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Your friendly neighborhood Radical Heathen podcast! Join "The Way of Fire & Ice" author Ryan Smith for discussions on Norse Paganism in the 21st century, episodes come out on Wednesdays...
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Your friendly neighborhood Radical Heathen podcast! Join "The Way of Fire & Ice" author Ryan Smith for discussions on Norse Paganism in the 21st century, episodes come out on Wednesdays every month.
Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rysmi...
Like my work? Then please check out my Patreon for bonus episodes and more: https://www.patreon.com/waywar...
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20 MAR 2025 · This month's meditation helps build a sense of connection with the world around you. It brings you into relationship with the world above and below before then circulating the energy of pure potential throughout you.I am hitting the conference circuit this spring!Â
Please contribute by donating whatever you can afford at my Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to support this podcast and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
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18 MAR 2025 · Hey everyone I'm going to be presenting live and in the flesh over the next couple of weeks! I am going to be doing a workshop on Utiseta, a form of trance meditation, at Paganicon in the Twin Cities this coming weekend, talking about Liberated Spirituality at Sacred Spaces in Baltimore on March 27th, and am presenting my research on Paganism and Heavy Metal at the Harvard Divinity School at the end of April. If you can help support my cost of travel then please donate to my Ko-fi, consider signing up for my Patreon if you haven't already, and sharing these links wherever you can. I can't wait to meet my listeners, readers, patrons, and students in the flesh in the coming weeks and am looking forward to hitting the road!
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi/goal?g=4
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/waywardwanderer
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12 MAR 2025 · CW: Discussion of the Folkish movement, white nationalists, threats of violence and school shootings
Joining us today are Christine Cormier and Scott Kelley Ernest, two Heathens who were previously part of the Folkish movement who have since become outspoken critics of white nationalist spirituality. They share what their experience inside the Asatru Folk Assembly and Odinic Rite was like, the one thing they think everyone should know about far-right religious sects, and more!
Christine's links:
https://savannahcatgiannis.wordpress.com/blog/
https://bsky.app/profile/savannahcat.bsky.social
https://soundcloud.com/destructionofjustice
I am hitting the conference circuit this spring! Please contribute by donating whatever you can afford at my Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to support this podcast and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
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7 MAR 2025 · The runes are one of the most visible expressions of modern Nordic spirituality. Join your host for a short introduction to what the runes are, their history, how they're used, and more!
I am hitting the conference circuit this spring! Please contribute by donating whatever you can afford at my Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to support this podcast and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
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1 MAR 2025 · Welcome to the first of my fireside chats, special episodes where I talk about what's going on right now in the world, how we can stay hopeful in times of turmoil, and ways we can work to make things better. I've unlocked this one because I'd like to share it with everyone and shine a light in dark times.
I am teaching a class on the Younger Futhark, the runes of the Viking Age, this March! If you are interested, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_EQJFXyLi4y7RvC1dx0CopI70_LXkqNwN2GacUjiFO-la0w/viewform?usp=sharing.
I am hitting the conference circuit this spring! Please contribute by donating whatever you can afford at my Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to support this podcast and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
Sources:
https://resolutesquare.com/articles/59WL4t7WTu2rjxNmANFyE2/the-authoritarian-regime-survival-guide
https://medium.com/@djordjepadejski/a-recipe-for-surviving-authoritarian-regimes-d5ad1cc8f303
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388915809_You_need_to_put_on_your_own_oxygen_mask_first_considering_extinction_rebellion's_regenerative_culture_as_a_mode_of_constructive_resistance
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-republicans-hit-the-brakes-on-town-halls-after-blowback-over-trump-s-cuts/ar-AA1zNqAa
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/02/28/southern-california-gop-lawmaker-booed-at-town-hall-for-supporting-elon-musk/?preview_id=10753385
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-takedown-protests-photos-2025-2
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-16/climate-protesters-storm-phillips-66-facility-amid-recent-wildfires
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19 FEB 2025 · This guided meditation helps the practitioner gain a better sense of awareness of their surroundings and relationship with the space they are currently in. All you need to do this meditation is a safe space where you can sit comfortably and not be disturbed.
I am teaching a class on the Younger Futhark, the runes of the Viking Age, this March! If you are interested, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_EQJFXyLi4y7RvC1dx0CopI70_LXkqNwN2GacUjiFO-la0w/viewform?usp=sharing.
I am hitting the conference circuit this spring! Please contribute by donating whatever you can afford at my Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to support this podcast and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
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13 FEB 2025 · Law and justice are two institutions which are meant to address the role violence players violence within society. Join your host for a walk through how these questions were mediated by the Nordic peoples, why this is different from how we handle it today, what that suggests for modern practitioners, and more!
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-45-violence--63527838
I am teaching a class on the Younger Futhark, the runes of the Viking Age, this March! If you are interested, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_EQJFXyLi4y7RvC1dx0CopI70_LXkqNwN2GacUjiFO-la0w/viewform?usp=sharing.
I am hitting the conference circuit this spring! Please contribute by donating whatever you can afford at my Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to support this podcast and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
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5 FEB 2025 · The concept of myth is central to many modern Pagan and Heathen forms of spirituality. Join your host for a discussion on what myth is, why it matters, and how it influences modern practice.
Episode on Conspiracy Theory and Myth:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29-myth-and-conspiracy--57549804
Source for Jung's Collective Unconscious: https://iaap.org/jung-analytical-psychology/short-articles-on-analytical-psychology/the-collective-unconscious-2/
Source for Joseph Campbell's Four Functions of Myth: https://www.jcf.org/learn/joseph-campbell-four-functions-of-myth
I'm hitting the conference circuit! You can help get me out to Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Maryland this spring by donating at this link: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to support this podcast and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
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29 JAN 2025 · This modern myth takes us to the Atlantic in the Age of Sail where a certain red-bearded stranger inspires sailors to take charge of their destiny.  Tune in for the myth, stick around for the piracy!
I'm hitting the conference circuit! You can help get me out to Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Maryland this spring by donating at this link: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to hear the rest of this episode, this podcast, and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
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15 JAN 2025 · This guided meditation walks the listener through one of the core exercises in Fire & Ice spirituality which is used for helping practitioners reach a state of inner calm. All you need to do this meditation is a safe space where you can sit comfortably and not be disturbed.
I'm hitting the conference circuit! If you can help get me out to Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Maryland this spring then please chip in what you can at my Ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
Want to support this podcast and my other work? Check out https://patreon.com/waywardwanderer
You can also help out by https://calendly.com/ryan-fireandice/reading-appointment
Your friendly neighborhood Radical Heathen podcast! Join "The Way of Fire & Ice" author Ryan Smith for discussions on Norse Paganism in the 21st century, episodes come out on Wednesdays...
show more
Your friendly neighborhood Radical Heathen podcast! Join "The Way of Fire & Ice" author Ryan Smith for discussions on Norse Paganism in the 21st century, episodes come out on Wednesdays every month.
Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rysmi...
Like my work? Then please check out my Patreon for bonus episodes and more: https://www.patreon.com/waywar...
show less
Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rysmi...
Like my work? Then please check out my Patreon for bonus episodes and more: https://www.patreon.com/waywar...
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| Author | Ryan Smith |
| Organization | Ryan Smith |
| Categories | Religion & Spirituality , Spirituality , Religion |
| Website | www.onblackwings.com |
| ryan@onblackwings.com |
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