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Odin, Knowledge, Sacrifice
Like Odin, our search for knowledge coincides with how much we are willing to sacrifice in order to develop our higher Self. The greater the sacrifice, the greater the reward. Hailaz / Namaste
Custom Runes and Bindrunes
I make runes nearly everyday. It keeps them fresh in my mind and allows me to express divine concepts through simple symbology. With runes (and bindrunes) one can essentially deliver ideas to a fellow initiate without words; a language of its own based on the culture of those using them. This is the premise of... Continue Reading →
Authority from Within
As the path of Odin, Shiva, Socrates, Lucifer, Buddha, and many others will reveal: authority, truth, and wisdom reside in our core, lying within us. Through the emulation and understanding of these most invulnerable and permanent forms, the essence of the Self stirring within every human incarnation, we get a glimpse into a higher, more... Continue Reading →
Animism
Thunder Rocks, Allegany State Park, New York. All things, whether sentient or (seemingly) insentient, possess an essence or a “spirit” within and around them. If you hold a stone tightly and close your eyes, you will sense a connection between your heartbeat and the “rhythm” of the spirit within the stone. In Rune work, this... Continue Reading →
The Swastika and the Wheel of Time
Unlike we are raised to believe in the modern world, time is not a linear phenomenon, but a circular one. It exists indefinitely, without beginning and without end, spinning like a wheel around us. The Swastika is a symbol of this endless cycle and a mirror of its’ pattern. It can be seen in the seasons, in the stars, and... Continue Reading →