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Woden's Folk is a heathen group based in England in the United Kingdom. The aim of Woden's Folk is to create a new folkish religion for the English, rooted in the worship of the old gods of England. The immediate aim of the group is to prepare the way for the manifestation of the English Avatar, HelgiH, which is said to be a specific form of the god Kalki. This avatar is also described as The Hooded Man, and is seen as an incarnation of Woden. Woden's Folk encourages its supporters to prepare themselves for the possibility of a coming disaster. The group promotes and teaches bushcraft skills, and other survivalist techniques as a means of self-reliance should such an event (or events) come to pass. The year 2012 is frequently referred to as a significant date in England's future.[1] Woden's Folk was founded by the folk warder, Wulf, on April 23rd 1998 following a series of mystical experiences centred around the appearance of the Hale Bopp comet in 1997.[2]
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Purpose
The group's official website states that their purpose is to prepare the way for the coming of the English avatar, who is variously identified as The Hooded Man, Woden, HelgiH and Kalki.[3]
"Woden's Folk was set up to prepare the way for the coming of The Hooded Man who is the Crowned and Conquering Son who will incarnate when the Hanged God is swallowed by the Wolf. This astronomical event will take place at the Winter Sunwend of Year 12 : Age of Ing (2012)."
Beliefs
Prophecies
The Woden's Folk website presents an apocalyptic, rhyming prophecy attributed to the founder of the group, Wulf.[5]
Ar-Kan Rune-Lag
The Woden's Folk website states that the group uses a "a new runic system devised by Wulf" entitled the "Ar-Kan Rune-Lag" system. The group defines the concept further:
"The name Ar-Kan Rune-Lag has various meanings at different levels, but its most basic meaning is The Aryan Secret Way. This derives from Ar-Kan = Aryan, Rune = Secret, and Lag = Way/Laws. This idea takes us back into the ancient world of our most ancient ancestors - descendants of the Solar Race or Shining Ones. These were the mythical figures with a shining countenance who brought knowledge, wisdom & understanding to all peoples, but whose presence upon Earth grew less as the downward time-cycle progressed into the Dark Age we live through today. The true meaning of the term Aryan means "Movement Generator" or "Sun-Generator" which relates to energy, creation and upward evolution."[6]
Publications
Woden's Folk publish two bi-annual magazines, Spear of Woden and Sword of Wayland. Two books, English Runic Mysteries, and Wera: The Solar Warrior, of a projected trilogy have so far been published.
Long Man of Wilmington protest
On July 2, 2007, members of Woden's Folk demonstrated with a group of Neo-Druids in East Sussex against the filming of the television show Trinny & Susannah Undress at the site of the Long Man of Wilmington.[7]
References
- ^ www.wodensfolk.org.uk
- ^ Wera: The Solar Warrior. Wodens Folk, London, 2004.
- ^ www.wodensfolk.org.uk
- ^ www.wodensfolk.org.uk
- ^ Wulf's Prophecy, viewable online: [1]
- ^ According to the official Woden's Folk website, viewable online: [2]
- ^ "Trinny and Susannah face protestors", Eastborn Herald, 08 July 2007. Viewable online: [3]
