People talk about “the real world” a lot. Referring, usually, to their self built life of slavery; as if it were something one must accept and welcome. I learned early on that their version of the real world was never a place I was going to survive. The real world, as many have expressed, is... Continue Reading →
Change, Growth, and Wisdom
Changing and growing are similar but separate concepts. Change has no positive or negative connotations. It is just the objective and constant state of existence. Growth, on the other hand, means a positive shift towards the best possible outcome of an organism; becoming larger, stronger, and more capable of survival etc. Things will always change,... Continue Reading →
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 →
An Aspect of Initiation into the Cult of Odin.
To begin initiation into the cult of Odin, one must let go of their reliance on secular and secluded reasoning as being the highest form of knowledge, for Odin is the god of madness, magic and wisdom, not of material intelligence or bland Atheism. Odin is a force of manic inspiration and enlightenment, a force... Continue Reading →
A Step on the Odinic Path
Altar to Freyr/Ingwaz/Ingui People generally choose God(s) (in various forms and names) to devote themselves to based on the qualities and traits they are said to possess. The traits are usually representative of a larger archetype that the devotee wants to portray and has the qualities that they want to possess. Once the person discovers... Continue Reading →
Solar Eye of Odin
From 'Runes, Bindrunes and Hahalruna : European Sorcery and Divination' Page. 109 This radial incantation is a spell to invoke the Solar Eye of Odin. It consists of a central Sun with four protruding (ᚦ) runes at each cardinal point, symbolizing defensive forces and cultivation of the sorcerers willpower. Additional defensive (ᛉ) runes have been added with... Continue Reading →
How to View, Approach, and Venerate the Old Gods of Europe
Vendel Helmet Plate (900 A.D.) For most people practicing European Paganism, the goal is not merely to worship and pray to the old Gods, but to embody them and entwine their forms within us. We should strive to avoid the worship of external deities and instead become them through the emulation of their archetypal expressions.... Continue Reading →