As a religion we are posed with many facets which, initially may have served a greater purpose in the grander scheme of reawakening our folk to the Northern Faiths, over the past three decades, or better now.

However, today as we seek to assert our innate right to purse our indigenous Northern Faith along side of the mainstream and monotheistic faiths, some of these facets have morphed into maladies which pose a genuine threat to the secure existence and advancement of Odinism in much the same manner as a boat at anchor in the bay, which will, without a doubt, incur the storm's fury, while the other boats, free of such a malady, may put out to sea in an effort to escape the storm, save themselves and survive. Well folks, the storms are coming and we must pull up anchor and put to sea if we would see Sunna's smile on the new 'morrow!

For one thing, at the risk of sounding harsh, Viking period dress and re-enactment sectors of our faith community undoubtedly contributed greatly to the current Northern Renaissance we all enjoy, albeit, such folk in our collective faith community barely constitute a cult. So many more of our searching folk would not pass us by as a faith, if we only offered them an alternative to the monotheistic faiths in the same contemporary context.

Next, we require a united front of Northern solidarity, albeit, one which acknowledges and accepts the fact that there are several different denominations of the Northern Faith, not merely one with several names!

We need to be proud, and openly so, about who we are as a faith and folk, as opposed to const­antly offering up apologies and politically correct explanations to outsiders! I most certainly can grasp the need for valid public relations, regarding our faith within the greater mainstream community at large. But that must never entail apologizing for our proud heritage and natural desire to survive as both a folk and a race. Nor must we embrace any ideology which is politi­cally correct in order to achieve some sort of uneasy compliance with a morally ill society.

Here then is the reality at point blank range:

As a Faith and Folk, Zealousness equals endurance and progress. Complacency equals stagnation and inevitable demise.

It is truly that simple. Holy wars have been waged by zealots for as long as man has inhabited Midgard. Those strong enough and serious enough to do what must be done, they live on to continue the fight until they either attain victory, or perish in their noble efforts to do so. But those unwilling to do so are just enslaved until they simply cease to be! I am not inciting some fanatical Holy war, nor am I insinuating such is necessary at this juncture. I am saying that if Odinism is not holy enough for you to do, without remorse, what the circumstances of history may one day warrant must be done, then this religion, along with its holy Gods, does not belong to you! You have no right to anything which you are not willing to fight to the end for. If this seems extreme and militant, so be it. Only the child like mind believes that the world may continue on in its present social course when so much immorality and wanton disregard for our natural environment is rampant. The child like minds and arrogant rulers of today, that is.

As the laws of natural order once set the cadence and reigned supreme, so too shall they once again. And at such time in the epochs of humanity, no paper decree of constitution will wield any weight, or credibility. Those strong enough, whom maintain a zealous posture in their indigenous faith and defend the sacredness of that which they hold to be divine, those whom live in concert with the laws of natural order will not only survive, they will thrive as once before, long ago before our ancestors forfeited what we should have inherited, but must now fight for on a continuum, wherefore parity with others is in regards.

Is zeal tantamount to militancy? Perhaps. But any way one may descry it, zeal equals survival and we as a faith need to concern ourselves with that in an immediate sense. And once we secure this, then and only then may we surmount progress and advance. We must rid ourselves of ill character traits and bad habits which we have accepted as normal for far too long now! We must invoke the courage of Tyr in order to alter the way that we selfishly think in terms of ourselves as 'individuals', as opposed to as a community of faith minded folk!

We must eradicate weakness wherever we find it within our character make up and replace it with strength and zealousness if ever we are to regain victory over the state of complacency which once robbed our ancestors of our beloved faith and Gods, and still continues to do so with the overwhelming majority of our people, today!

The answer lies in assuming a zealous attitude wherein redefining ourselves in the noble and honorable attributes of our holy Gods are in regards. May Allfather, Victory bringer, smile on us all in our noble endeavor toward thus.

Perform a Blot to Odin and Tyr. Meditate upon and Galdr these Runes: Tiwaz (), Eihwaz () and Sowilo ().

Don’t forget to perform an Ostara Blót during the summer finding to celebrate the Spring tide, the season of renewal and rebirth. Runes to meditate and Galdr upon: Berkano (), Ingwaz (), and Fehu ().

Ves Hiel, ok Fara meth Odin!

I remain in Frith with and in service to thee.

"Only your Kith, or Kin may betray you. From your foes you expect it!” -- Dr. Casper Odinson Cröwell, Ph.D., DD