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🇮🇹 «See the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour» (William Blake, “A World, A Heaven, The Eternity”) Let’s start with an axiom that should now be clear to all polytheists and not: time is not what …
Quando si parla di “Mito” si parla di racconti. I soggetti principali dei quali risultano essere Eroi del passato, Antenati, Spiriti o Divinità. Questi racconti a seconda della persona a cui se ne chiede opinione, ricevono significati più o meno profondi. Se si disquisisce di “Mito” con individui senza nessuna propensione sacrale, si sentirà descriverli …
Translation by Federico Pızzıleo The phenomena of death and all other common events in daily life have given rise to speculations about the invisible world, which have gradually led to a distinction, albeit slight at all times, between good spirits and bad spirits. This division in the Christian era found fertile ground, as well as …
Today I want to draw attention to an excerpt from C. Peter’s thesis in Vernacular psychologies in Old Norse-Icelandic and Old English, which examines the vernacular psychology presented in the ancient Norwegian-Icelandic texts. The part that catches my interest focuses on the concept “hugr”, generally translated in English as “mind, soul, spirit” and explores the …
Based on the news that emerged regarding a possible article that clarifies the presence of volcanic cult areas in Iceland, precisely in Surtshellir, we could not help but give you excerpts from this beautiful study. With all the calm of the case and without drawing hasty conclusions, we will make an excursus following some steps …
Translation by Federico P. The Fylgjur have long been associated (and not) with the witch’s companions. We find this in many Icelandic folk tales, especially in ancient Nordic literature and pagan belief; is a view supported by both Jón Árnason and the eminent folklorist Einar Ólafur Sveinsson. Despite their obvious differences, significant similarities persist between …
Originally published in Alb Italia. Article in honor of Timo Ketola The term Grimoire derives from an Old French term ‘gram(m)aire’.It originally referred to a book written in Latin, but soon this association was more specific to denote a book of magic. The word grimoire brings us back to the concept of a book full of …
Abstract: Through analysis and research, and with the help of the most important anthropologists of the sacred, this article sets the objective of giving a homogeneous framework on the differences, on the evolution and characteristics of the so-called “religion”, also linked to Traditio. At last, we will demonstrate that real consistency is necessary on the …
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The text of the Völuspá encompasses much of the witchcraft practice of Vanatrú. The song, referring to the logos of terms such as Góð and Ragnarök, compresses in a few esoteric verses the generating, destroying and receiving act of the new era typical of the Vanatrú tradition. In Völuspá the Völva remembers and foresees. To …
Today we want to introduce a video-article and a research work exogenous to the association, but which we believe to be significant from several points of view. Created by Arith Härger, a leading archaeologist and scholar of the international heathen landscape, this examination promises to provide a conceptual structure rich in specific notions that shed …