Ryan Smith

@rysmith.bsky.social

(he/they) Heathen anti-fascist, author of "The Way of Fire & Ice" and "Spinning Wyrd", host of the Wayward Wanderer Pagan podcast Patreon: patreon.com/waywardwanderer Classes in Inclusive Norse Paganism: onblackwings.com/classes

Hey everyone my upcoming regular podcast episodes, starting August, will be focusing on deep-dives into the Poetic Edda! I will also be presenting this fall at the Harvard Divinity School's Program for the Evolution of Spirituality. Listen to find out more! #PaganSky #HeathenSky #WitchSky

Special Announcement | Ryan Smith

Hey everyone I'm going to be focusing my upcoming regular episodes on the Poetic Edda and will be presenting at the Harvard Divinity School

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FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc.

Homer: I wrote The Odyssey as a cautionary tale about how a wealthy man’s hubris destroyed his life and killed all his friends Tech company CEO: At long last, we have created the hubris from The Odyssey

If I knew Elon Musk was going to be quoting the Turner Diaries over at the bad place today, I would've probably lined up that awful book for my podcast. I guess that horrible yet influential monstrosity is going in the hopper. Who's ready to hear about the most detrimental book since Mein Kampf?

Avel Guénin--Carlut@fluffycyborgii.bsky.social · last wk.

Would assume everyone knows it by now, but just in case "First the traitors, then the invaders" is an explicit reference to The Turner Diaries, where a white supremacist revolution overruns "The System" and kills all their enemy during the evocatively named "Day of the Rope".

The Satanic Panic was the Evangelical culture reacting to the fact that they were losing their death grip on American culture and their ability to impose their mores on everyone else under the colour of law. So exactly the same motive as the anti-trans movement

Casey Explosion@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is correct in so many ways I do not have the energy to elaborate upon right now, because the satanic panic was far more sinister than you probably know

In this series, Ryan and Siri continue taking apart Creed of Iron. In Part 2, we watch as the author proceed to repeat themselves constantly and show off his distinctive, totally not derivative visual style. #HeathenSky #PaganSky #WitchSky #FarRight #Podcast #Fascism

Let's Read - Creed of Iron feat. Siri Plouff Part 2

Hey everyone welcome to another episode of Let's Read! In this series, Ryan and Siri will continue taking apart Creed of Iron, a 1997 book which is a great exam

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Have you ever wanted to learn more about Nordic spirituality and Paganism but don't know where to start? Then sign up for my upcoming, Zoom-based Intro to Nordic Paganism class, starting this coming Saturday! #HeathenSky #PaganSky #WitchSky #DruidSky #OccultSky #Religion #Spirituality #Classes

Registration is Open for July 2026 Classes!

We, the members of the Fire & Ice Teaching Collective, are happy to announce our new class offerings for July 2026!

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Have you ever wanted to learn more about Nordic spirituality and Paganism but don't know where to start? Then sign up for my upcoming, Zoom-based Intro to Nordic Paganism class, starting this coming Saturday! #HeathenSky #PaganSky #WitchSky #DruidSky #OccultSky #Religion #Spirituality #Classes

Registration is Open for July 2026 Classes!

We, the members of the Fire & Ice Teaching Collective, are happy to announce our new class offerings for July 2026!

onblackwings.com