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Today is the Khalkeia. In ancient Greek times, a priestess would guide workers to ceremonially place wool upon a loom, that would over the next nine months be spun to make an elaborate, bright-yellow-and-blue robe to be taken in procession and placed upon the statue of Athena at the start of Her Panathenia Games, to petition her blessing and supervision of the games. I presume that after the games, this sacred robe would be stored or else placed upon one of the statues of Athena within the polis, and a new robe would be made for the next year. Thus, the making of the robe was a way of not just consecrating the sacred games but also of contributing to the worship and honor of Athena throughout the state.
| 2 | Tonight His Holiness Peteseph Drakontos celebrated an exclusive outdoor Samhain rite with laity in attendance. The completion of the Samhain rite marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, the fifth year of the Temple. Here's to returns and rebirths. Praise be to Persephone, Hekate-Morrigan, Zeus-Dagda, Hera, Dionysos-Asklepios, Hermes-Anubis Khthonios Psychopompos, Agathodaimon, Toutates, and Phanes-Eros, the Gods of tonight's rite. đđť | 179 |
| 3 | A revelationist is principally an anti-moralist, committed only to enforcing worldview for self-serving purposes. For them, morality exists on no objective grounds but rather derives from adherence to the revelation or tradition they have inherited, no matter how arbitrary. Those who, seeing their religion as only an ontological worldview, regard their religious tradition as a relic preserved in time like some object in a museum are as guilty of revelationism as Abrahamistsâand they are less militant; unlike their ancestors, they lack the power to create vital, glorious traditions. The future is in your spirit, not in the museum! This is not to disregard the legitimacy or value of traditional understandings and practices, but rather it is to exhort the restoration of the natural religious tradition into a living, intelligent force rather a dead, empty, limited form. The teleological and epistemological dimensions of true religion simply cannot be dismissed by cementing religion into something purely ontological. The logical metaphysical underpinnings of religion must be understood, or else you are simply believing revelation rather than understanding Truth. | 125 |
| 4 | A revelationist is principally a moral relativist. For them, morality exists on no objective grounds but rather derives from adherence to the revelation or tradition they have inherited, no matter how arbitrary. Those who regard their religious tradition as a relic preserved in time like some object in a museum are as guilty of revelationism as Abrahamicsâand they are less vital; unlike their ancestors, they lack the power to create vital, glorious traditions. The future is in your spirit, not in the museum. This is not to disregard the legitimacy or value of traditional understandings and practices, but rather it is to exhort the restoration of the natural religious tradition into a living, intelligent force rather than a dead, empty, limited form. | 1 |
| 5 | People often criticize our mission to establish an orthodoxy among natural religions. This stems from fundamentally misunderstanding our mission. We do not desire to tell religions what they must believe; in fact, we are more flexible and vital than any fixed tradition. We do not desire to eliminate, compromise, or alter any religious traditions. That is not what the Temple is about in any way whatsoever. Our mission is to establish alliance among the natural religions in order to affirm moral objectivism and ecumenical disposition: Our mission is to ensure we are all principled and cooperative. Until pagan religions can do this, they will continue to be misrepresented and genocided by the elite. Rallying around localism and particularism isnât going to change things for the same reason a small petition or protest wonât change things. We are stronger united, in greater numbers, and with greater public awareness of the nature and superiority of paganism. Continuing to be standoffish, obscure, unprincipled, and uncooperative isnât going to do anything to redress our grievances or enlighten the world; such relativists are only enemies to truth, natural religion, and the well-being of humanity in general and Europeans in particular. | 170 |
| 6 | Today is the true Samhain, and it may be celebrated tomorrow as well. Happy Samhain, and Happy Late Autumn, the season of Earth. The colors of the season are now Red and Brown. | 158 |
| 7 |  Marzanna is a Slavic goddess associated with death, winter, and illness. In Slavic mythology, death is seen as a natural part of the cycle of life and rebirth, and Marzanna serves as a guide and protector for those who have passed on. Marzanna is also closely connected to the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth, as she brings about the end of one cycle and the beginning of the next.
Marzanna
$30 with free shipping.
Can come in most colors.
Also available as a hoodie. | 104 |
| 8 | Pretty cool shirt. | 1 |
| 9 | Today, the Temple has gained a new Initiate, Brother Justin, who is a longtime student and practitioner of the Germanic lore. We are thrilled to welcome him into the esoteric fold of the Temple and to support him in his studies to become a priest for the Temple, and we are grateful for his service on our Germanic Development Team, along with Seeker Devin, both of whom, have become good friends of mine through our work. Brilliant, friendly, humorous, wise, sensible, sincere, and, above all, loyal men like him are hard to come by, and we cherish him as our Brother. Congratulations, Brother Justin! | 94 |
| 10 | Why do people celebrate and decorate for Halloween and Christmas less than they used to?
Firstly, I believe that people donât enjoy the economic prosperity and energetic optimism to decorate like they used to. Secondly, I believe people have grown weaker due to a combination of impoverishment, sedentary lifestyle, and softening of discipline and cultural standards applying to the youth. Thirdly, a friend points out that in some metropolitan areas, there are more foreigners who donât observe these holidays. And, fourthly, I think everybody is simply on their screens now, so they do less stuff in real life. I also think people are so tuned into pop culture and Internet news/discourse that there is less local activity and folk culture. Because, for instance, other things that have declined precipitously are parents coaching their kidsâ sports, people volunteering, local groups like book clubs, parents reading to their kids and people reading print in general, peopleâs willingness to do homework or extracurricular activities, public behavior and respect, and subscription to local publications and newspapers. Itâs all âAs soon as Iâm done showing up here, Iâm getting back home to my screensâ: There is a profound lack of care for and investment in the real world around them. And, this is an unspoken but visible cultural existential crisis we are experiencing today. Let us take more time to appreciate the world we live in and be content with simple divine being; let us appreciate and contribute to the institutions weâve built and maintain; let us enrich ourselves and our communities and get more active locally. | 143 |
| 11 | Many are beginning to think and talk about celebrating Samhain. Samhain is a cross-quarter day, occurring between the equinox and solstice. Accordingly, true Samhain is not until November 7th, and we are lucky this year because Samhain occurs during the lunar phase that corresponds with the season that Samhain ushers in (Late Autumn) and the element it embodies (Earth). You may choose to wear red and brown to align yourself more with the earthly power. I strongly suggest waiting until the 7th to celebrate the religious rite of Samhain. | 340 |
| 12 | People have asked me if we are affiliated with any other religious organizations. We are not. What we seek to do is to establish an alliance between all legitimate natural religious traditions in order to understand ourselves as natural religion, promote natural religion against revealed religion, agree upon fundamental doctrines necessary to the sanity and justice and good order of the world, and defend and promote our interests. So what I doâafter a lengthy period of investigation and as time permitsâis I send out a Compact of Accord document which religious organizations can sign in order to enter in alliance with us and the undersigned parties. Sadly, some organizations fall into counter-religious thinking and think they are the one true religion and only way, and some lack the vision to admit of the necessity and benefit of cooperating with other natural religious traditions for a higher cause; they canât see past their own noses. If you belong to a religious organization that is interested in allying with us, please email us at info@otnr.org, and we would be happy to discuss the possibility further. đđť | 152 |
| 13 | +2 I celebrated the beginning of the Winter Nights with my temple this evening. It was a beautiful rite.
Iâm sure the ancestors will love the homemade pumpkin bread⌠đ | 76 |
| 14 | Winter Nights
~27th October - 29th October
~13th Winterfylleth - 15th Winterfylleth
This is the time that marks the beginning of Winter in the traditional year.
This year my family and I begin our celebrations the night of the 27th. The reason is that the 100% full moon takes place about midnight that night. Thus we begin with the night just before the height of Moon's might (just as the day was traditionally reckoned to start with the night prior) and then continue another two nights with celebration.
The lore gives us a few terms worth knowing regarding the celebrations of the time:
⢠Haustblót (Autumn Blót)
⢠VetrnÌtrblót (Winter Nights Blót)
⢠ĂlfablĂłt (Elves BlĂłt)
⢠DĂsablĂłt (DĂsir BlĂłt - BlĂłt to the female spirits)
When we read the various sources for the traditions left to us, we bear witness to a blĂłt in honor of Frey, the Elves, and the DĂsir (Odin also presides over the Elves BlĂłt as seen in the work AustrfaravĂsur); we are also told of a three-night celebration. It has begun to become a more standard practice among modern Folk to continue this and thus I'd like to offer my personal interpretation and practice.
⢠The first night my family and I celebrate with Frey's Blót.
⢠On the second night, we celebrate with DĂsablĂłt.
⢠On the third night, we celebrate with Elves Blót.
The first night we honor Ingwe Frey for the bountiful year we've had.
On the second night, we honor the DĂsir (the female spirits) for their continued love, guidance, and wealth.
On the third night, we honor the Elves with a personal family celebration (each family will have some personal rituals they perform to honor their Forebears). At this time we thank the Elves for their part in us having this chance at life, our Luck, their guidance, and the wealth they bestow on us.
Some standards the Lore shares concerning family practices for Elves BlĂłt are:
(1) the head of the household bears the epithet Ulvir in which he plays the role of Allfather presiding over the blĂłt. The name means, "the one divinely inspired via drink," and recalls the drinking of the Mead from Mimir's Brunn done by Allfather, thus partaking of the highest wisdom.
(2) As referred to previously, the night involves ritual drinking (a practice present in all Holy Tides) where we drink with the Gods via the practice of Sumbel. This involves rounds of drinking (known as fulls) to honor the various Gods, Goddesses, etc. You can honor the Gods and Goddesses (such as Ingwe Frey and Odin in particular), the Elves, specific Forebears, and so on as applicable. | 86 |
| 15 | Our next upcoming Initiate graciously shares this post about the next full moon according to the Germanic tradition. đđť | 70 |
| 16 | Athena's bust smashed because "it goes against the Torah". Luckily it was taken for restoration.
Daily reminder that Abrahamism is a plague.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-tourist-arrested-for-smashing-roman-era-statues-at-israel-museum/ | 89 |
| 17 | Such solipsism doesnât belong on the earth. Eradicate Abrahamism. | 83 |
