Forwarded from Hyperborean Radio (The Final Episodes)
Deer as Transformative Element
The Deer has been an important animal both spiritually and physically for eons. Functioning as one of the most important food sources for ancient Europeans, the Antlers regrowth has allowed for symbolism of rebirth to be attributed to them from both Pagans and Christians. The transformation of ones self into a Stag is a common trope in folklore. The reasons for this vary in the case of Actaeon or the German fairy tale "Brother and Sister" the first from angering Artemis, and the other from drinking from an enchanted spring. The embodiment of the Deer via the antler appears in both the headdresses used by our seers and in rituals like the Abbot Bromley Horn Dance. Both of which surprisingly have used Reindeer antlers. These various traditions may reach back to ancient Hunting rituals in order to predict or interact with the collective spirit of the deer or to ask permission and give thanks to the wild gods and the gift of the hunted animal angering them could make one prey.-TLK
The Deer has been an important animal both spiritually and physically for eons. Functioning as one of the most important food sources for ancient Europeans, the Antlers regrowth has allowed for symbolism of rebirth to be attributed to them from both Pagans and Christians. The transformation of ones self into a Stag is a common trope in folklore. The reasons for this vary in the case of Actaeon or the German fairy tale "Brother and Sister" the first from angering Artemis, and the other from drinking from an enchanted spring. The embodiment of the Deer via the antler appears in both the headdresses used by our seers and in rituals like the Abbot Bromley Horn Dance. Both of which surprisingly have used Reindeer antlers. These various traditions may reach back to ancient Hunting rituals in order to predict or interact with the collective spirit of the deer or to ask permission and give thanks to the wild gods and the gift of the hunted animal angering them could make one prey.-TLK
Forwarded from BC Neanderthal Mindset
Auroch’s bone decorated with five figures.
Engraved during the Maglemosian period, between 11,000 and 8,000 years ago.
From Ryemarksgård, western Zealand, Denmark. At the National Museum of Denmark.
Engraved during the Maglemosian period, between 11,000 and 8,000 years ago.
From Ryemarksgård, western Zealand, Denmark. At the National Museum of Denmark.
Forwarded from BC Neanderthal Mindset
Slavs in their Original Homeland: Between the Turanian Whip and the sword of the Goths (1912)
Alphonse Mucha
Alphonse Mucha
Forwarded from Scotland 🏴
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The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years 🏴
Forwarded from Art of Neale Rundgren
Stormy Meadow, 2022
My first speed painting of 2022 - this in between major projects. I should hopefully finish the next painting this week.
My first speed painting of 2022 - this in between major projects. I should hopefully finish the next painting this week.