Good intro to Esotericism if you're looking for a good guide this is it
Forwarded from Amerikland Folkways
Thralldom wasn't slavery. Thralls were poor people who worked the land with their Lord (Loaf Warden)/Karl. When thralls were kidnapped in raids it was because the Free men Karls needed more help in their own homesteads. They were always treated with respect unless they were criminals.
ON JARILO: THE MYTH OF JARILO
Radoslav Katičić, Croatian philologist and pan-Slavist and Vitomir Belaj, Croatian ethnologist, attempted to reconstruct the mythology surrounding Jarilo in the XX century. According to these authors, he was a fairly typical life-death-rebirth deity, believed to be (re)born and killed every year. His mythical life cycle followed the yearly life of various wheat plants, from seeding through vegetation to harvest.
The path that Jarilo takes is closely related to seasons. In short, the myth talks about Jarilo, the tenth son of Perun, being taken by Veles to underworld and spending winter there. In spring, as a young man, he travels across the rivers and across the plains, all the way to the groves. There he meets Morana, who is his twin sister, and they fall in love. Later during summer Jarilo cheats on her and she, in rage, makes her brothers kill Jarilo, after which she, because of anger and grief, turn into Morana as we know her, a deity of cold and dark times.
Radoslav Katičić, Croatian philologist and pan-Slavist and Vitomir Belaj, Croatian ethnologist, attempted to reconstruct the mythology surrounding Jarilo in the XX century. According to these authors, he was a fairly typical life-death-rebirth deity, believed to be (re)born and killed every year. His mythical life cycle followed the yearly life of various wheat plants, from seeding through vegetation to harvest.
The path that Jarilo takes is closely related to seasons. In short, the myth talks about Jarilo, the tenth son of Perun, being taken by Veles to underworld and spending winter there. In spring, as a young man, he travels across the rivers and across the plains, all the way to the groves. There he meets Morana, who is his twin sister, and they fall in love. Later during summer Jarilo cheats on her and she, in rage, makes her brothers kill Jarilo, after which she, because of anger and grief, turn into Morana as we know her, a deity of cold and dark times.
Forwarded from 🌻🌷Oakwood Forest 🌳 🦌
“There an old tale goes, that Herne the Hunter,
Sometime a keeper here in Windsor Forest,
Doth all the winter time, at still midnight,
Walk round about an oak, with great ragg’d horns”
Shakespeare mentioned Herne the Hunter in Merry Wives of Windsor. We never ceased being pagan.
Sometime a keeper here in Windsor Forest,
Doth all the winter time, at still midnight,
Walk round about an oak, with great ragg’d horns”
Shakespeare mentioned Herne the Hunter in Merry Wives of Windsor. We never ceased being pagan.
ON JARILO: GREEN JURIJ (Slovene equivalent of Jarilo)
“Holy Jurij knocks on the doors silently, one pant green, one pant red. Even though he just returned, already he made everyone happy, birds in the hedges, birds on the trees, yellow flowers which bloom beautifully, all celebrate his return in happiness. It has passed, winter has finally passed, Green Jurij returns to us at last. With him he brought sprouting seeds, arm length long green grass, from the green swamp and the bloody sea, through the rough roads and wide mountains.”
-Karel Štrekelj, Slovenian springtime song
The ritual is performed by a number of villagers, one of which, a young man is furnished in green, leafy branches. He is the representation of Green Jurij. Other villagers go with him and sing the ritual songs. They walk across the village and visit every homestead. People who live there come out and give Jurij a certain offering, for which he blesses their land and makes it fertile for this season.
“Holy Jurij knocks on the doors silently, one pant green, one pant red. Even though he just returned, already he made everyone happy, birds in the hedges, birds on the trees, yellow flowers which bloom beautifully, all celebrate his return in happiness. It has passed, winter has finally passed, Green Jurij returns to us at last. With him he brought sprouting seeds, arm length long green grass, from the green swamp and the bloody sea, through the rough roads and wide mountains.”
-Karel Štrekelj, Slovenian springtime song
The ritual is performed by a number of villagers, one of which, a young man is furnished in green, leafy branches. He is the representation of Green Jurij. Other villagers go with him and sing the ritual songs. They walk across the village and visit every homestead. People who live there come out and give Jurij a certain offering, for which he blesses their land and makes it fertile for this season.
Sappho was a Greek poetess from the Island of Lesbos who lived around the 7th or 6th century BC. The modern day LGBT community claims her as a sort of patron saint, a lesbian poetess who wrote with much ardour about the beauty of women. This, however, is far from the image history and her own writings portray of her. According to Homer, her contemporary, she had nine children, and a surviving fragment from her poetry speaks of how delightful she finds one daughter of hers, called Cleis. What little survives of her poetry seems to be about Sappho yearning for a man or even rejecting one on the basis of age difference. Her opponents of the time claimed she was a promiscuous woman who really got around, while Meander, who lived 200 years around her death, alleged that she had commited suicide after being rejected by a man she loved.
There is a complete poem of Sappho where she allegedly called upon the Goddess Aphrodite to make a girl had unrequited love for fall for the poetess, but in ancient Greek, third-person singular verbs can refer to both men and women. Much of her poetry was dedicated to heterosexual marriage, the bride and the bridegroom, their happiness etc. She often lamented at the tragic fate of women, at how unworthy men tricked them, but she also sang to the beauty of how the man's love for a woman makes the world go round
Forwarded from 📖 Indo-European Culture (J)
What is Wicca?
Wicca is a form of British neopaganism invented in the 1950’s. It has no correlation with actual British paganism nor any type of paganism from anywhere. Wicca has different varieties. Started with Gardnerian, branched off into Alexandrian, Dianic, etc., but nowadays, most Wiccans are eclectic Wiccans, meaning they follow the basics of the first varieties of Wicca, but also incorporate other things from outside of that into their personal practice.
So, let’s start with the basics. The word Wicca in itself makes no sense at all when used in this way. The word wicca in Old English means ‘male witch,’ and wicce is the female equivalent. These both derive from Proto-Germanic *wikkjaz, which meant ‘necromancer.’ Wicca was never a religion, and Wiccans never existed.
Who do Wiccans "worship"?
The god and goddess in Wicca are the horned god, an Irish deity, and the triple goddess, a Welsh deity. They are called the Lord and Lady, despite the fact these two deities never have any contact with one another in lore nor did any European peoples ever worship them as a pair. In fact, all European peoples worshipped the pan-European father sky and mother earth archetypes as the Lord and Lady, but this is completely disregarded in Wicca.
Witchcraft?
The practice of Wicca, usually called witchcraft, has absolutely nothing to deal with the any form of British pagan witchcraft. Galdor? Spæ? You will never see these fundamental aspects of British paganism mentioned among Wiccans. Wiccan witchcraft is based on a combination of English Christian cunning folk practices of the 15th through 19th centuries, and ceremonial magick, yes magick with a k, from Semitic countries.
The symbol
Let's talk about that star. The pentacle. Earth, air, fire, water and spirit. The pentacle is a symbol that can be found in places from all over, however, Europe just isn’t one of those places. Unless you count the butter churning stave found in one particular Galdrabók from 17th century Iceland. Not to mention that calling upon the 4 elements is only found in the Slavic countries of Europe, and never the British Isles.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Wicca is NOT a European religion. It is hardly a religion at all
Wicca is a form of British neopaganism invented in the 1950’s. It has no correlation with actual British paganism nor any type of paganism from anywhere. Wicca has different varieties. Started with Gardnerian, branched off into Alexandrian, Dianic, etc., but nowadays, most Wiccans are eclectic Wiccans, meaning they follow the basics of the first varieties of Wicca, but also incorporate other things from outside of that into their personal practice.
So, let’s start with the basics. The word Wicca in itself makes no sense at all when used in this way. The word wicca in Old English means ‘male witch,’ and wicce is the female equivalent. These both derive from Proto-Germanic *wikkjaz, which meant ‘necromancer.’ Wicca was never a religion, and Wiccans never existed.
Who do Wiccans "worship"?
The god and goddess in Wicca are the horned god, an Irish deity, and the triple goddess, a Welsh deity. They are called the Lord and Lady, despite the fact these two deities never have any contact with one another in lore nor did any European peoples ever worship them as a pair. In fact, all European peoples worshipped the pan-European father sky and mother earth archetypes as the Lord and Lady, but this is completely disregarded in Wicca.
Witchcraft?
The practice of Wicca, usually called witchcraft, has absolutely nothing to deal with the any form of British pagan witchcraft. Galdor? Spæ? You will never see these fundamental aspects of British paganism mentioned among Wiccans. Wiccan witchcraft is based on a combination of English Christian cunning folk practices of the 15th through 19th centuries, and ceremonial magick, yes magick with a k, from Semitic countries.
The symbol
Let's talk about that star. The pentacle. Earth, air, fire, water and spirit. The pentacle is a symbol that can be found in places from all over, however, Europe just isn’t one of those places. Unless you count the butter churning stave found in one particular Galdrabók from 17th century Iceland. Not to mention that calling upon the 4 elements is only found in the Slavic countries of Europe, and never the British Isles.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Wicca is NOT a European religion. It is hardly a religion at all
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ON JARILO: JAROVIT OF THE POLABIAN SLAVS AND HIS WAR FUNCTION
Jarovit can be translated into Furious Lord or Young Lord, but it can also be translated into Furious One or Young One, due to the suffix it (another example being rechit, meaning the one who talks a lot). Unlike other names under which this deity appeared, Jarovit didn’t survive through folklore, but on the other hand, Jarovit is the only variation of Jarilo’s name, which was recorded in the Middle Ages.
Jarovit can be translated into Furious Lord or Young Lord, but it can also be translated into Furious One or Young One, due to the suffix it (another example being rechit, meaning the one who talks a lot). Unlike other names under which this deity appeared, Jarovit didn’t survive through folklore, but on the other hand, Jarovit is the only variation of Jarilo’s name, which was recorded in the Middle Ages.
Otto of Bamberg, a German bishop that lived in the 12th century, mentioned Jarilo in his chronicle under the name Gerovit and compared him to the Roman God of War, Mars. Shrines dedicated to him were built in the towns of Hobolin (Havelberg) and Wołogoszcz (Wolgast). On the wall of Wołogoszcz temple, there hanged a golden shield, dedicated to Jarovit. It was bigger than regular shields and it was coated in golden tiles. This shield was the most sacred object in this temple and nobody could touch it in time of peace. In time of war, it was taken down and was carried in front of the army, which led to boost of morale. The army of Wołogoszcz believed that they will be victorious because they have the protection of the shield and Jarovit on their side. One day, a German priest took the shield from the temple and because it was the time of peace, and nobody could touch the shield, he managed to escape without resistance. Otto of Bamberg also took notes on what the priests of the temple said. They talked about Jarovit being a fertility God that makes the development of plants and animals possible.
ON JARILO: SURVIVAL OF JARILO WORSHIP THROUGH ST. GEORGE
St. George was a Roman soldier of Christian faith who had a Hellenic background. His legend talks about a dragon that lived in a lake near the city of Lide. The Dragon often came out of the lake and feasted upon anyone who has gotten too close. It also had a foul, poisonous breath which made people sick and they often died because of it. At some point townsfolk finally went with their complaints to the city ruler. He told them that in order to get rid of their dragon problem they have to sacrifice a child to the Dragon each day. Finally, one day, time came for the Lord’s daughter to be sacrificed, and when she came to the lake, St. George appeared in front of her and upon spotting the dragon, took his spear and pierced the Dragon’s head. His day was celebrated on the day of his death, on 23rd of April, later due to calendar changes Orthodox Christian Slavs started celebrating him on 6th of May.
St. George was a Roman soldier of Christian faith who had a Hellenic background. His legend talks about a dragon that lived in a lake near the city of Lide. The Dragon often came out of the lake and feasted upon anyone who has gotten too close. It also had a foul, poisonous breath which made people sick and they often died because of it. At some point townsfolk finally went with their complaints to the city ruler. He told them that in order to get rid of their dragon problem they have to sacrifice a child to the Dragon each day. Finally, one day, time came for the Lord’s daughter to be sacrificed, and when she came to the lake, St. George appeared in front of her and upon spotting the dragon, took his spear and pierced the Dragon’s head. His day was celebrated on the day of his death, on 23rd of April, later due to calendar changes Orthodox Christian Slavs started celebrating him on 6th of May.
The connection between Jarilo and St. George is apparent. Like George, Jarovit of Polabian Slavs was depicted as a spearman. Both Jarilo and George are depicted as young men who ride a horse, both are celebrated in springtime, when the land is the most green and they share very similar names. Worship of St. George is very prominent. We see that Serbs of Vojvodina, who live farming lives, often worship St. George as their family’s patron saint. This is the strongest evidence we have about St. George being connected to the farming cult, just like Jarilo was.
Forwarded from Das Volk Des Nordens
Our ancestors didn’t really worship these Gods, right? They were all just “symbols,” right?
From the Frisian Law of 785 (Lex Frisionum):
If anyone breaks into a shrine and steals sacred items from there, he shall be taken to the sea, and on the sand, which will be covered by the flood, his ears will be cleft, and he will be castrated and sacrified to the god, whose temple he dishonoured.
From the Frisian Law of 785 (Lex Frisionum):
If anyone breaks into a shrine and steals sacred items from there, he shall be taken to the sea, and on the sand, which will be covered by the flood, his ears will be cleft, and he will be castrated and sacrified to the god, whose temple he dishonoured.
Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
The #Mitanni Kingdom (1500 - 1350 BCE) was a Hurrian-speaking realm ruled by a Royal caste of Old-Indic speakers. The kings, from first to last, took Indo-Aryan names, such as Ṛtadhaaman ('abode of Ṛta'), Tvesaratha ('an attacking chariot') and Ṛtasmara ('remembering Ṛta'). That many of them contained the Ṛgveda's central moral concept, Ṛta (Cosmic Order), demonstrates the antiquity of the religious practises of the Indo-Aryan peoples.
In a 1380 BCE treaty with another Indo-European people, the Hittites, the Mitanni King Kurtziwaza named four Vedic deities, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitrá and the Aśvin, as witnesses.
In a 1380 BCE treaty with another Indo-European people, the Hittites, the Mitanni King Kurtziwaza named four Vedic deities, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitrá and the Aśvin, as witnesses.