The Elhaz Fellowship (Bio)
Elhaz Ablaze is the creation of four individuals: Clint, Donovan, Henry, and Matt Anon. Now read on…
Clint |
Donovan |
| I am the Dubh-Ghaill, the Dark Stranger, the Evil Foreigner, the wild Heathen madman from across the waves. Clint is a former Army Reservist, ex-bouncer, and long term martial artist. Australian born, he currently lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he manages a small team of professional Personal Trainers. |
Being one associated with Vithar I am not one for words, written or spoken.
I feel that everyone has a right to their own opinion without being influenced by others. What feels right for one person may not be so for the next person. In my opinion you can’t read a book or two and learn to become a heathen. You may know all the gods off by heart and know the ins and outs of the Eddas but so could an educated Christian. Heathenry for me just defines what you have always been. You will never be able to change who you are in an attempt at becoming something you have read from a book. Sure books are great for learning new techniques of trance, rituals and rune work if written in the way of an opinion or experience, but not if it is force fed and not open to one’s own interpretation. Unfortunately a lot of the books out there come into the latter category. Use your common sense and sift your way through, growing with what you feel is right for you and discarding that which does not feel relevant. Well that’s my opinion anyway. If you disagree…Great, that means you have an opinion of your own. |
Henry |
Matt Anon |
| Based in Sydney, Australia, Henry used to write veritable essays for bios like this. Right now, though, he prefers to just list some of his interests: Heathenism, runes, seidh, magic, spirituality of many branches, music, writing, art, history, philosophy, literature, psychology, nutrition, health, environmentalism, love, hate, war, and peace.
Henry’s musical projects, collaborators, and so forth (in approximate order of how involved he is with each), include: Ironwood Henry is one of the editors for Hex Magazine and is a Heathen Harvest journalist. HarigastHenry shares his journalling with the entity known as Harigast: Harigast is fury incarnate, a self-righteous proclaimer of violent truths and armoured dogmas, usually provoked by, and in opposition to, self-righteous proclaimers of violent truths and armoured dogmas. Self-appointed avenger of wrong-doing, Harigast all too easily becomes the very breed of monster he seeks to demolish. His seething outbursts can be beautiful, but also disastrous – as much to Harigast as to his intended victim! Harigast is a very forceful character and often sneaks hiddenly into Henry’s words… so while many opinions are expressed in his articles Henry, even if he wrote them, does not necessarily agree with them! |
Matt Anon is a student of Religious Studies and Cultural Anthropology from Germany. He has been exploring magick with Crowley’s ‘k’ & Thelemic Philosophy for a few years, which has influenced him profoundly. Later the Runes & the ancient European spirituality aroused his interest that he studies with a Chaos Heathen approach. Since then his main focus has become the Runic Tradition (looked at with an Odian stance), Freestyle Magick & Chaos Mysticism. Matt is working currently on his secret dream agenda & strives to become a writer.
However, his interests are wide-ranging, icluding science, philosophy, literature, traditional & modern music, cinema, art & martial arts. He enjoys reading, writing, travelling, spending time in nature or with his family & friends. He believes that the only opportunity for ‘Spaceship Earth’ & humankind to survive is to take the ancient traditions of wisdom seriously. This implies a holistic and mystical weltanschauung which recognizes the energetic and spiritual interconnectedness of all life-forms in all worlds . If homo sapiens shall not become a dead-end road and a failed ‘experiment’ of evolution, we all must begin to “bring about changes in attitudes, values, perceptions, and worldviews that are based on ecological balance and respect for the integrity of all life” (Ralph Metzner). The reawakening of the Heathen Tradition & the wisdom of our forefathers (and ‘foremothers’) is one way of bringing about this change. |
