Book excerpt: Vril is another name of the life energy that animates all living things. In other cultures around the world it is known as mana, prana, orgone, chi, or vital force. It's existence has been accepted for thousands of years in just about every culture and civilization that has ever existed. In the Germanic heathen tradition it is ond, the first breath of life given to us by Odin. Vril is not manufactured by the living body, nor is it restricted to organic matter. Everything in existence is made from this universal energy. It is the force that holds galaxies together and causes the universe to expand. It is the force that permits schools of fish to swim together and flocks of birds to fly together without crashing into each other. It is the energy between the protons and electrons within every atom. It is the source of life and the power of the mind that produces thoughts. It is the same life force that mortals share with the Gods.