Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

13 Sep 2024 20:58

Poklonskaya is not a Pagan. What she’s dabbling in is Wicca and generic esoteric for bored housewives.
On the KGB part: actually it’s almost accurate as many russian rodnovers are indeed commies and do worship many fake deities (belobog, chislobog, rod, viy etc). But the latter are a product of academia, not KGB.
Also, Poklonskaya herself is basically a KGB agent (who got where she is through the bed).
Not a W for Paganism. Just some ortho sperging.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

13 Sep 2024 00:22

Mavka’s grotesque, skinless back reveals her true nature.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

12 Sep 2024 23:58

Chugaister

The most well-know being from Hutsul folklore, chugaister is a jolly, benevolent being who lives in deep forests, likes dancing and playing a flute.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

11 Sep 2024 06:10

Loop of Life by Valdis Baškirovs

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

10 Sep 2024 16:50

12 Labors of Heracles part 1

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Sep 2024 23:16

Are posts about ancient names like the ones above interesting or not really?

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Sep 2024 19:01

Mstivoi II (approx. 1220-1294) was the last ruler of independent Pomerelia and since his death there was no monarchs bearing the name. But it was not forgotten and while obscure it can be found among modern Pagans.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Sep 2024 17:45

Mstivoi has never been a popular name, but it’s etymology is relatively clear. It can be interpreted as Avenger due to msti- meaning vengeance or to avenge from Proto-Slavic mьstь.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Sep 2024 02:00

Priesthood played a more active role in the pagan resistance among the Polabian and Pomeranian Slavs.
These Western Slavic tribes show that pagan resistance meant uprisings. People’s massive, armed reaction to the spread of christianity organized by local pagan priests and rulers with anti-christian violence.
Many christians died during the rise of Obodrites in 1002 when the body of bishop John was dismembered while his head was sacrificed to Radegast. During the rise of chief Mistevoj in 1018 all christians of Oldenburg were killed while the captured priests had crosses carved into their heads.

V.Dryakhlov

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

08 Sep 2024 23:45

After the death of Pippin II in 714 Frisian king Ratbod started a war with the Franks in order to strengthen independence and returned Frisian lands which Franks conquered under his control. All of this led to the decline of christian faith and restoration of paganism in the area. "Due to priests fleeing and Ratbod’s persecution the majority of churches, which used to be under Frankish rule, fell into desolation and lay in ruins, and, sadly, the worship of idols and construction of temples continued" (Willib. Vita Bon., 4).

V.Dryakhlov

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

07 Sep 2024 23:12

To be honest, the Other World of the Celts is neither above, nor below; it is elsewhere, to the side. And it is often possible to enter it, as the inhabitants of the Other World can come to the human world.

It is believed that there live Tuatha De Danaan, the peoples of the goddess Dana, already lords of Ireland before the arrival of the Gaels. Their universe, however, has nothing comparable to the gloomy districts of the Erebus.

M.Maculotti

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 20:12

Intarabus a War God of Treveri Gauls
by Brother Bjorn

My commission

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 12:42

For example, in The Magic Swan Geese fairy tale a hedgehog helps the main heroine to find her brother kidnapped by Baba Yaga. This highlights the connection hedgehogs have to the mystic parts of the word. After all, they are chthonic animals. In folklore hedgehogs (as well as snakes snakes) know where to find magic herbs used for healing as well as raskovnik (used to unlock anything that is locked).

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 12:05

Don’t forget that hedgehogs hibernate so they need to put on a lot of weight before winter, just like bears. And if awakened by some unfortunate critter hedgehogs can become rogue vagrants desperately attacking every living thing in sight in a (usually doomed) attempt to last till spring.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 09:09

You can see the hedgehog club (properly called ježevke) clearly on this photo here.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

13 Sep 2024 00:33

Chugaisters killing mavkas and being harmless to humans is what makes them the most beloved spirits of Hutsul forests.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

13 Sep 2024 00:08

Chugaister’s most peculiar trait is his appetite for evil spirits called mavkas. The latter are seemingly beautiful, yet monstrous beings who lure young men into the woods and kill them.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

11 Sep 2024 23:19

The resilient shall inherit the earth

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

10 Sep 2024 16:52

12 Labors of Heracles part 2

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

10 Sep 2024 05:55

Thor shield in cast iron
Made in Sweden in 1890

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Sep 2024 20:40

One of modern men bearing the name Mstivoi is a vocalist and guitarist of the black metal band Velimor.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Sep 2024 17:56

The name Mstivoi later appeared among the Pomeranian (Pomerelian) rulers of Samborides dynasty: Mstivoi the Peaceful and Mstivoi II. Their names are often mistransliterated as Mestwin even though it’s clearly Mstivoi (Polish: Msciwoj).

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Sep 2024 16:27

Mstivoi (Mistevoj) was a IXth century chief of Obodrites (a confederation of West Slavic tribes). Not much can be said for sure about Mstivoi, but he certainly was a major political figure of his time.
We know that he assumed his father’s throne in young age and inherited a family feud with chief Zhelibor of Wagri tribe. Later, under Mstivoi’s rule his tribes took part in the Pagan Revolt of 983. In 990 Obodrites raze Hamburg targeting christians. Despite all this, Mstivoi was christian himself and as some suggest eventually had to retire because of his unwillingness to abandon christianity. Thietmar of Merseburg wrote that the reason Mstivoi retired was him going mad with guilt he felt after burning down a monastery in 983. A more reasonable theory is Mstivoi simply dying of old age around 990.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Sep 2024 01:57

On the borders of Merovingian lands and beyond them where christianity eventually came, pagan resistance was getting more violent, taking a form of pagan restoration (temporary recovery of pagan belief as the external politics changed) or pagan revolt…

V.Dryakhlov

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

08 Sep 2024 22:40

Reading an interesting book. Lots of good material on the topic of Pagan resistance to christian proselytism and reaction to their vandalism. Covers pretty much all of Europe. Have already translated some parts.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 23:37

E-pagans regularly show an absurd lack of understanding of their own tradition. Thursatru and Rokkatru are even worse than Wicca. At least the latter is just an occult form of feminism and not much more.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 13:06

Latvians, Macedonians and Bulgarians have cosmogonic tales about God getting stuck while creating the world. Fortunately a hedgehog gives him some crucial advice.
There are also tales about Sun and Moon getting married in which, once a gain, a wise hedgehog is one to help deal with the potential catastrophe of many little suns being born and burning the world down.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 12:26

The wisdom aspect of hedgehogs is reflected in folklore by them being one of the adviser type of animals. If a fairy tale’s protagonist finds him-/ herself in a tight spot he can often find help in those living pincushions.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 11:51

The anger aspect of hedgehogs is self-explanatory. As cute and cuddly as they may seem to us, in the eyes of their pray hedgehogs are nightmarish monsters covered in spikes with an insatiable appetite.
And despite rather diminutive size, they are not ones to mess (unless you want needles in your paws or snout).

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

06 Sep 2024 09:05

What Ignatenko describes as 'amulet’ is better called a defender. In fact, hedgehogs are considered so powerful that their pelts are used as strong charms against evil. Slovenian kurent (a type of spirit banisher) uses a club with hedgehog’s needles to fight off winter demons.