Yesterday, I happened across the following quote posted on twitter: "Cult expresses itself in two ways: myth and ritual. While myths are sacred stories about Gods and Goddesses, ritual is a symbolic act which expresses a mystic relationship between man and Deity."-Swami Bhajanananda This was being responded to by the modern-day Hindu sage Angiras, and … Continue reading A Few Musings On Myth, Ritual, Reality, And Rsis
‘Mother And Motherland Are Higher Than Heaven’ – An Arya Akasha Analysis Of A Beauteous Maxim
'Mother And Motherland Are Higher Than Heaven' - An Arya Akasha Analysis Of A Maxim Today marks Republic Day in India. जय हिंद ! The dual commemorations it is keyed to being the promulgation of India's Constitution in 1950, and the declaration by the Indian National Congress in 1930 of their intent to fight for … Continue reading ‘Mother And Motherland Are Higher Than Heaven’ – An Arya Akasha Analysis Of A Beauteous Maxim
Perseus , Krishna , Karna – Three Perspectives Upon The Origin Myth Of The Indo-European Striker/Thunderer
I have been meaning for some time to take a look at the Indo-European underpinnings of Krishna - in part because it helps to dispel this lingering and insistent misapprehension about post-Vedic / 'Puranic' era Hinduism being somehow 'non-Indo-European' mythology or religion. Now, a full-scale writeup of all the observed concordancies for this figure is … Continue reading Perseus , Krishna , Karna – Three Perspectives Upon The Origin Myth Of The Indo-European Striker/Thunderer
Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose – Parakram Divas
The 23rd of January marks the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose - one of the greatest (if these days, sadly unremembered by some) leaders of the Indian Independence movement. A Bengali by birth, Bose rose to prominence as a firebrand young leader of the Indian National Congress's more radical factions (and, earlier, served as … Continue reading Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose – Parakram Divas
On Music As Kosmos (Order[ing])
"धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिध्वनन्मृदङ्गतुङ्गमङ्गल ।ध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तितप्रचण्डताण्डवः शिवः ॥" While I disagree with her on most everything else, it was said by the famed anarchist Emma Goldman - "if I can't dance, then it's not my revolution". " जटाटवीगलज्जलप्रवाहपावितस्थले । " With deference to #NAS Theology and associated rites … it occurs most strongly that in the absence of dance, … Continue reading On Music As Kosmos (Order[ing])
Brief Preview From Upcoming Work, On Saliency Of Slavic Mythology For Indo-European Understanding
Figured I'd post a brief excerpt from the book I'm working on : "Foreword: Despite the title, this section should not be taken as the Slavic chapter of this book. But rather, as the utilization of a Masque of the Sky Father prominently (if fragmentarily) featured in Slavic mythology to open up a series of … Continue reading Brief Preview From Upcoming Work, On Saliency Of Slavic Mythology For Indo-European Understanding
Quenching Cyrus’ Blood-Thirst – The Tale Of Tomyris Of The Massagetae , A #GangSteppe Exegesis
'The Queen Tomyris with Cyrus II' - Art by Mossacannibalis This Is #GangSteppe I had been meaning to write of this occurrence for some time - as it's quite a resonant one for various elements of our work, in perhaps unexpected ways. Depicted is, as some of you could probably have guessed, the Massagetae Queen … Continue reading Quenching Cyrus’ Blood-Thirst – The Tale Of Tomyris Of The Massagetae , A #GangSteppe Exegesis
The Solar Asva – The Shining-Maned Horse Amidst The Sea Of Stars
As it is a salient Solar occasion today, here is an excerpt from my earlier work - 'The Sea Horse Of Sovereignty - On Hellenic Poseidon , Vedic Varuna, Scythian Thagimasidas , And The Essential Equine Elevator-Empowerer Of The Ancient Indo-European King' In it, we examine part of the underlying reasoning for the Horse's involvement … Continue reading The Solar Asva – The Shining-Maned Horse Amidst The Sea Of Stars
A Brief Thought On What The Recent Rounds Of DNA Testing Indicate
A thought about all these DNA/ancestry tests that've been popular for awhile now. Now, it's tempting to just write the whole thing off as being a faddish portal to popular-genetics in a manner that's almost as fast-and-loose as Astrology or the Myers-Briggs personality assessments. You've got these gene-clusters, that means you've likely got X in … Continue reading A Brief Thought On What The Recent Rounds Of DNA Testing Indicate
The Apple of Odin to Rerir, The Fire-Seed of Agni, The Egg of Nemesis, The Paternity of Alexander, And The Asvamedha of Dasharatha – On The Equine Investiture Of The Divine Essence In A King’s Heir-To-Be In The Indo-European Mytho-Religious Sacro-Political Tradition
It is curious how things align. During the course of my research, looking over the ancient scriptural materials of two cultures in order to demonstrate that Odin is Agni - I happened across a potent potential explication for an otherwise rather curious phenomenon encountered in the Greek mythos. And then one of my devotees asked … Continue reading The Apple of Odin to Rerir, The Fire-Seed of Agni, The Egg of Nemesis, The Paternity of Alexander, And The Asvamedha of Dasharatha – On The Equine Investiture Of The Divine Essence In A King’s Heir-To-Be In The Indo-European Mytho-Religious Sacro-Political Tradition
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