For Spooktober, we will be doing a meditation which helps you commune with the dead. It helps for this meditation to have a picture or possession of the dead you are seeking to connect with.Lifting the VeilI am teaching classes on Nordic Ritual and Inclusive Spirituality! You can find out more and sign up at this link: http://www.onblackwings.com/classesWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
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Explainer 20 - Valhalla
Valhalla is the most well-known of all the Nordic death realms. For most of popular culture, it is a Viking Heaven that inspires violent, heroic deeds. Join your host for a dive into Valhalla, what it is, what it isn't, and more!In Their Own Words - Kash Patel & Valhalla feat. Heather GreeneI am teaching classes on Nordic Ritual and Inclusive Spirituality! You can find out more and sign up at this link: http://www.onblackwings.com/classesWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
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Episode 50 - Hoist the Black Flag
The Pagan, Heathen, and Witch movements may now be facing the greatest challenge in our young, vibrant history. Join your host for a journey through why our movements have always been a challenge to Christian hegemony, how we might now be an explicit target for persecution, The Pagan Threat, and more.Sources:The Pagans & the Christians - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-37-the-pagans-and-the-christians--60874790Number of Pagans in the US - https://www.newsweek.com/witchcraft-wiccans-mysticism-astrology-witches-millennials-pagans-religion-1221019Pew Forum on Religion - https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/The Federalist - https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/26/climate-worship-is-nothing-more-than-rebranded-paganism/Charlie Kirk on Maui - https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-blames-maui-wildfires-pagan-hawaiian-cultureThe Pagan Threat - https://wildhunt.org/2025/09/the-pagan-threat-is-talking-about-us.htmlMegyn Kelly - https://www.megynkelly.com/2025/09/23/megyn-kelly-reveals-erika-kirk-reaction-to-jezebel-curse-story-about-charlie-kirk/I am teaching classes on Nordic Ritual and Inclusive Spirituality! You can find out more and sign up at this link: http://www.onblackwings.com/classesWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
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In Their Own Words - Kash Patel & Valhalla feat. Heather Greene
Last week, FBI Director Kash Patel promised to meet Charlie Kirk in Valhalla. Joining us today is journalist and author Heather Greene to talk more about what this suggests, why the far-right's understanding of Valhalla is rooted more in pop culture than myth or history, and more!https://www.llewellyn.com/prod...https://www.heathergreene.net/https://www.youtube.com/@WitchesMovieCovenWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi
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Explainer 19 - What is Fascism?
Fascism is on the march so it's time to answer the question: what is it and where does it come from? Join your host for an explainer on fascism, its history, the realities of that movement today, and some tips for how to beat them.Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/waywardwanderer or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwf
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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