Category: OR and Odinism
Middling Wise
By Michael Boyd AOR
I have often been accused of being ‘extreme’ on certain issues concerning ethics and morality, yet I can only smile and say, “true”. An elderly friend of mine named Gordon Clark, long since deceased, used to say when accused of ‘extremism’, “Extreme? You’re damn right I am extreme; I love my folk and friends as much as I hate my enemies”. His point, despite the tone, was that at times extremism is needed and often just means ‘true’.
On my Profession into The Odinic Rite
By Arinbjorn OR
Many years have passed since I first found the pathways that would lead me back to the High Gods, return me to the natural order of life, and show me the truths about the world. I can …
What it means to be Folkish
Recently I was engaged in a rather heated and lengthy debate with some people close to me about my Folkish beliefs and the general Folkish stance of our organisation, the Odinic Rite.
Little Red Hens
by Hengest Thorsson OR
All of you, as OR members should be aware that our myths are multi-layered and full of symbolism. They can be accessed on many levels and depending on our level of development will reveal varying degrees of guidance and wisdom to us.
Odinism and (Anti-) Christianity
By Mark Puryear
Our religion is an ancient ethnic heritage, for our folk, which emphasizes the importance of true cultural diversity and respect for all peoples. With that said, it seems odd to me that any of us would then turn around and challenge the progress of our movement by attacking any parallels to Christianity we may find in our research.
Positive Resistance as Heathen Virtue
Within a sound morality and in recognition of the lifestruggle is the virtue of resistance: resistance to degeneracy, to vice, to atheism, to monotheism, to universalism, unsoundness, stagnancy, ad infinitum.
A brief musing on the meaning of Odinism
by Sam Coles AOR
Odinism allows us to (this word sounds wrong but it works in context) ‘systematise’ our understanding of life – the knowledge and wisdom of correct living we already possess inside us, but is encrypted into our blood and Folk Spirit, and often cannot simply be read like a book – it needs time to be spent reflecting upon it.
The Myth of Ragnarok – As a Cosmic Event, Personal Event and as an Evolutionary Step Towards Odin Consciousness
By Arinbjorn OR
The destruction wrought in the Ragnarok is a reflection of daily events that occur across the cosmos. Though the mythic Ragnarok is seen by the layman as an end of a story, in truth it merely details a period of cleansing and transition. This transition is visible to us on a daily basis as Sunna passes over the western horizon and the new day begins.
Odinism, Youth and Morality
By Sam Coles
If the youth of a people are not educated from a young age about the ways of their Folk, and taught to love, celebrate and preserve the Folk customs that have grown and evolved as their Folk evolved, then their and their Folk’s raison d’etre will gradually disappear, and be lost. The old guard can only keep the customs alive for as long as they are physically able, and if there is no young blood willing to learn from the older folk, to receive the banner and continue marching forward proudly, the result will be obvious and tragic.
Finding Direction
By Jeffrey Morales AOR
A problem with many people this day and age is that they refuse to relinquish or look beyond pre-programmed dogmatic philosophies of being subservient to an all knowing, all powerful deity. Why would intelligent people let outside influence dictate what they should or should not believe?
