This is just an idea I thought of, I am perfectly aware a general pagan church is a bad idea and likely wouldn't work, but on the matter of a more specific grouping, of the heathen tradition made more sense in my mind. Historically speaking, there has always been an association of Asatru priests (the actual name in old Norse alludes me at this moment), given it wasn't as centralized as the Vatican Church by any measure but still, it existed as a formal organ by which young people could see education on matters of the gods as well as a group to run temples to the gods (conducting special ceremonies and the like.) Information on them is shaky (as with everything related to Asatru) but I've actually spoken to my history teachers and professors about Asatru and it is commonly believed that temples to the gods' priests and priestesses were connected to one another.
I was wondering if any of you think an organization like this is a good idea in the modern world? Perhaps just something to make information on Asatru easier to get a hold of, or maybe a group to raise funds, train priests and priestesses to run temples.
Personally I would like to see temples (like the ones reconstructed in Iceland) constructed and a organization of loosely connected priests with a common agreement on what is Asatru and what is myth in the modern world. I am more than willing to debate however, encourage you guys to debate one another and apologize if my ideas are a bit scattered.
I was wondering if any of you think an organization like this is a good idea in the modern world? Perhaps just something to make information on Asatru easier to get a hold of, or maybe a group to raise funds, train priests and priestesses to run temples.
Personally I would like to see temples (like the ones reconstructed in Iceland) constructed and a organization of loosely connected priests with a common agreement on what is Asatru and what is myth in the modern world. I am more than willing to debate however, encourage you guys to debate one another and apologize if my ideas are a bit scattered.
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