The Tenants of Sedian Belief
The Tenets of Sedian Belief 1. We are polytheists, and as such, we believe in the Gods and Goddesses as actual Powers within the natural universe. We believe that there are many Gods and Goddesses. A forest makes up many individual trees; however, they are interconnected through
The Nine Points of Odinic Philosophy
The Nine Points of Odinic PhilosophyAs members of the faith of Odin, it is imperative that we study and develop a strong theological philosophy around our beliefs, so that we can demonstrate to anyone that ours is the more valid, the more logical, and the more reasonable path for our people. Because of this, we
Seidr is Black Magic
The Norroena Society has promoted the idea that Seidr is black-magic because we look at the sources and see what they say rather than attempt to create excuses to ignore them. This post is not an attempt to go back into the matter, since we feel our argument has been thoroughly represented. However, one thing
On the Second Merserburg Charm
Scholars have long debated the meaning of the name Phol and the word balderes in this verse. Phol is sometimes interpreted as the male half of an otherwise unattested couple : Phol and Volla. Likewise scholars have argued that the word balderes should be understood as a simple appellation meaning “ lord , ” also
Investigations on Teutonic Mythology:THE WORLD WAR (continued). THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONFLICT FROM A RELIGIOUS STAND POINT
THE WORLD WAR (continued). THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONFLICT FROM A RELIGIOUS STAND POINT In regard to the significance of the change of administration in the world of gods, Saxo ( Grammaticus) has preserved a tradition which is of no small interest. The circumstance that Odin and his sons had to surrender the reign of
The Elements of Man
The first three Gods created humans from the organic matter of trees, then each infused them with their own personal gifts. These gifts are inherent in every human being, and we believe that other peoples were given the same capabilities by their respective deities. Our Gods come to the pristine, virgin earth they had just
Örlog or Urlag
It is the ‘original law,’ the karmic principle that forms the core of Odinist and all Indo-European morality. We have shown above that following the law is one of the three basic fundamentals of our religion. If you are to obey the law then you must learn and follow the most important of them all,
The Road to Discovery
“The height of Odinic spirituality has always been the use and study of symbols and metaphors, which shall be explored throughout this book.”The symbol, whether it be an actual pictograph such as a rune, or poetic phrasing in the lore, manifests itself on so many levels for the observer that they very inspiration it brings
Afterlife: the road from Niflhel and the whole following path
The Place: (Moral) Religions throughout the world have some notion of a realm of the damned, including the Hebrew Gehenna or Sheol, the Islamic Jahannam, the Naraka of Hinduism, and the Bhumis of Jainism. In every inception the idea is the same—to punish those who had violated the tenets of the faith. In the ancient
The God Ull -Ullr
The god Ull probably belongs to the group of ritual gods. The facts to be drawn upon for the explanation of his character are firstly that he is called the stepson of Thor, and secondly that he is closely associated with a shield, and these two facts form parts of the same evidence. The first
