Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

Moving through Life includes many transitions. We move from phase to phase, from place to place, job to job, and many other such changes. In effect, it is a move from one thing to another. For example, one might say, “I was there, now I am here,” or “I did that, now I do this.” [...]

Things have different ways of settling down. These things may be anything from a flurry of activity to the trauma of betrayal. Most folks assume that things just settle down in one slow, linear process. Actually, there are several ways it may occur. For instance, things may spiral down rather than just sink. They may [...]

Among artifacts that were found in a Viking hoard was a statue of Buddha. Why would an Asian religious object be found among Thor’s People? We really do not know. It was probably acquired as a trinket. The Norseman who finally owned it likely did not even know what it represented. The statue was exotic [...]

Today is my birthday. There is not much celebrating for me. The only family around is my wife. We might go out to dinner, but nothing fancy. Birthdays are a way to mark time. We express our age in numbers. Sometimes we are precise. Me? Let’s just say that I am “over 50” and leave [...]

Standing in our curio case is a figurine of a Sami. He was acquired through an online auction. He had come from a defunct hobby shop. I ended up paying about one third of the full retail price. The Sami has been here a few years now. Sami are a nomadic people who live in [...]

Jay was quite an individual. He had the kind of good looks and charm that made him popular with the ladies. Jay was personable and made friends easily. He was also one of the most self-destructive people I had ever met. Part of the problem was drugs. The other part was…well, we do not quite [...]

Here is a humorous incident that has us laughing. Yesterday we went to the General Doyle Veteran’s cemetery out near New Egypt, NJ. My father-in-law, Harry, was born on the Fourth of July. He had been a Marine. Years later, he was active in the Marine Corps league. We went to visit his grave. While [...]

Enjoy your Summer and catch up on your reading! Our July Summer sale is on! We offer big discounts on our favorite titles. These books are like taking a course. The result is that you learn it and you can do it. Topics include Heathenism, Norse Tradition, The Gods, Myth & Legend, The Runes, Magick, [...]

Freedom is not Free Indeed, it is not. Freedom is also not a free ride. Independence means “not dependent.” It is the state of standing on one’s own. When the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from Britain, this was more than an ideological rift. It meant that the new nation was willing to go it [...]

Here is a simple trick to improve your ability to concentrate. You need a clock or watch with a sweep second hand. Look at the second hand. Look at it and think of nothing else. You might be able to do it for three or four seconds before a word or thought starts forming. Forming? [...]