The Four Habits

The Northern Way is an ancient worldview, a way of seeing the world and living in it.  The Northern Way developed over many thousands of years in the northern lands of Europe, in the British Isles, Germany, Scandinavia, Iceland, France and other European countries. The Northern Way worldview appears in the literature, architecture, artifacts, folklore and folk songs of old Europe. It persisted in European literature and folk songs even as modernity began to crush and destroy the old ways. 

Those who hold the Northern Way worldview and live it out each day consistently practice these four habits:

Learn more about the Four Habits of the Northern Way by exploring the various articles on this website and by listening to episodes of Living the Northern Way. Also tune into Rose Island Radio, where you can absorb the Four Habits expressed in the traditional folks songs of the British Isles and early America.