Stephen Flowers commonly Stephen Edred Flowers (born May 5, 1953), commonly Stephen E. Flowers Flowers , and also by the penknown as Stephen names Edred Thorsson , and Darban-i-Den, is a former
“skeppslag” (later kindred) of the AFA. In 1980 he was initiated as a goði a goði by by Stephen Stephen A. McNallen. McNallen. In Yule-Tide 1979/80 Flowers founded the Rune-Gild , an initiatory order focused on “the revival of the elder Runic” tradition, advocating runic advocating runic magic. magic. Flower Flowerss curcurrently is the executive officer, or Yrmin-Drighten, of the Rune-Gil Rune-Gild. d. In 1981-1982 1981-1982 he studied studied the history history of occultism and academic runology at the University the University of Göttingen, Germany under Germany under Klaus Klaus Düwel. Düwel.
American professor, professor, scholar, runologist, runologist, runosophi runosophist, st, [1][2] goði and proponent of occultism of occultism,, Odianism, esoteric runosophy, Germanic runosophy, Germanic mysticism, mysticism, Asatru Asatru,, and Mazdaism and Mazdaism,, being instrumental in the early establishment of the Germanic Neopagan movement in North in North America and America and has also been very active in Left-Hand Path occult organizations. He has over three dozen published books and hundreds of published papers and translations on a disparate range range of subjec subjects. ts. Flower Flowerss advocat advocates es " Esoteric Runology and runosophy" and "Odianism" (occultist aspects of Germanic of Germanic Neopagani Neopaganism sm). ).[3]
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Sometime during late 1981 and 1983 he became associated with the Armanen Orden, attending attending their gatherings gatherings at an ancient castle in central Germany, but was never formally formally or ritually initiated in any of their rites. Contact was again made with the Burggesellschaft. On November 11, 1983 he founded a small group to explore what he saw as the dark, futuristic undercurrent of Odinism called The Order of Shining Trapezohedron or “O.S.T.” (Order of the Shining Trapezoid) which closed on January 13, 1984.
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The The Bonham, Texas-born Texas-born scholar was the only son of Betty Betty Jane Jane Eden, Eden, daug daughte hterr of Edred Edred Cosgro Cosgrove ve Eden Eden in Germanic Languages and Languages and (1888-1945) who is said to belong to the same house as Flowers received his Ph.D. in Germanic Studies in 1984 with with a disserta dissertatio tion n entitl entitled ed Lord Avon, Anthony Avon, Anthony Eden, Eden, and was a Mason a Mason and and knight knight Medieval Studies Runes and Magic: Magical Formulaic Elements in the Elof the KKK. KKK. In 1960 his family moved to Dallas. der Tradition , and began his career as a university lecIn September 1971 Flowers left for Germany, where he turer. From 1984-1989 he was a lecturer lecturer in the departspent his first two months there studying at the Goethe ments of English and Germanic Languages at the UniverInstitut in Institut in Prien Prien am Chiemsee and Chiemsee and traveling around cen- sity of Texas. tral Europe. Europe. At the Institut Institut he became became involved involved in the Sadean world Sadean world of the Chateau Society (Burggesellschaft) In February 1984 he became a member of the Temple and in the Order of the Trapezoid (Triskelenorden), and of Set, being recognized to the Second Degree of Adept Priesthood ood (III°) (III°) on Octob October er 7, 1984. 1984. On was was sworn sworn to secrec secrecyy rega regardi rding ng these these matte matters rs for 18 years years.. and to the Priesth November 14, 1986 he was recognized as a Magister Returning to Dallas, Flowers attended the Bryan Adams Templi Templi (IV°). In Novembe Novemberr 1987 the AFA AFA (old AFA) High Hig h Sch School ool (class (class of 1971 1971 (Septe (Septemb mber er 1972-M 1972-May ay collapsed, and on December 20, Thorsson founded the 1973)) 1973)).. He join joined ed the the Chu Churc rch h of Sat Satan an in 1972 1972 thou though gh he Ring of Troth. reportedly never became involved with the organization The leadership fell to James Allen Chisholm, with Thorsbeyond receiving their newsletter, The Cloven Hoof. son remaining as a spiritual spiritual advisor. In 1989 Meek and In the summer of 1974 Flowers moved to Austin and did others others began began a hate campaig campaign n again again Thorsson, Thorsson, “exposi “exposing” ng” hisgraduat hisgraduatee work work in Germanic and Celtic philology philology under him of practicing dark arts and being a member of the professor professor and scholar Edgar scholar Edgar Polomé at Polomé at the University the University of Temple of Set, although this was well known within the Texas at Austin from Austin from 1973-1984. Asatru community community and was never a secret. secret. In the SumIn 1978 Flowers joined the Asatru Free Assembly (old mer of 1990 he was recognized to the Fifth Degree of Templee of Set. The O.S.T. O.S.T. served served as a segue into AFA) where he was one of the earliest members, with the Templ the Temple of Set, Set, an organization membership membership number 072. In May 1979 he received received an his involvement with the Temple M.A. degree with a thesis entitled “Rebirth and Rites of in which he currently holds the degree of Ipsissimus VI°. Transformation in the Saga of Sigurðr Sigmundarson”, Within the Temple of Set he served as Grand Master of (This was later released on a limited basis within the the Order of the Trapezoid from January 1987 until June Rune-Gild under the title Sigurðr, Rebirth and Initiation, 1996. In 1990 he met his soon to be future wife, Crystal that the 18-year ban and republis republished hed as “Sigurðr: “Sigurðr: Rebirth Rebirth and the Rites Rites of Dawn. It was also during this time that on manifestation of the Order of the Triskelion (TriskeTransformation” in 2015), and also founded the Austin 1
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ated ated a new new orga organiz nizat atio ion n call called ed the the Runic Runic Broth Brother erhoo hood. d.[16] Flowe Flowers rs was was last last known known to be teac teachin hingg Classic Classical al Philolo Philology gy at Austin at Austin Community College. College.
In March 1992 the administrative power of the Ring of Troth was handed over to Prudence Priest and a full contingency of Rede members by Chisholm, which gave Thorsson the ability to spend most of his time to matters pertaining to to the Rune-Gild. In 1993 Thorsson and Dawn bought 30 acres of wilderness east of Austin and adjacent to Buescher to Buescher State Park, Park, named Woodharrow, on which the future history of the Gild and of the many of Thorsson’ Thorsson’ss many other other undertaki undertakings ngs would would be written. written. At the end of 1993 they moved to Woodharrow and over the next two years built up the physical facilities on the land where a meeting hall was erected and completed completed in 1996.
Flowers is currently director of the Woodharrow Institute of Germanic Studies Studies and former former owner and operator of Rûna-Raven Press, which he states, “The mission of Rûna-Raven goes beyond mere “book-selling”— the purpose of Rûna-Raven Rûna-Raven is transformative. transformative. Transformation Transformation occurs occurs when knowledg knowledgee is put into action. action. But for the changes changes to be strong and true, the knowledge knowledge must be accurate. curate. Theref Therefore, ore, we constan constantly tly attempt attempt to bring bring increas increas-ing amount amountss of the high highes estt quali quality ty scho scholar larsh ship ip — exote exoteric ric and esoteric — to you. Rûna-Raven to provide a knowledgeable reading public with the best material and most reli reliabl ablee servi service ce in a varie variety ty of “cutt “cutting ing edge edge”” field fields— s— with with In 1993 the publishing company Rûna-Raven Press for- a concentration in the areas of Germanic lore and magic merly began and continued to develop over the years. In as well as left-hand path studies. studies. Rûna-Raven’s Rûna-Raven’s mission the Spring of 1995, due to inner turmoil, Thorsson with- is to publish deeper level works in the Germanic tradition drew from from any involvement involvement with the Ring of Troth. In that larger and more commercial houses will not print.” August 1995 he and Dawn traveled to Iceland and England to strength strengthen en the work of the Gild. In April 1996 Thorss Thorsson on reti retired red from rom his posit positio ion n as Grand Grand Maste Masterr of the the Order of the Trapezoid in order to focus more intently on 2 Work Rune-Gild matters.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] After After issues issues surround surrounding ing and damage damage done to RûnaRaven Press in 2011, Flowers was sued by friend and busines businesss partner partner Waldo aldo Thompson, Thompson, which which resulte resulted d in [2][11][12][13] closing closing operation operationss on Septemb September er 20, 2012, Flowers Flowers later established established Lodestar, “a project project growing to ever expanding levels of communication for the ideas and practices of the Indo-European, Germanic, Mazdan and Left Hand Path traditions” and being the “legitimate inheritors of the mission of Runa-Raven Press.”[14] registering the website on May 31, 2014 by registrant, Edward Flowers.
In addition to being a prolific writer, Flowers is known for translating obscure texts and manuscripts written in Icelandic,, Old Norse and Icelandic Norse and German into German into English English,, making many of them available to a wider range of readers.
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In 1989, Flower Flowerss was expelled expelled from from the the Odinic Odinic Rite [17] (OR) following his Open Letter to the Leadership of wherein n he deOdinist / Troth Troth Movement [18] wherei As reported in February 2015, the Woodharrow Institute the Asatru / Odinist Set. Thor Thorssis still in operation, operation, but as a “subsidiary “subsidiary of the Occidental Occidental tailed his involvement with the Temple of Set. later responded in full to this condemnation by the Temple Temple of the Wise Lord and has expanded expanded its mission to son [19][20][21][22][23] the study of all Indo-European Indo-European traditions, traditions, with with an emphaempha- OR. sis on the Germanic, Celtic, and Iranian.”[2] Flowers has Sweyn Sweyn Plowri Plowright ght,, a former former member member of the Rune Gild Gild [24][25] also developed a temple, Occidental Temple of the Wise who resigned from the organization in 2000, has Lord, for the establishment of a restored Indo-European referre referred d to the philosophy philosophy of Flowe Flowers rs as being being “neoreligion. This is based on the prophetic insight of the an- Satanic Satanic"" and antinomian and antinomian..[26] As with others, he has propcient priest Zarathustra who lived in Central Asia almost agat agated ed the beli belief ef that that Flow Flowers ers writin writings gs on Runes Runes and GerGerfour thousand years ago. It “is completely completely universal universal in its manic Native Faith (Asatru/Odinism) is polluted with appeal. This is the mission of our most ancient ancestors Setian/Sa Setian/Satani tanicc philosop philosophy hy and ideals. ideals. Flower Flowerss has reto the whole wide world.” Flowers, as Darban I Den, has sponded to these accusations,[19][27][28][29][30][31] as have also written the foundational book for the religious or- others.[1] Flowe Flowers rs has also stated that that he is "... not a Saganization known as the Occidental Temple of the Wise tanist but may be characterized as a practitioner of the Lord.[15] left-han left-hand d path based on purely purely indigen indigenous ous Indo-Euro Indo-European pean [32] February 2015 also saw the announcement that prisoners models.” will no longer be able to actively participate in the RuneGild, Gild, due to the the insti institut tutio ions ns ref reformat ormatio ion n in that that the the syst system em “is based on personal, face-to-face interaction and communication, as well as the establishment of local Halls.” To fill the need of incarcerated Runers, Thorsson gener-
He has also been criticized by Freya Aswynn.[33] As of September 20, 2012, Flowers’ publishing house, Rûna-Rav Rûna-Raven en Press, Press, ceased ceased operati operations ons due to “damage “damage [11][12][13] done to the business in 2011.” Flowers was sued by friend and business partner, Waldo Waldo Thompson.
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[16] “The Runic Brotherhood Brotherhood is an initiatory school school of Runic Knowledge based on the Viking Age lore of the Younger Futhark. Futhark. It stems from from the same same esoteric esoteric stream as the 0-9720292-1-4 Rune-Gild, but is distinct and separate from it. It is open to prisoners and is tailored tailored to their needs. The Brotherby Magnus Olsen, Olsen, • (ed./trans.) On Magical Runes by hood will begin operations operations on April April 30, 2015. To enter Symbel (1: 2006), pp. 27-47 into the Brotherhood send a letter of petition stating your background background and interests along with your first year’s dues • Tyr: Myth-Culture-Tradition Volume Volume III: The Spear Spear of $30.00. $30.00. Dues will will be payable payable ever every y new year. year. You You 2007 ISBN 0-9720292-3-0 of Destiny, 2007 ISBN will first get a Lore-Book to to study which contains unique runelore based on the Viking system. After you have reported ported on this, this, you you will will rece receiv ivee the Work-Book which which concon5 Ref Referen erence cess tains a curriculum curriculum of initiatory initiatory study. Upon completion completion of the course, you will be named a vitki of of the Brotherhood and receive receive a certificate. certificate. To register as a member, [1] Chishol Chisholm, m, James James Allen; Allen; Appendix A, The Awakening Awakening send sen d your yo ur first fir st year’ ye ar’s s dues dues to: LODEST LODESTAR AR at P.O. P.O. Box16, of a Run Runema emaster ster:: The Life Life of Edre Edred d Tho Thorsso rsson n , from Bastrop, Texas 78602.“ - Lodestar IV (February 2015) – Thorsson, Edred; Green Rûna - The Runemaster’s NoteNewsletter of the emerging enterprise, Lodestar Lodestar.. book: Shorter Works of Edred Thorsson Volume I (19781985)", 1985)", 1993, second second impro improved ved and expand expanded ed edition edition [17] Odinic Odinic Rite Briefin Briefing g No.86, 14 July 1989. See ThorsThors1996. son, Edred; “Appendix 15: - ORBriefing: Condemnation of Thorsson” (part 1 (part 1,, 2 2)) from History of the Rune-Gild, [2] Lodestar IV (February (February 2015) – Newsletter Newsletter of the emergemergVolume III: The Reawakening of the Gild (1980-2005), ing enterprise, Lodestar enterprise, Lodestar.. Smithville, Smithville, Texas: Rune-Gild, Rune-Gild, 2007. Runelore: A Handbook of Esoteric Esoteric Runology Runology (1987), p. [3] Runelore: [18] Appendix Appendix 13: First First Response Response to Attac Attack k (part 1, 2, 3). 172. Scans taken from History of the Rune-Gild, Volume III: [4] Flowers, Flowers, Stephen Edred; Freemasonry Freemasonry and the Germanic The Reawakening of the Gild (1980-2005), Smithville, Tradition, Tradition, Rûna-Raven Rûna-Raven Press, 2008, p. 11 Texas: Texas: Rune-Gild, Rune-Gild, 2007.
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[19] Thorsson, Thorsson, Edred; “Appendix 16 – Response Response to OR’s Condemnation” demnation” (part 1 (part 1,, 2 2.) .) from from History of the Rune-Gild, Rune-Gild, Volume III: The Reawakening of the Gild (1980-2005), Smithvi Smithville lle,, Texas: Texas: Rune-Gi Rune-Gild, ld, 2007. See also also related related "Charitable Status for OR” article that article that the response refers to. [20] Thorsso Thorsson, n, Edred; Edred; “The Dark Side” from from History History of the Rune-Gi Rune-Gild, ld, Volum Volumee III: The Reawak Reawakeni ening ng of the Gild Gild (1980-2005) (1980-2005),, Smithvi Smithville lle,, Texas: Texas: Rune-Gi Rune-Gild, ld, 2007. pp. 79-98 [21] Thorsson, Thorsson, Edred; “Contra Templum”, Templum”, from from Red Rûna: Shorter Works Works Vol. IV (1987-2001)", (1987-2001)", Rûna-Raven Press, 2001. pp. 33-45. [22] Appendi Appendix x 13: First First Response Response to Attac Attack k (part 1, 2, 3). Scans taken from History of the Rune-Gild, Volume III: The Reawakening of the Gild (1980-2005), Smithville, Texas: Texas: Rune-Gild, Rune-Gild, 2007.
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[27] Flowe Flowers, rs, Stephen Stephen Edred; Edred; Rúnarmá Rúnarmáll II: Essays Essays Out of Time, Lodestar, September 20, 2014. Chapter IX: Antinomianism?, nomianism?, pp. 53-58. [28] Thorsso Thorsson, n, Edred; Edred; “The Dark Side” from from History History of the Rune-Gi Rune-Gild, ld, Volum Volumee III: The Reawak Reawakeni ening ng of the Gild Gild (1980-2005) (1980-2005),, Smithvi Smithville lle,, Texas: Texas: Rune-Gi Rune-Gild, ld, 2007. pp. 79-98 [29] Thorsson, Thorsson, Edred; “Contra Templum”, Templum”, from from Red Rûna: Shorter Works Works Vol. IV (1987-2001)", (1987-2001)", Rûna-Raven Press, 2001. pp. 33-45. [30] Appendi Appendix x 13: First First Response Response to Attac Attack k (part 1, 2, 3). Scans taken from History of the Rune-Gild, Volume III: The Reawakening of the Gild (1980-2005), Smithville, Texas: Texas: Rune-Gild, Rune-Gild, 2007. [31] “Append “Appendix ix 8: Polaria Polarian n Stateme Statement” nt” (part (part 1, 2.) Scans taken taken from History of the Rune-Gild, Volume III: The Reawakening of the Gild (1980-2005), Smithville, Texas: RuneGild, 2007 [32] Flowe Flowers, rs, Stephe Stephen n E.; Introduc Introduction tion,, from Lords Lords of the LeftLeftHand Path: A History of Spiritual Dissent, Rûna-Raven Rûna-Raven Press, Press, 1997. Republis Republished hed as Lords Lords of the Left-Ha Left-Hand nd Path: Path: Forbidden Practices & Spiritual Heresies - From the Cult of Set to the Church of Satan, Inner Traditions, 2012. p. 2. [33] “Appendix 17: Response Response to Freya Freya Aswynn” (part (part 1 1,, 2 2.) .) Scans taken from History of the Rune-Gild, Volume III: The Reawakening of the Gild (1980-2005), Smithville, Texas: Texas: Rune-Gild, Rune-Gild, 2007.
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