With the single release of Thulean Mysteries, Varg continues on his path of ambient exploration and progression. A progression because, since Varg's return, his ambient releases have taken us down a road of apparent refined maturity and evolution. Though, Daudi Baldrs and Hiloskjalf were not well regarded releases, I like them a lot and as some of the reviewers on the site have mentioned, I feel they are very much in the black metal vein - checkout the title track of Daudi Baldrs for instance. Varg's newest ambient music is not anything like his earlier stuff though. It seems he has ditched the overall black metal compositional quality in favor of a natural, earthy, mythological sound. There's no doubt that the mythological quality is very much an important asset of Norwegian Black Metal and specifically of Burzum's image but this music reflects not so much the battle-ready image of warring vikings but of a spiritual encounter with our ancient fore-bearers; a return and visit with ancient ideals and knowledge. This makes perfect sense because it is something Varg has dedicated himself to in the last 6 years or so since he has returned to music - with his blog, aptly titled Thulean Perspective, his books and his RPG. For someone who is only casually interested in Varg, this music makes no sense and it can sound a little uninspired. But for the people who take Varg seriously it fits in well with his preachings on Blood & Soil and a return to the hunter-gatherer way of life. I for one lie somewhere in the middle as Burzum listeners go (I am not dedicated, but I do listen to the majority of his work). I think Varg's overall push to return to a natural mode of living, a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and to seek knowledge from our ancient Nordic ancestors is convincing and is a valid objective. On the other hand, I do think Varg takes himself a little too seriously and kind of thinks everything he says is gospel.I like this track a lot and as I said it fits well into this neverending quest to gain knowledge from our Nordic ancestors. It's a spiritual piece, a good one, that leaves the listener wanting more. The only problem is the full-length efforts of this nature by Varg have been a little meandering and uninspired, at best. What we need is something right in the middle of this single and his most recent ambient full-lengths. There's no doubt Varg is on a mission and he has a vision and at the least, he's convincing and enthusiastic about it.