Our deities act in and through natural law. By working in harmony with Nature we can become co-workers with the Gods. Our myths describe the beginning of the universe as the unfolding of a natural process, rather than an event requiring supernatural intervention. Followers of Asatru need not abandon modern science to retain their religion. The old lore of our people describes the interaction of fire and ice, and the development of life from these - but this is symbolic, and we will leave it to the physicists to discover how the universe was born.
Runes are ancient Germanic symbols representing various concepts or forces in the universe.
Taken together, they express our ancestors' worldview. Their meanings are intimately connected with the teachings of Asatru. Our myths tell the story of how Odin, father of the Gods, won them through painful ordeal so that Gods and humans alike might benefit from their wisdom. Asatru is non-authoritarian and decentralized, expressing our love of freedom. While we do have definite tenets, we have little dogma.