Can someone please explain the base beliefs of ?satr??
Dear Milon,
While I understand that your doctrine feels the need to proselytize: This question was not a Christian one.
It was asked in a respectful manner, and I feel that part of being respectful, is understanding that not everyone follows the same beliefs. It is quite rude to people who are a part of this belief, to insert your Christian theology here.
With that said: I respectfully state that you fail by making an assumption in regards to my beliefs.
As someone who was raised as an Orthodox Jew, I can probably teach YOU a thing or two about your own beliefs. Please be respectful to others.
They Believe in the Norse Gods
EDIT , Look you Ignorant Freaks She did not ask about your twisted Sick perverted Views of Christianity , or are you too stupid to know the difference .
One other thing the Asatru don't believe in is shoving their beliefs down someones throat be nice if others thought that too
I found this a few years ago on the Internet. Where, I don't remember, but I copy and pasted it. I found it to be the best description of Astra I could find to explain a bit of the basics on the path.
What Is Asatru?
by Erich Campbell
The word "?satr?" literally translates as "faith in the gods," but it is best described as the modern rebirth of the indigenous, Prue-Christian faith of the Nordic/Germanic peoples. It is a polytheistic faith, meaning that it honors a pantheon of numerous gods and goddesses. Many of the names of these gods and goddesses remain part of our modern culture. One example is found in the days of the week, i.e. Wednesday is Woden's (Odin's) Day, Thursday is Thunar's (Thor's ) Day, Friday is either Frigga's Day or Freya's Day (scholars debate which). ?satr? has been recognized officially in Iceland, but also has a large following throughout Scandinavia and in America, England, Germany, and other countries.
?satr? is focused on honoring the two families of gods and goddesses, the ?sir and the Vanir, but it also holds a belief in various other land spirits and a reverence of ancestors. Many follow a list of nine virtues, referred to as the Nine Noble Virtues, that have been culled from the Eddas (our primary sources) and the Sagas. These virtues are: Courage, Truth, Honor, Fidelity, Discipline, Hospitality, Industriousness, Self-reliance, and Perseverance.
?satr? has a strong emphasis on individual spiritual experience, however, ?satr? people often form small groups. These groups are variously known as kindreds, hearths, garths, felags, halls, etc. Some have a designated priest or priestess, while others rely on inspired volunteers to lead the celebrations. A priest is referred to as a Go?i, a priestess as a Gy?ja. There is a great deal of importance placed on the study of the literature, folklore, and history pertaining to the original religious and cultural elements upon which ?satr? is based.
?satr? is open to everyone, and there are many different sorts of ?satr? people. Anyone who wants to become ?satr? can do so -- regardless of gender, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, language, sexual orientation, or other divisive criteria.
Our primary religious celebrations are called Bl?ts. They are essentially a ritual featuring a votive offering, usually in the form of libation. These Bl?ts are held at pivotal points during the year, the most important being Yule and Midsummer's Bl?t. There are various other Bl?ts that are also celebrated. Sumbels, consisting of rounds of ritual drinking and toasting, are also held occasionally. A typical calendar of celebrations is as follows:
Disabl?t-31 January
Ostara-21 March
Valpurgis-30 April
Midsummer-21 June
Freysfest-31 July
Haustbl?t-23 September
Winter Nights-31 October
Yule-21 December
Many other social and cultural events may also be held. Common religious rites outside of the major Bl?ts include weddings, land-taking, Coming of Age rites, professions, personal Bl?ts to a patron or matron among the gods and goddesses, Bl?ts done in time of need, etc.
*edited to add this*
For those who are giving her a christian prostylization, she didn't ask for that...so butt out!
As said before, Asatru is the belief of Norse mythology. There are many different points in it; the most important event in Asatru would in my opinion be Ragnarok, an epic battle in which the world will be completely submerged in water due to a battle between Gods and Giants. The primary deity of this mythology is Odin, along with Thor, the god of Thunder. If you wish to learn more, I will put a website that tells a lot about Asatru in my source.
Asatru is the reconstruction of ancient Norse or Germanic paganism. Asatruar, also called Heathens, are hard polytheists (meaning that they see every god/goddess as a separate and distinct entity) who believe in many gods and goddesses. They draw their practices from historical material like the Icelandic Eddas and Roman accounts of Germanic tribes. They practice specific rituals like the blot and the symbol, the blot being a gathering of Asatruar for a group sacrifice, and the symbol being a ritual drinking feast. Asatruar celebrate many of the old Norse holidays. Priests and priestesses are known as God and Thia, respectively. There is some tension in the Asatru community over whether non-Germanic people are accepted or not. Universalist Asatruar believe anybody can be called to worship the Norse/Germanic gods, even if they have no Germanic ancestry. Others are "folkish" and place an emphasis on Germanic ancestry in their practice. Asatruar are not white supremacists, and most wouldn't want to have anything to do with white supremacy.
Plenty of answerer's have got it down quite well, it is essentially a belief in the gods of the Old Norse speaking people (and those people who spoke the other pro to-Germanic languages such as Old English).
However it extends beyond simple belief in deities, we also hold our ancestors in high regard and there is also a great deal of respect shown for land wights and other spirits which occupy the land and landmarks where we live.
As a reconstructive religion there is an emphasis on the study of surviving primary sources as well as secondary sources (such as the observations of Germanic tribes by the Roman Tacticus) as well as archaeological evidence and anthropological analysis to help us reconstruct the world view of our ancestors.
It's not just a religion in the way 21st century people perceive such things. It's not separate from our everyday lives, it's a complete all encompassing world view that IS our everyday lives. Our ancestors had no word for religion it was simply the way we do things.
What are the basic beliefs of ?satr??
