Asatru Folk Assembly - October 15, 2025


Heroic Ideal of Agency #afa #asatru #asatrufolkassembly #shorts

Hosted by
Steve McNallen
Finding that Purpose #afa #asatru #asatrufolkassembly #shorts Vetrnætr 2025

Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

127.11

Word count

296

Sentence count

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Summary

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The heroic ideal of being a person of agency is so crucial to all of the things we do, and you can t do that unless you are mindful. Being aware of what's going on around you and consciously choosing your method of engagement with the life that you have before you is the first step in the heroic ideal, and that is taking ownership of your behavior and choosing to live intentionally.

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00:00:00.000 also the the npc thing we believe in also true fundamentally this is something that separates us
00:00:06.800 from i would say separates us certainly from christianity and also from um eastern faiths
00:00:15.200 of you know wanting to disappear into oneness our individual expression of ourselves the heroic ideal
00:00:25.440 of being a person of agency is so crucial to all the things that we do and you can't do that unless
00:00:35.280 you are mindful now there are plenty of you know over expressions of mindfulness and i'm sure the
00:00:42.400 law speaker will get to but as at a fundamental level being aware of the things going on around
00:00:52.560 you and consciously choosing your method of engagement with the life that you have before you
00:00:59.600 it is it's sad that that's a mark of distinction but in today's world it really is
00:01:08.980 and i think it's a really special one and i think it is one that um
00:01:15.180 is available to all of us outside of
00:01:21.100 all of the different situations we find ourselves in there's a lot of opportunities that are
00:01:28.580 afforded those who maybe are born into wealth are in are particularly robust are particularly bright
00:01:36.360 are particularly any number of things that are advantageous anyone at any state of what they're
00:01:44.140 doing, barring comatose people or the severely retarded, are capable of recognizing where
00:01:52.720 they are in relation to others, in relation to the gods, in relation to the world around
00:01:57.500 them, and acting with purpose and with meaning within the days of their lives and within
00:02:03.640 the abilities they have, that's the first step of the heroic ideal, is taking ownership
00:02:11.100 of your behavior and choosing to live intentionally and I think it's it really ties in in a very
00:02:18.480 important way and