Druids were an initiatic caste, akin to the vedic Brahmin, passing wisdom from one generation of Druids to the next through the oral tradition. Anyone alive today who claims to be one is beyond arrogant and should be shamed.
The priestly class needs to be re-established, but it will be a new tradition largely based on the foundation of knowledge we have inherited. We are perennialists, we revere the sacred traditions, but also innovate further.
Through practice and development, we will be inspired by the Druids of the past eras, and aim to get as close as possible, perhaps even achieving Brahmin/Druid tier development when we enter the Golden Age once again.
Hail the Druids, we will forever remember you, and continue to develop ourselves and our traditions, in your honour.
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The priestly class needs to be re-established, but it will be a new tradition largely based on the foundation of knowledge we have inherited. We are perennialists, we revere the sacred traditions, but also innovate further.
Through practice and development, we will be inspired by the Druids of the past eras, and aim to get as close as possible, perhaps even achieving Brahmin/Druid tier development when we enter the Golden Age once again.
Hail the Druids, we will forever remember you, and continue to develop ourselves and our traditions, in your honour.
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
LESHY: SLAVIC GUARDIAN SPIRIT OF THE FOREST – Part I
Leshy (he from the forest) is a higher spirit which rules and governs a forest he inhabits. He is the protector of all the beings which reside in his realm and is the master of the hunt. Because of his role as the protector of a forest, a leshy is able to manifest his will through it, hence why in folklore he appears as a plant, animal or an anthropomorphic creature, however, he can also appear in the form of relatives and acquaintances of the person that spots him. Some people described his as being small as a dwarf, while others described him to be as tall as a giant, which awoke the belief that he could change his height. Some stories say that a leshy is a humanoid covered in fur, while others point out that he is covered with branches, leaves and cones.
-Daelendil, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Leshy (he from the forest) is a higher spirit which rules and governs a forest he inhabits. He is the protector of all the beings which reside in his realm and is the master of the hunt. Because of his role as the protector of a forest, a leshy is able to manifest his will through it, hence why in folklore he appears as a plant, animal or an anthropomorphic creature, however, he can also appear in the form of relatives and acquaintances of the person that spots him. Some people described his as being small as a dwarf, while others described him to be as tall as a giant, which awoke the belief that he could change his height. Some stories say that a leshy is a humanoid covered in fur, while others point out that he is covered with branches, leaves and cones.
-Daelendil, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
LESHY: SLAVIC GUARDIAN SPIRIT OF THE FOREST – Part II
Due to all these different descriptions appearing from one folklore story to another, we can safely assume that a leshy’s physical manifestation reflects his realm, his forest. Some folklore sources mention that a leshy is accompanied by a strong wind, with the power to govern it. A leshy has no shadow and he can become invisible if he wishes so. He is credited with all sorts of forest sounds, though he can speak humanly. Depending on a person’s intentions in his forest, a leshy will either help out that person and bring it good luck or he will sabotage it and bring bad luck. According to folklore, a leshy could provide good luck in hunting and livestock grazing, for this, hunters and shepherds needed to bring him an offering, usually an egg, and conclude an agreement with him.
-Daelendil, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Due to all these different descriptions appearing from one folklore story to another, we can safely assume that a leshy’s physical manifestation reflects his realm, his forest. Some folklore sources mention that a leshy is accompanied by a strong wind, with the power to govern it. A leshy has no shadow and he can become invisible if he wishes so. He is credited with all sorts of forest sounds, though he can speak humanly. Depending on a person’s intentions in his forest, a leshy will either help out that person and bring it good luck or he will sabotage it and bring bad luck. According to folklore, a leshy could provide good luck in hunting and livestock grazing, for this, hunters and shepherds needed to bring him an offering, usually an egg, and conclude an agreement with him.
-Daelendil, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
My long-time friend and colleague Rübezahl has put together a website archiving past articles and effortposts from our community!
Has lots of interesting stuff, mix of academic articles, high-quality effortposts, and user-created artwork. Worth checking out and officially endorsed by myself. Thank you Rübezahl for your years of time&effort put into developing, and inspiring others to partake in our sacred traditions.
https://solarcult.org/
-Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Has lots of interesting stuff, mix of academic articles, high-quality effortposts, and user-created artwork. Worth checking out and officially endorsed by myself. Thank you Rübezahl for your years of time&effort put into developing, and inspiring others to partake in our sacred traditions.
https://solarcult.org/
-Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
The Druids of the ancient Celtic world would have a startling kinship with the Brahmins of the Hindu religion and were, indeed, a parallel development from their common Indo-European cultural root which began to branch out probably five thousand years ago. It has been only in recent decades that Celtic scholars have begun to reveal the full extent of the parallels and cognates between the ancient Celtic society and Vedic culture.
Peter Berresford Ellis, Celtologist
(Art: 19th century woodcut)
Peter Berresford Ellis, Celtologist
(Art: 19th century woodcut)
Vörðr
A vörðr is a type of protector spirit to the North Germanic people. It is thought that each person’s soul is connected to a vörðr, which guides and protects them.
While belief in vörðr has waned, what is preserved folk lore indicates these spirits would follow you, and in times of danger, present themselves. They would cause foreboding feelings or other tactile responses, which would act as warning for trouble. The concept was likely carried over into “guardian angel” after conversion.
The word itself is very interesting, it seems to be rooted in either the Proto-Germanic nouns *warduz (a guard; linguistic root of modern English word warden) or *wardo (protection, care, attention, lookout), both of which are derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (to cover, heed, notice). While the connection is tentative, it is interesting to note the vörðr may be the linguistic root of the English word wraith, of dubious linguistic origins.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
A vörðr is a type of protector spirit to the North Germanic people. It is thought that each person’s soul is connected to a vörðr, which guides and protects them.
While belief in vörðr has waned, what is preserved folk lore indicates these spirits would follow you, and in times of danger, present themselves. They would cause foreboding feelings or other tactile responses, which would act as warning for trouble. The concept was likely carried over into “guardian angel” after conversion.
The word itself is very interesting, it seems to be rooted in either the Proto-Germanic nouns *warduz (a guard; linguistic root of modern English word warden) or *wardo (protection, care, attention, lookout), both of which are derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (to cover, heed, notice). While the connection is tentative, it is interesting to note the vörðr may be the linguistic root of the English word wraith, of dubious linguistic origins.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://telegra.ph/R%C3%BCbezahl-04-22
Rübezahl, the Mountain Spirit
A great example of a regional guardian spirit, Rübezahl is the protagonist of many folk tales.
- pagangmommy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Rübezahl, the Mountain Spirit
A great example of a regional guardian spirit, Rübezahl is the protagonist of many folk tales.
- pagangmommy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Dwarves
Dwarves are a type of supernatural being, rooted in the ancient beliefs of our ancestors, which persist into the imagination of the current age.
They are heavily attested in the Prose and Poetic Eddas of early medieval Iceland, with poems such as the Völuspá devoting many lines simply to naming many dwarves. Snorri in the Gylfaginning tells us some dwarves hold very important functions Germanic cosmology; for instance, 4 dwarves, Austri, Vestri, Suðri, and Norðri stand at the 4 corners of the Earth and hold up the sky.
Other attestations paint a different picture. For instance, a skull fragment with a transitional runic inscription from Ribe, Demark, may possibly be a plea to Oðinn and High Tyr for protection against pain caused by a dwarf.
In addition, dwarves were responsible for the murder of the wise figure Kvasir, and this involved in the creation of the Mead of Poetry. They are often depicted as craftsmen, for instance, smithing the mighty Mjölnir which ends up in the hands of Thor.
So overall the dwarves appear to be neutral beings in the natural order of our world, strong, powerful, and crafty, sometimes greedy and with ill intent, though uninterested in the world. Yet sometimes it seems, they cannot help getting caught up in the world’s affairs.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Dwarves are a type of supernatural being, rooted in the ancient beliefs of our ancestors, which persist into the imagination of the current age.
They are heavily attested in the Prose and Poetic Eddas of early medieval Iceland, with poems such as the Völuspá devoting many lines simply to naming many dwarves. Snorri in the Gylfaginning tells us some dwarves hold very important functions Germanic cosmology; for instance, 4 dwarves, Austri, Vestri, Suðri, and Norðri stand at the 4 corners of the Earth and hold up the sky.
Other attestations paint a different picture. For instance, a skull fragment with a transitional runic inscription from Ribe, Demark, may possibly be a plea to Oðinn and High Tyr for protection against pain caused by a dwarf.
In addition, dwarves were responsible for the murder of the wise figure Kvasir, and this involved in the creation of the Mead of Poetry. They are often depicted as craftsmen, for instance, smithing the mighty Mjölnir which ends up in the hands of Thor.
So overall the dwarves appear to be neutral beings in the natural order of our world, strong, powerful, and crafty, sometimes greedy and with ill intent, though uninterested in the world. Yet sometimes it seems, they cannot help getting caught up in the world’s affairs.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from Celtic Folk and Culture
Vercingetorix was the king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe; he united the Gauls in a revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Born in 86 BCE in Pre Roman Gaul and died in 46 BCE in the middle of the Roman forum in Rome Infront of Roman citizens during Caesars triumph. Brave Celtic warrior who is remembered as a legend
Tylwyth Teg
The name for the fairy folk in the Welsh folk tradition is Tylwyth Teg. Though usually small in size, there were also said to be rare instances in which they had the size of ordinary humans. This special sort of Tylwyth Teg was said to come out of lakes and dance, and their fine looks enticed young men to follow them back into the lakes, and there marry one of them. If the husband wished to leave the lake he had to go without his fairy wife. They were often seen riding out of the lakes and back again on horses.
Some lived in caves; others of them lived in lake-bottoms. A farmer one morning found in his field many very fine cows such as he had never seen before. Not knowing where they came from, he kept them a long time, when, as it happened, he committed some dishonest act and, as a result, women of the Tylwyth Teg made their appearance and, calling the cows by name, led the whole herd into the lake, and with them disappeared beneath its waters.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The name for the fairy folk in the Welsh folk tradition is Tylwyth Teg. Though usually small in size, there were also said to be rare instances in which they had the size of ordinary humans. This special sort of Tylwyth Teg was said to come out of lakes and dance, and their fine looks enticed young men to follow them back into the lakes, and there marry one of them. If the husband wished to leave the lake he had to go without his fairy wife. They were often seen riding out of the lakes and back again on horses.
Some lived in caves; others of them lived in lake-bottoms. A farmer one morning found in his field many very fine cows such as he had never seen before. Not knowing where they came from, he kept them a long time, when, as it happened, he committed some dishonest act and, as a result, women of the Tylwyth Teg made their appearance and, calling the cows by name, led the whole herd into the lake, and with them disappeared beneath its waters.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://telegra.ph/On-the-Subject-of-Druids-04-26
On the subject of Druids
Some thoughts on the Druids and their ethnic counterparts across Europe, their ordination in our time-if possible, and some friendly advice going forward.
-Cormac Cás, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
On the subject of Druids
Some thoughts on the Druids and their ethnic counterparts across Europe, their ordination in our time-if possible, and some friendly advice going forward.
-Cormac Cás, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Vedic Death and Burial Practices
Check out this highly informative video on the afterlife beliefs and burial practices of the early Vedic people, and let us know your thoughts on the topic in our chat
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fUlFO9GaEGc
Check out this highly informative video on the afterlife beliefs and burial practices of the early Vedic people, and let us know your thoughts on the topic in our chat
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fUlFO9GaEGc
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The Evolution of Death & Burial 10/13: Vedic India by John David Ebert
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Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
Cernunnos, the predominant Celtic deity, was often depicted with antler's horns.
As this image - from the Gundestrup Cauldron (Denmark, 3rd century CE) - shows, Cernunnos was typically depicted with antlers in what could have represented shamanic ritual practises amongst the Celts.
As this image - from the Gundestrup Cauldron (Denmark, 3rd century CE) - shows, Cernunnos was typically depicted with antlers in what could have represented shamanic ritual practises amongst the Celts.
'the predominant Celtic deity'
In Gaul maybe, but more-so than Taranis?
From what we know of Celtic British Isles mythology? No. He isn't mentioned in Gaelic literature (there are some very loose theories that he might have had a connection) nor in Welsh/Brythonic literature.
Still a fantastic concept to think of, his depiction on the Gundestrup Cauldron does confirm his core role within Gaulish religion, as Aryology asserts. So I would simply ammend "Celtic" to "Gaulish" or potentially "Gaulish and Celtiberian"
It's rare that I question something from Aryology, I love their channel and keep up the good work! Just recommending you amend this post.
-Owen, The Sun Riders
In Gaul maybe, but more-so than Taranis?
From what we know of Celtic British Isles mythology? No. He isn't mentioned in Gaelic literature (there are some very loose theories that he might have had a connection) nor in Welsh/Brythonic literature.
Still a fantastic concept to think of, his depiction on the Gundestrup Cauldron does confirm his core role within Gaulish religion, as Aryology asserts. So I would simply ammend "Celtic" to "Gaulish" or potentially "Gaulish and Celtiberian"
It's rare that I question something from Aryology, I love their channel and keep up the good work! Just recommending you amend this post.
-Owen, The Sun Riders
Forwarded from Dr. Centaurium
Things your tribe does not need, in order to be effective:
Exhibit A:
> A name
> A logo
> Social media presence
> Merchandise
> Business cards
> Public rallies
Things your tribe does need, in order to be effective:
Exhibit B:
> Men
> A mission
Things that can compromise the mission of your tribe:
Exhibit C:
> See “Exhibit A”
Exhibit A:
> A name
> A logo
> Social media presence
> Merchandise
> Business cards
> Public rallies
Things your tribe does need, in order to be effective:
Exhibit B:
> Men
> A mission
Things that can compromise the mission of your tribe:
Exhibit C:
> See “Exhibit A”
Forwarded from European Tribalism - Mythology, European culture, survival
Circle dances can be seen in the tradition of dancing round the may pole.
Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of dance done in a circle or semicircle to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments and singing. Circle dancing is probably the oldest known dance formation and was part of community life from when people first started to dance.
Dancing in a circle is an ancient tradition common to many cultures for marking special occasions, rituals, strengthening community and encouraging togetherness.
The circle dance of Germany was called "Reigen", which dates from the 10th century. Dancing around the church or a fire was frequently denounced by church authorities which only underscores how popular it was.
Circle dances were also found in Czech Republic, dating to the 15th century. Dancing was primarily done around trees on the village green.
a reference comes from Bulgaria, in a manuscript of a 14th-century sermon, which calls chain dances "devilish and damned."
#tradition #customs
Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of dance done in a circle or semicircle to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments and singing. Circle dancing is probably the oldest known dance formation and was part of community life from when people first started to dance.
Dancing in a circle is an ancient tradition common to many cultures for marking special occasions, rituals, strengthening community and encouraging togetherness.
The circle dance of Germany was called "Reigen", which dates from the 10th century. Dancing around the church or a fire was frequently denounced by church authorities which only underscores how popular it was.
Circle dances were also found in Czech Republic, dating to the 15th century. Dancing was primarily done around trees on the village green.
a reference comes from Bulgaria, in a manuscript of a 14th-century sermon, which calls chain dances "devilish and damned."
#tradition #customs
Les héros de l'Iliade comme dieux indo-européens : une pierre de Rosette mythologique : Partie 1/9
Here is a French translation of the first part of O'Gravy's research series on the Indo-European archetypes found in the Iliad.
It might be helpful to Francophones, so share these translations to your Francophone acquaintances, if you have any, starting by Qu’est-ce que le Paganisme ? Que signifie être Païen ?
I encourage each of you to begin translating our Sun Riders' work into your mother tongue, that way, spreading and guiding our Aryan peoples towards truth and transcendence.
-Matamoro, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Here is a French translation of the first part of O'Gravy's research series on the Indo-European archetypes found in the Iliad.
It might be helpful to Francophones, so share these translations to your Francophone acquaintances, if you have any, starting by Qu’est-ce que le Paganisme ? Que signifie être Païen ?
I encourage each of you to begin translating our Sun Riders' work into your mother tongue, that way, spreading and guiding our Aryan peoples towards truth and transcendence.
-Matamoro, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
Les héros de l'Iliade comme dieux indo-européens : une pierre de Rosette mythologique : Partie 1/9
Agamemnon - Varuna (le Souverain Terrible) En comparant l'Iliade aux autres épopées indo-européennes, le Mahabharata indien et l'irlandaise Bataille de Magh Tuireadh, on constate rapidement qu'elle est issue de la même tradition, du même matériau, mais refondue…