Education:
Education is central to the mission of the Sedian Heritage Foundation. Our educational efforts focus on historical literacy, theological reconstruction, and the responsible transmission of ancestral tradition. Through study, instruction, and community engagement, we seek to preserve continuity while grounding practice in historical context.
The Sedian Tenets:
The Sedian tenets are core beliefs derived from our lore. They are the foundation of our religious ideology and the base on which our culture, traditions, and laws are built. Through them we can explain our place in the world and our moral compass.
1. We believe that our Gods and Goddesses actively exist as literal powers within the natural universe.
2. We fundamentally accept that our Gods and their creation are good, as they manifest the cosmic order.
3. We model our lives upon the traditional worldview of Germanic Polytheism.
4. This belief represents all the tribes of the Germanic peoples and their descendants.
5. Our culture is the traditional ethnic expression of our folk, and it is our duty to preserve it.
6. We reject all forms of syncretism and universalism as this denies the uniqueness of our tribal divinities.
7. The Gods gave us their sacred teachings, which we live in accordance with.
8. We select our priesthood from the righteous and wise, who are knowledgeable in our lore, law and rites.
9. We approach the world with logic and reason, always drawing on the wisdom of our Gods and ancestors for guidance.
10. Fatalism is an integral part of our ancestral ways.
11. We perform the rites and prayers in a manner that is built upon a theological understanding of our lore.
12. We follow the sacred laws of the gods, trusting that they will guide our path and knowing they will judge us at the Helthing after death.
13. We reject evil and the celebration thereof, always working for the order of the Gods.
14. Sedianism is the way we celebrate our ancient tradition in the modern world.
15. We hold the epic of our ancestors to be sacred lore.
16. The development of strong, healthy families and communities is the epicenter of our entire belief.