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I definitely DO NOT call myself a “(neo-)pagan!” The reasons for this are twofold; the first being historical and the second being cultural. First the historical reason. Our New English “neo-pagan” is derived from the German “Neu-Heiden” a pejorative term used by the Nazis in the 1930s & 40s to ...

HeathenHammer I think you just nailed it!

“Odianism” describes the runic school of thought founded by Edred Thorsson. In a nutshell it's a cobbling together of some Armanic lore, and some notions taken from academia with a few sprinklings of Setianism all rolled together. It has become the single most popular school of thought re the Runen ...

“Urlag” means “original law” or “primal law”. It is related to Garma (AS “wyrd”), but is certainly not the same. The latter refers to one's destiny based on one's actions, whereas the former refers to those parts of our destiny over which we have no control. An analogy that I'm rather fond of is tha...

Thanks, both of you.

Anna, nice to "see" you again! Hope things are going well for you.

Here's one more: http://www.facebook.com/RheinwoodNordliut

I'm Steve currently living in Massachusetts USA (although trying to get an out-of-state transfer at work). I've been Heathen for approx 20 years and, until closing our doors in March 2012, was the president of the Irminen-Gesellschaft. I'm always looking for ways to contribute to the Greater Heathen...