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Varg Vikernes
What Is Asatru?
I
Are our gods physicals?
Do they in one way or another have a physical manifestation in universe?
How can we believe in them and how can we know what they are like?
I believe in our gods as archetypes in our blood, as symbols of what is right and wrong, as historical persons and as outer planetary beings, as powers in nature and as physical characters that still exist today.
We all know that Tor is the guardian of our race, he who makes our very existence possible. It is Tor who protect us from all the chaotic powers of nature, and when a say this I mean literally. I mean that a physical manifested Tor is protecting us from the uncontrollable powers of universe.
Have a look at the planet Jupiter (the Roman name for Tor). It is Jupiter that with its force of gravity prevent that meteoroids hit our Mother Earth; which would terminate all life here. Jupiter -Tor- is red just as Tor's beard, and red is also the color that is bound with Tor. Surrounding the planet is a belt - Tor has a belt called Meningjord, this belt grants him double strength. Surrounding Jupiter -Tor- is also sixteen moons - this is the same number of sons as Tor has got in the myths.
If this example was one single example -speaking of relations to the planets in our solar system and our gods- we could simply call it a coincidence, but this is not the fact. All the planets, yes even the Sun (Sól), fits into a system.
We can know the age of the gods by looking at the size of the planets; the sun is the biggest and the oldest, while Pluto (Hel) is smallest and youngest. Only mars (Tyr) differ from this, but it also has its explanation - he has got his size reduced at one certain point. I wish to remind you of the myth that tells how Tyr was mutilated when the gods should tie up the Fenrizwolf. Coincidence?
The albedo of the planets, in other words the "gratitude" of the planets; the capability of returning light that is directed to them -in other words of returning love and to treat others as they treat you- is also very much like the impression we get of the gods by the myths.
Mercury (Loki) the callus has an albedo of 0.1 (in other words, about 10% of the light are returned), while Venus (Frigg) the goddess of love have an albedo of 0.76. The wargod Tyr (mars) has an albedo of 0.16, Mother Earth 0.39, The Moon (Måne) 0.06, Jupiter (Tor) 0.51, Saturn (Heimdall) 0.61, Uranus (Odin) and Neptune (Njord) 0.35 and Pluto (Hel) 0.4.
Neptune (Njord) has two moons - Nereid and Triton. In the myth actually have got two children, Freja and Frej. Uranus (Odin) have 15 moons (not mentioned because the lack of space), in the myth Odin has 15 sons. Mars (Tyr) has two moons and Saturn (Heimdall) has thirteen moons, but here it stops, our knowledge of the myth is not sufficient.
Maybe Tor's stepson Ull is one of Tyr's sons? We don't know about this - the Christians murdered those who knew, and killed anyone who wished to know and learn about our blood bound heritage. It must be said that we only possess certain parts of our ancient knowledge today.
This is not all though; we can also know how open the gods are for feelings by looking at the planets. The angle of Mercury's (Loki's) equator is 0 degrees. As we know Loke is callous, he did not cry when the gods asked everything to cry so that Hel should let Balder home to Asgård, why didn't he? He is callous! And Venus's (Frigg's) equator angle is 177 degrees! Of course the love goddess is open for feelings!
The equator angle of the other planets is as follows: Tellus (Mother Earth) 23,27; Mars (Tyr) 23,59; Jupiter (Tor) 3,5, Saturn (Heimdall) 26,44, Uranus (Odin) 97,55; Neptune (Njord) 28,48 and Pluto (Hel) 52 or 122 (depending of which astronomy book you read). The reason why Tor is lacking in feelings is based on his low intellect, while Odin is as open for feelings as he is because he is the king of the gods; who care for his near and dear and for his people! At the same time, we also know that Odin often is an ungrateful god, we can sacrifice everything for him, and the only thing he gives in return is loss and treachery, death and sorrow. This is why he has such a low albedo.
I mentioned the belt of Tor -Meningjord-, the ring surrounding Jupiter. Other planets also have rings around them. Saturn (Heimdall) have five broad rings (which in are made up of almost a thousand smaller rings), the origin and function of these are not known to us yet, again our knowledge about the myth is sufficient. Uranus (Odin) have 9 or 11 rings (depending on which astronomy book you read). We know the myth about Draupnir; the ring which drops eight new rings every ninth night. With Draupnir itself included we have nine rings. Neptune (Njord) have two rings, which we don't know the meaning of either.
This is also a way of looking upon the gods in Asatru, this should also be considered in serious astrological research. We can study and learn much more than we can imagine about the reality through our ancient mythology, about our origin and about our future; we have much information to receive.
The gods have many faces and manifestations, one thing is for sure; they are all meant to help us in our journey for Asgård! Heil Odin!
Do they in one way or another have a physical manifestation in universe?
How can we believe in them and how can we know what they are like?
I believe in our gods as archetypes in our blood, as symbols of what is right and wrong, as historical persons and as outer planetary beings, as powers in nature and as physical characters that still exist today.
We all know that Tor is the guardian of our race, he who makes our very existence possible. It is Tor who protect us from all the chaotic powers of nature, and when a say this I mean literally. I mean that a physical manifested Tor is protecting us from the uncontrollable powers of universe.
Have a look at the planet Jupiter (the Roman name for Tor). It is Jupiter that with its force of gravity prevent that meteoroids hit our Mother Earth; which would terminate all life here. Jupiter -Tor- is red just as Tor's beard, and red is also the color that is bound with Tor. Surrounding the planet is a belt - Tor has a belt called Meningjord, this belt grants him double strength. Surrounding Jupiter -Tor- is also sixteen moons - this is the same number of sons as Tor has got in the myths.
If this example was one single example -speaking of relations to the planets in our solar system and our gods- we could simply call it a coincidence, but this is not the fact. All the planets, yes even the Sun (Sól), fits into a system.
We can know the age of the gods by looking at the size of the planets; the sun is the biggest and the oldest, while Pluto (Hel) is smallest and youngest. Only mars (Tyr) differ from this, but it also has its explanation - he has got his size reduced at one certain point. I wish to remind you of the myth that tells how Tyr was mutilated when the gods should tie up the Fenrizwolf. Coincidence?
The albedo of the planets, in other words the "gratitude" of the planets; the capability of returning light that is directed to them -in other words of returning love and to treat others as they treat you- is also very much like the impression we get of the gods by the myths.
Mercury (Loki) the callus has an albedo of 0.1 (in other words, about 10% of the light are returned), while Venus (Frigg) the goddess of love have an albedo of 0.76. The wargod Tyr (mars) has an albedo of 0.16, Mother Earth 0.39, The Moon (Måne) 0.06, Jupiter (Tor) 0.51, Saturn (Heimdall) 0.61, Uranus (Odin) and Neptune (Njord) 0.35 and Pluto (Hel) 0.4.
Neptune (Njord) has two moons - Nereid and Triton. In the myth actually have got two children, Freja and Frej. Uranus (Odin) have 15 moons (not mentioned because the lack of space), in the myth Odin has 15 sons. Mars (Tyr) has two moons and Saturn (Heimdall) has thirteen moons, but here it stops, our knowledge of the myth is not sufficient.
Maybe Tor's stepson Ull is one of Tyr's sons? We don't know about this - the Christians murdered those who knew, and killed anyone who wished to know and learn about our blood bound heritage. It must be said that we only possess certain parts of our ancient knowledge today.
This is not all though; we can also know how open the gods are for feelings by looking at the planets. The angle of Mercury's (Loki's) equator is 0 degrees. As we know Loke is callous, he did not cry when the gods asked everything to cry so that Hel should let Balder home to Asgård, why didn't he? He is callous! And Venus's (Frigg's) equator angle is 177 degrees! Of course the love goddess is open for feelings!
The equator angle of the other planets is as follows: Tellus (Mother Earth) 23,27; Mars (Tyr) 23,59; Jupiter (Tor) 3,5, Saturn (Heimdall) 26,44, Uranus (Odin) 97,55; Neptune (Njord) 28,48 and Pluto (Hel) 52 or 122 (depending of which astronomy book you read). The reason why Tor is lacking in feelings is based on his low intellect, while Odin is as open for feelings as he is because he is the king of the gods; who care for his near and dear and for his people! At the same time, we also know that Odin often is an ungrateful god, we can sacrifice everything for him, and the only thing he gives in return is loss and treachery, death and sorrow. This is why he has such a low albedo.
I mentioned the belt of Tor -Meningjord-, the ring surrounding Jupiter. Other planets also have rings around them. Saturn (Heimdall) have five broad rings (which in are made up of almost a thousand smaller rings), the origin and function of these are not known to us yet, again our knowledge about the myth is sufficient. Uranus (Odin) have 9 or 11 rings (depending on which astronomy book you read). We know the myth about Draupnir; the ring which drops eight new rings every ninth night. With Draupnir itself included we have nine rings. Neptune (Njord) have two rings, which we don't know the meaning of either.
This is also a way of looking upon the gods in Asatru, this should also be considered in serious astrological research. We can study and learn much more than we can imagine about the reality through our ancient mythology, about our origin and about our future; we have much information to receive.
The gods have many faces and manifestations, one thing is for sure; they are all meant to help us in our journey for Asgård! Heil Odin!
II
Is there any point in making blot (sacrifices) to the gods?
Can the gods hear us if we invoke them?
Do we need religious leaders?
The gods represent different aspects of us; the Aesir and Aesiress, Vanirs and Disers are all different sides of our consciousness; Jotuns and Dwarfs are different sides of our subconscious. Helheim and Utgard are our subconscious, while Asgard and Midgard are our conscious. When Balder - as a metaphor of the meaning of life - gets murdered he ends up in Helheim. Pretty simple this means that we have "forgot" the meaning of life, the meaning of life has been repressed by a Judeo/Christian psychosis.
In the myths the trolls can't stand sunlight, this is because a though (a troll) from that comes from the subconscious, up in the daylight, in mind; no longer is a subconscious thought (a troll).
While Loki is logic Thor is fidelity, Tyr is the courage, Frigg is love, Heimdall is conscience, Forsete is righteousness, Nanna is the vicinity, Siv is kinship (Siv is married to Thor, notice this!! Fidelity to the kinship!!), Frej and Freja is male/female lust and so on. If we make a blot to something of this, we strengthen this part of our selves.
"To blot" then means "to strengthen". We make blots to these powers by toasting to them for example, or by eating a blotmeal in their name, by living for them! If I toast for Thor I do to strengthen my feeling for fidelity, my loyalty. To strengthen it by reminding myself of it, to put it into my conscious.
The Gods are all symbolizing different positive aspects. The word "God" actually comes from the word "Good", there is no doubt about that. We have given all these good things different names and characters, to remember them more easily, to honor great men and women that lived once upon a time, that actually where named Odin and Thor, Freja and Frigg.
If we believe we are making blot to the gods, we are right! The gods do exist; in ourselves, in our race, in our pure blood! The gods do "hear" us by us hearing them, by us becoming more loyal thinking of Thor, by becoming more courageous thinking of Tyr and so on.
If I ask Odin for advice in an important question, I shall trust in the answer he gives me; because it is the voice of my blood that answer, thousands of years with gained knowledge and experiences. The name Odin, is a kind of key to my inner self, a kind of password that invokes wisdom of past ages. Some use coffe-grounds as their key, some use bird intestines, some use the lines of the hand, the stars, runes or the formation of the clouds. But all this is the same thing, keys to our inner selves. Small reflections of the macrocosm where all knowledge is hidden.
Our peoples historical heroes have become some sort of gods for us, a symbol for something good. If we make blots to them, our consciousness related to their thoughts and ideas gets powered. This is also a form of Asatru, worship of ancestors! To toast for good things and persons so that they never will be forgotten! So that they always are in our minds.
So, do we need religious leaders? Yes, but with some reservation. We need to be reminded of our holy duties and obligations, but this task is best given to the oldest member of the family, rather than anyone else. Religion shall be a private thing, parts of it that is, it would be impossible for the state to remind all families of their good deceased family members, this must be the task of the family itself.
To remember the Gods, the Gods of our own, which have come forth through ourselves since ages ago, that are common for the whole people; shall be celebrated and be remembered officially! This is the responsibility of the leaders of the people.
In the worship of ancestors, the idols are renewed and changed over and over again, as new great people are born and deceased all the time.
The good members of the family are remembered by giving their name to the first born child after their death. In this way he - or she - is never forgotten, and the child gets something to be proud of from the very first day of their life, something to grow up to, something to respect and find strength in; honor and a name!
Can the gods hear us if we invoke them?
Do we need religious leaders?
The gods represent different aspects of us; the Aesir and Aesiress, Vanirs and Disers are all different sides of our consciousness; Jotuns and Dwarfs are different sides of our subconscious. Helheim and Utgard are our subconscious, while Asgard and Midgard are our conscious. When Balder - as a metaphor of the meaning of life - gets murdered he ends up in Helheim. Pretty simple this means that we have "forgot" the meaning of life, the meaning of life has been repressed by a Judeo/Christian psychosis.
In the myths the trolls can't stand sunlight, this is because a though (a troll) from that comes from the subconscious, up in the daylight, in mind; no longer is a subconscious thought (a troll).
While Loki is logic Thor is fidelity, Tyr is the courage, Frigg is love, Heimdall is conscience, Forsete is righteousness, Nanna is the vicinity, Siv is kinship (Siv is married to Thor, notice this!! Fidelity to the kinship!!), Frej and Freja is male/female lust and so on. If we make a blot to something of this, we strengthen this part of our selves.
"To blot" then means "to strengthen". We make blots to these powers by toasting to them for example, or by eating a blotmeal in their name, by living for them! If I toast for Thor I do to strengthen my feeling for fidelity, my loyalty. To strengthen it by reminding myself of it, to put it into my conscious.
The Gods are all symbolizing different positive aspects. The word "God" actually comes from the word "Good", there is no doubt about that. We have given all these good things different names and characters, to remember them more easily, to honor great men and women that lived once upon a time, that actually where named Odin and Thor, Freja and Frigg.
If we believe we are making blot to the gods, we are right! The gods do exist; in ourselves, in our race, in our pure blood! The gods do "hear" us by us hearing them, by us becoming more loyal thinking of Thor, by becoming more courageous thinking of Tyr and so on.
If I ask Odin for advice in an important question, I shall trust in the answer he gives me; because it is the voice of my blood that answer, thousands of years with gained knowledge and experiences. The name Odin, is a kind of key to my inner self, a kind of password that invokes wisdom of past ages. Some use coffe-grounds as their key, some use bird intestines, some use the lines of the hand, the stars, runes or the formation of the clouds. But all this is the same thing, keys to our inner selves. Small reflections of the macrocosm where all knowledge is hidden.
Our peoples historical heroes have become some sort of gods for us, a symbol for something good. If we make blots to them, our consciousness related to their thoughts and ideas gets powered. This is also a form of Asatru, worship of ancestors! To toast for good things and persons so that they never will be forgotten! So that they always are in our minds.
So, do we need religious leaders? Yes, but with some reservation. We need to be reminded of our holy duties and obligations, but this task is best given to the oldest member of the family, rather than anyone else. Religion shall be a private thing, parts of it that is, it would be impossible for the state to remind all families of their good deceased family members, this must be the task of the family itself.
To remember the Gods, the Gods of our own, which have come forth through ourselves since ages ago, that are common for the whole people; shall be celebrated and be remembered officially! This is the responsibility of the leaders of the people.
In the worship of ancestors, the idols are renewed and changed over and over again, as new great people are born and deceased all the time.
The good members of the family are remembered by giving their name to the first born child after their death. In this way he - or she - is never forgotten, and the child gets something to be proud of from the very first day of their life, something to grow up to, something to respect and find strength in; honor and a name!
Varg Vikernes