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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 Sep 14, 2018
Friday Sep 14, 2018
In this episode Jan is joined by Karoline Fritz, author of The Story of Arbux from The Three Little Sisters. Karoline shares her story as a writer and how Arbux stumbled into her life to tell his story.
The Story of Arbux is a delightful tale of adventure, friendship, and commitment that is suitable for the entire family. #ArbuxStory
Order the eBook or printed copy from Amazon.
See artist Caroline Jensen's artwork at the Majestic Gallery.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
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Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availabilty and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Intro (from To Hear the Trumpets Call) and outgoing (from Nothing but Regrets) music by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but 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.
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
In this episode, Bela Síol, the creator of the beautiful Oracle of Nehalennia deck, joins me to talk about the deck, her journey to meet the Dutch Goddess Nehalennia, and other decks she is working on - listen to find out Who will be the subject of them.
Find Bela and the Oracle on Facebook: @belasioloracledecks
Order the deck from Bela's website. Bela Siol
Check out a review of the deck from Jenna's Spiritual Garage. Jan will also be posting a video of the deck on the Gifts of the Wyrd YouTube Channel
For information on the Nehalennia Harvest fesitval, see the Nehalennia Oogstfeest on Facebook.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
Intro (from To Hear the Trumpets Call) and outgoing (from Nothing but Regrets) music by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
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 Aug 05, 2018
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Jan visits with Vitki Kurt Hoogstraat. Kurt is facilitating an online space for people to exchange ideas and encourage the esoteric aspects of Heathenry of runes, siedhr, magic. Those who are interested in the aspects of Vitki, Volva, Gythia, Godhi are encouraged to connect with others in an inclusive and safe space to connect.
Kurt chats about working with others to grow the community through online connections and physical relationships when possible.
Websites: TheTroth.org Ar nDraoicht Fein
Music: Intro: Stanza 31. Valkyries Assemble from Voluspa by Tonya Threet.
Exit Music: Gotham Surprise by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Announcements:
Vitki Musings is available on Amazon. Find the Vitki/Volva Forum is on Facebook.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
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.
Saturday Jun 16, 2018
Saturday Jun 16, 2018
Jan interviews author Connla Freyjason about his book Norse Witch: Claiming the Heidhrinn Heart. This book is on the wave of a movement of encouraging those of the Heathen practices to embrace their relationships with the 9 Worlds in a modern context.
If you are tired of hearing "you're doing it wrong" by others, this is a book that will inspire you to build on the things we can piece together from the lore and archeological finds to develop thriving relationships with the Gods, the vaettir, and the ancestors. Through active participation, we use the gnosis (experience and knowledge) we gain through those relationships to create and engage in meaningful practices today.
We touch on other topics and discuss the upcoming release of Blessings of Fire and Ice, a devotional companion in the Norse Witch series. Norse Witch is available on Amazon. #NorseWitch #BlessingsofFireandIce
Music: Intro: Stanza 31. Valkyries Assemble from Voluspa by Tonya Threet.
Exit Music: Gotham Surprise by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Announcements:
Releases by Iaconagraphy Press: Blessings of Fire and Ice (June 2018), Faith Food Family (Fall 2018), Wheel of Fire and Ice (Winter 2018).
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
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 19, 2018
Monday Mar 19, 2018
Was a Germanic goddess Eostre or Ostara ever honored in the old days? Are Easter and the German 'Ostern' named after her? Does the widespread Easter lore have roots in ancient pagan rituals? The answers to these questions are disputed among both laymen and scholars. Often it can be hard to distinguish between faith and facts. Therefore, the available sources have been brought together in this book and offered with explanatory notes. However, it is left to the reader to consider whether in Germany a goddess Ostara, Eostar or Ostera was worshiped as was Eostre in England.
In this episode, Jan discusses the book by GardenStone for Ostara.
Eostre Ostara Eostar by GardenStone is available from GardenStone's website and on Amazon.
Ostara Artwork by Connla Freyjason - Iaconography. Poem by Jan
Visit the Gifts of the Wyrd webpage for blog posts.
Music: Intro to episode 16: Stanza 31: Valkyries Assemble from Voluspa by Tonya Threet. (no longer available: Update 2021)
Outgoing: When the Dead Walk by Hauk from Apple Blossoms and Abandoned Tracks.
Music by Hauk Heimdallsman Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Check out The Cartomancer magazine. The Cartomancer is a quarterly journal featuring original content in the form of articles, reviews, artwork and more.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
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 Mar 09, 2018
Friday Mar 09, 2018
Jan Tjeerd celebrates the second anniversary of Gifts of the Wyrd with a follow up to PantheaCon 2018 and shares highlights from the sacred sites tour in Germany after Frith Forge in October 2017.
After Frith Forge, Jan and seven others embarked on a week long journey through the center of Germany to visit special locations. These sites included: Ringheiligtum Pommelte, Opfermoor Bogtei-Oberdorla, the geographic center of modern Germany (Niederdorla), Frau Holle Teich, Externsteine, Kalkriese, neolithic tombs from Wildeshausen Geest, Visbeker Braut, Kleinekneter Steine and Pestruper Graberfeld, and finally visting the Mythenpfad in Schleswig where the viking age settlement of Haithabue was located.
Frau Holle Teich, Germany
Listen to the background during the Frau Holle section and you will hear a brook that Jan recorded feeding water into Her pond.
Take a look at this wonderful video edited by fellow Sacred Sites traveler, Noel. It has images of all of the sites we visited together.
Thank you for two great years and looking forward to many more episodes.
NOTES:
Verein für Germanisches Heidentum e.V.
Contact Drew at Just Rewards for amazing amaber pieces.
Diana Paxson and Seidhjaller
GardenStone's books can be ordered from Amazon or from his own site.
Check out Beowulf store and the Mythenpfad in Schleswig, Germany.
Thanks for listening
Website: TheTroth.org
Music: Intro to episode 16: Stanza 31: Valkyries Assemble from Voluspa by Tonya Threet. (no longer available)
Music by Hauk Heimdallsman Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
Outgoing piece from the album Voluspa by Tonya Threet. Voluspa 4 & 5.
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Notes and announcements:
Pantheacon was an inclusive pagan convention welcoming all paths and the people who practice them. It is now retired. (update 2021
Check out the Tarot Visions podcast for delightful cinversations with Jaymi and Rosered about Tarot and other divination. Tarot Visions is available on podbean their Facebook page is: @tarotvisionsus
Check out The Cartomancer magazine. The Cartomancer is a quarterly journal featuring original content in the form of articles, reviews, artwork and more.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
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 Feb 09, 2018
Friday Feb 09, 2018
Episode 16 cross posts an episode from The Troth's Podcast in which Jan interviews Frith Forge co-organizers Robert Schreiwer (Troth Steersman) and Amanda Leigh-Hawkins (International Relations Committee) for a recap of the Frith Forth conference held in October 2017. The conference was a collaboration of the Troth and the Asatru EU Network. The European co-organizer was Haimo Grebenstein of Verein fur Germanisches Heidentum e.V.
There were representatives from organizations from the U.S. and Europe as well as folks who wanted to connect with other leaders and have a good experience. Links to the organizations can be found on the Frith Forge event page. Scroll down to the Participants section and click on the logo to conect to a website.
The Asatru Summer Camp will be held 28 July - 4 August in Gerolstein, Germany. Please see the IASC website for information and booking details. Attendance for the 7-day camp is as low as 230 Euros including accommodations at the youth hostel where it is held. Workshops, blots, activities, and most of all - connection with other inclusive Heathens in a fun and comfortable setting.
Frith Forge was co-sponsored by The Troth and organizations from Europe
Thanks for listening
Visit the following Social Media for The Troth:
Twitter: @AtTheTroth Facebook: TheTroth1
Website: TheTroth.org
Music:
Intro to episode 16: Stanza 31: Valkyries Assemble from Voluspa by Tonya Threet. (no longer available Udpate 2021)
Intro to the Troth's podcast: To Hear the Trumpets Call by Hauk Heimdallsman Hauk's only link is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
Outgoing piece from Voluspa by Tonya Threet.
Track 10: Stanza 19 Yggdrasil
All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Notes and announcements:
Pantheacon was a convention held annually in San Jose, CA in February. It is now retired and no longer active (update 2021)
The Alliance for Inclusive Heathenry hosted a hospitality room where people gathered to make friends.
Wyrd host, Jan, hosted a suite for divination and oracle practices.
Check out the Tarot Visions podcast for delightful cinversations with Jaymi and Rosered about Tarot and other divination. Tarot Visions is available on podbean their Facebook page is: @tarotvisionsus
Runes of the Northern Lights by Paola Tartara.
Check out The Cartomancer magazine. The Cartomancer is a quarterly journal featuring original content in the form of articles, reviews, artwork and more. The main focus is cartomancy in all of its forms; especially tarot, Lenormand, and oracle cards (including runes).
Housekeeping:
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
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 Jan 02, 2018
Tuesday Jan 02, 2018
Episode 15 of Gifts of the Wyrd celebrates the New Year of 2018 with a rune reading and a deck review.
Using the Runes of the Northern Light rune deck, Jan does a Rune reading taking us into the first of 2018.
The second half of the program I give a review of the deck, Runes of the Northern Light by Paola Tartara which is available from Llewellyn. This is a really nice deck and I enjoy using it. It's vibrant, fun, and will make a wonderful rune resource for those who enjoy cartomancy.
Music:
Veganomicon by Hauk Heimdallsman
Völuspá Stanza 19 by Tonya Threet. from Völuspá cd
Nothing But Regrets by Hauk Heimdallsman
(music used with permission)
Notes and announcements:
Runes of the Northern Lights by Paola Tartara. Deck with Runes depicted in a delightful retro style. Beautifully colored. This deckis now available and can be ordered from Llewellyn by your local book shop.
Völuspá cd by Tonya Threet : no longer available
Check out The Cartomancer magazine. The Cartomancer is a quarterly journal featuring original content in the form of articles, reviews, artwork and more. The main focus is cartomancy in all of its forms; especially tarot, Lenormand, and oracle cards (including runes).
Housekeeping:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
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 Dec 01, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Episode 14 welcomes Author, Seeress, Editor (and more) Diana Paxson to discuss her latest book, Odin: Ecstacy, Runes, and Norse Magic. While in Germany prior to this episode, I had the pleassure of spending a week with Diana and 6 other people as we traveled around central Germany to visit sacred and historical sites. We took a moment after a day of walking around Bronze Age grave mounds to talk about the book and the process leading to its writing. Diana Paxson's website can be found here.
A podcast will follow up about the international conference, Frith Forge, I attended as well as the tour.
Intro: Völuspá Stanza 19 by Tonya Threet. from Völuspá cd.
Outro: Veganomicon by Hauk Heimdallsman
Notes and announcements:
The Christmas Oracle by John Hyatt and art by Vinnora. The Christmas Oracle is a 35 deck depicting scenes associated with the memories of holidays in North America. Based on those traditions, this divination deck will give you magical insights from the holiday season with its birght, colorful art. Deck includes cards with meanings, 3 spreads and a blank card to add something special of your own. Check the Facebook page and Instagram: @thechristmasoracle for ordering options if available. (2021 update)
Firth Forge. An international conference that occured in Petzow, Germany in October 2017 to bring European and American Heathen/Asatru organizations together. The topics of the conference were building relationships across the the Atlantic to continue inclusive heathenry and form strong alliances. The conference was hosted by The Troth and Verein für Germanisches Heidentum.
Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, and Norse Magic by Diana L. Paxson is now available. check with your local metaphysical shop to see if they can order it from Weiser (support them when you can) or order from Weiser Books or your favorite online seller.
Runes of the Northern Lights by Paola Tartara. Rune deck with Runes depicted in a delightful retro style. Beautifully colored. This deckis now available and can be ordered from Llewellyn by your local book shop. I have this deck and will be doing an audio and YouTube review.
Housekeeping:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
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).
Thursday Oct 05, 2017
Thursday Oct 05, 2017
Episode 13 welcomes Alaric Albertsson and Taren David Martin to the Wyrd hall. We discuss Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, Alaric's re-release of his book, A Handbook of Saxon Sorcery & Magic, and the Martin Rune Deck, an Anglo-Saxon rune set created by Alaric and Tarin.
Production note: we had feedback on a microphone that we could not adjust. We continued on and I tried to minimize it as much as possible (many hours of post-production). I hope that I got it to a point where you can hear and understand Alaric well enough. Please forgive the tech difficulties.
A Handbook of Saxon Sorcery & Magic: Wyrdworking, Rune Craft, Divination & Wortcunning by Alaric Albertsson. This is a re-release of his earlier work Wyrdworking which is out of print. Book shops can order from Llewellyn (support your local shop) or you can order from your online retailer.
Martin Anglo-Saxon Rune Deck: A 33 card deck featuring the Anglo-Saxon runes with artwork by Taren Martin. Deck comes with a booklet with description and rune poem by Alaric Albertsson. However,the runes are fully described in Alaric's book A Handbook of Saxon Sorcery & Magic. The two are great companions.
Music:
Intro: Five for Freya by Hauk Heimdallsman.
Outro: Norns by Tonya Threet.
Housekeeping:
Please leave feedback on iTunes. This helps the podcast to be found easier.
Interested in a rune consultation or bindrune? Email me for availabilty and pricing.
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 recording by Zencastr.
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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.
Saturday Jul 08, 2017
Saturday Jul 08, 2017
And we're back. After a 6 month hiatus, I'm pleased to be recording the podcast again. It's been a hectic spring and beginning of summer with computer issues, travel, and family things to work out. So it has delayed the timing and ability to record. But things have settled glad to ge the podcast going.
A huge note of thanks to Xander Folmer of Hughinn's Heathen Hof for the amazing logo and banners created for Gifts of the Wyrd. They are amazing and beautiful. I am really pleased with the image and working with him is amazing. Contact Xan for graphic design ideas and work you may need.
This episode we get caught up and comment about issues within the Heathen community regarding some groups choosing to make their Heathenry exclusive to those who do not fit their vision of a white, heterosexual, of certain European heritage, or other ways to exclude on immutable traits. Gifts of the Wyrd does not engage in that and stands by an inclusive Heathen practice with many other amazing groups and people. Together we can create safe spaces for people to learn, grow, worship, fellowship, and find community and allies.
Review of the Viking Oracle: The Viking Oracle is by Stacey Demarco with artwork by Jimmy Manton and published by Blue Angel Publishing.
After a little catch up session, I review the Viking Oracle. This will be a long episode, so it's ok to take some breaks at the natural stopping poings. About 25 minutes in or so will start the review. The next stopping point will be at about 43 minutes in with a music piece. Then finish out the remaining 40 minutes or so with discussion about the oracle deck. The deck review will be in three parts.
Introduction to the deck and artwork overall, the runes of the deck and the oracle part of the deck.
I hope you find this helpful with your decision about this deck.
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Jan's Facebook page @JohnHijatt
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Music:
Intro/out: Five for Freya from Apple Blossoms and Abandoned Tracks - 2014 by Hauk
Voluspa 4 & 5 by Tonya Threet from the forthcoming album Voluspa. See her page on Facebook and sample pieces on Soundcloud. Thanks for letting me play this piece.
Notes: Rune deck recommendations.
The Martin Rune Deck. by Alaric Albertsson and Taren Martin. Anglo-Saxon Futhorc deck beautifully designed and available from Wolfden Designs.
Power of the Runes by Voenix. great images that evoke the power of the Elder Futhark.
Runes of the Northern Lights by Paola Tartara. Rune symbols in a delightful retro style. Beautifully colored. This deck will be available October 2017.
(Power of the Runes and Runes of the Northern Lights are available through order at your local metaphysical shop. Please support your local shop if possible and purchase locally. If this is not possible, they are available on A to Z).
Gifts of the Wyrd logo designed by Xander Folmer of Huginn's Heathenhof. Contact Xander for your logo design.
Logo based on the Vanic boar created by Vanatru Priestess Ember of the Vanic Conspiracy (Ember was interviewed on episode 7).
Monday Jan 16, 2017
Monday Jan 16, 2017
Jan talks about designing bindrunes for your personal use.
Follow Gifts of the Wyrd on Twitter: @Wyrd Gifts. On Facebook: facebook.com/GiftsoftheWyrd. Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Intro: To Hear the Trumpets Call from the album of the same name by Hauk. hauk.bandcamp.com
Outgoing: Ravens Wings from the album No Mercy by Hauk.
Please visit the websites of the artists and support their music.
Thanks to Anastasia Haysler of www.tarotpathways.com
Gifts of the Wyrd contact:
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 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 availabilty and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic. Jan has some copies his albums. email at giftsofthewyrd@gmail.com
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.
Saturday Dec 24, 2016
Saturday Dec 24, 2016
Welcome to episode 9 of Gifts of the Wyrd. Thank you for your patience for this episode. Jan talks about Yule. Old traditions and new. Adapting traditions to modern practice or making new Yule traditions that are right for you and your family today.
A traditional song to sing around an apple or adapt to another fruit or nut bearing tree. (I have changed only a couple words of the text to honor the Gods and to make it inclusive to all who will sing.).
Old Apple tree, we'll wassail thee
And hoping thou wilt bear.
The Gods do know where we may go
To be merry another year.
To blow well and to bear well,
And so merry let us be:
Let every one drink up their cup
And health to the old apple tree.
(shouted)Old apple tree we wassail thee and hope that thou wilt bear. Apples now! Hats full! Caps Full! Three bushel bags full! And a little heap under the stair. Three Cheers for the old apple tree - Hip hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray!
Suggestion for celebrating 12 Days of Yule:
12 Devotional Days of Yule by Dagulf Loptson
Located on Huginn's Heathen Hof.
Thanks for listening
Follow Gifts of the Wyrd on Twitter: @Wyrd Gifts. On Facebook: facebook.com/GiftsoftheWyrd. Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music: All music selections on this podcast are written, produced, and copywritten by their respective creators/owners. They are used with permission.
Intro: Veginomicon from the album Apple Blossoms and Abandoned Tracks - 2014 by Hauk. www.haukmusic.com; hauk.bandcamp.com
Apple Tree Wassail/Joan to the Maypole. (Harp piece) from the album Wine Country Harpist by Joan Hall 2006. www.thecelticharpist.com Facebook.com/JoantheHarpist
Out going: Apple Wassail from the CD 'Wassail' (FECD125) by John Kirkpatrick and others used by permission of Fellside Recordings. www.fellside.com
Please visit the websites of the artists and support their music.
If you are interested in a Vanir Challenge coin please contact Jan via the email above. The coin has a 9 bristled boar on one side representing the Vanir and a prosperity bindrune on the other created by host Jan Tjeerd. $10 which will pay for manufacturing and proceeds support the podcast and other inclusive Heathen organizations.
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 availabilty and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
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 Oct 03, 2016
Monday Oct 03, 2016
Welcome to episode 8. Thank you for joining us. This episode Laine and I talk about Heathenry in general. We touch on 3 short topics that we think are important to Heathen practice.
1) Inclusive vs exclusive Heathenry. Recently a prominent Asatru organization specified the qualifications for their membership – white, straight, and “family” oriented. We discuss the importance of inclusivity and welcoming people of all races, orientation, gender identity, abilities, and cultural backgrounds to worship and work with the Gods.
2) Localizing your Heathenry. Develop practices and traditions based on where you are and the natural cycle of events that happen around you. This may mean doing things at slightly different times than other regions do as well as honoring the natural events that occur.
3) Writing prayer devotionals and poetry/praise to the Gods and Goddesses. Ever seen that really neat poem or prayer as part of a ritual in a book. Or as part of a ‘book of prayer’? We encourage you to make your own. Start with just a few lines and add more if you like. This is your gift to the Gods – sharing with others is up to you. What is key to remember, is that this is your connection to the God or Goddess you write the piece for.
Thanks for listening.
Music: All selections on this podcast are written, produced, copywritten and used with permission by their respective creators.
Oi Dai by Vartiina from the album Oi Dai released 1991 website: Varttina
Outro: Veginomicon from the album Apple Blossoms and Abandoned Tracks - 2014
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 availabilty and pricing. GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Music by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
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 Jun 20, 2016
Monday Jun 20, 2016
Episode 5 Jan and Laine have their first guest to the podcast, Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is a Heathen musician and follower of Heimdall. Hauk talks about the process of creating music, creating Heathen based music, and about working with Heimdall.
Music: All selections on this podcast are written, produced, copywritten and used with permission by Hauk.
Instagram and Twitter: @WyrdGifts1 Facebook: @GiftsoftheWyrd Email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com Jan's Facebook page @johnhijatt
Music by Hauk Heimdallsman. Hauk is currently on Bandcamp but you can find him on Facebook @HaukMusic.
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 May 27, 2016
Friday May 27, 2016
Episode 4, Jan and Laine discuss the modernization of Heathen ritual styles. We talk about blót and the varying style of an animal offering and other offerings, sumbels, ritual structure, and rites of passage. We also include a discussion about online sumbel and blót. Is it a valid resource for modern Heathens? is it sacrilegious?
Music: Finnish Folk group Värttinä has kindly given permission to use their music on the podcast. This is fun exciting music from the North. Check the music out on iTunes, Amazon and through their website: Varttina.com. Our music selection today is Lasetus.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016
Episode 3: This episode Jan and Laine discuss divination and the modern practice of gnosis. During the section on divination, we talk about using runes for ourselves and as part of reading for others. We also discuss Spae and Seidh and our experiences in learning and doing it.
This leads into a discussion of "gnosis" in today's practice. What is UPG (unverified personal gnosis), shared gnosis, and m.u.s (made up sh - er stuff)? Is UPG valid and useful today?
Blogs: Gifts of the Wyrd
follow on Twitter: @WyrdGifts email: GiftsoftheWyrd@gmail.com
Books: Trance-Portation. Learning to Navigate the Inner World, Diana L. Paxon, Weiser Books 2008.
Seidr: The Gate is Open, Katie Gerrard, Avalon Publishing 2011
Links: Heathen Prayer Cards, by Galina Krasskova. Read about them at Gangleri's Grove. Order at: Wyrd Curiosities.
Viking Lenormand, by Carole Beasley. * Update: No longer available *
Group links: ADF, The Troth, SoCal Ostara Gathering (Facebook), Urglaawe,