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1 | People to Avoid in Heathenry/Norse Paganism | |||
2 | This list is not, nor has it ever been, created or maintained by any national or international organization, or the leadership of any such organization. "Reasons to Avoid" are the opinions of the list maintainers and may be based on evidence that may be in addition to that which is available in the references. NOTE: This list is NOT comprehensive; someone being absent from the list does not automatically mean they aren't bad. Please ask/search the subreddit r/norsepaganism to be extra safe! | Wait, what is "Folkism"? In two words, spiritual racism, but it goes much deeper than that. Click here for more info. Wait, what is "Theodism"? Essentially a cult that brings back slavery. Click here for more info. Wait, what is "Odinism"? It is not simply the worship of Odin. Instead it is a specific white supremacist movement that is loosely connected to the Norse gods, but distinct from common Norse Paganism. Odinists are racist and folkish in their core beliefs and they often ignore key parts of the religion and mythology in favor of their own bigoted versions and their propaganda. For any suggestions of additions, additional evidence to cite or you have found a link that doesn't work anymore please reach out to /u/unspecified00000 on Reddit or email at unspecified00000@gmail.com :) | ||
3 | Person or Group Name | Reason to Avoid | Also Known As | References/Comments |
4 | Asatrú Folk Assembly | Bigotry, folkism | AFA, runestone.org | http://www.heathenhof.com/new-leadership-takes-a-f-a-in-more-racist-direction/ https://imgur.com/gallery/njUA9Ch https://www.heathenhistory.com/podcast/episode-7-steve-mcnallen-and-the-asatru-folk-assembly/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXKq8oWctU - Heathenry in America: The Omnipotent Beard |
5 | Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen | Folkism, Bigotry | ||
6 | Crecganford | Strong ties to folkish groups, Misinformation | Jon F. White | He's admitted to having "friends who are in the Odinic Rite" (an explicitly folkist, white supremacist Heathen organization that views immigrants as an invasive species and prohibits POC members and mixed-race marriages), equating it to having friends who are Catholic, or Jehovah's Witness, as if white supremacy is merely a difference of opinion. He's even got a recent photo with OR members and used to have OR badges displayed on his shelf. screenshot 1, screenshot 2, screenshot 3 His videos also provide very poor information. He leans way too heavily on Pre-Indo-European speculation (he's obsessed with The Oldest Myths and The Original Gods, which isn't how any of this works), doesn't treat sources with the appropriate nuance or skepticism, and inserts wild personal theories that don't have any basis in fact. This lack of knowledge and discernment is also reflected in the people he chooses to interview on his channel, such as Robert Sass (an Anglo-Saxon Heathen who presents his personal pet theories as fact, lies about his credentials, and has palled around with folkist types in the past) and Richard Carrier (an anti-theist and sexual harasser who buys into the thoroughly debunked theory of "Jesus Mythicism"). screenshot |
7 | Cyrus Gorgani | Bigotry | https://imgur.com/OELm86P | |
8 | Diana Paxson | Unreliable source, bigotry (notably racism), child abuse | RE: Unreliable source: https://www.reddit.com/r/NorsePaganism/s/BoCNBQox6y RE: Child Abuse: https://www.reddit.com/r/NorsePaganism/s/Yhqxc6rwC3 https://www.reddit.com/r/NorsePaganism/s/S8V2eV04FA https://www.reddit.com/r/NorsePaganism/s/pgpAMr4bvn | |
9 | Danheim | https://imgur.com/a/PYFarGy | ||
10 | Dr Casper Odinson Crowell | Bigotry | https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2009/03/20/white-supremacist-running-odinist-network-maximum-security-prison | |
11 | Ealdríce Théodish Fellowship | Bigotry, Theodism | https://imgur.com/BB9deWn | |
12 | Freya Aswynn | Bigotry | https://web.archive.org/web/20230321045544/https://www.thetroth.org/news/20180814-203852 | |
13 | Freyja Norling | Appropriation, unreliable source | FreyiaTV, Freyia TV, FreyiaNorthInNorway | https://youtu.be/_UfpWUrchss Regularly appropriates Sámi traditions, jewellery, culture and art and sells it for profit at immensely inflated prices. She has been asked several times to STOP by Sámi elders and she has refused to do so. She has also sold "viking grave dirt" at a steep price on her online shop which is immensely distasteful, and has put out ridiculous misinformation such as putting menstrual blood on your toes to find your fylgja. She is also engaging in predatory posting by posting videos claiming that various gods have messages for us all and other such poor attempts at mass mediumship. And as a final sidenote, her accent is put-on in an effort to seem more legitimate, however it is nonsensical and she is Italian. |
14 | Forn Siðr ® (Official) | Bigotry, unreliable source, folkism | https://www.fornsidr.com/, https://www.thenorsewarrior.com/, https://askunnr.no/fjellmenn, https://www.skjoldrinn.com/ | Every single sentence on their side is dripping with misinformation. There's plenty of misogyny, folkish rhetoric, racism, toxic masculinity, ahistorical claims, general bigotry and of course they want to make VERY sure that you're aware they offer membership and courses, as well as accepting donations, so people will give them money. Please note that this is not a condemnation of every single Forn Sithr group, just this particular one who chose to name themselves in a way that can be confusing. |
15 | Galina Krasskova | Bigotry, folkism | WyrdCuriosities, HeathenryToday, Gangleri's Grove | Copy of Heathens United Against Racism's Statement on Galina Krasskova’s Recent Islamophobia (copied for those who cannot log in): "It has been brought to our attention Galina Krasskova, a well-known polytheist with several published books, has been promoting anti-Muslim propaganda as shown in the attached photo. Such speech & advocacy is also present on her blog,(1) in two Hindu nationalist publications known for supporting all-out war with all Muslims(2,3), and through promoting the works of other bloggers calling for a war against Islam. This final element has been confirmed through research on her blog showing she has recently been promoting the writings of Jon Upsal aka Joe Bloch.(4) Bloch, for those unfamiliar with him, has a history of his own racist, neo-fascist writings on his blog and has served in the past as a spokesman for Stephen McNallen with his own history of anti-Muslim bigotry.(5) Her recent actions in promoting anti-Muslim rhetoric and support for a known advocate of white nationalist Heathenry are a clear, consistent pattern that must be confronted. We, the members of Heathens United Against Racism (HUAR), denounce Galina Krasskova's words and actions. We call on all Heathens committed to inclusive community to stand with us in opposition to all who would use our spirituality as a platform for hatred. 1) https://krasskova.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/the-battle-for-polytheisms-soul/ 2) http://www.hindupost.in/media/the-battle-for-polytheisms-soul/ 3) http://www.hinduhumanrights.info/monotheistic-depredations-do-not-stop/ 4) https://krasskova.wordpress.com/tag/jon-upsal/ 5) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/throughthegrapevine/2016/01/enough-is-enough/ " Her husband wears a black sun, a nazi symbol, because Dionysus supposedly told him to in a dream and unquestioningly did so. She supports nazi ideals and leans far-right, with folkish views, and associates with the neonazi church Asatru Folk Assembly. It is well worth checking out these two links for further information: https://myriadhallauglokadis.tumblr.com/post/84532877581/galina-krasskova-and-her-toxic-views-master-post https://paganfashwatch.wordpress.com/2021/05/28/galina-krasskova/ https://elfyourmother.tumblr.com/post/177133758656/are-most-polytheists-okay-with-galina-being-our She is also heavily intertwined with Raven Kaldera, who is also on this list. |
16 | Huginn & Muninn Publishing | Bigotry, folkism | Carrie Overton | Carrie owns H&M Publishing - http://www.heathenmama.com/the-heathen-mama-european-heathenry-for-children/ Carrie involved in the AFA - https://imgur.com/SKZb6QG |
17 | Irminfolk | Bigotry, folkism | https://sarenth.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/the-northern-gods-are-not-white/ (please note that this citation is not a positive endorsement of Sarenth as he has his own issues) | |
18 | Ivy Mulligan | Bigotry, folkism | The 21st Century Heathen: Reclaiming the Practice of Seiðr and Völva. The 21st century Heathen market-place Guild of Forn Sed Hearthfire | https://www.facebook.com/728159570530461/posts/4368550206491361/ |
19 | Jim Lyngvild | Misogyny | https://imgur.com/a/z51CFt7 https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kirke-tro/kritik-af-toppolitikeres-indvielse-af-asatempel | |
20 | Kentucky Asatru Alliance | Bigotry | https://imgur.com/a/hHnmHHk | |
21 | Marcus Follin | Bigotry | The Golden One | https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/The_Golden_One |
22 | Mari Silva | Bigotry, supporting folkists | promotes AFA, appropriation, books on initiatory practice, copy/paste content. Bad/wrong information and research | |
23 | Matt Flavel | Bigotry | http://www.heathenhof.com/new-leadership-takes-a-f-a-in-more-racist-direction/ | |
24 | Neos Alexandria | Bigotry | Moderation policies allowing racists to remain | |
25 | Nigel Pennick | Unreliable source, spreading Nazi propaganda and beliefs | He has written about nazi mysticism and perpetuated nazi psuedohistory while claiming it as real history (e.g. claiming that nazi runes were medieval runes), listing the Wolfsangel, the "erda" which was a winged othala, and all the other runes on the page werent even real runes - here's a picture of the page. He has also published a book titled "Hitler's Secret Sciences" and praised the work of Nazis - here is a source: part 1, part 2. All of these are severe red flags of both nazi support and perpetuating misinformation. | |
26 | Norskk | Bigotry, folkism Unreliable Source | https://modernnorseheathen.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/norskk-the-keyboard-warriors-of-the-north/ | |
27 | Norse Magic and Beliefs | Unreliable Source, Bigotry, Folkism | Thor Elptirdalr | NMAB is a racist with a lot of misinformation on his channel. he also has a Facebook group which is full of users promoting folkish ideas and rhetoric, basically a collection of right-wing white supremacists. heres just a few citations why people should stay away from him: • he is a COVID denier and antivaxxer. screenshot • he is vocally against inclusivity, diversity and "SJWs", by which he clearly just means anyone vaguely to the left, as well as being transphobic. screenshot • there was also his throw away, "i was waiting for that... i knew it," regarding Angrboda in the God of War Ragnarok trailer review. screenshot • he supports Varg Vikernes & Survive the Jive [screenshot] well as recommending a lot of books written by Nazis. (if you're not familiar with Varg hes a convicted murderer, arsonist, misogynist, racist and all-round asshole. if youre not familiar with Survive the Jive, hes a literal nazi who has been trained in how to carry out acts of terrorism) (e.g. Discusses and recommends book in video titled "The Norse 9 Worlds and what they really are") screenshot • "ideally only Norse people would practice Heathenry", thinking only white Scandinavians should be Heathen/Norse pagan, which is the "drink from your own well" folkish nonsense (Video Titled "Norse Paganism for all Ethnicities? Scandinavians only? 01:20" • "We know almost nothing about Hellenism so Hinduism is the best religion to help reconstruct Heathenry" which is ridiculous, we know a lot about Hellenism (Multiple Videos: e.g. "Beginner Tips for Norse Paganism/Heathens: Never Before Heard Answers", "Norse Paganism for all Ethnicities? Scandinavians only?") • Frequently has either bad or wrong information... like equating gods to chemicals (Multiple videos, e.g. "What Odin REALLY is! Part 1: Definition and history 03:08", "The Norse 9 Worlds and what they really are") |
28 | Odinic Fellowship | Bigotry, Folkism | Yet another Odinist group. | |
29 | Odinic Rite | Bigotry, Folkism | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-artslaw/cels/essays/corpuslinguistics/DaxThomas2007a.pdf | |
30 | Oethelland Theod | Bigotry, folkism Theodism | https://grennunghund.blog/2017/07/25/heathenrys-theodish-problem-sex-abuse-bigotry-and-the-primacy-of-the-tribe/ | |
31 | Operation Werewolf | Bigotry, Folkism | paulwaggener.gumroad.com | https://itsgoingdown.org/right-wing-watch-virginia/ |
32 | Raven Kaldera | Unethical, Unreliable Source, Bigotry | https://paganfashwatch.wordpress.com/2023/01/15/raven-kaldera/ PaganFashWatch - this page is safe but the links within it may not be. http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=3819.0 [TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual assault and other related incidents https://www.vice.com/en/article/bow-to-the-ordeal-master/ VICE article (TRIGGER WARNING: explicit details of NSFW acts, nonconsensual acts, torture, etc. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414103826/https://celebreceipts.tumblr.com/post/43593410301/a-compilation-of-why-i-hate-raven-kaldera-trans | |
33 | Red Ice | Bigotry | https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/9/18/16323686/women-alt-right-power-subservience-paradox-klan | |
34 | Robert Sass | Misogyny Unreliable Source | https://www.reddit.com/r/asatru/comments/6bc51x/sumble_facts_and_myths/ https://imgur.com/a/kGHlEuE https://www.aldsidu.com/blog/yet-another-reason-to-divorce-asatru | |
35 | Runegild Publishing | Folkism, Misinformation | Publishes Thorsson's books - for more details see Stephen Flowers | |
36 | Stephen Flowers | Bigotry Unreliable Source, Folkism | Edred Thorsson, Darban-i-Den | http://web.archive.org/web/20201111215356/https://aminoapps.com/c/pagans-witches/page/blog/owc-author-to-avoid-edred-thorsson/j0ow_vJ8IKu8bPmKVoWW6NZg0PnPY8KeVa6 |
37 | Stephen McNallen | Bigotry, Folkism | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXKq8oWctU - Heathenry in America: The Omnipotent Beard https://godsandradicals.org/2017/09/14/asatrus-racist-missionary-stephen-mcnallen-defend-europe-and-the-weaponization-of-folkish-heathery/ https://www.heathenhistory.com/podcast/episode-7-steve-mcnallen-and-the-asatru-folk-assembly/ | |
38 | Survive the Jive | Bigotry, Folkism | Runes to Ruins, Thomas Rowsell, Þom Rowsell | He is a neonazi and this is no exaggeration or misuse of the term. As is expected for someone with such beliefs, he has a massive winged othala tattooed in the middle of his chest, a blatant nazi dogwhistle symbol (screenshot). He has consistently allied himself with neonazi, white supremacist and folkish groups. He has trained with the terrorist group National Action, and he was going to attend a Folkish festival in the US, hosted by an openly Odinist group, but was denied entry to the country (screenshot). In addition to his extremist beliefs his content is also worthless, putting out mass amounts of misinformation that is, of course, rife with his bigoted beliefs. This is just the tip of the iceberg but hopefully it is enough to get the point across. As a sidenote, he tried to doxx one of the mods of r/norsepaganism because we speak outwardly about him - click here for more info:https://www.reddit.com/r/NorsePaganism/s/Xp9w9l4sGr. He was also identified as working with the racist movement Generation Identity - for full details please see the report: https://hopenothate.org.uk/2019/08/25/inside-generation-identity-uk/ Additionally, this American white nationalist neonazi church enjoy him very much: https://nationalvanguard.org/2017/06/why-did-ancient-whites-worship-trees/ https://nationalvanguard.org/2018/04/may-day-a-holy-day-for-white-people/ |
39 | Svinfylking Tribe | Bigotry, Folkism | AFA Supporters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwydNQN2F7A&t=3m13s | |
40 | The Asatru Alliance | Folkism | ||
41 | The Free Folk | Bigotry, Folkism | Supporters of Wotans Network https://imgur.com/a/qimtOBM | |
42 | Thomas Karlsson | Unreliable source, Bigotry, Appropriation | His writings are full to the brim with the most absurd misinformation, dogwhistle symbols, flirting with conspiracy theories, combining the Kabbalah with runes (e.g. Kabbalistic tree of life with runes in the sephiroths - and this is a problem as it is appropriating and misusing Jewish mysticism), and way, way more. His book "Nightside of the Runes: Uthark, Adulruna, and the Gothic Cabbala" is somehow impressively dense with absolutely ridiculous misinformation, glaring red flags and various bigotries as well as heavily leaning on Thorsson for citations. It is a wasteland of the most baseless and nonsensical ramblings in which he contradicts himself repeatedly and doesn't follow his own previously stated logic or formulas. | |
43 | Varg Vikernes | Bigotry | Thulean Perspective, Louis Cachet | http://www.metalinjection.net/editorials/if-you-still-dont-think-varg-vikernes-is-racist-after-watching-this-video-youre-either-blind-or-racist |
44 | White Marsh Theod | Bigotry | englatheod.org | https://grennunghund.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/heathenrys-theodish-problem-sex-abuse-bigotry-and-the-primacy-of-the-tribe/+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us |
45 | Wisdom of Odin | Unethical, Unreliable Source, Bigotry, Folkism | Jacob Toddson, Jacob Spurlock, Fellowship of Northern Traditions | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTRTZ0zfWz4 - @TheWisdomOfOdin (Jacob Toddson) Abuses His Community (The Fellowship of Northern Traditions) - Most up to date, has extensive receipts, pause through and read them for the most info https://twitter.com/WolfTheRed/status/1508629462161707019 - Hosted Survive the Jive on his podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLpFU9J1mfk - We Need to Discuss @The Wisdom Of Odin and the Asatru Folk Assembly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMQSnCQaw5Q - Wisdom of Odin Promotes Pseudoscience in Paganism - The Omnipotent Beard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h733JU7aSZA - Wanted to organize a number of public events in the middle of a global pandemic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whp1KnynxBQ - Engages in gaslighting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nopGOEs-88I - Engages in cult-like behavior |
46 | Woden's Folk | Bigotry, Folkism | https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/neo-nazis-hold-rituals-national-18889727 http://radicalbritain.blogspot.com/2014/09/its-official-wodens-folk-worship-hitler.html | |
47 | Woden's Folk Kindred | Bigotry, Folkism | They've hosted Steve McNallen and Stephen Flowers at multiple events https://imgur.com/I4PNcKf | |
48 | Wolves of Vinland | Bigotry, Folkism | https://rosecityantifa.org/articles/the-wolves-of-vinland-a-fascist-countercultural-tribe-in-the-pacific-northwest/ https://itsgoingdown.org/wolves-vinland-fascist-countercultural-tribe-pacific-northwest/ | |
49 | Wotan Network | Bigotry, Folkism | https://godsandradicals.org/2017/09/14/asatrus-racist-missionary-stephen-mcnallen-defend-europe-and-the-weaponization-of-folkish-heathery/ | |
50 | Wotans Nation | Bigotry, Folkism | https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/feb/11/white-surpremacists-next-door-wotans-natiplan/463443/ | |
51 | Wotansvolk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotansvolk | ||
52 | Wyrd Ways | Bigotry | This YouTube Channel is close with Woden's Folk Kindred. One of the hosts has attended several events with them and interviewed Steme McNallen and Stephen Flowers back in 2017 at WFK's Yule celebration https://imgur.com/a/1a5fiDc | |
53 | Yngona Desmond | Bigotry | Valarie Wright, the Vinland Volva | https://www.realheathenry.com/tacwatch/digging-iii-tac-makes-exactly-mistake/ |
54 | Þorborht Linleah | Bigotry | https://imgur.com/BB9deWn | |
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