I. Latham<p>Yesterday I recorded a talk about the Irminsul — a sacred pillar central to the life of ancient Germanic people. Later, I went for a walk in the woods and chanced upon this tree trunk, bare of branches and foliage and reminiscent of just such a sacred pillar. A profound moment!<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paganism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/germanicpagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>germanicpagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sacred</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heathen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heathen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a></p>