Unfortunately, my tier of WordPress does not allow me to create a post with linkable footnotes. I have created a link to a PDF of my essay with footnotes and clickable links.
For my full piece “On Surtr” you may view it as a pdf at this link.
I wanted to take some time to address the issue of Surtr and Heathen Theology after some of the recent conflicts at a class at North East Thing (NET, formerly East Coast Thing, ECT). I was not in attendance at this event, and only read the text of the “Heretical Heathenry” class, which was brought to my attention via a public accountability post regarding the presenters experience of the event. While I have not attended NET or its predecessor, I do have friends who are current and former attendees.
From what I gather one of the contentious moments in the class centered around Surtr and his inclusion or disinclusion in ritual space, his worship and on some level, our role in our cosmology. As a child of Angrboda, a volva and a Heathen whose worship has been primarily Jotun focused for over a decade who has repeatedly been asked “why” with regards to my gods I wanted to use this as a jumping off point to address the outlook and understanding of Jotunfolk in relation to how we understand the powers within our religion through the example of Surtr.
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