Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

One of my favorite toys was / is plastic army men. As kids, we loved them. We knew each pose and each weapon. Of course, our knowledge of these things was far from accurate. (I found that out in the army.) Each bag had different poses, such as the crawling guy, grenade thrower, bayonet guy, [...]

Today’s runecast is Sig – Naud – Gyfu When good times (Sig) are followed by bad (Naud), Gyfu is the bridge by which you can escape to better conditions. Sig is usually beneficial, but too much can lead to complacency. That leaves you vulnerable. If complacency leads to trouble, the first step to remedy it [...]

There are stories that speak to each of us. Most people have different stories that talk to them. It is as if the story touches something deep inside and tells the person something about himself. The story that speaks to one person may not speak to the next. However, there are stories for everyone. It [...]

Today’s runecast is Ing – Elk – Urus Ing is the spark that starts things. It is also a Rune of the hearth, which is the heart of the home. In times before modern heating, the hearth room was the center of life in the home. Ing is also a token of luck. Elk is [...]

Many of us have gone on our spiritual quests, studying open thing after another. Mine was not so much a search for spirituality as a chance to experience various kinds of spiritual beliefs. The one thing that remained constant was me. That is true of all spiritual seekers. The one constant element is the seeker [...]

Today’s runecast is Yew – Odal – Raido The Yew is the old tree that holds its place. It flexes and bends, but does not move. The Yew Rune also represents the eternal nature of Life. Odal is property that does not move away from its owner. He owns it thoroughly. Like the Yew, it [...]

Do you get the feeling that there is a higher motion? Do you feel that humankind and the planet itself are being guided to a destination of their own? Have you felt that a power greater than you has responded to you to manipulate conditions in your life for a specific purpose? If there is [...]

Today’s runecast is Jer – Gyfu – Tyr The Harvest brings a Gift of Victory On another note, Gyfu is the interchange and crossroads between Jer and Tyr. Jer is the harvest that comes with time. Tyr is the goal that is attained through effort. We find herein a matter of timing. Jer is that [...]

We all have different desires and motivations. Sometimes we forget that the desires of others can be as strong as ours, even when the things they desire are different from ours. Though we may find their choices uninteresting, we can be sure they are extremely interested. We need not understand the things that motivate them, [...]

Today’s runecast is Wunjo – Bjork – Odal Within Wunjo is a harmonizing principle. Joy is the product of being in harmony with something good. Here we come to Joy leading to natural expansion. We might even consider this as harmony within nature. The end result is Odal, which is an inheritance. It is also [...]