The 6th of April marks the Anniversary of Arya Akasha - both of the Research Institute's founding proper, in 2016, as well as our successfully taking things 'public' upon this date some two years later. Now, when we have observed this occasion in the past, it has been an incandescent illustration of Agni with which … Continue reading The Anniversary Of Arya Akasha – And Our Purpose
Ancient Flame Modern Targets
Io Saturnalia From Bengal
I was very pleased to receive the following image and brief communique from one of our Brahminical cadre in India:"Greetings for Saturnalia folksPerformed a very simplistic Saturnalia offeringWhy ? Because we in Arya Akasha know Indo-European as just not a linguistic family but also a cultural family, so we should act as one as well!All … Continue reading Io Saturnalia From Bengal
Demon-Hunting By Rifle-Sight? A Cautionary Caveat On Twitter’s Recent ‘Enthusiasm’
https://twitter.com/The_Sourkraut/status/1850873531304673719 I have to say - looking at this tweet and the level of enthusiastic engagement it's gotten … "The Greatest Trick Certain Sorts Of Devils Would Appear To Be Pulling Is Convincing Credulous Souls On Twitter That They're Functionally Corporeal And Vulnerable Accordingly." And thereby seeking to shift attention away from how one would … Continue reading Demon-Hunting By Rifle-Sight? A Cautionary Caveat On Twitter’s Recent ‘Enthusiasm’
Halloween, Diwali, Kali Puja, Amavasya Syzygy
Interesting Syzygy tonight : it's Halloween and Diwali. And also, if you're in Bengal and/or my house, Kālī Pūjā. These latter two being because it's also an Amāvasyā [Night of No Moon] tonight, as well. As for what that is, the Amāvasyā of each month [where the Sun and Moon 'dwell (-vāsya) together (amā-)'] has … Continue reading Halloween, Diwali, Kali Puja, Amavasya Syzygy
Why We Offer To The Gods [Part Three: I Bring The Fire]
In our previous installments, we had sought to extoll two key elements. For the first - some brief textual attestations of Roman and Vedic provenance for the concept of the Gods being actively supported ("subsist[ing]", as one translated section had it) through our offerings to Them through the proper rites. Which is, of course, a … Continue reading Why We Offer To The Gods [Part Three: I Bring The Fire]
Why We Offer To The Gods [Part Two: Irrigating The Worlds With Blood-Dimmed Tide]
As you can see there from the title, our intent with these linked pieces has been to take a look at one of the more foundational questions to the Indo-European theology. Namely, why it is that we carry out rites of sacrifice and offering to the Gods in the first place. I suspect that for … Continue reading Why We Offer To The Gods [Part Two: Irrigating The Worlds With Blood-Dimmed Tide]
On The Symbolism Of The Gigantes & Gigantomachy [Part One: He Shall Tread]
We had earlier received a question as to the iconography of the Gigantes of Classical myth - more specifically, what was up with the Serpents they so prominently feature instead of legs in an array of renderings. And, because it's a very, very cool illustration for the concept - here's a beautiful 2nd-3rd Century (BC) … Continue reading On The Symbolism Of The Gigantes & Gigantomachy [Part One: He Shall Tread]
Why We Offer To The Gods [Part One: The Integral Performance]
It is occasionally intriguing how various elements 'turn up'. I had been looking for a particular quotation on an unrelated matter (from G.K. Chesterton, as it happens), and had somehow happened across the following passages from Lucian's "Zeus Tragoedus" (Ζεὺς Τραγῳδός) (often translated somewhat loosely as "Zeus Rants"). And, at just about the same time, … Continue reading Why We Offer To The Gods [Part One: The Integral Performance]
A Liturgy for Minerva
The Quinquatria observance had concluded some days ago, however we have yet to present several elements undertaken in relation thereto. The following is a liturgy for Minerva written by C. Dauphin for the occasion: "My praise to You, oh Lady of bright,from Whom each craft and art derives.Here You come, fast-paced to battle,adorned by virtues, … Continue reading A Liturgy for Minerva
On Recent Happenings In Ayodhya – An Indo-European Perspective
Earlier, a Brahminical associate had asked if I'd be writing anything for today's occasion - that being the Investiture of the Murti (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā - 'Breath-Installment') at the newly constructed Ram Mandir in the city of His Birth, Ayodhyah. To be honest, I hadn't entirely intended upon it - there are so many glowing tributes … Continue reading On Recent Happenings In Ayodhya – An Indo-European Perspective
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