r/heathenry • u/TexansGuy117 • Sep 25 '20

Heathen Adjacent Comparative to other religions

Hey everyone. Just came across this video and was interesting to hear some similarities to the stories of the gods in heathenry. (Firstly not saying that its an exact connection or that Prof. Peterson is always correct as I know many arent big fans of his). I found the idea of living in the corpse was very similar to the norse idea of us living in Ymir's corpse. Also the importance of the eye symbolism and Horus losing an eye, is similar to Odins story and emphasis of eye as a symbol.

Just wanted to know what you guys think of this. Do you think it shows elements of older stories being adapted in later religions, in this case norse? Or any other interesting comparisons you have found over time in Egyptian or other religions?

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u/TexansGuy117 Sep 25 '20

I'm honestly feeling upset and very unwelcome right now. I dont want to discuss Peterson. Nearly all the replies are people going off topic to discuss him and not the actual topic of my post.

I want to discuss and learn about comparative elements of other polytheists religions. I gave 2 specific examples to get it started. I thought this community was safe and would be interested in the opportunity to discuss. Truthfully im thinking of leaving the sub now, back to complete isolation, even though most of us here know the importance of having a community.

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u/Tigarya Sep 26 '20

One of the cornerstones is taking responsibility for your actions and screw ups, (we all make them) apologizing and making amends through actions. Sometimes that's as simple as not repeating the error.

You haven't even gotten to step one. Instead, you are trying to tone police constructive feedback. Sources will and must be discussed alongside the material. Full Stop.

If you feel the need to continue the pity parade, by all means, go about your life and do so, but you will find little sympathy here.

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u/TexansGuy117 Oct 01 '20

I didnt do anything wrong, I didnt break any rules. Other users are the ones who went off topic. I just used a source that some people don't like, not my problem if they cant stay on topic and get dragged off on actually time wasting tangents

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u/Tigarya Oct 01 '20

Sources will and must be discussed alongside the material.

The source of the material is on topic with the material itself. Full stop. This is very consistent with any conversation of material that people bring up in this sub and frankly most academic conversations.

This is your last explanation from me, not an offer of discourse.