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Wotanism (pronounced Woh-tahn-ism) is the name of a form of neo-völkisch paganism, founded in the early 1990s by Ron McVan, Katja Lane and David Lane (1938–2007) while Lane was serving a 190-year prison sentence for his actions in connection with the white nationalist paramilitary group ''The Order'', of which he was a founding member. Lane's ''14 Word Press'' in St. Maries, Idaho, was merged with McVan's ''Temple of Wotan'' from whence sprung the modern practice of Wotanism. Wotanists see their religion as being rooted in ancestral European paganism, having been forced underground by point of sword and regard it as the true spiritual heritage of the "Euro-Tribes".〔http://www.14words.net/2012/01/wotanism-in-todays-world.html〕 Influenced by the essay titled ''Wotan'' by Carl Jung, the term ''Wotanism'' in modern times heavily emphasizes white nationalism, white separatism and an ethnocentric, pan-European interpretation of modern Paganism. W.O.T.A.N. is used as an acronym for ''Will Of The Aryan Nation'', by most Wotanists, symbolizing the power of struggle for existence.〔(Wotanism (Odinism) - By David Lane )〕 Unlike many Germanic neopagans within Heathenry, most Wotanists don't just revere the Nordic pantheon of Asatru but rather all the deities of European mythology, reject dualism, are initiates in the Hermetic wisdom school, see David Lane as a prophet and both sets of the Fourteen Words and the 88 Precepts as divine commandments and view the Gods primarily in Jungian archetypal terms though Lane said one could be deist, pantheist or even atheistic and still be Wotansvolk.〔see: Gambanreidi Statement; Wotanism by Professor Carl Gustav Jung Compiled by the late, Jost Turner ()〕 Some Wotanists consider the ''Havamal'' to be their holiest text while rites of practice and well as philosophy are outlined and expounded upon in "Creed of Iron: Wotansvolk Wisdom" and "Temple of Wotan: Holy Book of the Aryan Tribes". Organization of Wotansvolk follows the same structures as found in Germanic neopaganism, with Wotanist hearths, kindreds and tribes. Two notable kindreds of Wotansvolk are Gallows Tree based in Wyoming, Michigan,〔http://www.gallowstreewotansvolk.com/〕 as well as Sons of Vinland based in Norfolk, Virginia. The earliest Wotansvolk organization, the "Wotan's Kindred" in Portland, Oregon was organized by Reinhold and Cathy Clinton along with Ron McVan who was a former high-ranking member of the Church of the Creator at that time.. The "Temple of Wotan", a now obscure Wotanist organization was founded under the direct influence of Katja Lane (Katuscha Maddox) and Ron McVan in 1997 with stewardship passing to John and Monica Post in 2001〔http://web.archive.org/web/20050119040846/http://www.templeofwotan.org/about.html〕 and with federal recognition as a religious institution, a cessation of political and racial activity.〔 Wotansvolk was designed to be a movement and not a specific organization. The Temple of Wotan organization was inspired by the book ''Temple of Wotan: Holy Book of the Aryan Tribes''.〔(''Temple of Wotan'' ), online edition.〕 In 2004, Lane authored a short story entitled ''KD Rebel'', which is set in the near future and tells the story of a Wotanist guerrilla army known as Kinsland Defenders who have established tenuous control over portions of Western Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, which they call Kinsland. The story mostly focuses on the Kinslanders' practice of "capturing" miscegenating or "wayward" young girls and women from urban areas, in order to indoctrinate them into Wotanism and so the Kinslanders can practice polygamy and have large numbers of children. Lane advocated the inclusion of polygamy as part of Wotanism.〔(On Polygamy )〕 The story is a fictional account of two members (Eric and Trebor) part of the Kinsland community of Matthewsville and their venture into "System territory" to capture two strippers addicted to cocaine working at a Jewish-owned establishment and a high-school girl and after education in Kinsland ways become the wives of Trebor and Eric.〔Lane, David (2004). ''(KD Rebel )''〕 An early Wotanist organization was "Wotan's Kindred" based in Portland, Oregon before McVan founded the Wotansvolk movement which was merged with David and Katja Lane's "14 Word Press". A pre-modern Wotanist group was the National Socialist Kindred of Jost Turner, although not connected to McVan. Wotansvolk and the Temple of Wotan were known for having prisoner outreach ministries. In 2001 there were prison kindreds linked with Wotansvolk in all federal states of the USA and the groups supported more than 5000 prisoners. Research by Mattias Gardell indicated "''a pagan revival among the white prison population, including the conversion of whole prison gangs to the ancestral religion.''". ''"Partly due to the reputation of David Lane and its association with the legendary Brüders Schweigen, Wotansvolk name-recognition is high among the Aryan prison population."''〔 The Temple of Wotan dissolved and reformed into the "National Prison Kindred Alliance", (NPKA) which in January 2006, under the stewardship of Casper and Linda Cröwell, was merged into the Holy Nation of Odin, Inc.〔vinlandkindredpublishing.com/gungnir/GungnirV1I2.pdf〕 Wotansvolk and the NPKA are not the only groups active in prisoner outreach; however, in 2001 "''Wotansvolk seem''() ''more successful in its outreach efforts than other Asatrú/Odinist programs.''"〔 The formerly active women's group "Sigrdrifa" (now known as "Women For Aryan Unity" (W.A.U.14)) focused on White cultural identity and had chapters in the United States and Canada. Sigrdrifa ran a special "Odinism in Prison" project. The Odinic Rite and the ''Asatru Alliance'' also have extensive prisoner outreach programs, albeit not based on race or politics. In an interview〔Interview with Mark Pitcavage - (Behind the Walls )〕 about the role of race-based gangs and other extremists in America's prisons, the historian Mark Pitcavage came to the conclusion that, "()''on-racist versions of Asatrú and Odinism are pretty much acceptable religions in the prisons.''" But materials from racist variants of these religions may be prohibited by corrections departments. Wotanism has been described as the "most violent strain" of Odinism in prisons, and its materials have been prohibited in some prisons as a result.〔(Prisoners of Belief )〕 Whereas Lane often used 'Odinist' and 'Wotanist' as synonymous in his writings,〔http://www.davidlane1488.com/wotan.html〕 most if not all universalist Asatruars and some non-folkish Odinists have rejected what they perceive as an attempt to appropriate the revival of the ancient native faith of northern Europe for political and racial ends, whereas some folkish Odinists, such as Irminfolk Odinist Community, a tax-exempt religious organization "duly incorporated under the laws of New York State"〔http://irminfolk.com/about/〕 uses Wotanist imagery in their flag, "Wotan Mit Uns".〔https://www.facebook.com/irminfolk?fref=ts&ref=br_tf〕 Lane stated that he had chosen the name "Wotanism" in conscious contrast to antiracist heathens and those motivated by "universalist" ideology who Lane deemed to be advancing white genocide:〔http://www.davidlane1488.com/universalistimperialism.html〕 ==See also== *Odinism *88 Precepts *Fourteen Words *David Lane (white nationalist) *Heathenry (new religious movement) *Paganism *The Order (group) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wotanism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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