THE OLD WAYS
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THE OLD WAYS
This is a witness account of one Russian soldier who served in army in Ural region in the 70s: Soldier’s story about Pesh Ra/ or how he participated in “Hleba” a fire rite of passage: From point to village is 8 kilometers. We soldiers often found work…
I made this post years ago, when I first started a channel here, so I made a mistake in this post, and accidentally called this fire purification ritual/folk shamanic practice/custom a rite of passage. Just ignore that part pls. I made another mistake with the part when the soldier is describing his experience with sitting inside of the ritual stove. I accidentally wrote; “there wasn’t enough room to use the bathroom” instead of saying; “ there wasn’t enough room to use a bath broom”. By “bath broom” I meant a special besom made of tree branches with leafs traditionally used in Slavic outside bath/steam houses. I went back to the original post and fixed the mistakes but for some reason, when I check the re-shared posts, the mistakes remain, it wasn’t corrected. When I first saw this Russian girl’s video about this Slavic fire purification ritual, I was absolutely fascinated, because we don’t have a lot of knowledge that passed down to us from the Slavic generations of old, because this knowledge was deliberately kept from us, it was considered forbidden by the church. It was demonized! So when I come across any sort of ancient Slavic rituals, customs, practices, I try to immediately document these new findings, and then go do more research on it, so that I can collect as much knowledge as I can while it’s available
This comes from holy book of religion of peace. The god of Israel (god of Bible) gave Moses a command. Moses spoke on behalf of God of bible ordering the people to pick up a sword and slaughter their own brothers, sons, and friends. The Levites did as Moses commanded, and slaughtered 3000 of their own family members & friends. As they stood there covered in the blood of their families & friends, Moses praised them for this horrific act, and told them that the lord of Israel has blessed them for murdering thousands of their own kin and tribesmen
Beautiful landscape in the Netherlands. Here you imagine yourself in ancient times, where you never know whether you will meet your ancestors or nature spirits from ancient folklore.
Forwarded from EarthlyElementss
Beautiful song by Argentinian girl. The name of song is related to medicine woman, and the song is about the healing power of earth... https://youtu.be/D7os9V-n7rs
Forwarded from Celtic Folk and Culture
One of my favorite Goddesses is the Welsh Goddess Branwen, Branwen's themes are love, kindness, honor and sacrifice. The story of Bran and Branwen is the second branch of the Mabinogion.
Forwarded from Folk Wisdom & Ways
Forwarded from The Frithstead (Folcweard)
Æfinrúnar: A Sedian Book of Rites and Prayers

An altar is sprinkled before a sacred tree. A song resounds through an inviolate grove. Husband and wife are bound in holy matrimony. The funeral pyre is solemnly lit. These are the rituals of an ancient culture, reconstructed after years of research. The religion of the ancient Norse has been resurrected after centuries of slumber, and now we properly rebuild its ceremonial tradition. By thoroughly examining every source on the topic, we have been able to develop a greater understanding of these practices and how we can use them today. By doing so, we reforge the link to the ancient past. Once severed from the Gods, we can now use their holy teachings, the Æfinrúnar, to once again invoke them to witness our rebirth. May their light shine upon us all.

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The Farum Brigantium in A Coruña, Galicia.

The large Galician city of A Coruña was originally known as Brigantia. In late Galician folklore , Brigantia was founded by the Galician founding hero Breogán (statue on image), where he built a lighthouse for his sons to watch over the seas just before sailing off to Ireland to meet the Irish gods. Romans later renamed it Tower of Hercules, where Hercules would have defeated the Tartessian king Geyron.
Although, there is no epigraphical evidence for the goddess Brigantia in Northwest Hispania, there is indeed toponymy related to the name. Besides A Coruña, there is also the Gallaecian towns Breganca and Betanzos. However this etymological origin is highly disputed, especially that of the town Betanzos. In Asturias, she goes by Brixit.

Seafaring trade was common among Celts of the British isles and Hispania, so we can assume she was imported by the Brigantes tribe of Britain to the Ártabros of Galicia, who may be their descendants.
Legends of divine nature on Mount Pindo, Galicia

Known by the locals as the Celtic Olympus, where the gods would watch over the Atlantic towards 'the end of the world'.
In the highest point, there are pots, or 'bowls of the gods', as a result of granite decomposition accumulated from rain. After a storm, the water that remains deposited in these pots is blessed by the gods with magical properties. If the waters are collected from 7 distinct bowls then the properties are even stronger. During this ritual, one must collect the water on their knees facing west to the ocean.

The erected stones on the summit are spirits of Druids and Celtic heroes who remain on the mountain for eternity. The one stone that stands out on this collection is claimed to have been baptized as a Druid. It is said that if one stands in front of it and asks a question, an answer will appear on their mind.
Forwarded from GardeningGaul
Ashwagandha (Whitania somnifera) seeds are now available from the Gardening Gaul, either at the webshop or on Etsy! 🌱

Ashwagandha is an essential element of ayurvedic medicine. Powdered root from this plant has been used for centuries in traditional Indian medicine to help with insomnia and relieve stress.

These seeds come from environmentally friendly crops grown with love and care.
It’s only right that characters based on Nordic lore are played by proper white actors. I can’t believe this was allowed, because although it makes perfect sense to cast only white actors to play Nordic Characters, unfortunately we’re living through mad times when rational thinking and common sense is a crime. Then there are those in power who seek to destroy the true identity, history, mythology, folklore of indigenous European cultures. That’s why we see forced diversity in all modern films and TV series on European royal families, histories, mythology or folklore.
Forwarded from Jack Posobiec
This is where we’re at folks
Forwarded from BC Neanderthal Mindset
Children get more from one day in the forest than a lifetime in a church.

They do not need indoctrination, but creative and spiritual freedom.
The wild is our sanctuary, where we have communion with our gods and healing of the soul is found there.

“Nature and children are natural playmates; they're both wild and messy, unpredictable and beautiful.”
- Mark Hoelterhoff