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For people interested in learning about Heathenry (Norse Paganism), here are some good choices that focus on Inclusive Heathenry.

* Essential Asatru by Diana Paxson
* A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru by Patricia Lafayllve
* The Way of Fire and Ice by Ryan Smith

For anyone I terested in a hefty haul of Heathen information, there's Our Troth by The Troth, one of the largest Heathen organizations in the US. It's a 3-volume set, with a book on the Gods, one on the history and one on practice, and can be found at Amazon or Lulu.com.

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Even though I don't consider a personal relationship with gods an important part of my religious practice, I still frame myself as a #Heathen. I'm a member of #TheTroth and I read a lot.

I do not make offerings to the gods though, and I do not petition them. I observe and acknowledge seasons, milestones, my people and family, my home, my surroundings. If I feel an intuitive nudge, I'm much more likely to ascribe it to some local wight or an ancestor.

As a somewhat related aside, I really don't understand the Brotru obsession with Valhalla. We've seen what a single traumatic event can do to a person's enjoyment of existence, but being thrown into a battlefield every day for all eternity with no possible escape is supposed to be a good thing? I'll happily sink into a mound, thanks.