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Wayward Wanderer

Your friendly neighborhood Radical Heathen podcast! Join "The Way of Fire & Ice" author Ryan Smith for discussions on Norse Paganism in the 21st century, episodes come out on Wednesdays every month. Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rysmi... Like my work? Then please check out my Patreon for bonus episodes and more: https://www.patreon.com/waywar...

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32:48

Explainer 22 - Runecasting

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/12/11

Runecasting is one of the best known forms of Heathen, Nordic, and Germanic divination. Join your host for a short walk through the whys and hows of runic divination.Explainer - DivinationWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfiI am teaching classes on Inclusive Nordic Spirituality! You can find out more and sign up at this link:

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9:12

Meditation - The Joyous Heart

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/11/26

This meditation creates an anchor with a moment in your life where you felt especially fulfilled, happy, joyful, and otherwise in a state of bliss & safety. These images can be called up later when you especially need to refresh & restore your sense of self.Calming the Sea & Sky Meditation

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11:53

Mediation - The Fortified Self

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/11/12

This meditation is meant to bolster and empower you in the face of great challenges. it works by calling on the aid of the Nordic Powers to grant you the tools, wisdom, & protection needed to accomplish the task ahead.Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfiI am teaching classes on Nordic Ritual and Inclusive Spirituality! You can find out more and sign up at this

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27:36

Explainer 21 - As Above, So Below

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/11/06

As above, so below is a common phrase in many Pagan & Witch spaces and can be seen as an assertion of inherent connection. Join your host for a walk through its deeper significance, how it applies in a Heathen context, & more!Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfiI am teaching classes on Nordic Ritual and Inclusive Spirituality! You can find out more and

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62:48

Let's Read - The Pagan Threat feat. Elizabeth...

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/10/30

And we're back with more of "The Pagan Threat." In this segment, Ryan and El wade through Lucas Miles' takes on UFOs, trans people, how Pagans are taking over Christianity, and more! Listen to Part 1 https://www.spreaker.com/episo... /> You can help support Cassandra Snow, one of the authors singled out by Lucas Miles, by going to their Patreon and signing up https://www.patreon.com/cassan... /> Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here:

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53:49

Let's Read - The Pagan Threat feat. Elizabeth...

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/10/29

A new Evangelical hate screed called The Pagan Threat dropped last month with a foreword by the late Charlie Kirk. Joining the pod is author Elizabeth Sandifer for a dive into Lucas Miles' hot takes on Paganism, Christianity, Hazbin Hotel, and more!Listen to Part 2 here.You can help support Cassandra Snow, one of the authors singled out by Lucas Miles, by going to their Patreon and signing up here.Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here:

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12:04

Meditation - Reaching Into the Mound

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/10/13

For Spooktober, we will be doing a meditation which helps you commune with the dead. It helps for this meditation to have a picture or possession of the dead you are seeking to connect with.Lifting the VeilI am teaching classes on Nordic Ritual and Inclusive Spirituality! You can find out more and sign up at this link: http://www.onblackwings.com/classesWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here:

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33:33

Explainer 20 - Valhalla

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/10/02

Valhalla is the most well-known of all the Nordic death realms. For most of popular culture, it is a Viking Heaven that inspires violent, heroic deeds. Join your host for a dive into Valhalla, what it is, what it isn't, and more!In Their Own Words - Kash Patel & Valhalla feat. Heather GreeneI am teaching classes on Nordic Ritual and Inclusive Spirituality! You can find out more and sign up at this link: http://www.onblackwings.com/classesWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign

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59:09

Episode 50 - Hoist the Black Flag

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/09/24

The Pagan, Heathen, and Witch movements may now be facing the greatest challenge in our young, vibrant history. Join your host for a journey through why our movements have always been a challenge to Christian hegemony, how we might now be an explicit target for persecution, The Pagan Threat, and more.Sources:The Pagans & the Christians - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-37-the-pagans-and-the-christians--60874790Number of Pagans in the US -

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39:02

In Their Own Words - Kash Patel & Valhalla feat....

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/09/15

Last week, FBI Director Kash Patel promised to meet Charlie Kirk in Valhalla. Joining us today is journalist and author Heather Greene to talk more about what this suggests, why the far-right's understanding of Valhalla is rooted more in pop culture than myth or history, and more!https://www.llewellyn.com/prod...https://www.heathergreene.net/https://www.youtube.com/@WitchesMovieCovenWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or

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36:06

Explainer 19 - What is Fascism?

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/09/04

Fascism is on the march so it's time to answer the question: what is it and where does it come from? Join your host for an explainer on fascism, its history, the realities of that movement today, and some tips for how to beat them.Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/waywardwanderer or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwf

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40:09

In Their Own Words feat. Ron Padron

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/08/28

Joining us today is Ron Padron! Ron is a gay Cuban-American hedge priest and ordained Pagan clergy. His focus is on queer-affirming spirituality & spiritual activism and his practice is a blend of folk Catholicism, Druidry and Witchcraft. He runs White Rose Witching, has published three books on rites, ceremonies, and magical resilience, and edits the ALTAR PUNK and PaganPunk Community Grimoire.We talk about being Pagan clergy, ALTAR PUNK, the Community Grimoire, and more!You can find Ron's

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9:46

Meditation - Lifting the Veil

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/08/20

Lifting the Veil is a meditation that helps you shift your focus away from the pulse of day to day life & towards the presence of animistic entities & other than human intelligences that are all around us. It works by giving your daily cares a means to manifest that is then easily dismissed, making way for reaching the Otherworldly all around us.Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/waywardwanderer or contribute to my KoFi here:

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57:51

Episode 49 - Post-Christianity

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/08/14

There is little question that a militant, aggressive kind of Christianity is now on the march to domination. If those of us, including the Pagan & Witch movements, wish to survive & overcome these times then we need to start asking what a world after Christian hegemony will look like. Join your host for what this means for religion & society, how we might get there, and more!In Defense of Puritanism by Atun-Shei FilmsThe Diggers from the Revolutions PodcastI am teaching Intro to Nordic

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30:39

Explainer 18 - Vaettir

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/08/06

The Vaettir are the animistic beings of Nordic spiritualities. In this explainer, your host Ryan Smith introduces you to some of the core features of the vaettir, gives some examples of kinds of vaettir that exist in the Nordic world, and more!Explainer 6 - AnimismInterview with Sif Brookes on ValkyriesWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi

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11:07

Meditation - Reading Frigga's Loom

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/06/09

Reading Frigga's Loom is a meditation that helps you better understand how you are connected with others in the world and your relationship with wyrd, the force that unites and binds all things in existence. It works by using images and symbols of connection to give shape to our relationships with other entities, forces, and institutions.Link to the Calming the Sea & Sky meditationWant to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/waywardwanderer or

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28:49

Explainer 17 - Why Fire & Ice?

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/06/06

Let's talk about why my book, community, and tradition is so much about fire & ice. Join your host for a journey through two of the great cosmic forces of Nordic myth, the dialectics of creation, what ice & fire represent, and more!Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi

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2:01

Basics of Hexing and Warding Workshop

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/06/03

I am teaching an online workshop on Hexing & Warding next week on Tuesday, June 10th! In this class, we'll be covering the basics of offensive and defensive magic, how these techniques can be used for direct action, why they may have more power than ever thanks to the widespread Christian Nationalist belief in spiritual warfare, and more!You can register for this and other classes and workshops at the following link:https://forms.gle/HWpi18JVyXjPHpkE7

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36:41

In Their Own Words feat. Malu Reynaud

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/05/28

Joining us on the show today is Malu Reynaud! Malu Reynaud is Brazilian and passionate about religion and spirituality. After a change in career teaching and practicing Law, she decided to pursue a master's degree in Religious Studies (University of South Florida), where she is a teaching assistant. She is currently focusing her research on Afro-Brazilian Religions and Spiritism.We talk about Brazilian Spiritism, its relationship with Afro-Brazilian faiths like Candomble & Umbanda, the "Pope of

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53:01

Episode 48 - Odin

Wayward Wanderer ·

2025/05/26

Odin is one of the best-known of all the Nordic Gods. Join your host for a dive into this mysterious, multi-faceted deity who often defies all attempts at definition.Want to support this podcast and my other work? Sign up for my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/wayw... or contribute to my KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/ryansmithwfi

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