Author Archives: Josh

Hey folks! Currently, The Open Halls Project INC has $1000.98 in funds for the fiscal year. We started the year with $200 leftover from previous years expenses. We had to re-file our application to be a 501c3, which cost us … Continue reading →

Back in 2016 we produced a wonderful resource in partnership with The Norse Mythology Blog. Over the last 3 years, we’ve received several requests to have an easy to print out version of this resource and we have decided to … Continue reading →

Hey everyone, While it has been some time since we’ve updated the blog. The Open Halls Project has been hard at work on various projects. We’ve supported several new groups starting up with books and other materials, and if you … Continue reading →

The Oath In the Heathen / Asatru belief there is no more sacred act than taking an Oath. An oath once taken must be followed, and the letter of the oath is as important as the intent. Of such great … Continue reading →

Hi All, We ran our first fundraiser that ended last month on the 26th. With fees, we raised 1198.05. Prior to the fundraiser we spent 145.08 on books to deployed service members, and we spent $30 on Facebook boosting our … Continue reading →

As you might imagine, we at the OHP are delighted by the news that ‘Heathen’ and ‘Asatru’ have been added to the DoD religious preferences list. It’s been a long fight to get this done. Under the old system, we … Continue reading →

At the Open Halls Project, we are often asked about the matter of beards as a religious requirement, and if we can somehow help service members in gaining permission to wear beards. Unfortunately, this is not something we can help … Continue reading →

It is with great joy we announce that Heathen, Asatru, Druid, and several others are now official Belief codes. Please see the DoD memorandum below. -Josh OHP   Faith-and-Belief-Codes-for-Reporting-Personnel-Data-of-Service-Members