THE AFA'S MISSION
The AFA, in the words of its mission statement, is “to practice, promote, and further evolve
the religion of Asatru, thus forging it into a powerful and effective tool for building a better
world.” Note the active tone here: We want to make a difference!
Since its founding in 1994, the AFA has sponsored countless gatherings, written groundbreaking
documents, published successful newsletters, and been repeatedly quoted in the national and
international media. The AFA has proposed new ideas, challenged the status quo, and generally
pushed the boundaries of the possible.
…And now, we are ready to do much more!
The AFA’s Goals
Some of the tasks we have set forourselves, are:
1. Encouraging people to live noble lives and to grow spiritually, with ever-increasing wisdom,
personal empowerment, and joy.
2. Bringing the might of the Holy Powers into the world through sacred ritual, on the group and
individual level.
3. Making Asatru a viable, respected, and well-known alternative inthe modern world.
4. Vastly increasing the number of people who follow Asatru. We have not even begun to tap
our potential for growth!
5. Making the world a better place by positively influencing the culture in which we are
embedded, enhancing the life-affirming and freedom-promoting values of our ancestral Folkway,
and building a strong community among followers of our faith.
The AFA’s Vision
Imagine a world where the names of our holy Gods and Goddesses are instantly recognized in
ordinary households across the country…where our places of worship are dotted across the land,
regularly packed with scores -or hundreds! - of eager men and women who have come home
to their spiritual birthright…where the writers of textbooks, the shapers of legislation, and the
molders of public opinion will have to take into consideration those of us who follow the
Germanic Folkway - in short, a world where our cultural voice is loudly heard.
Imagine, too, that these people (Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands?) are bonded
together with our own voluntary systems to help each other in a multitude of ways, both spiritual
and practical…Odin’s Nation here in the realm of humankind.
This won’t happen overnight. It will take time and hard work, but with the help of people like
you, it can be done!
