paganism

The Folklore of May-Day/ Bealtaine – from the National Folklore Schools Collection (irishfolklore.wordpress.com)

/c/paganism thread about Easter

Share what you know about Easter, its traditions, symbolism, history, etc....

Hymn to Themis

Oh Themis, divine goddess of order,...

In your heart you know it (lemmy.ml)

Any good recommendations for books (or other sources) on pagan traditions and beliefs?

I’d br interested in what you’d consider a good book (or other sources) on various pagan beliefs and traditions that you would recommend....

Black Holes - The symbolic/sacred representation of Abzu/Abyss/Void/Nothingness according to Abzunianism, Abzunian Theology, and Abzunian Philosophy. (lemmygrad.ml)

publicação cruzada de: lemmygrad.ml/post/3550990...

Recurring experiences with the Abyss/Void/Abzu/Deep Waters/Nothingness etc.

publicação cruzada de: hexbear.net/post/1739942...

Zionism is Folkism, it shouldn't be controversial to say so (hexbear.net)

publicação cruzada de: hexbear.net/post/1739466...

The Abzu: As above (space), so below (ocean) [One of the Mysteries of Abzunianism and of Abzunian Philosophy and Abzunian Theology] (Everything returns from where it comes from) (hexbear.net)

Liberate God From Capitalism - Credits: Earth Liberation Studio (hexbear.net)

In the Belly of Louisiana (lemmy.world)

Here in Louisiana, Imbolc signals a sort of pre-Spring, Spring. (What 'til you hear about our Second Winter and Summer IV!)...

Brigid’s Day: how a festival of fire and fertility connects Christian Ireland with its pagan past (theconversation.com)

Brigid’s Day is the first traditional festival of the calendar year in Ireland and has been for centuries. However, it was only in 2023 that the government officially recognised Brigid’s Day as an official holiday....

The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia (brill.com)

Archaeologists identify a sunken Nabataean temple dedicated to the God Dusares at Pozzuoli (arkeonews.net)

Winter solstice draws pagan faithful to Stonehenge (archive.is)

It was the shortest day and the longest tailback. The line of traffic to greet the midwinter sun began to form near Stonehenge long before dawn. With the final mile from Larkhill and Winterbourne Stoke taking an hour, and English Heritage warning that the car park was full, many ignored the yellow cones and dumped their cars on...

Let's Celebrate the Light in the Darkness 🌄 (lemmy.world)

It’s Winter Solstice, the ancient time to celebrate the “birth” of the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere....

Brumalia: Vives Annos!

My SO and I - in the UK - celebrate an adapted form of the Roman festival of Brumalia - which, as celebrated in Byzantium in later times (recorded as late as C11th CE despite Xtian repression) began on Nov 24th and continued through to Saturnalia - and a little beyond. This will be our third Brumalia....

Gold Medallions featuring Zeus and Artemis found in Thaaj (lemmy.ml)

Location of Thaaj in Arabia...

The Arabian Gods of Palmyra

A tablet from nineteenth century BC Anatolia mentions a Puzu-Ishtar ‘the Tadmuraean’ (Palmyrene) as witness to a contract. But there are very few references to Tadmur in historical texts until the first century BC, when it grows into a substantial settlement. Because of its central location on the route between Mesopotamia...

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