Hej Hélio, ... identical with Svipdag of Svipdagsmal. He is Freyja's husband, "the man called Odr" (from the Younger Edda). I think this can be "proved" by...
Excellent post! I just wanted to add that I've always thought of Ottar and Odr as being the same person. I can only find one reference to Odr in the Elder Edda...
Hej Helió, ... in private, not to the list. If that was the case, I apologize. I have closed my email account with the former "magicnet" and am now with...
... A nice on-topic point, William! I apologize that I've been away from it lately. I'll try to gather my thoughts this afternoon. Tim [Non-text portions of...
Hail! I would like to invite all those interested in the subject to HeathenWights, a mailing list focused on the worship of house and landwights in both ...
Hi there, I'm new to the group but I'm glad I joined in time to read this book. I've wanted to read it for a long time but could never find a copy. On a...
... I think that the idea is that "future" is just one part of what-exists-now, not a separate thing. What I struggle with is how this avoids the problem of...
... If the future as a separate thing does not exist, but rather it's part of what we would call "present", then what will happen in the future is always being...
... I don't really know what the pre-Christian heathens thought, but I know what I think. Ever seen someone who looks like an accident waiting to happen? A...
... _could_ survive, either by fixing their problems or simply getting very lucky. The probable successes could fail, either due to unusual bad luck, or by ...
... and ... how ... past. ... and ... see it ... I see it ... things, and ... I agree with that. The future is a natural outgrowth of the present. And that is...
I see Skuld as "unfolding potential". It is a flower that is in the process of developing or unfolding, but one can never say in advance exactly what pattern...
If anyone is interested the site below will provide you with an online copy of the now out-of-print "The Idea of the Good" by Frands Herschend. This is a...
... Thanks for the heads-up, Paul. If, after reading it, you'd like to write up a small review or synopsis for our Heathenbooks files, that would be most ...
Thanks for the succinct summation of "predestination" vs "probability" - I remember trying to explain this distinction to someone at a moot several years ago, ...
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Hej, Here is something I wrote last year which may pertain to the recent discussion of Urd, and certainly pertains to the forces of predestination in men's...
I apoligize for not taking part earlier in the discussion of the book. .I have been trying to wade through some of the Foreward. I just started reading Urth's...
... Hi Lynn, Well, I think this is one of Bauschatz' points, that it isn't essentially part of the Germanic worldview to equate the Norns with the three Fates...
There is a story in Guerber about Loki saving a boy from a giant after Odin and Thor failed (due to inadequately devious follow-up to their tricks). The gory...
In a message dated 2/12/02 11:26:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Hey, I missed that one! Must have been later in the book after I lost my copy.... Tim ...
... Well, Guerber promotes lore-rot, so maybe my brain has gone. I would swear that is where I saw it, though. And I just happen not to have that one in my bag...
There is a story in Guerber about Loki saving a boy from a giant after Odin and Thor failed (due to inadequately devious follow-up to their tricks). The gory...
There is a story in Guerber about Loki saving a boy from a giant after Odin and Thor failed (due to inadequately devious follow-up to their tricks). The gory...
I always have two questions in my mind when pick up Bauschatz: Can we ever really get a feel for what this world view was like? What difference ought it to...
... Well, that's the question, isn't it, and it's the main part of the reason why we're doing all this at all. I tend to think that we can start to approach ...
Hello, I am a new member. I am hoping to learn more about Heathenism, Asatru, Odinism and all related subjects. I like the sound of the threads I have seen so...
... Hi, Tosti, welcome. ... There are all levels of expertise here on all variety of subjects. All on-topic comments and ideas are welcome. Tim Doughty ...
Welcome! We are discussing the first part of _The Well and the Tree_ by Bauschatz. The book is out of print, but Prof. Bauschatz has given us permission to...
