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02 Nov 2023 13:20

The main issue with hereticts is that they say: Gods can't have men-like qualities. My answer to this is that it's not God resembling us, it's us resembling our Gods. In all traditions mankind is created by the Gods with a mix of their own divine Blood (or spit, breath etc).
Subverters want to sever this conection with the Gods hence why they promote abstract, atheistic views.

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02 Nov 2023 11:10

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-67261245

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31 Oct 2023 23:16

Sword consecration (Schwertweihe) by Ernst Wilhelm Kubiena

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30 Oct 2023 23:33

Reconstraction of a Franconian woman of the VII century

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30 Oct 2023 06:53

Valkyrie with a fallen warrior II

Konstantin Vasilyev

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29 Oct 2023 17:37

Today, on 29th of October, Konstantin Vasilyev died an early death at the age of 34. He was and still is one of the best Pagan artists and gave us many great works e.g. his famous portrait of Odin. Sadly, most of Vasyliev’s art is hidden away in his museum and never even shown due to the fear of the government ban and/or destruction.

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29 Oct 2023 16:07

In charms, riddles, koliadkas and tales the crescent is male and just like Veles is connected with the mystical other side of the words i.e. the world of spirits (including the dead). He is called a husband of the Sun, an old or a young man (depending of the phase).
Here’s a healing charm one has to use during the waxing moon asking the crescent to help cure toothache (my translation):

Young one, young one, you have a golden horn. For your standing and my health. Have you been to the Underworld? You have! Have you seen the dead? You have! Do they have toothache? No, they don’t. May, o Lord, my teeth never hurt.

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29 Oct 2023 15:40

Mokosh

The second theory is the weakest. Mokosh is a female deity, but otherwise there is nothing one can definitively say about her. As a result Mokosh is seen as a woman par exellence, a guardian of the heavenly hearth. Some also add magic and moon to her attributes comparing her to Frigg and Hecate. But this theory has literally no proof and folklore shows the Moon being masculine thus supporting the next theory.

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29 Oct 2023 14:55

Khors

The first theory is that Khors was a Moon God, but it is rather baseless. Khors is mentioned in one of the main sources, The Tale of Igor’s Campaign, but in context it’s equally likely that Khors was a Sun God. The etymology of the name itself also hints at solar nature of this deity.

Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

28 Oct 2023 18:59

Winterfylleth 2023

Tonight, on the first day of the October lunar month, our Order will observe the Winterfylleth. Named for the Full Moon for which it is celebrated under, it is a time of death and ancestor worship.

In keeping with the rites of the Álfablót, we shall observe it privately with our clansfolk. Fear Gangráðr's wrath, all who intrude on such.

May your auspices be many, brothers and sisters. Hail the Gods!

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28 Oct 2023 14:33

I have assembled some (mostly ethnographic) material on the Moon in Slavic folklore. I will delve into the rather problematic topic of a Moon God of Slavs and analyze the many folk songs and charms. Will start posting tomorrow.

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27 Oct 2023 20:34

Selling a lyre I built some time ago. This one is made with steam bent sides and a bookmatched back. Sides and back are walnut, top is "earthtone" Red Cedar. Earthtone is a grade of Western Red Cedar which is salvaged from logs that fell many years ago, the oils are oxidized which gives the tonewood more unique characteristics and a more clear sound. The tailpiece and bridge are black walnut. The arms and terminal are pine. There is a moose antker anchor for the tailpiece. This instrument creates some superb sound. Selling it because I could use some extra cash. $400 with free shipping to the US. International buyers will need to speak with me to figure out shipping prices. I will post a video soon showing how it sounds.

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27 Oct 2023 10:56

An offering to the Ancestors by Brother Bjorn

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26 Oct 2023 23:44

Perun by Velimir
My commission

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26 Oct 2023 10:34

Immortal Symbols (1941) with english subtitles

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02 Nov 2023 12:53

De-humanizing Gods is a heresy

To understand the traditions of Europe we have to delve into what was considered heretical by the Ancients. One such thing is the idea that Gods are perfect and separated from the real world i.e. what Xenophanes and later Socrates/Plato taught. In Homer's Iliad (as well as other texts) Gods are individuals. They have personal traits (even negative ones), they can interact with the world of men, have sex and even die. To Xenophanes this, despite being his tradition, was wrong. He said that both his own and foreign people (Thracians and Ethiopians) just humanize abstract divine powers. For this Xenophanes was offered either to die or to be exiled. Chose the latter. Later Socrates expressed the same views and got the same choice. Chose the former.

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01 Nov 2023 00:07

Sacrificial building (blóthús) reconstruction

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31 Oct 2023 15:40

Xenophanes taught that there’s a universal power all people stupidly interpret as distinct ethic Gods. He is respected by modern muslims.

Guenon taught that there’s a universal tradition for all people on Earth. He became a muslim.

Anti-Folkish subversion is not a modern thing. Early on such ideas were met with proper action (Xenophanes was exiled and Socrates was executed), but as time went on those occult (secret, marginal) teachings managed to spread, mostly during the Axial Age, though there were some anti-Folkish traitors long before it (e.g. Akhenaten)

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30 Oct 2023 07:09

Valkyrie with a fallen warrior III

Konstantin Vasilyev

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29 Oct 2023 23:17

Valkyrie with a fallen warrior (alt.version)

Konstantin Vasilyev

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29 Oct 2023 16:25

To sum up, Veles, the God of Magic and the Lord of the Dead is the one who fits the role of a lunar deity the most. Slava.

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29 Oct 2023 15:51

Veles

The final and strongest theory is that Veles is the true lunar God. This theory is supported by folklore which always adresses the Moon or rather the crescent (місяць, месяц, miesiąc) as a masculine (a young man and/or an old man). We also know that Veles is strongly assosiated with magic and Underworld and the same is true for the crescent.

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29 Oct 2023 15:04

The English translation of The Tale of Igor’s Campaign is rather flawed in general, but the part we need is especially so. It’s just a couple of lines about legendary Vseslav the Shapeshifter. My own translation:

King Vseslav governed
the city and people by day
And prowled
as a wolf by night
He prowled from Kyiv to Tmutarakan
Crossing the path of great Khors

Here Khors can be interpreted either as the setting moon or the rising sun, but etymology supports the latter.

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29 Oct 2023 14:46

In Slavic sources there’s no clear indication as to which deity was associated with the Moon, but three theories have been formed over the years. One is questionable and the another is simply weak so the third one is the most popular and I support it as well. Let’s start with the first.

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28 Oct 2023 17:57

Pumpkins carved by Brother Bjorn

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28 Oct 2023 00:22

Who’s celebrating Samhain tomorrow?

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27 Oct 2023 18:33

Something else academics are finally catching up to. We've been making this argument for years. Tyr is not the original sky-father.

https://youtu.be/skgKtH_npUE?si=dF3mjnf1Qy460Sbp

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27 Oct 2023 07:52

Silver pendant from Klahammar

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26 Oct 2023 15:30

Ragnar Loðbrok (Shaggy Trousers) and the Wolf by Brother Bjorn
https://twitter.com/bjorn_brother

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26 Oct 2023 06:46

Grendel by Gramanh Folcwald