These are only ideas. The sumbel is a very freeform type of thing and the framework is very simple to adapt. The blot and sumbel make up the mainstream of our modern Asatru tradition. Profession Profession is one of the most important ceremonies in Asatru. To Profess one's belief in and kinship to the Gods should be an important turning point in ones life and the beginning of a new understanding of the self.
Profession is, however, a very simple and rather short ceremony.
In our hearth we usually profess people during a regular meeting, but either before or after the blot offering. Profession is not an occult ceremony. This oath is usually taken by the Hearth-Gothi on the oath ring or some other Holy object. The essence of Profession is making a commitment to Asatru. It should not be undertaken without thought and prayer.