(Y)Our Ancestors, Ladies & Gentlemen!* "Most tellingly, perhaps, at the site of Potapovka (N. Krasnoyarsk Dst., near Kuybyshev on the N. Volga steppe), a unique burial has been found.6 It contains a human skeleton whose head has been replaced by a horse head; a human head lies near his feet, along with a bone pipe, … Continue reading A Cut Off Horse-Head Delivers The Message
Ritual
“What’s The Magic Word?” – A Brief Primer On Practical Indo-European Prayer
Ignition - Introductions This piece is going to be very different from much of our previous output. Most of the time, when we put out material through Arya Akasha, it's pretty high-minded and somewhat theoretical stuff. In-depth etymology and theological inquiry that's fascinating - and, for those outside a certain sphere of interest, perhaps seemingly … Continue reading “What’s The Magic Word?” – A Brief Primer On Practical Indo-European Prayer
Hittite Ritual Axe; Indo-European Symbolic Explication
"Man, I've had this fine artefact in my head for the past day or so - a beautiful Hittite ritual axe. Now, I haven't *yet* done serious research nor work on Hittite and broader Anatolian Indo-European mythoreligious praxis [i.e. ritual], nor their symbolic lexicon. But I do recall two points from my previous brief … Continue reading Hittite Ritual Axe; Indo-European Symbolic Explication
Calling The Gods
"There can be no doubt that gods have appeared, not only in ancient times but even late in history; they feasted with us and fought at our sides. But what good is the splendor of bygone banquets to a starving man? What good is the clinking of gold that a poor man hears through the … Continue reading Calling The Gods
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