I can't add anything quite as prolific to this discussion as what's already been put here, but I'm going through something similar right now. Interesting how much discussion of Teutonic beliefs there is, as that was the first pagan system that truly appealed to me. Wicca didn't click, but I didn't give it a fair shot. Either way, now I'm inspecting a set of western beliefs more familiar to the practitioners of CM. I have to build everything from the ground up, essentially... math was a difficult subject for me because I don't like to "just accept" that a representation is a universal truth.
My real concern isn't the criticism of onlookers. It's about respect and appreciation for the deities in question. I'm not sure how Odin and Zeus would coexist, nevermind Thor and Zeus. Or further, as it applies with me, to consider deities powerful, but still inferior to Ain. I'm still struggling. Maybe this would be easier with a great deal more time spent in meditation and reflection.
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