Ancestral Spirit

The god Apollo accepts the sacrifices of the shepherds
By: Gustave Moreau

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Is Tacitus a reliable source?

I've become convinced there are no valid arguments against Tacitus. The people who don't like Tacitus never give a reason based on a specific detail of his writing that they disagree with.

The "reasons" given are always in the vein of "Tacitus was RoMaN" "He was a plagiarist" "Saxo says he just wrote what his bishop told him to"

1. Being Roman doesn't invalidate him. What he wrote was based on information collected from people who had written what they learned when they interacted with Germanics and traveled/campaigned in their lands.

2. The academic standard of the day was different and sources were handled differently back then so if he was a plagiarist then everyone else writing at the time was too

3. Saxo never actually said that. Also he was writing more than a thousand years after Tacitus (a pagan) died and also had a clear pro Christian bias in the Gesta Danorum (commissioned by a Danish Archbishop) so I fail to see how this fake quote is an argument or how Saxo is a more reliable source than Tacitus who applauded the virtues of the Germanics as opposed to the disdain Saxo seems to display at times for pre Christian culture.

I suspect the reason people take shots at Tacitus is because they want to believe the cool germanic barbarians didn't have rules. If Tacitus can be invalidated then we don't have a reason to believe the germanic people expected their boys to wait until the age of manhood before having sex, or that they punished dishonorable crimes like homosexuality.

Christians didn't invent morality. The Bible didn't introduce the first laws. Pagan cultures weren't anarchies. If we allow Tacitus to be thrown out these people will just continue to attack evidence and sources indicating pagans had structured and rules based societies until there is nothing left. Then they can make up whatever foolishness they want to and claim authenticity.

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Taliesin's Map video discussing the connection between the fire God and water.

https://youtu.be/l9j9gTfmLu8

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It's interesting that the owl would have such symbolism for the Slavs, but to the Greeks is associated with Athena and is today seen across the West as a symbol of wisdom. Also, the Aztecs (forgive me for using a non IE/Aryan comparison) hold the owl to be sacred to one of their darkest war Gods.

This shows how a single symbol can have many different interpretations. When trying to read the language of symbolism, context is key.

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Sad but true.

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For anyone interested in learning how to begin and understand basic Indo-European/Aryan practice, Nobilis Sacerdos has just started a series to assist newcomers to paganism.

https://youtu.be/p40tyvcD1_U

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Very interesting thread regarding the different views of Plato and Aristotle on art and its deeper meanings

T.me/IbisPortal/6026

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This is pretty cool. Exploring Hadrian's wall is definitely on my bucket list.

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There isn't a lot of historic Equinox celebration in either Christian or pre christian cultures of Europe, but many people today hold these times of year to be sacred. I hope everyone has a magical day full of love laughter, and friendship. May your Gods and ancestors watch over you on this blessed day.

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Interesting post about Slavic belief in the power of the spoken word. We see this in Germanic culture as well.

Footbiter, the sword that Bolli used to kill Kjartan in the Laxdæla Saga, was cursed to bring about a tragedy with a simple sentence in a fit of rage.

And of course, the Germanic use of the power of Galdr.

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This video from Nobilis Sacerdos explains similarities and key differences between the Indo-European/Aryan faiths and also explains why both the super folkists and the universalist neo pagans are wrong in their extreme positions.

https://youtu.be/9FquMyKWpW8

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https://t.me/solarcult

https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/?m=1

https://youtube.com/@taliesinsmap7938?si=_mcBmVfbv64qMTNh

https://a.co/d/6JHydJR

These are the links for the blog, book listing, telegram channel, and youtube channel for the best work being done today in the field of comparative mythology.

J Dolan and his team have been crucial to helping me understand Indo-European religion, and I feel honored to be able to learn from such men. Currently, the sequel to Taliesin's Map is being written. It will be called Breoghan's Tower, and both it and Dolan's first book, Taliesin's Map, deserve a place on a bookshelf in every library.

There are many books from many authors who have influenced me on my path, but few as much as this one.

In order to properly reconstruct our ancestral faiths, we must be able to fill the gaps in our lore, understand what the traditions were originally, and learn where/why certain changes occurred in specific cultures.

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One of my drill sergeants once told me that the true essence of a warrior was the willingness to close distance with the enemy.

This hunter seems to have embodied that essence. If so, I hope he feasts well in the hall of the All Father.

https://youtube.com/shorts/2b8lcoODRJo

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This video from Survive The Jive goes into detail about the specifically Anglo-Saxon Gods. Definitely worth watching as there are some less well known points brought up in this video.

https://youtu.be/TlZN8-lwoMQ

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https://youtube.com/shorts/NkefhlQaudQ

I appreciate a good 40k edit as much as the next racist, but there are a few points I'd like to make in response.

1) Chaos =/= The One. Chaos is Ginnungagap. In fact, here's an in-depth post from the Sun Riders relevant to the topic for people who have a higher than 80 IQ and longer attention span than an 8 year old. T.me/solarcult/1629

2) The Imperium of Man is monotheistic. Any hard polytheist would actually be closer to Chaos in a 40k context.

I humbly request Æsiric (or whoever originally made the video) that if there are any future public responses to my posts, you continue to provide them in 40k edit format. My kids thought it was cool. Thank you in advance.

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New video from Awenyddau covering the Celtic God Lugh of the Long Arm

https://youtu.be/lQoUSwJ5SJs

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This post highlights how Homer himself understood that some of the Gods were known by multiple cultures. In the provided example he claims the Egyptians to be of the race of Pæeon. This indicates a close relationship/kinship.

Clearly the pre platonic view of the Gods wasn't one of an infinitely divisible nature.

T.me/solarcult/1408

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The Oracle of Delphi was a prophetess known as the Pythia. Dedicated to Apollo, she would be the vessel that carried his message to mortals.

This image is interesting because we see accounts of the Norse Volva/Seeresses sitting on a raised beam when giving prophecy as well. Almost like the magic works only when suspended off the ground.

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Bro slipped and referred to Western Hunter-Gatherers as WSH 😆

Other than that, the video is full of good information. I look forward to seeing what he puts out next.

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Are the Gods infinitely divisible?

If the answer is "no" the obvious conclusion is that the Gods don't just become something different or split into totally separate Gods when a group moves to a new place and their culture changes.

If "yes" then there would have to be a complex splitting as well as points of convergence.

And the true answer to this question is what determines whether or not any of the Gods of different people groups can be the same God understood through a different cultural lense.

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