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It's funny... The Nine Nobel Virtues as most people recognize them today (as opposed to the original AFA version) came from those forms of Odinism descending from the Committee for the Restoration of the Odinic Rite. In Odinism the Nine Nobel Virtues were intended to clarify the Nine Charges, not to...

@Anna This is the whole point. You might consider some states to be “shitty” and others not to be and you have the freedom to pack your things and go across the border if you don't like it. As a matter-of-fact I'm working on a job transfer right now to do that very thing (I've grown to really hate t...

If you read any of the mentions of soul-cunning (ON seiðr) in the sagas and Eddas you will find that there is not a single reference to anyone using this type of magic for good. It is ALWAYS used to manipulate someone else in a way that they would not have chosen if left to their own devices or to w...

The difference in terms is a specific reference to whether or not a beast's blood is shed. “faining” (OHG fagende; OE fægenung; ON förn) means “celebration” with the connotation of honouring someone. “blot” (OHG bluostar; OE blót; ON blót) all bear the notion of a ritual slaughter followed by a spri...

I think it is vital that we return the power to the states and take it away from the Federal government (note: this is precisely why we are called "the United States"--there was never any intention of the Feds running anything) for 2 reasons: First, solutions particular to one socio-econom...

Odalism is much bigger in Scandinavia than here. I'm not much of a Vikernes fan either. ' I bought one of his books years ago and it started out really impressive. It didn't take long, though, before he was getting into all kinds of weird & wacky nonsense--to the point I was almost double-checki...

Assuming we're talking about a conversational setting I'll just politely explain that Heathens are something different from pagans even if we do share some superficial similarities.

I just finished writing a book (Yay! My first book!) on the topic of Heathen magic and am only waiting to receive my certificate from the Copyright Office before making it available. Without giving too much away... In a nutshell the reason I wrote the book is because I came to recognize that there i...

Neo-paganism is nothing more than whatever the local coven or grove says it is.

I have very strong libertarian leanings, but have also been heavily influenced by the Southron Nationalist movement as well. If I were to pigeon hole myself I'd label myself as “Constitutionalist”. I agree with Trumoonbear in the notion that the Federal Government should not be involved in anything ...