At the beginning of the Hávamál, Odin is referred to as Gestr, "guest," and then proceeds to lecture on the proper actions of guests and hosts. Hospitality was very important to the Norse, as it is important to me, and I wouldn't want to leave some guests, or some ideas, forgotten.
I am a polytheist, with a belief in innumerable gods and a practice and worship focused on a few. There are many polytheist traditions and beliefs about the nature of the gods, but there is ultimately only one truth of their existence. It seems very unlikely that I've already stumbled upon the truth by chance, and so I read and learn about beliefs from across the world. I try my best to use all the tools of philosophy to come to a better understanding of the gods and their nature.
I am also an Anglo-Saxon Heathen, and I believe strongly in creating a radically inclusive Heathenry. The only thing we cannot tolerate is intolerance, and all are welcome to practice with me if they too are welcoming to all.
-Daniel Bullard
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December 8th, 2025
The second part in a series on the nature of ettins and giants. What can we make of the accusations of a destructive or evil nature leveled against ettins?
October 26th, 2025
Accusations of a Chaotic nature have been levied against the "Giants" of Germanic mythology for a very long time. Does this idea have a good philosophical basis, or are we accepting the biases of our predecessors uncritically?
October 1st, 2025
I am a polytheist who loves science. Can I hold both ideas at once, or do contradictions arise in a unified worldview?