News
God of mischief lends name to newly-discovered dinosaur
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A newly-discovered species of dinosaur, Lokiceratops rangiformis, shares its name with the Norse trickster god Loki.
Opinion
Ásatrú Theology and Public Protest
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In direct contrast to the supposedly universal “golden rule” and the “turn the other cheek” message of Christ, Odin teaches that we have no responsibility to be love our enemies. That particular Heathen teaching is a large part of what leads someone like me to be uncomfortable with some of Martin Luther King’s principles, but it does not mean that the embrace of violence is the answer.”
Opinion
Odin and Freyr, War and Peace
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We choose how we relate to the deities of our tradition. Our choice is not made for us by ancient poets, modern practitioners, or academic scholars.
Culture
Ásatrú and the Inevitability of Technology
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I know I’m in a tiny minority, but – as a practitioner of a tiny minority religion – I’m used to caring about things that are way outside the mainstream of our cultural discourse. And I wonder what we practitioners can offer during this cultural moment in which the majority of us are passively experiencing a major paradigm shift, in which most of us are just unquestioningly along for the ride.
Arts & Culture
Ásatrú at the End of the Day
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What does Ásatrú theology have to tell us about end-of-life issues? How does it help us to understand our experiences as we care for those with growing cognitive issues and as we develop those issues ourselves?