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which have already occurred and is brought into the present time frame, its
lineage ( ørlög or ‘obligation’) is affixed.
There is no need then to think in terms of destiny (future) when what is actually
being given to the child is its present complete with its heritage, and all obligations,
debts, and deeds accomplished which occurred prior to the present. Such a view of
birth may seem grim to modern readers. People of the 20th century like to think
that children are born with a “blank slate” ( tabla rasa) which is a pleasant idea
except that science now says that, from a genetic standpoint, children are born with
certain physical and neurological characteristics with which each is destined to live.
Research into such areas as addictive personalities, psychological traits, physical
traits (such as muscularity or obesity), and socio-economic status has shown that
children are born with package and parcel which comes from the lineage of their
forebears. Grim or not, the idea that children are born with the debts and obligations
of their immediate ancestry is viable in this day and age.
The concept of heritage at birth, which was apparently affixed at the naming
ceremony, is really little more than the idea that each individual has his own starting
point provided at birth. From that point on, the future is undetermined and each
is free to do with his life as he will within the constraints of heritage. However,
it has been shown that past actions determine the make-up of the present, and it
may well be that two lineages, prior to a child’s birth, are on a collision course with
one another improving the probability that certain events will occur in the future.
Knowledge of ørlög becomes vital then for gaining access to luck/ power. Since
nothing is really predestined, those things that have already been put into motion
can be modified so that all eventually can benefit, but proper changes can only be
made by acting knowledgeably; acting without knowledge is a fool’s game. ørlög is
only fixed up to the present so that one can interact with other lineages and can
thereby gain access to power which ultimately can result in changing what was once
a dull, miserable starting point into a rich and prosperous life.
With the Germanic concept of time and space laid out, the next obvious questions
should be, “Is such an ancient philosophy applicable in this day and age, and if so,
what changes would the application of such a philosophy bring about?”
The answer to the first part of the question is always going to depend upon
personal experience. The “ancientness” of the philosophy makes no difference; the
important issues are whether it works and whether one’s current philosophy is a