Break the Cycle

We confidently assume that life is a certain way based on our conditioning and culture. But, as with assuming anything, it usually makes an ass out of us. Our choice is to decide how long we are willing to be made an ass of; or if we have the courage to break the cycle and... Continue Reading →

Master Yourself, Master All

“More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.” -Dhammapada Make your weaknesses your greatest enemies and one by one eradicate them from existence. Put yourself in the crosshairs and pull the trigger on your lesser self, everyday. Lessen your comfort levels, lessen your needs, and lessen... Continue Reading →

Food for Thought

Clean eating, exercise, appropriate water consumption, and meditation should all be thoroughly explored and practiced before entertaining thoughts or pursuits of mind/body altering medication. Take care of yourself, get stronger, and cut out unnecessary comforts. Keep yourself accountable. Times are definitely not getting easier, so make yourself harder.

Immortality

“...a sage withdrew his senses from the world of change and, seeking immortality, looked within and beheld the deathless Self.” - Katha Upanishad External works can only achieve a limited and undeveloped form of immortality; completely finite and thus mortal as the body itself. True, long lasting immortality comes from discovering that which is immortal... Continue Reading →

A Brief Thought on Attachment and Reward

"Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace.” - Bhagavad Gita When we act in accordance with what is righteous, we remove the attachment we have to acquiring the “fruits” of our labor, because the labor itself... Continue Reading →

Reflections of the Winter Solstice

Blood on the Birch, cold was the night wind and snow, to and fro… Gaut of the North, rides on the wind traveling high, and down again. Beyond the smoke, beyond the flames disappear, within the dusk… beyond our shapes, beyond our names begin anew, from ash of luck. Oak and Cherry, Apple and Spruce... Continue Reading →

Strength in Balance Bindrune

This bindrune is meant to enhance balance, inspire clarity, and reinforce stability of the mind, emotions, and spirit. A central Eihwaz rune establishes the spine/trunk; the “axis mundi” or center of the spirit. It represents the self within the spell. On either end of the Eihwaz rune, we see the opposing elemental forces of fire... Continue Reading →

The Roads of Hel

It is more often written about, when referring to Winter, to discuss and focus on our maintaining and cultivating of light and fire (physical and metaphysical) in the home, family, and soul etc... We know of many Northern European customs, such as inviting the evergreen into our home during the Yule season, surrounding ourselves with... Continue Reading →

Holy Trinity Bindrunes

These two bindrunes represent the Holy Trinity of ancient Germanic Paganism. The gods who encompass this trinity are traditionally the Sky Father, Earth Mother, and Thunder god. As seen on both runes, reading from top to bottom, we see the runes ᚨ : ᚦ : ᚠ representing Odin (Sky Father), Thor (Thunder God), and Freyja... Continue Reading →

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