Hardcover copies have been showing up on doorsteps lately, with many others still on their way.
Check your local Amazon site for availability and spread the knowledge around. Makes quite an esoteric St. Paddy’s Day gift (although the day is now upon us), and the March Equinox time period around Paddy’s Day coincides very closely with the Indo-European “Creation” myth that is found at the climax of the book.
Teach your Celtic relatives and friends their primordial March mythos. Reclaim the holiday.
U.S. link: https://tinyurl.com/66zbhzz2
U.K. Amazon currently only does paperbacks. link: https://tinyurl.com/y485dc9n
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Check your local Amazon site for availability and spread the knowledge around. Makes quite an esoteric St. Paddy’s Day gift (although the day is now upon us), and the March Equinox time period around Paddy’s Day coincides very closely with the Indo-European “Creation” myth that is found at the climax of the book.
Teach your Celtic relatives and friends their primordial March mythos. Reclaim the holiday.
U.S. link: https://tinyurl.com/66zbhzz2
U.K. Amazon currently only does paperbacks. link: https://tinyurl.com/y485dc9n
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
🍀 St. Patrick’s Day and the Creation of the World
St. Patrick’s Day is said to mark the death of St. Patrick and to commemorate the bringing of Christianity to Ireland. However, it occurs right around the time of the March Equinox (March 21) and near the Hindu equinox-related celebration of Holi (March 18). These mark the beginning of Spring.
As I’ve shown, the time around the March Equinox (perhaps connected to a nearby moon-event) would have marked the IE commemoration of the Creation of the world (which mythos Holi is also derived from).
As this is the beginning of Spring within the world, so it is the springing forth of the life of the cosmos from the primordial cosmic winter on a higher level, the creation of the world.
As St. Patrick’s Day is said to mark the bringing of Christianity to Ireland and the death of Patrick, the Irish Creation myth tells of the bringing of the Sons of Mil, the first ancestors of the Irish, to Ireland, and the death of Mac Greine (see: Ymir/Dyaus) and finally of Eber Finn (see: Odinn/Rudra). As such St. Patrick’s Day could be argued to be overlaid over this earlier mythos to some extent.
So today or in the next few days leading to the Equinox, pour a toast to your ancestors, the high gods, who came as the Sons of Mil to bring the Irish and their ancient ways to Ireland, and think of the primordial sacrifice of Father Sky, Mac Greine, and the subsequent death of Eber Finn, which in truth was the creation of a bridge back to divinity for those who followed, if its meaning is interpreted correctly.
The Celtic Creation Myth: https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-celtic-creation-myth-branwen_21.html?m=1
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
St. Patrick’s Day is said to mark the death of St. Patrick and to commemorate the bringing of Christianity to Ireland. However, it occurs right around the time of the March Equinox (March 21) and near the Hindu equinox-related celebration of Holi (March 18). These mark the beginning of Spring.
As I’ve shown, the time around the March Equinox (perhaps connected to a nearby moon-event) would have marked the IE commemoration of the Creation of the world (which mythos Holi is also derived from).
As this is the beginning of Spring within the world, so it is the springing forth of the life of the cosmos from the primordial cosmic winter on a higher level, the creation of the world.
As St. Patrick’s Day is said to mark the bringing of Christianity to Ireland and the death of Patrick, the Irish Creation myth tells of the bringing of the Sons of Mil, the first ancestors of the Irish, to Ireland, and the death of Mac Greine (see: Ymir/Dyaus) and finally of Eber Finn (see: Odinn/Rudra). As such St. Patrick’s Day could be argued to be overlaid over this earlier mythos to some extent.
So today or in the next few days leading to the Equinox, pour a toast to your ancestors, the high gods, who came as the Sons of Mil to bring the Irish and their ancient ways to Ireland, and think of the primordial sacrifice of Father Sky, Mac Greine, and the subsequent death of Eber Finn, which in truth was the creation of a bridge back to divinity for those who followed, if its meaning is interpreted correctly.
The Celtic Creation Myth: https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-celtic-creation-myth-branwen_21.html?m=1
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
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The Celtic Creation Myth: Branwen, Matholwch, and Efnysien, or: Earth, Sky, and Rudra : Part 1 of 4
The Celtic Creation Myth: Branwen, Matholwch, and Efnysien, or: Earth, Sky, and Rudra Part 1 of 4 [Endnotes can be found at the end of eac...
As our Mars Challenge is coming to an end, I would like to check in with you all and hear about how this month may have affected you physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Have you experienced an increase in strength, endurance, vitality, piety?
Did you discover new passions, or free yourself of dependencies?
Did you enjoy this challenge, and would you like to participate in more events of this sort?
I’m always excited to read everyone’s feedback and learn about your battles and victories!
But it’s also important to acknowledge where you may have fallen short, given up, or overestimated yourself. All of those things are opportunities to evaluate and improve, to come back stronger and more determined the next time.
Please share your experiences with us in the comments!
☀️ PGM
@solarcult
Have you experienced an increase in strength, endurance, vitality, piety?
Did you discover new passions, or free yourself of dependencies?
Did you enjoy this challenge, and would you like to participate in more events of this sort?
I’m always excited to read everyone’s feedback and learn about your battles and victories!
But it’s also important to acknowledge where you may have fallen short, given up, or overestimated yourself. All of those things are opportunities to evaluate and improve, to come back stronger and more determined the next time.
Please share your experiences with us in the comments!
☀️ PGM
@solarcult
Join Me in Daily Practice for the Month of April
Following the Mars challenge, one personal goal I'm setting myself for April is simple. 30 days of worship and meditation. I would like to invite any of our subscribers who are interested to take part as well. Even if it's as simple as integrating meditation or a small prayer into your daily routine.
See how your perception changes, any questions feel free to ask in the comments section as usual.
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@Solarcult
Following the Mars challenge, one personal goal I'm setting myself for April is simple. 30 days of worship and meditation. I would like to invite any of our subscribers who are interested to take part as well. Even if it's as simple as integrating meditation or a small prayer into your daily routine.
See how your perception changes, any questions feel free to ask in the comments section as usual.
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@Solarcult
An Exercise in Expanding Our Knowledge of the Gods
A better understanding of the lore makes for better practice surrounding it. Inspired by Owen's post last Wednesday, I invite all of our readers to participate in getting to better know the Gods and Goddesses that we worship in their respective branches. Each month, select a deity that you wish to know more about. Consume and digest whatever source material there may be, or that you can find, as well as direct your prayers and meditation towards them. At the end of the month, begin anew with another deity. Discussion and collaboration is highly encouraged! Any thoughts, revelations and so on is welcome in our chats/discussion groups.
- Cormac Cás, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
A better understanding of the lore makes for better practice surrounding it. Inspired by Owen's post last Wednesday, I invite all of our readers to participate in getting to better know the Gods and Goddesses that we worship in their respective branches. Each month, select a deity that you wish to know more about. Consume and digest whatever source material there may be, or that you can find, as well as direct your prayers and meditation towards them. At the end of the month, begin anew with another deity. Discussion and collaboration is highly encouraged! Any thoughts, revelations and so on is welcome in our chats/discussion groups.
- Cormac Cás, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from Æhtemen
Hymn to Woden by William Lisle Bowles (24 September 1762 – 7 April 1850).
God of the battle, hear our prayer!
By the lifted falchion's glare;
By the uncouth fane sublime,
Marked with many a Runic rhyme;
By the 'weird sisters' dread,
That, posting through the battle red,
Choose the slain, and with them go
To Valhalla's halls below,
Where the phantom-chiefs prolong
Their echoing feast, a giant throng,
And their dreadful beverage drain
From the skulls of warriors slain:
God of the battle, hear our prayer;
And may we thy banquet share!
Save us, god, from slow disease;
From pains that the brave spirit freeze;
From the burning fever's rage;
From wailings of unhonoured age,
Drawing painful his last breath;
Give us in the battle death!
Let us lift our glittering shield,
And perish, perish in the field!
Now o'er Cumri's hills of snow
To death, or victory, we go;
Hark! the chiefs their cars prepare;
See! they bind their yellow hair;
Frenzy flashes from their eye,
They fly--our foes before them fly!
Woden, in thy empire drear,
Thou the groans of death dost hear,
And welcome to thy dusky hall
Those that for their country fall!
Hail, all hail the godlike train,
That with thee the goblet drain;
Or with many a huge compeer,
Lift, as erst, the shadowy spear!
Whilst Hela's inmost caverns dread
Echo to their giant tread,
And ten thousand thousand shields
Flash lightning o'er the glimmering fields!
Hark! the battle-shouts begin--
Louder sounds the glorious din:
Louder than the ice's roar,
Bursting on the thawing shore;
Or crashing pines that strew the plain,
When the whirlwinds hurl the main!
Riding through the death-field red,
And singling fast the destined dead,
See the fatal sisters fly!
Now my throbbing breast beats high--
Now I urge my panting steed,
Where the foemen thickest bleed.
Soon exulting I shall go,
Woden, to thy halls below;
Or o'er the victims, as they die,
Chaunt the song of Victory!
God of the battle, hear our prayer!
By the lifted falchion's glare;
By the uncouth fane sublime,
Marked with many a Runic rhyme;
By the 'weird sisters' dread,
That, posting through the battle red,
Choose the slain, and with them go
To Valhalla's halls below,
Where the phantom-chiefs prolong
Their echoing feast, a giant throng,
And their dreadful beverage drain
From the skulls of warriors slain:
God of the battle, hear our prayer;
And may we thy banquet share!
Save us, god, from slow disease;
From pains that the brave spirit freeze;
From the burning fever's rage;
From wailings of unhonoured age,
Drawing painful his last breath;
Give us in the battle death!
Let us lift our glittering shield,
And perish, perish in the field!
Now o'er Cumri's hills of snow
To death, or victory, we go;
Hark! the chiefs their cars prepare;
See! they bind their yellow hair;
Frenzy flashes from their eye,
They fly--our foes before them fly!
Woden, in thy empire drear,
Thou the groans of death dost hear,
And welcome to thy dusky hall
Those that for their country fall!
Hail, all hail the godlike train,
That with thee the goblet drain;
Or with many a huge compeer,
Lift, as erst, the shadowy spear!
Whilst Hela's inmost caverns dread
Echo to their giant tread,
And ten thousand thousand shields
Flash lightning o'er the glimmering fields!
Hark! the battle-shouts begin--
Louder sounds the glorious din:
Louder than the ice's roar,
Bursting on the thawing shore;
Or crashing pines that strew the plain,
When the whirlwinds hurl the main!
Riding through the death-field red,
And singling fast the destined dead,
See the fatal sisters fly!
Now my throbbing breast beats high--
Now I urge my panting steed,
Where the foemen thickest bleed.
Soon exulting I shall go,
Woden, to thy halls below;
Or o'er the victims, as they die,
Chaunt the song of Victory!
The Stages of Life in Greco-Roman Thought: An Extract from 'Life Cycle' by Tim Parkin
How we perceive the stages of life directly affects how we view others and ourselves. This work highlights how some European schools of thought viewed the stages of a person's life, with a focus on the Greco-Roman view.
The attached infographic contrasts the various views highlighted in the source.
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
How we perceive the stages of life directly affects how we view others and ourselves. This work highlights how some European schools of thought viewed the stages of a person's life, with a focus on the Greco-Roman view.
The attached infographic contrasts the various views highlighted in the source.
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The Oseberg Bucket Buddha
The "Bucket Buddha" was found in a complex burial mound containing a fully built ship with two sets of human remains belonging to women, most likely of high social status, along with the remains of many animals. The figure above bears a strong resemblence to Iconography of the Buddha, it is sitting in a meditative posture very similar to Lotus Position, which the Buddha is typically shown to be in and is adorned in swastikas. The artifact is thought to come from Ireland or England based on the art style, but the question of Buddhist influence still remains.
- Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The "Bucket Buddha" was found in a complex burial mound containing a fully built ship with two sets of human remains belonging to women, most likely of high social status, along with the remains of many animals. The figure above bears a strong resemblence to Iconography of the Buddha, it is sitting in a meditative posture very similar to Lotus Position, which the Buddha is typically shown to be in and is adorned in swastikas. The artifact is thought to come from Ireland or England based on the art style, but the question of Buddhist influence still remains.
- Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
The Helgö Buddha
An example of direct Buddhist contact is this depiction of the Buddha that was found in an Archaeological dig of a Viking Age trading post in Helgö, Sweden. Its origin is speculated to be from somewhere Eurasia, more detailed guesses say it came from the Kashmir region, it has been dated to the 6th century. It could provide evidence for the theories positing that the Oseberg Bucket "Buddha" found in a Viking burial on a bucket handle is actually inspired by Buddhist iconography, though it is thought to have come from Ireland or England. The Helgö statue is still held in the Swedish History Museum and where these photos were taken.
- Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
An example of direct Buddhist contact is this depiction of the Buddha that was found in an Archaeological dig of a Viking Age trading post in Helgö, Sweden. Its origin is speculated to be from somewhere Eurasia, more detailed guesses say it came from the Kashmir region, it has been dated to the 6th century. It could provide evidence for the theories positing that the Oseberg Bucket "Buddha" found in a Viking burial on a bucket handle is actually inspired by Buddhist iconography, though it is thought to have come from Ireland or England. The Helgö statue is still held in the Swedish History Museum and where these photos were taken.
- Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Spring
In proto-West Germanic, the spring season was referred to as *langatin, which essentially translates to “long day”, and refers to the lengthening of days. In old English this eventually became Lencten, which is the source of the modern English Lent. In German the cognate word is Lenz.
As a result, it is completely heathen to refer to this time of year as Lent.
In English, we also refer to the season as Spring, which likely comes from the idea that plants begin to spring forth from the Earth. Life comes back, animals “spring” forth from their dens and long winter slumbers. This time of year is under the domain of the Dawn Goddess, known as Eōstre to the English, Ostara to the Germans, Ausrinė to the Balts, and Uṣás to the Vedic Aryans many millennia ago, among other names.
She is a goddess of fertility, rebirth, and a herald of the Sun. If you haven’t already, say a prayer and pour a libation to this Goddess.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
In proto-West Germanic, the spring season was referred to as *langatin, which essentially translates to “long day”, and refers to the lengthening of days. In old English this eventually became Lencten, which is the source of the modern English Lent. In German the cognate word is Lenz.
As a result, it is completely heathen to refer to this time of year as Lent.
In English, we also refer to the season as Spring, which likely comes from the idea that plants begin to spring forth from the Earth. Life comes back, animals “spring” forth from their dens and long winter slumbers. This time of year is under the domain of the Dawn Goddess, known as Eōstre to the English, Ostara to the Germans, Ausrinė to the Balts, and Uṣás to the Vedic Aryans many millennia ago, among other names.
She is a goddess of fertility, rebirth, and a herald of the Sun. If you haven’t already, say a prayer and pour a libation to this Goddess.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Dawn, now brought forth by the shining goddess,
Daughter of the sky, who we adore,
We stand up here, atop the moor again,
Gazing at the Sun, who you guide each day,
When the rosy fingers of Dawn take shape,
We know the wheel has turned, Easter is here,
Earth is now no longer in winter’s grasp,
She has returned, Easter has now returned,
We see Her in the bright flame of the hearth,
We hear Her inside the crackling bonfire,
We think of Her when the bluebells flower,
We smell Her in the refreshing morning dew,
Hail to Easter! The glistening Goddess,
Hail to Easter! The exalted Goddess,
Hail to Easter! On her sacred full moon,
Hail to Easter! We say at every Dawn.
An original poem of mine that I recited at dawn this morning during a ritual with my group.
Photo taken by a member of our group after the ritual.
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Daughter of the sky, who we adore,
We stand up here, atop the moor again,
Gazing at the Sun, who you guide each day,
When the rosy fingers of Dawn take shape,
We know the wheel has turned, Easter is here,
Earth is now no longer in winter’s grasp,
She has returned, Easter has now returned,
We see Her in the bright flame of the hearth,
We hear Her inside the crackling bonfire,
We think of Her when the bluebells flower,
We smell Her in the refreshing morning dew,
Hail to Easter! The glistening Goddess,
Hail to Easter! The exalted Goddess,
Hail to Easter! On her sacred full moon,
Hail to Easter! We say at every Dawn.
An original poem of mine that I recited at dawn this morning during a ritual with my group.
Photo taken by a member of our group after the ritual.
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Forwarded from Celta Lusitani Celtiberi Folk
Ritualistic saunas for warrior initiation.
The sauna entrance decorated with a triskele is from Briteiros, Portugal. The other is from the Castro of Ulaca in the southwestern Castillian province of Ávila, once inhabited with Pre-Celtic speakers of Vetones culture. These steam saunas may have been utilized for the formation of warrior bands.
A young man enters the ofrice, imitating a serpent from the underworld as he crawls. Inside, the steam, he drinks Caelia (Celtic wheat beer) or hydromiel (union with the goddess from intoxication). Or he breathes vaporized herbs. His state of conscious is altered when he comes back out, transformed by visions and vinculated into a bird or wolf. Rendering them prepared to join the band of warriors.
In the Pátera de Petorito, a libations bowl from Iberian culture in south Spain, we can see this same process where a human head comes out of a wolf after transcending from a nest of serpents.
The sauna entrance decorated with a triskele is from Briteiros, Portugal. The other is from the Castro of Ulaca in the southwestern Castillian province of Ávila, once inhabited with Pre-Celtic speakers of Vetones culture. These steam saunas may have been utilized for the formation of warrior bands.
A young man enters the ofrice, imitating a serpent from the underworld as he crawls. Inside, the steam, he drinks Caelia (Celtic wheat beer) or hydromiel (union with the goddess from intoxication). Or he breathes vaporized herbs. His state of conscious is altered when he comes back out, transformed by visions and vinculated into a bird or wolf. Rendering them prepared to join the band of warriors.
In the Pátera de Petorito, a libations bowl from Iberian culture in south Spain, we can see this same process where a human head comes out of a wolf after transcending from a nest of serpents.
Forwarded from COLE WOLFSSON (COLE WOLFSSON)
Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi (Latvian: Lokstenes dievturu svētnīca) the pagan island in Latvia for the Dievturi religion. It has been around since 2017.