You 100% nailed it! Great advice! You cannot connect to the Gods on a smart phone, notebook, laptop, etc. The Shamans of old coveted solidarity. You cannot find out who you truly are around other people. You must go where the Gods are. Great video, Jacob!

Early on...almost 2 years ago...when I approached you asking questions about the gods, you gave me the exact advice you gave in this video, and it was life changing. Thank you! ...and bawhahahahaha on the happy tourists who jumped in the video :)

Often we get too distracted, I agree. The wights and Weyland speak clearer when I'm sweating in the forge than when I'm doing anything else, to me. Helps that I live in the sticks though. But sometimes, that success or failure forging is just my learning or lack of skill, and not a God or Goddess

i felt Odin come to me in a dream he didnt direclty speak to me but i could feel his presence and what he was telling me. he told me to honor him by wearing something around my neck. I got a Gungnir pendant a couple days after and ever since i started wearing it, i can feel his presance with me all the time. hes given me so much strength and clarity.

I’m a teenager, with (thankfully) a not religious family, and I had no pressure to follow their lead on religion. Looking back I’m sure I’ve had encounters with the gods, and I’m finally at peace with that. However I’m so new to religion that I have no idea what the hell I’m doing. These videos are helping me a lot with deciphering this lovely path of life.

Disconnecting from the modern world and meditation is Key. You should be versed enough in your craft to hear the call of the God and Goddess. If I have a question, I’ll ask for a sign, and I’ll receive an answer from the right Deities. And yes I’ve personally had a Raven appear over my vehicle and stay with me for a while. Question was answered and sign confirmed and I won my Lawsuit the next Day.

Maybe I can get some insight here. My daughter at age 10 was in a scary situation. She told me someone came to her lying in the bed and laid with her and rubbed her back and told her everything was going to be ok, he was proud of her, she was super strong and going to do great things. Your mom and dad love you very much and He really meant it. She preceded to say “you know how people tell you things just to make you feel better? I could tell he really meant it. “ She said “I was able to see what you were doing and he said you think about me all the time. She also said . He isn’t brown or white he is like ----. Which is a biracial bff she had at the time. I ask her “so are you ok now and can I stop worrying about you at -----? ( she was at a school where she had to stay overnight for a short period of time.) She said yes I am fine. She also told me he was wearing white and he had something like a sword. My daughter always had a great imagination, so I did believe her but obviously coming from a 10 year old questioned it somewhat. Well my mother passed away when she was 18 and they were very close. She struggled to go to my moms house for several months and one day she said out of no where she was just led to go visit her papa. It was not strange and she felt comfortable with my mom not there. She said “I don’t cry over MiMi anymore. She said bc I can feel her. She went on to describe the feeling. It wasn’t visual, but like sitting beside her in the car for example. So at 18 I ask her. Remember when you were at school? I know how you have always been very imaginative. Do you remember what you told me? She immediately said yes! How do you ever forget something like that? I’m not familiar with any of this, but I am starting to study it a little more. I hope I explained everything well. She can’t be around a lot of negative energy bc she picks up on it and causes her anxiety. Does anyone have any insight? She has had 2 close calls with death. Once at age 2 (cancer and tumor ruptured and was bleeding out internally). At age 5 another experience, but not as severe to my knowledge, but again required immediate surgery with not 100% sure of the outcome. She is a very typical 21 year old, but even she feels something is different. She once ask if she could talk to someone to figure out what it is. 🤷‍♀️ She is definitely a strong strong individual/ warrior (in our eyes). She has been through so much and has always had to work extremely hard at what seemed to come easy to her peers. Now at age 21 she does struggle more with confidence in her abilities. So capable of much more than she sees.

I was needing this video. Thank you for your great tips!

Thank you for this. This was excellent advice and the timing of it was impeccable for me.

I just found your Channel yesterday, and it's the first time I've really found some direction, I've just started in studying Norse paganism, and I stumbled quite a bit trying to figure out which direction to go in thank you to you and the gods for your help in finding direction

Thiiis is the vibe I need in my life and I’m so ready to dive down ur rabbit hole!! Thank you for having the courage and confidence to share yourself so well with us brother!!

I've watched every video and heard almost every podcast! And I give a like on every video.

Beautiful places you take us to. Thank you.

this is helpful!! I often hesitate as I am unsure and look for a more concrete answer. . . learning to trust your intuition is one of the toughest things to do when looking into the realm of spirit

This was really helpful, I've only just started the path, but WHEW, what a ride it's been these few short months!

AWESOME Video thanks Jacob 👍

Excellent advice and a beautiful background

I know it's a christian concept that God speaks and works through people, but I feel the same has happened here with the Norse gods through you, reaching out to me. I can't say it's any particular or specific god, so I just feel like it's a collective. I needed to hear what you said in this video and it was my sign from the gods. Thanks for all the work you do.

I honestly thought I was listening to a native speaker when you introduced yourself no joke! lol Anyway dude you really do put out some quality content and I look forward to watching your future videos. Wotan mit uns.

Has my first odin experience a week ago very surreal and very honoured

This was a very informative video, I myself look for my path with Tyr, I am former military and have always been a fighter and with Tyr being the Norse god of war, I connect very well with him

you said Thor and I had something I wanted to share with you some days ago I say a great eye and a curve horn in the sky I felt something special and just wanted to share that moment with you thanks for taking the time to read this skal my friends

Thank you! I am more a nature worshipper than a god worshipper but I find your advice and testimony so helpful. Vielen dank!

You are doing great work brother I am a really proud Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland all hail the Norse gods skal peace brother

Odin uses Ravens as messengers. When i see a Raven I don’t think that Raven is literally Odin. I see it more as Odin is staying informed on my life and my path. Doesn’t mean Odin is literally next to me because i see A LOT of ravens, so that would be a lot of time just watching me drive/ walk around It’s more of Odin is with me as in staying informed on my life. Sometimes when I’m in a ruff spot and need reminder of my faith in the Gods i will ask Odin to send me a Raven and within an hour I’ll see one. I would never expect Odin himself to come see me, but to just send a message to a Raven to give me a fly by to reinforce my faith isn’t a great burden to ask for. So i do feel that Odin is with me when i see a raven.

Big thing I do is working with myself, doing my own thing, working on me and practicing the practice! Then if I want to reach out on a specific day or at a specific time it makes the space just for us. Organizes the time a little better than just always pestering (I've found that they don't really mind, but I do lol), get questions together or just be open. You can also not reply to a pull in a direction, the choice is ultimately yours. Best of luck y'all! + get off the damn phone for a couple of hours is solid advice

I dont feel like i have many experiences, but i recently had a very vivid dream with loki, introduced himself as such and the others in my dream confirmed it. That dream and being out on a nature trail feeling full of life are the two that come to mind, and i cant wait to experience vivid experiences again

I couldn't agree more with these words! I joined the faith a little over a year ago and since then some of my friends and family have come to me to ask similar questions and had almost the same answer. I've always said if you think it's this deity then sit down and ask them. That's what I had done when I had my first experience too!

Your enthusiasm is quite addictive. I really enjoy the videos you shoot here in Germany. Not only because I'm German, but because you improvise and keep little things like the ambulance or the lady who guided the other tourists in. Btw, the way you counted the time between the siren signals cracked me up! Your introduction in German was really good and you showed that there isn't really a word for Norse Pagan in German. It's hard to explain to my friends what I'm studying (not yet really there too actually call me a Norse pagan) without dancing aground the matter. Mostly, I call it Germanic religion or belief. The advice you have is spot on. I've had some moments where I wondered if that was a good that spoke to me or maybe one of the land sprites. I didn't bother so much with finding that one out ( like I said, not there yet), but have thanks to whoever it was for the experience. To let the Besserwisser (almost every nation seems to know this German word - I wonder why) get the best of me. The "Valkyrie" is an angel of peace, Friedensengel. It's there to remember the end of the German-French war, I believe. Have you been to Haitabu the last time you were here? If not, you should stop there. It's nice, even if it has become a little too fancy and tourist-y over the past years. Schleswig is a really cute city too. The whole are speaks to me and you can almost still see the longboats roll in. Sorry for the long and random comment. Basically, I just wanted to say thanks.

I love how on que you are with the alarms 😅😅 again thank you for your time, research, and knowledge brother! Skal!

I'm new to all of this and a new pagan and I'm hoping to learn a lot from you

Good advice about the phone, need to do this myself.

40% club! Thanks for the video as always Jacob.

Danke meine bruder and that's the extent of my german for today. Absolutely love the sites and the beauty of Germany! Thanks for the video and for always teaching those willing to learn and sharing that wisdom so we can grow and expand our spiritual toolbox and knowledge. You hit the nail on the head with "those of us coming from christian backgrounds" comment yes we do often overdo it especially at first when you begin the pagan path. Have a great time in Europe and may you get back safely.

Mine came from an accident at work. I had my forearm pinned in a machine, luckily it didn't break. As a volunteer EMT, I've seen my share of accidents like that and worse. Suffice it to say, I was fortunate and it felt like I got a free pass on the ordeal - I still have full use of said arm. I can only attribute that protection to Thor.

Hello, I left an important comment under your video -The Norns: The Carvers of fate- 6 months ago :0) I believe you didn't see it. This new video that you posted on the 25th of May just popped out today so I felt like dropping a line. By the way, I am in labor now, since Friday actually. So my baby will be born very soon -perhaps with the new moon and no further than the 6th of June, I feel. I know that the Norns will be here.

Thankfully i am nine days today sober from aloachal and two half months clean from hevey drugs all hail lord Odin and all hail lord Thor all hail the Norse gods of Valhalla skal i am only getting back into this great religion i am a really proud Norse pagan i hope lord Thor and lord Odin bless and keep yous all safe

I keep seeing Odins rune. Once in a light reflection, once as a smudge on the window and today on the road. All in a 24 hour period

I made it to the end ☺️. Another great video! Curse those ants!

I find this video pretty darn useful and I'll try to apply them to any future chance there may be a god connecting if they do. Also, now that we're talking about this topic, let me flip it. I'm planning a trip soon so, how is the god I should try to connect and make an offering to for safe travels?

I remember a while back, I had gotten sensations when the still air suddenly blew passed me but I hadn't known how to put it to words. At some point after this happened on multiple days, I spoke out in a sense of prayer from the heart and mind. Asking for whatever or whomever was causing such a sense "politely" to do so again. Each time I did this, the air went from still or gentle breezes to an abrupt burst of wind that came and calmed moments later around me. But it truly felt like there was something or someone there trying to speak to me. Unfortunately I also come from a very pressurized, Christian, monotheistic household so my explaining this experiences to family was met with "It's just the weather." So honestly to this day I'm not sure who might've been trying to reach out to me. I am still new to Norse Paganism, but I chose to move in the direction of it as I felt a pull to such more so than the other pantheons. I just wish I knew who it was so I might try to reach out to them now that I have more religious freedom. :(

sehr gut!

I wouldn't say I've had contact per se but I've made a few offerings to Tyr and since I started things have been looking up for me. I've gotten to participate in one of a kind things, an assignment to a base I've been wanting, I'm getting put up for prestigious awards. It's pretty crazy like nothing I've experienced when I was a Christian.

Thanks

I’m new to this. Hello

I’d love to have a talk with you about the Gods sometime. Your channel inspired me to create my own to share my journey with the Norse Gods. I just had my spiritual awakening this week. My channel is an open space for all Pagans regardless their beliefs and it chronicles my journey with Odin and the Gods & Goddesses @TheWisdomOfOdin

I've had thor coming to me in a dream and he said nothing to me but looking at him was exactly how they described him in norse mythology a big brute and then he took me to a massive table filled with all my family members enjoying a huge feast then outta nowhere Thor pulled me at my arm and gave me a replica of mjolnir and then showed me a huge battle happening on earth and he send me down with a fraction of his power and I accomplished a huge victory. I wonder to this day what Thor tried to tell me.

Great video. Thank you. Do you have any advice for those of us that are called or drawn toward deities that are sometimes opposed to the Aesir and Vanir - gods like Fenrir, Hel, and Jormungandr? I know myself and several others have been strongly drawn toward Fenrir, and we get lots of eye-rolls and foul words from other, more mainstream Norse Pagans. Rökkatru seems like the term for us, but I'm looking for fellowship, not prejudice from my fellow Pagans - and I truly don't feel like I chose Fenrir. I fully believe he chose me. I'd like to know what you think. Thanks again.

Trust me, if it is Odin wants your attention for some reason, he will get it. He tends to come through loud and clear. Even when you wish he wouldn't. When he wants your attention it is usually not with a gentle nudge. At least in my experience it hasn't been for the last 68 years. You kind of get used to it.

I sat outside at night n a light came on 4 times to my right which is set off by movement but no one was there! Not even a moth. So I said, if you're a god how do I know who you are. Then after 5 mins, the light on my left came on n again nothing moved to set it off? Loki????

11:50 wie süß dass sie fragt 🤭

I've known who my patron is for quite a while now. Loki.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

This was cool to hear. For me I think the three most prominent gods in my life are Odin, Thor and Tyr. Odin because the quest for knowledge and wisdom is one I share, as well as a deep desire to know the end of the world. Thor and Tyr because I see their qualities in my own brothers. A strong, brave, loud, and joyful man and a courageous, noble and just man

A few months ago I was walking to a dentist appointment and the day before I just had research the goddess hel and when I was on that walk I saw 2 dead animals in a row I really felt close to her

Absolutely great advice. Everything you had said including the dry spells should be documented. Sometimes we forget to give offerings because of how busy we are. Maybe the Gods in their way are saying stop and smell the roses. This video is much needed to all of us. And as for the ants...I don't want to blame Loki, but maybe he's trying to get your attention. Hel got my attention by having a dead rose in my walking path next to a cemetery. Just sayin🤔 Thanks again for an amazing video ❤

Im German and got so surprised when you started speaking German 😭

I was riding my Harley down the highway. Loud pipes, engine at 75 and wind. All of sudden it went quiet. I chatted with a classmate. She asked her pastor of her church. He replied “it was someone in my past that is no longer living trying to contact me”. Even when I was plowing a field I seen a Raven or crow in my field just watching me. I asked a friend and he mention it could be Huggin or Muggin doing Odin’s work

Have an honest question because I seen your videos of offerings, connecting to the Old gods, building a relationship with them. And I’m wondering if it’s commonplace to have experiences, present offerings, and having a relationship with Loki? I’ve heard a lot of having them with other Gods and Goddesses, and yet to have seen anyone “so far” mentioning if they had one of Loki. Would it be seen as odd even for others of Norse paganism? I’m not entirely sure which is why I ask. I apologize if it might seem like a silly question.

9:00 KZfaq Shorts is another one. It's real easy to scroll for a long time. Getting distracted by our electronics is not good for society as a whole.

Sometimes I have felt the presence of an entity I cannot name. I have learned that only a small portion of our beliefs have survived and I've wonder if a deity we have no information on has been helping to guide me. (Might sound dumb 🥴)

Candles are the best I found for contact. Ask for the flame to react in whatever ways you will understand as a definitive answer

I have a question ? First I love your KZfaq page and your videos are knowledgeable. My question is this I am person of color who has worked with Odin and Freya . Is wrong of me to work with Norse gods having only a little European blood? Thank you for your videos again.

My spirit walk. I went homeless. I had that spiritual experience as I had to survive without the help of modern convenience. I had to dig for those basic skills and became closer with the old ways. Which made me thirst for the knowledge when I came back into contact with things like the internet. I traced my family name to the Netherlands and ultimately to Norway. Now I'm thirsting for knowledge of our original gods.

Alle Ehre Respekt 👍

Almost every time I would wear my Mjolnir this summer there would be a massive thunder storm, is that Thor?

I am a new Nordic pagan… which honestly I feel as if I don’t even deserve to be called that, but I was originally a Christian. I believe that the gods, though I may not know who exactly I worship, are definitely real in the world. What initially drew me to Nordic paganism is the connection to nature. Is there any advice for possibly finding a community of people who believe the same? One other question, what if you haven’t had a sign shown to you.

I got connected with the spirits at first

3 years ago I believe the God's reached out to show things were going to be okay. My mother was told she had stage 3 lung cancer. I prayed for a sign to show me it will be okay. The next day 32 crows appeared in two trees outside my parents kitchen window. I believe that was when I solidified my faith in the gods. My mom has been cancer free since and her lungs have cleared to where it was like she never had cancer.

How was the capuccino and where did you get it?

I need to ask something that's bugging me. Please bear with me. My very 1st Deity connection wasn't Norse, it was to Apollo. (I was 15 yrs old) I know it was him because I asked for a sign & the sky changed colour to PINK. Since my 20s though I've considered myself a Norse Pagan (I'm now 47) & mostly drawn to Baldr, but these last few months I've felt 2 influences strongly; Odin (I don't know why & not Baldr), & Apollo again. So I have 2 questions, 1st, what advice do you have if non-Norse deities want to work with me? How do I square that with my Norse patrons? 2nd, how would I know if Baldr was actually trying to contact me? What signs can I look for? Thanks, I do feel quite muddled on this.

I have strong connections with Thor. First big connection was in my younging days sitting on the windowsill watching the sky just crisscrossed with lightning. But the latest was when i asked Thor to show me his strength and power just to have a sudden strong thunderstorm appear out of nowhere and it increasing in strength the happier i got. Thats when i figured that yeah, i think i may have Thor as a patron. I do have a pull towards snakes in general and have had weird connections with them, along with really weird dreams of Loki(one was of me being randomly in a Swedish forest with my sister for some reason and i was showing her this stone altar i had set up when a snake slithered onto my hand which turned into Loki).. so i suspect Loki might be reaching out too.

What do you do if the first "explosive moment" you experience happens to be the shape of Fenrir forming in the clouds of the nighttime sky, looking directly down at you?

Cool how you speak the words fre dens Engel. It sounds to my mother language (Dutch) as vredensengel. It means angel of peace. Vrede is peace ande engel is angel in Dutch.

I recently became norse pagan and just two days ago I saw two ravens since becoming norse pagan and I'm pretty sure I connected with Odin I also read that he's also the God of poets and just yesterday I wrote a poem could that be Odins way of possibly reaching out since I connected with him?

I don't think crows are associated with Odin. I see crows all the time, but ravens on the other hand, I don't recall ever seeing a raven prior to becoming a polytheist. I can understand mixing the two type of birds up with each other, but it's important to learn how to tell a raven from a crow if you want to notice signs from Odin. Ravens are generally larger, with longer tail feathers and a thicker beak.

What if im seeing something a long the lines of a tree but not physically. A large leafless tree?

Jacob how can i contact you?

Might be a bit of a silly question, and you may have touched base on it in another video that I’ve missed, I heard that the Nors refer to the Greek God Saturn when saying Saturday. How are the Greek and Norse Gods connected?

"Trust your apophenia" lol

song?

And also, probably the most important one is that; the god contacting you may not be in the pantheon you want.

And the other thing I always ask myself, is this real? Or is it my fantasy, my ego?

I had a strange experience for months, I was taking boxing hours and one day,on a Training there was a man, for me was he old I was 17, grey hair,long beard lomg clothes and with a hat. I came up from the door to change my clothes he was also on that training and as I changed my clothes he spoke to me, he was so wise, I thinked on Odin all the time, maybe the the grey haired men was just a man, who wanted to take a few ours in boxing but I feelt there something I looked at him I just have seen Odin in him, I had a strange but a good experience that day, and still when I'm thinking on that man, I'm asking myself.. was that Odin?

This may be a stupid question. Are there any Deities associated with ducks? I've been seeing lots of wild ducks around my back yard lately.

Sorry to hear about your biting sweat 😬

When I look at the stars I get a special feeling what does that’s mean?

A enormous flock of ravens were cawing and circling (swooping) around my ex-husbands house. Ive been taking my things from my old place... I took it as Odin warning me and didn't go into the home. My ex has had erratic behavior and I do believe Odins presence was there as a warning. I'm learning to listen to the God's, be Mindful and present.

Is there a god for darkness? I've come across shadows in the corner of my eye.

I'm not a pagan but I respect people's beliefs I'm thinking about coming over to paganism can you please help me what's your advice I'm christian .

can someone obtain honor after living a crappy life. What God could you appeal to help with that change?

Is it ok to work with both Norse and Greek Gods ?

My friend you are 100% correct trust your self when it comes to this faith this religion and yes fuck the phone 😂 and go out side and see what the god do once again my friend amazing video love it and keep it up ❤️‍🔥🛡️⚔️🤘🏼🍻 oooooo and yes write it down that helps like a son bitch okay I'm done 😂😂

Considering beer is just weeds boiled in urine, I think the gods deserve offerings better than, and more useful than, alcohol.

What if they aren’t a god?

Why is there graffiti on everything? I didn’t realize that was such a problem in Germany.

Take your time, and go outside

bro come live it then ill ask you what being norse is im old but to experience screaming against the wind agaain id give my last breath for that born dead born north