Preserve our Culture
“Because of this, Wódendóm/Ésatréow is as much a cultural celebration as it is a religious revival. The traditions we adhere to form a link in time to all who have used them in the past and to all who will do so in the future. This link then binds us to our ancestors and our descendants in a way that is not only metaphysically significant, but is also deeply meaningful to us. Combine this with our relationship to our folk today and you have a living, dynamic culture which expresses the values of our faith in their purest form.
The culture, the traditions, these are more powerful than the religion itself because they are ingrained within our psyches as a part of our natural inheritance. It was the traditions that our ancestors fought most fervently for against the invading Church, who eventually had to co-opt them into a false ‘Christian’ model to convince the indigenous Europeans to accept this. Even today people know that ‘holy days’ such as Christmas, Easter, and Halloween have nothing to do with the Bible and were in fact originally heathen celebrations, yet Christians all over the world still celebrate them. They cannot break away from their ancestral roots. That is the power of culture, which will always be a part of the human experience.”
~ Mark Puryear, Odisbook: The Book of Odr
*With ON terms translated into OE
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“Because of this, Wódendóm/Ésatréow is as much a cultural celebration as it is a religious revival. The traditions we adhere to form a link in time to all who have used them in the past and to all who will do so in the future. This link then binds us to our ancestors and our descendants in a way that is not only metaphysically significant, but is also deeply meaningful to us. Combine this with our relationship to our folk today and you have a living, dynamic culture which expresses the values of our faith in their purest form.
The culture, the traditions, these are more powerful than the religion itself because they are ingrained within our psyches as a part of our natural inheritance. It was the traditions that our ancestors fought most fervently for against the invading Church, who eventually had to co-opt them into a false ‘Christian’ model to convince the indigenous Europeans to accept this. Even today people know that ‘holy days’ such as Christmas, Easter, and Halloween have nothing to do with the Bible and were in fact originally heathen celebrations, yet Christians all over the world still celebrate them. They cannot break away from their ancestral roots. That is the power of culture, which will always be a part of the human experience.”
~ Mark Puryear, Odisbook: The Book of Odr
*With ON terms translated into OE
https://t.me/TheFrithstead
https://youtube.com/c/TheFrithsteads
Progress is a Lie: Experience the Homecominng
“There are those within the secularist movement who view all forms of culture and tradition as chains meant to exploit and oppress the masses. Their contrarian (read ‘counter-culture’) philosophy leads them to rebel against any and every institution that makes society what it is, usually in favor of hedonistic lifestyles they view as ‘modern’ and ‘progressive.’ Marriage, parenthood, family, community; these things matter, and those who turn against them typically find themselves consumed by superficial, often destructive patterns meant to fill the empty holes in their lives. They then develop a ‘culture’ that is spiritually devoid, and usually leads one into a downward spiral of alcoholism, drug abuse, crime, suicide, and depression. The center becomes the Self, which must then be pleased at all costs. This allows narcissism to flourish as the primary motivation behind so-called ‘modern’ ideals and movements. Their gods are the inflated egos of academia and Hollywood, their ‘cult of personality’ which then extends into political and religious circles as well. When they even attempt to act ‘spiritual,’ this typically manifests in bizarre New Age cults that only serve to further a political agenda, and looking into the various forms of this one can easily see that no matter what the interpretation represented is, the core values remain the same.”
~ Mark Puryear, Odisbook: The Book of Odr
https://t.me/TheFrithstead
https://youtube.com/c/TheFrithstead
“There are those within the secularist movement who view all forms of culture and tradition as chains meant to exploit and oppress the masses. Their contrarian (read ‘counter-culture’) philosophy leads them to rebel against any and every institution that makes society what it is, usually in favor of hedonistic lifestyles they view as ‘modern’ and ‘progressive.’ Marriage, parenthood, family, community; these things matter, and those who turn against them typically find themselves consumed by superficial, often destructive patterns meant to fill the empty holes in their lives. They then develop a ‘culture’ that is spiritually devoid, and usually leads one into a downward spiral of alcoholism, drug abuse, crime, suicide, and depression. The center becomes the Self, which must then be pleased at all costs. This allows narcissism to flourish as the primary motivation behind so-called ‘modern’ ideals and movements. Their gods are the inflated egos of academia and Hollywood, their ‘cult of personality’ which then extends into political and religious circles as well. When they even attempt to act ‘spiritual,’ this typically manifests in bizarre New Age cults that only serve to further a political agenda, and looking into the various forms of this one can easily see that no matter what the interpretation represented is, the core values remain the same.”
~ Mark Puryear, Odisbook: The Book of Odr
https://t.me/TheFrithstead
https://youtube.com/c/TheFrithstead
Forwarded from Survive the Jive: All-feed
Once a tigress attacked a herd of goats but was shot by a hunter. The tigress gave birth to a cub as she expired. The cub began to grow in the company of the goats; nursed by the she-goats, and later on it began to eat grass and bleat. Gradually the cub became a big tiger; but still it ate grass and bleated.
One day a fierce tiger attacked the herd. It was amazed to see a tiger in the herd eating grass and running away with the goats at its approach. It left the goats and caught hold of the grass-eating tiger, which began to bleat and tried to run away.
But the fierce tiger dragged it to the water and said: 'Now look at your face in the water. You see, you have the face of a tiger; it is exactly like mine.' Next it pressed a piece of meat into its mouth. At first the grass-eating tiger refused to eat the meat. Then it got the taste of the meat and relished it. The fierce tiger is like the guru who awakens one's spiritual consciousness,. To see one's face rightly is to know one's real Self.
One day a fierce tiger attacked the herd. It was amazed to see a tiger in the herd eating grass and running away with the goats at its approach. It left the goats and caught hold of the grass-eating tiger, which began to bleat and tried to run away.
But the fierce tiger dragged it to the water and said: 'Now look at your face in the water. You see, you have the face of a tiger; it is exactly like mine.' Next it pressed a piece of meat into its mouth. At first the grass-eating tiger refused to eat the meat. Then it got the taste of the meat and relished it. The fierce tiger is like the guru who awakens one's spiritual consciousness,. To see one's face rightly is to know one's real Self.
Forwarded from Survive the Jive: All-feed
The above parable of the grass eating tiger comes from Sri Ramakrishna
Building the Faith, in an Englisċ, or Anglo-Saxon, context:
There is no OE attested source for Vanr & Vanir. Even in ON, the etymological origins are speculative (at best). We simply don’t know what their names meant. So how do we discuss these gods in an OE manner? First, we transliterate the stem, Van, and it becomes Wan, then we look at the declension pattern. With Van/Wan being the stem, we look at the masculine a-stem declension pattern, which puts it as (Sg. & Pl.):
N./A. Wan Wan-as
G. Wan-es Wan-a
D. Wan-e Wan-um
There is no OE attested source for Vanr & Vanir. Even in ON, the etymological origins are speculative (at best). We simply don’t know what their names meant. So how do we discuss these gods in an OE manner? First, we transliterate the stem, Van, and it becomes Wan, then we look at the declension pattern. With Van/Wan being the stem, we look at the masculine a-stem declension pattern, which puts it as (Sg. & Pl.):
N./A. Wan Wan-as
G. Wan-es Wan-a
D. Wan-e Wan-um
Ós, (a) god & the rune ᚩ, representing the letter Oo.
N/A Ós Ésa
G. Ósa Ésa
D. Ósa. Ésum
* m., U-Stem with I-Mutation
**Equivalent to ON Áss, Æsir
***As a runic letter, it’s believed to represent Wóden
The highest of the divine families.
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N/A Ós Ésa
G. Ósa Ésa
D. Ósa. Ésum
* m., U-Stem with I-Mutation
**Equivalent to ON Áss, Æsir
***As a runic letter, it’s believed to represent Wóden
The highest of the divine families.
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Who are we?
The gods and goddesses of the Teutonic northwestern ancestral lands are not mere archetypes. They are not mere characters created to teach us lessons or represent a moral to a story. They are real and alive divine entities that literally exist. To believe otherwise is to deny them and to deny your folk, and deny your birthright. A Heathen, or Esatruer, or simply an Oldkind Believer is one who follows and honors the Ésa, Wanas, & Ælfas and is a Theist. That said, honoring the Eotenas doesn’t count, that’s just a Heathen version of a Christian Satanist.
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The gods and goddesses of the Teutonic northwestern ancestral lands are not mere archetypes. They are not mere characters created to teach us lessons or represent a moral to a story. They are real and alive divine entities that literally exist. To believe otherwise is to deny them and to deny your folk, and deny your birthright. A Heathen, or Esatruer, or simply an Oldkind Believer is one who follows and honors the Ésa, Wanas, & Ælfas and is a Theist. That said, honoring the Eotenas doesn’t count, that’s just a Heathen version of a Christian Satanist.
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Forwarded from BC Neanderthal Mindset
Keeping it in the Family
Our gods are not yahweh figures that embrace all people regardless of their ethnic and cultural background.
While they do encompass some of the more compassionate qualities that we as Hyperboreans also display, they do not welcome all people, nor should they.
That’s what a tribe should do, viewing those outside the family with a skeptical eye, as history has shown us a very effective way to erase a people is to infiltrate from within.
When you seek to follow gods and cultural norms outside your own historical ties, then you further remove yourself from your heathen heritage and birthright.
Keep it close to home Hyperborean, your soul will resonate with the spirituality of your ancestors and gain the favor of familial gods.
Our gods are not yahweh figures that embrace all people regardless of their ethnic and cultural background.
While they do encompass some of the more compassionate qualities that we as Hyperboreans also display, they do not welcome all people, nor should they.
That’s what a tribe should do, viewing those outside the family with a skeptical eye, as history has shown us a very effective way to erase a people is to infiltrate from within.
When you seek to follow gods and cultural norms outside your own historical ties, then you further remove yourself from your heathen heritage and birthright.
Keep it close to home Hyperborean, your soul will resonate with the spirituality of your ancestors and gain the favor of familial gods.
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We must be like the badger: strong & steadfast
It’s the road that crosses the badger, you say-
His ancestry deep the behaviour tied
To custom; the ancient setts concealed from the day,
Each night’s an echo of the previous night
Where we are the ones who interfere:
He just stands his ground. Were a car to appear,
All death and dazzle, he wouldn’t swerve or wait:
His commitment’s grown in his blood, like fate.
-A Thorpe
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It’s the road that crosses the badger, you say-
His ancestry deep the behaviour tied
To custom; the ancient setts concealed from the day,
Each night’s an echo of the previous night
Where we are the ones who interfere:
He just stands his ground. Were a car to appear,
All death and dazzle, he wouldn’t swerve or wait:
His commitment’s grown in his blood, like fate.
-A Thorpe
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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Forgive the cheesy TV Vikings pic, but the message is worth pointing out. Loyalty is everything. Nothing’s worse than the betrayal of a kinsman.
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Forwarded from ☀️The Sun Riders☀️ (Hariwulfaz)
Viking Age Seax Uncovered in Sweden
The seax, which is dated to between 700-900 AD, was found recently at an archive archeological site in Skälby, Sweden. It was found in a well. The seax’s hilt is remarkably preserved, and features very beautiful knotwork.
Other interesting finds, such as this comb (dated to before 200 CE) have been located at this site, and was likewise found in a well, suggesting these could be sacrificial items at a site occupied for centuries.
Articles in English aren’t available at this time but this article can be easily translated to read more on the find:
https://arkeologerna.com/bloggar/gardar-och-gravfalt-utanfor-vasteras/kortsvard-fran-jarnaldern-hittat-i-skalby/
- Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The seax, which is dated to between 700-900 AD, was found recently at an archive archeological site in Skälby, Sweden. It was found in a well. The seax’s hilt is remarkably preserved, and features very beautiful knotwork.
Other interesting finds, such as this comb (dated to before 200 CE) have been located at this site, and was likewise found in a well, suggesting these could be sacrificial items at a site occupied for centuries.
Articles in English aren’t available at this time but this article can be easily translated to read more on the find:
https://arkeologerna.com/bloggar/gardar-och-gravfalt-utanfor-vasteras/kortsvard-fran-jarnaldern-hittat-i-skalby/
- Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult