Prisons are a device of man's construct and socially ill design. And yet, they keep within them only those whom capitulate to such a detrimental state of mind. Those fettered by the perverted nature of a beast called "Corrections" and it’s socially ill sibling "Institution­alization". And not all whom suffer this affliction are incarcerated. Digest that for a moment or two.

A brief description of the chief components surrounding "Odhróerir" and its corresponding metaphysical qualities become essential in order to further illustrate such a reclamation, hence follow hereafter. It should be stated initially, that the following descriptions in no manner what so ever exhaust the comprehensive knowledge to that which they are associated. Indeed, quite the contrary is the instance. For such descriptions serve only as a vehicle to further comprehend the exercise herein and the actual metaphysical qualities attached to the mythological concepts are indeed severely complex and quite exhaustive in their respec­tive natures, whereas here they appear vague at best!

KVASIR: An ancient God of both heavenly (Æsir) and earthly (Vanir) lineage.

ODHRÖRIR: (the drink of divine inspiration), the blood of Kvasir. The innate property of those whom possess consciousness (Gods and Man). The Divine Mead. Initiation and knowledge synthesized equals numinous wisdom. The progression of this discovery on a constant path of transcendence towards the ends of achieving legitimate spiritual enlightenment will ultim­ately lead the neophyte to the dais of ascension. This ultimate awareness of divinity within is realized within the very primal waters of Mimir's Well. That is to say, one's ancestral memory which resides within the blood/soul/DNA!

SUTTUNG: An Etin/Jötun (chaos devoid of the property of consciousness). The external and unfocused circumstances and forces of life as they exist and become manifest on a continuum.

THE TRISKELION: (Triple entwined horns). The three vats/horns which hold/contain the divine mead; Odhróerir: 1) Odhröerir - the Wód stirrer, or exciter of inspiration. 2) Són- repayment, or re-investment. And 3) Bodn - the container.

GUNLOD: An Etin/Jötun (Suttung's Daughter). She guards the divine mead which her father hoards in an endeavor to withhold from the Gods and men. She is symbolic of life that is randomly lived, devoid of any focused will.

The TRIPARTITE ODIN/ALLFATHER: 1) Odin - consciousness. 2) Vili - the will. 3) Ve - the sacred enclosure/container. Thus constitutes the original Odinic gift we receive at birth, albeit we ultimately forfeit via a life of constant exposure to the artificial components of technology which we are all inundated with as we progress in age. The conceptual winning of Odhróerir may be viewed as a re-connecting with these original divine gifts and a re-investment in thus thereafter (i.e. disregard all dependency upon the unnatural and cultivate and nurture that which is natural such as intuition, etc.).

We are all born with and begin our life's journey with this Odinic gift in tact, this sort of innocence and complete connection to our natural environment, and awareness of the divine multiverse and its host corpus in its entirety. Just as any other animal! And just as any other animal, we never lose the ability to exercise theses natural qualities. Alas, as we age and are exposed to the continuum of external, mundane and unnatural entities/circumst­ances of life, we grow keener in the artificial laws of man and technology, albeit we grow apart from natural and divine law/order. Hence, our most innate natural senses suffer a retardation on a constant basis until we either suffer a complete arrest in our natural senses and the prospect of their development all together! Or, we awaken to such an unnat­ural reality in which we exist and we resolve to take charge and do something about it by seeking to stimulate our desire to ascend once more to our natural majesty of being a part of that which is divine as opposed to being apart from it. We achieve this by reclaiming the very Odhróerir with which we were born. For just as Kvasir was born of both the Æsir and Vanir, so too are we North Folk.

The agents of chaos amassed against us are not merely external. Our collective emotional states, pride and temporal, albeit mundane desires are more so the culprit as they more oft than not go about unchecked. It thereafter must follow that the inter actions of our own internal weaknesses and the chaos of life's non-willed and undirected events/circumstances within the scope of our lives, inevitably results in a lack of command of one's self which thereby stunts the awareness in a natural and divine presence and prohibits ascension toward one's own divinity!

If we would seek to consume the Odhróerir, then first we must learn to utilize the original gifts of Allfather Odin which we were born with; our consciousness/conscious thought (Odin), our will to act upon such thoughts (Vili) and the ability to substantiate that focused and directed will (Ve). With these faculties properly and willfully employed toward the ends of self mastery, one may eradicate all self accepted weaknesses and eventually all external/ objective baggage which so frequently inundates the subjective reality with its deluges and thereby confining one to the very prison of self limitation.

This quest, this desire for authentic spiritual enlightenment, it will not be cheaply purchased, nor are any such short cuts in the offing.

The Rúna (secret) is this; the first vat/horn of the precious and coveted mead is "Odhróerir" it is our Odin employed - our focused conscious thought. The second vat/horn "Són", it is our Vili - our directed and focused will, a re-investment in that which Odin gave us origina­lly. And finally, the third vat/horn "Bodn" - it is our Vé, our container/our ability to effect that which is both numinous and natural within ourselves. There is the Rúna Odhróerir, seek not without, but within, if you would raise the most sacred horn and taste the draught contained within it!

Midyear is the time of Midsummer, the solstice and tide which Baldur the beautiful is patron of. His shining mane is Sunna's own life sustaining rays. Baldur is the God of the very promise of hope for both the Gods and man. Beyond the obvious being that this is the longest day and shortest night of the year, it too is a time for divine illumination and hope thus so reflected in the very archetypal essence of Baldur in addition to the afore presented contemporary paradigm of the Rúna of Odhróerir. The gifts and blessings written about herein are divine, to be certain! However, the ability to effectuate thus lies solely within our own personal desire to connect with and utilize the very spark of divinity within ourselves. Therein lies the very soul of the Galdr/mantra; "Reyn til Rúna!" (Seek the mysteries).

Perform a Baldur and Midsummer Blot to celebrate the observance of the Summer Solstice. And Galdr and meditate upon these Runes:

( ) Sowilo, ( ) Mannaz, ( ) Kenaz and ( ) Laguz.

I remain in service to the Gods and Folk of the HOLY NATION OF ODIN, with Frith and fraternal solidarity.

Megi Odin Blessi thig alle... Heil Allfather Odin!

"If we fail to escape the bonds of complacency, how then shall we ever hope to bask in the radiance of divinity?" -- Dr. Casper Odinson Cröwell, Ph.D., DD