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A podcast for and about inclusive Germanic Paganism, Germanic Witchcraft, and Heathen topics. Exploring magick, runes, animism, and practices for today. GOTW stands against racist and bigoted ideals & practices. Follow https://giftsofthewyrd.podbean.com. Also available via Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, and other podcast catchers.
Episodes
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Author Chris Allaun returns to the podcast to talk the Otherworld. With his latest book Otherworld: Ecstatic Witchcraft for the Spirits of the Land due on 1 December, Chris and I talk about the Otherworld, it's landscape, and the magical beings who reside there. We also go off topic a few times to travel along a few Otherworldly rabbit trails.
Drop in and join the discussion with us. It's a longer episode, but you can pause and rejoin as needed.
Otherworld is available in print and kindle versions on Amazon.
Find Chris online
Facebook: @chrisallaun.author Instagram: @chrisallaun
website: http://chrisallaun.com/ YouTube: Christopher Allaun
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
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Music: Royalty free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com. (Emotion (intro) and Feeling the Best (outgoing) and stingers).
Please DO NOT add this audio content to the Youtube Content ID System. I have used background music which is owned by FesliyanStudios.
Logo Created by Xan Folmer
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
AWOOOOOOOOOO!!! It's WOLFENOOT season! Joining me on this episode is the delightful Wolfmum Jax Goss to talk about the new holiday, Wolfenoot.
Wolfenoot was created by in 2018 by 7-year old Wolfkid who thought it would be great to have a holiday dedicated to being nice to animals and pets. So, he invented one and it has taken off around the world. This is the third anniversary of Wolfenoot which will occur this year (and every year) on 23 November.
Join me to chat with Wolfmum about how the event came into being, what do do on Wolfenoot, being nice to animals, supporting charities and rescue centers when you can (either monetarily or by volunteering), and sharing small gifts with loved ones and pets.
Although Wolfenoot is named for the Great Wolf Howly, it is not just for wolves and dogs. Find out more by joining our conversation and join the Wolfenati! #wolfenoot #nohateonlysnootboops
More about Wolfenoot:
Official website: www.wolfenoot.com
Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wolfenootmom
Official Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wolfenootcentral
Official Twitter: @realwolfenoot
Check out Wolfmum's chats with Wolfkid about Wolfenoot in his own words at: https://wolfenoot.podbean.com/
Download the Wolfenoot Story as PDF here: https://sparabel.com/product/the-wolfenoot-story-pdf/
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
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Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
Outgoing music The Biggest Smile by David Fesliyan. Royalty free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com. Please DO NOT add this audio content to the Youtube Content ID System. I have used background music which is owned by FesliyanStudios.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xan Folmer.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
The wait is over and the The Oracle of Freya - Journey of The Völva oracle card set is now available from creator Bela Siol. To "kick" off the Kickstarter campaign, I interviewed deck creator Bela about her process. UPDATE: The project fully funded and you can contact Bela directly for copies.
Bela is the creator of the Oracle of Nehalennia (episode 22) and the Transformational Oracle of the Morrighan (episode 29). These decks are still available at belasiol.com.
We have a fun time discussing her inspiration to create the Oracle of Freya and how Freya connected with her to do it.
Freya chant written by Bela Siol, sung and performed by Elsa Field. Facebook: @elsafieldmusic or by emailing: elsa@elsafield.co.uk
Back the deck at the Kickstarter campaign here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oracledecks/the-oracle-of-freya
How to find Bela and the cards:
Facebook: @belasioloracledecks Instagram: @bela.siol
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
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Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Also Apple Seed Seduction by Hauk. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xan Folmer.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Listen in to a discussion with author Gunivortus Goos about his latest works to be translated into English (Germanic Magic) and updated (Goddess Holle). Both books are lengthy volumes filled with fantastic history and ways to connect to a Germanic based practice of Heathenry/Asastru.
Germanic magic is a modern system developed from Germanic folk practices and relationships with the Elder Futhark runes for an intensive magical experience today.
Goddess Holle is revised and expanded to include lore, folk tales from the region, and how she is connecting to people today.
Gunivortus' website (boudicca.de) includes all his books which are printed in Dutch, English, and German as well as articles, blog posts, and short audio files of stories and legends.
Order at Book Depository: Germanic Magic ; Goddess Holle
Listen to Episode 59 for Goos' return with his book The Secrets of the Mist Witches.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
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Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Also playes is Apple Seed Seduction by Hauk. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
Outgoing music by written and performed by Birgit Knorr: Heil Dir Holle. A song written especially for Holle.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xan Folmer.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
This episode I welcome Walter Freyrsson, author of the guidebook to The Wood and Bone and Path Unknown Gay Runic Oracle by St. Jinx.
We get a interesting insight from Walter as he collaborated with St. Jinx during the creation of this beautiful deck expressing runic mysteries through celebrating gay identity.
This episode is released during Pride month, June 2020. We remember the Stonewall riot that started the decades long fight for equality and non-discrimination that is still not over for the LGBTQ+ community.
Find St. Jinx and Walter on Instagram:
Walter: @reinvented76
St. Jinx: @st.jinx.art
Order the Wood and Bone Gay Runic Oracle from Gamecrafter.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
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Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing but Regrets (outgoing) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xan Folmer.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
In episode 39, I am joined by the hosts of Heathen History Podcast, Lauren Crow and Ben Waggoner, for an informative hour or so of discussion about history of the modern Heathen movement and practices. Including discussing the topics of nationalist and Nazi parts of its early days and that are expressed in it today.
After getting an introduction to Ben and Lauren, please add Heathen History Podcast to your feed. If the opening tune of "Happy Viking" doesn't hook you, Ben and Lauren's singing of chants from the Church of Odin will.
And now for the notes:
Heathen History Podcast: Facebook: @heathenhistory & Twitter: @heathenhistory YouTube: Heathen History
Trothmoot 2020 - June 19-20 Frith Forge 2020 - August 15 tickets
Our Troth, Vol 1 Third Edition. Ebook, paperback, and hardback.
Translations and other materials by Ben Waggoner on Lulu.
Lauren's Blog: Feminist Heathen
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
Please leave feedback on iTunes and other podcast providers. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing but Regrets (outgoing) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Author, healer, and teacher Chris Allaun joins Jan for an episode to chat about the otherworld, magick, Nordic Paganism and Witchcraft, and an assortiment of other topics in an open and fun discussion.
Chris is the author of the upcoming book is Otherworld: Ecstatic Withcraft for the Spirits of the Land; and Underworld: Shamanism, Myth, and Magick, Deeper Into The Underworld: Death, Ancestors, Magical Rites, and Upperworld: Shamanism and Magick of the Celestial Realms.
Find Chris on his website and Facebook. His books are available on Amazon.com.
Chris Allaun Mystic Chat:
Episode 4: Nordic Mysteries (referenced in the episode. Check out episode 33 if you haven't listened to our talk with Luke and Bat about Loki.
Episode 6: Nordic Witchcraft
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
Please leave feedback on iTunes and other podcast providers. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
Outgoing music by Tonya Threet from Voluspa Track 21 The Norns.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Join Jan and guest, author and musician T.L. Merrybard. Tina has written several books on a variety of subjects including how to write a first draft. The Norse World Tales series includes Land of Fire and Land of Giants with the adventures of SCA enactor Perry and his friends in other dimension worlds. Check out her other series': The Fjordrider Chronicles, the Galloping Plans, and "crap demon hunter" Satan Smith & Ghost.
The books are currently available for the special low price of 99 cents per book for a limited time. Take advantage of this special deal for these fun, enjoyable materials. The books are available on Kindle and Paperback. See all available titles and formats from her author page, T.L. Merrybard, on Amazon.
Find Tina online at Facebook: @tlmerrybard and her website.
Hauk Heimdalsman was interviewed way back on episode 5 of the podcast.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
Please leave feedback on iTunes and other podcast providers. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Ghosts of the Open Road by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
Ghosts of the Open Road performed by Tina Merrybard. King of the Boars written and performed by Tina Merrybard.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
In April 2020, much of the world is practicing social distancing, staying at home (except for necessary errands/work), and finding alternative ways to hold ritual, socialize, and share experiences due to the worldwide pandemic.
Enter online video conferencing.
Video conferencing has increased in workplaces and as a venue for teaching and learning more than ever. Among these cyber experiences is the growing use video conferencing for conducting rituals.
This is not new as online rituals have been around for a while, but with the need to remain at home, more are evaluating their views on the practice.
Jan and guest Robb Lewis talk about the benefits of facilitating and participating in online rituals. We bring up that some people are decidedly opposed to them, but focus on the good things that come from the experiences. Such as a better ability for participation:
- from those who are not near others of a Norse Pagan practice
- those who cannot attend due to physical or medical reasons
- those who can join from long distances
Online rituals are not superior to in-person events, but they certainly make it possible for greater participation.
Robb is a practicing pagan of over 20 years and is the president of a newly founded Ring of *Ghosti-, a religion of hospitality. You can find out more about him at his Facebook page, his website, the Ring of Ghosti Facebook.
Check out the Frith Forge 2020's online events 15 August 2020.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
Please leave feedback on iTunes and other podcast providers. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing but Regrets (outgoing) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
In this Episode, Faith Food Family author Suzanne Hersey joins me to talk about creating sacred space in your kitchen and making food a magickal experience.
Faith Food Family is available at: Iaconagraphy Press and Barnes & Noble . Independent book stores can carry it in-store by searching the ISBN at Ingram: 978-0-578-49439-5
Check out Suzanne's column, Hearth & Heart, in the Official Heidhr Craft Ezine Taufr.
You can follow Suzanne Hersey at: Facebook Page: FaithFoodFamilyKitchenWitchery and Instagram: faith.foodfamily
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
Please leave feedback on iTunes. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing but Regrets (outgoing) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Sound effects and royalty free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Welcome to Gifts of the Wyrd, a podcast for and about inclusive Heathenry / Norse Germanic pagan paths.
In this episode, I celebrate the fourth anniversary of the podcast. It's been four years of speaking with interesting people doing interesting things to manifest and hold inclusive paths of the Norse/Germanic traditions. A big thanks to you all for listening and supporting the people and works that are being done.
I also bid farewell to PantheaCon. After 26 years, PantheaCon retires with sad farwells and joyful memories. A new organization is currently planning for a convention to be held in the same location and same time frame beginning next year.
I close out the episode with the full recording of Thunderbarrows Hill by Damh the Bard. He creates some wonderful music (Check out Spirit of Albion among others) and I'm thankful he gave permission to play this song for you.
I'm happy to be asked to contribute articles about runes to a few publications including Taufr ezine (@heidhrcraft #taufrzine) and The Cartomancer (@thecartomancermagazine #thecartomancermagazine).
March 19, 2020: Today, the world is dealing with a pandemic called Coronavirus (COVID-19). Many are isolating and in quarantine status to help flatten the curve of infection rates and allow the virus to subside and not overwhelm medical treatment. Along with others, I wish good health to you all. Please be safe, follow CDC/WHO guidelines, and treat others with kindness.
Notes:
Check out the first issue of Taufr eZine. Taufr is a publication of the new Inclusive Norse Path of Heidhr Craft. Take a look at this interesting path and my regular column: "You've Been Runed."
Check out The Cartomancer magazine. The Cartomancer is a quarterly journal featuring original content in the form of articles, reviews, artwork and more. And I will have an article in the Summer 2020 edition!
Tarot Visions podcast for delightful cinversations with Jaymi and Rosered about Tarot and other divination.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
Please leave feedback on iTunes. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
Interlude from: Voluspa Stanza 57 from Voluspa by Tonya Threet. Available on CD Baby.
Outgoing song in full (6 minutes): Thunderbarrows Hill by Damh the Bard from the Sabbat album.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Welcome to Gifts of the Wyrd, a podcast for and about inclusive Heathenry.
This episode, my guests are Bat Collazo and Luke Babb to talk about - Loki and his family. Loki is a being of the Heathen/Norse practices who is often regarded as the trickster god not to be trusted, blamed for the end of of the world (Ragnarok), and should certainly not be honored or a part of any practice today.
In this episode, we will not discuss the various myths and lore (you can look those up yourself in the Prose and Poetic Eddas or other Norse mythology collections) nor will we discuss whether one should or should not honor or worship Loki or any of his kin.
We talk about our experiences and observations of others with them in the community.
Bat is a queer Heathen of color, writer, crafter, and artist who is also heading up the Troth's upcoming Loki devotional (fall 2020) from Lulu.com. Follow Bat on Instagram at @batcollazo and on her blog, Batbruja.
Luke is an eclectic polytheist and member of the Troth. They are also a member of the Fellowship of the Phoenix (a pagan order focused on queer experiences) and a columnist for The Wild Hut.
Check out Turning the Wheel by Connla Freyjason available from Iaconagraphy
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
Please leave feedback on iTunes. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing But Regrets (out) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
This episode I have the pleasure of talking about runes and ancestors with Lonnie Scott, host of Weird Web Radio. Lonnie is also a runester, the Illinois representative for The Troth, a tarot reader, hypnotist, and father. Lonnie's essay on ancestors is published in Elhaz Ablaze: A Compendium of Chaos Heathenry available on Amazon in print and ebook.
During the rune talk, I mention my friend's oracle walks. She posts images from those walks as #sidewalkoracle. Please follow the hashtag on Instagram.
Links to Lonnie are: Wierd Web Radio, Tarot Heathen, Mattoon Hypnosis. Check out Elhaz Ablaze here.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1 Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @johnhijatt Instagram: @wyrdgifts1
Please leave feedback on iTunes. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing But Regrets (out) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Jan speaks with Jeremy Baer about his new Thor devotional book entitled Hammer, Oak and Lightening: A Thor Devotional. It is published by The Troth and is part of a series of devotional books to the Gods and Goddesses of Germanic Spirituality.
The book was released in early August 2019 and contains references to the stories of Thor, how he has been honored through different periods of time and people, and modern experiences, poems, and rituals to share and compare how he is connecting to people now.
Links: Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1
Hammer, Oak, and Lightning: A Thor Devotional Lulu link; Amazon Link; available as hardback, paperback, and pdf for eBook. (currently at a 25% discount on Lulu)
Odin:Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic by Diana Paxson
Freya Lady Vanadis by Patricia Lafayllve
Ar nDraoicht Fein (ADF)
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @johnhijatt Instagram: @wyrdgifts1
Please leave feedback on iTunes. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing But Regrets (out) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
To discuss our attendance at Trothmoot 2019, I am join by The Wild Hunt columnist Luke Babb. Luke is an eclectic polytheist and a magical Jack of All Trades. They are the Herald of the Chicago Temple of the Fellowship of the Phoenix, where they help to design and offer education to the queer pagan community. They are also a proud member of The Troth. Check out Luke’s blog post about Trothmoot on the Wild Hunt.
Trothmoot is an annual event held by The Troth which hosts rituals, workshops, and its annual membership meeting. This year had a special meaning for many because it hosted a ritual devoted to Loki on it's main program, something that had not been allowed for 10 years. The prohibition was removed earlier this year. We talk about the ritual and how it meant to each of us with our own relationships with Loki and the community he connects with.
Check out the new Heathen History Podcast. The Heathen History Podcast is a joint effort of Lauren Crow and Ben Waggoner, longtime friends and co-founders of Black Bear Kindred of Central Arkansas. Inspired by Ben's research on the history of the modern Heathen movement for the third edition of Our Troth, each episode will be a deep dive into a person, organization, or event that deeply shaped modern Heathenry. They strive to look as objectively as they can at the good, bad, and ugly in our past. You can find them on Facebook and Twitter @heathenhistory
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1
Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing But Regrets (out) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Wednesday May 01, 2019
The Transformational Oracle of the Morrighan deck by Bela Siol
This episode we are going to take a short visit to our Celtic neighbors to visit with oracle deck creator Bela Siol. Bela created the Nehalennia deck (see episode 22) and, as she is also working on a Freya oracle deck, I thought it would be nice to discuss with her about the deck she is creating for The Morrighan.
The Morrighan is a Goddess of the Celtic Pantheon and has close relations to Freya. I know many Heathens who work with The Morrighan, either regularly or occasionally. So She is very much connected to many people.
Update (4 Dec2019): Order The Transformational Oracle of the Morrighan from Bela's website: Bela Siol
Find Bela and the Oracle on Facebook: @belasioloracledecks and Instagram @bela.siol
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1
Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @johnhijatt
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Nothing But Regrets (out) by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
The third anniversary of hosting the podcast! It is hard to believe it has been three years since firing up the the recording program and posting my first episode.
A little update as we enter the fourth year of the podcast. Planning to continue the podcast, hopefully with some additional, shorter episodes as well as interviews and other discussions.
PantheaCon 2019 follow-up. Talking about workshops, divination, and hospitality suites - OH MY! An enthusiastic tale of this year's convention complete with plugs for some previous episodes.
Links:
The Troth / Heathens Against Hate
Alliance for Inclusive Heathenry
Dutch Nehalennia Facebook Page
Land of Fire (the Norse World Tales Book 1) by Tina Merrybard
Bindrunes episode 10
Diana Paxson interview episode 14
Oracle of Nehalennia episode 22
Norns: Stanza 21 and Stanzas 4 &5 from the album Völuspá by Tonya Threet
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1
Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @johnhijatt
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro)by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
Middle piece: Norns and outro Stanza 4 & 5 both by Tonya Threet.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Welcome to another episode of Gifts of the Wyrd. This episode, we pipe aboard two Heathens serving in the US Navy who are taking steps to lead Heathen services (blots/study groups etc) aboard their commands.
Josh and Josh are Troth members who serve aboard two separate commands and talk about their journeys to having Heathen (and Pagan) services and study groups regularly held while they are at sea. They joined me for an interview at the end of September 2018
The Heathen activities aboard a US Navy ship were recognized nationwide in early January 2019 with media outlets picking up a story about the services held during deployment. Our guest, Josh W, was interviewed in the story which was carried in the Navy Times, Washington Times, Daily Mail, and other outlets.
Great job!
NOTES:
The Troth, Circle Sanctuary, Open Halls Project
In March 2017, The Department of Defense added Heathenry and other Pagan faith groups to all branches of the military for official recognition. The Wild Hunt article describes more detail.
BOOKS: There are a lot of books on a variety of topics. here are a few basics for starting out.
The Hávamál, A New Translation by Ben Waggoner. (check out other sagas and resources at the Troth's Lulu Store)
Essential Asatru by Diana Paxson
Words for Warriors by Diana Paxson (Lulu link to eBook and print book)
A Practical Guide to Asatru, by Patricial M. Lafayllve
The Poetic Edda: The Poetic Edda by Dr. Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics) Carolyne Larrington translation, the Lee Hollander translation, The Prose Edda (Penguin Classics), the Saga Six Pack series.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @johnhijatt
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Gotham Sunrise by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5. Black Hat Society's latest album can also be found on Bandcamp.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Happy New Year 2019!! As part of new year's divination, Jan takes a rune pull for a broad look at 2019. A three-rune pull for the following topics:
What to leave behind in 2018
What to work towards in 2019
High view look at a basic theme for 2019
Anticipating late September 2019 release of the English translation of Germanic Magic, Runes: Their History, Mythology and Use in Magical Practice by Gunivortus Goos. Check out his books in English, Dutch, and German at Boudicca.de. Episode 18, Ostara, includes Goos' book, Eostre Ostara Eostar (under the pen name of Gardenstone).
Special "guest" song by Damh the Bard: Thundersbarrow Hill. Damh has some really great music! Please check his website out.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Twitter: @WyrdGifts Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @johnhijatt Instagram: @wyrdgifts1
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availability and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Apple Seed Seduction by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp and you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Jan goes solo in this episode to share the growing world-wide tradition of Väntljusstaken/Sunwait Candle lighting. This is a revitalizing of the advent wreath candles with a Heathen/Pagan purpose to help bring in the Yule time.
The Sunwait candleholder has six candles to be lit the six Thursdays (or fridays/other day of the week, or even the 5 days prior to Yule) leading up to the winter solstice. Any six-armed candleholder will do, and you decorate it as you wish. Many use the first runes of the Futhark to mark the candles and manifest their runic power for the meditation and into the coming season/year.
There is a poem to go with the lighting of each candle here in English, but also on the website in Swedish, French, German and Dutch.
Post photos of your candles and your experiences setting the intentions during this on Gifts of the Wyrd Facebook group and @Vantljusstaken Facebook page. Follow on Instagram @sunwait_candles and use #Väntljusstaken #sunwaitcandles.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact: Follow me on Instagram: @wyrdgifts1
Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @johnhijatt
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availabilty and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: To Hear the Trumpets Call (intro) and Apple Seed Seduction by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk's music is currently on Bandcamp and you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Hauk was interviewed on episode 5.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Logo Created by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for logo designs for all your needs.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Studio recordings by Zencastr and Audacity.