prayer /mantra competition – the Weaver Award! The importance of poetry , hymns & prayers within Indo-European spirituality can’t be overestimated. The poet/ skald / bard etc is also the weaver, smith & artisan contributing to the multiplication & adornment of Xartus. Indo-European pagan peoples expressed beauty through words – better than anyone else around them. …
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We often get questions about how to worship and perform ritual at the home altar, to reach and appease the divine kindreds the best way possible. So here are some guidelines that are well-attested within Indo-European paganism. – Altars are preferably rectangular, placed in an east-west direction– Use esthetically appealing utensils for ritual– Do the …
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What is a sacred space? What does it mean to pagans? And how is it set up?Groves, frithyards, vé, weoh, stafgardr, temples, temenos. Rituals within native Indo-European spirituality take place within sacred space. But what do they really mean? Why are they used? And do they have to be these magnificent, pompous halls and walls? …
An update on the progress of the sacred space and shrine to Thor (or Fjörgynn, Perun, Perkwunos, Máworts, Mars or whatever you prefer). We’ve previously mentioned that we’ll be setting up a sacred space and shrine to the Striker. See the spot below. That is now ongoing and we’ve contacted the city/municipality. The answer from …
Imbolc is coming up. Or maybe we should rather say Welnéya is coming up. Every year the Hamingja Foundation gets questions what this pastoral holiday is all about and how to celebrate it. Well, Imbolc is originally a feast in the honor of the god Wélṇos (later the Norse Ullr, the Greek Ouranos & the …
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In all the pagan branches, throughout Indo-European traditions, culture, literature and worship we see an extensive use of barley. Already in the ancient world animal sacrifice was quite often exchanged for the offerings of e.g. bread or cakes (often in the shape of an animal). Why is that? Because animals were too valuable, one might …
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We often get the question by people new to the pagan path how they are to worship the divine kindreds. There’s obviously no orthodox liturgy, but there are the yéwesa – tried, tested and proven ‘techniques’ to better reach the gods and spirits. We’ve therefore put together a guide for an evening worship ritual for …
In our Discord server we’ve brought up the Yéwesa – the Indo-European guidelines for pagan ritual and prayer, found out through trial and error by our ancestors, and on what we know from tradition, literature, ancient dramas and depictions – how to best appease the gods. In fact, the word ‘pray’ itself stems from Proto-Indo-European *prek – to ask for, pray, request, entreat. …
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