A new apprentice hearth or the Odinic Rite, Gullinkambi Hearth AOR, Texas, has been sanctioned by the Court of Gothar. The hearth’s primary aim is to provide support for incarcerated Odinists in the state and also to provide a home to those who have served their time and are now following the positive path of Odinism in the free world.

I just spent a week in Texas, and went to three different units. The one I’ve been visiting for years, Hughes, went on lock down the morning I was to arrive. But one was added because a chaplain actually invited me while I was down there to go on his unit.

Just wanted to remind everyone we can use what you have laying around Old ORB’s, books etc…. Most requested are Poetic Edda’s and Prose Edda’s. On a personal note I think “Odinism in the Modern World” would get a ot of face time on the inside and pass through many hands. So any old copies of that would be welcomed and devoured. Keep in mind Prisoners don’t care about the condition of your books, worn annotated copies of books are equally welcomed.

I have a request from a Texas Prison Hearth looking for six Eddas.

A list of some of the books available in the Book Drive Library

We are looking for Donations of Books, Postage and Money for those willing and able. If you have old books that pertain to our spiritual path, or even history, sagas, mythology books –these would all be welcome.

Living it in the free world is not all about the Rites and Rituals. It’s about the daily “grind” work, bills, bosses and society. The Real World stresses that affect so many released inmates and send so many down a negative path. Here we see how living and dealing with those in an Odinic manner as a Folk Unit can lead to successful lives.

Tasgall AOR explains the process for receiving and distributing books.

After a week worth of rain storms and steady drizzle, Ostara released us from the dreadful but necessary embrace. The sun shone bright; a break past the shady clouds to cleanse us of gloom and plant new growth of the spirit, awaken our holy mother Jorth, and light the way towards bright Balder. It left us with a sigh of relief, Ostaras’s bounty.

So you think you want to start going into prisons? Remember the Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy and her friends are entering the Wicked Witch’s forest? Remember the sign? And do you recall how they gathered their heart, courage, and smarts and kept going anyway? In the end, they all come out fine as can be, with medals of Honor and with the clarity of one waking from a significant dream.