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Disclaimer:  I do not have The Truth.  I do not know The Truth.  Nobody does.  Be wary of those who claim to have The Answers.  These articles are just my way of looking at things; and if you learn something from that, I am delighted.






Left: Coral which reminds me of the Web of Wyrd.

Heathen-Related Articles

  • AsaFAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions about Ásatrú -- Read this if you don't know what the Hel Ásatrú is, and you actually care to find out.

  • The Coming of Freyfaxi -- an essay on the influences of Frey near this holy day 
  • Odin Does NOT Drink Decaf -- an essay on the existence of the shining gods and goddesses of our folk
  • Menage a Trois -- a dissertation about what it means to me to be called a Freysgođi
  • Modesty Is the Best Policy -- an essay about how discretion for Ásafolk is the better part of valor
  • The Nine Noble Virtues -- my opinion of their extraction from the Hávamál, and how they relate to each other. Each Virtue is listed by a category as I see the division, and then each topic found in the Hávamál is attributed to a Virtue.
  • Another Strike for the Tribe -- a look at the so-called tribalism of Asatru
  • A Midsummer Day's Dream -- are we all nuts?
  • The Tectonic Plates of Asatru -- a discussion of what I observe to be the four main polarizing topics in Asatru
  • Building Castles -- do you see the castle or the bricks?
  • Creation Is No Myth -- is what you see what you make, or do you make what you see?
  • The Nature of the Gods -- Do we seek the nature of the gods, or a reflection of our own nature?
  • Santa = Odin? -- Can you believe that the jolly old elf and Ol' one-Eye share the same clothes?
  • Green Asatru -- how do Asatruar, the gods, the wights, and our ancestors view technology?

General Topic Articles

  • Coming Soon: How Sam Walton Destroyed America -- A look at how mass-marketing and money-making are the core at the destruction of capitalism
  • Coming Soon: Being Afraid of Words -- the use of "vulgar slang" and over-sterilization of culture through hyper-Puritanical means

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