Welcome to Gygratru

Gygratru is my personal spirituality. The word is formed by Norwegian gyger "giantess" + tru "to have faith in."

Ásatrú means "faith in the Æsir," the pantheon of Norse gods with which we're all familiar—Oðinn, Þorr, Freyja, &c.—the Æsir being the land-based gods and the Vanir, the sea-based gods partially indentured by the Æsir. The modern pagan religion was legally recognized by Icelandic government in 1973, and it includes the worship of giants. I have separated my spirituality from those gods, choosing instead to focus entirely upon the elemental giantesses, stewards of the land and forces of nature. As for the spelling, I have not chosen the Old Norse Gýgratrú because though the worship of giantesses started four millennia ago, I've only been developing this in the past couple of months. The pronunciation, even the meaning would be changed if I adopted the Old Norse characters. Let's keep this simple.

Gygratru is my spirituality. It is absolutely not a religion, and though pre-Christian groups of giantess-worshippers were referred to as "cults," I have no desire for this to be a cult. I don't need or want any followers, and I will not be soliciting money. This is my individual spirituality, and its purpose is to strengthen, heal, and inspire me to a better person and creator. I'm laying it out here only to share my work and perspective with others. If any of this means something to you, if any of it touches you in a way you want to explore, that's wonderful but I'm not a leader or a priest. I can instruct you on how to begin to engage with the Giantess yourself, and we can hope the path will open up to you.