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Polytheistic Animism & History. Pagan Æsthetics & Pro-Nature posting. https://linktr.ee/ColeWolfsson Reject Human Domestication.
https://youtu.be/NFkR0w-3h74?si=ZNb9Ule2XdqCK42I
Meanwhile, the best diet for Cats is raw meat. (duh)
Odin meets the human king Geirroth in Grimnismal. In which he interacts with him and his son in real life.
🤓 <(Actually that's just an allegory. You seriously think Odin himself would come down to Earth and interact with people in person lol.)
There are many examples of Gods interacting directly with mortals in the Legends. To say otherwise is to be a revisionist or an atheist in disguise.
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Revivalism 115
Paganism & Media
In the very first stanza of the Havamal, Odin says, "At every door-way,
ere one enters,
one should spy round,
one should pry round
for uncertain is the witting
that there be no foeman sitting,
within, before one on the floor."
From this stanza, the application is quite clear, to be cautious and aware of ones surroundings. Thus, being aware of the dangers of the outside world is abiding by Odin's will.
In stanza 23, Odin also says, "The unwise man is awake all night,
and ponders everything over;
when morning comes he is weary in mind,
and all is a burden as ever."
From this stanza, the application is to not be worrisome, which is all too common when one absorbs too much negative media.
Pessimism & nihilism are the unfortunate effects of the modern-media industrial-complex. As Pagan people, we should be aware of the dangers and goings-ons of the world, but not to the point where you worry all the time.
"If you are wise, provide for your household and love your wife who is in your arms. Fill her stomach and clothe her. Oil is the remedy for her limbs. Gladden her heart during your lifetime, for she is an estate which is most important to its lord. Be not harsh, for gentleness will compel her more than unbridled strength. Give to her that which she seeks and that which draws her gaze, and she will be glad to be in your house."
- Instruction of Ptah-Hotep - 21
Let’s talk Yule! Every year we get the same question: how do we calculate Yule? It used to be that people simply followed the Wiccan Wheel of the Year (and some still do), and celebrated the holiday at the solstice. Although there is a way to calculate the holiday with the solstice, this defeats the idea of what we know the holiday is: the festival of the Sun’s return. But what does that mean? I’ll go over that below. Right now, it should be noted that the sun absolutely does not “return” at the solstice. Not in any climate. Not in any tradition. The solstice is the longest night of the year, so in effect the Sun “dies” at this time, and is seen less than at any other time of the year. Some believe that the popularity of this stems from the close proximity of the solstice to December 25th, but this is because the Christian King Hakon the Good changed the original Yule in January to that of the Christian festival. Let’s look at the three ways one could calculate Yule:
The Polar Night/Solstice: from the ancient Greeks to Adam of Bremen, there are accounts describing a period of darkness in which the sun disappears in the Northern climates. This is always tied to a particular place, namely Thule in the southerly accounts, and Helgaland (Holy Land) in Adam of Bremen. One could even use Helgaland as their starting point. But this is difficult because the Polar Night can last any where from a few days to a few months, and you would zero consistency in your yearly tradition. A remedy to this could be to begin with the Solstice (which Snorri gives us a description of), and count down a number of days to the point of Yule.
Misseri: the Misseri Calendar of Iceland is the most attested, well known calendar that can be traced to heathen times. Although the name was adapted rather late, the usage of a week based calendar system goes back into antiquity. Given that we celebrate Yule as Midwinter, then the date must begin the month of Þorri, which starts on the Friday between Jan. 19-26. This is a later adaptation for this beginning on the Friday of the 13th week of Winter, starting at Vetrnætr.
Lunisolar: although not much is known about a Lunisolar calendar, there are bits of evidence here and there pointing to the idea that one may have had a purpose. Using Nordberg’s analysis, one then celebrates Yule on the first full moon, following the new moon after the winter solstice.
No matter how you celebrate the season, I hope you all have a joyous one and that holy blessings are bestowed upon you all. Hail the Gods!
Lithuania was the last pagan kingdom in Europe; and is now, only 637 years later, a beacon for Pagan Revivalism across the world!
Well done Lithuania and the faithful Romuva! Our Revival is inevitable!
A Pagan made handgun??👀
Paganism is seen by some as ancient and archaic before the rise of gunpowder, but did it really?
This is the Danzig Handgun, found in modern day Poland, former Prussia. This early handgun was forged in bronze And mounted on a stick used as a handheld mini-cannon or very very early musket.
What makes this most fascinating is it's manufacturing date being well after official "christianization" of the region. And it is a firearm that directly depicts a pagan god in the form of a godpole. This god being Triglav, easily recognized with his three heads.
Relics such as these go to show that the pagan past, christianisation and many other facts of our folk history need a second look
Frau Perchta & her Perchten parade in Austrian Pagan tradition.
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The Eddic Poem Sigdrifumal, mentions Sleipnir having runes cut into his teeth and onto the straps of his sleigh.
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The change in how we spend our waking time, 1930 to present.
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We got Lord of The Rings anime now?
https://youtu.be/rqhQ9heo_MU?si=tpYMDrHFPgf_3p-8
Many new agers of the brosatru crowd have a hard time accepting that Germanic heathens did in fact kneel before their gods. This is attested many times from histories, to the Eddas, and sagas. All polytheistic religions had forms of prostration, all people found it acceptable to do so before their gods.
This Grevensvaenge figurine is dated from 800-500 bce. Depicting a kneeling figure. The second image of a of a Roman bronze statue of a Germanic man with a Suebian knot, also kneeling.
"Another observance shows their reverence for this grove. No one may enter it unless he is bound with a cord, by which he acknowledges his own inferiority and the power of the deity. Should he chance to fall, he may not raise himself or get up again, but must roll out over the ground. The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient. The Semnones gain prestige from their prosperity."
-Tacitus' Germania
"The moment their boats reach this dock every one of them disembarks, carrying bread, meat, onions, milk and alcohol (nabīdh), and goes to a tall piece of wood set up <in the ground>. This piece of wood has a face like the face of a man and is surrounded bv small figurines behind which are long [10] pieces of wood set up in the ground. <When> he reaches the large figure, he prostrates himself before it and says, "Lord, I have come from a distant land, bringing so many slave-girls <priced at> such and such per head and so many sables <priced at> such and such per pelt." He continues until he has mentioned all of the merchandise he has brought with him, then says, "And I have brought this offering," leaving what he has brought with him in front of the piece of wood, saying, "I wish you to provide me with a merchant who has many dīnārs and dirhams and who will buy from me whatever I want <to sell> without haggling over the price I fix." Then he departs. If he has difficulty in selling <his goods> and he has to remain too many days, he returns with a second and third offering. If his wishes prove to be impossible he brings an offering to every single one of those figurines and seeks its intercession, saying, "These are the wives, daughters and sons of our Lord." He goes up to each figurine in turn and questions it, begging its [11] intercession and grovelling before it. Sometimes business is good and he makes a quick sell, at which point he will say, "My Lord has satisfied my request, so I am required to recompense him." He procures a number of sheep or cows and slaughters them, donating a portion of the meat to charity and taking the rest and casting it before the large piece of wood and the small ones around it. He ties the heads of the cows or the sheep to that piece of wood set up in the ground. At night, the dogs come and eat it all, but the man who has done all this will say, "My Lord is pleased with me and has eaten my offering."
-The Rusila of Ibn Fadlan
"There was one thing in him which the King disliked, and one only: he would never bow down to heathen Gods, and he set his mind firmly against all sacrifice."
-Olaf Tryggvasson's Saga ch. 57
"And when he got to the assembly, then some of the farmers had arrived. Then they saw a great multitude of farmers coming to the assembly and carrying between them a huge image of a person, adorned with gold and silver. And when the farmers that were at the assembly saw that, then they all leapt up and bowed down to this monstrosity. After that it was placed in the middle of the assembly field." -Olafs Saga Hins Helga ch. 113
" The same thing is said about the decoration of Þorgerður Hölgabrúður: They then went to the temple and the earl all fell to the ground in front of her statue. There he lay for a long time. wanted to get hold of her, but it seemed to Sigmund that she had bent the spear, and the earl took a great deal of silver." -Færeyingasaga ch. 108
Don’t be fooled by evil heathen ways Christians! No Christmas tree this year!
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Thor lifts the Midgard serpent. Niels Hansen Jacobsen (Danish sculptor, 1861-1941)
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This short film recounts a handful of the Icelandic settlers recorded in the Landnámabók. Most notably a deal which was made by one of them with a land spirit.
Narration by Þórr Siðr
Music by Glen Bokay
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2437701/neo-pagans-granted-state-recognition-in-lithuania
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This video shows historically how the first Pagan firearm, the Danzig Handgun was made.
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There is no subject more captivating, more worthy of study, than nature. To understand this great mechanism, to discover the forces which are active, and the laws which govern them, is the highest aim of the intellect of man.
-Nikola Tesla
In the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Santa Claus is called “Sinterklaas” He carries a staff and rides the rooftops on a white horse, known by various names.
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Syncretist scholar explains why we are all one and how Disney movies connect to theology
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A new study looks at drug use among Germanic tribes in the Roman era and concluded that the little spoons the warriors wore on the hip were for administering a drug. The study shows they had access to many narcotics including ergot fungus from which LSD is made.
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White People pull up to the function sipping on this.
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Those who know... 👁
Anglo-Saxon Chad by Finn Shawyer
Music: Danheim - Blotjarl