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The Importance of Myth

Ron McVan

“Each culture leaves behind it the impressions

of its most sacred symbols, those fueled most fervently

by strong emotion or devotion,

their god-forms and their living mythology”

-C.G.Jung

Myths take many forms depending on the culture from which they evolve. But their function is always

that of pinpointing vital issues and values in the life of the people and society concerned. They often

dramatize those profound concepts of life and death, of creation and the purpose of life, of how a manshould conduct himself as a citizen, husband or warrior, as a creature of a selected god or gods of a

race.

Myths are not scientific or sociological theories about these issues, nor are they childish fairy tales.

They are a synthesis of the way a people have pondered the great questions. Their function is notmerely to provide a theory of life which can be taken or left at will; they serve to compel a response

from man. We might speak of myths as bridges between the intellect and emotion, between the mindand heart, between the collective will and consciousness in the racial soul of a folk.

In almost every act of daily life through out the centuries of written history the Aryan peoples paidtribute to their gods. In the homes and on the city streets were altars where the citizens prayed and

made offerings. Festivals called all the people to recognize and High gods. Beautiful buildings of 

worship were constructed. Sculptors carved statues of gods and heroes in wood and stone. Artists painted their magnificent works inspired by the great myths of their folk. Games and theatrical dramas

were created to honor the gods. Poetic Edda's were written and skalds carried on the legends from

generation to generation, forming that essential heritage and tradition from which a people develop. Itis the myth that shapes the race, so that the race may fulfill the potential of its individuals. The mythmakes us conscious that we are a race and not merely an arbitrary, purposeless, ill-defined

conglomerate of men and women drifting aimlessly through time. Whether it be of the private kind

called psychology or the collective kind which manifests itself in stories of the gods, the myth shapesthe race and builds the foundation for the upward path of its people.

As we take a closer look at the concept of myth, we find it is somewhat like a dream; it is a directexpression of the unconscious mind. The events of a myth, its characters and symbols are to the race as

the events characters and symbols of the dream are to the individual. Like a dream, the myth may defy

the conventional logic of space, time, relationships and sequence of events. Nevertheless, a dream has a

meaning which can be made plain and so has the myth. The ancient gods of our Northern Europeanancestors took on a variety of forms and mythical variations over the centuries. Through it all, the

 pagan deity that reached deepest into the psyche of the Aryan folk was the Teutonic god "Wotan".

The character of Wotan is one of unfathomable depths, unexplainable and always phenomenal. The

unpredictability of Wotan consciousness adds much to this phenomenon. Like a long quiescent

volcano, The Wotan Spirit can burst forth at a given moment and overwhelm an individual or a whole people in a way that only an archetypical god of the blood is capable. A witness to this fact was the

amazing and almost instant iron will and productivity of National Socialist Germany. The Wotan Spirit

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united the nation and transformed the German people in an arcane and spiritual way that stunned the

world! As a religion, Wotanism is as old as its people, for both myth and religion constantly interweave

and correlate.

One can never forgot that Wotanism grows out of the soul and spirit of Aryan man with intuitive

recognition of evolutionary laws in natural life, out of the "primal laws of nature" and pride in heritage.

It set for itself a final goal of bringing into being a proud and noble race.

In the present era, since 1945, we have become witness to a rapid "Decline of the West" and a planned

and deliberate genocide of the White race, culture and traditions.

It is too late to rationalize these problems away and pretend that they do not exist. We do not need a

crystal ball to see the suicidal direction in which we are moving. One prevailing question we must ask 

ourselves, "if our race and culture are not worth saving, then what is?" If we do not make the consciouseffort to think with our blood, as our ancestors before us, can we ever expect to find pride, confidence,

honor and a quality life again as a people?

There are fourteen words of paramount importance, so simple yet so very profound. These words

should burn instinctively in the heart, mind, and blood of every racially sane white man, woman, and

child: We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White children.

Out of these times of chaos and spiritual degeneration, the old yet new mythos, like a rising sun in

troubled times, is entering an important age of rediscovery. Through this indigenous, life-giving mythand nature-based path of Wotanism, our ancestors found unlimited strength, perseverance,

determination and unity of spirit that created the wonders of the world and the greatest civilizations

known to mankind. It is the mythos of the blood that forges the will and provides a people the greatness

that is necessary to reach their highest potential.

The way to truth is always an upward hill, and no man or people can live intelligently who does not

have a fundamental knowledge of the family, folk, future and nature and her laws. Wotanism above allelse, past and present, represents the true Will Of The Aryan Nation, our Creed of Iron and our 

strongest hope for the future of our people.

Temple of Wotan

www.wotansvolk.org