In the Renaissance, European folk started to move away from the church, especially after the failed predictions of the end-times during the black death, mongolian & muslim invasions. Twas the time Europe began to become the world superpower we know of it, right before colonialism.
At the time there was a genuine fear of Pagan Revivalism, so the church began emphasis on philosophy to try to corral this movement to the Pagan past. This is the time where figures like thomas aquinas (who died before this) utilized greek philosophy to make the catholic case.
The response was rather humorous & reminiscent of Folkish posts today criticizing philosophy. Several statues & portraits of the time show a meme, for lack of a better term, of the mother of the founder of Athens, Phyllis riding Aristotle and other philosophers like an animal. Interpretations suggest this is the power of love/nature over greek philosophy, it is humorous & shows that philosophy wasn't always in high-regard by those looking to the Pagan past.
At the time there was a genuine fear of Pagan Revivalism, so the church began emphasis on philosophy to try to corral this movement to the Pagan past. This is the time where figures like thomas aquinas (who died before this) utilized greek philosophy to make the catholic case.
The response was rather humorous & reminiscent of Folkish posts today criticizing philosophy. Several statues & portraits of the time show a meme, for lack of a better term, of the mother of the founder of Athens, Phyllis riding Aristotle and other philosophers like an animal. Interpretations suggest this is the power of love/nature over greek philosophy, it is humorous & shows that philosophy wasn't always in high-regard by those looking to the Pagan past.
This is a problem we have faced for a long time. Those who pretend to be a part of our ancestral faith revival, but are simply fake pagans in disguise. There are a few ways they can be rooted out, but it requires knowledge & mythic literacy.
Mythic literacy: is reading the myths and legends handed down to us from your ethnic ancestors.
Many fake pagans will twist these to fit their own ideology, as opposed to adopting the ancestral one. Some are overt about this and openly admitting so i.e. declaration of deeds & 127. Others are more devious and will pretend to do the opposite.
Many folk think that fake paganism is only on the left, but there are also others who are on the right politically. It is best to read the legends yourself, and when you see behaviors such as:
•Adding foreign elements i.e. from india
•Going against ancestral morality
•Refusing to do sacrifices
•Denigrating the Gods &/or Ancestors
•Historical revisionism
•Weird sexual stances i.e. pie guys advocating bestiality
Etc. It's a fake pagan.
Mythic literacy: is reading the myths and legends handed down to us from your ethnic ancestors.
Many fake pagans will twist these to fit their own ideology, as opposed to adopting the ancestral one. Some are overt about this and openly admitting so i.e. declaration of deeds & 127. Others are more devious and will pretend to do the opposite.
Many folk think that fake paganism is only on the left, but there are also others who are on the right politically. It is best to read the legends yourself, and when you see behaviors such as:
•Adding foreign elements i.e. from india
•Going against ancestral morality
•Refusing to do sacrifices
•Denigrating the Gods &/or Ancestors
•Historical revisionism
•Weird sexual stances i.e. pie guys advocating bestiality
Etc. It's a fake pagan.
Forwarded from 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍 𝕸𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗
The next Artist Spotlight stream will be this Saturday, June 7th at 8pm EST with the talented Sarah from Loom Woven and it’s a real treat to have someone on with so much experience and skill in such a precious and ancestral craft. From spinning, dying and weaving to handcrafting buttons Sarah can do it all in her realm of textiles. I’m looking forward to this and hope you’ll join us! As always I’ll be joined by friends of the channel and taking audience questions and comments should they arise. This and all Artist Spotlight streams will be recorded for those who can’t join us live.
Forwarded from COLE WOLFSSON
Animism keeps winning and its over for vegans
100km East of Bordeaux, France is an ancient cave called Grotte de Gabillou. Inside there are murals typical of our Ice Age ancestors, but there are also carvings on the walls. Many things are depicted there such as: a woman giving birth, horses, rabbits, bears, deer and even a man wearing what is described as a "parka type jacket." At the back of this cave there is a "Minotaur" for lack of a better term, the head of a bull with the body of a man.
Many scholars today suggest this to be "a shaman wearing the skin of, or invoking a bull spirit." However this interpretation seems to be lacking. In many Ice Age caves, the rear houses the most religious features. On this channel we have talked about the cave bear skull altar in France. We also talked about a very ancient European god, the lion-headed man. Both of these known religious features were at the end of the cave. When putting these into perspective what we're looking at is most likely a bull-headed god.
A 15kya Minotaur god? What say you?
🗿 = yes
😱 = no
Many scholars today suggest this to be "a shaman wearing the skin of, or invoking a bull spirit." However this interpretation seems to be lacking. In many Ice Age caves, the rear houses the most religious features. On this channel we have talked about the cave bear skull altar in France. We also talked about a very ancient European god, the lion-headed man. Both of these known religious features were at the end of the cave. When putting these into perspective what we're looking at is most likely a bull-headed god.
A 15kya Minotaur god? What say you?
🗿 = yes
😱 = no
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
It has sometimes been remarked that human sacrifices, which occur fairly frequently in Greek myth and early epic, are noticeably absent from the Homeric poems, an omission attributed to the humane sensibilities of the poet. There is, however, one seeming exception: Achilles' slaughter of twelve Trojan captives before the pyre of Patroclus in the twenty-third book of the Iliad: This incident so distressed Plato that he simply denied that Achilles had committed the deed, and the reactions of many modern Homeric scholars have been similar: shock and distaste (reactions sometimes projected back onto the psyche of Homer himself), a quick dismissal, or, more often than not, complete silence. Scholars of Greek religion and funeral practices, on the other hand, have shown great interest in the slaying of the captives, considering it valuable evidence for actual custom among the early Greeks.
D.D.Hughes
D.D.Hughes
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
^ typical platonist attitude from the man himself. I don’t like it therefore it didn’t happen (or shouldn’t have). Those traitors don’t care about traditions and rituals since they are idealists.
Paganism isn't one-dimensional
We have Gods with dominion over love & war, of farming & hunting, and so on.
The idea that a folk with many Gods can be distilled into one particular category is profoundly ignorant. In the legends we see Gods disagreeing with eachother & not acting like a platonic hive-mind with only one will.
Our world is dynamic, many forces, sometimes acting in unison, sometimes in conflict & disagreement & that's okay. So often do we wish to oversimplify & make simple systems to model the complexities of what we perceive, instead of embracing the multifaceted nature of our existence, both corporeally and spiritually. Ancestral Faiths knew this all too well, which is why they were polytheistic. The simple mind of little stature needs to simplify in order to comprehend reality. Those of true intellect don't need to simplify, and rather embrace the complexity, multiplicity & the unknown relations therein.
When you see philosophies or histories that try to oversimplify, you see foolishness.
We have Gods with dominion over love & war, of farming & hunting, and so on.
The idea that a folk with many Gods can be distilled into one particular category is profoundly ignorant. In the legends we see Gods disagreeing with eachother & not acting like a platonic hive-mind with only one will.
Our world is dynamic, many forces, sometimes acting in unison, sometimes in conflict & disagreement & that's okay. So often do we wish to oversimplify & make simple systems to model the complexities of what we perceive, instead of embracing the multifaceted nature of our existence, both corporeally and spiritually. Ancestral Faiths knew this all too well, which is why they were polytheistic. The simple mind of little stature needs to simplify in order to comprehend reality. Those of true intellect don't need to simplify, and rather embrace the complexity, multiplicity & the unknown relations therein.
When you see philosophies or histories that try to oversimplify, you see foolishness.
Ancient civilizations who conquered another tribe or nation typically had a few policies they'd employ:
• ritualistic capital punishment (aka HuMaN sAcRiFiCe): yes, believe it or not, the dreaded HuMaN sAcRiFiCe would be employed for powerful warriors that were defeated. This is something that is even done today, with the trial and execution of "war criminals" and clergy are indeed present during such.
• slavery: some in defeated armies would be spared death, & during their incarceration would be utilized for manual labor.
• recruited: some defeated foes would be recruited into the army that conquered them. Rome would call them auxiliaries.
• client statecraft: many times old governing structures would remain, but be placed under new management, pay tribute and so on.
• incorporated: in ancient times people needed to work the land, the conquered common folk were not exterminated like many claim. There were not high enough populations to totally replace another population. Hence, they'd be incorporated.
• ritualistic capital punishment (aka HuMaN sAcRiFiCe): yes, believe it or not, the dreaded HuMaN sAcRiFiCe would be employed for powerful warriors that were defeated. This is something that is even done today, with the trial and execution of "war criminals" and clergy are indeed present during such.
• slavery: some in defeated armies would be spared death, & during their incarceration would be utilized for manual labor.
• recruited: some defeated foes would be recruited into the army that conquered them. Rome would call them auxiliaries.
• client statecraft: many times old governing structures would remain, but be placed under new management, pay tribute and so on.
• incorporated: in ancient times people needed to work the land, the conquered common folk were not exterminated like many claim. There were not high enough populations to totally replace another population. Hence, they'd be incorporated.
This channel is the bane of fake-pagans, on the left and the right. Known cross-platform for making the case for actually believing in the faith of our forefathers, and for standing against syncretism, platonism and "all the myths are only metaphorically true" stances. Also known for promoting smaller channels, folk-economy and family/folk building.
I absolutely love the fact our posts are being copied by others, for our message is more important than the messenger. That these messages of family, folk, fields and faith are spreading, and putting fear into those who wish to infiltrate, undermine and subvert. We will continue to do what has been the discription of this channel from day one:
"Wholesome folkish real pagan content.
White pills for white people.
Pagan Revivalism IS Inevitable!"
I want to say thank you to all of you who have supported the channel over the years, it means so much to me. I also appreciate the haters, for the anguish of the lokian and jotunic forces brings me joy.
Gods love you!
I absolutely love the fact our posts are being copied by others, for our message is more important than the messenger. That these messages of family, folk, fields and faith are spreading, and putting fear into those who wish to infiltrate, undermine and subvert. We will continue to do what has been the discription of this channel from day one:
"Wholesome folkish real pagan content.
White pills for white people.
Pagan Revivalism IS Inevitable!"
I want to say thank you to all of you who have supported the channel over the years, it means so much to me. I also appreciate the haters, for the anguish of the lokian and jotunic forces brings me joy.
Gods love you!