COURAGE

By facing life's struggles with courage, we constantly extend our capabilities.
Without courage, nothing else can be done!

TRUTH

Blind faith has no place in the Elder Traditions. No pie-in-the-sky; we must act in this world as we see it and as it really is rather than calmly wait for the next.

HONOUR

We must be true to what we are, and we insist on acting with nobility rather than baseness. Our standards must be banners held high in our hearts.

FIDELITY

We stand True to our faith and our values. Loyalty is the basis for all enduring
human activity, and we hold it in the highest esteem.

HOSPITALITY

The isolation and loneliness of modern life is not necessary. The willingness to share what one has with ones' fellows, especially travellers, is a vital part of our way of life.

DISCIPLINE

We hold to the discipline necessary to fulfil our purpose. We stand willing to exercise the self-control and steadfastness necessary in these difficult times.

INDUSTRIOUSNESS

Let us dare to be all that we can be! Let us take risks and taste the richness of life. Passivity is for sheep. We refuse to be mere spectators in life.

SELF-RELIANCE

We depend on our own strength and character to achieve our goals. We seek only the freedom necessary to our quest, whatever it may be.

PERSEVERANCE

We hold to our path until its completion and are not ashamed to be strong. The cult of the anti-hero will find no support in us, and the gods we follow are not for the weak.

Cattle die, kinsmen die,
one day you yourself must die.
I know one thing that never dies:
the dead man's reputation

Havamal - Sayings of the High One