Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

The Tyr principle works to unify, especially when a specific goal must be achieves. An example is the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71. The Germans won. A primary difference between the two armies was cohesion. The Germans were dedicated and worked together. They put personal comfort aside in favor of the collective good. Their French adversaries [...]

Today’s runecast is Hagal – Action of the Gods – Ken The path to discovery often begins with calamity. Many people accept things as they are. It takes a serious incident to drive them to question the status quo. The search for answers comes as a result of the adversity which challenges beliefs, ideals and [...]

Today’s runecast is Ase – Tyr – Bjork All three Runes have divine connotations. Ase is the Rune of the Gods. Tyr is the Rune of Tyr, the War God, and Bjork is a Rune of Freya and Frigga. Ase is inspiration. It leads to action and planning (Tyr) and is followed by natural growth. [...]

It has been 20 years since we first published The Road to Bifrost, our master work on Norse Tradition, spirituality, Runes, Magick, lore and so much more. The Road to Bifrost is six volumes of the best information on all aspects of Heathenism and Norse / German magick. The focus is practical and the emphasis [...]

The Ihr Rune is more commonly called the Yew Tree Rune. The Yew is a rune that has historically been attributed to darkness, dreams, evergreen and death. It is a sign of Life that transcends Death. The Yew is also associated with gloom and cemeteries. Finally, it is a Rune of resilience and protection. As [...]

Today’s runecast is Yew – Hagal – Thurs The rebound of Yew can be abrupt and damaging, resulting in pain. While the rebound of this Rune is normally benign, it can be dangerous. There can be stinging impact when a thing straightens out to its normal shape. Failing to dodge the recoil can be a [...]

Yesterday we discussed the Jer Rune and Time. Physicists refer to time as being the fourth dimension, the others being, length, width and depth. Our measure of time is a matter of space. Natural time is measured by the space traversed by Sun, Moon, stars and seasons. Man-made time is based on distance, too. Our [...]

Today’s runecast is: Raido – Action of the Gods – Fe When things are in motion, you may feel as if they are being driven for you rather than you holding the reigns. Often, the reason is that an outside force is at work. This might even be the action of the Gods. You can [...]

Jer is literally “Year.” It is a Rune of time and location. That is appropriate. My wife and I are science junkies. At least a couple hours a week are spent watching the science channels coverage of astronomy and astrophysics and particle physics. Frankly, I think the astrophysicists and particle physicists are further along the [...]

Today’s runecast is Ing – Jer – Elk The spark of Ing initiates the process of the Harvest (Jer). In its time it provides a place of security and respect (Elk)