Musings – Stephen McNallen

“GOTHIC RUNES” BY FRITZ MAES: – PUT IT ON YOUR LIST!

MusingsSeptember 30, 2023297Views 0Likes 0Comments

I thought I had read most of the important books about runes - but here is one I missed! I have been familiar with the Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc for literally decades. What I had NOT run across was a text on the Gothic runes. Well, now I have, and it is…

MY EARLIEST EXPOSURE TO ODIN

MusingsJuly 14, 2023390Views 1Like 0Comments

I often cite the novel The Viking, by Edison Marshall, as the book that brought me to Odin. - and that's true. But I had an earlier exposure to Him, which I had all but forgotten for a very long time. You'll laugh, but here it is: My dad used to go down to a…

THE GREAT DOWN-GOING

Musings, NewsApril 2, 2023445Views 1Like 0Comments

The Wall Street Journal recently released an article titled "Americans Pull Back from Values that Once Defined Us," released the results of a poll analyzing the changes in American culture over the last twenty years. Here are the results: Twenty years ago, 70 percent of Americans described themselves as patriots; today that has dropped to…

WARRIORS, WYRD, AND GROG!

MusingsNovember 30, 2022634Views 4Likes 0Comments

At the recent Einherjar celebration at Odinshof, I had the honor of participating in a most unusual rite…

Life, Struggle – and Joy!

MusingsOctober 12, 2022563Views 1Like 0Comments

Many years ago, someone – it may have been my Shorin-Ryu sensei – said that “Life is kumite” – that is, combat. In my mind, that conjures an image of someone blocking, striking, and kicking against multiple opponents from different directions – someone constantly alert, clear-headed, and responsive.

Of Horses and Souls

MusingsSeptember 14, 2022770Views 3Likes 0Comments

We are the People of the Horse. Some thousands of years ago, on the vast plains of Asia, members of our race whom we now call Indo-Europeans, and whom we once dared call Aryans, domesticated the horse. Or more correctly, say the geneticists, a single horse, whose traits were such that it could be a…

Scottish Games, Celtic Fairs, and Why They Matter

MusingsSeptember 10, 2022801Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ll never forget my first five minutes at a Scottish cultural event, many years ago. I recall walking through the gate and immediately being surrounded by lads in kilts, ladies in bodices, and edged weapons. Not far away, bagpipes were sounding. As far as the eye could see, men and women of European blood were…

The Plow, Its Charming…and Our Destiny

MusingsMarch 4, 20221KViews 1Like 0Comments

A few weeks ago we celebrated "Charming of the Plow" at Odinshof. This is one of the lesser-known holy days of Asatru; indeed, I am sure than many who honor the Aesir and Vanir don't even observe it. Such a seemingly humble event can be overlooked when one is busy with the more familiar rites…

Justin Trudeau, Klaus Schwab, the Great Reset…and You!

MusingsFebruary 23, 2022560Views 1Like 0Comments

By the time you read these words, Russia and Ukraine may be at war. Where this will go is hard to predict; we can only hope that calmer heads will prevail. I am a big fan of the "No more brother wars" approach; there are too few White people in the world for us to…

Our Secret Weapon – Fairness!

MusingsFebruary 22, 2022572Views 0Likes 0Comments

One of the traits the average White person values most is FAIRNESS. Not that we always live up to it, by any means, but generally we think it's important and we are offended by its absence. This gives us a spiritual weapon we can use to enlighten our White brothers and sisters. Instead of ranting…