Hello, Everyone,
I didn't see a topic for this so I decided to start one. I'm new to Heathenery but I have been reading about it for over a year. Heathenism is the worshiping of the old Norse gods like Odin, Frigg, Freya, Thor, etc. Followers of the Norse gods wear Thor's hammer, just like their ancestors did, to represent their religion. We have the nine noble virtues which are courage, truth, honor, fidelity, discipline, hospitality, industriousness, self reliance, and perseverance. We have gatherings called Blots, were we come together to strengthen the bonds of the community as a whole. Even though there are many solitary practitioners of Heathenery, the blots, as I've mentioned before, brings us together. Unlike other pagan religions like Wicca we hold our rituals outside.
Therefore nothing is hidden from anyone. The only thing that is the same with Wicca is that we have an altar. My altar is inside and dedicated to Odin. However, I'm planning on having a outdoor altar to him when I can get the money together to have something built. Now others might say that we can have our rituals inside but I like outside rituals because they make me feel closer to nature. I'm still learning about Heathenery and its going to take me time to now what there is to know but I'm hoping that this little bit of info helps.