The Asatru and its members must observed nine virtues (ndt: it is the same number of virtues as there are worlds Nordic), which are courage, honesty, the Honor, loyalty, discipline, hospitality, rely on self- Also, be constructive and finally, perseverance. These virtues are simply trying to convey the wisdom of the Nordic gods and ancestors.
Courage
When one thinks of the virtues of Asatru, Courage is always named first. As stated by Stephen McNallen, the Vikings are known for their courage and bravery. However, despite their history, few Scandinavians who have to confront him face to face battles similar to those of their ancestors. In fact, we believe it is easier to manifest courage in a situation every day. The pagans of today often have the opportunity to show courage when it comes to live and be conscious of our beliefs. This virtue is also, unfortunately, the one we miss the most. If we are able to provide enough courage to face a wall of shields, many of us tremble at the thought of talking about religion at work or the idea that a friend asked us what church we attend. We do not offer easy answers, but we ask you this question: if you embrace the courage of your ancestors to fight and die for what they believed, could you share your religious identification for higher wages or you agree to society? This essay on the virtues also wants to question the moral courage. The road from Tyre (ndt: Tyr is the Norse god of war) is difficult but Tyr believed the price was worth it. Modern society values tested by millions of ways, not only as qu'Asatruars (ndt: members of Asatru), foreign mass religious, but also as religious people in a culture of anti-religion. The values are not in favor in our modern society. To get ahead in life, we must often circumvent the laws and rules or outright break. Living honorably is unpretentious a disadvantage. We believe that the majority of people, Asatru or otherwise, find this way of life répugante, but the only way to stop this is to have the courage to refuse to take part.
Truth
The second virtue of Asatru, honesty is one that most strongly pushed our ancestors to embrace the virtues of Asatru like ours. Regardless of the values we decide to join, honesty must be there. His definition means a lot and also includes a wide variety of moral and philosophical beliefs that we hold. One reason why we adotpé this virtue, to name just one, it simply matters of honesty. Dwinnell as Bill once said in a toast to truth and honesty: "If you do not want people to be aware of something, do not do it! . The truth in the sense of honesty, is essential to our own honor as well as any system or entity that is not based on rigid laws. When we respect a certain code of honor, we also need to be honest with yourself as well as others.
When we talk about truth as a virtue of Asatru, it also refers to religious or moral truth. It is commonplace to say that there much truth there yad'individus, but it is also important to remember that regardless of the Truth, there is finally a Truth alone. This is not the one that we believe but the ultimate truth. At first, we must respect the truth of others, in a second time, we must find ourselves, and finally, we must never forget to seek the truth. Take for example the Holy Grail of Christian legend, we do not necessarily find it, but if we stop the spiritual quest, we preset.
Honor Honor is an integral part of rational morality of Asatru. What is mostly remembered for Eddas and Sagas, is that without honor, we will have nothing. From ancient times, we remember two types of people: those who had the sense of honor and were so clean they shone as examples for us, and those who lacked much sense of honor that they preferred to jump a curse upon their offspring for the next thousand years. Good Asatruars should always seek to be in the first group. Honor is an internal force that manifests itself externally by reputation. The honor is the internal compass of morality to which sacred clings Asatruar each and every deity. The honor is also a question of living in peace with our own beliefs and live in peace with our actions. Honor is something very personal and felt almost like an emotion. It's knowing that what we do is good, decent and correct. When we honor, you know you will never regret having done something.
Fidelity
We often attribute meaning to one of Fidelity, ie, the fidelity of the couple. Yet according to the dictionary, this word does that mean to be faithful to someone or something ". In marriage, under this applies to our parteneraire and our wishes and this is applied by limiting the couple to have sex with their partner. Although we consider this as an excellent council, Asatruars think it's not just sexual fidelity is important, we believe it is especially important to be faithful to our beliefs and deities. We have remained true to the Aesir and Vanir. Like marriage, a sacred bond is created between the Asatruar and deities during the Occupation (Profession is the rite that confirms the belief Asatruar to Asatru. This rite may be compared to Christian confirmation or Wiccan initiation.). To make this relationship work well, both parties must demonstrate loyalty and honesty to each other. The Asatru, although it is being reborn, is a folk religion and we must continue the tradition of the virtue of fidelity as did our ancestors. It is for this reason that other historical research are important to the Asatru people they allow to rediscover the ways of our ancestors and to adjust to our modern customs.
The Discipline The most accurate way to describe this value is: self-discipline. It is through our commitment that we respect the values and transform the leadership in action. It is one thing to be able to reject a legal and moral code to adopt a code of personal honor and it is another to have self-discipline and willingness to share this code in meter of personal honor. If we reject the legal code, it lies in our discipline to control our actions. Without this self-discipline, companies like the one today are created. By comparing the discipline of fidelity, we can see approximation. Many pagan beliefs spend beliefs of a religious system to another, leaving a path for a new loan. The Asatruars are not subject to such changes. Self-discipline implies, in our modern practice, a devotion to our deities and also to the customs of the ancients. By applying this discipline, we limit ourselves in a true sense, but we get much else.
Hospitality Hospitality is one of the core values and the highest among major ancient civilization. In folk religion and popular as ours, it is our hospitality that one has respect for our social network. Time of our ancestors, it was essential that a traveler venturing into our lands could find a shelter and is welcome for the night. In our modern Asatru community, we must treat others with respect and act together for the good of our group. These family ties may be based, even among members outside the family. These links us together and inspire us to take care of others. Hospitality may also be interpreted as old and therefore welcome people home, as we have already done, but in modern times, the value of talking about his car or lend money to help friends. Hospitality also means to treat others with respect and dignity. It racontre that many of our gods roam the world and stop people from testing for their hospitality and generosity. The virtue of hospitality invites us to consider each individual with respect and importance, because from time to time, we are the gods appearing in human form. Respect or not under this greatly influences our actions in our social beliefs. Our response to poverty is more ways, the way we would have performed the hospitalization time of our ancestors. In the 21st century, it is possible to glimpse the hospitality as a chance to unite with a community group and respect the differences of our fellow Asatruars.
Be constructive
The modern Asatruars should be constructive. We must work hard to achieve our goals. There is much to do. We're on a mission to restore the Asatru to its rightful place and also to reinvigorate our society and our culture. We can not do that by sitting on our values. We must implement them by taking an active attitude. Be constructive also applies to our daily lives, completed with care and pride. Add your name or Asatru Nordic alliances, write your articles and opinions to local newspapers or websites, brief expressing faith Asatru. The gods do not like lazy people. This also applies to non-religious aspects of our lives. As qu'Asatruars, we should be considered a constructive exepmple people who get involved and do not take advantage of situations. We should be those whose owners can not happen and those who do things as and when They must be made. When we think of Asatruars, we should say that these people are knowledgeable and bring something to the world and our society. Be constructive, it's a mindset. The Nordics were people who crunched in life to the fullest and do not give up in situations of doubt or hesitation. We should adopt the same attitude to all aspects of our lives, our vocation, our beliefs and our free time.
Rely on yourself
The company gives us the power to rely on oneself, which is important as much sense as traditional practice. The virtues of Asatru are moral, that we needed to oneself and therefore asks us to be able to count on yourself. We rely on ourselves to teach us our own morality. Traditionally, our customs have always honored the ability of man or woman to do his little way in this world without relying on help from anyone. The virtues are all interrelated, for example, we can not be hospitalized if we do not have enough discipline to take care of our guests. Our ability to rely on oneself is as important to the gods. If we want their blessings and gifts, we must be worthy of them and the gods are very pleased with the people who stand by themselves. This is one reason why we do not kneel before the gods during ceremonies. By standing, we prove that we are able to choose our own path in life. In other words, relying on oneself means to live as we wish. Rely on yourself also means being responsible for himself and not blame our failures on religious intolerance, the patriarchal system or our unjust society. Yes, society is neither perfect nor fair, but it is our responsibility to live with and adapt. We have become far too dependent on others, and we expect other government solutions to our problems.
Perseverance
The last virtue is perseverance and we believe it is the most appropriate since it is one we must remember to respect others. Our faith teaches us that the world is not perfect and that nothing is easy. We must continue to fetch what we want. In this imperfect world, there are no free lunches or easy accomplishments. If we really want to start a community Asatru which will be considered an example for others, we must persevere through the tough times. We must be prepared to continue even when we are prevented from continuing. If we lose our jobs because of our religion, the solution is not to go back and hide, but to continue to find a place where we can continue to evolve as a Asatruar should. Finally, we must persevere even when we fail, even if it means starting from scratch. We must continue to persevere in order to strengthen our faith, not only when it suits us to do so and when it's easy but when it is more difficult and it falls ill. The key to success is to go slowly in order to achieve their goals with honor.
Translated by Freya, original author unknown.
Posted by Hekate for Esoterik
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