I am pretty annoyed right now at the ongoing attempts at misusing Goddess Kali as part of attempted metapolitical [and often outright metaphysical political] 'analysis'. Now to be sure, I am NOT against folk attempting to incorporate religious understandings of the world into their politics. I do it all the time. I encourage others … Continue reading On The Ongoing Woeful Misappropriation Of Kali Ma When Western Metapolitical Commentators Write About Kali Yuga
‘Occasionalism’ in the thought of Al-Ghazali & The Bhagavad Gita
A curious 7 a.m thought for a Sunday morning, about the nature of 'Causality'. Now, the standard paradigm for understanding why things happen is a non-metaphysical one. It basically goes "somebody/something performs an action, it has an effect". This is so straightforward it doesn't even really require stating. We just *know* it implicitly. But as … Continue reading ‘Occasionalism’ in the thought of Al-Ghazali & The Bhagavad Gita
Vishvarupa Darshan
As is well known, I am not a Vaishnavite, nor a Krishna-bhakt. And, in point of fact, the traditional rivalry of Shaivites with these is common knowledge. But it is difficult to look upon this image - for me, anyway - and not feel something. It depicts the portion from Bhagavad Gita wherein Arjuna asks … Continue reading Vishvarupa Darshan
Caste and the Origin of the Races of Man
Contrary to many popular notions that are perpetuated by Hollywood and the public, the Germanic people (Of which Vikings are but a subgroup) were not an anarchic people composed wholly of warriors or grunting savages in poorly constructed huts, who held strong notions of liberty and equality, with 1-1 ratios of men and women in … Continue reading Caste and the Origin of the Races of Man
On April Fools, Tricksters And Loki
Given that today is April Fools day and I keep seeing things linking it to the worship of Loki, Let me take a moment to address that. The origins of April Fools can be traced back to worship of the Celtic deity Gwydion in honor of the time when he conjured some armies to trick … Continue reading On April Fools, Tricksters And Loki
A Brief Elucidation On The Celtic Origin Of April Fool’s Day
Posted on behalf of Will Bordsen: "Gwydion is the Welsh god of magic and wisdom, analogous to the Germanic Odin and Greek Hermes. In addition to being the leader of the House of Don, slayer of Pryderi (God of the year, mortality), father figure to Llew (God of battle, light) and creator of Blodeuwedd (Goddess … Continue reading A Brief Elucidation On The Celtic Origin Of April Fool’s Day
Tripurantaka
Today is Kartik Poornima, a religious observance marking Lord Shiva's mighty deed as Tripurantaka ("Destroyer of the Three Cities"), which brought to a decisive and victorious end one of the Gods' wars against the Asuras. It's probably the second most significant Shaivite observance after MahaShivRatri ("The Great Night of Shiva"), which occurs in February/March. The … Continue reading Tripurantaka
Akhanda Bharata – A Concept In Flux
I've previously written a bit about the occasional bouts of revanchist and irridentist tendencies which can accompany political Hinduism - the most common of which are rather justified claims that India ought to maintain or extend territorial possession to include areas such as the full extent of Jammu & Kashmir, and areas of China (or, … Continue reading Akhanda Bharata – A Concept In Flux
Indo-European Origins, Part II: The Nordic, Kurgan, and Anatolian Theories
As Alain de Benoist has noted, there are two main schools of thought on the Indo-European urheimat (homeland): one which derives the Indo-Europeans from the North, and another which brings them from South Russia (and ultimately the Near East). Suprà: Zones of Indo-European origin proposed by scholars over the 19–20th centuries, showing a trend toward … Continue reading Indo-European Origins, Part II: The Nordic, Kurgan, and Anatolian Theories
Hinduism: Universalist Or Specificist Creed
I'm doing some thinking atm about Hinduism (when am I not?) and whether the Faith constitutes a Universalist or a specifist religion. Obviously, these days, there are a number of Hindu (or Hindu-derived) religious movements and sects which are pretty decidedly convinced that they are, indeed, universally applicable - the Hare Krishnas are probably the … Continue reading Hinduism: Universalist Or Specificist Creed
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