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modernamericansham
Oct 26, 20221 min read
Pine
(We would like to start out with that this blog is for information purposes only. I would also like to point out that we are not doctors...
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modernamericansham
Oct 26, 20222 min read
Edibles in your Yard!
(You should always seek out, in person training, when learning about edible plants. Nature is very tricky, and a poison plant can look...
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modernamericansham
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Howlite
Howlite is opaque white with black “threads”. This stone is often dyed and passed off as turquoise. Healing Energies: 1. Helps to...
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modernamericansham
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Women of Pre-Christian Germany
The information for this blog comes from the Germania written Tacitus. The Germania is a first-person account of Pre-Christian life in...
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modernamericansham
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Honoring the Dead
By Berig - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3628492 This is the time of year when the veil between...
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modernamericansham
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Northern European Philosophy
Our web page states that Northern European traditions have the same skills and philosophies as the more popular North and South American...
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modernamericansham
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Understanding Ragnarok
The Four Poems/Stories You Must Read to Completely Understand Ragnarok. The four poems/stories you must read to completely understand...
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modernamericansham
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Fluorite
Characteristics: This stone is usually green, or purple but rarer forms are blue and yellow. It is a translucent stone and will fade if...
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modernamericansham
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Malachite
Characteristics: Multiple shades of green generally stripped, opaque. It will break into pieces to warn of danger. Healing/Magical...
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modernamericansham
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Amazonite
Characteristics: Bluish-Green, Opaque Healing/Magical Abilities – used in treatment of nervous system and metabolic processing of calcium....
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modernamericansham
Sep 12, 20221 min read
The Nine Sacred Herbs
This is the first of a deeper look into the Nine Sacred Herbs used by Modern American Shamanism. We will look into Each herb and how it...
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modernamericansham
Jul 19, 20221 min read
Ond
Ond is the spirit or breath. It is similar to Chinese Qi. Ond is the essence of life, it is thought that the breath is one’s spirit. A...
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modernamericansham
Jul 12, 20222 min read
The Baldr Story
I Odin's last words to Baldr (1908) by W. G. Collingwood. In this blog and I breakdown the Baldr story. I will first break it down in a...
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modernamericansham
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Valkyries
The valkyries Hildr, Þrúðr and Hlökk bearing ale in Valhalla (1895) by Lorenz Frølich Valkyrie means chooser of the slain. They are...
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modernamericansham
Jul 6, 20221 min read
A Look at Arm Rings
This will be a short post that focuses on some different historical arm rings from Northern Europe. The first is a bronze arm ring...
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modernamericansham
Jul 3, 20222 min read
Wedding from Herald Fair Hair's Saga
Northern European Rituals (Weddings) A. Wedding Ritual based on an Icelandic Saga: 1. To start, like most things Northern European...
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modernamericansham
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Nerthus Challenge (Five Plants)
The new Nerthus Challenge is to simply find five edible plants your area or the area where you go hunting/camping. It is important to be...
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modernamericansham
Jun 8, 20222 min read
Where to Find Sagas for Free (sacred-texts.com)
Heimskringla or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway - Index (sacred-texts.com) Stanza 16. ABOUT SACRIFICES. Sigurd, earl of Hlader, was...
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modernamericansham
May 24, 20221 min read
Mugwort
Mugwort (I would like to start out with that this blog is for information purposes only. I would also like to point out that we are not...
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