Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

29 Dec 2024 07:22

Same Reddit pit on the topic of genuine belief. Note how those fakes use the same rhetoric as some guys supposedly on our side who mock real traditions opting for some platonist/evolian/esoteric bs. Also, yet another example of thursatru subversion. Jormungandr is not a God, neither is loki, but they don’t know what Germanic tradition is.

You either believe in Gods and myth or you are an atheist. Simple as.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

27 Dec 2024 11:33

Also, we know that Aesir built temples (hofin a is plural form of hof), which may sound odd as they are Gods themselves, but it can be explained if we assume that by that time Buri and Bor, as well as some other older deities such as Odin’s mother Bestla, were already dead and thus venerated by their descendants. Just like we humans worship our own Ancestors so do the Gods.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

27 Dec 2024 11:10

Where are Bor and Buri?

A few days ago the topic of Germanic ancient deities came up. Buri, licked out by Auðumbla herself, and his son Bor, father of Odin, Vili and Ve. Those old Gods are barely mentioned in the sources and don’t interact with the younger generations of Gods (Odin’s children and grandkids e.g. Thor and Magni). They don’t take part in major events like Vanir-Aesir war or Ragnarok, and judging from archaeological and textual data, they were not worshipped by the people (no idols, no temples).

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

22 Dec 2024 09:13

Latvian Pagan wedding

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

22 Dec 2024 00:27

^ btw, it's the same with the concept of religious dogma, the practice of kneeling while addressing the gods and more. Some "Pagans" just don't like religion in general so they try to mold ancestral faith into atheism with runes. It's somewhat understandable and can even be forgiven if the guy is a teen who just now got into Paganism, but when the man is pushing 40s, claims to be an expert and promotes his atheistic revision to countless followers it becomes a problem.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

21 Dec 2024 00:08

Early snow in the evening by Yuri Pryadko

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

20 Dec 2024 08:30

Variations of Narbut coat of arms

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

18 Dec 2024 23:15

What’s the difference again?

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

16 Dec 2024 08:58

There’s a lot of similar stories throughout Ukrainian history, but I’ll stop here for now. Hopefully it was an interesting read.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

15 Dec 2024 11:34

Here’s to a fine chief Severyn Nalyvaiko who slaughtered jews and died a martyr at the hands of sellout Poles.

May his name never be erased!

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

15 Dec 2024 08:52

In the 17th c. during the Cossack–Polish War led by Ukrainian national hero Bohdan Khmelnytsky jews were killed since they managed the estates of Polish nobility. Hence many modern authors paint a negative picture of Khmelnytsky and his actions, e.g. Polish-born jew Orest Subtelny wrote:
"Between 1648 and 1656, tens of thousands of Jews-given the lack of reliable data, it is impossible to establish more accurate figures-were killed by the rebels, and to this day the Khmelnytsky uprising is considered by Jews to be one of the most traumatic events in their history."

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

14 Dec 2024 18:27

Since many appreciated my posts about chief Shkuro I’m going to write on the topic of cossacks again, specifically the handling of jews by the original Ukrainian cossacks.
A lot of rare and unexplored tales just deserve more attention. Already researched the majority, just need to compile the data.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

11 Dec 2024 06:42

Modern art is mockery

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

10 Dec 2024 04:49

When a christian says that Paganism is amoral and heathen Gods are evil, remind the guy of Sysiphus, Ixion and Tantalus.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Dec 2024 06:08

Ploughing away the cholera

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

27 Dec 2024 23:18

Reddit is the biggest cesspool on the net. Not a hot take, I know. Yet it’s still useful to check it out from time to time. Why? Just to do the opposite, really. Best example for us is the self-proclaimed pagan community it has. Not saying all people there are degenerates with no real belief, but the majority obviously are. A great source of lolcows if you need them. Here are some anti-dogma types answering a question about not praying. They "do what feels right" since actually "you make the rules"!

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

27 Dec 2024 11:26

To explain this lack of attention Buri and Bor received I propose a theory. It’s simple, but I don’t see any issues with it. We know that Gods can die and there’s a clear indication that Gods age too (otherwise they wouldn’t need Idunn’s apples), so it’s possible and dare I say probable that both Buri and Bor died, likely of old age. When exactly they died would be impossible to tell, but my sense is that it happened either before or right after the creation of mankind hence why they were not worshipped. They just didn’t get to deal with humans.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

26 Dec 2024 07:15

In Iceland, an old tradition that carries till today is the Yule Lads or Jólasveinar who play pranks around the home.

These are the guys who make 'Murphy's Law' a Law👌🏻

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

22 Dec 2024 08:08

Illustrations from Arveds Paegl’s "ABC" of Latvian signs ornamentation

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

21 Dec 2024 23:59

Some say that mythic literalism wasn’t the norm, or at least something only peasants (as STJ puts it) believed, therefore we are to worship archetypes. But that’s a lie since those who made such claims in the past (xenophanes, socrates, plato) had to explain and promote the idea. It was a new spin on traditional Paganism and it was not appreciated, to the point that those supporting it got punished. The only reason actual Pagan believers are criticized as fundamentalists and whatnot is simple. Most Pagans today are ex-christians who got atheistic in order to drop christianity. Later they jumped on Pagan bandwagon and sadly kept atheistic lenses on. Hence the ridicule of literal (aka real) belief in Gods as something christian. It’s not. It’s just religion. And deep down they don’t want a religion.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

20 Dec 2024 23:17

Join us for our Year's End Stream where we will go over this past year, have interesting discussions and so much more as we look toward the Solstice!

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

19 Dec 2024 23:06

Just a nice-looking coat of arms. It belongs to the House of Narbut, a Polish noble family of Lithuania descent.
If you have some cool European coat of arms to share feel free to do so in the comments.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

18 Dec 2024 09:23

Have a good Wednesday, guys. It’s a beautiful way to study ancestral traditions. Then again, every day is!

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

16 Dec 2024 08:55

Pavlo Pavliuk was another cossack leader of Ukrainian rebellion cursed by jews since, as N.Hanover puts it, Pavliuk and his men: "Decided to destroy the very name of Israel…returning to Zaporizhia the rebels destroyed many synagogues and killed approximately 200 jews. They also destroyed many cathedrals and killed countless Latin Catholic priests."
Eventually Pavliuk was captured, tortured and put to a gruesome death by the Poles who were praised for it by the jewish chronicler.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

15 Dec 2024 10:40

Cossack chief Severyn Nalyvaiko is another example of a Ukrainian hero jews despise. 17th century chronicler, talmudist and kabbalist Nathan ben Moses Hanover dedicated a chapter of his book Yeven Mezulah (Abyss of Despair) to Nalyvaiko titled "Here’s a list of destructions from Nalyvaiko (may his name be erased)". The part in brackets is a traditional hebrew curse yimakh shemo which jews use each time they address an enemy of their people. Also, the book praises Polish king Władysław IV as a fair ruler who loved the people of Israel.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

14 Dec 2024 23:02

A major rebellion broke out on Ukrainian lands under Polish rule in the mid 18th century. It involved pogroms since Polish authorities were accepting of jews and let them lead cushy lives, occupying profitable jobs such as merchants, stewards and tavern owners. Thus jews settled close to the wealthy Poles. When Ukrainian uprising began cossacks slaughtered jews living near Polish estates. One example is the sack of Kaniv castle. Cossack chief S.Musiienko nicknamed Undead (Nezhyvy) led a raid on one of the biggest Polish (and subsequently jewish) centers Kaniv stronghold, burning it down and killing the local jews in the process.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

13 Dec 2024 06:42

Lithuanian 13th century ring

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

10 Dec 2024 13:55

Typical platonism. Same arguments christians make about evil Pagan Gods. And some retards think we’re on the same side.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

10 Dec 2024 03:55

Those who want to be happy have to put effort into it

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

09 Dec 2024 06:07

Ritualistic ploughing

An interesting ceremony was performed by peasants to protect the kettle (and people) from disease. A plough was pulled around the village by unmarried women and widows. The ritual took place at night and was accompanied by singing and screaming to scare death off. Any animal encountered during the ritual was killed since it was considered to be death itself in a form of a beast.