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I do not think it is possible to be Asatru and be an atheist/agnostic. As stated by Lokesanna Asatru means "True to the Aesir" It is indeed a polytheistic religion. There is also an animistic aspect to the belief system, with the inclusion of land wights. Many who are heathen or specifically Asatru, were drawn to the faith by an experience of nosies (pug) where the Aesir or Vanir have visited them through dream, meditation, or other medium. We are Polytheists, because we have experienced unique personal gnosis, of one if not several in the Pantheon, and we haven't the folly to deny our own senses. As a heathen I do not view the Aesir & Vanir as a "higher power" I view them as more like ancestor spirits, Kin if you will, who have endured the ages, by doing so have earned the right to sit at the high seat. Not every heathen nor asatruar will agree with me, this is my personal perception through my practice of the faith...
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