Forwarded from Thuletide
Interesting factoid: Parents of mixed-race children are, autosomally speaking, more genetically related to any random member of their own race than they are to their own children.
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
Werewolf in folklore
Slavic folklore and Hollywood werewolves are very different. Traditional werewolf is called oboroten (from "oborot" turn), pereverten (from "perevertati" to turn) or vovkulaka (wolf’s skin) etc and has full control over his animal state. Also, he turns into a big wolf at best, never a monster.
There’s no single method and/or ritual, but the most popular one includes sticking a knife (usually copper) into an old stump or ground and jumping over it while reciting a spell. Or wearing a magic belt/cloak/cape.
Slavic folklore and Hollywood werewolves are very different. Traditional werewolf is called oboroten (from "oborot" turn), pereverten (from "perevertati" to turn) or vovkulaka (wolf’s skin) etc and has full control over his animal state. Also, he turns into a big wolf at best, never a monster.
There’s no single method and/or ritual, but the most popular one includes sticking a knife (usually copper) into an old stump or ground and jumping over it while reciting a spell. Or wearing a magic belt/cloak/cape.
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
From the beginning of the Asatru resurgence in America, we have been very open in our practice. We have allowed outsiders to attend, to take photographs, and to take part. I believe that this was a mistake, and I have been guilty of it myself. There is a difficult balance here. On the one hand, we need to give people some idea of what we do. Secrecy builds distrust, and people’s imagination will fill in the gaps with all sorts of fantasies, most of them unpleasant. Nevertheless, it is vital to protect the dignity of what we do and to maintain an awareness that this faith is ours, not something that can be expropriated by passersby.
S.McNallen
S.McNallen
Forwarded from ✡️ Christianity Exposed ✡️
The Israelites Were Not European
There is a strong genetic continuity between modern-day Jews and their ancient Levantine ancestors that Christian Identitarians—who claim that Europeans are the real Israelites—either willfully ignore or simply aren't aware of.
Whether we're referring to Jews, Judeans, Israelites, or Hebrews, they have consistently exhibited similarities with other indigenous Levantine groups [1][2][3][4][5], such as the Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese.
The only reason why Ashkenazi—who made up only about 3% of the entire Jewish population in the 11th century, while now being the vast majority—and Sephardi Jews have roughly 30% European ancestry, is due to interbreeding over the last ~1000 years.
They were a Levantine people, akin to the others in the region, sharing a common Afro-Asiatic language—both genetically and linguistically distinct from Europeans, who predominantly spoke Indo-European languages. No skewed Bible interpretation is going to change that.
@ChristianityExposed
There is a strong genetic continuity between modern-day Jews and their ancient Levantine ancestors that Christian Identitarians—who claim that Europeans are the real Israelites—either willfully ignore or simply aren't aware of.
Whether we're referring to Jews, Judeans, Israelites, or Hebrews, they have consistently exhibited similarities with other indigenous Levantine groups [1][2][3][4][5], such as the Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese.
The only reason why Ashkenazi—who made up only about 3% of the entire Jewish population in the 11th century, while now being the vast majority—and Sephardi Jews have roughly 30% European ancestry, is due to interbreeding over the last ~1000 years.
They were a Levantine people, akin to the others in the region, sharing a common Afro-Asiatic language—both genetically and linguistically distinct from Europeans, who predominantly spoke Indo-European languages. No skewed Bible interpretation is going to change that.
@ChristianityExposed
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
Viking chief Rurik and his brothers were the founders of Ancient Rus
"They thus selected three brothers, with their kinsfolk, who took with them all the Russes and migrated. The oldest, Rurik, located himself in Novgorod; the second, Sineus, at Beloozero; and the third, Truvor, in Izborsk."
The Primary Chronicle
"They thus selected three brothers, with their kinsfolk, who took with them all the Russes and migrated. The oldest, Rurik, located himself in Novgorod; the second, Sineus, at Beloozero; and the third, Truvor, in Izborsk."
The Primary Chronicle
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
It is possible that Rurik’s brothers Truvor and Sineus never existed since according to the Chronicle they very conveniently died two years after the arrival leaving Rurik as the sole ruler.
There is a theory that those names are actually a misunderstanding based on the Scandinavian expressions "Trú vor" ("our faithful") and "Sine hus" ("his clan").
There is a theory that those names are actually a misunderstanding based on the Scandinavian expressions "Trú vor" ("our faithful") and "Sine hus" ("his clan").
Forwarded from Survive the Jive: All-feed
reconstruction of an Early Iron Age Scythian woman from Bystrovka - Ukraine.
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)