The Fyrgen Podcast

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An AMA to celebrate reaching episode 10. I offer my thoughts on: Conspiracy, the EDL, my musical career, morality, raising children, cryptocurrency and of course, various questions on paganism.Visit fyrgen.com (https://fyrgen.com/) for links, information and an archive of past episodes.

I had the honour of speaking with Stephen McNallen, founder of the Asatru Folk Assembly and author of 'Asatru: A Native European Spirituality'. Steve and I share our experiences of blót and symbel, in terms of both communal reward and supernatural intervention. We talk about the AFA's great success in acquiring hofs and community-building. Conversation then moves onto the subject of Transhumanism; why and how we as heathens must oppose it. Steve pulls no punches, demonstrating his foresight and leadership credentials as a man who's dedicated most of his life to an ancestral faith.Find Steve at stephenmcnallen.com (https://stephenmcnallen.com/) and his Wotan Network project on various social media.Visit fyrgen.com (https://fyrgen.com/) for links, information and an archive of past episodes.

Recent theories place the globalist psychopaths or their useful idiots as Gnostics seeking transcendence from this material world. Is that true, or is it based upon a fundamental misunderstanding of what Gnosticism really is? In this episode I'm joined by none other than Gnostic scholar John Lamb Lash and our mutual friend Rob Miller for a monumental discussion about Gnosticism's relationship to life-affirming Paganism and how it can reinforce our folkish, heathen response to the war against humanity. A conversation not to be missed.Find John on Odysee (https://odysee.com/@JohnLambLash:c) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnLambLashNemeta), and his teachings on nemeta.org (https://nemeta.org/).Rob is known for his swordsmithing and his musical work with Tau Cross and Amebix. Past conversations with him on The Fyrgen can be found here (https://odysee.com/@thefyrgen:e/robmiller:f) and here (https://odysee.com/@thefyrgen:e/robmiller-jan2022:b).Visit fyrgen.com (https://fyrgen.com/) for links, information and an archive of past episodes.

Phil from the mighty Mimir's Brunnr project joins me for a heartfelt discussion about: The importance of zooming out, recognising the timeless struggle of nature, the power of emotion, and our calling to help restore pride in our folk.More about Phil and Mimir's Brunnr at: mimirsbrunnr.com (https://mimirsbrunnr.com/)Visit fyrgen.com (https://fyrgen.com/) for links, information and an archive of past episodes.

Outlining the Agenda for the 21st Century - an official, global agreement to enslave mankind 'for the good of the planet'. What do our values as pagans and spiritual beings demand of us? What do the noble virtues of the heathen tradition have to say about this? Have you been waiting your whole life for a chance at everlasting glory? Now you have it.Visit fyrgen.com (https://fyrgen.com/) for an archive of past episodes and for information on how you can support the podcast.

Retelling three personal encounters with the divine, each of a different type. As pagans we are in tune with particularly immanent deities, wights and symbols. They speak to us, if only we listen, and in some cases may even visit us. We must remain open to these messages, and should take heed of the advice offered.Visit fyrgen.com (https://fyrgen.com/) for an archive of past episodes and for information on how you can support the podcast.

After watching the new film by Robert Eggers, The Northman, I was inspired to offer my appraisal of it. How authentic are its heathen aspects? Does it merely depict the Norse as bestial? Should we even be watching films at all?Visit fyrgen.com (https://fyrgen.com/) for an archive of past episodes and for information on how you can support the podcast. Feel free to share this around.

In this episode I'm joined by Heiðrūn to discuss and expand upon Ted Kaczynski's concept of The Power Process and resulting Surrogate Activities. How have we lost personal agency? Was it taken from us or did we give it away? What are the long-term effects upon the folk?Find out more about Heiðrūn's work at: freefolk.org (https://www.freefolk.org/)Visit fyrgen.com (https://fyrgen.com/) for links, information and an archive of past episodes.

In this, the very episode of the Fyrgen Podcast, I lay out quite comprehensively the reasons that folks of the modern age should explore their ancestral Pagan tradition rather than turning to any of the imported Abrahamic or Eastern religions. Based on my own 20 year journey—15 of which have been spent as a practicing Heathen—I talk about what I've found to be the most empowering and valuable aspects of this calling.

This second episode of the Fyrgen Podcast continues where the first left off. Here I attempt to give an overview of the ways one might begin to practice as a pagan. Contents: Choosing your tradition/pantheon, recommended reading, meditation, methods of worship, a song, community, change of mindset, and the weekly riddle.The books mentioned in this episode are:The Poetic and Prose Eddas - Snorri SturlusonThe Real Middle-Earth - Brian BatesThe Way of Wyrd - Brian BatesBy Oak, Ash, & Thorn: Modern Celtic Shamanism - D.J. ConwayThe Lost Gods of England - Brian BranstonLooking for the Lost Gods of England - Kathleen HerbertPath to the Gods: Anglo-Saxon Paganism for Beginners - Swain WodeningHammer of the Gods - Swain WodeningFamily Rites For The Germanic Heathen - Swain WodeningVarious - Hilda Ellis DavidsonAsatru: A Native European Spirituality - Stephen McNallenRudiments of Runelore - Stephen PollingtonTo Hold the Holytides - Thórbeorht Ealdorblóte