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Tell your story... Asatruar 03/13/16 (Sun) 07:14:43 No.9834

ITT: Tell us you personal story. Whatever. How you found Asatru, how you

Became convinced this was your path, or its any story you find significant to you personally.

Allow me to tell my own. This literally happened tonight:

>Go outside on my porch with a good bottle of beer

>settle my mind and focus on my ancestors

>hold up the beer and specifically call out to my maternal grandfather as we was my paternal grandmother and grandfather

>I thank them for the sacrifices they made so that I could be as successful as I am

>I tell them I love them

> pour out some beer & take a sip myself

> suddenly feels overwhelming sense of love being directed at me

> at that exact moment, I see the brightest shooting "star" I've ever seen.

>I'm in awe, it was beautiful

>I pour out more beer to my deep ancestors as well as the heroes of old

>take one last sip of beer

>tell my grandparents that I love them and pour out the rest of the beer

This was the most profound experience I've had since coming back to out ancestral faith. I would love to hear any stories you would like to share. Please don't be shy.

Also;

>any lore you might know related to shooting stars & Germanic culture (I could use google, but that defeats the purpose of this community)

Asatruar 03/13/16 (Sun) 08:22:58 No.9835

>>9834

Welcome home. I came to asatru after 7 years an atheist and then flip-flopping for about 3 months before finding my true falling.

Asatruar 03/13/16 (Sun) 08:25:58 No.9836

Excuse me, calling

Bloodaxe!Pn3givrywk 03/14/16 (Mon) 04:55:28 No.9843

Always kind of flirted with being Asatru since my teens. Wasn't til I studied more that I realize that I felt a sense of belonging. It was like recovering wisdom I used to know but had forgotten everything made sense to me and it was like my soul resonated with the stories.

Stephen Mcnallen calls it a feeling of "Coming Home" which is what I felt when I first started delving into the lore.

I have been a serious Asatruar for ten years now.

Asatruar 03/14/16 (Mon) 07:19:21 No.9846

I was for the longest time, a militant atheist i was filled with hate towards religion because of my upbringing. But then in my Ancient history class we learned about non-Semitic religions, I appreciated Buddhism (Reincarnation in Buddhism, comes from the same roots as European paganism), and Hinduism (Although modern India is cancer). I did a couple Assignments on the Norse religion, i found it interesting. I'm not sure where i found out that people were practicing this religion today. There was awhile maybe a year where i was agnostic with respect for our ancient faith. Then i became content with being a "Pagan" in my own mind, but i didn't exactly believe it. I didn't really understand the esoteric/metaphors and took things at a base level. But then after lurking on this board and watching vargs videos, that explained things better than most other places, i finally started to properly believe.

I haven't advanced much in religious knowledge lately, i could always learn more but I'm focusing on exercise and studying.

Asatruar 03/16/16 (Wed) 17:07:12 No.9873

I'm still flirting with the whole thing.

Only reason I haven't made any commitment is because I have no idea who my ancestors are (adopted at birth), so I don't want to go all in only to find out they're not my kin.