Forwarded from Irminfolk Odinist Community (Michael S)
On Saturday evening we performed the Smyrna rite provided to us by Mark from the Norroena society to "awaken" three idols; Thor, Odin and Freyr.
The first sign that things were going right was that upon naming the God Thor, there was a loud "boom" sound in the distance. About as loud as a paint can full of Tannerite exploding.
It went something like this: .... "and give you the name Thor; Hail Thor... Boommmmm"
And then today we noticed the apperition of a face in the smoke of the sacrficial ship that looks very similar to the Eyrarland Thor Idol.
Conclusion: the Rite works.
The first sign that things were going right was that upon naming the God Thor, there was a loud "boom" sound in the distance. About as loud as a paint can full of Tannerite exploding.
It went something like this: .... "and give you the name Thor; Hail Thor... Boommmmm"
And then today we noticed the apperition of a face in the smoke of the sacrficial ship that looks very similar to the Eyrarland Thor Idol.
Conclusion: the Rite works.
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What has held us back?
Part 2
Aside from this, no development in Orthopraxy, Orthodoxy, ethics or philosophy in half a century. No priesthood has been established, no representation in the greater public. Compare this to the Mormons, who took over an entire state in the US in a couple of generations. Or the Hare Krishna movement that began in the US at the same time as the Heathen revival. They have all of the above in spades.
This is embarrassing to say the least, but what has caused this? I would contend the reasons are many.
First is the Folkish vs Universalist divide. People in our movement spend far too much energy disparaging others, and yet contribute nothing positive to this faith. It’s a cycle of destruction that only benefits those that wish to see this tradition die. This is not to say the divide is not a necessity, only that it takes up far too much time for many within this community.
Part 2
Aside from this, no development in Orthopraxy, Orthodoxy, ethics or philosophy in half a century. No priesthood has been established, no representation in the greater public. Compare this to the Mormons, who took over an entire state in the US in a couple of generations. Or the Hare Krishna movement that began in the US at the same time as the Heathen revival. They have all of the above in spades.
This is embarrassing to say the least, but what has caused this? I would contend the reasons are many.
First is the Folkish vs Universalist divide. People in our movement spend far too much energy disparaging others, and yet contribute nothing positive to this faith. It’s a cycle of destruction that only benefits those that wish to see this tradition die. This is not to say the divide is not a necessity, only that it takes up far too much time for many within this community.
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The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 21
Ǽfterra Ġéola, Latter Yule
Wynter 4
(Hakon) “made a law… …that every man, under penalty, should brew a meal of malt into ale, and therewith keep the Yule holy as long as it lasted. Before him, the beginning of Yule, or the slaughter night, was the night of mid-wynter and Yule was kept for three days thereafter”
~ Hakon the Good’s Saga
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Ǽfterra Ġéola, Latter Yule
Wynter 4
(Hakon) “made a law… …that every man, under penalty, should brew a meal of malt into ale, and therewith keep the Yule holy as long as it lasted. Before him, the beginning of Yule, or the slaughter night, was the night of mid-wynter and Yule was kept for three days thereafter”
~ Hakon the Good’s Saga
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What has held us back
Part 3
Second is the infection of backward Left-Hand Path ideas. These ideas aim to make everything subjective, invert everything in our lore (such as Loga (Loki) being a misunderstood necessity to improve everything, instead of the sociopathic Nithing that he truly is). To adopt this worldview is to provide no solid answer and to not be able to assert a strong belief in anything.
This has allowed the degenerates and dregs of society to come into our groups and claim legitimacy. They screech that they are in touch with the Gods and their Nithing actions are absolutely fine in the eyes of our Holy Gods & Goddesses. One example I heard recently was that a woman’s connection to Eostre (the Goddess of the Dawn and strongly associated with fertility) legitimised her having abortions. I do not think I need to state how absurd this statement was.
Part 3
Second is the infection of backward Left-Hand Path ideas. These ideas aim to make everything subjective, invert everything in our lore (such as Loga (Loki) being a misunderstood necessity to improve everything, instead of the sociopathic Nithing that he truly is). To adopt this worldview is to provide no solid answer and to not be able to assert a strong belief in anything.
This has allowed the degenerates and dregs of society to come into our groups and claim legitimacy. They screech that they are in touch with the Gods and their Nithing actions are absolutely fine in the eyes of our Holy Gods & Goddesses. One example I heard recently was that a woman’s connection to Eostre (the Goddess of the Dawn and strongly associated with fertility) legitimised her having abortions. I do not think I need to state how absurd this statement was.
Forwarded from Europa Invicta 🏛️
The time for classical activism is over. The real European people must come together and become a community again.
Create local groups, get together and help each other.
Cultivate and pass on our European values to your children.
This is the only alternative we have left.
Create local groups, get together and help each other.
Cultivate and pass on our European values to your children.
This is the only alternative we have left.
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The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 22
Ǽfterra Ġéola, Latter Yule
Wynter 4
Ġéolafyrm - Þunresblót
Yule Tide Festivities - Þunor’s blót
Ǽfterra Ġéola 17, 2023
January 6, 2023
Ġéolafyrm - Ġéolablót
Yule Tide Festivities - Yule blót
Ǽfterra Ġéola 16, 2023
January 7, 2023
Ġéolesfyrm - Godbótblót
Yule Tide Festivities - Atonement blót
Ǽfterra Ġéola 19, 2023
January 8, 2023
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Ǽfterra Ġéola, Latter Yule
Wynter 4
Ġéolafyrm - Þunresblót
Yule Tide Festivities - Þunor’s blót
Ǽfterra Ġéola 17, 2023
January 6, 2023
Ġéolafyrm - Ġéolablót
Yule Tide Festivities - Yule blót
Ǽfterra Ġéola 16, 2023
January 7, 2023
Ġéolesfyrm - Godbótblót
Yule Tide Festivities - Atonement blót
Ǽfterra Ġéola 19, 2023
January 8, 2023
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What has held us back?
Part 4
Next is the assertion that all of our sources were recorded by and contaminated by Christians. Without said sources we would know next to nothing about the Pan-Germanic worldview, so to take this view is absurd, but it’s also not true. The core of our lore is contained in the Poetic Edda. Academics (as much as I do not want to appeal to those atheists) that have studied Old Norse almost unanimously agree that the Old Norse used in the Poetic Edda is an archaic form that predates Christianity in the North. The monks that wrote it down would not have been able to tamper with the poems without it being obvious, and there is no evidence of this.
The final point I wish to raise is a pathological aversion to new findings from our own community. Groups like Aldsidu & the Norroena Society have been making great strides into our tradition, but these have not been adopted by the larger organisations. Most seem content to stick to the Wiccan derived calendar as one prominent example.
Part 4
Next is the assertion that all of our sources were recorded by and contaminated by Christians. Without said sources we would know next to nothing about the Pan-Germanic worldview, so to take this view is absurd, but it’s also not true. The core of our lore is contained in the Poetic Edda. Academics (as much as I do not want to appeal to those atheists) that have studied Old Norse almost unanimously agree that the Old Norse used in the Poetic Edda is an archaic form that predates Christianity in the North. The monks that wrote it down would not have been able to tamper with the poems without it being obvious, and there is no evidence of this.
The final point I wish to raise is a pathological aversion to new findings from our own community. Groups like Aldsidu & the Norroena Society have been making great strides into our tradition, but these have not been adopted by the larger organisations. Most seem content to stick to the Wiccan derived calendar as one prominent example.
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The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 23
Sólmónaþ, Sun Month
Wynter 5
“The Sun-month may be called the month of cakes, which they offered to their gods”
~ Bede
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Sólmónaþ, Sun Month
Wynter 5
“The Sun-month may be called the month of cakes, which they offered to their gods”
~ Bede
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The Cofgod, “Gods of the Room,” and the Ancestor Cult.
Part 1
The Cofgod is the Anglo-Saxon God of a household. A close comparison can be made with the Germanic “Kobold,” though this is no one-for-one equivalent, those being more closely related to the “Pūcan” of Medieval England. A closer match is the “Nisse/Tomte” of Scandinavian folklore, and the “Domovoy” of Slavic tradition.
To those of a Classicist background the direct comparison would be the “Penates.” This is probably the closest comparison from the little that we have on the Cofgodas (indeed it is used as an Old English transliteration of the Penates). In the Roman tradition the Penates were the primary deity invoked in domestic rituals. They would receive a portion of every meal in the hearth to ensure that families fortunes would be maintained or (if pleasing to the Penates) rise.
Part 1
The Cofgod is the Anglo-Saxon God of a household. A close comparison can be made with the Germanic “Kobold,” though this is no one-for-one equivalent, those being more closely related to the “Pūcan” of Medieval England. A closer match is the “Nisse/Tomte” of Scandinavian folklore, and the “Domovoy” of Slavic tradition.
To those of a Classicist background the direct comparison would be the “Penates.” This is probably the closest comparison from the little that we have on the Cofgodas (indeed it is used as an Old English transliteration of the Penates). In the Roman tradition the Penates were the primary deity invoked in domestic rituals. They would receive a portion of every meal in the hearth to ensure that families fortunes would be maintained or (if pleasing to the Penates) rise.
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The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 24
Sólmónaþ, Sun Month
Wynter 5
Fyðerling Tælmearc, Quarter Date
Sólmónaþ 15, 2023
February 3, 2023
Focabacende, Cake Baking
Focaoffrung, Cake Offering
Sólmónaþ 17, 2023
February 5, 2023
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Sólmónaþ, Sun Month
Wynter 5
Fyðerling Tælmearc, Quarter Date
Sólmónaþ 15, 2023
February 3, 2023
Focabacende, Cake Baking
Focaoffrung, Cake Offering
Sólmónaþ 17, 2023
February 5, 2023
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The Cofgod, “Gods of the Room,” and the Ancestor Cult.
Part 2
The God of the Household goes back to the Proto-Indo-Europeans, but it certainly goes back even further into the mists of antiquity than this with the “Ujigami” (Family Kami) of the Japanese and “Gashin” of Korean Shamanism. There was even the “Teraphim” of Hebrew origin. This is not an exhaustive list. The antiquity of the God of the Household is clear for anyone to see, and has been argued to be the first form of religion.
This is a direct ancestor and remnant of the Ancestor Cult, and until the Christian conversions was always the focus of all families ritual practice. In this, we see that the modern neo-pagan revival is correct to have focus on the “Hearth Cult.” A broken clock is right twice a day, but they are wrong in the execution of this cults revival.
Part 2
The God of the Household goes back to the Proto-Indo-Europeans, but it certainly goes back even further into the mists of antiquity than this with the “Ujigami” (Family Kami) of the Japanese and “Gashin” of Korean Shamanism. There was even the “Teraphim” of Hebrew origin. This is not an exhaustive list. The antiquity of the God of the Household is clear for anyone to see, and has been argued to be the first form of religion.
This is a direct ancestor and remnant of the Ancestor Cult, and until the Christian conversions was always the focus of all families ritual practice. In this, we see that the modern neo-pagan revival is correct to have focus on the “Hearth Cult.” A broken clock is right twice a day, but they are wrong in the execution of this cults revival.
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The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 25
Hreþmónaþ, Hréþ Month
Wynter 6
“Hréþmónaþ is named for their goddess Hréþ, for whom they sacrificed at his time”
~ Bede
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Hreþmónaþ, Hréþ Month
Wynter 6
“Hréþmónaþ is named for their goddess Hréþ, for whom they sacrificed at his time”
~ Bede
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The Cofgod, “Gods of the Room,” and the Ancestor Cult.
Part 3
Among the Indo-European ancients, the Cult of the Ancestors was passed down the patrilineal line only. It was a patriarchal belief system, the head of the household best being described as the High Priest of his ancestors cult. His wife would abandon her fathers Ancestral Cult and adopt the Cult of her husband entirely upon marriage. It was their responsibility to make regular offerings to their ancestors to ensure the ancestors do not devolve into hungry ghosts that will punish their descendants for their negligence. They would have their own rituals, their own prayers, their own hymns, all passed onto their male heirs. To maintain the offerings to them would result in their ancestors blessings, and to teach their own sons this would ensure that upon joining your ancestors you would receive the same offerings. The Greeks, Romans and Vedics all had the exact same beliefs in this regard, so there is little doubt the Germanic peoples did too.
Part 3
Among the Indo-European ancients, the Cult of the Ancestors was passed down the patrilineal line only. It was a patriarchal belief system, the head of the household best being described as the High Priest of his ancestors cult. His wife would abandon her fathers Ancestral Cult and adopt the Cult of her husband entirely upon marriage. It was their responsibility to make regular offerings to their ancestors to ensure the ancestors do not devolve into hungry ghosts that will punish their descendants for their negligence. They would have their own rituals, their own prayers, their own hymns, all passed onto their male heirs. To maintain the offerings to them would result in their ancestors blessings, and to teach their own sons this would ensure that upon joining your ancestors you would receive the same offerings. The Greeks, Romans and Vedics all had the exact same beliefs in this regard, so there is little doubt the Germanic peoples did too.
The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 26
Hreþmónaþ, Hréþ Month
Wynter 6
Hréðes Weorðung, Hréþ’s Honoring
Hréðesblót, Hreþ’s Blót
Hreþmónaþ 18, 2023
March 7, 2023
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Hreþmónaþ, Hréþ Month
Wynter 6
Hréðes Weorðung, Hréþ’s Honoring
Hréðesblót, Hreþ’s Blót
Hreþmónaþ 18, 2023
March 7, 2023
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The Cofgod, “Gods of the Room,” and the Ancestor Cult.
Part 4
This has nothing to do with anyone outside of the patrilineal line, and the modern neo-pagan idea that “ancestors are anyone who’s ever been an inspiration to you,” is a modern fabrication. In this system, those others would have to pass on their own ancestral cult to their own sons, and if impossible would formally and ritually adopt a son that would not inherit his own fathers cult. Julius Caesar famously adopted Octavian (his nephew) in this manner.
In Medieval Sweden the private celebration of Álfablót was observed to venerate the Elves. The Elves in Germanic mythology are strongly connected to the Ancestors, and what little is known of this celebration all shares much in common with the recorded practices of the Penates. No one from outside the family was permitted entrance to the homestead (no one from outside the Roman family was allowed to see their hearth fire), and the family would make a special food offerings to the Elves.
Part 4
This has nothing to do with anyone outside of the patrilineal line, and the modern neo-pagan idea that “ancestors are anyone who’s ever been an inspiration to you,” is a modern fabrication. In this system, those others would have to pass on their own ancestral cult to their own sons, and if impossible would formally and ritually adopt a son that would not inherit his own fathers cult. Julius Caesar famously adopted Octavian (his nephew) in this manner.
In Medieval Sweden the private celebration of Álfablót was observed to venerate the Elves. The Elves in Germanic mythology are strongly connected to the Ancestors, and what little is known of this celebration all shares much in common with the recorded practices of the Penates. No one from outside the family was permitted entrance to the homestead (no one from outside the Roman family was allowed to see their hearth fire), and the family would make a special food offerings to the Elves.
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The Sacred Stew-Season 2 Episode 2
The Occultist Conspiracy In Germanic Paganism
James and Anthony discuss a conspiracy, within modern Germanic Heathendom, that has ancient roots, which pervert our beliefs. How do we navigate through this misinformation? They delve into Germanic ritual & magic & the historical importance of being mindful of where we get our information.
Links to listen:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/_id8qpBwIgc
Podcast player: https://anchor.fm/the-sacred-stew/episodes/The-Occultist-Conspiracy-In-Germanic-Paganism-e1n2ccd
The Frithstead endorses the Sacred Stew podcast & hails it as the best of our time!
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The Occultist Conspiracy In Germanic Paganism
James and Anthony discuss a conspiracy, within modern Germanic Heathendom, that has ancient roots, which pervert our beliefs. How do we navigate through this misinformation? They delve into Germanic ritual & magic & the historical importance of being mindful of where we get our information.
Links to listen:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/_id8qpBwIgc
Podcast player: https://anchor.fm/the-sacred-stew/episodes/The-Occultist-Conspiracy-In-Germanic-Paganism-e1n2ccd
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The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 27
Éastremónaþ, Easter Month
Sumor 1
“Éastremónaþ has a name… … once called after a goddess of theirs named Eostre, in whose honor feasts were celebrated in that month”
~ Bede
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Éastremónaþ, Easter Month
Sumor 1
“Éastremónaþ has a name… … once called after a goddess of theirs named Eostre, in whose honor feasts were celebrated in that month”
~ Bede
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The Cofgod, “Gods of the Room,” and the Ancestor Cult.
Part 5
It is almost certainly from these ancestral beliefs that the Cofgodu originated from. They are the spiritual embodiment of your ancestors. To neglect them is to neglect your ancestors, and to not pass on this ancestral cult is to neglect yourself. So before your next meal, make sure you leave an offering to your Cofgod. It is not an Abrahamic idea to offer your thanks before a meal to your ancestors, as can be seen in the Roman & Vedic tradition it far predates Christianity.
Part 5
It is almost certainly from these ancestral beliefs that the Cofgodu originated from. They are the spiritual embodiment of your ancestors. To neglect them is to neglect your ancestors, and to not pass on this ancestral cult is to neglect yourself. So before your next meal, make sure you leave an offering to your Cofgod. It is not an Abrahamic idea to offer your thanks before a meal to your ancestors, as can be seen in the Roman & Vedic tradition it far predates Christianity.
The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 28
Éastremónaþ, Easter Month
Sumor 1
Sumordæġ - Eástreblót
Summer Day - Easter Blót
Éastremónaþ 17, 2023
April 5, 2023
Sumordæġ - Siġeblót
Summer Day - Victory Blót
Éastremónaþ 18, 2023
April 6, 2023
Sumordæġ - Ġeofonesblót
Summer Day - Ġeofon’s Blót
Éastremónaþ 19, 2023
April 7, 2023
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Éastremónaþ, Easter Month
Sumor 1
Sumordæġ - Eástreblót
Summer Day - Easter Blót
Éastremónaþ 17, 2023
April 5, 2023
Sumordæġ - Siġeblót
Summer Day - Victory Blót
Éastremónaþ 18, 2023
April 6, 2023
Sumordæġ - Ġeofonesblót
Summer Day - Ġeofon’s Blót
Éastremónaþ 19, 2023
April 7, 2023
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The Germanic Caste System & the Rígsþula
Part 1
People are not equal. This may offend some who read this, but this is reality. Most people are not intelligent enough to become qualified doctors. Some people are naturally stronger than others and will be most successful in jobs like construction and the military. Others are taller, to the point where in the US if you are above the height of 7ft you will almost certainly be a professional basketball player.
Our Heathen ancestors knew this. A tall, strong man in their Mǽġþsibb (OE approximate for Clan; ON Ætt) was a great asset to their tribe in all aspects, whereas a very short, unfit and effeminate man (OE bæddel, ON Ergi) was not considered a man at all. If you were tall and strong you could lift greater loads, work harder and longer, and would have a great advantages in warfare thus protecting the tribe and enriching his family. This carried over into their social structure in the form of a Caste System.
Part 1
People are not equal. This may offend some who read this, but this is reality. Most people are not intelligent enough to become qualified doctors. Some people are naturally stronger than others and will be most successful in jobs like construction and the military. Others are taller, to the point where in the US if you are above the height of 7ft you will almost certainly be a professional basketball player.
Our Heathen ancestors knew this. A tall, strong man in their Mǽġþsibb (OE approximate for Clan; ON Ætt) was a great asset to their tribe in all aspects, whereas a very short, unfit and effeminate man (OE bæddel, ON Ergi) was not considered a man at all. If you were tall and strong you could lift greater loads, work harder and longer, and would have a great advantages in warfare thus protecting the tribe and enriching his family. This carried over into their social structure in the form of a Caste System.
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The Folcsida Ġerímbóc: Part 29
Þrýmeolċemónaþ, Three Milks Month
Sumor 2
“…there was such an abundance in Britain, & in Germania, whence the Angle-folk came to Britain, would milk their cows thrice a day”
~ Bede
“…these festivals were held with flaming celebratory fires and sacrifices to the honor of the gods & Spring. Beal or Pal is identical with the Germanic Phol or Baldur, the great light- & solar god, the highest light-figure of Germanic mythology; oddly enough a Phols-day persisted… ”
~ Salon-feuilleton: (Berliner feuilleton.) wöchentliche ..., Volume 9
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Þrýmeolċemónaþ, Three Milks Month
Sumor 2
“…there was such an abundance in Britain, & in Germania, whence the Angle-folk came to Britain, would milk their cows thrice a day”
~ Bede
“…these festivals were held with flaming celebratory fires and sacrifices to the honor of the gods & Spring. Beal or Pal is identical with the Germanic Phol or Baldur, the great light- & solar god, the highest light-figure of Germanic mythology; oddly enough a Phols-day persisted… ”
~ Salon-feuilleton: (Berliner feuilleton.) wöchentliche ..., Volume 9
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