Not bad. Not fucking bad at all.

Jun 19

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for once, a tv show got something right.

About ganglerisgrove

Galina Krasskova has been a Heathen priest since 1995. She holds a Masters in Religious Studies (2009), a Masters in Medieval Studies (2019), has done extensive graduate work in Classics including teaching Latin, Roman History, and Greek and Roman Literature for the better part of a decade, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Theology. She is the managing editor of Walking the Worlds journal and has written over thirty books on Heathenry and Polytheism including "A Modern Guide to Heathenry" and "He is Frenzy: Collected Writings about Odin." In addition to her religious work, she is an accomplished artist who has shown all over the world and she currently runs a prayer card project available at wyrdcuriosities.etsy.com.

Posted on June 19, 2017, in Odin, Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments.

  1. Jön Upsal's Gardener | June 19, 2017 at 2:45 AM

    This was absofuckinglutely the best scene in the series to date. I realize it’s somewhat trite to draw theological conclusions from a television show (one might even say it is worshiping at the altar of Media), but damn tonight’s episode of “American Gods” was powerful and profound.

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  2. ganglerisgrove | June 19, 2017 at 2:47 AM

    i agree. it encapsulated some very essential truths.

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  3. The Dionysian Artist | June 19, 2017 at 7:16 AM

    Thanks to you Galina, I was introduced to Odin. Of all the many gods I’ve had encounters with, He is by far the most impressive (to put it lightly) Deity I’ve ever come across.

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  4. aediculaantinoi | June 19, 2017 at 9:45 AM

    This is all that I’ve seen of the show, apart from the trailers…have wanted to remedy that for a while now, but have not had the opportunity to watch it yet. But, in a few hours, grading will be over…maybe I can see some of it over my break before the next quarter begins in July.

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  5. Sparrow | June 19, 2017 at 11:49 PM

    Wow! That was a very powerful scene. It caused the hairs on my arms to stand up. (Haven’t seen American Gods yet. For Canada it’s playing via Amazon not on our regular channels 😦

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  6. Rede Seeker | June 20, 2017 at 2:09 AM

    ‘…I have as many titles as there are ways for men to die…’

    Oh, yes, He does, doesn’t He?

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  7. Richard Norris | June 20, 2017 at 2:56 AM

    The God that truly and fully terrifies me, but always makes me laugh when I hear how he’s grabbed up someone and decided they might be useful.

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  8. Chas S. Clifton | June 20, 2017 at 3:40 AM

    The touring Vikings museum exhibit, which I recently blogged about, offered a euhemerist (euhemerized?) explanation of Sleipner’s eight legs — that the “horse” was four men carrying a bier or stretcher with a fallen warrior on it.. Not sure I buy that, but it’s interesting to think about.

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  9. ibgreenie3 | June 25, 2017 at 10:32 PM

    I cheered when Odin revealed himself, at last! My husband too was surprised that he was shown in his glory.

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  10. Saivite | June 27, 2017 at 9:31 PM

    Oh yes, I watched that a few times. I was wondering how that was going to happen! Incidentally (or not!), the next weekend I connected with a dear friend and we discovered that we both have been looking to invite Odini more prominently into our lives and we are making plans to work on that together ;0) Hailasa Odin!

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