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A place for Aryan (European) Folkish Pagans
Chernobog is mentioned in only one source, namely the XII c. Chronica Sclavorum written by a Saxon priest Helmold of Bosau.
Also, the Slavs have a strange delusion. At their feasts and carousals, they pass about a bowl over which they utter words, I should not say of consecration but of execration, in the name of [two] gods — of the good one, as well as of the bad one — professing that all propitious fortune is arranged by the good god, adverse, by the bad god. Hence, also, in their language, they call the bad god Diabol, or Zcerneboch, that is, the black god.
Those who can change themselves can change the world
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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. On one side sat the farmers, on the other the king and his men. After that Dala-Guðbrandr stood up and said:
‘Where is your God now, king? I think that now that he is carrying the beard on his chin rather low, and it looks to me as if your bragging and that of the horned chap that you call bishop and sits there next to you is less than yesterday, for now our god is come, who rules all things, and is looking at you with keen eyes, and I see that you are now frightened and scarcely dare raise your eyes. Now put aside your superstition and believe in our god, who has you entirely at his mercy.
Medieval Celtic by Goran Gligović
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Odin is overwhelmingly treated by ancient sources as a masculine character. He is constantly engaged in war-related activities and is involved with several different women.
J.G.Harker
Isolated incidents of taboo violation are not otherwise unheard of in Norse mythology. The notion calls to mind the poem Þrymskviða and Thor’s own involvement with cross-dressing. In that context, Thor explicitly pushes back against Heimdall’s suggestion that he should disguise himself as Freyja in order to retrieve his stolen hammer.
However, Loki is able to remind Thor that the safety of the world hangs in the balance so long as his hammer is missing. Understanding this to be true, Thor reluctantly agrees to the plan.
J.G.Harker
Got in contact with one of my artists and commissioned a piece which Germanic followers of mine will definitely appreciate since it depict a very rarely discussed moment from the prophecy of Ragnarok.
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Scottish fairy tale illustrations by Nika Goltz
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Not pointing fingers but there’s plenty of influential talking heads professing (with varying levels of sincerity) what they call Pagan worldview. But on closer inspection almost all of them are not religious at all. What YouTube pundits promote is a bizarre mix of new-age esoterica and Pagan esthetics with occasional far-right whistleblowing. The result of this is a rather sad state modern Paganism is in, being far from a proper return to Ancestral spirituality. When a person such as yours truly tries to oppose this regrettable status quo the results are, alas, not as trendsetting as we’d like them to be. As much as we try to wrest the narrative away from the shills, the task may seem impossible at the moment. Beside effort alone, it requires connections and technical skills which a normal person simply does not possess. But, it’s still imperative to try. As over-dramatic as it may sound, our future is at stake. So, if you can, join the fight, either by sharing our content or creating your own.
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Vladimir in bylinas
While many are eager to see bylina poems as Pagan, and there is some truth to that since it’s folklore i.e. peoples’ perspective, I can’t say that christianity can be omitted from the the ones where it is featured.
The ruler of bylinas is always Vladimir, the first christian lord. What is ignored is that in most poems he is in not depicted as a noble, charismatic, king Arthur type. Quite the opposite. Poetic Vladimir is a schemer whose attitude ends up compromising the nation when invaders attack and all heroes are in jail and going to help the one who imprisoned them. Yet Vladimir needs them to save the day since he’s not a warrior himself. Again, compare to Arthur who treats his knights as equals and is in power by merit.
Even though one can argue that Vladimir wasn’t an ideal christian history books depict him as, what remains undisputed is his role in spreading the disease of judeo-christianity in Europe. Or rather among European royalty as the reform failed to change the belief and practices of the common people. The latter stayed pretty much Pagan. This fact is confirmed by years of priests lamenting the sad state of religious affairs as well as ethnographic data showing, to put it mildly, less than stellar understanding of core christian principles among the folk. You can read my old translations if you want to know more on the topic.
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After the murder of his brothers Vladimir got the throne and with it seemingly the desired power. Yet he wanted to be greater than Sviatoslav, but lacked the strength to conquer like his father did. So Vladimir chose to suck up to Byzantium and convert. The deal must have seemed like an absolute win to both sides. Byzantium was a crumbling empire and wanted an infusion of strong barbaric blood to save them just like Rome did (ironically doomed itself). Meanwhile Vladimir could use the prestige of aligning with a proper empire to legitimize his own.
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Iðunn and Thjazi by Rim Baudey
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A.Cīrulis Saules pagalmos
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In theory it is entirely possible to construct a chronological history of a tribe. This task would be accomplished by knowing the sacred places within the tribe’s geography and all of the stories that are related to these places. By identifying the before and after of the stories and then arranging them on a time scale, one could project a chronology.
V.Deloria
Who is Chernobog?
Most probably remember Disney’s classic anthology Fantasia which features a devil-like creature having a little party accompanied by Mussorgsky’s Night on the Bald Mountain. The scene is inspired by christian interpretation of Pagan celebrations which often took place on on top of hills, such as Lysa Hora (Bald Mountain) in Kyiv which has a group of idols on top of it and is a popular destination for Slavic Pagans. The name Chernobog is an interesting one and the deity(?) bearing it frequents Pagan debates. Let’s delve deeper.
Is there any particular type of content you want? A return of reviews (movies, books), more translations, folklore retellings etc. Feel free to leave a comment, I’ll read them all.
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Offerings of food and drink were at times buried in vessels of clay. It's no coincidence we find so many clay vessels and (in the current day) name entire ancient cultures based off these.
The Land gives to us, so too should we return the favor
Any sort of queer theory in connection with Óðinn rather tends to qualify as some sort of modern myth in accordance with popular ideas in the contemporary world, but hardly with the norms of one of the most homophobic societies one can possibly imagine, that of the Germanic Iron Age.
Jens P. Schjødt
It is true that Odin’s foray into seid was done in service of fate, and indeed Thor’s taboo violation was likewise necessary for the preservation of the world. However, a choice between the lesser of two evils (which is how both narratives are presented) is hardly justification for labeling a character’s sexual identity.
J.G.Harker
Odin’s association with seid is based entirely upon a single event in which he used it as a mechanism for achieving sex with a woman.
J.G.Harker "On the overblown association between Odin, seid, and ergi"
Honor the gods yourself in every way according to the usage of your ancestors, and compel others to worship them. Hate and punish those who introduce strange gods, not only for the sake of the gods, (he who despises them will respect no one,) but because those who introduce new gods engage a multitude of persons in foreign laws and customs.
Mæcenas
Recently a relative tried to convince me to use the work here as a source of revenue. While not opposed to the idea of monetizing one’s content it’s not for me. Free money is tempting, but I was not raised to rely on others when it comes to income. Since young age I had a family to feed (my mother and sister) and never got to experience the (relatively) carefree life of a single adult, despite being one. Maybe if my channel becomes a part of a bigger whole e.g. a research organization like Norroena Society I’d be willing to ask for financial support, but for now, simple shares and likes are enough.
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Is there something Varg’s wife doesn’t see as a placenta metaphor?
(Spoiler: there isn’t)
Tomorrow I will write about the often forgotten (or ignored) aspect of Vladimir. How the people depicted him in folklore.
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Despite introducing the Byzantine law code and desecrating the idols of Perun, Dazbog, Stribog and a few other deities in Kyiv Vladimir’s approach to christianization wasn’t as zealous as it may seem after reading a history textbook. He ignored many things new religion commanded and did’t even bother growing a beard instead opting to keep traditional Slavic style of long mustache with a clean-shaven chin as you can see on his coins.
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Why Vladimir betrayed the Gods?
A matter of ego
It’s well known that the (in)famous Vladimir was the first christian ruler on the lands of Rus (modern Ukraine). This is not entirely correct since his grandmother Helga was both a prolific ruler and an open christian. Still the bastard was the first to go down in history as a christian king. He was also the first of not fully Germanic Rurikids. Still, he was loved and received his share of power, but wanted more likely as a result of an inferiority complex which also showed itself when he raped princess Ragnhild.
New year, new hardship and happiness await.
May the Gods guide us on the path of fate.
^ wonder if any of you guys tried this since I originally posted the idea. If so, feel free to share the results.
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New year brings us to the topic of dates and dating systems. As we know Ancients had a lot of different dating systems. Each tribe had their own sacred history which does make it hard to count the dates, but is an example of folkish perspective.
For example, one of Roman systems was AUC (Ab urbe condita) according to which now is 2777 (2024+753)