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Nākat, ļaudis, skatīties,Come, people, to watch,
Cik sarkana debess mala:
Tur cīnās bāleliņi
Tēvu zemi aizstāvot.
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Page 223, LTDZ. Book 5, Part 2. War songs.
How red is the skyline:
There fight our kinsmen,
Defending their fatherland.
ON VELES: GOD OF CATTLE
Oldest evidence mentioning Veles as the God of Cattle comes from the Russian primary Chronicle:
“Thus the Emperors Leo and Alexander made peace with Oleg, and after agreeing upon the tribute and utually binding themselves by oath, they kissed the cross, and invited Oleg and his men to swear an oath likewise. According to the religion of the Russes, the latter swore by their weapons and by their god Perun, as well as by Volos (Veles), the god of cattle, and thus confirmed the treaty.”
Nestor, The Primary Chronicle
In this text we see just how important Veles was. He was mentioned in an oath giving ceremony, right next to Perun, who at one point became the head of the East Slavic (as well as the South Slavic) pantheon. Serbian folklore refers to Veles as Velesh the feeder. He is the one who feeds the cattle and makes sure that it grows naturally. What does it mean to be the God of the cattle?
Oldest evidence mentioning Veles as the God of Cattle comes from the Russian primary Chronicle:
“Thus the Emperors Leo and Alexander made peace with Oleg, and after agreeing upon the tribute and utually binding themselves by oath, they kissed the cross, and invited Oleg and his men to swear an oath likewise. According to the religion of the Russes, the latter swore by their weapons and by their god Perun, as well as by Volos (Veles), the god of cattle, and thus confirmed the treaty.”
Nestor, The Primary Chronicle
In this text we see just how important Veles was. He was mentioned in an oath giving ceremony, right next to Perun, who at one point became the head of the East Slavic (as well as the South Slavic) pantheon. Serbian folklore refers to Veles as Velesh the feeder. He is the one who feeds the cattle and makes sure that it grows naturally. What does it mean to be the God of the cattle?
Cattle meant riches and who ever had more cattle was richer, hence why Veles is also identified with riches. When Christianity came, part of the Veles cult was incorporated in the new arrived saint known as Blaise (not to be confused with Saint Basilus of Ostrog). Blaise was identified as a protector of cattle. One ritual connected to him is worthy of mention. If a cow or rather a couple would get sick, the owners would put the icon of Saint Blaise in the barn in which the cattle are. It is said that Saint Blaise will take away the sickness which befell the animals. Veles was still recognised as the God of Cattle even as late as the 19th century by Russians. The Millennium of Russia is a bronze monument which was erected in 1862 in Novgorod Kremlin. It celebrates the millennium of Rurik’s arrival to Russia, which marks the beginning of Russian statehood. It is worthy to mention that behind all the beautiful statues included in this monument, there lies a small statue of an idol that has a cow’s head placed on its chest.
Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
The Nordic Bronze Age was characterized first by a warm climate that began with a climate change around 2700 BC (comparable to that of present-day central Germany and northern France). The warm climate permitted a relatively dense population and good farming; for example, grapes were grown in Scandinavia at this time. A wetter, colder climate prevailed after a minor change in climate between 850 BC and 760 BC, and a more radical one around 650 BC.
http://research.omicsgroup.org/index.php/Nordic_Bronze_Age
http://research.omicsgroup.org/index.php/Nordic_Bronze_Age
Forwarded from Big Dave Sunchild
What is Primordial truth?
It is what transcends all earthly conceptions and material empiricism. It is a manifestation of Urlag. The Hindus call it Dharma and Rta. It is a realization that begins with the ultimate divine and the point of Primordial beginnings.
The purest truth. Natural law. The eternal way.
It transcends all. It is what makes holy and what weaves sacred. The Gods know it and we once knew it.
The Primordial Path is seeking it's realization. The Primordial form is surrendering to it. Sacrificing self to learn it as our Allfather once did.
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It is what transcends all earthly conceptions and material empiricism. It is a manifestation of Urlag. The Hindus call it Dharma and Rta. It is a realization that begins with the ultimate divine and the point of Primordial beginnings.
The purest truth. Natural law. The eternal way.
It transcends all. It is what makes holy and what weaves sacred. The Gods know it and we once knew it.
The Primordial Path is seeking it's realization. The Primordial form is surrendering to it. Sacrificing self to learn it as our Allfather once did.
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ON VELES: THE BEAR
Veles / Volos’ name comes from the Slavic term hairy or woolly. Veles means the Hairy One. For a deity to be called hairy or woolly would mean that this deity would be associated with animals, especially mammals. While Veles is represented as the God of Cattle and fields (main sources of riches) in the lands where agriculture and cattle breeding are a normal thing, in the lands filled with great forests where life is harsher and where it was only possible to hunt, he was represented by different aspects. Based on Ivanov’s and Toporov’s research they gathered about the life of Northern Russia, Veles was not only represented as a bear, but also as the protector of the forest. Even if the conditions are very different, we see that Veles still remains the God of Riches, due to him representing the bear, who is the most prized animal in the forest. Veles was also associated with the hunt.
Veles / Volos’ name comes from the Slavic term hairy or woolly. Veles means the Hairy One. For a deity to be called hairy or woolly would mean that this deity would be associated with animals, especially mammals. While Veles is represented as the God of Cattle and fields (main sources of riches) in the lands where agriculture and cattle breeding are a normal thing, in the lands filled with great forests where life is harsher and where it was only possible to hunt, he was represented by different aspects. Based on Ivanov’s and Toporov’s research they gathered about the life of Northern Russia, Veles was not only represented as a bear, but also as the protector of the forest. Even if the conditions are very different, we see that Veles still remains the God of Riches, due to him representing the bear, who is the most prized animal in the forest. Veles was also associated with the hunt.
The time of the hunt was in part governed by the Pleiades, who the Slavic hunters referred to as Veles’ stars (Russian: Volosynia, Serbian: Vlašići). The shine of the constellation would mean that a great hunt is aproaching. When the hunt was successful, the hunters did not bring the bear’s skin through the door, but rather through a window, which was immediately closed. This was done in order to confuse the bear’s spirit, which would only enter a house through the same opening as the skin. It could not enter through a closed window, but it could enter through the occasionally opened door and then wreak havoc on the hunter and his family. What can be seen from this tradition is that Northern Russians firmly believed that, just like humans, bear had a soul, which made it stand above other animals. Possible connection between bears and Veles in South Slavic lands has been presented in my article on Perun.
Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
Nordic Bronze Age Funeral
Dr. te Neues,
Early NBA funerals involved placing the deceased in coffins before inhumation within a burial mound. Later Nordic funeral rites predominantly involved cremation, a change perhaps precipitated by religious evolution.
#NordicBronzeAge
Dr. te Neues,
Kulturgeschichtliche BildeEarly NBA funerals involved placing the deceased in coffins before inhumation within a burial mound. Later Nordic funeral rites predominantly involved cremation, a change perhaps precipitated by religious evolution.
#NordicBronzeAge
ON VELES: MAGIC AND MUSIC
It is worthy to mention Veles’ connection to magic and music. Tales of Igor’s Campaign mention Veles as the grandfather of a very famous musician. From other similar mentions, we can conclude that saying that a person originates from a deity means that that persons vocation is connected, or rather derived from the mentioned deity, which would make Veles god of music. In Croatia, during a wedding ceremony, the musicians will not start playing until somebody spills their drink, clearly referring to a tradition where they wouldn't play unless an offering was given to their patron deity. Earliest written source about Veles being connected to magic comes from the Primary Chronicle:
“But if we fail in the observance of any of the aforesaid stipulations, either I or my companions, or my subjects, may we be accursed of the god in whom we believe, namely, of Perun and Volos, the god of flocks, and we become yellow as gold, and be slain with our own weapons. Regard as truth what we have now covenanted with you, even as it is inscribed upon this parchment and sealed with our seals.”
Nestor, The Primary Chronicle
To become yellow as gold referred to a sickness that would make your skin turn yellow. This disease was deadly at that time. Being able to influence ones health like that made academics believe that Veles was also the deity connected with magic. This belief was later incorporated in the Divine battle myth in which Veles uses magic to transform into various creatures.
It is worthy to mention Veles’ connection to magic and music. Tales of Igor’s Campaign mention Veles as the grandfather of a very famous musician. From other similar mentions, we can conclude that saying that a person originates from a deity means that that persons vocation is connected, or rather derived from the mentioned deity, which would make Veles god of music. In Croatia, during a wedding ceremony, the musicians will not start playing until somebody spills their drink, clearly referring to a tradition where they wouldn't play unless an offering was given to their patron deity. Earliest written source about Veles being connected to magic comes from the Primary Chronicle:
“But if we fail in the observance of any of the aforesaid stipulations, either I or my companions, or my subjects, may we be accursed of the god in whom we believe, namely, of Perun and Volos, the god of flocks, and we become yellow as gold, and be slain with our own weapons. Regard as truth what we have now covenanted with you, even as it is inscribed upon this parchment and sealed with our seals.”
Nestor, The Primary Chronicle
To become yellow as gold referred to a sickness that would make your skin turn yellow. This disease was deadly at that time. Being able to influence ones health like that made academics believe that Veles was also the deity connected with magic. This belief was later incorporated in the Divine battle myth in which Veles uses magic to transform into various creatures.
https://telegra.ph/The-Dagda-The-Irish-Wind-Harvester-Part-1-of-2-01-14
https://telegra.ph/The-Dagda-The-Irish-Wind-Harvester-Part-2-of-2-01-19
I'd recommend having a look at our two-part article on The Dagda (Gaelic concept) by an experienced, knowledgeable member of our community, and a good friend of mine.
-Owen, The Sun Riders
https://telegra.ph/The-Dagda-The-Irish-Wind-Harvester-Part-2-of-2-01-19
I'd recommend having a look at our two-part article on The Dagda (Gaelic concept) by an experienced, knowledgeable member of our community, and a good friend of mine.
-Owen, The Sun Riders
Telegraph
The Dagda: The Irish Wind Harvester Part 1 of 2
On the surface, the Irish god the Dagda has no very clear parallel in Vedic myth, and in general has proven to be controversial and mysterious to interpreters who would seek to shoehorn him into a typical Indo-European mythological framework. Some scholars…
Forwarded from The FolkSchool Network
Baron Julius Evola (19 May 1898 – 11 June 1974), was a Sicilian philosopher, author, painter, poet, and esotericist, a man who rejected purposefully and metaphysically ‘The Modern World.’
In Evola’s Hermetic view of the world one can indicate something through metaphorization, a text can be used to exemplify truths deeper than its own surface. This is a religious view of the text, that the text does not end with itself. It’s a Medieval view and is based upon a science of linguistic study called hermeneutics where you would look at every word, you would look at every paragraph, you would look at every piece of syntax to deconstruct for essence rather than deconstruct to find the absence of essence.
Paraphrased from Jonathan Bowden’s introduction to Evola, June 5, 2010
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In Evola’s Hermetic view of the world one can indicate something through metaphorization, a text can be used to exemplify truths deeper than its own surface. This is a religious view of the text, that the text does not end with itself. It’s a Medieval view and is based upon a science of linguistic study called hermeneutics where you would look at every word, you would look at every paragraph, you would look at every piece of syntax to deconstruct for essence rather than deconstruct to find the absence of essence.
Paraphrased from Jonathan Bowden’s introduction to Evola, June 5, 2010
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Some contemporary Kali artwork shared with me today. This sort of thing is quite controversial (Pagan deities with rifles, and eastern Aryan/Hindu/Buddhist concepts) however I hope you will appricate this sort of iconography.
The meeting of Kali and Shiva has always been the most striking image from the east for me. The meeting of two fundemental concepts.
-Owen, The Sun Riders
The meeting of Kali and Shiva has always been the most striking image from the east for me. The meeting of two fundemental concepts.
-Owen, The Sun Riders
Forwarded from 🌹Bravehearts🌹
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Hope all is well with everyone. I won’t be active as much. Trying focus on my wife and family more. Getting on social media consistently is depressing, and I urge all of you, if you haven’t already, to limit your usage. Have a good night my FRENs, Hail Victory.
Take it easy king.
I think we all need to be careful with our usage of technology and online media. On that note; one of our admins, Boyka, is taking a break. We are still looking for other knowledgeable pagans to join us on the admin team, we don’t ask for too much as we all put our own lives and families first.
I think we all need to be careful with our usage of technology and online media. On that note; one of our admins, Boyka, is taking a break. We are still looking for other knowledgeable pagans to join us on the admin team, we don’t ask for too much as we all put our own lives and families first.