“I'll ask of the berserks, those tasters of blood,

Those intrepid heroes, how are they treated,

Those who wade out into battle?

Wolf-skinned they are called.

Red with blood are their spears when they come to fight.

They form a closed group.

The prince in his wisdom puts trust in such men

Who hack through enemy shields.”

— Haraldskvæði [Norwegian poem, 9th Century AD]

“Witches House” Los Angeles, 1920.

alchemist at work

Greg Staples

“Do you have courage, O my brothers? Are you brave? He has heart who knows fear but masters fear; who sees the abyss, but with pride.”

— Nietzsche

Scythian Lore