Our Purpose

By Jeffrey Morales AOR Humanity has been, and continues to ask the question: "Where do I come from?" On a more individual level, we ask the question: "What is my purpose for being?" In 1665 Robert Hooke was the first person to use the word "cell". The cell has been established as the most basic unit of life; for it holds the characteristics of all living things. Physical human form (the body) is a universe to trillions of living cells. Our spiritual consciousness can be viewed as one of an infinite number of cells within our conscious cosmic universe. We are each part of a greater "Oneness" that goes beyond our perception of life.

Heimdall, Mother Jorth, and Unlikely Suburban Foods.

By Jim AOR Because edible plants were important to our ancestors, and will again become important to us, I seek to learn about the edible plants of my own Odal lands here in North Carolina. Getting to know particular plants, watching them grow, learning their uses at different times of the year, and allowing Mother Jorth to bear them in Her time while being conscious of that life process, can lead to sensitivity and patience lost for many caught up in the age of convenience and consumerism that surrounds us.

New OR Media Film

A short film will be released by OR Media in the new year. This will be the second film we have produced (the first featured Asbrandir and was filmed at Folk Camp 2010). The new film will be distributed in the usual way via this Forum, the…

Cats and Pianos

A talk by Heimgest DCG to the 2258 Great Moot. At one point, I had a quite amazing cat called Merlin; he was great at catching mice, he was intelligent, he could open doors and he was very vocal and joined in gealdor. But he couldn't play the piano... It wouldn't matter how long he sat at a piano, he would never be able to play it.

Radical Detoxification – Reclaiming the Wild Soul

By Eowyn OR There is an ancient woman who lives in a place that everyone knows in their souls but few have ever seen. She is circumspect, often hairy, always fat and especially wishes to evade company. She crows and cackles, generally making more animal than human sounds. I might say she lives everywhere and nowhere- in the mountains, buried in a grave; maybe she will be seen walking to market or sitting by a well. Bone Woman is known by many names but always her purpose is to collect bones and especially that which is in danger of being lost to the world.

Heimdal, the Shining One

By Sam Coles AOR Armour of silver, helmet golden, Sword of gleaming sun-fire, The Defender of Asgard’s peaceful realm.

Isolation and the Threat of Apathy

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By Asbrandir AOR I believe that it is clear to most people that apathy is generally caused by two factors. The first would be lack of personal contact with another of like mind, with whom ideas, thoughts and general comradeship can be shared. The second, adding to the burden of the first, is to see on a daily basis one’s highest principles and ideals disregarded and trodden into the dirt, if not made outright illegal, in our dishonourable times.

20/20 Vision

By Asrad CG When I first discovered Odinism it was a revelation in many ways for me. I already had a very strong sense of the folk and it was those folk callings that led me on a path of one discovery after another. Each step along the path revealing yet another revelation and as I took each step so the metaphorical fog began to lift and things around me became clearer and clearer.

A Note In Defence of Freya

By Eowyn OR In any literature concerning the role of Freya in our mythology, there are two common- and to my mind, abhorrent- assertations made about this most sacred Goddess within our pantheon, which profoundly reflect the pervasiveness of the desert creed poisoning within the folk soul, despite protestations to the contrary.

Spirits of the Land

By Aeswyn OR Out of the ether they come to us Those spirits ethereal. But there is no place For them to dwell.

Deforestation & Bio-fuels

By Asrad CG For many years now, environmental campaign groups have been calling for much greater use of alternative energy sources in an attempt to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. For a long time they were ignored by the big global industries; but over the last few years there has been a massive surge in interest from the multi-nationals and governments towards the use and production of bio-fuels. Why?

Cosmetic Ingredients – Part 1

By Solwyn AOR Most people use products without knowing what an item is made of. Understanding an ingredient label enables you as a consumer to know what it is that you are putting on yourself. Some of these terms you may be familiar with from advertising, and some you may have heard of but have misinterpreted because the terminology in chemistry can be confusing. Still others are just plain nasty and you're scrubbing them right across your butt every morning in the shower. If you aren't sure what something is or does, google the term or visit the library, research the pros and cons, and see what some of these ingredients are being put in.