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Heathendom is the ethnic spirituality of the Germanic people. It is not a credal religion, whereby one reads books, studies archaeological "evidence", and, at some point arbitrarily designated, one suddenly becomes "qualified" to be Heathen. It is a matter of blood and ancestry, not study.

Therefore, one is either Germanic, and therefore Heathen, or one is not. There is absolutely no "study" required, although of course studying one's own culture can certainly enrich one's ethnic spirituality.

Consequently, no amount of "study", in and of itself, will turn a Chinaman or a Zulu into a German or a Swede. As an ethnic spirituality, Heathendom is akin to a sort of "family tradition" on a grand scale for the Germanic people as a whole. One does not become a family member through "study" but through the traditional means of birth, and marriage, and adoption.

That's all. The gate that is kept is through blood and kinship, not whim-based notions of being "well-read". No amount of reading "recommended" texts, parroting lists of "virtues", or sharing pithy memes will change one's fundamental ethnicity. I cannot simply declare myself part of my neighbor's family, even if I have studied his family's history, traditions, inside jokes, and so on. It is for them to decide: not for me.

So yes, you may in fact "do as you please"... to a certain extent; and the contrary opinion is simply an attempt at "gate-keeping" that has no basis in reality whatsoever. That being said, families, extended families, clans, and even clubs and other associations have the have the absolute, natural right to set their own standards for what is acceptable behavior and what is not.

But that is for them to decide, and no one else.

Schönen Sonnabend,

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Unser Blut ist unser Glaube. ??? Our blood is our faith.
Segen für alle! ??? Blessings to all!
⊕ Wir sind ein Volk ⊕

??The havamal is an "instruction manual".. You know, like the bible.. But we're not abrahamic??

So what happens if the book is lost or destroyed? Paganism is gone? People can no longer be Pagan?

The "instruction manual" is inside you. What you need to know is always within you, no matter what era you come from. Its always there. All you have to do is connect with it.

Nobody is saying throw out all the "primary sources". What has been suggested is that relying heavily on "primary sources", as they were preserved by christians, isn't a wise practice. Furthermore, ancient writings are just a tiny part of Paganism.

If you follow a script, you are religious. Religion is being bound to scripture. The etymology of the word has been debated, but is often agreed to mean, "to bind or tie". Religion is to be bound to ideas, ideas that don't necessarily represent reality. Religion is inflexible, unevolving, and often dogmatic.

If you follow reality gained from shared observation and experience, you are Pagan. Paganism adheres to the realities and laws of nature, and by "nature" this doesn't only mean nature as in trees and bees, etc, but the nature of reality. The nature of how things work. The foundation of paganism is being connected to reality, to nature and it's laws.

"Traditions" are formed as expressions of observed reality. Typical thought is that following ancestral "tradition" makes you pagan, but this is backwards. You're pagan first, and from that, comes tradition. Being pagan is what creates tradition.

Addressing these two comments:

#1 "Never mind that all the concepts and language that reason depends on come from religion" - Reason and religion are pretty much the opposite of each other. As stated above, religion is inflexible and follows a script, regardless if it true or not. Reason comes from the mind, and observance of reality, experience, and testing. Reason, as logic, is to weigh variables and come to a conclusion.

#2 "Never mind that everything they know about pagan religion ultimately comes from primary sources" - Again this has been addressed above. Being pagan is not a "religion". Being Pagan is a way of existing, a way of living in accordance with nature. It doesn't come from any ancient written source. It doesn't stem from any era, it exists in all eras and at all times.