Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
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We have started another channel solely dedicated to the study of the Rigveda.
The Rigveda is the oldest religious text in any Indo-European language. It's invaluable for reconstructing Proto-Indo-European mythology, and it gives us brilliant information about the nature of the Indo-Aryans who invaded India c. 1500 BCE.
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It is also a linguistic masterpiece, with verses of striking beauty and sublime structure.
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We have started another channel solely dedicated to the study of the Rigveda.
The Rigveda is the oldest religious text in any Indo-European language. It's invaluable for reconstructing Proto-Indo-European mythology, and it gives us brilliant information about the nature of the Indo-Aryans who invaded India c. 1500 BCE.
SUBSCRIBE: → @ApaurusheyaVeda
It is also a linguistic masterpiece, with verses of striking beauty and sublime structure.
Stay tuned!
@Aryologia Admins ✨
As we are quickly approaching Vetrnætr, many people will spend more time in contemplation of the future and remembrance of the past as well. Ancestor veneration being an important aspect of any holiday of course will be practiced. But on this coming of Vetrnætr, I want to remind people to not only think of those who came before, but also of their hardships that forged them into the great men and women of yore, which made them worth the veneration.
Many of our ancestors, regardless of nationality, have fought in wars for home and country, have forged the trails of our once barren and unexplored countries, and tamed them.
So when the celebration comes and you stop to remember your ancestors, think also of what makes them worth remembering, and strive to impress them in all that you do.
-William, the sun riders
@solarcult
Many of our ancestors, regardless of nationality, have fought in wars for home and country, have forged the trails of our once barren and unexplored countries, and tamed them.
So when the celebration comes and you stop to remember your ancestors, think also of what makes them worth remembering, and strive to impress them in all that you do.
-William, the sun riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from Big Dave Sunchild (Dave Martel)
I read a lot of miserable and despondent sentiments here on social media. And sure, the state of the world can be stressful and crushing at times. But, I want you to remember something.
For those of us in ancestral faith, this the most powerful we've been in a thousand years. And soon we'll be at our apex. Strongest we've ever been in history.
We're currently in a spiritual renaissance. We are now in the driver seat for religious innovation and vitality. Discoveries being found, concepts developing, truths being revealed, communities forming and babies being born faster than anyone can count.
Forget about modernity. They're rotting and dying. Us on the other hand are rapidly approaching our golden age. Focus on your folk. Focus on your task and your role. If you don't have one, find one.
If war comes to your doorstep show them what a mistake it is to conjure the Æsir's children. But don't allow the cancer to poison you. We're approaching victory. Stay focused.
For those of us in ancestral faith, this the most powerful we've been in a thousand years. And soon we'll be at our apex. Strongest we've ever been in history.
We're currently in a spiritual renaissance. We are now in the driver seat for religious innovation and vitality. Discoveries being found, concepts developing, truths being revealed, communities forming and babies being born faster than anyone can count.
Forget about modernity. They're rotting and dying. Us on the other hand are rapidly approaching our golden age. Focus on your folk. Focus on your task and your role. If you don't have one, find one.
If war comes to your doorstep show them what a mistake it is to conjure the Æsir's children. But don't allow the cancer to poison you. We're approaching victory. Stay focused.
The Celtic Gods of the Iberian Peninsula : Part 12 - Conclusion
https://telegra.ph/The-Celtic-Gods-of-the-Iberian-Peninsula--Part-12-10-12
"this could attest to a vision of the oceanic sky, which has precedents in Near Eastern and Indo-European religions, with the "waters of the firmament" held in place. Going further into the stream of Endovelicus, perhaps water was closely associated with light in the Lusitanian train of thought, reminiscent of fire as the progeny of water in Zoroastrianism. If Nabia, Munis and Trebaruna are all associated with water and celestial bodies, then water definitely becomes emblematic of the universal order found in most Indo-European traditions. Perhaps its cycle and its many states have been intimately understood, as the notion that clouds come from bodies of water is noted in many cultures, from the Greeks to the Kamilaroi."
- Matamoro, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://telegra.ph/The-Celtic-Gods-of-the-Iberian-Peninsula--Part-12-10-12
"this could attest to a vision of the oceanic sky, which has precedents in Near Eastern and Indo-European religions, with the "waters of the firmament" held in place. Going further into the stream of Endovelicus, perhaps water was closely associated with light in the Lusitanian train of thought, reminiscent of fire as the progeny of water in Zoroastrianism. If Nabia, Munis and Trebaruna are all associated with water and celestial bodies, then water definitely becomes emblematic of the universal order found in most Indo-European traditions. Perhaps its cycle and its many states have been intimately understood, as the notion that clouds come from bodies of water is noted in many cultures, from the Greeks to the Kamilaroi."
- Matamoro, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
The Celtic Gods of the Iberian Peninsula : Part 12
With a number of the main Gods of the Celtiberian pantheon in hand, we will now present the deities for which we have a relatively small number of archaeological elements. The intense history, as well as the crucial strategic importance and proliferation…
The Celtic Gods of the Iberian Peninsula - Full Series
This series of articles will limit itself to presenting the deities of the Iberian Peninsula, by focusing on the Indo-European pantheon, most of the data concerning it coming from the north-central-northwestern axis, that is, the Celtic Hispania, inhabited by several peoples including the Lusitanians
○ Part 1 - Introduction - Bandua
○ Part 2 - Reue/Reo
○ Part 3 - Arentio - Arentia
○ Part 4 - Lucubo
○ Part 5 - Endovelicus
○ Part 6 - Nabia
○ Part 7 - Bormanicus
○ Part 8 - Trebaruna
○ Part 9 - Ataegina
○ Part 10 - 11 - 12 - Deities with a scarce archeological record and conclusion
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- Matamoro, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
This series of articles will limit itself to presenting the deities of the Iberian Peninsula, by focusing on the Indo-European pantheon, most of the data concerning it coming from the north-central-northwestern axis, that is, the Celtic Hispania, inhabited by several peoples including the Lusitanians
○ Part 1 - Introduction - Bandua
○ Part 2 - Reue/Reo
○ Part 3 - Arentio - Arentia
○ Part 4 - Lucubo
○ Part 5 - Endovelicus
○ Part 6 - Nabia
○ Part 7 - Bormanicus
○ Part 8 - Trebaruna
○ Part 9 - Ataegina
○ Part 10 - 11 - 12 - Deities with a scarce archeological record and conclusion
_______________________________
- Matamoro, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
The Celtic Gods of the Iberian Peninsula : Part 1 - Introduction - Bandua
This series of articles will limit itself to presenting the deities of the Iberian Peninsula, by focusing on the Indo-European pantheon, most of the data concerning it coming from the north-central-northwestern axis, that is, the Celtic Hispania, inhabited…
Dionysus, Hades and Soma: The Greek Lunar Cycle
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar.html?m=1
Part 1 of 3: Dionysus and Soma
The Lunar Cycle continues into Greece. Can the god of wine be proven to be the same lord of the sacred liquid once again, under a new guise?
Parts 2 and 3 will be posted later this week.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar.html?m=1
Part 1 of 3: Dionysus and Soma
The Lunar Cycle continues into Greece. Can the god of wine be proven to be the same lord of the sacred liquid once again, under a new guise?
Parts 2 and 3 will be posted later this week.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Dionysus, Hades and Soma: The Greek Lunar Cycle
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar_27.html?m=1
Part 2 of 3: Dionysus and Soma
The crucial “eye poking scene” appears once again, and Dionysus’ relation to the Fire God, the Sun Princess, the Gandharva, the Wasteland, and the “Aesir-Vanir War” motif are each explored.
What we are left with is a strong and fleshed-out picture of Dionysus as the Greek “Soma” god.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar_27.html?m=1
Part 2 of 3: Dionysus and Soma
The crucial “eye poking scene” appears once again, and Dionysus’ relation to the Fire God, the Sun Princess, the Gandharva, the Wasteland, and the “Aesir-Vanir War” motif are each explored.
What we are left with is a strong and fleshed-out picture of Dionysus as the Greek “Soma” god.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Dionysus, Hades and Soma: The Greek Lunar Cycle
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar_29.html?m=1
Part 3 of 3: Dionysus and Hades
Hades, the lord of the dead. Several other “Soma” gods are underworld gods; does Hades then have a place in the Lunar Cycle?
Is he, as others have suggested, one with Dionysus?
Fittingly for the approaching holiday, let’s examine the comparative evidence and see if this lord of the dead has an Indo-European root.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar_29.html?m=1
Part 3 of 3: Dionysus and Hades
Hades, the lord of the dead. Several other “Soma” gods are underworld gods; does Hades then have a place in the Lunar Cycle?
Is he, as others have suggested, one with Dionysus?
Fittingly for the approaching holiday, let’s examine the comparative evidence and see if this lord of the dead has an Indo-European root.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Celtic Samhain and Germanic Winter Nights
Germanic Álfablót and Winter Nights, the festival occurring at “Halloween” time, along with veneration of ancestors, centers also around worship of Freyr.
In the Celtic tradition, Aengus, the Irish parallel of Freyr, along with his foster father Midir (parallel of Njörðr), are said to take the burial mound Brugh na Boinne from Elcmar (who parallels an aspect of Óðinn) on Samhain (the festival that later became Halloween).
We can see from the details of this mythical event that it is the Irish version of the Norse “Aesir-Vanir War.” Aengus is also said to woo his bride Caer on this day.
Thus, just as Germanic Winter Nights seems to center around Freyr, so Irish Samhain centers around the key events of Aengus’ life.
Germanic Álfablót and Winter Nights, the festival occurring at “Halloween” time, along with veneration of ancestors, centers also around worship of Freyr.
In the Celtic tradition, Aengus, the Irish parallel of Freyr, along with his foster father Midir (parallel of Njörðr), are said to take the burial mound Brugh na Boinne from Elcmar (who parallels an aspect of Óðinn) on Samhain (the festival that later became Halloween).
We can see from the details of this mythical event that it is the Irish version of the Norse “Aesir-Vanir War.” Aengus is also said to woo his bride Caer on this day.
Thus, just as Germanic Winter Nights seems to center around Freyr, so Irish Samhain centers around the key events of Aengus’ life.
It was a very important day for the Celts and so other key events happen on Samhain as well, including Aengus’ father Dagda mating with the Morrigan to begin the second battle of Magh Tuireadh (the larger war of the gods). Dagda and Aengus are closely linked and likely both have connections to Samhain due to their roles relating to fertility, the harvest, and the underworld.
It was also most likely the beginning of the Celtic New Year.
From this we can see how close the meaning of the Celtic and Germanic festivals likely were.
Happy Samhain or whatever festival you are celebrating this season, from this celto-germanic. 🎃🎃🎃
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
It was also most likely the beginning of the Celtic New Year.
From this we can see how close the meaning of the Celtic and Germanic festivals likely were.
Happy Samhain or whatever festival you are celebrating this season, from this celto-germanic. 🎃🎃🎃
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from Aistija 🇱🇻
Feasts, fire oblations, ancestor candles, decorating the homested, and visits of ancestral spirit mummers. This year's festival went great.
The purpose of Veļu laiks (Season of the Dead), around October, is when the astral spirits of the dead come to visit us, their descendants, so we honor them through song and dance and offering. 🇱🇻
The purpose of Veļu laiks (Season of the Dead), around October, is when the astral spirits of the dead come to visit us, their descendants, so we honor them through song and dance and offering. 🇱🇻
The Proto-Indo-European Religion, from which all our pantheons are derived.
This short article explores how deities often have connected names and similar myths, as well as how these similarities demonstrate how the various Indo-European religious traditions all come from the same root.
The article is beginner friendly, if you've struggled with grasping some of the ideas in some of our other articles this explains an important foundational concept in an easily understood way with no prior knowledge required.
https://telegra.ph/The-Proto-Indo-European-Religion-from-which-all-our-pantheons-are-derived-11-08
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
This short article explores how deities often have connected names and similar myths, as well as how these similarities demonstrate how the various Indo-European religious traditions all come from the same root.
The article is beginner friendly, if you've struggled with grasping some of the ideas in some of our other articles this explains an important foundational concept in an easily understood way with no prior knowledge required.
https://telegra.ph/The-Proto-Indo-European-Religion-from-which-all-our-pantheons-are-derived-11-08
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
The Proto-Indo-European Religion: The Well From Which All Our Pantheons Are Derived
6000 years ago, large parts of Eurasia experienced large migrations of a cultural and ethnic group called Indo-Europeans. These people spread their culture, blood, language, and faith. The religion followed by our Indo-European ancestors was polytheistic.…
Mercurius Cimbrianus
Numerous Latin inscriptions dedicated to the to the God Mercurius Cimbrianus (Cimbrian Mercury) have been found throughout southeastern Germany, formerly a Roman province. These inscriptions are dated to the 2nd and 3rd century CE.
Through interpretatio germanica, this God is typically identified as the later god Odin. Cult centers containing this inscriptions include Heiligenberg, Mainz, and Miltenberg.
-Hariwulfaz, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
Numerous Latin inscriptions dedicated to the to the God Mercurius Cimbrianus (Cimbrian Mercury) have been found throughout southeastern Germany, formerly a Roman province. These inscriptions are dated to the 2nd and 3rd century CE.
Through interpretatio germanica, this God is typically identified as the later god Odin. Cult centers containing this inscriptions include Heiligenberg, Mainz, and Miltenberg.
-Hariwulfaz, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
Apollo, Óðinn, Dian Cecht and Brihaspati: The High Priest of the Word (Response to Survive the Jive) Part 1 of 2
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/11/apollo-oinn-dian-cecht-and-brihaspati.html
StJ’s channel: https://t.me/survivethejive
Building on Survive the Jive's blog post “Odin as Brihaspati,” we look at the web of divine “sages of the Word” found in Vedic mythology, which ulitmately reveals a parallel between them, Odin and Apollo, and between these and the Irish god Dian Cecht.
In doing so we gain a clearer insight into this divinity, the High Priest of the Word.
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/11/apollo-oinn-dian-cecht-and-brihaspati.html
StJ’s channel: https://t.me/survivethejive
Building on Survive the Jive's blog post “Odin as Brihaspati,” we look at the web of divine “sages of the Word” found in Vedic mythology, which ulitmately reveals a parallel between them, Odin and Apollo, and between these and the Irish god Dian Cecht.
In doing so we gain a clearer insight into this divinity, the High Priest of the Word.
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
Indo-European Use of Entheogens
https://telegra.ph/Indo-European-Use-of-Entheogens-11-16
In this article I go over the use of mind-altering substances and their role in IE religion. This post also shows the possible substances that make up the legendary drink Soma or the ingredients of the Eleusinian Kykeon. The main point of this article is that these substances were integral to some rituals and certain beliefs of our ancestors.
-Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://telegra.ph/Indo-European-Use-of-Entheogens-11-16
In this article I go over the use of mind-altering substances and their role in IE religion. This post also shows the possible substances that make up the legendary drink Soma or the ingredients of the Eleusinian Kykeon. The main point of this article is that these substances were integral to some rituals and certain beliefs of our ancestors.
-Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
Indo-European Use of Entheogens
It has been widely speculated that psychedelics were used in certain rituals in almost every branch of European polytheism. It has also been assumed that many peoples kept this practice secret, or rather sacred, and guarded it from people who would abuse…
Apollo, Óðinn, Dian Cecht and Brihaspati: The High Priest of the Word (Response to Survive the Jive) Part 2 of 2
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/11/apollo-oinn-dian-cecht-and-brihaspati_16.html?m=1
StJ: https://t.me/survivethejive
To conclude our investigation we first examine the serpent slaying myth in relation to this Priest of the Word and then ask
the unasked question:
why do both Apollo and Óðinn pursue mysterious, seemingly prophetic powers granted by a tree?
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/11/apollo-oinn-dian-cecht-and-brihaspati_16.html?m=1
StJ: https://t.me/survivethejive
To conclude our investigation we first examine the serpent slaying myth in relation to this Priest of the Word and then ask
the unasked question:
why do both Apollo and Óðinn pursue mysterious, seemingly prophetic powers granted by a tree?
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult