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Hololool, a bonfire tradition from Zonhoven (Belgium) celebrated on 10 November, likely has roots reaching back over 2,500 years to Germanic and Celtic winter rituals.
Ancient Europeans counted moons instead of months, which left thirteen “extra” days before the winter solstice. These days—believed to be the darkest and most dangerous perio…Read More![Profile Photo]()
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Yesterday was the last full moon of the winter. To me, it felt like a moment of closure, but also of clarity. It reminded me that we live in a dual world, in nature, but also within ourselves. Light and darkness, movement and stillness, it all belongs.
From the universe, or the cosmos, I once again received beautiful wisdom. Something I wanted to…Read More![]()
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The Hall of the Dead in Early Germanic and Anglo-Saxon ThoughtBy H.E. Early Anglo-Saxon inscriptions and literature show a complex interplay between pagan and Christian ideas about the afterlife. One […]
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Good data point!
Worth exploring further, I think.
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To Live Like Water
We are not made to be trapped in plans, rules, and expectations.
Our soul is fluid, born from the same current as water, wind, and the wild creatures that move freely across the land. The world demands that we be flexible, ever reshaped to fit new forms, neatly contained within walls that promise safety. Yet deep within, we…Read More![]()
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The Ingvaeonic Society
A footnote to the idea, I just learned of an obscure Hall from the prose Edda called Vingólf. It’s name may mean “Wine-hall” as well