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Chapter 3. Midgard 88<br />

and by doing so, the “One” or the World-Tree will be taken care of. Mixing the two,<br />

or even three, very different systems does not result in a deep understanding of any<br />

of the systems any more than using all the spices in a cabinet makes a good pot of<br />

stew. For modern man, looking at the world through the eyes of the ancient Teutons<br />

results in a very different view than he is accustomed to. The Earth is no longer<br />

here solely for the purpose of serving man, but it is to be participated in as a part<br />

of a grander scheme. Individual objects, no longer owned, exist in relationship to<br />

all other things so that any action committed on one thing is not done in isolation<br />

but affects a myriad of things. Man’s role in the larger picture is much smaller<br />

than that granted by the Christian Church, but each act engaged in carries much<br />

more weight. Although one is no longer the center of God’s Universe, each deed is<br />

significant. Moving within the dynamic tension created by the World Tree, moving<br />

with honor and a sense of worth, a sense of value is gained: not the value of the<br />

ego-centrist but of the participant in family and community lineages, and the overall<br />

welfare of an earth centered neatly between the Land of the Gods and the Land of<br />

the Ancestors.

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