“Hail to the giver! a guest has come; Where shall the stranger sit?” Havamal 2, Bellows translation The days we are living, without a doubt, are the sort that test the integrity of every
Among the many things I do, I’m a member of a 12-step program. My 12-step program helped me get my life back on track many years ago when things were out of control. One of the things I’ve realize
There are a lot of challenges inherent in bringing any part of a past culture into the modern world. Things as intangible as religious and spiritual beliefs are especially challenging because while hi
Nordic Religions in the Viking Age by Thomas A DuBois Philadelphia: U of Pennsylvania Press, 1999 x + 271 pp, 5 illus. Reviewed by Cara Freyasdaughter, Independent Scholar; published in The Pomegranat
Much of what is “known” about the temple at Uppsala is almost exclusively based on the writings of Adam of Bremen, a Christian chronicler who wrote about the cultic activity at Uppsala without eve
Sometimes nature sends you a reminder to slow down and conserve your energy. It is a small kindness, this permission, and it took me years to accept it.
