Happy to see the book getting out into the world.
Link for those in the USA: https://tinyurl.com/4zwr3sed
UK: https://tinyurl.com/525vnavd
Canada: https://tinyurl.com/bdcmedxf
Get a copy on your country’s Amazon site.
Hardcover edition announcement to come this week.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Link for those in the USA: https://tinyurl.com/4zwr3sed
UK: https://tinyurl.com/525vnavd
Canada: https://tinyurl.com/bdcmedxf
Get a copy on your country’s Amazon site.
Hardcover edition announcement to come this week.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Ledberg Runestone
An interesting example of runic magic or a possible “galdr” (chant) of sorts can be observed in an 11th century stone in Sweden.
The main body of text is a Younger Futhark memorial to the carver’s father, Thorgautr (Thor-goth). The inscription then ends in the following charm:
ᚦᛘᚴ ᛬ ᛁᛁᛁ ᛬ ᛋᛋᛋ ᛬ ᛏᛏᛏ ᛬ ᛁᛁᛁ ᛬ ᛚᛚᛚ ᛬
þmk : iii : sss : ttt : iii : lll :
The first set of 3 letters correspond to the first 3 letters of a sequence of words. The final triplets are then the remaining letters in those words, yielding
>þistill, mistill, kistill
>thistle, mistletoe, casket
This formula, referred to as the Thistle Mistletoe Formula, is found in identical form in Denmark as well. The exact use of the formula isn’t known, but it is known that mistletoe was a sacred plant in pagan times. Pliny the Elder for instance recounts sacrifices by druids in oak grooves heavy in mistletoe, mistletoe is also the plant that kills Baldr, as a few examples.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
An interesting example of runic magic or a possible “galdr” (chant) of sorts can be observed in an 11th century stone in Sweden.
The main body of text is a Younger Futhark memorial to the carver’s father, Thorgautr (Thor-goth). The inscription then ends in the following charm:
ᚦᛘᚴ ᛬ ᛁᛁᛁ ᛬ ᛋᛋᛋ ᛬ ᛏᛏᛏ ᛬ ᛁᛁᛁ ᛬ ᛚᛚᛚ ᛬
þmk : iii : sss : ttt : iii : lll :
The first set of 3 letters correspond to the first 3 letters of a sequence of words. The final triplets are then the remaining letters in those words, yielding
>þistill, mistill, kistill
>thistle, mistletoe, casket
This formula, referred to as the Thistle Mistletoe Formula, is found in identical form in Denmark as well. The exact use of the formula isn’t known, but it is known that mistletoe was a sacred plant in pagan times. Pliny the Elder for instance recounts sacrifices by druids in oak grooves heavy in mistletoe, mistletoe is also the plant that kills Baldr, as a few examples.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
HARDCOVER edition now available
The 6th century legendary seer-poet Taliesin tasted the liquid of Inspiration and underwent a series of metamorphoses. This was the archetypal bardic initiation and as he changed shape he traced within himself the changes of the cosmic powers. He became the Knower whose words were a mythological map…
Amazon USA link: https://tinyurl.com/3nffvytz
Amazon Canada link: https://tinyurl.com/3c7d8dx2
Unfortunately, print on demand hardcovers are not available from Amazon UK.
This hardcover can be found on other European Amazon sites, however.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The 6th century legendary seer-poet Taliesin tasted the liquid of Inspiration and underwent a series of metamorphoses. This was the archetypal bardic initiation and as he changed shape he traced within himself the changes of the cosmic powers. He became the Knower whose words were a mythological map…
Amazon USA link: https://tinyurl.com/3nffvytz
Amazon Canada link: https://tinyurl.com/3c7d8dx2
Unfortunately, print on demand hardcovers are not available from Amazon UK.
This hardcover can be found on other European Amazon sites, however.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from The Golden One
📚 New Book-Review!
Taliesin's Map: The Comparative Guide to Celtic Mythology by @solarcult
Read here:
https://thegoldenone.se/2022/02/13/taliesins-map-the-comparative-guide-to-celtic-mythology/
Taliesin's Map: The Comparative Guide to Celtic Mythology by @solarcult
Read here:
https://thegoldenone.se/2022/02/13/taliesins-map-the-comparative-guide-to-celtic-mythology/
The Golden One
📚 New Book-Review! Taliesin's Map: The Comparative Guide to Celtic Mythology by @solarcult Read here: https://thegoldenone.se/2022/02/13/taliesins-map-the-comparative-guide-to-celtic-mythology/
Thank you to THE GOLDEN ONE for the thorough review!
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
Some good news:
I’ve been notified that SOME hardcover orders have already begun shipping, after only a few days, despite the site saying “usually ships in 3-4 weeks.”
I’m sure this will vary depending on your country and region and the 3-4 weeks could still apply in some places.
- O’Gravy
I’ve been notified that SOME hardcover orders have already begun shipping, after only a few days, despite the site saying “usually ships in 3-4 weeks.”
I’m sure this will vary depending on your country and region and the 3-4 weeks could still apply in some places.
- O’Gravy
Scythian Scenes - An Original Poem
Pouring blood on the sword of Mihr
Riding with the Gods, covered in fear
Seething on the steppe of violence
Living off strength Targitaos lends
Milk and arrows, flow and fly
Even when our horses die
Clenching in the battle calm
Our swords in our palms
Enjoying their women with their mead
As virile as my violent, wild steed
Knowing their men were all dying or dead
To Mihr their Arms, To Mihr their heads
Pouring blood on the sword of Mihr
Riding with the Gods, covered in fear
Seething on the steppe of violence
Living off strength Targitaos lends
Milk and arrows, flow and fly
Even when our horses die
Clenching in the battle calm
Our swords in our palms
Enjoying their women with their mead
As virile as my violent, wild steed
Knowing their men were all dying or dead
To Mihr their Arms, To Mihr their heads
This poem is my own creation and is in reference to the Scythian worship of "Scythian Ares", as Herodotus put it, which the Scythians would sacrifice prisoners of war to, pouring their blood on an iron sword. This deity I believe is Mihr or Mithras, due to his association with the sword and its esoteric meaning. Targitaos being their equivalent to Hercules or Indra, a god of great strength.
-Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
-Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The Head of a Celtic(?) Buddhist
This stucco head of an "Enlightened" potentially Celtic Buddhist was found among 15,000 Greco-Buddhist era artifacts by French Archaeologists in Hadda, Afghanistan. This head is believed to be held at the Musee Guimet or The National Museum of Asian Arts in France. One of multiple possible depictions of Celts in Buddhist art.
- Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
This stucco head of an "Enlightened" potentially Celtic Buddhist was found among 15,000 Greco-Buddhist era artifacts by French Archaeologists in Hadda, Afghanistan. This head is believed to be held at the Musee Guimet or The National Museum of Asian Arts in France. One of multiple possible depictions of Celts in Buddhist art.
- Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from Vajrarastra
"Since the West has long lost contact with its past traditional forms of which, apart from the religious world understood in an extremely restricted sense, almost nothing remains ... the contact between the elites of the West and the representatives of the traditional spirit of the East is a point of essential importance to ensure a return, to "galvanize", as it were, the latent forces. It is not a question of being unfaithful to ourselves by orientalizing us, but of receiving from the East what can be used to rediscover our own tradition, in order to go beyond the merely human, individualistic and rationalistic civilization of recent times, to gradually form an atmosphere favorable to the re-flourishing of the traditional West."
- Julius Evola, East and West
- Julius Evola, East and West
Sacred Animals in Paganism: The Woodpecker in Roman Tradition
It is no secret that many animals have associations with many Gods, as well as heroes, in European tradition. Wolves, ravens, eagles, bears, and more. They have unique traits that reflect the Gods that they are tied with. It speaks to the inherent connection that we have with nature and how it reflects the divine. The woodpecker, though overlooked, also has a divine connection and deserves the veneration it once held.
https://telegra.ph/The-Woodpecker-in-Roman-Tradition-02-20
- Grief, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
It is no secret that many animals have associations with many Gods, as well as heroes, in European tradition. Wolves, ravens, eagles, bears, and more. They have unique traits that reflect the Gods that they are tied with. It speaks to the inherent connection that we have with nature and how it reflects the divine. The woodpecker, though overlooked, also has a divine connection and deserves the veneration it once held.
https://telegra.ph/The-Woodpecker-in-Roman-Tradition-02-20
- Grief, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
The Woodpecker in Roman Tradition
Though the eagle is likely the avian species that comes to mind when thinking of Roman culture, the woodpecker is an animal that was held in high regard. As Plutarch writes, he not only describes the role in which the woodpecker plays in the origin story…
Forwarded from Sigmund's Metaphysical Männerbund 🜨
A few years ago I whittled this maple serving spoon for feasts. It features knotwork and a swastika at the top of the handle and, out of the carvings I've done, it's probably my favourite so far (you can also see my Thunor idol in the background).
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THE SUN RIDERS OFFICIAL MONTH OF MARS CHALLENGE II
Are you ready to come out of hibernation?
Like last year, we encourage you to join us in challenging ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually; getting ready for another season of action, productivity, building, and growing.
Here are our major goals for this March:
Goal I - Physical Fitness
Strengthen your body with regular exercise.
Set new goals for weight, reps, frequency etc, and achieve them. Don‘t slack!
Goal II - Reading and Studying
Read for at least 30 minutes every day and tackle those books you‘ve been meaning to get to.
Take notes, be present with the material.
Goal III - Spiritual Practice
Perform daily ritual, for example libation, prayer, meditation, and honor your gods and ancestors.
Goal IV - Abstinence/Fasting
Cease giving in to your vices. Cut out unhealthy habits such as smoking, drinking, sugar, late night snacking, mindless scrolling etc.
Push yourself and tackle as many goals as possible.
Honor your commitment!
@solarcult
Are you ready to come out of hibernation?
Like last year, we encourage you to join us in challenging ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually; getting ready for another season of action, productivity, building, and growing.
Here are our major goals for this March:
Goal I - Physical Fitness
Strengthen your body with regular exercise.
Set new goals for weight, reps, frequency etc, and achieve them. Don‘t slack!
Goal II - Reading and Studying
Read for at least 30 minutes every day and tackle those books you‘ve been meaning to get to.
Take notes, be present with the material.
Goal III - Spiritual Practice
Perform daily ritual, for example libation, prayer, meditation, and honor your gods and ancestors.
Goal IV - Abstinence/Fasting
Cease giving in to your vices. Cut out unhealthy habits such as smoking, drinking, sugar, late night snacking, mindless scrolling etc.
Push yourself and tackle as many goals as possible.
Honor your commitment!
@solarcult
Poem to the Unknown God
"Once more, before I move on
and set my sights ahead,
in loneliness I lift my hands up to you,
you to whom I flee,
to whom I, in the deepmost depth of my heart,
solemnly consecrated altars
so that ever
your voice may summon me again.
Deeply graved into those altars
glows the phrase: To The Unknown God.
I am his, although I have, until now,
also lingered amid the unholy mob;
I am his—and I feel the snares
that pull me down in the struggle and,
if I would flee,
compel me yet into his service.
I want to know you, Unknown One,
Who reaches deep into my soul,
Who roams through my life like a storm—
You Unfathomable One, akin to me!
I want to know you, even serve you."
- Friedrich Nietzsche, 1864
"Once more, before I move on
and set my sights ahead,
in loneliness I lift my hands up to you,
you to whom I flee,
to whom I, in the deepmost depth of my heart,
solemnly consecrated altars
so that ever
your voice may summon me again.
Deeply graved into those altars
glows the phrase: To The Unknown God.
I am his, although I have, until now,
also lingered amid the unholy mob;
I am his—and I feel the snares
that pull me down in the struggle and,
if I would flee,
compel me yet into his service.
I want to know you, Unknown One,
Who reaches deep into my soul,
Who roams through my life like a storm—
You Unfathomable One, akin to me!
I want to know you, even serve you."
- Friedrich Nietzsche, 1864
Forwarded from 𝖳𝖱𝖨𝖪𝖠 𝖲𝖧𝖠𝖨𝖵𝖨𝖲𝖬
“Do not worship the Lord during the day, do not worship the Lord during the night; the Lord must be worshipped at the point of the meeting of day and night.”
------Abhinavagupta-Tantraloka
------Abhinavagupta-Tantraloka