How Paganism Is Influencing A New Breed Of Heavy Artist

There’s an old adage that suggests we, as people, look to the past for guidance. This can apply to your work life, love life, social life or even in your creative space. But how far back are we talking? A day, a month, a year? Perhaps further, much much further, to the times of the Old Norse gods. The 2019 British Social Attitudes survey suggests a steady decline in the Christian faith since 1983. Over in Iceland, Neopaganism has grown to become the country’s largest non-Christian religion, and even The New York Times has contemplated The Return of Paganism. This summer’s folk-horror flick Midsommar presents a chilling vision of pre-Christian worship’s bloodthirsty rituals, but could the film’s popularity also be seen as further evidence that Paganism is gaining interest in the&n...

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