Asatru Folk Assembly - November 05, 2026


Build Bright Fame #afa #asatru #ásatrú #asatrufolkassembly

Are there Atheists in the Lore? #afa #asatru #ásatrú #asatrufolkassembly Be Identifiably Ásatrú #afa #asatru #ásatrú #asatrufolkassembly

Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

133.81

Word count

364

Sentence count

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Transcript

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00:00:00.000 the idea of things to do to earn a better place in the afterlife is make your ancestors out of you.
00:00:09.080 Be such a person that they look forward to welcoming you among them when you make it to the other side
00:00:15.280 and that they're eager to be in your presence, that you being among them, you know, elevate,
00:00:21.400 like raise the standard rather than lowers the standard for your family beyond the veil.
00:00:25.960 also do what you can to earn the attention of the gods and to earn their favor
00:00:34.260 live your life in a way to make the gods proud of you but in a more mundane way
00:00:42.260 make the people who know you proud of you svan talked about posthumous ascension
00:00:48.900 your position fame is everything to our folk fame you can think of it as fame you can think
00:01:02.360 of it as reputation but your honor your reputation that you earn in your life that
00:01:12.080 that goes ahead of you announcing your presence that gives people an expectation of you and that
00:01:21.100 elevates you in the company of those who know the gods know they know they look on and they see
00:01:28.920 um the reputation of heroes is one of the things that saga
00:01:35.500 speaks to the all-father about when they drink
00:01:38.580 um the deeds of heroes and there's you know super duper heroes worthy of saga and song
00:01:49.180 there's also people who have moments of heroism who in a moment become more
00:01:55.300 than they would be find transcendence through acts of courage there's also people who live
00:02:04.080 stalwartly loyal to the gods throughout their lives who are loyal to those who
00:02:07.780 of them who are stand-up members of their family members of their community
00:02:14.660 they are recognized and the more your ancestors or your descendants rather celebrate you and
00:02:20.020 stumble and raise horns to you and speak your name and celebrate your deeds the better your
00:02:27.220 fame grows in the afterlife so i think that we're we're foolish if we get too definitive on where
00:02:34.500 we think our place is in the afterlife but these things put you in the best position to have a
00:02:41.220 favorable position there.