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The Hamingja Podcast
by Hamingja Foundation
The renaissance of western spirituality. Connect with your true pagan self and kindred. This is the eternal natural path of Norse, Germanic, Vedic, Graeco-Roman, Celtic, Balto-Slavic and Persian pagan beliefs. We also draw parallells to the Proto Indo European worldview. The Hamingja Podcast weaves the threads together to understand where we come from and let our true nature empower us in everyday life. We don't have to turn to the east – the answers were always right here. We're all pagan by instinct!
Episodes
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Summer Solstice Ritual [Pagan Story about Ausōsā]
Pagan Story Time! Step into the world of the ancient Indo-European pagans and experience the summer solstice celebration as our oldest ancestors once lived it. Through the story of the young woman Ausōsā, you will discover authentic pagan ritual practices including purification baths, sacred…
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One Ring To Swear Them All – The Importance Of Rings Among Indo-European Peoples
Let's explore the symbolism & importance of the ring among Indo-European pagan peoples. How it became the vessel of oath, loyalty & obligation. This episode provides the context and background for the consecration of rings in ritual practice: how objects were set apart as sacred, why the spoken...
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Spiritual Fatigue: What It Is & How To Break Free
Feeling discouraged, disconnected, or stuck in a rut on your spiritual journey? You may be experiencing spiritual fatigue – a common yet often misunderstood challenge on the spiritual path, especially at its onset. In this episode we're answering a fellow pagan's 'headache' – taking a look at…
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Q&A: Answering Your Questions About the Hamingja Pagan Membership
Curious about the Hamingja pagan membership? In this episode, I answer your most common and important questions about the platform — from how it's different from a course or social media group, to who it's really for, what it includes, and why now is such a powerful time to reconnect with our...
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16. The Memory Palace: Memorize Pagan Prayers & Rituals
Have you ever wished you could remember long prayers by heart? Or recall every step of a ritual, smoothly and confidently? Then this episode's for you. Today you'll learn a very simple and powerful memory technique that can make that possible – facilitating spiritual growth and making you a…
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Pagan Storytime: The Wrítros Algorithm pt 1 (full length)
The boy must die, for the man to live. As the storm rages and the past refuses to stay buried, a young man stands at the threshold of his final trial. There's no more running. His life spent without purpose, without direction, without the fire that once burned in the hearts of those who came…
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Pagan Storytime: The Way of the Kóryos pt 2
Listen to part 2 of a new pagan story! The young warriors are now lost out on the moonlit steppe, after their first real challenge. As if it couldn't get worse they now also smell smoke. Smoke means people, and people might mean threat. The importance of storytelling in Indo-European spirituality...
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15. Mother's milk: Pagan cow goddesses and their fascinating origin & myths
Within Indo-European spirituality, cow goddesses occupy a unique and venerated position, symbolizing fertility, prosperity, and the nurturing aspects of nature. They play a central role in the mythologies and religious practices across various Indo-European cultures. Their symbolism extends…
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Pagan Storytime: The Way of the Kóryos
Listen to a new pagan story! On the moonlit steppe a young war band is making offerings for success in their first raid. An unexpected encounter turns the reward into something more precious than what they've come for. The importance of storytelling in Indo-European spirituality and culture…
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14. Pagan Wedding Traditions
Celebrate an authentic Indo-European pagan wedding! What does a honeymoon really mean? Would you let six of your relatives watch you & your spouse consummate the marriage? Why mustn't you see the bride before the wedding ceremony? This highly requested episode dives deep into genuine…
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13. Slavic paganism the authentic way
Slavic paganism is perhaps the least well-known of the Indo-European spiritual branches. It is unfortunately also heavily distorted by new-age and other modern influences. This episode will remedy that! A great resource for those who seek their native Slavic roots and for those who want an even...
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How Thor changed a young man's life – #paganjourney
Hear the story about how Thor the Striker changed this young British man's life at young age. Are you new to paganism? Young? Lost in life? We continue our pagan journey, our portraits of how some of our members found their ancestral spirituality and their true nature. That's exactly what us at...
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Pagan morning ritual – 9 step practical guide
We help people find their true Indo-European spirituality, nature & purpose. We often see people who really want to deepen their Indo-European pagan spirituality, but don't get going since they feel they don't know where to start, how to do things in an authentic way and that they lack words.…
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Important message from a young pagan – #paganjourney
Young? New to paganism? Lost in life? Here's a very important message from a young Swedish pagan. Everywhere around us we see the decline of the west and the purposeless, rootless and lost people living there. But there's hope for the future, not the least with youth like this. In the first…
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12. The Sacred Drink
Pagans drink mead, celebrate Odin for sacrificing an eye to drink from the Well, and pour libations in rituals. But why? Why did the sacred drink become integral to the religious beliefs and practices of Indo-European peoples? It is one of the most enigmatic mysteries and at the same time perhaps...
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Winter Solstice poem
Happy Solstice & God Jul to all our listeners! Here's a winter solstice poem written by our founder Björn Ekdahl. The Hamingja Foundation works hard to make sure that people who want to practice Indo-European spirituality won't lack words. Text: In the heart of winter's chill, When shadows cloak...
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Bonus: Prayer to river goddess Dā́nu
Listen to the prayer to river goddess Dā́nu! (By Björn Ekdahl) Few things are as Indo-European as Dā́nu. She is one of the oldest Indo-European deities there is. In fact, the term Danu or Danava (plural of Danu) appears to form the very substratum of Indo-European identity per se. Note how Homer...
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11. Pagan poetry & Dawn goddess
The importance of poetry, hymns, prayers, mantras and chants within Indo-European paganism can't be overestimated. It's possibly the most important spiritual expression – to all the divine kindreds. The Indo-European love for beauty manifests itself in poetry and songs – words for ritual, stories...
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10. Pagan Sacred Space
Groves, temples, frithyards, wells, stafgardr, vé. Pagan rituals and worship take place within sacred space. But what do they really mean? Why are they used? And do they have to be these magnificent, pompous halls and walls? Learn more about pagan sacred space in this episode of the Hamingja...
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9. Pagan prayer
Pagans don't pray! We'd never kneel down for anyone! Or would we? In this episode we discuss that prayer is the most common pagan spiritual expression and about the importance of prayer in daily pagan spiritual practice. We also guide you through a structure of Indo-European pagan prayer so you…
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8. Purushartha – the four aims of life
Purushartha is the four aims of human life. An ancient system to follow for a purposeful and honorable life. In this Kali Yuga – where most things are confusing and where true meaning to life is blurred out or forgotten, and where leaders and role models are few, Purushartha means valuable…
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Vastu Shastra – Vedic origins of Feng Shui
Many of you have surely heard of or even practiced feng shui, the Chinese teachings about how environment and surroundings influence everything that lives there. But few westerners know about Vastu Shastra – the traditional Vedic architecture and design science, and that it actually is the origin...
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7. Meditation – VERY Indo-European
Be revolutionary – go to a place where the shallow consumption society and Instagram likes don't run your life and make the decisions for you. Do something truly Indo-European – meditate! Just like all dharmic pagan peoples have always done. In this episode you get a historical context of...
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Imbolc special: Wool & milk
Right between the winter solstice and spring equinox the Celts celebrate Imbolc. A balance act between winter and spring, between life and death. It is the longing for life and growth to come back. All the Indo-European peoples highlighted this time of the year, and this episode is about how this...
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6. Etmn & the Indo-European parts of the self
Eternal life! Odin's raven doesn't return! What it feels like being split into three! Nirvana! Slavs bragging! Climbing Yggdrasil! Don't be Gollum! Don't be a dragon either! I sing! I speak in eleven languages! The elves leaving Middle-Earth! Disclosure: You're not Martin, Lisa or Stephanie! This...
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Yule Special: Norse Magic and Beliefs
The wild hunt! Throwing ash in your neighbor's face! Erotic cakes! Drinking beer on the floor to maximize next year's prosperity! Magic mushrooms as stocking stuffers! Norse Magic and Beliefs is our guest in this Yule special on the winter solstice. We answer six of the listeners' questions about...
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5. Ghosti – The guest & the host
Zeus knocking on doors! Odin missing dinner time! Nausicaa being naughty in exchange of a good story! People never visiting relatives but still having guest rooms at home! This episode is about the Ghosti principle – the sacred rule of reciprocity, hospitality and gift giving in Indo-European...
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4. Xartus – order & beauty
Xartus is the origins of what Indo-European peoples call the web of Wyrd, Rta, Logos, Asha and so on. It is the cosmic order and the eternal natural way. In this episode we explore the world tree and how its branches and roots permeate everything, creating the pattern we all live upon and how…
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3. Animism & Old Europe
Our spirituality is one part Indo European polytheism and one part hunter-gatherer animism. To complete the picture this episode is about the hunter-gatherers that had lived in Europe for tens of thousands of years when they got a visit from the steppe herders. We also discuss animism as an...
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2. The Proto-Indo-Europeans
Our spirituality is one part Indo European polytheism and one part hunter-gatherer animism. This episode is about the Proto-Indo-Europeans, and how their culture and beliefs came to change Europe and big parts of the northern hemisphere. We also discuss two main themes and principles that are key...
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1. Intro: Where there's ash there's honor
This episode is an introduction to what the Hamingja Podcast is all about, what purpose it has and why you should listen to it. We begin to show the common origin of Norse, Germanic, Vedic, Graeco-Roman, Balto-Slavic, Celtic and Persian beliefs, with parallells to the Proto-Indo European…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The renaissance of western spirituality. Connect with your true pagan self and kindred. This is the eternal natural path of Norse, Germanic, Vedic, Graeco-Roman, Celtic, Balto-Slavic and Persian pagan beliefs. We also draw parallells to the Proto Indo European worldview. The Hamingja Podcast weaves the threads together to understand where we come from and let our true nature empower us in everyday life. We don't have to turn to the east – the answers were always right here. We're all pagan by instinct!
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The renaissance of western spirituality. Connect with your true pagan self and kindred. This is the eternal natural path of Norse, Germanic, Vedic, Graeco-Roman, Celtic, Balto-Slavic and Persian pagan beliefs. We also draw parallells to the Proto Indo European worldview. The Hamingja Podcast weaves...
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