Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

One of the problems I encountered with my Toy Soldier Art was the issue of selling it. Once a thing is a sale item, the concept of profit takes root. There are things like production, time, costs, etc. One even becomes tempted to try a mini version of mass production. That might be fine for [...]

Today’s runecast is: Action of the Gods – Dag – Bjork Intervention of a spiritual nature leads to clarity. It dissolves obscurity and in its place everything is revealed. From there, it is now possible to take a natural, more healthy direction. Sometimes the Gods have to show us so that we can make the [...]

We have a very important ally in our search for spirituality: science. The study of science reveals many patterns that coincide with our spiritual principles. Anything that is genuinely spiritual must be practical. Conventional religions are not as cozy with science. They get very defensive when scientific discoveries contradict their scriptures. Superstitious dread causes the [...]

Today’s Runecast is Mannar – Thurs – Raido There are individuals whose bombastic nature sets things in motion. I am reminded of drill sergeants as one example. There are forms of leadership that require a hard approach that motivates everyone into action. Two high-ranking officers who had it were Patton and Rommel. When leading the [...]

Audrey gave up smoking about three years ago. Two years ago, her coughing was unbearable and so she went to a specialist. The man diagnosed her as having COPD and said there were medicines to ease it, but no cure. Audrey used her medicine and it did little to help her symptoms. Subsequent visits did [...]

Today’s runecast is: Naud – Dag – Urus Naud is oppression, need and lack. The Dag Rune brings light to darkness and reveals things that had been obscure. Naud often thrives when its victims do not know what is happening. When things are revealed, Naud loses power. Knowing the facts allows a person to throw [...]

Today’s runecast is: Wunjo – Hagal – Eh Great joy can lead to great change. Happiness can be a light that reveals the unhappy things that have no place in your life. Hagal is that blast that shakes them loose and shatters them into dust. Free of the burden of those small annoyances, you are [...]

Soon the annual Mercantile Mad Season begins, in what is commonly known as Christmas Shopping. The past thirty years has seen the manufacturers invent more and more items with the caveat that we need them. It is the cart before the horse: make the product and then devise a need for it. Many financial problems [...]

Today’s runecast is Sig – Tyr – Mannar Sig is the victory that comes easily. It is the overwhelming of the opposition by numbers, technology or other great advantage. Tyr is the victory that comes by strategy, planning and effort. It comes through better use of intelligence and force. Mannar is the Man, and in [...]

I have been gaining strength the last few days. The bug – which I think was a flu – really sapped my strength. There was a lot of discomfort, from pains in limbs to any number of aches. Talk about bad feelings! And that is the point. It is a point I first recognized a [...]