Naming is indeed hard! Names are magical in nature and the choice of a name can have long-lasting (good or bad) effects on the group. I do wonder if employing numerology might be helpful. Having said that I like some of the ones you listed, especially the Elder Way/Faith.
I looked at the website of an organization that calls itself "The Troth"...what a sad state of affairs its in, totally woke, full of progressives and marxists, and is obsessed with race just as much as a typical far-right folkish group. Sad, because I think this was the group Edred Thorrson (Stephen Flowers) co-founded, and it seems liked it was originally started for a very noble and pragmatic purpose. IIRC he was ousted from his own group not long after it was founded. Letting too many leftists into your ranks will do that. So yes, potentially quite a bit of baggage with that name.
I wonder if for now it might make more sense to go with a provisional name, and maybe one that's casual and has a bit of a humorous ring to it. Something like "Sane Heathenry" or something similar. "Heathenry for Normies" is kind of hilarious (IMO) but might be a tad bit goofy. If I had to choose between Paganism and Heathenry I'd definitely go with the latter. Really though, I think any group which uses JMG's basic code of conduct (no profanity, no sales pitches) for discussions is bound to thrive, regardless of what its called.
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Date: 2022-02-12 03:28 pm (UTC)I looked at the website of an organization that calls itself "The Troth"...what a sad state of affairs its in, totally woke, full of progressives and marxists, and is obsessed with race just as much as a typical far-right folkish group. Sad, because I think this was the group Edred Thorrson (Stephen Flowers) co-founded, and it seems liked it was originally started for a very noble and pragmatic purpose. IIRC he was ousted from his own group not long after it was founded. Letting too many leftists into your ranks will do that. So yes, potentially quite a bit of baggage with that name.
I wonder if for now it might make more sense to go with a provisional name, and maybe one that's casual and has a bit of a humorous ring to it. Something like "Sane Heathenry" or something similar. "Heathenry for Normies" is kind of hilarious (IMO) but might be a tad bit goofy. If I had to choose between Paganism and Heathenry I'd definitely go with the latter. Really though, I think any group which uses JMG's basic code of conduct (no profanity, no sales pitches) for discussions is bound to thrive, regardless of what its called.