Official Statement Of The PNWWP
-The 14 Tenets of Belief-
The Doctrine Of The PNW Wolfpack
1) We believe in the gods and goddesses of the Northern European Pantheons, i.e., Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Teutonic, etc. Our belief is polytheistic, Pan-Teutonic, and unique to the descendants of Ask and Embla.
2) We believe we are direct descendants of our gods and goddesses.
3) We believe that family shares the hamingja (soul) of their forefathers. Hamingja has been passed down from generation to generation for as long as the folk have existed. The family unit is the foundation that has always held clans, kindreds, and tribes together. There is no separation of family and religion in our way. They are both one and the same!
4) We believe in Natural Law and the force of Wyrd (fate), which permeates all of existence.
5) We believe there exists malevolent and intelligent forces of chaos and order; creative/destructive forces and beings that may cause ill or bring good to us individually and collectively.
6) We believe it is our duty to preserve our ancient folk soul, which is expressed in our beliefs, practice, tradition, and culture. As a Kirke (church), we only promote that which is good and brings benefit to our families and the broader folk.
7) We believe in the natural cycle of life and death, that it is perpetual and transcendent.
8) We believe that diversity is a part of the natural order and should be protected as well as promoted. We recognize that diversity requires uniqueness and traits that differentiate one thing from another (e.g., lion vs. tiger, rose vs. dandelion, etc.). We promote our diversity by celebrating, encouraging, and venerating our own natural expressions of our beliefs through our rituals, traditions, ancestral heritage, and culture.
9) We believe we have a right to happiness, strength, strong community (frith and grith), strong friends, and security.
10) We believe in the virtue of correct action and the honor of one's words. We strive against those things that are contrary to our moral codes.
11) We believe that our Orlog is affected by our success or failure. Our success and failure are determined by how closely we are able to follow our most important virtues. When we are in the right, we believe that Orlog itself will shape the Wyrd of the universe.
*Orlog: fate set in motion by the events of our own lives, which are set in motion by our ancestor's lives
*Wyrd: mystical web of energy that connects all things in the world, following the rules of the Norns and of each person’s Orlog
12) We believe in living our lives forthrightly. We do not believe in hiding who we are. We are mighty men and women descended from Ask and Embla, gifted life and all that comes with it from our gods. We choose to openly practice our religion as close as is possible to how our folk have practiced since time immemorial.
13) We believe that by performing sacred and ancient rituals, such as blot, it is an exchange of energy between our gods and our folk; and is one of many ways to communicate with our ancestors and gods.
14) We believe it is necessary to restore the authentic practice of our faith to the broader folk in its truest form.