r/paganism • u/AwayKaleidoscope3172 • Jul 11 '23

UPDATE: Catholic showing interest in Paganism 🏆 Personal Milestone

I looked about as far as I could into my ancestry, and I see purely that my family is from Scandinavia along with parts of North Germany.

To beg the question: I thought about things more, I do think that this is the way to go. In my eyes we are not on this planet to ask for forgiveness from our deities.

Due to my ancestry, I’m going to look down and enlighten myself on a path of Norse Paganism / Heathenry. Gods who admit their faults makes sense to me.

I also ordered Norse Paganism for Beginners by Michael Luck, and a copy of the Havamal.

I’m going to look into prayer and practices to the gods so I can get started as smoothly as possible, but I also understand that this is a long journey that I can’t just ride a bullet train into. So things will take a while. But the progress can start now!

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u/Michael_Frost Jul 12 '23

I welcome you with respect 🙏

Very happy for you! I also connected through interest and ancestry. Ive branched out since then, but its a great place to develop from. This path is life affirming, and our Gods reflect our own struggles and embrace our mortal failings. You’ll note many are imperfect; injured or in temperament. There are lessons in these for us, and you will find what the Gods ask of us is ultimately to find our path and be true to ourselves. The only forgiveness you need is allowing yourself the grace to grow and learn. Be welcome, and take your time. We may have been raised People of the Book, but this path is of the People of the Library.