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Defining Normal: Parenting children with special needs from a Folkish perspective.

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Finding out that your child is different or special needs can be a very difficult thing to accept. It’s normal to feel frustrated, overwhelmed, sad, and even experience feelings of guilt – that you somehow caused this on them. However it is important to keep focused on your child and what you can personally do help them overcome their obstacles.

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.

Computer Font Holy Symbols

Shawn E AOR shows how to use our computer keys to make some of our holy symbols! Very cool!

An Edda Glossary for Children

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A glossary for young folk (and their parents) of the names of many beings, places and things found in the Eddas.

Identifying and analysing allegory in Germanic Folklore – Part One: The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

by Sam Coles AOR The Folk Tales of Europe are a treasure that many of our folk overlook, often belittling them as at best children’s stories, and at worst condemning them as utter nonsense not worth the paper they are written on. This is a terrible error of judgement, because as many of us will know, such tales often contain the Folk-Wisdom of our ancient ancestors (albeit encoded in allegory), and such wisdom is often said to be far greater than any we possess today in our endless search for ‘knowledge’.

Trees and Men

by Seb AOR At all times, the peoples of Northern Europe have had a special relationship with trees. We find this relationship in our mythology and in our folklore. But we also find it in the everyday life, a symbiosis between men and trees. Indeed, without trees, there certainly never would have been life on earth. This article aims to put forward this symbiotic relationship between trees and men.

Odinic Word Search

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Fabulous word search was created by Aidan of Frey's Beacon Hearth OR

Folk Soul – A Second Compilation of Odinist Artists

We are very pleased to announce the release of "Folk Soul - A Second Compilation of Odinist Artists". Folk Soul is the second release on the Odinic Rite Media label and is the sequel to "Folk Spirit - A Compilation of Odinist Artists" The album features 15 unique track by 14 different artists and will appeal to a wide variety of musical tastes with various genres represented.

The Importance of Preserving Heritage, Tradition and Race.

By Sam Coles AOR Without a specific heritage to claim as their birthright, people are rootless and consequently drift through life without knowing or understanding where they came from, who they really are, or where they’re truly going. It has also been said that without the solid foundation of heritage, it is not possible to build anything that will last and stay the course, and that includes a folk community. Although this applies to every racial group, in this short article I will be focusing primarily on the situation of the Indo-European Folk.

Odinism – Our Natural Religion

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As one year fades and another one dawns, Odinic Rite Media presents a sequel to the popular 'Odinism - An Eternal Faith'. This new film, entitled 'Odinism - Our Natural Religion', was shot on location at Tyrley locks, Shropshire, England during…

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…