The English, Norwegian, Roman, & Greek gods of the week arranged upon a 7-3 heptagram, with their associated planetary alchemical symbols.
卍 Occultism 卐
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The occult (hidden) is broadly a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs, & practices which fall outside the scope of religion, & science. Occultism is the practice of the occult. Occultology is the study of the occult.
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Occultism is not forbidden within Wodenism, but it is also not part of the faith. Wodenists do not have to study the occult, but they are allowed to if they so wish.
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The occult is such a broad term, it covers astrology (now astronomy), alchemy (now chemistry), ritual magic (rites), natural magic (forces), ceremonial magic (spirits), herbology (now botany), healing (now medicine), trances (now meditation), & much more besides.
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Occultology may be undertaken as a field of study with no intention of practicing occultism.
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The occult offers insights into human thoughts, approaches, & cultures.
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"Magic" was a superstitious attempt at wishful thinking, the same as prayer.
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Historic English Polytheists believed in magic.
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Wodenists believe in science, proof, & logic.
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Meditation, botany, medicine, & astronomy all have real, scientifically proven value.
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Pseudo-science has some use symbolically, & iconographically.
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Wodenists do not believe in magic, divination, spells, curses, hexes, nor anything else which has been disproven by science.
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The occult (hidden) is broadly a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs, & practices which fall outside the scope of religion, & science. Occultism is the practice of the occult. Occultology is the study of the occult.
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Occultism is not forbidden within Wodenism, but it is also not part of the faith. Wodenists do not have to study the occult, but they are allowed to if they so wish.
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The occult is such a broad term, it covers astrology (now astronomy), alchemy (now chemistry), ritual magic (rites), natural magic (forces), ceremonial magic (spirits), herbology (now botany), healing (now medicine), trances (now meditation), & much more besides.
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Occultology may be undertaken as a field of study with no intention of practicing occultism.
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The occult offers insights into human thoughts, approaches, & cultures.
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"Magic" was a superstitious attempt at wishful thinking, the same as prayer.
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Historic English Polytheists believed in magic.
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Wodenists believe in science, proof, & logic.
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Meditation, botany, medicine, & astronomy all have real, scientifically proven value.
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Pseudo-science has some use symbolically, & iconographically.
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Wodenists do not believe in magic, divination, spells, curses, hexes, nor anything else which has been disproven by science.
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G E A L D O R C R Æ F T
卍 Gealdorcræft 卐
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Gealdor (charm) is Anglo-Saxon magic in the form of charms: spells, incantations, poems, & songs, thus gealdorcræft is charm-craft, which is magic worked with words.
Gealdru is the plural form of gealdor.
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The Old-Norse form is Galdr, with Galdrar being its plural.
The Old High-German form is Galstar.
The Middle High-German form is Galster.
The Modern German is Galsterei (witchcraft), & Galsterweib (witch).
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Drycræft is druid-craft, a Celtic name for gealdorcræft used by Irish Christians.
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Much of what we know of Anglo-Saxon gealdorcræft comes from Bald's Leechbook, the Lacnunga, & the Old English Herbarium, though there are other examples.
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Gealdor (charm) is Anglo-Saxon magic in the form of charms: spells, incantations, poems, & songs, thus gealdorcræft is charm-craft, which is magic worked with words.
Gealdru is the plural form of gealdor.
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The Old-Norse form is Galdr, with Galdrar being its plural.
The Old High-German form is Galstar.
The Middle High-German form is Galster.
The Modern German is Galsterei (witchcraft), & Galsterweib (witch).
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Drycræft is druid-craft, a Celtic name for gealdorcræft used by Irish Christians.
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Much of what we know of Anglo-Saxon gealdorcræft comes from Bald's Leechbook, the Lacnunga, & the Old English Herbarium, though there are other examples.
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N I G O N W Y R T A G E A L D O R
卍 Nigon Wyrta Gealdor 卐
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The Nigon Wyrta Gealdor is an example of Gealdorcræft.
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Nigon Wyrta Gealdor
(Nine Wort Charm)
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A snake came crawling, it bit a man.
Then Woden took nine glory-twigs,
Smote the serpent so that it flew into nine parts.
There apple brought this pass against poison,
That she nevermore would enter her house.
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The nine wort charm is an Anglo-Saxon charm recorded in the 10th century.
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The Nigon Wyrta Gealdor is an example of Gealdorcræft.
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Nigon Wyrta Gealdor
(Nine Wort Charm)
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A snake came crawling, it bit a man.
Then Woden took nine glory-twigs,
Smote the serpent so that it flew into nine parts.
There apple brought this pass against poison,
That she nevermore would enter her house.
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The nine wort charm is an Anglo-Saxon charm recorded in the 10th century.
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W I TH F Æ R ST I C E
卍 Wið færstice 卐
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Wið færstice is an example of Gealdorcræft.
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Wið færstice is an Old English medical text surviving in the collection known now as Lacnunga.
Wið færstice means "against a sudden, violent stabbing pain".
The charm mentions elves and provides the only attestation outside personal names of the Old English Esa form of the name of the Old Norse gods, the Æsir.
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Wið færstice feferfuige and seo reade netele, ðe þurh ærn inwyxð, and wegbrade; wyll in buteran.
Against a sudden stitch: feverfew and the red nettle which grows in through a building, and waybread; boil in butter.
Hlude wæran hy, la, hlude, ða hy ofer þone hlæw ridan,
Loud were they, lo, loud, as they rode over the barrow,
wæran anmode, ða hy ofer land ridan.
they were determined, as they rode over the land.
Scyld ðu ðe nu, þu ðysne nið genesan mote.
Shield yourself now, that this strife you may escape.
Ut, lytel spere, gif her inne sie!
Out, little spear, if herein it be!
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Stod under linde, under leohtum scylde,
Stood under linden, under a light shield,
þær ða mihtigan wif hyra mægen beræddon,
where mighty women proclaimed their power,
and hy gyllende garas sændan;
and, yelling, they sent spears;
ic him oðerne eft wille sændan,
To them another I wish to send back,
fleogende flan forane togeanes.
a flying dart against in return.
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Ut, lyte spere, gif hit her inne sy!
Out, little spear, if herein it be!
Sæt smið, sloh seax,
A smith sat, hammered a knife,
lytel iserna, wund swiðe.
little iron, serious wound.
Ut, lytel spere, gif her inne sy!
Out, little spear, if herein it be!
Syx smiðas sætan, wælspera worhtan.
Six smiths sat, they forged slaught-spears.
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Ut, spere, næs in, spere!
Out, spear, be not in, spear!
Gif her inne sy isenes dæl,
If herein be a piece of iron,
hægtessan geweorc, hit sceal gemyltan.
witches' work, it must melt.
Gif ðu wære on fell scoten oððe wære on flæsc scoten
If you were shot in the skin or were shot in the flesh
oððe wære on blod scoten, oððe wære on ban scoten,
or were shot in the blood, or were shot in the bone,
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oððe wære on lið scoten, næfre ne sy ðin lif atæsed;
or you were shot in the limb, may your life never be injured;
gif hit wære esa gescot oððe hit wære ylfa gescot
if it were gods' shot or it were elves' shot
oððe hit wære hægtessan gescot, nu ic wille ðin helpan.
or it were witches' shot, now I will to help you.
Þis ðe to bote esa gescotes, ðis ðe to bote ylfa gescotes,
This is to you the remedy for gods' shot, this is to you the remedy for elves' shot,
ðis ðe to bote hægtessan gescotes; ic ðin wille helpan.
this is to you the remedy for witches' shot; I will help you.
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Fled þær on fyren hæfde.
Fly there into the mountain-head.
Hal westu, helpe ðin drihten!
Be whole! may the Lord help you!
Nim þonne þæt seax, ado on wætan.
Then take the knife, place in the liquid.
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Wið færstice is an example of Gealdorcræft.
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Wið færstice is an Old English medical text surviving in the collection known now as Lacnunga.
Wið færstice means "against a sudden, violent stabbing pain".
The charm mentions elves and provides the only attestation outside personal names of the Old English Esa form of the name of the Old Norse gods, the Æsir.
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Wið færstice feferfuige and seo reade netele, ðe þurh ærn inwyxð, and wegbrade; wyll in buteran.
Against a sudden stitch: feverfew and the red nettle which grows in through a building, and waybread; boil in butter.
Hlude wæran hy, la, hlude, ða hy ofer þone hlæw ridan,
Loud were they, lo, loud, as they rode over the barrow,
wæran anmode, ða hy ofer land ridan.
they were determined, as they rode over the land.
Scyld ðu ðe nu, þu ðysne nið genesan mote.
Shield yourself now, that this strife you may escape.
Ut, lytel spere, gif her inne sie!
Out, little spear, if herein it be!
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Stod under linde, under leohtum scylde,
Stood under linden, under a light shield,
þær ða mihtigan wif hyra mægen beræddon,
where mighty women proclaimed their power,
and hy gyllende garas sændan;
and, yelling, they sent spears;
ic him oðerne eft wille sændan,
To them another I wish to send back,
fleogende flan forane togeanes.
a flying dart against in return.
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Ut, lyte spere, gif hit her inne sy!
Out, little spear, if herein it be!
Sæt smið, sloh seax,
A smith sat, hammered a knife,
lytel iserna, wund swiðe.
little iron, serious wound.
Ut, lytel spere, gif her inne sy!
Out, little spear, if herein it be!
Syx smiðas sætan, wælspera worhtan.
Six smiths sat, they forged slaught-spears.
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Ut, spere, næs in, spere!
Out, spear, be not in, spear!
Gif her inne sy isenes dæl,
If herein be a piece of iron,
hægtessan geweorc, hit sceal gemyltan.
witches' work, it must melt.
Gif ðu wære on fell scoten oððe wære on flæsc scoten
If you were shot in the skin or were shot in the flesh
oððe wære on blod scoten, oððe wære on ban scoten,
or were shot in the blood, or were shot in the bone,
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oððe wære on lið scoten, næfre ne sy ðin lif atæsed;
or you were shot in the limb, may your life never be injured;
gif hit wære esa gescot oððe hit wære ylfa gescot
if it were gods' shot or it were elves' shot
oððe hit wære hægtessan gescot, nu ic wille ðin helpan.
or it were witches' shot, now I will to help you.
Þis ðe to bote esa gescotes, ðis ðe to bote ylfa gescotes,
This is to you the remedy for gods' shot, this is to you the remedy for elves' shot,
ðis ðe to bote hægtessan gescotes; ic ðin wille helpan.
this is to you the remedy for witches' shot; I will help you.
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Fled þær on fyren hæfde.
Fly there into the mountain-head.
Hal westu, helpe ðin drihten!
Be whole! may the Lord help you!
Nim þonne þæt seax, ado on wætan.
Then take the knife, place in the liquid.
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Abrenuntiatio Diaboli.
卍 The Old Saxon Baptismal Vow 卐
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The Old Saxon Baptismal Vow, also called the Old Saxon Catechism, Utrecht Baptismal Vow, & Abrenuntiatio Diaboli (rejection of the devil), is a preserved Christian vow from 9th century Germany.
It is now archived in the Vatican Codex pal. 577.
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1. Do you forsake the Devil?
They should reply:
I forsake the Devil.
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2. And all idolatry?
They should reply:
And I forsake all idolatry.
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3. And all the Devil's works?
They should reply:
And I forsake all the Devil's works and promises, Thunor, Woden, & Seaxneat and all those devils who are their followers.
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4. Do you believe, & trust in God the Almighty Father?
They should reply:
I believe, & trust in God the Almighty Father.
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5. Do you believe, & trust in Christ, God's son?
They should reply:
I believe, & trust in Christ, God's son.
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6. Do you believe, & trust in the Holy Ghost?
They should reply:
I believe, & trust in the Holy Ghost.
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The vow shows that the Christians of the Catholic Church demonised our gods, & due to this Wodenists may take Lucifer, Satan, The Devil as one of their own.
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The Old Saxon Baptismal Vow, also called the Old Saxon Catechism, Utrecht Baptismal Vow, & Abrenuntiatio Diaboli (rejection of the devil), is a preserved Christian vow from 9th century Germany.
It is now archived in the Vatican Codex pal. 577.
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1. Do you forsake the Devil?
They should reply:
I forsake the Devil.
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2. And all idolatry?
They should reply:
And I forsake all idolatry.
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3. And all the Devil's works?
They should reply:
And I forsake all the Devil's works and promises, Thunor, Woden, & Seaxneat and all those devils who are their followers.
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4. Do you believe, & trust in God the Almighty Father?
They should reply:
I believe, & trust in God the Almighty Father.
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5. Do you believe, & trust in Christ, God's son?
They should reply:
I believe, & trust in Christ, God's son.
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6. Do you believe, & trust in the Holy Ghost?
They should reply:
I believe, & trust in the Holy Ghost.
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The vow shows that the Christians of the Catholic Church demonised our gods, & due to this Wodenists may take Lucifer, Satan, The Devil as one of their own.
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An 11th century Astrological Chart.
卍 Astrology 卐
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Astrology (Star Study) is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudo-scientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Astrology has been discredited since the 19th century.
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Modern meditation can however utilise some elements of Astrological iconography, & symbolism, depending on the method used by the one meditating. These are not used for divination, but to aid in introspective inner-mind entry.
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Astrology, & astrological application to meditation are not part of Wodenic faith. They are their own separate thing
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Astrology (Star Study) is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudo-scientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Astrology has been discredited since the 19th century.
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Modern meditation can however utilise some elements of Astrological iconography, & symbolism, depending on the method used by the one meditating. These are not used for divination, but to aid in introspective inner-mind entry.
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Astrology, & astrological application to meditation are not part of Wodenic faith. They are their own separate thing
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Medieval Star Signs.
卍 Astrological Star Signs 卐
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Wodenists do not believe in divination, however they may utilise iconography, & symbolism in their occultism, should they indeed practice occultism at all.
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Wodenists do not believe in divination, however they may utilise iconography, & symbolism in their occultism, should they indeed practice occultism at all.
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Greek Planet |
Roman Planet |
English Planet |
Sign A |
Sign B |
Selene |
Luna |
Mona |
Cancer |
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Pyroeis |
Mars |
Tiw |
Aries |
Scorpio |
Stilbon |
Mercury |
Woden |
Gemini |
Virgo |
Phaethon |
Jupiter |
Thunor |
Sagittarius |
Pisces |
Phosphoros |
Venus |
Frige |
Taurus |
Libra |
Phainon |
Saturn |
Sætere |
Capricorn |
Aquarius |
Helios |
Sol |
Sunna |
Leo |
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A medieval study of the mind.
S M E A TH
卍 Smeaþ 卐
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Magic does not exist, science has proven that.
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Smeath (Old English: Smeaþ) is meditation.
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Smeath is pronounced "Smee-ath".
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Smeath does exist, as does its benefits.
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Wodenists do not have to perform smeath.
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Wodenists that perform smeath may utilise occultism, iconography, & symbolism.
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Wodenic weofods may feature occultist iconography, & symbolism for this reason.
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Magic does not exist, science has proven that.
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Smeath (Old English: Smeaþ) is meditation.
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Smeath is pronounced "Smee-ath".
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Smeath does exist, as does its benefits.
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Wodenists do not have to perform smeath.
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Wodenists that perform smeath may utilise occultism, iconography, & symbolism.
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Wodenic weofods may feature occultist iconography, & symbolism for this reason.
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W E O F O D S
卍 Weofods 卐
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A weofod (from: weoh: Idol. beod: offering stage, dish.) is a Wodenic altar.
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A weofod is a table, platform, shelf, tree-stump, stage, tray, or dish used to honour the Wodenic gods.
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Weofods are personal places of symbolism, iconography, craft, & art.
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Weofods may be used to assist in smeath.
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Weofods are where Wodenists recognise, & celebrate the seasons.
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A weofod (from: weoh: Idol. beod: offering stage, dish.) is a Wodenic altar.
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A weofod is a table, platform, shelf, tree-stump, stage, tray, or dish used to honour the Wodenic gods.
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Weofods are personal places of symbolism, iconography, craft, & art.
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Weofods may be used to assist in smeath.
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Weofods are where Wodenists recognise, & celebrate the seasons.
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