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    One Pagan's Journey
    One Pagan's Journey
    One Pagan's Journey
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    One Pagan's Journey

    By Vajk Freyasman

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    Have you ever wondered why a person would choose to be a Pagan or a Heathen? The very words Pagan and Heathen for most people today conjure up thoughts of people playing out medieval fantasies and crazy rituals. The fact is the Pagan community is full of some of the most humble and accepting people around. But what would make a person decide to take this path?

    Since deciding to take this path I have found myself on many occasions having to explain to people why I chose to become a heathen. I found that I was able to express my situation and my beliefs better through poetry than I could in just regular conversation. I decided to write this book in hopes of giving some insight to others into why a person might choose this path for themselves. Contrary to popular belief, people dont choose this path because they find it difficult to abide by the standards of other religions. In fact in many cases the standards we hold ourselves to are more stringent than many of the other religions out there.

    I hope that in reading these poems people can get some insight into why someone might take upon them this religion. I hope that even those that dont accept these beliefs can at least respect the decisions of others that have accepted them. I hope that those that may be thinking about this path can read these poems and realize that they are not alone.

    No matter who you are, no matter to what religion you adhere, no matter your ethnic background, no matter your personal lifestyle, I thank you for taking the time to read my poems and listen to my thoughts.

    May the Gods smile on you always!

    Vajk Freyasman
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 10, 2013
    ISBN9781491828304
    One Pagan's Journey
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    Vajk Freyasman

    Have you ever wondered why a person might take up a pagan faith? There are many misconceptions out there as to what motivates people to do so. There are also many misconceptions about what it means to be Pagan. Did you know that the term Pagan actually covers a wide range of religions each with differing beliefs? Vajk Freyasman has been a practicing Heathen for 3 years, although he considers himself to have been converted in 2005. It was at that time he made the decision to take up the religion of his ancestors and to begin the study of older religious traditions. He has been serving in the military for the last 16 years and has done tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a loving father of 4 daughters and his boxer "Cowboy". His biggest goal in writing his poetry is to reach out to those that aren’t members of the Pagan community and show them that the words Pagan and Heathen are not synonymous to godless nor do they mean that the person is void of morals. He further hopes to provide others, who may be thinking about taking up heathenry, with some information to help them get their start.

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      One Pagan's Journey - Vajk Freyasman

      2013 by Vajk Freyasman. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 10/23/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-2822-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-2830-4 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013918243

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      A Happy Youth

      Cognitive Dissonance

      Old Ways of New

      Finding Freya

      A Fated Trip

      The Folk

      So Much to Learn

      The Ancestors

      My Altar

      Respect

      A Name

      Pictures

      I would like to dedicate this book to my

      grandfather who was killed just before I was able to publish this book.

      I love you papa, we will feast

      again together soon.

      INTRODUCTION

      Have you ever wondered why a person would choose to be a Pagan or a Heathen? The very words Pagan and Heathen for most people today conjure up thoughts of people playing out medieval fantasies and crazy rituals. The fact is the Pagan community is full of some of the most humble and accepting people around. But what would make a person decide to take this path?

      Since deciding to take this path I have found myself on many occasions having to explain to people why I chose to become a heathen. I found that I was able to express my situation and my beliefs better through poetry than I could in just regular conversation. I decided to write this book in hopes of giving some insight to others into why a person might choose this path for themselves. Contrary to popular belief, people don’t choose this path because they find it difficult to abide by the standards of other religions. In fact in many cases the standards we hold ourselves to are more stringent than many of the other religions out there.

      I hope that in reading these poems people can get some insight into why someone might take upon them this religion. I hope that even those that don’t accept these beliefs can at least respect the decisions of others that have accepted them. I hope that those that may be thinking about this path can read these poems and realize that they are not alone.

      No matter who you are, no matter to what religion you adhere, no matter your ethnic background, no matter your personal lifestyle, I thank you for taking the time to read my poems and listen to my thoughts.

      May the Gods smile on you always!

      Vajk Freyasman

      A HAPPY YOUTH

      Growing up Christian I was taught that if I did what was right I would

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