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We took a moment to send Eric "Word-Weaver" Sjerven of The Raven's Call YouTube Channel an appreciative postcard for his exemplary videocasting on Heathenry, which he in turn took a moment of his episode to show and and thank us for ! We picked up this postcard during our travels in Iceland and have been saving it for someone who'd truly appreciate it, and we felt Eric was that guy of worth. And for those of you unfamiliar with The Raven's Call , it's the clear inheritor to the Heathen podcasting mantle established by Raven Radio, Ravencast, and Heathen Talk, so give it a go and let us know what you think. #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgar...

Of course we realized that holiday ham, whether for Yule or Ēostre, is the modern Heathen animal sacrifice for the Gods and the feast meat you share with them at your table. And while we already saw the cool little Thoresque hammer pictured above through the lens of our Heathen Worldview, it took Eric "Word-Weaver" Sjerven in his Raven's Call " Yuletide Special " video to connect the action of smashing & sharing the candy peppermint pig to animal sacrifice , which is an American  German  and Pennsylvania Dutch popular holiday ritual adaptation, which we can now also recognize as a symbolic b lót . #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgar...