QUEER NOTIONS
by Dr. Casper Odinson Cröwell, 1519-CCG
Recently we received an email from a Rev. Gothi Ynglsson regarding the HNO's anti-homosexual policy. In his email, he refers to homosexuality as 'very benign' and a 'natural occurrence'. He further asserts that homosexuality is both rampant and a common occurrence within the animal kingdom. He cites "monogamous gay avian couples will take eggs abandoned by their straight counterparts and raise them as their own." Furthermore, "Homosexuality does have its own niche and place in nature." Elsewhere in the Rev. Gothi's email he contends that followers of Frey in Sweden held rites where men dressed as women and danced around a wooden phallus. He then goes on to catalog a number of our myths which he says illustrate gender bending roles such as Loki transforming himself into a mare which gives birth to Sleipnir, Odin learning Seith/seidr from Freya and Thor cross dressing as Freya to obtain Mjollnir.
Initially, I opine that any self respecting heathen would be hard-pressed to refer to oneself as 'Reverend', which according to Merriam-Webster Thes: states; reverend: noun, Christian religious officials. While, in all fairness, the definition does include 'worthy of reverence: Revered. Still, why would any genuine heathen/pagan equate oneself with a title which is most widely recognized in association with Christianity and its clergy? Next, I must assert that I believe that the Rev. Gothi is most probably a homosexual himself, or so it would seem so that his queer notions regarding Vor Trú (Our Faith) would infer as much.
While we of the HOLY NATION OF ODIN, Inc. are interested in genuine fundamental Odinism and not popular new age liberalism, we do not concern ourselves with the burden of defending our religious/spiritual policies to outsiders, nor apologize for what we believe to be Odin's law (laws of nature).
That posited, I offer the following for those whom may be confused by the myriad of so-called Odinist or Ásatrú organizations which cater to the Universalist and Homosexual host at large.
The HNO, Inc. is an Odinist/Wotanist Ministry/Church whose theology/philosophy is fundamentally sound. We don't see an incestuous act of perversion occurring twixt Frey and Freya in the physical sense, but rather a metaphorical paradigm of fertility in mythical proportion.
Nor do we consider homosexuality to be either benign or natural! Furthermore, wherefore 'Natural' animal mating rituals and copulation are in regard, I must contest the Rev. Gothi's assertion that homosexuality is both rampant and a common occurrence. Certainly all species of life on Midgard have within their host those whom are confused about their role within the scope of the laws of natural order. That this may occur to a lesser degree, most assuredly fails to qualify as either rampant or common.
Wherefore the Rev. Gothi cites monogamous gay avian couples assuming the duties of incubating eggs abandoned by their straight counterparts, I say Balderdash! What makes these birds homosexual? Because they incubate eggs?!! I believe what the Rev. Gothi is referring to is a study of penguins some years back, which had erroneously stated that homosexuality among male penguins was a common occurrence. Later more recent studies have since refuted this absurd notion. In the penguin society, females abandon their eggs and the males incubate them. This however is not exclusive to the penguin genus of the avian species. Where male birds of certain species exclusive to colonies, wander across stray and unattended eggs, they will assume the responsibility of incubating the egg to ensure the colony's lineage and strength will survive and continue. This is natural instinct, not homosexuality. It is nature's imperative! Where the Rev. Gothi insists than homosexuality does have its own niche and place in nature, I must concur, albeit not in the same vein as the reverend. I opine that homosexuality assumes the quality of abnormal behavior within the breadth of natural order.
It defies nature's scheme and until the latter part of the twentieth century, when Zionist media outlets waged a campaign of social acceptance in an effort to undermine western civilization via the vehicle of moral decay and deviancy, it was considered abnormal and taboo by the overwhelming populace of western society.
Wherefore the reverend postulates that the followers of Frey in Sweden dressed like women and danced around a wooden phallus, he further fails to illuminate the facts surrounding such strange behavior among our ancestors. The fact of the matter is that in the era of which this example is written, only males were allowed in the Gothard (Priesthood). The rite of dancing around the wooden phallus was one of importance regarding fertility. Since only male priests were allowed on the sacred ritual land at that time, they dawned the garments of females so that it would not appear to be a homosexual act. The phallus of course was/is synonymous with Frey's fertility properties while the priests dressed as mock females, formed a circle or ring around it to symbolize genital penetration twixt male and female. Had the male priests simply danced about the phallus as themselves, the inference would certainly have been one of homosexuality, albeit this was not the case at all.
Where the reverend had sought to sully the Gods character and nature in his own endeavor to justify homosexuality and bolster his defense therefore, he cites that Loki had turned himself into a mare which in turn gave birth to Allfather Odin's steed; Sleipnir, Odin himself practiced Seith/Seidr and that Thor was a cross dresser...
In the myths and old lore, Loki did indeed alter his shape into that of a mare. This he did in an effort to distract the stonemason's mighty stallion once it was discovered that the stonemason building the wall around Asgard was in fact a Jötun, whom had tricked the Æsir when they negotiated the terms of work, time frame and compensation. Loki had not counted on, nor intended to be caught and mounted by the stallion. Nor was the act considered by "ANY" in the myths to be an acceptable practice to engage in. Rather, they viewed it as an unfortunate circumstance which had arisen from Loki's effort to keep the stonemason from completing his task. Next, according to the lore, Freya did teach Odin Seith/Seidr, which was practiced primarily by females. That she taught Allfather this knowledge should not be taken to imply that he dressed as a woman, did perverse things or even practiced the craft. In fact, nowhere in the lore does it say that Odin practiced Seith/Seidr, only that he was taught it by Freya. This was merely in concert with Odin's relentless quest for knowledge and wisdom of all! In all accounts of Odin's employment of magic within the old lore and myths, it is always Rune/Galdr magic. Always!
Regarding Thor dressing as Freya in order to recover his Hammer Mjollnir in order to continue his role as defender of both Asgard and Midgard, he clearly is distraught at the prospect of dawning feminine garb, albeit he sees it as a means to an end. A Trojan Horse tactic, if you will. None of the afore stated examples even come close to a viable argument in favor of homosexuality.
Cornelius Tacitus (b. 56 CE - d. 117 CE ), affords us a window into our ancestral past within the pages of his GERMANIA. In chapter eight of this record of history, he illustrates the very power of gender specific roles twixt our male and female ancestors when upon the fields of battle our warriors appeared to be at the very brink of defeat when their women goaded them on to victory! They exposed their breasts and encouraged them to fight on lest their women folk be subjected to captivity and the horrors of being used by their captors. It was understood by all, that this would mean certain death of the tribe's lineage. And this was unacceptable to the Germans of old! In chapters eighteen and nineteen the strict code of marriage (twixt one man and one woman) and the immense value placed upon a woman's role and virtue are outlined, thus indicative of a monogamous and healthy heterosexual society as practiced by our Aryan ancestors.
The Poetic Edda itself offers us a much clearer picture than the homosexual and liberal camps would ever care to concede. In Harbard's Song, stanza 42 has Odin disguised as Harbard saying to Thor:
42 I'll compensate you for that with a ring for the hand
which arbitrators use, those who are willing to make a
settlement between us.
The ring for the hand to which Harbard alludes is analogues of a man's anus! And as such, Thor takes exception to this slight in the very next stanza.
43 Where did you find such despicable words?
I've never heard words more despicable!
Were homosexuality not a shameful act within the Eddic context of our Gods, Thor would not have been so severely offended.
In Thrym's Poem, stanza 17, Thor clearly states his aversion to the suggestion that he dress as Freya;
17 Then said Thor, the vigorous god:
The Æsir will call me a pervert,
if I let you put a bride's veil on me.
Once again, this Eddic paradigm evidences the Norse-Teutonic aversion to anything the Gods had perceived to be an 'Unnatural' act (e.g. Homosexuality).
In the Havamal, we are shown several accounts of matters of love and lust, all of which occur twixt man/God and woman/Goddess/ Jötun. ..
stanza 79 The foolish man, if he manages to get
money or the love of a woman,...
81 At evening should the day be praised, the woman when
she is cremated.... the girl when she is married,...
82 ...in darkness chat with a girl: many are the eyes of the
day; use a ship to glide along, a shield for defense,
a sword for blows, and a girl for kisses.
90 Such is the love of women...
Stanzas 96 through 102 describe Odin's own desire for Billing's daughter. In the following stanza, Odin advises his neophyte, Loddfafnir, to heed his advice:
130 ...if you want a good_woman for yourself to talk to as
a close confidante,
and to get pleasure from,
make fair promises and keep them well,...
And finally from the Hávamál, in Odin's Rune Tally, stanza 161, we get the crux of Aryan man's sexuality as well as his racial desire and responsibility...
161 I know a sixteenth if I want to have all
a cleaver woman's heart and love-play:
I can turn the thoughts of the white-armed woman
and change her mind entirely.
162 I know a seventeenth, so that scarcely any
maiden will want to shun me...
and
163 ...except the one woman whom my arms embrace.
And finally, from the Old Norse language we get the word(s) "Ergi / Regi", which means unmanly behavior, homosexuality. It was the worst of all insults among our Norse-Teutonic male ancestors. Given such considerations, why/how could anyone draw the conclusion that homosexuality was either condoned or tolerated among our ancestors? Any such arguments fail to either support or validate such queer notions!
To be certain, such arguments in favor of homosexuality, will not find any support from the Administration or membership of the HOLY NATION OF ODIN ! ! !
I remain yours in Frith, service and Fraternal solidarity. |
