Yeah, I watched a couple of his videos last night, and I have gotten a very similar reaction. He slips a little much into woke academicese for my tastes, but the foundation of his point of view and the comparative knowledge base is hugely valuable.

Folks like Crawford bring a "just the facts, ma'am" sensibility to translation that can be a helpful check on potential flights of fancy, Thorsson takes ritual and magic seriously, and Krasskova takes devotional practice and prayer seriously.

I've been interested in how the religion deals with spirits other than Gods and Goddesses, but so far the only folks I'd found that give it much more than lip service have been Krasskova and Raven Kaldera, who have their points of views and prejudices like anyone else. It's nice to find someone taking the idea of relationships with the spirits seriously who also has some serious academic grounding (not that Krasskova doesn't, but her area of specialty is rather different).