Comments on: Episode 23 - Interview with Jon Cyr http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/ An Asatru podcast for and about our community. We'll have great interviews, discuss Lore, our gods and goddesses, and anything else relating to Asatru. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:58:57 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 by: Ravencast http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-118816 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:31:39 +0000 http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-118816 Red Thorian - Below are the two links I have available at this point. Jon will soon have a new album out and you can bet we'll make the announcement when everything is up and running :-) Tru Spirit (the band he has with Kinsman Ingmar Lauer) http://www.myspace.com/truspiritatmyspace THe Poetry Page on Jon's Family Farm Website (Ravenstead Farm) http://www.ravensteadfarm.com/poetrypage.html Red Thorian -

Below are the two links I have available at this point. Jon will soon have a new album out and you can bet we’ll make the announcement when everything is up and running :-)

Tru Spirit (the band he has with Kinsman Ingmar Lauer) http://www.myspace.com/truspiritatmyspace

THe Poetry Page on Jon’s Family Farm Website (Ravenstead Farm) http://www.ravensteadfarm.com/poetrypage.html

]]> by: Red Thorian http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-118474 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:56:01 +0000 http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-118474 I very much have enjoyed your other podcasts. This one I think has been one of the best that I have had the opportunity to hear. I was wondering is there a way to hear or a place to find more works by Jon Cyr? I did not find anything through web searches. Thank you and keep up the good work. I very much have enjoyed your other podcasts. This one I think has been one of the best that I have had the opportunity to hear. I was wondering is there a way to hear or a place to find more works by Jon Cyr? I did not find anything through web searches.

Thank you and keep up the good work.

]]> by: Ryan http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-117236 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:41:34 +0000 http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-117236 Great episode! The children's song was wonderful. I always love hearing from folks in the Asatru community who take song writing so spiritually. It was also very interesting listening to him talk on the Old Norse poetic forms. I'm looking forward to the interview with Mike Smith next time. Thanks for all your work! Great episode! The children’s song was wonderful. I always love hearing from folks in the Asatru community who take song writing so spiritually. It was also very interesting listening to him talk on the Old Norse poetic forms.

I’m looking forward to the interview with Mike Smith next time. Thanks for all your work!

]]> by: Steven "Piparskeggr" Robinson http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-117194 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:27:58 +0000 http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-117194 Hail Jon, Dave and Sandy; I will always remember and highly regard the hour or so I got to swap poem and song with Jon at the Midsummer at Ron Branga's in 2007. I was so pleased when on of my songs met up with one of the Elder Skaldic styles under his discerning ear and eye. He is TRULY a treasure for Faith and Folk. So many of the ideas and ideals Jon spoke of during the interview mesh so closely with my own; though I am "poetically challanged" as far as formal styles are concerned. Should time and resources allow, it is one of my hopes to spend more time talking and swapping with Jon. I've found, I think, a stave or more of my own (from Ye Piparskeggrsmal), which speaks to idea we seem to have in common, so far as Blot is concerned. 055: Ritual done, without Trú Heart Is hollow play, upon a stage To mouth some words, and move about Is but an act, a mummer’s jest 056: With no set rites, a Faithful Heart Can be full of, truest worship A Sense of Troth, is golden core For Bond with Gods, in worthy life 057: When Trothful Heart and ritual Combine in one, ‘tis something grand True Sacral Time, is made by them Honoring all, who come to Blót 058: In Blóting rite, and effort Trú We honor Gods, with Right Good Will Raise our voices, in bright, fair praise And share some Drink, which hands have made 059: My life is one, extended Blót; Sometimes well done, and sometimes not. But Troth is there, and honor, too, And Faithful Words flow from my heart 060: I can’t not do, but write my words And frame my verse, and hum my tunes, For something pulls, and pushes me, Within my heart, within my soul 061: And Worship they, my words, become For Holy Ones and Living Worth, A Blót rite small, upon a page, A Blót writ large, within my heart 099: We earn our rings, by Word and Deed In Blóting Rite and household chore They are a Gift, this humanness But not enough, if without Heart 150: To slay a beast, in sacral way As Gift to Gods, and meat for men Is awesome task, and peril filled For ill done deed, will bring ill luck 151: Is Sacrifice, demand of Gods Deemed from on high, and must be done To ensure Man, retains Good Wyrd A bloody feat, to wet the Tree 152: Is sacrifice, a Gift of Man Given to Gods, because of thanks For Life and Luck, for right good Weal I think this is, the Trú reason I, for one, would like to see Jon Cyr - Part Two. (BTW, tanks again for talking to me.) Hail Jon, Dave and Sandy;

I will always remember and highly regard the hour or so I got to swap poem and song with Jon at the Midsummer at Ron Branga’s in 2007. I was so pleased when on of my songs met up with one of the Elder Skaldic styles under his discerning ear and eye. He is TRULY a treasure for Faith and Folk.

So many of the ideas and ideals Jon spoke of during the interview mesh so closely with my own; though I am “poetically challanged” as far as formal styles are concerned.

Should time and resources allow, it is one of my hopes to spend more time talking and swapping with Jon.

I’ve found, I think, a stave or more of my own (from Ye Piparskeggrsmal), which speaks to idea we seem to have in common, so far as Blot is concerned.

055: Ritual done, without Trú Heart Is hollow play, upon a stage To mouth some words, and move about Is but an act, a mummer’s jest

056: With no set rites, a Faithful Heart Can be full of, truest worship A Sense of Troth, is golden core For Bond with Gods, in worthy life

057: When Trothful Heart and ritual Combine in one, ‘tis something grand True Sacral Time, is made by them Honoring all, who come to Blót

058: In Blóting rite, and effort Trú We honor Gods, with Right Good Will Raise our voices, in bright, fair praise And share some Drink, which hands have made

059: My life is one, extended Blót; Sometimes well done, and sometimes not. But Troth is there, and honor, too, And Faithful Words flow from my heart

060: I can’t not do, but write my words And frame my verse, and hum my tunes, For something pulls, and pushes me, Within my heart, within my soul

061: And Worship they, my words, become For Holy Ones and Living Worth, A Blót rite small, upon a page, A Blót writ large, within my heart

099: We earn our rings, by Word and Deed In Blóting Rite and household chore They are a Gift, this humanness But not enough, if without Heart

150: To slay a beast, in sacral way As Gift to Gods, and meat for men Is awesome task, and peril filled For ill done deed, will bring ill luck

151: Is Sacrifice, demand of Gods Deemed from on high, and must be done To ensure Man, retains Good Wyrd A bloody feat, to wet the Tree

152: Is sacrifice, a Gift of Man Given to Gods, because of thanks For Life and Luck, for right good Weal I think this is, the Trú reason

I, for one, would like to see Jon Cyr - Part Two. (BTW, tanks again for talking to me.)

]]> by: Rick http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-117006 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:13:12 +0000 http://ravencast.podbean.com/2008/07/04/episode-23-interview-with-jon-cyr/#comment-117006 Wow. I wish this interview could have been twice as long, guys! Very informative and extremely entertaining. Please, make this a Part One of two (or more!) Wow. I wish this interview could have been twice as long, guys! Very informative and extremely entertaining. Please, make this a Part One of two (or more!)

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