Balder Ex-Libris

Author : Uncle Thor's Magazine
Title : Summer 2010
Year : 2010

Link download : Uncle_Thor_s_Magazine_-_Summer_2010.zip

We Are Back. It has been a while. During work on other projects, Uncle Thor's Magazine took a vacation. I have been posting articles on my Daily Lessons page. However, it is not the same as having the Magazine. We have a new format and new articles for you. What we do not have right now is a publishing schedule. Heathenism has changed greatly since we first started publishing in 1991. In almost two decades, the Heathen community has grown and scattered. A key feature of the community is its independence. Individuals and small groups are the prominent things when we look at the community. Large groups and their respective doctrines have yet to attract the larger part of the Heathenry. Independence is the word. We are seeing much more activity. Some of the smaller groups have been very successful. Several have even hosted sizable gatherings. On the other hand, a few small kindreds are little more than drinking clubs or playtime for re-enactors and gamer-nerds. Perhaps we are like other religions in that our community ranges from the sublime mainstream to a small cluster of ridiculous fringe elements. I am personally pleased to see Heathenism advance. Equally pleasing is that Heathenism is not forming into a singular doctrine or dogma. Rather, it accommodates a wide variety of approaches. There is no one leader or set of rules. An independent spirit is pervasive. In this issue of Uncle Thor's Magazine, we will be looking at ways that this scattered community can come together without ceding its individuality. The premise is to offer a variety of ideas rather than promote a set of rules. Think about them and discuss them. Whether ideas prove useful or not, they are a starting point from which the people can turn thought into practical action. As with the Runes, one thing leads to another thing. Eventually it will lead to the thing that works best. ...