WoO basically reminds me of Ocean's idea of "Latant Christianity". Mythic literalism, high racism and homophobia, and pseudo-science. I would bet a good money that he was raised in an extremely fundementalist christian household where he was taught the teachings of Ken Hamm, young earth, homophobia, classic southern racism, and pseudo-science. He is a fundementalist christian reskinned into a Norse Pagan.

"Words only go so far, and if you have actions that counters your words, then your words are meaningless" This is an amazing quote. Thank you for casting light upon this man!

Well, this'll be starting the new year off with a banger. Getting my popcorn ready.

Not how I expected to start my new year on youtube but I'm here for it all the same!! *snags the popcorn*

"Unexpected Poop Gnosis." I never really thought of scatology as a discipline of any religion. Let's just say it's a good thing that I wasn't trying to drink anything a that point in the video.

Ugh. I used to watch this guy, thankfully I stopped watching him a while back. I was kinda turned away when he made a completely unnecessary comment about people who worship Hel, but once I saw where he wouldn't directly dismiss the AFA, I was done

Woo Loki video was the final straw for me. I had been skeptical about him for a while before that. I wasn’t aware of all the drama on discord was happening until after I started following Ocean. His videos gave a strange vibe that was a little creepy, thought it was just his personality. Everyone is on their own journey. Thanks for bringing this up

As a Norse pagan for about 1 & half years all I've really known is Jacob as my MAIN source and I heard rumours and saw some stuff but I never really wanted to believe it probably solely due to the fact I got comfortable with his content. After reviewing this and taking the time to read every single screenshot there's no chance I'm supporting him. I guess that's another lesson I've just been taught

I love the "If you stand with hatred you will stand alone" Personally I think "and you'll fall alone" to it as well. But aye that's just me lolzz

Thank you Wolf the Red, my wife and I have been exploring this religion for about a year now. We were both raised Catholic and we never felt spiritually connected to it. Through my uncle talking about my grandmother who was born in Norway i started to learn more about my family and the history of that side of my family and it intrigued both my wife and myself. My wife for a few years now has gotten into wiccan and I also tried but we really felt a strong connection to norse pagans and those gods. So long story short we started to really listen to Wisdom of odin and bc of you and Ocean we have come to learn that NOT all pagans are including. My wife is Mexican and our son is mixed and we haven't always received the kindest welcome to being norse pagan. So i just wanted to write this and say thank you to both you and Ocean for so much rich and insightful content to learn more about what it is to be a pagan and to warn about the darker side that some practice with this religion.

I would like to put this out there for those who are confused about why Declaration 127 and the Declaration of Deeds are important. We are a religion with a public reputation for involvement with Nazis; this is a fact, and pretending otherwise will do nothing to address the fact that this is both how we are perceived, and that we do have a problem with fascists and white supremacists. To address this, having a means for communities to loudly and publicly declare to our BIPOC and LGBTQ+ fellows that if they share a seat at our table, they can do so while knowing they will not knowingly be sat next to someone who wants them dead is critical. It is not a chain or an oath, it is not some condemnation or demand. It is a guarantee that promises our most vulnerable fellow heathens and allies that they are safe to interact with us, that we will not stand for those who wish them dead for being who they are. If it is too hard for you to make such a promise, then your community is, so far as I can see, worthless. Feel free to refuse to make that promise, but know that those of us who consider the humanity of our fellow heathens important will make note and will do so loudly so those under threat of violence know which tables are safe to sit at.

Now, I may not like Keltoi a whole lot, but he sure as fuck isn’t a racist or anything similar, and I don’t appreciate this Jacob asshole trying to label him as such. I had heard enough before about WoO to know he was bad, but I had no idea he was *this* bad. I’ll be sure to send this to my sister so she knows to stay well away from him.

It’s sad to see someone who’s molesting an old religion and its traditions for his own benefit and fame. But exposing losers like this is exatcly how you destroy a cult like woo’s. I know you only like spreading positivity and understandment of the Gods on your channel but a video like this is nice to have because I constantly worry about how dips like him are going to strain or ruin the reputation of norse paganism in the new world. Keep going man thank you for all the videos 💪🏻

I started watching him last year and a few videos in, my intuition told me he’s trouble. The way he comes across shows his intentions 100% clearly.

I JUST started getting his videos in my recommended. It just gave me bad vibes and I'm glad I found Oceans channel and yours first.

I tagged you in some screen shots on twitter and got a response and now we are blessed with Wolf call out vid. On WoO??! Could New Years get any better!?

I am a gay Trans man and WoO was my introduction to all of this... I looked up to him and was amazed by him and was so distracted w his claim of being commanded by Odin and wanting a community I never caught any of this and this is going to show how horrible this man is... I can't thank you enough for making this video and bringing this to light.. I still can't believe I nearly got sucked in

Reminder has been set. I will not miss this.

Thanks for taking the initiative on this! We need to call people like him out and go to uncomfortable places in the process. Victimization in itself is wrong, victimization of those that already face barriers is abhorrent

I followed him for a while. It wasn’t bad in the beginning when he only had less than 5000 subs, but as time has gone on the “charged by Odin” vibe to “gather the folk” just reminds me more and more of a televangelist especially since it costs money to be a part of his community.

I couldn't click on this fast enough. Thanks for uploading!

His channel was one of the firsts I came across on KZfaq when I started exploring paganism. At first I liked the message he was putting out, but I wasn’t a fan of how he wouldn’t give a straight answer on things. Something just felt off. Then I came across your, Ocean’s, and others and I’ve never gone back to his except to laugh about the giants in Kentucky after I watched the stream y’all did.

I watched a lot of his videos. In the end, I wanted to watch even more about heathenry, so I went and explored Ocean Keltoi and now you, Wolf the Red. I love your podcasts, and you both seem like reasonable people. I was quite surprised to learn, that WoO didn't outright refuse folkism, and stuff like that. I hadn't felt anything in his videos, and hadn't listened to his live streams yet. The more you two tell me about him, the more I am surprised at how easy it is to be caught up in it - and the more I am happy I found you guys afterwards. Not that it is directly relevant to me in the same way, because I am a Dane, and therefore not directly part of your community. But we have limited youtubers or bloggers in Danish, so listening to your way of things is quite interesting, and teaches me a lot. Thank you! :)

Looking forward to this!

Forced blood oaths and physically assaulting people? If that's the truth of what happened it's beyond egregious and massive abuse of power. That's horrendous and I hope the people who were harmed have gotten distance and space to heal.

As someone who almost got sucked into WoO's community, it sickens me how abusive he is. Especially against those who self harm and who are trans. Thank you Wolf for calling these behaviors out, and standing up for those who've been hurt by this greedy man.

My jaw literally dropped at the mention of the cut. I know I’m late with a lot of this, but I’m trying to stockpile info against WoO due to my pagan coworker having introduced me to him during the pandemic. I’ve had an idea of some of the issues Jacob had, but gods. I didn’t realize it was ever this had. This was a very well informed video. I’m glad I got around to finding people like yourself and ocean.

as a Kentuckian, he makes me so upset. pagans face so much adversity here already and the fact he's in my own backyard and I had no idea blows my mind -- and folks latching onto this makes me so angry. thanks for the video and bringing to light necessary information.

His pseudo science shit like humans coming from Mars reminds of Spirit Science and the cult of Teal Swan that I almost fell into. Glad this video exists about this guy.

No frið with folkists! Once again, thank you so much for this video. But please be careful of the possible backlash you could receive from him and his community. May the Gods protect you and the ones you hold dear!

Folkists can eat copious amounts of 207Pb. There. I said it without any trouble, and dare I say with style. Why is it so difficult for WoO?

The more and more I hear about this guy the happier I am that I didn't get too deep into his content before I found Ocean and you. Being a baby heathen, I fee like I could have fallen for his schemes. Thanks for everything you do for this community

Let's not forget when he tried to get involved with native American spiritual beliefs and religion

Damn. Great job on this video wolf. Thanks for bringing attention to this Dangerous Harmful WoO behavior. That part about the blood oath to Jacob was particularly surprising. 😱

I found this faith thru Jacob but I learned very quickly that he was trying to capitalize from paganism. And now he is taking vacations and buying houses on our money. It’s strange to watch and the first time I reached out to him on his Patreon he pretty much Ed talked to me like I was stupid

Finally getting a chance to sit down and digest this video and I didn't know it was this deep but wow am I happy I got out before I got in too deep. Thank the Gods I found yours and Oceans community

I am absolutely disgusted. I am ashamed that WOO was my introduction to this journey. I am mostly disgusted with the blood oath stuff. I for one think it's completely unnecessary let alone forcing somebody to do it.

Whatever race or creed, the Gods speak to us whoever you are. It's the individual who has to either accept that, or Ignore it. Allfather blessings

There is so much nope is the wisdom of odin.

This is really eye opening thanks

You merited Yourself a new Subscriber. I appreciate Your integrity

Great video! Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us, & I hope this is a topic that doesn't get swept under the rug

I signed the declaration 127 myself last year. I agree whole heartily with it. I'm also sorry for missing the live I will make sure I will be on the next one.

This is such a "I told ya so" moment 😂. I was painted as the bad/jealous guy a couple years ago. Nobody believed me. Always listen to your intuition people 😎✌🏽

I came to Heathenism, through wanting to learn about the history and belief systems of where my immigrant parents came from and heathenism felt totally right to me.I found amongst others WOO and it was interesting, but I did notice the hedging of answers to really important questions. This made turn off him.Also another site is Norse Magic and Beliefs which felt very uncomfortable with. There is no place in modern, caring societies for racism, bigotry and gay hatred. We are not trying to become the people of the past, who lived in the PAST, but to learn and appreciate the wisdoms of our chosen belief system.

Forgive me for this because it's entirely off topic but I just wanted to say something nice today and here feels good enough. You sound kind of like Ocean Keltoi but sleepier. Coming here from his channel so that's intended as a compliment. Live well, brother!

"Process this video before reacting emotionally." Already did that when you talked about the garbage going on at his "gatherings." All the signs and symptoms are there.

Thank you so much for this video.

I remember this guy from my beginning in paganism and had a gut feeling about him and followed it. Thanks for putting this clown on blast

Thank you for publishing content on this platform. I ( regretfully) do not use many platforms other than You Tube and Twitch ( no Twitter or Instagram or ....) So ALL that a Newbie sees is WoO being a person of Positive Intent and teaching ( some) basics... I didn't see the 'Drama' and just Believed. And i take the fault and the responsibility of it. But this is what WE SEE! ( Darn YT algorithms) pushed. Your Voice, and Ocean' s , and Others are DESPERATELY NEEDED Out there So again, THANK YOU

It's terrible how bad he is. It's made even worse by how easy he is to find. If you search "norse pagan" on youtube, what's the first thing you find? It's probably still his video on "Things I wish I knew first" or some junk like that. And if you're looking into norse paganism, I'd bet that "norse pagan" is probably your first search. As much as I hate to admit it, I think we can all agree that he is perfectly capable of talking a good talk. He can get you in deep before you even know it happened. Above all else, those make him so dangerous, and combined with his views on things, it makes him a disaster waiting to happen. Oh sorry, he doesn't have views, having views is too political for him and his "folk" ( I hope you can hear me rolling my eyes at the stupidity of the way he acts). And as an extra note, I'd just like to say I appreciate the way you present things. Yeah, you share your thoughts on things which is important, but the theme overall is "Here's what I know, I want to share with you so you can make your choices in an educated way". You would've been completely valid for just coming in here and just absolutely tearing this guy apart with every bit of rage that the situation asks for, but you didn't, and I respect the hell out of that.

Thanks for the video! This is very damning... I think even one of these being brought up alone would've been enough for me to back out of a community like that... But the amount you mentioned, plus that it's not a complete amount? Yikes D:

This might sound simple, but the guy creeped me out in the first video I watched of his. From day one something just didn't feel right about him. He reads a couple books and suddenly he is "Sent by Odin" ? To be blunt, I think Woo simply just fell off his rocker and lays on the kitchen floor every night weeping in the fetal position wearing his Marvel Comics costume. I hope the gods reach out to him and show him the actions he needs to take to get back on track. I wish him well and hope he goes away to a sacred cleansed place (with no internet), for as long as it takes (5? 10? 20 years?), and makes amends with the gods for misrepresenting them. The gods are aware of his misdeeds; we can all be sure of that. I'm sure Hel will find the appropriate Hall for Woo when the time comes.

Shout out to Jonathan. Met him at that gathering as a newbie. We had a fantastic fireside chat. Never liked Jacob, but suspicions were confirmed after that experience. Parted with that community since.

I appreciate you taking the time to go through all of this. He was unfortunately one of the KZfaqrs I found earlier in my journey into heathery, so I have seen a number of his videos. Fortunately, I had already started getting a bad feeling about him and quit watching before seeing any of you or Ocean's content on him. This just reinforces my decision to have nothing more to do with him. It's good to be aware of these things.

Thank you for sharing yours thoughts and reasons. I am new to the Nose path and WOO was the 1st videos I watched. My intuition said to look somewhere else and here I am. Again thank you and I will check out more of yours and Oceans videos of knowledge.

It needs to be said and Im glad you have done this

The wisdom of Odin deserves all this dragging and then some.

OH I CANNOT WAIT!

I love that as I am consecrating some new supplies & tools I have found you with this video. Thank you my friend for the work you do… this was an eye opener. I did gather the notion that he was a bit eccentric and referred to some things that I needed to investigate further… now I see. His exclusivity and narcissistic tendencies are now plain as day. If not for Cosmic Law and my own spiritual peace; he’d receive a nasty parting gift from me.

Appreciate your hard work on this Wolf. I'm tired of fascist sympathizers existing in our spaces without criticism, actively cause harm, and abuse their power. Thank you thank you, this is so important.

I'm glad I don't follow him anymore. I used to and I sent his videos to some of my friends who are interested in Norse paganism. I need to inform them that he is a cult leader and doesn't actually believe he just wants money. Thanks for the warning.

This is just plain disgusting, glad you're putting this info out Wolfie.

Thank you for the video And also thank you for allowing me to join your discord

Thank you for sharing!!!

Great video! Comment for the algorithm.

I hate that he is the first person that comes up when you’re looking into Norse Paganism… Also, Idk if you practice Norse magical systems or not but I’d love to see some videos of that, I know Freya wants me to do it…

WoO introduced me into Norse Paganism and I’ve binged his Norse videos. His channel is what got me into Norse Paganism and finally took the dive into the religion completely. I’ve just learned of this all and am quite shooked. Im glad to have found new channels to learn from because I feel disgusted I was ever into his channel.

Amazing video, and I’m so glad you’ve said something Wolf. These kinds of things need to be known. Especially for us Heathens who want community so bad, we need to know we have options and the good and bad that’s out there! ❤️

Great job on the video Wolf. Appreciate what you do.

As someone starting out on this journey, thank you. I feel an affinity to Njord and maybe he sent you to show me the way.

Thank you for shining light on this guy, I’m new to being a Norse Pagan and I watched a few of his videos. I didn’t really like his vibe but it was somewhat emphasis on somewhat educational to someone with no knowledge of their Norse heritage. I found Oceans channel right after and he comes across as genuine and honest in his videos. He also put me on to this guys ways. Thank you two! I’d love to have the opportunity to speak and learn from you guys sometime and share my story about Odin and him saving my brothers life which put me from on the fence to fully going down this path after on and off research for about 2.5 years. I won’t lie, I don’t know much at all about Norse Paganism so just looking for direction, ya know? Definitely subscribing to your channel!

You're a good guy Wolf.

I am SO SO grateful for finding Ocean and Aliakai early on in my path and not getting brainwashed.

This makes me feel kind of sad, thanks for the info

Such an important video and so well done. Cults are dangerous and hopefully this helps newer pagans inform themselves and keep from falling into one.

Thank you Wolf for this amazing video. I know it wasn't easy on you, but it is such an important message. Keep doing the good work, we've got your back

This is 💯 spot on…

Thank you for this. As being new an trying to find my path to the Gods & Goddess the last thing I need is misdirection. Listening to WoO podcast for a bit, an I just haven’t been able to sink my teeth into it. Again thank you for work🤙🏼

I feel grateful that I never ran into this guy. I am greatful for this video. I am new to your channel and found it through Ocean. May you have the great spirits blessing.

Thanks for posting this. WOO was one of the first channels I came across when I started doing research into Asatru concepts. Thankfully you and Ocean made it apparent how much negativity is associated with the channel.

As a gay dude, these comments are so refreshing when there's so much toxicity in the heathen community. Much love and Happy New Year! 🥂

As someone who has recently become interested in Norse paganism, I genuinely thank you for saving me the time and energy of discerning what kind of person WoO is and what his community embodies.

Hey, just recently began getting into spirituality again and paganism in particular,and I am not sure exactly if I fit into being a norse pagan but I found and got really into Jacob's content because of the sort of charisma he had alongside the sort of style his discussion on purely topics like the information from stuff like the poetic edda, but after seeing this video I have to say thank you a wonderous amount. I was only really using the videos as sources of knowledge with no interest or capability to join his discord but it makes alot more sense why it's paid now. Bless you

I’m happy I found Ocean and you when I first started looking. It would be cool to have a list of content creators to be cautious of and ones to look for.

I watched n will ponder your points.... you cover actually an even sided reporting,IMHO!!! The person in question...is,at my limited contact..not a person I have any faith in.... Thanks for the content! ..

Thank god I found this video 😭 I’ve been curious about reconnecting with my ancestral roots but I’ve been nervous because I don’t know where to start and Norse Paganism is a White Supremacist landmine. I saw two WoO videos and I wasn’t sure what to think of him. Thank you so much for posting this

I was following this dude on KZfaq as a new pagan and I was at a point where I was looking for knowledge to help explain it all then I found videos by you and ocean explaining this dude and I'm so thankful for that being new at something sucks especially when you have people who hide like this it's refreshing to know people care enough to make videos like these to warn others about people like wisdom of odin much love to you and ocean

I’m surprised WoO is also from Ohio. We have a pretty tight knit Viking reenactment community. Which I have been a part of for several years. Never heard of this dude but I will be keeping an eye out for him this upcoming year. I’m glad you have shared some truths on him. His page rubbed me the wrong way as he seems to come off as he is speaking prophecy.

amazing video man, thanks for posting this, Got a sub from me thats for sure

Thank you.

I've been watching your channel for a while now, and the few things I've seen you, Ocean, and Aliakai talk about this guy, but never thought he was this bad. I thank you for the warnings here. I now know what to look for if I try and join a community to practice in near me.

Thank you for making this video Wolf! I know this journey has been rough for you but thank you for making it!

We are at your back wolf. No matter what anyone thinks, you are in the right, and you are on a mission that is extremely important. We all need to be ready and willing to stand firm against the oppression, hatred, and disgusting nature that WoO stands for. This video is extremely enlightening to this prior mentioned issues, but only scratches the surface of this bigots ideology. Stay safe, and go big or go home brother

Like many people here, when I was looking for answers to my heathen questions at the beginning, WoO was the first video to be suggested. At first they seemed informative, and in some cases legitimate, until WoO himself went down his own pop media, right wing pagan rabbit hole. This almost put me off my own path thinking it was wrong and potentially dangerous. I was lucky to find this channel, keltoi and many other more level headed pagans/heathens ect which helped me to a better understanding and deeper connection to my faith. WoO is cult dangerous, and if history has taught us anything, it’s that a person who speaks well and tells people what they want to hear, it can start conflict and bring harm to others. We shouldn’t be afraid to stand up to little bigots and fascists like him because if we do then they win. We are all people so be excellent to each other!

This made me so sick and so sad. I blocked him on KZfaq so I haven’t been recommended his videos since. He used to be recommended after other Heathen creators like you and Ocean. Thank you for informing all of us of how bad it has gotten.

Idc once you've cut someone open instead of saying maybe you shouldn't do this tonight. Once you've cut someone open without consent in an intimate gathering and no one walked away from your leadership, you've become a cult leader and should not be in charge of anyone's spiritual guidance.

I don't know about Wisdom of Odin and his history. The issue I have, as being new to Heathenry, is that I do not understand how the universalist view of paganism holds water. The veneration of gods believed to be ancestors of the believers seems to be more volkish and counter to a universalist view. So I see the argument that people of other races should seek guidance from their own kin and ancestors than from those from which they have no tribal link. The way I see it, one does not need to hate others to love their tribe. One shouldn't feel pressured to accept someone outside their tribe. Someone who is not welcomed into a particular group should not be offended when they are denied, but rather continue to seek a tribe of their own.

This is crazy for me to process as I've learned a lot as a new beginner to norse paganism from WOO's videos but it also reassures me that I'm doing the right thing by remaining a solitary practitioner

So many wtf thats a ... Woo needs to be topped.