Forwarded from Folk Wisdom & Ways
Midsummer’s Dream
“During the period of the summer solstice, the days are so long that it was once believed the sun was standing still. Again the people were nearing the divine: the sun god and the great goddess, pregnant with the powers of heaven, were seen in the ripening grains and the fruits of the forest and field. The mighty thunder god, Thor, who brings the summer storms, was also there. Dancing elves and throngs of ethereal sylphs and fiery salamanders appeared as well. And as usual when the numinous nears, humans fall into ecstasy.
Elements of the archaic summer solstice customs have been retained throughout the agricultural regions, and if we reached into the deep layers of our own souls, we could paint a reasonable picture of what the celebrations were like. Like the winter solstice, the summer festival lasted a full 12 days. The people took in the fullness of the light and the power of the fire and enhanced their experience with the solstice fire, with fire walking, with burning brooms and torches, and by rolling wheels of fire down the mountains and hills. With the fire they celebrated the Apex of the year but at the same time they celebrated death, the sacrifice of the sun god, of fair Balder, as he is called in Scandinavia.
In Wales and elsewhere nine types of wood were gathered for the solstice fire. Either respected elders or a young couple lit the fire. Dried mugwort, the healing and ‘hot’ herb, which played a sacred role in midsummer festivals all across the northern hemisphere, was placed on the fire, creating a raging and high violet-colored flame. The celebrants jumped through this fire one after the other or holding hands; the goddess herself - Frau Holle, Artemis, Diana, or whichever name she was called by - was present in the mugwort. They jumped over the purifying flames wrapped only in a mugwort girth with a wreath of ground ivy in their hair and vervain in their hands, leaping from one season through to the next. The companion and paramour of the goddess, the thunder God with the mighty hammer, was represented in the ground ivy and the vervain.
The people of today, who largely shield themselves from nature, find it difficult to comprehend the ecstasy of Midsummer, of being unconditionally swept along with the natural occurrences. As recently as the middle ages, the most incredible rumors could be heard. It was if one had stepped into a painting by Hieronymus Boesh - the sun produced three springs, water turned to wine, elves disclosed hidden treasure, horses could talk, music sounded out of the mountain, and ghost processions, water nymphs, and fairies became visible. White maidens revealed themselves or else asked to be released from confinement, dwarfs celebrated marriage, serpents honored there King, the fern bloomed at midnight and carried seeds (which bestowed invisibility and wealth on the one who found them ), crabs flew through the air, and the Bilwis rode a fiery buck over the fields.
What kinds of visions are these? They are pictures of the inner realm of nature. Were they induced by the henbane beer that was drunk in copious amounts? Was the endless dancing, the hours upon hours without sleep responsible? Or maybe it was the hallucinogenic mushrooms, such as bell caps, haymaker’s mushroom, liberty caps, fly agaric, and others, that transported the people? After all, in the Middle Ages, Saint Vitus’s day (June 15 ) was considered the beginning of midsummer - ‘here the sun will go no higher!’ – and St. Vitus is the patron saint of mushrooms. The Slavs say that he is accompanied by good gnomes who help the mushrooms grow well.
…For many years it was believed that witches picked their herbs at the summer solstice, and that they did it naked in the middle of the night. The farm women also made a bouquet of Midsummer herbs, a summer solstice bundle, from one of the countless versions of nine herbs – a magic number.
“During the period of the summer solstice, the days are so long that it was once believed the sun was standing still. Again the people were nearing the divine: the sun god and the great goddess, pregnant with the powers of heaven, were seen in the ripening grains and the fruits of the forest and field. The mighty thunder god, Thor, who brings the summer storms, was also there. Dancing elves and throngs of ethereal sylphs and fiery salamanders appeared as well. And as usual when the numinous nears, humans fall into ecstasy.
Elements of the archaic summer solstice customs have been retained throughout the agricultural regions, and if we reached into the deep layers of our own souls, we could paint a reasonable picture of what the celebrations were like. Like the winter solstice, the summer festival lasted a full 12 days. The people took in the fullness of the light and the power of the fire and enhanced their experience with the solstice fire, with fire walking, with burning brooms and torches, and by rolling wheels of fire down the mountains and hills. With the fire they celebrated the Apex of the year but at the same time they celebrated death, the sacrifice of the sun god, of fair Balder, as he is called in Scandinavia.
In Wales and elsewhere nine types of wood were gathered for the solstice fire. Either respected elders or a young couple lit the fire. Dried mugwort, the healing and ‘hot’ herb, which played a sacred role in midsummer festivals all across the northern hemisphere, was placed on the fire, creating a raging and high violet-colored flame. The celebrants jumped through this fire one after the other or holding hands; the goddess herself - Frau Holle, Artemis, Diana, or whichever name she was called by - was present in the mugwort. They jumped over the purifying flames wrapped only in a mugwort girth with a wreath of ground ivy in their hair and vervain in their hands, leaping from one season through to the next. The companion and paramour of the goddess, the thunder God with the mighty hammer, was represented in the ground ivy and the vervain.
The people of today, who largely shield themselves from nature, find it difficult to comprehend the ecstasy of Midsummer, of being unconditionally swept along with the natural occurrences. As recently as the middle ages, the most incredible rumors could be heard. It was if one had stepped into a painting by Hieronymus Boesh - the sun produced three springs, water turned to wine, elves disclosed hidden treasure, horses could talk, music sounded out of the mountain, and ghost processions, water nymphs, and fairies became visible. White maidens revealed themselves or else asked to be released from confinement, dwarfs celebrated marriage, serpents honored there King, the fern bloomed at midnight and carried seeds (which bestowed invisibility and wealth on the one who found them ), crabs flew through the air, and the Bilwis rode a fiery buck over the fields.
What kinds of visions are these? They are pictures of the inner realm of nature. Were they induced by the henbane beer that was drunk in copious amounts? Was the endless dancing, the hours upon hours without sleep responsible? Or maybe it was the hallucinogenic mushrooms, such as bell caps, haymaker’s mushroom, liberty caps, fly agaric, and others, that transported the people? After all, in the Middle Ages, Saint Vitus’s day (June 15 ) was considered the beginning of midsummer - ‘here the sun will go no higher!’ – and St. Vitus is the patron saint of mushrooms. The Slavs say that he is accompanied by good gnomes who help the mushrooms grow well.
…For many years it was believed that witches picked their herbs at the summer solstice, and that they did it naked in the middle of the night. The farm women also made a bouquet of Midsummer herbs, a summer solstice bundle, from one of the countless versions of nine herbs – a magic number.
Forwarded from THE OLD WAYS (Velesa37)
Mongol Golden horde invasion of Kievan Rus' is considered to be an important part of Russian history, but I learned a while back that official history cannot be trusted.
There are some major facts that contradict the official history of Mongolians conquering Russia, and maintaining control off it for 300 years.
For example:
1. No mongolian written sources. It is no surprise, because mongols acquired their own writing system only in 20th century (before that they borrowed various alphabets of more developed nations). But in Russian chronicles mongols are not mentioned.
2. No architecture heritage
3. No linguistic borrowing: there are no Mongolian words in Russian language and visa versa (prior to 20th century)
4. No cultural and judicial borrowings: Russian traditions do not show anything possibly borrowed from that region and visa versa.
5. No economical leftovers: Mongols pillaged 2/3 of Eurasia, they were supposed to bring something home. At least gold from temples they destroyed in the process. But no, nothing.
6. No numismatic signs: world doesn't know Mongolian coins
7. No achievements in weaponry
8. No folklore, Mongolians don't have any mentions of their "great" past in their folklore.
9. Population genetics doesn't find any signs of presence of Asian nomads in Eurasian territories which they supposedly conquered.
I suspect that the real history was very different from the one we’ve read in our history books. I think the fabricators of official history didn’t write down true history, and the true names of all of the tribes, kingdoms, cultures, ruling dynasties, armies, battles, invasions, conquests, etc… I really doubt that the Golden horde invaders were really the ancestors of modern day Mongolian people who are till this day considered to be the most peaceful people on earth who still live like nomads.
I think when it comes to Russian history, the part about Mongolian invasion is one of the most important things to re-examine, and investigate.
There are some major facts that contradict the official history of Mongolians conquering Russia, and maintaining control off it for 300 years.
For example:
1. No mongolian written sources. It is no surprise, because mongols acquired their own writing system only in 20th century (before that they borrowed various alphabets of more developed nations). But in Russian chronicles mongols are not mentioned.
2. No architecture heritage
3. No linguistic borrowing: there are no Mongolian words in Russian language and visa versa (prior to 20th century)
4. No cultural and judicial borrowings: Russian traditions do not show anything possibly borrowed from that region and visa versa.
5. No economical leftovers: Mongols pillaged 2/3 of Eurasia, they were supposed to bring something home. At least gold from temples they destroyed in the process. But no, nothing.
6. No numismatic signs: world doesn't know Mongolian coins
7. No achievements in weaponry
8. No folklore, Mongolians don't have any mentions of their "great" past in their folklore.
9. Population genetics doesn't find any signs of presence of Asian nomads in Eurasian territories which they supposedly conquered.
I suspect that the real history was very different from the one we’ve read in our history books. I think the fabricators of official history didn’t write down true history, and the true names of all of the tribes, kingdoms, cultures, ruling dynasties, armies, battles, invasions, conquests, etc… I really doubt that the Golden horde invaders were really the ancestors of modern day Mongolian people who are till this day considered to be the most peaceful people on earth who still live like nomads.
I think when it comes to Russian history, the part about Mongolian invasion is one of the most important things to re-examine, and investigate.
Forwarded from THE OLD WAYS (Velesa37)
These are just a few more contradictions to Mongolian invasion of Russia history:
How was it possible for the ancestors of modern day Mongolian people to gather such a large army when Mongolia always been very scarcely populated. Just two centuries ago Mongolian population was only half a million. According to mainstream sources Mongolian population during Genghis Khan‘s time was only a couple of thousand people, and this included women and children.
Modern Mongolian people are one of the most peaceful people on the planet, until this very day they live a peaceful, nomadic life. And in terms of natural resources, Mongolia is deprived of metals. There aren’t any records, or any tradition in terms of making metal weaponry.
How was it possible for the ancestors of modern day Mongolian people to gather such a large army when Mongolia always been very scarcely populated. Just two centuries ago Mongolian population was only half a million. According to mainstream sources Mongolian population during Genghis Khan‘s time was only a couple of thousand people, and this included women and children.
Modern Mongolian people are one of the most peaceful people on the planet, until this very day they live a peaceful, nomadic life. And in terms of natural resources, Mongolia is deprived of metals. There aren’t any records, or any tradition in terms of making metal weaponry.
Forwarded from THE OLD WAYS (Velesa37)
There’s nothing wrong with questioning parts of history. I think it’s actually necessary to re-examine official history.
Prayer of the Woods
I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights, the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching your thirst as you journey on. I am the beam that holds your house, the board of your table, the bed on which you lie, and the timber that builds your boat. I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your homestead, the wood of your cradle, and the shell of your coffin. I am the bread of kindness and the flower of beauty. Ye who pass by, listen to my prayer: Harm me not.
I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights, the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching your thirst as you journey on. I am the beam that holds your house, the board of your table, the bed on which you lie, and the timber that builds your boat. I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your homestead, the wood of your cradle, and the shell of your coffin. I am the bread of kindness and the flower of beauty. Ye who pass by, listen to my prayer: Harm me not.
Forwarded from The Conspiracy Hole (mingming the merciful)
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"The Destruction of Memory"
REALiTY CHeCK with Jay Weidner
Jay Weidner is joined by Historian and Writer Howdie Mickoski to discuss the world's fairs in the late 1800'a and early 1900's and the evidence, found all over the planet, that we are living in a false history. That some force is covering up the past for unknown reasons.
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REALiTY CHeCK with Jay Weidner
Jay Weidner is joined by Historian and Writer Howdie Mickoski to discuss the world's fairs in the late 1800'a and early 1900's and the evidence, found all over the planet, that we are living in a false history. That some force is covering up the past for unknown reasons.
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Forwarded from Survive the Jive: All-feed
A note on Midsummer. It was traditional to celebrate on the evening before any holy day - but there is some dispute over when this holy day is.
The Solstice, calculated with modern methods, is tomorrow which means some will celebrate this tonight (20th June).
In recent centuries people around Europe have celebrated Midsummer on St. John's day though, which is 24th June, making Midsummer's eve 23rd June.
Reckoning by a lunar-solar calendar, as I prefer to, the full moon of Ǽrra Líþa this year is on the night of St. John's day, so the evening after the conventional Midsummer's eve.
I wish you all a glad Midsummer, whenever you choose to calculate it. Picture is of me celebrating midsummer with a bone fire four years ago in Sweden.
The Solstice, calculated with modern methods, is tomorrow which means some will celebrate this tonight (20th June).
In recent centuries people around Europe have celebrated Midsummer on St. John's day though, which is 24th June, making Midsummer's eve 23rd June.
Reckoning by a lunar-solar calendar, as I prefer to, the full moon of Ǽrra Líþa this year is on the night of St. John's day, so the evening after the conventional Midsummer's eve.
I wish you all a glad Midsummer, whenever you choose to calculate it. Picture is of me celebrating midsummer with a bone fire four years ago in Sweden.
An interesting article about "Skogsrå"
Skogsrå is the ruler of the forest, portrayed as a beautiful being hiding her strange back and/or tail from view
The word Skogsrå is composed of two words skog and rå. Skog in Swedish means forest, while rå is a keeper or warden of something. This is important when looking at the many stories are about Skogsrå being an erotic being. Her very name dictates that she is a ruler over the forest, just like her sisters Sjörå, Havsrå, and Bergsrå.
The name Skogsrå is the most used word in Sweden, while it is only used in the area around Oslo in Norway; instead, Norway calls her Huldra. The Norwegian Huldran is identical to the Swedish Skogsrå according to many sources. At the same time, some say Huldran is the same as the Swedish Vittra.
Description of a Skogsrå
Most are in agreement of what a Skogsrå looks like. Still, there are some differences in behaviour depending on where in the country you originate from.
Physical appearance
There are two significant aspects of a Skogsrå that all agree upon, but then there are some details that might differ. Both of these two major characteristics are not historically present even if we today accept them both.
Another interesting thing to note is her backside description in combination with what she is called. In Sweden where she is most commonly described with the hollow back, is also the place where more disrespectful names are used. In contrast, the opposite happens in the area where she has a tail.
Here is the link to the full article.
https://jillkarlsson.com/mythology/skogsra/
Skogsrå is the ruler of the forest, portrayed as a beautiful being hiding her strange back and/or tail from view
The word Skogsrå is composed of two words skog and rå. Skog in Swedish means forest, while rå is a keeper or warden of something. This is important when looking at the many stories are about Skogsrå being an erotic being. Her very name dictates that she is a ruler over the forest, just like her sisters Sjörå, Havsrå, and Bergsrå.
The name Skogsrå is the most used word in Sweden, while it is only used in the area around Oslo in Norway; instead, Norway calls her Huldra. The Norwegian Huldran is identical to the Swedish Skogsrå according to many sources. At the same time, some say Huldran is the same as the Swedish Vittra.
Description of a Skogsrå
Most are in agreement of what a Skogsrå looks like. Still, there are some differences in behaviour depending on where in the country you originate from.
Physical appearance
There are two significant aspects of a Skogsrå that all agree upon, but then there are some details that might differ. Both of these two major characteristics are not historically present even if we today accept them both.
Another interesting thing to note is her backside description in combination with what she is called. In Sweden where she is most commonly described with the hollow back, is also the place where more disrespectful names are used. In contrast, the opposite happens in the area where she has a tail.
Here is the link to the full article.
https://jillkarlsson.com/mythology/skogsra/
Jill Karlsson
Skogsrå » Norse mythology » Jill Karlsson
Skogsrå (or Huldra) in nordic folklore is the ruler of the forest, portrayed as a beautiful being hiding her strange back and/or tail from view.
It's interesting the Christian perspective. So many parts of our myths and traditions have been twisted to be sinister in some way. It's hard to know what the full truth is about things. If you work on your blood memory you'll find you can get in better contact with the truth. The memory is there, and always will be.
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The Pennine Way through the Yorkshire Dales overlooking beautiful Thwaitedale 🏴
Forwarded from Agents Of Truth
We are hearing from trusted whistleblowers currently employed in the medical industry that doctors are getting financial incentives to say when every time someone comes in the hospital complaining of complications after getting their vaccine that whatever their symptoms are, are most likely unrelated to the vaccine. And should people die from it or get disabled for life, they are supposed to say that it’s very rare for this to happen after the vaccine. The patients and their loved ones are made to believe that what happened to them is incredibly rare. Big Pharma does not want any blame put on their product, because they’re making trillions selling these vaccines. Most doctors know what really is going on. The nurses know, at least most of them, But they have been instructed to follow these rules about saying things to the patients. They’re not allowed to say that they believe the complications and deaths were caused by the vaccines. We don’t know if this is happening in all hospitals across the nation or certain ones is unclear, because the whistle blowers only know what is going on at the hospitals they are working at. This might be the reason a lot victims or their loved ones always make sure to add that they still believe in the vaccine or vaccines in general, despite their bad experiences or losses of loved ones.
A Day at the Beach - c.1899 | AI Enhanced Film [4k 60 fps]
Time travel back 122 years to the beaches of Étretat and Le Tréport in Normandy France.
https://youtu.be/9Mi9YNITDjs
Time travel back 122 years to the beaches of Étretat and Le Tréport in Normandy France.
https://youtu.be/9Mi9YNITDjs