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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The Divine Rite Of The Covenant – The Underpinning Apex As To The Godly Cosmos In Vedic, Hellenic, & Eddic Mythic Expression [ Part 1 – ‘Presaging The Triple-Arrow Thunder’ : The Imperative Oaths To Rudra Tanūnapāt ]
Odin (And Vili, And Vé) slaying Ymir. Zeus (And The Gods, And Three Ouranian Cyclopes, And Three Hekatoncheries) warring against the Titans, Gigantes, and Kronos (And Typhon). The Glorious (Agni-)Rudra (Dyaus) driving forth in terror and annihilation the Demons (A'Suras) from their three great citadels , winning the Three Worlds via Siege and His most formidable … Continue reading The Divine Rite Of The Covenant – The Underpinning Apex As To The Godly Cosmos In Vedic, Hellenic, & Eddic Mythic Expression [ Part 1 – ‘Presaging The Triple-Arrow Thunder’ : The Imperative Oaths To Rudra Tanūnapāt ]
On ‘Mleccha’ – A Reply To A Query
Every so often, somebody writes in via our website's contact function with a question. Often, these are theological. Sometimes, they are personal. This one, I suppose, was both. As the concept in question is likely to be of some interest to a fair few of our readers, I present both question and answer (slightly edited for … Continue reading On ‘Mleccha’ – A Reply To A Query
Prayer As Petitioning – A Lesson In Piety From ‘The GodsFather’
The conception many people have of 'Prayer' is that it constitutes of 'asking' - often for things that might be thought of as 'for personal gain', or for the assistance of others. Now, as we've recently discussed, there's quite a bit more to prayer than that, and effectively the broad meaning to the concept is … Continue reading Prayer As Petitioning – A Lesson In Piety From ‘The GodsFather’
The Last Integral Aryan Civilization – A Manyu-Festo
"Bare is the back of the brotherless man."- Burnt Njal's Saga ; Iceland, 13th Century Every year on August 15th, we publish a tribute-piece for the Independence Day of India. This year, we elucidate the concept of India as the world's 'Last Integral Aryan Civilization' [a phrasing coined by my associate, Aldo Rapace] - and … Continue reading The Last Integral Aryan Civilization – A Manyu-Festo
Quirinus – The Roman
Earlier this week, our associate Athanaricus had posted a rather novel paper by another which proposed to explain the Roman theonym of Quirinus via recourse to our old friend, the Proto-Indo-European Perkwunos - that is to say, a potential linkage between this cryptic Roman deific and the Striker/Thunderer. Now, I am not in a position to … Continue reading Quirinus – The Roman