Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

I call what I do Thor Art. I have just opted to make some of it available. Here’s a link: http://www.thortrains.net/toysoldierart/thorart0ordering.htm For the hobby behind it, try: http://www.thortrains.net/toysoldierart/ There is something very fulfilling about working with molten metal. I enjoy taking these alloys and turning them into something appealing. Uncle Thor

One of the notable things about professional baseball players is that so many of them play as if they have to earn their place very day. That goes beyond determination. These men play because they want to excel every day. Half-way effort is not enough. Granted that the competition in baseball is heavy. There are [...]

Today’s Runecast is: Sig – Yew – Gyfu Sig is a Rune of success, favorable conditions, the Sun, victory Yew is a Rune of resilience, darkness, death, eternal life Gyfu is a giift ,an exchange, crossroads, a bridge. Success leads to resilience and the ability to bounce back. The final result is a gift from [...]

Here is an old charm to cure burns. I believe it might be of Scottish origin. “Now I come to cure a burnt sore if the dead knew what the living endure Then this burnt sore won’t hurt no more.” We have used it in conjunction with a knot spell. A useful charm for those [...]

Today’s Runecast is: Isa – Eh – Elk Isa is a Rune of ice, danger, crisis, freezing and obstacles Eh is a Rune of the horse, travel, a journey, a process that does something. Elk is a Rune of protection, safety. dignity, and defense. From a time of uncertainty and possible treachery, one takes the [...]

There is an old Italian saying that uses a reference to card games: “You get what your hand calls for.” I am thinking of it because of someone I knew many years ago. There was a fellow we called Squidgie who was a diehard student. He especially enjoyed British military history. Many was the time [...]

Today’s Runecast is: Ing – Eh – Lagu Ing is luck, good fortune, the spark that sets things in motion, male fertility, male lust. Eh is the horse, the ride, driving, taking a journey Lagu is water, a lake, the sea, our deep subconscious, dreams, subjectivity. On a very superficial level, this could read as [...]

Today’s runecast is: Hagal – Eh – Odal Hagal is sudden change, a blast, pelting, damage, and also spreading. Eh is the horse, a journey, a process ,forward motion. Odal is a legacy, inheritance, land, homes, immovable goods. Think of Hagal as acting like the Blasted Tower of Tarot. It is a sudden change that [...]

When I hit a financial rock bottom over twenty-five years ago, I had to live a “nickel and dime” existence. The word to describe it was meager. Conditions required that I adjust my priorities. When a person is knocked to the lowest common denominator of life, he learns what really matters as opposed to what [...]

Today’s runecast is: Elk – Ing –Raido (Odal) Elk is a rune of protection, safety, dignity, territorial attitude Ing is luck, fertility, warmth, good fortune, lust, the hearth Raido is speed, motion, movement, transport In safety, good fortune is able to move things along. Elk is safety. A safe place, such as the home, is [...]