/asatru/ - Asatru / Heathenry / Paganism

I just work a simple job at a hardware store currently.

No kids, still living at home, however when I move out I plan to buy a plot of land and build a cabin on it where I can hopefully homestead.

I've always lived in a rural area. I've been in plenty of cities before, however they always lose their initially cool appeal when you start seeing how decadent the city dwellers tend to act.

Recently started lifting, I'm shit now but I hope to get better as I continue.

Two dogs that I walk every other day. It really helps you get in touch with nature especially when you take them on nature trails and such. I feel as though they feel the same, being wolves at heart and all.

Don't see any reason to change my modern dress or stop using deodorant though. If someone could tell me why then I'd appreciate it. Not ALL modern amenities are bad, I mean fuck we're all using devices that connect to the internet.

>>4933

There is the chemical issue with deodorant and a great deal of modern luxuries. They're generally full of petroleum additives which inhibit male sex hormones and turn you into a faggot. Also watch out for soy in almost all processed foods. It's not very volkish to be an effeminate little girl.

Hell, even my protein powder, bread and butter had soy in it when I started reading the ingredience.

Here's your one stop pants shitting journey for anyone who's concerned.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-disappearing-male/

>>4928

I am a college student, and I work at walmart part time. It's not much but I'm supporting myself and that's what's important.

I generally wear jeans and a t-shirt with a metal band–not because of the image but because it's the music I like. Most expensive and carefully chosen piece of my outfit are my shoes, good solid outdoor running shoes. How it appears doesn't matter, to me or, I believe, to asatru. What's important is that I'm always ready to move, my outfit is very practical.

My family is from a rural area but I'm in a city for now to attend school. When I am done with school I plan to spend the first part of my life wandering around, traveling as much as I can to see the world.

I use modern luxuries, but I make a point of not relying on them. It doesn't matter what we use, as long as we don't grow reliant on it, as long as we remember how to handle ourselves without them. I keep camping and survival gear ready to go, and I know how to use it.

I have no kids, I'm only 19. I am engaged, and my fiancee and I plan to wander around together for a long time before we settle down to have kids–probably in Alaska. I'm far from celibate.

I don't really have any ancestral homelands. My ancestors were all wanderers and travelers for many generations back and that's a trend I intend to continue. Something that drew me to this faith to begin with was that Odin is depicted as an old one-eyed wanderer, not some hulking warrior type like the head god of many other old religions. Sure, he can fight bravely when he needs to, but his main purpose was always to wander the world(s) to increase his knowledge and power–and that's exactly the way I want to live.

>>4933

There's no reason to stop using modern amenities in my opinion, but you should be careful that you're not becoming reliant on them. Just make sure you know what to do and how to live if they weren't available anymore, it's good to get practice out in the woods with minimalistic camping if you can.

>>4928

underageb& fag here

I'm 15 and I don't have a job yet but I plan on doing work outside like landscaping during the summer. I generally wear black boots, jeans (blue or black) and either tucked in long sleeve shirt or a button up shirt with a leather vest that's slightly too small (only one I could find.) I'm gonna start wearing a mjolnir as soon as I get one.

I have le epin ragnar haircut because I got it a couple years ago.

I live in a city but I'm gonna probably gonna travel and try to find a pagan village somewhere in the U.S. once I graduate. I hope to eventually find a qt Germanic wife and have many children to continue this religion.

I don't use deodorant and I take cold showers because muh testosterone. I also don't wear any clothing with visible brand labels.

I try to lift or do pushups to maintain a basic amount of muscle. I don't have any animals but I'd like a dog in the future. I haven't done meditation since I quit believing everything I read on /x/

I work in human services with the handicapped… Hoping to move out of that soon. It's a placeholder while I finish an engineering degree.

No kids, mid-20s. I make it a point to wear clothes that have buttons and collars, jeans and slacks and cheap sneakers as well. Plain haircut, really long beard, braided. Also contrary to the whole Viking aesthetic thing I am more personally drawn to dressing well. Nothing flashy, but something that implies I put some effort into appearing nice. I would probably fall back onto something more rugged if I went rural. Tempting in later life.

Managing the beard and scalp area requires maintanence in order not to flake, I use soap and deodorant and moisturizer for dry skin… Is this really a question? Most of us have some obligation to social situations, however small.

Used to lift, got injured in an unrelated incident and stopped. Trying to get back on the fitness track. Fast food and soda gross me out and I haven't regularly eaten them for a while.

Don't really meditate. Not particularly interested in any long term relationships.

I'm trying to embody more practical aspects of my life and am trying to join the air force eventually. Any of you guys armsmen?

>>4969

>>4934

I use spray deodorant and always have. The rub on kind gives me a rash. And I do not use cheap spray deodorant either but the 12 dollars per some ass bottle type.

(Cheap kind irritates my asthma)

>>5003

What country are you in? If America, I recommend moving up as far north as you can for big woods and people leaving you alone. I'm in Maine and it's pretty good, I plan to move to Alaska which is even better. Lots of people here are into self sufficiency and living off the grid.

As for the gf I can't help you. It's hard to find and already heathen one, but up here there are plenty of practical and outdoorsy ones that could be brought into the community.

>>4969

If you don't want to watch the documentary that spoon feeds you all that information, then I'm afraid I can't help you. I've done my part letting you know, but it's up to you to actually do the research.

I usually dress pretty casually with jeans and hoodies. I always wear my Irminsul pendant. I live in a rural area but its a shit desert, I prefer forests or cities. I work out but not as much as I should. I smoke weed but try to keep it moderated and I do psychedelics but only rarely for spiritual purposes.

I usually try and live by the codes of the Havamal and try to pray at my shrine daily

I also hold Thor, Tiwaz and Sonna as my highest Gods (I basically Sol Invictus Germanicus)

>>5043

Oh, and my ancestors were Anglo Saxons, continental Saxons, Norwegians, Suebians and Dutch (at least on my Germanic side)

I also have French, Welsh, Irish and Scottish on the Celtic side

I'm currently rural and unemployed. I went through some rough times a while back, but everything is on the up and up.

I keep my head shaved down, keep a thick mustache, and I still dress like I used to during my punk days.

No kids, but I am dating a girl with a young'n. Not sure how long it will last, but I enjoy her and our time together.

As far as hobbies go: I like to be outdoors. Hiking, camping, fishing, gardening, ect. I also like to run and work out. I went through a period of depression and keeping my health up, along with nature, as kept me positive.

(I'm 22 btw)

>>5046

outdoors hobbies are good, and unlike some people here I think dressing punk is fine, as long as you keep it practical and are ready for anything. Hope you're really trying to get a job, though, it's a little shameful not to be able to support yourself.

If you have trouble, try going to trade school. It's cheap, so even if you have to take a loan it's not that bad, and you're pretty much guaranteed a job as all the trades are in demand. It's a bit of a remnant of old times, you do hard work but learn to specialize in one skill that everyone needs, and you get paid well for it.

>>5043

That's actually a question I'd like answered as well, what is the Asatru standpoint on drugs as far as we know?

I believe it is unmanly in the eyes of the faith (and in general) to have an addiction, because that can come between you and the people you're supposed to be taking care of, but beyond addiction is there a problem with drugs?

>>5051

Well, I will be starting work at a family owned restaurant since business is picking up. I plan on going to trade school for A/C and heating repair as well. I feel like a disgrace not working, truthfully, but I live so far from work and without transportation that it has been near impossible until recently.

>>5052

Eh do what you want, I dont see any problems with drugs in our religion. The Gods drink mead and red wine, the Aryans made soma from a hallucinogenic plant, the Scythians would burn marijuana plants in their temples, the Vikings grew hemp and considered it sacred to Freyja, the Romans used a multitude of natural drugs etc. Shrooms are almost surely also a thing in old Germanic history.

But if you dont like drugs its your choice, no one forcing your morality. Degenerate drugs are always degenerate and its less about the drug and more about how much it effects the person. Someone who works hard and occasionally smokes some weed as a reward is more useful than a mindless pothead who does nothing buy smoke weed

>>5071

My opinion has always been that drugs aren't the problem, addiction is. If you can use a drug without being addicted–without letting it come between you and your loved ones and duties–then go for it.

I always get pissed at how hard the law comes down on dealers in the USA. My gf's father is in prison for over two years for selling some pills–he wasn't hurting anyone, just selling to willing customers. Another guy I know got convicted for burgling four fucking houses, and only got 90 days, even though he was actively destroying and stealing another's property.