The Great Lunar Cycle: The Horse Twins and the Grail: Part 8 of 12
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and.html?m=1
Part 8: The Welsh Cycle: Pwyll, Rhiannon and Pryderi
This part is the most challenging bend in the road to the grail, yet there will be as many revelations as mysteries.
“...this Welsh myth thus essentially stands as the Welsh Lunar Cycle, and ultimately, among other things, is believed to be the likely origin of at least one of the key features of the later Grail myth: the "wasteland."”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
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https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and.html?m=1
Part 8: The Welsh Cycle: Pwyll, Rhiannon and Pryderi
This part is the most challenging bend in the road to the grail, yet there will be as many revelations as mysteries.
“...this Welsh myth thus essentially stands as the Welsh Lunar Cycle, and ultimately, among other things, is believed to be the likely origin of at least one of the key features of the later Grail myth: the "wasteland."”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
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Learn a Skill
Are you in quarantine or voluntary isolation?
Think of what our ancestors did during the long winter months.
They kept productive by honing their skills, such as textile arts or woodworking.
Is there a skill you’ve been wanting to learn or hone, thinking you just don’t have enough time?
Well, you have got it now.
Make the best of it!
@solarcult
Are you in quarantine or voluntary isolation?
Think of what our ancestors did during the long winter months.
They kept productive by honing their skills, such as textile arts or woodworking.
Is there a skill you’ve been wanting to learn or hone, thinking you just don’t have enough time?
Well, you have got it now.
Make the best of it!
@solarcult
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Honoring your ancestors
I spent the last weekend back in my home town, visiting family. However, I made it a point to carve out a couple of hours to visit the local cemetery many of my ancestors are buried in.
What stood out to me were all the graves with decorations, mementos, plants, etc. It had been a while since I had been there, so I forgot about this practice. What also stood out to me were all the graves that had nothing there. When was the last time these were visited?
We as a people have holidays associated with remembering the dead, honoring them and leaving meals out for them. Examples include the Celtic Samhain and the Lithuanian Vėlinės. But don’t let these be the only times you honor them. If you have the opportunity, visit their grave stones. Even if you have nothing to offer them at the time, just let them know they are still honored in this world. Let them know we still think about them. Even if they were before your time, and you never met them, let them know they are still remembered here. You carry on their legacy: to you their torch was passed.
And make sure their stone or grave site is well maintained. Too many graves I saw neglected, poorly maintained, covered in grass or obscured by weeds. It is up to us to keep their stones, not groundskeepers.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
I spent the last weekend back in my home town, visiting family. However, I made it a point to carve out a couple of hours to visit the local cemetery many of my ancestors are buried in.
What stood out to me were all the graves with decorations, mementos, plants, etc. It had been a while since I had been there, so I forgot about this practice. What also stood out to me were all the graves that had nothing there. When was the last time these were visited?
We as a people have holidays associated with remembering the dead, honoring them and leaving meals out for them. Examples include the Celtic Samhain and the Lithuanian Vėlinės. But don’t let these be the only times you honor them. If you have the opportunity, visit their grave stones. Even if you have nothing to offer them at the time, just let them know they are still honored in this world. Let them know we still think about them. Even if they were before your time, and you never met them, let them know they are still remembered here. You carry on their legacy: to you their torch was passed.
And make sure their stone or grave site is well maintained. Too many graves I saw neglected, poorly maintained, covered in grass or obscured by weeds. It is up to us to keep their stones, not groundskeepers.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from European Aesthetics and People
The Song of Wandering Aengus
I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
— William Butler Yeats
I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
— William Butler Yeats
Forwarded from The Celtic Goddess
The Roman Goddess Diana. She was the Goddess of the Hunt and one of the most widely followed dieties.
#RomanGoddesses
@VolkischShakti
#RomanGoddesses
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The Great Lunar Cycle: The Horse Twins and the Grail: Part 9 of 12
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and_9.html?m=1
Part 9: The Welsh “Aesir-Vanir War”; Manannan as Agni
In this part, we elucidate two things in Celtic mythology that have not previously been accurately understood: the Welsh “Aesir-Vanir War” and Manannan’s true identity.
“...in the Welsh version, the Swine of the Underworld take the identical position taken by the Sabine Women in the Roman version.”
“Having these three forms, Agni was said correspondingly to have three legs, and is frequently depicted thus. Manannan is famously said to have three legs as well, on which he rolls across the ground like a wheel.”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and_9.html?m=1
Part 9: The Welsh “Aesir-Vanir War”; Manannan as Agni
In this part, we elucidate two things in Celtic mythology that have not previously been accurately understood: the Welsh “Aesir-Vanir War” and Manannan’s true identity.
“...in the Welsh version, the Swine of the Underworld take the identical position taken by the Sabine Women in the Roman version.”
“Having these three forms, Agni was said correspondingly to have three legs, and is frequently depicted thus. Manannan is famously said to have three legs as well, on which he rolls across the ground like a wheel.”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
Zeus | Ζεύς — Zeus Patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *Dyeus ph2tēr.
Zeus' name is derived in the intermediary from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus. It is cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀇𐀺 ("diwos").
Other cognates are found across the Indo-European family, including the Norse Týr, Latin lūpiter and the Illyrian Dei-pátrous.
Doric Greek: Deipáturos, Δειπάτυροϛ
Zeus' name is derived in the intermediary from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus. It is cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀇𐀺 ("diwos").
Other cognates are found across the Indo-European family, including the Norse Týr, Latin lūpiter and the Illyrian Dei-pátrous.
Doric Greek: Deipáturos, Δειπάτυροϛ
The above post provides excellent linguistic information especially regarding the Proto-Hellenic, Mycenaean, and Doric cases. I believe that, with regard to Týr, the term “cognate” is purposely being used in a broad sense in order to give an idea of all the names that ultimately share a common origin with Zeus. It’s important for us to clarify, though, that Norse Týr is probably more of an indirect cognate of Zeus and *Dyḗws, and seems to directly derive from the term for “god” ( *deywós, *deiwo-, cognate of deus) rather than from the term for “sky” as in “Father Sky” (*Dyḗws Ph₂tḗr).
Ultimately, the term for “god” and the term for “sky” do likely go back to a shared original word in the distant Proto-Indo-European past, but long ago came to mean different things and to be attached to different deities as the terms split off. What this means is that a link between Týr and Zeus, both linguistically and mythologically, is far weaker than it might seem, and we shouldn’t equate the name of Týr directly with that of Zeus.
Have a look at our “The Case for Týr = Mitra: Part 1” for a detailed discussion of this issue.
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-case-for-tyr-mitra-part-1-of-4.html
And check out Arya-Akasha’s “Dyaus; Deva, Deus, Tyr: Many Gods, One Sky Father” for an excellent chart and explanation mapping these linguistic developments.
https://aryaakasha.com/2020/07/22/dyaus-deva-deus-tyr-many-gods-one-sky-father/
Ultimately, the term for “god” and the term for “sky” do likely go back to a shared original word in the distant Proto-Indo-European past, but long ago came to mean different things and to be attached to different deities as the terms split off. What this means is that a link between Týr and Zeus, both linguistically and mythologically, is far weaker than it might seem, and we shouldn’t equate the name of Týr directly with that of Zeus.
Have a look at our “The Case for Týr = Mitra: Part 1” for a detailed discussion of this issue.
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-case-for-tyr-mitra-part-1-of-4.html
And check out Arya-Akasha’s “Dyaus; Deva, Deus, Tyr: Many Gods, One Sky Father” for an excellent chart and explanation mapping these linguistic developments.
https://aryaakasha.com/2020/07/22/dyaus-deva-deus-tyr-many-gods-one-sky-father/
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The Case for Týr = Mitra: Part 1 of 4
The Case for Týr = Mitra Part 2 > The Case for Týr = Mitra: Part 1 of 4 Georges Dumezil, in his Mitra-Varuna , makes...
Divine Lineage in Mythology
https://telegra.ph/Divine-Lineage-in-Mythology-08-09
In this article I show how we are related to the Gods and the various stories of divine lineages in Mythology from Germanic to Roman to Vedic. I explain the various stories of divine progenitors and their subsequent lineages, such as the story of Tuisto and the Ynglings. The subject is an interesting one and I hope you enjoy reading it.
- Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://telegra.ph/Divine-Lineage-in-Mythology-08-09
In this article I show how we are related to the Gods and the various stories of divine lineages in Mythology from Germanic to Roman to Vedic. I explain the various stories of divine progenitors and their subsequent lineages, such as the story of Tuisto and the Ynglings. The subject is an interesting one and I hope you enjoy reading it.
- Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
Divine Lineage in Mythology
How exactly are we related to the Gods? Is it a completely spiritual matter or is it something more? Is it more tangible and even traceable through our mythology and our genes? I believe so, and this can be extrapolated from Vedic, Greek, Roman and Norse…
The Great Lunar Cycle: The Horse Twins and the Grail: Part 10 of 12
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and_15.html?m=1
Part 10: The Welsh Horse Twin(s) and the Grail
We dive deeper into the Welsh mythology to show how the Horse Twin god Pryderi developed into the grail quester Peredur and then into Perceval.
“Clearly, there is a well-established case for the continuity of the figures Pryderi, Peredurus, Peredur, and Perceval, and hence a strong foundation for a case that the original grail quester was based on the Horse Twin god.”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and_15.html?m=1
Part 10: The Welsh Horse Twin(s) and the Grail
We dive deeper into the Welsh mythology to show how the Horse Twin god Pryderi developed into the grail quester Peredur and then into Perceval.
“Clearly, there is a well-established case for the continuity of the figures Pryderi, Peredurus, Peredur, and Perceval, and hence a strong foundation for a case that the original grail quester was based on the Horse Twin god.”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The Great Lunar Cycle: The Horse Twins and the Grail: Part 11 of 12
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and_20.html?m=1
Part 11: The Grail King. Welsh Myth and the Story of the Grail
Who is the Grail King, really? And why are there two? In this part we uncover specific scenes in the Welsh myths that are as ancient as any we’ve seen.
“The detail of the virginity-preserving Gandharva staff, in particular, makes it seem that the episode between Pwyll and Arawn, rather than being a late malformation of the Lunar Cycle, appearing in a relatively late manuscript (12th-14th Century) as it does, actually has claim to the preservation of some of the most archaic details of all the versions we have examined.”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and_20.html?m=1
Part 11: The Grail King. Welsh Myth and the Story of the Grail
Who is the Grail King, really? And why are there two? In this part we uncover specific scenes in the Welsh myths that are as ancient as any we’ve seen.
“The detail of the virginity-preserving Gandharva staff, in particular, makes it seem that the episode between Pwyll and Arawn, rather than being a late malformation of the Lunar Cycle, appearing in a relatively late manuscript (12th-14th Century) as it does, actually has claim to the preservation of some of the most archaic details of all the versions we have examined.”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from ☀️The Sun Riders☀️ (Daelendil)
''Old Slavs lived in villages, sometimes quite large, inhabited by whole tribal groups; hence such villages were often given names that end in ići, -ovići, -ovci. The economic unit was the patriarchal large family or large family community, which was called house (kuća) or a cooperative unit (zadruga) amongst the Southern Slavs. This is how Engels characterizes this Slavic family community: "... the patriarchal home community, as we still find it today with Serbs and Bulgarians under the name of a cooperative unit (zadruga) or fraternity (bratstvo) ... constituted a transitional stage between the matriarchal family and the individual family of the modern world.
@solarcult
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Forwarded from ☀️The Sun Riders☀️ (Daelendil)
The South Slavic cooperative unit provides the best living example of such a family community. It encompasses several generations, descendants of one father, with their wives, all living together in one court, cultivating their fields together, feeding and dressing of the common stock and sharing the excess of income. The cooperative unit is under the supreme authority of the host, who represents it outside ... He is selected and by no means the oldest. " Old Slavic settlements consisted of such large family communities. This is also evidenced by the statement of Pseudo-Mauritius that in the ancient settlements, some semi-underground dwellings are connected by secret corridors, thus representing the whole complexes of rooms united by a common household. Large family communities united into tribes, with tribal leaders (filars, as the Byzantine writers call them) at the head. But the power of these leaders was not great, the national assemblies (councils) were of great importance. The first embryos of slavery were still patriarchal. Pseudo-Mauritius thus characterizes slavery in the old Slavs. »They do not keep their captives in captivity indefinitely, like other nations, but, by limiting their time, leave them to choose: either they want to return to their homeland with some ransom, or to remain where they are in the position of free men and friends «.The patriarchy of the lives of Slavs and Ants is evidenced by the hospitality, which is widely developed in them. »They are kind and kind to the guests, and follow them from place to place, where they are needed, so that if the carelessness of a host causes the guest to suffer any harm, his neighbor, who handed him the guest, will quarrel against him. considering the guest's revenge for a holy duty. " (Pseudo-Mauritius) ... '' - '' History of the Hearts of the I Century ''.
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The Great Lunar Cycle: The Horse Twins and the Grail: Part 12 of 12
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and_21.html?m=1
Part 12: Conclusion: The Grail Question
All the pieces now come together. The Grail question is the question of identity and leads to the healing of the forgotten or wounded rite. Only the healed rite can bring life to the wasteland and to the wounded king.
“This process of the recognition of one's identity and inborn role within the whole is Nietzsche's "become who you are," and relies on the question that each of us must first recognize, and then ask, before understanding our own role and destiny.”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-great-lunar-cycle-horse-twins-and_21.html?m=1
Part 12: Conclusion: The Grail Question
All the pieces now come together. The Grail question is the question of identity and leads to the healing of the forgotten or wounded rite. Only the healed rite can bring life to the wasteland and to the wounded king.
“This process of the recognition of one's identity and inborn role within the whole is Nietzsche's "become who you are," and relies on the question that each of us must first recognize, and then ask, before understanding our own role and destiny.”
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Many of us see the value in ancient languages. Whether it be Old Norse, Classical Latin, Ancient Greek, Old English, or one of the other ancient languages, they have incredible value for reading our sacred texts in their original languages, and also we can aide the support of a core element of our culture, our languages. Keep all our various languages alive from Russia to Ireland.
The vast majority of us want to (or already) have children. Now, how can we combine these things? We can learn ourselves and teach our children one or many of these sacred languages. I’ve been told a great approach is a simple ‘one parent per language’ approach, where one parent speaks language A to the child, and the other speaks language B. This creates a non-confusing way for the child to learn both simultaneously, and they won’t give either up as they need both to speak to their parents.
Start learning a new language today, or if you already speak two (or more) languages - and have infant(s), teach them both. Children are all talented language-learners, do not miss this opportunity!
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The vast majority of us want to (or already) have children. Now, how can we combine these things? We can learn ourselves and teach our children one or many of these sacred languages. I’ve been told a great approach is a simple ‘one parent per language’ approach, where one parent speaks language A to the child, and the other speaks language B. This creates a non-confusing way for the child to learn both simultaneously, and they won’t give either up as they need both to speak to their parents.
Start learning a new language today, or if you already speak two (or more) languages - and have infant(s), teach them both. Children are all talented language-learners, do not miss this opportunity!
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Divine Lineages in Europe Part 2
https://telegra.ph/Divine-Lineage-of-Europe-Part-2-08-23-2
In my first article I went through more popular myths of divine lineage. In this one I go through ones I didn't include or were glossed over previously, such as Slavic, Celtic, Finnish and Anglo Saxon. Thanks for reading.
-Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://telegra.ph/Divine-Lineage-of-Europe-Part-2-08-23-2
In my first article I went through more popular myths of divine lineage. In this one I go through ones I didn't include or were glossed over previously, such as Slavic, Celtic, Finnish and Anglo Saxon. Thanks for reading.
-Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
Divine Lineage of Europe Part 2
In my first article I discussed the more relevant myths of divine progenitors and their bloodlines. In this installment I will go over some of the more obscure myths that may have been glossed over previously. I stated previously that it could only be inferred…
Forwarded from ☀️The Sun Riders☀️ (Hariwulfaz)
Lepontic Script
Language and alphabets associated with the Cisalpine (modern day southern Switzerland/northern Italy) La Tène culture (~500-100 B.C.). Inscriptions are found mainly centered around the Swiss city of Lugano.
While there is some debate, it is generally regarded to be a Celtic language and script. Only about 140 inscriptions are known at this time, which limits the ability of researchers to decipher this language.
Of note to researchers is the similarity of many of the Lepontic characters to the later Germanic Elder Futhark runes. In addition, Lepontic may be an adaptation from Rhaetic, a pre-Indo-European lagnguage extending from western Austria to eastern Switzerland.
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-Hariwulfaz. The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Language and alphabets associated with the Cisalpine (modern day southern Switzerland/northern Italy) La Tène culture (~500-100 B.C.). Inscriptions are found mainly centered around the Swiss city of Lugano.
While there is some debate, it is generally regarded to be a Celtic language and script. Only about 140 inscriptions are known at this time, which limits the ability of researchers to decipher this language.
Of note to researchers is the similarity of many of the Lepontic characters to the later Germanic Elder Futhark runes. In addition, Lepontic may be an adaptation from Rhaetic, a pre-Indo-European lagnguage extending from western Austria to eastern Switzerland.
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-Hariwulfaz. The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from ☀️The Sun Riders☀️ (Hariwulfaz)
Rosa camuna
A relatively common petroglyph found in the Val Camonica region of northern Italy, often (but not always) found stylized as a Swastika.
The exact dating of this symbol is difficult to determine, as the region is rich in petroglyphs dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, however the symbol is often associated with the Iron Age, and thus, the Camunni people.
Although these people are mentioned in the Greek annals, their origin is unknown. There are some surviving inscriptions but the corpus is insufficient to class these people as Old European or Indo-European speakers. Nevertheless, the Swastika-like nature of this symbol commonly used by these people tells us much of the very ancient origin of the Swastika and its various permutations, and how this relates to the various tribes of north Eurasia.
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-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
A relatively common petroglyph found in the Val Camonica region of northern Italy, often (but not always) found stylized as a Swastika.
The exact dating of this symbol is difficult to determine, as the region is rich in petroglyphs dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, however the symbol is often associated with the Iron Age, and thus, the Camunni people.
Although these people are mentioned in the Greek annals, their origin is unknown. There are some surviving inscriptions but the corpus is insufficient to class these people as Old European or Indo-European speakers. Nevertheless, the Swastika-like nature of this symbol commonly used by these people tells us much of the very ancient origin of the Swastika and its various permutations, and how this relates to the various tribes of north Eurasia.
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-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult