TRUTH
The willingness to be honest and say what one knows to be true and right.
HONOR
The feeling of inner value and worth from which one knows that one is noble
of being, and the desire to show respect for this quality when it is found
in the world.
FIDELITY
The will to be loyal to one's Gods and Goddesses, to one's folk, and to one's
self.
DISCIPLINE
The willingness to be hard with one's self first, then if need be with others.
HOSPITALITY
The willingness to share what one has with one's fellows, especially when
they are far from home.
INDUSTRIOUSNESS
The willingness to work hard--always striving for efficiency--as a joyous
activity in itself.
SELF-RELIANCE
The spirit of independence which is achieved not only for the individual
but also for the family, clan, tribe, and nation.
PERSEVERANCE
The spirit of stick-to-it-iveness that can always bring one back from defeat
or failure--each time we fail we recognize failure for what it is and, if
the purpose is true and good, we persevere until success is won.
STRENGTH IS BETTER THAN WEAKNESS...
Let others revel in their vulnerability! We 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.
COURAGE IS BETTER THAN COWARDICE...
By facing life's struggle with courage, we constantly extend our capabilities.
Without courage, nothing else can be done!
JOY IS BETTER THAN GUILT...
Let us take pleasure in our humility, rather than being ashamed of who we
are. Misplaced guilt - because of our sexuality, or our strength, or our
greatness - has enslaved us long enough!
HONOR IS BETTER THAN DISHONOR...
We must be true to what we are, and we must insist on acting with nobility
rather than baseness. Our interior standards must be banners held high in
our hearts.
FREEDOM IS BETTER THAN SLAVERY...
We have no masters! Those who would enslave us, whatever their excuse, are
our enemies. The totalitarian ant nest is repugnant to us who demand the
free, bracing wind of the Northlands.
KINSHIP IS BETTER THAN ALIENATION...
The isolation and loneliness of modern life is foreign to us, nor is it a
necessary evil. We call our Folk to return to kith and kin, to family, clan,
and tribe.
REALISM IS BETTER THAN DOGMATISM...
Blind faith has no place in Asatru. Our ancestors may have been sublimely
mystical, but they were at the same time severely practical. No pie in the
sky, we must act in this world rather than calmly wait for the next.
VIGOR IS BETTER THAN LIFELESSNESS...
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.
ANCESTRY IS BETTER THAN UNIVERSALISM...
Asatru is not for all. It is a product of the soul of the Northern European
peoples and is best suited by it's very nature to our needs.