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The Story of Iceland’s 13 Yule Lads
Iceland’s Christmas Yule Lads are a staple in the country’s rich historic folklore. It’s believed that during each of the 13 nights leading up to Christmas, a Yule Lad comes down from the mountains to bring children gifts or candy - and sometimes play pranks.…
This should be commonsense to all who are loyal to their heritage and proud of their ancestors
Apart from this author going into official history a little, this info on Slavic tree of life can be useful
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The concept of intermediaries/priests/popes/middlemen, came in with Abrahamism.
And although in more recent times, some Christians claim to have a personal relationship with their Christian god, still, the existence of holy books, and the church hierarchy of popes, and priests serves the purpose of intermediaries/middlemen between the Christian/Abrahamic God, and the people.
Some may argue, and say that the old world pagan cultures did in fact have intermediaries, which were the shamans, seers, sages, wizards, witches, cunning folk, druids, volkhvs, etc...
To make it easier I will refer to all of these different names collectively as shamans both males & females. I am not a scholar of this subject. I’m only sharing my current understanding based on all of the information I’ve absorbed, and all I’ve learned over the years.
My personal reply to this comparison between the pagan shamans, and Abrahamic priests would be that they cannot be compared, for they are not the same.
The concept of intermediaries/priests/popes/middlemen, came in with Abrahamism.
And although in more recent times, some Christians claim to have a personal relationship with their Christian god, still, the existence of holy books, and the church hierarchy of popes, and priests serves the purpose of intermediaries/middlemen between the Christian/Abrahamic God, and the people.
Some may argue, and say that the old world pagan cultures did in fact have intermediaries, which were the shamans, seers, sages, wizards, witches, cunning folk, druids, volkhvs, etc...
To make it easier I will refer to all of these different names collectively as shamans both males & females. I am not a scholar of this subject. I’m only sharing my current understanding based on all of the information I’ve absorbed, and all I’ve learned over the years.
My personal reply to this comparison between the pagan shamans, and Abrahamic priests would be that they cannot be compared, for they are not the same.
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The pagan shamans were not just attending to matters and problems of a spiritual nature, they’ve also treated physical illnesses much like modern doctors. As well as dealing with fertility department, and other issues that are physical in nature.
The way I understand it, is that to the old-world shamans it all went together, the physical, mental, and the spiritual, for it was all interconnected, and one effects the other.
Whenever the shamans dealt with the person’s physical problem, they understood that they are at the same time dealing with this individual’s mental, and spiritual state.
And we know that unlike the pagan shamans of old who were the local pagan priests, local doctors and local psychologists/psychiatrists, the Abrahamic priests only focus on matters of the soul, and afterlife. So just by acknowledging this, we can already see why we can’t compare the indigenous shamans to Christian priests.
The pagan shamans were not just attending to matters and problems of a spiritual nature, they’ve also treated physical illnesses much like modern doctors. As well as dealing with fertility department, and other issues that are physical in nature.
The way I understand it, is that to the old-world shamans it all went together, the physical, mental, and the spiritual, for it was all interconnected, and one effects the other.
Whenever the shamans dealt with the person’s physical problem, they understood that they are at the same time dealing with this individual’s mental, and spiritual state.
And we know that unlike the pagan shamans of old who were the local pagan priests, local doctors and local psychologists/psychiatrists, the Abrahamic priests only focus on matters of the soul, and afterlife. So just by acknowledging this, we can already see why we can’t compare the indigenous shamans to Christian priests.
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To say that the old-world shamans served the same purpose as Abrahamic priests I personally feel is incorrect, because one side represents a man-made religion and book, whilst the other side represents the living nature, natural cycles, and organic life made by the gods.
A Christian priest intermediates/speaks on behalf of his Abrahamic god, but the pagan shamans will take you to meet the gods. The shaman will guide you to the gods, and you yourself can talk to them.
Christian priest will speak for Christian God for which there is no evidence, and which you yourself can not personally directly experience, but the pagan shaman will take you on a spiritual journey, the one that you yourself will experience with your own consciousness and mind, and it requires no blind belief, because you will know.
To say that the old-world shamans served the same purpose as Abrahamic priests I personally feel is incorrect, because one side represents a man-made religion and book, whilst the other side represents the living nature, natural cycles, and organic life made by the gods.
A Christian priest intermediates/speaks on behalf of his Abrahamic god, but the pagan shamans will take you to meet the gods. The shaman will guide you to the gods, and you yourself can talk to them.
Christian priest will speak for Christian God for which there is no evidence, and which you yourself can not personally directly experience, but the pagan shaman will take you on a spiritual journey, the one that you yourself will experience with your own consciousness and mind, and it requires no blind belief, because you will know.