Quote: (02-19-2015 04:02 PM)Beau Wrote:
Quote: (02-18-2015 08:17 AM)Krusyos Wrote:
I used to identify as Asatru... no longer anymore. However, it still shapes my living philosophy to an extreme degree, and I identify with it almost as much as Christianity. The main crux that Germanic paganism revolves around is building strong, self-reliant men. I also recommend reading The Poetic Edda, not only to gain the gems of wisdom contained within, but also to find a way to learn more about the people who in most probability have been your ancestors (if you have any English, German, or Scandinavian.
"Cattle die, kindred die,
Every man is mortal:
But I know one thing that never dies,
The glory of the great dead "
from the Havamal, a collection of Asatru proverbs.
Why do you no longer identify as Asatru, if you don't mind my asking?
I am fascinated by ancient paganism and recently began reading a lot about Asatru, so I'm interested as a way of understanding Asatru better.
1) The religion is saturated by not just betas, but all out flaming social justice warriors. It is a toxic culture to be involved in.
2) It does not contain a completely coherent system of cosmology like Christianity (or even Islam). It fall apart under the slightest intellectual scrutiny. At least Christianity is defensible.
3) It just felt empty. All alone, it was insufficient. I don't know if I can describe it, but it just left a kind of empty feeling in my soul.
I still love the lessons that Asatru has to teach us. It was the religion of my ancestors. It has many powerful concepts to show us, but it just isn't enough on its own.