PELE •
Pele is the Hawaiian volcano deity, an elemental force, and the creator of these volcanic landscapes. According to tradition, she is embodied by the lava and natural forces associated with volcanic eruptions.
The legend of Pele's curse says that anyone who removes anything natively Hawaiian like pieces of rock or sand from the Hawaiian islands will feel the wrath of Pele who views the rocks as her children. Legend has it that if you take from Pele, you will incur years of bad luck
#Hawaiian
Pele is the Hawaiian volcano deity, an elemental force, and the creator of these volcanic landscapes. According to tradition, she is embodied by the lava and natural forces associated with volcanic eruptions.
The legend of Pele's curse says that anyone who removes anything natively Hawaiian like pieces of rock or sand from the Hawaiian islands will feel the wrath of Pele who views the rocks as her children. Legend has it that if you take from Pele, you will incur years of bad luck
#Hawaiian
TLĀHUIZCALPANTECUHTLI •
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli [t͡ɬaːwisˈkaɬpantekʷt͡ɬi] is a principal member of the pantheon of gods within the Aztec religion, representing the Morning Star Venus.[1] The name comes from the Nahuatl words tlāhuizcalpan [t͡ɬaːwisˈkaɬpan] "dawn" and tēuctli [ˈteːkʷt͡ɬi] "lord". Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli is one of the thirteen Lords of the Day, representing the 12th day of the Aztec trecena.
#Aztech #Mesoamerican #Mexico
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli [t͡ɬaːwisˈkaɬpantekʷt͡ɬi] is a principal member of the pantheon of gods within the Aztec religion, representing the Morning Star Venus.[1] The name comes from the Nahuatl words tlāhuizcalpan [t͡ɬaːwisˈkaɬpan] "dawn" and tēuctli [ˈteːkʷt͡ɬi] "lord". Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli is one of the thirteen Lords of the Day, representing the 12th day of the Aztec trecena.
#Aztech #Mesoamerican #Mexico
BUMBA •
The creator god (or chembe) in Bushongo mythology is called Bumba. Other names for him include M'Bombo and M'Bomba. He is said to have originally existed alone in darkness, in a universe consisting of nothing but primordial water. M'Bombo was said to appear like a gigantic man in form and white in colour. The creation took place when he vomited the sun, moon, animals and then humanity. Stephen Hawking mentioned the Boshongo creation myth in his last book, "Brief Answers to the Big Questions", as an example of one of humanity's many creation myths
Kongo mythology
#Africa #Congo #Bushongo
The creator god (or chembe) in Bushongo mythology is called Bumba. Other names for him include M'Bombo and M'Bomba. He is said to have originally existed alone in darkness, in a universe consisting of nothing but primordial water. M'Bombo was said to appear like a gigantic man in form and white in colour. The creation took place when he vomited the sun, moon, animals and then humanity. Stephen Hawking mentioned the Boshongo creation myth in his last book, "Brief Answers to the Big Questions", as an example of one of humanity's many creation myths
Kongo mythology
#Africa #Congo #Bushongo
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Film: The Exorcism of God
Genre: Horror/Drama
Overview:
Peter Williams is an American priest in Mexico who's considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a dark secret that's eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his own demon one last time.
#Christianity #Demonology #Film
Genre: Horror/Drama
Overview:
Peter Williams is an American priest in Mexico who's considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a dark secret that's eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his own demon one last time.
#Christianity #Demonology #Film
The Khabzeist faith is monistic, with utmost prominence given to the god Tha (Тхьэ, tħa), Theshxwe, who begets the universe. First of all, Tha expresses himself generating the Word or cosmic Law (khy), the primordial pattern from which all the beings form naturally, developing by internal laws. Enlightenment for men corresponds to an understanding of Tha's Law.
Theshxwe is omnipresent in his creation (coagulation); according to Adyghe cosmological texts, "his spirit is scattered throughout space". In Adyghe hymns Tha (Thashxue) is referred to as "the One everyone asks, but who doesn't ask back", "the multiplier of the non-existent", "on whom everyone places their hope, but who doesn’t place hope on anyone", "from whom the gifts come", "His amazing work", "the One who permits heaven and earth to move".
Everything is one (Псори Зыщ, Psora Zysch, or Псори Хыщ, Psora Hysch), and is one with the Tha. The material-manifested world is in perpetual change, but at the same time there is a foundation that always remains unshaken. That is the originating principle of the world and its Law. The always-changing world and its basis is compared to a rotating wheel (дунейр шэрхъщи duneyr sherhschi, мэкlэрахъуэ meklerahue): although the wheel is constantly rotating (changing), the central hub, about which it rotates, remains still.Followers of this worldview, sometimes also Islamised, are found in modern day Turkey.
#Circassian
Theshxwe is omnipresent in his creation (coagulation); according to Adyghe cosmological texts, "his spirit is scattered throughout space". In Adyghe hymns Tha (Thashxue) is referred to as "the One everyone asks, but who doesn't ask back", "the multiplier of the non-existent", "on whom everyone places their hope, but who doesn’t place hope on anyone", "from whom the gifts come", "His amazing work", "the One who permits heaven and earth to move".
Everything is one (Псори Зыщ, Psora Zysch, or Псори Хыщ, Psora Hysch), and is one with the Tha. The material-manifested world is in perpetual change, but at the same time there is a foundation that always remains unshaken. That is the originating principle of the world and its Law. The always-changing world and its basis is compared to a rotating wheel (дунейр шэрхъщи duneyr sherhschi, мэкlэрахъуэ meklerahue): although the wheel is constantly rotating (changing), the central hub, about which it rotates, remains still.Followers of this worldview, sometimes also Islamised, are found in modern day Turkey.
#Circassian
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Api was a Scythian god of horses and horse breeding. He was a particularly important deity among the Scythians, who were renowned for their horsemanship and cavalry tactics. Api was often depicted as a horse or with a horse's head, and he was associated with fertility, strength, and speed.
The Scythians believed that horses were a sacred animal and that Api was responsible for their well-being and prosperity. They also believed that horses were the key to their military success, and they bred and trained their horses to be some of the finest in the ancient world.
In addition to his association with horses, Api was also sometimes associated with the sun, and he may have been worshipped as a sun god in some regions. The worship of Api and other Scythian deities was often linked to shamanistic practices, and it is believed that Scythian shamans played an important role in communicating with the gods and interpreting their will.
Overall, Api played an important role in Scythian mythology and religion, and his influence can be seen in the importance placed on horsemanship and cavalry tactics in Scythian culture.
#Scythian #Asia
The Scythians believed that horses were a sacred animal and that Api was responsible for their well-being and prosperity. They also believed that horses were the key to their military success, and they bred and trained their horses to be some of the finest in the ancient world.
In addition to his association with horses, Api was also sometimes associated with the sun, and he may have been worshipped as a sun god in some regions. The worship of Api and other Scythian deities was often linked to shamanistic practices, and it is believed that Scythian shamans played an important role in communicating with the gods and interpreting their will.
Overall, Api played an important role in Scythian mythology and religion, and his influence can be seen in the importance placed on horsemanship and cavalry tactics in Scythian culture.
#Scythian #Asia
ERLIK •
Erlik, also known as Erlig or Erlik Khan, is the god of death in the mythology of the Mongolian and Siberian peoples. As the creation and former protégé of the creator god Ulgan, he was cast out of the mortal realm after he betrayed Ulgan and attempted to tempt humanity into sinning, and now presides over the damned. In most mythologies, Erlik is portrayed as a Satan-like figure, although he is more benevolent in the mythology of the Altai-Sayan people whilst still retaining his role as the Devil.
#Tengrism #Turkic #Mongolian #Siberia #Yakut #Buryat #Asia
Erlik, also known as Erlig or Erlik Khan, is the god of death in the mythology of the Mongolian and Siberian peoples. As the creation and former protégé of the creator god Ulgan, he was cast out of the mortal realm after he betrayed Ulgan and attempted to tempt humanity into sinning, and now presides over the damned. In most mythologies, Erlik is portrayed as a Satan-like figure, although he is more benevolent in the mythology of the Altai-Sayan people whilst still retaining his role as the Devil.
#Tengrism #Turkic #Mongolian #Siberia #Yakut #Buryat #Asia
Yakut Mythology
When the world was simply mud, the creator god Ulgan made a man from the mud and named him Erlik. Both Erlik and Ulgan had the ability to shapeshift, and took the form of birds to fly around the endless mud looking for land. Once, Erlik crashed into the mud, and Ulgan ordered him to dive and bring mud up from the bottom so that he could form land. Erlik did so repeatedly, each time keeping some mud in his beak so that he could create a world. However, in order to create land, Ulgan ordered the mud to expand, causing the mud in Erlik's mouth to grow and nearly suffocate him, forcing him to spit it out.
After forming land and sea, Ulgan made humans out of mud, and set a dog to guard them. However, Erlik gave the dog a fur coat to make it look the other way, before breathing life into the humans and attempting to make them eat the forbidden fruit. Ulgan, infuriated that Erlik had attempted to become humanity's god in this way, banished him from the mortal plane. Erlik then became the god of the Underworld, and created evil spirits which fetch the souls of the dead and bring them to the Underworld to be tortured. This version of Erlik is the most like Satan from the Bible.
Turkic Mythology
Erlik was the first creation of Ulgan, before he made the world. He envied Ulgan and planned to make his own world, sinning against Ulgan and being disfigured and imprisoned on the 7th layer of Earth, the Underworld. He vowed to revenge himself on Ulgan, and created evil spirits to take humans down to the Underworld and tempt humans into worshipping him instead of Ulgan. Whenever a plague struck, the Turkic peoples would sacrifice animals to Erlik to make it go away.
Buryat Mythology
Erlik was created by Ulgan, and blew life into humanity. However, he incurred Ulgan's wrath by slaying the messenger god Maidere, and was banished to the Underworld. Seeking revenge against Ulgan for his banishment, he created evil spirits to teach humans sin, which would allow him to claim their souls when they died and torture them in his realm for all eternity.
Altai-Sayan Mythology
In the stories of the Siberian Altai-Sayan people, Erlik, as mentioned before, is more benevolent than in other mythologies. Erlik blew the soul into humanity when Ulgan created them. After the birth of humanity, Ulgan became the god of Heaven, and Erlik was appointed as the Judge of the Dead, sending those who lead good lives to paradise and those who sinned to the Underworld.
When the world was simply mud, the creator god Ulgan made a man from the mud and named him Erlik. Both Erlik and Ulgan had the ability to shapeshift, and took the form of birds to fly around the endless mud looking for land. Once, Erlik crashed into the mud, and Ulgan ordered him to dive and bring mud up from the bottom so that he could form land. Erlik did so repeatedly, each time keeping some mud in his beak so that he could create a world. However, in order to create land, Ulgan ordered the mud to expand, causing the mud in Erlik's mouth to grow and nearly suffocate him, forcing him to spit it out.
After forming land and sea, Ulgan made humans out of mud, and set a dog to guard them. However, Erlik gave the dog a fur coat to make it look the other way, before breathing life into the humans and attempting to make them eat the forbidden fruit. Ulgan, infuriated that Erlik had attempted to become humanity's god in this way, banished him from the mortal plane. Erlik then became the god of the Underworld, and created evil spirits which fetch the souls of the dead and bring them to the Underworld to be tortured. This version of Erlik is the most like Satan from the Bible.
Turkic Mythology
Erlik was the first creation of Ulgan, before he made the world. He envied Ulgan and planned to make his own world, sinning against Ulgan and being disfigured and imprisoned on the 7th layer of Earth, the Underworld. He vowed to revenge himself on Ulgan, and created evil spirits to take humans down to the Underworld and tempt humans into worshipping him instead of Ulgan. Whenever a plague struck, the Turkic peoples would sacrifice animals to Erlik to make it go away.
Buryat Mythology
Erlik was created by Ulgan, and blew life into humanity. However, he incurred Ulgan's wrath by slaying the messenger god Maidere, and was banished to the Underworld. Seeking revenge against Ulgan for his banishment, he created evil spirits to teach humans sin, which would allow him to claim their souls when they died and torture them in his realm for all eternity.
Altai-Sayan Mythology
In the stories of the Siberian Altai-Sayan people, Erlik, as mentioned before, is more benevolent than in other mythologies. Erlik blew the soul into humanity when Ulgan created them. After the birth of humanity, Ulgan became the god of Heaven, and Erlik was appointed as the Judge of the Dead, sending those who lead good lives to paradise and those who sinned to the Underworld.