Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

A wise man used to tell me: “You are responsible for what you know. If you know better, do better.” This is a very Heathen concept. It puts the initiative in our hands and robs us of any excuse to do less. While none of us are perfect, we all can strive toward this ideal. [...]

Audrey enjoys a series called “The Apprentice.” She insisted that I had to see the one episode. Recently, they had a version with celebrities. In one of the episodes, the celebrities had to arrange an auction and musical entertainment by a group called “The Back Street Boys.” The celebrity handling the event was a country [...]

Conventional religions give us the impression that “God” made us to endure hardship. They claim that the Divine wants us to endure trials and tribulations, sickness and poverty, calamity and disaster. This comes from misunderstanding their old scriptures. The Gods are not glorified by suffering or poverty. The Gods are glorified by vibrant life, joy, [...]

While working with substance abusers as a counselor, I had been sent on an errand to a county hospital. This was a hospital for mental illnesses. The campus was tidy and the buildings clean. I had to go to one of the wards and meet one of the staff. The errand involved making arrangements for [...]

The way to attain power is to meditate daily on the power sources of your given tradition. It might be the Runes, the Elements, Polarity, any or all or others. Think on them. Look for places where they manifest strongly in the everyday world. For instance if you study Raido or Planetary Mercury or Elemental [...]

Mystical experience comes as it will. One night in the 1980s I went to sit on the couch. My body was stopped by the couch, though I felt as if I were still going. That instant, there was a feeling of backing into the axis of existence. This was the experience of being connected to [...]

All sports have a risk factor,. In some sports, it is minimal. In others, it is almost guaranteed that you will feel the pain. One of the tougher sports is boxing. The plain fact is that if you get into the ring to box, you will get hit. Win or lose, you will get hit. [...]

Sad news came today. A young Pagan man died suddenly. His name was Cory Hyman. I do not know the cause, but it was likely a medical thing. He had been active with Wiccan groups in the northern half on New Jersey. Most recently the young man had been busy preparing a Beltane gathering for [...]

Quite a few years back, I knew a fellow named Paulie who wanted to have money. Lots of money. He had a good trade that secured a respectable salary. Paulie was always looking to invest and to make his money grow. He read the financial newspapers and tried to learn things like the stock market. [...]