Ingwina Ferræden | Hirut | Activity https://ingwine.org/members/thehoptimist/activity/ Activity feed for Hirut. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:33:44 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 1face3f0509cf0352aaaba55d6d303ea Hirut enrolled in a new course https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1461/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:10:25 -0600 0 1e4a30e3c4d40453fac26e516fc9b220 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 period of the year—were linked to myths of the Wild Hunt, a terrifying ghostly procession led by the god Wodan/Odin or the goddess Holda (Holle). People feared punishment from these supernatural riders, so they stayed indoors around the fire. During this time: A Yule log burned continuously for protection and light. Food stores and baked goods (sometimes shaped like people) were prepared to keep families safe and children calm. Fire rituals and bonfires symbolized the return of light and protection against dark forces. These traditions influenced later figures like St. Nicholas and St. Martin, who share striking traits with the ancient god Wodan: a white horse, red cloak, staff, and dark companions who punish wrongdoing. The Hololool bonfire may also relate to charcoal production from holly wood, used historically in iron smelting in the Zonhoven area. Communities likely gathered around large fires both for practical production and ritual protection. Over time, what began as a pagan fire ritual marking the approach of Yule and the winter solstice evolved into the modern Hololool festival, now celebrated with torch parades, performances, and fireworks. 🔥 In essence: Hololool is probably the surviving echo of an ancient winter fire ritual, blending mythology, astronomy, iron production, and seasonal celebration into a tradition that still burns in Zonhoven today. Link: https://www.hololool.net/ https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1436/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:45:11 -0600

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

Hololool Vuurfestival
Website of Hololool Vuurfestival
www.hololool.net
]]> 0 6a6978fb087a7105e224ecc249bcb25f 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 write down for myself, simply to hold onto it. What touched me most was the parallel I saw between my son, one year and three months old, and my own spiritual journey. They began around the same time. He is still discovering the world. He can already walk, but he still wobbles, loses his balance sometimes, and falls straight onto his little bottom. And in that, I recognize myself. On my spiritual path, I am becoming more aware of what I do not know. I stumble, I fail, I try, and each time I get back up. With curiosity, with wonder. There is still so much to discover. That duality lives within us. Nature shows us this constantly. There are phases of growth and letting go, of action and rest. We will never live in a permanent, heaven-like state here, probably not even after death. That is not a flaw, it is simply part of existence. And that realization calls us back into the present moment. This is not an insight reserved only for Buddhism, it is universal. It teaches us that difficult things pass. And from that knowing, we can draw strength and courage. It asks us to stand strong, to not run when things get hard, but to remain still within the fire. Because it is there, in the fire, that we learn the most. And in the end, we are sometimes given something extra. A quiet invitation to reconnect with living energy itself. With what connects everything. With the knowing that all is one, and that we are part of it. https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1364/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:49:32 -0700

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

]]> 0 1000e2f8d32e2bed1dc29597e5cea753 Hirut wrote a new post https://ingwine.org/?p=5727 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:09:41 -0700 56aa2528e58b76c456dfa6dc00ef5141 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 feel that this safety stiffens the body and silences the spirit. The true path is not one of control, but of fluid existence. Just as the night has no fixed lines and nature never walks in straight paths, our lives are meant to dance with the unexpected. Fluidity means staying true to ourselves while bending with the storm, not breaking when the wind shifts, but revealing our strength through motion. When we dare to move without fear of what lies ahead, a world of magic unfolds. Animals respond to our voices, spirits illuminate our path, and a deep connection awakens with the land that carries us. The call of the shaman and the witch does not arise from copying rituals or chasing titles, but from the courage to embrace chaos and find meaning within it. Uncertainty is not an enemy; it is proof that life still stirs within us. Choose the fluid path. Let tension melt into the earth, and let your voice merge with the wind. Every step taken in true fluidity breaks an old wall and opens a new stream of possibility. You are not a prisoner of predictability. You are a being in motion, energy unfolding, forever becoming who you have always been. Dare to flow. Dare to change. Dare to live like water. By H.E. https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1312/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:32:45 -0700

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

]]> 0 f16d88021be3cf3420f7d07f0f41e3dd One day I decided to seek wisdom. Not the wisdom whispered in sunlit halls, but that deeper knowledge. There was a place I knew, a place I'd once been but never truly rested. A place I'd left, not by choice, but out of fear. As I approached it again, the door opened without protest, as if it had been expecting me all along. Behind the door lay a staircase. Not an ordinary staircase, but one that captured my attention as if it knew my name. I felt compelled to go up. But as I let my gaze wander, I saw something disturbing: figures moving downward on that same staircase. They were past versions of myself. Shadows of who I had once been, fleeing the darkness that hung above them. I took my first step up. The descent of my former selves became a torrent, a horde blocking the way. Some carried nothing but their fear, others held tools: a rake, rusty and aimless, not to kill, but dangerous in its unconscious swing. They didn't want to touch me, but their mere presence made the passage perilous. Yet I continued to ascend. I swerved where I could, fought where I had to. Not out of anger, but out of necessity. Every collision was a memory, every evasion a choice I had once dared not make. My breath grew heavy, my legs burned, but my gaze remained fixed above—on the uppermost chamber, where the insight I needed, not the one I desired, awaited me. Then I understood the message whispered silently through the walls. A tree doesn't grow only toward the light. Most of its existence takes place underground, in the darkness, where no one looks. Whoever ignores that hidden growth, whoever refuses to descend into the darkness, will have weak roots. And what appears above ground, no matter how beautiful, will never stand firm, never truly grow. I understood that darkness was not an enemy, but a necessary teacher. And that wisdom is not found by fleeing to the light, but by courageously continuing to climb, even when you have to pass yourself along the way. by H.E. https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1311/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:28:15 -0700

One day I decided to seek wisdom. Not the wisdom whispered in sunlit halls, but that deeper knowledge.

There was a place I knew, a place I’d once been but never truly rested. A place I’d left, not by choice, but out of fear. As I approached it again, the door opened without protest, as if it had been expecting me all along.
Behind the door lay a…Read More

]]> 0 81205748276e3d8796863528b748501d Hirut wrote a new post https://ingwine.org/?p=5499 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:51:06 -0600 9f540ba1bfaaa2e5129e632227a5b8e0 Hirut joined the group History, Archaeology https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1143/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:59:38 -0600 0 6115e417c55d33d067bb7420a66d134f Hirut and Jorre are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1138/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:23:38 -0600 0 12f908b68993026bc888f42a3e9f218e Hirut posted an update in the group Mythology, Theology and Folklore https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1106/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:57:00 -0600

⁉️After waiting a long time, I’m finally asking this question. The more I read, the more confused I get, because different sources say different things. I also can’t find a clear answer on Discord.

Question:
Is it correct that Sceafa, the son of Beowa, is the same as the Lombardic king who was found as a child floating in a small boa…Read More

]]> 4 3a360bbf587280d6cc1b9550cba6e4b9 Hirut posted an update in the group Heathen Book Club https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1100/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:05:19 -0600

The Way of the Shaman is both a spiritual manual and a scholarly work. It presents an actionable guide to shamanic techniques—like drumming, journeying, and healing—rooted in Harner’s anthropological research and personal experience. Whether you’re new to shamanism or seeking structured exploration, it’s a compelling invitation to journey i…Read More

]]> 0 536d91cb46994bf565b68a929eb10eb9 Hirut and Bear Scott are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1094/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:09:55 -0600 0 9b2d20efc6b03c7f142ca300f61115b7 Hirut and Ælfswiþ᛬Jackie are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1093/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:50:32 -0600 0 94934726c7bdd906607ee6a0a9b3992e Hirut wrote a new post https://ingwine.org/?p=5357 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:40:27 -0600 d220ebdc38cad76344379050ec140a4e Hirut and Norm are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1091/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:10:25 -0600 0 22d43612f19c2f4fc23d2251a307e4c6 Hirut and Timothy Adams are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1087/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:38:06 -0600 0 ad475717c097bf320bcad043a822c9b5 Hirut and theodric are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1085/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:59:44 -0600 0 147ba257a6a315adf3ddaba6ea17e808 Hirut and Beardwyrt are now friends https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1083/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:38:58 -0600 0 49149c967adfb1daf0c62dc0339a6b04 Hirut joined the group Heathenship Introductory Journey https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1082/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:36:38 -0600 0 0559484386d2eb7228fbbe034a391f0d Hirut joined the group News and Announcements https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1081/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:35:05 -0600 0 a94aebedeecdeca01d7a66b354984a74 Hirut joined the group Languages and Literary Tradition https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1080/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:34:04 -0600 0 f62b0ce818e8997def31b888b68433ef Hirut joined the group Heathen Book Club https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1079/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:32:53 -0600 0 529167f6e093c6a8bf98f7514bd53f73 Hirut joined the group Living Heathenry https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1077/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:54:36 -0600 0 b015dccea00e4ec0b43e44939f10f6c7 Hirut joined the group Theology and Mythology https://ingwine.org/activity/p/1076/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:53:20 -0600 0 27de0477bdf86576399cde5426447618 Hirut replied to the topic Summer herb gathering day in August in the forum Leechdom https://ingwine.org/groups/leechdom/forum/topic/summer-herb-gathering-day-in-august/#post-5307 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:15:01 -0600

Some more info about Sint Donatus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatus_of_Muenstereifel

]]> 0 2b4a88906978c0301da5d652dba3720a Hirut replied to the topic Summer herb gathering day in August in the forum Leechdom https://ingwine.org/groups/leechdom/forum/topic/summer-herb-gathering-day-in-august/#post-5299 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:33:11 -0600

On various herbalist and Catholic websites, I find hints at a rich history of this tradition. Here’s some information that might help you explore this custom.

The “Kroedwusj” Blessing Tradition

On August 15th, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, marking her ascent to heaven in body and soul. Mary, representing the…Read More

]]> 0 2abc74d10e19fcd378dcec9a452af616 Hirut posted an update in the group Leechdom https://ingwine.org/activity/p/993/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:45:50 -0600

Let me start by introducing myself.
My name is Hirut, and I’m a 32-year-old Flemish man. My father is a farmer—the fourth generation in our family. Although I don’t yet know where life will take me or whether I’ll one day take over the farm, both personal and family questions still remain. Still, over the past year, I’ve learned to combine m…Read More

]]> 0 ebcd17359c87a246f4d163612dca3000 Hirut changed their profile picture https://ingwine.org/activity/p/954/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:45:41 -0600 0 9c31e4e18e1d8d1d3e38d05f8decef97 https://ingwine.org/activity/p/953/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:43:28 -0600 0 0f961e34d9b6b5aabbed1e4fc12a1cdf Hirut joined the group Leechdom, Drȳcræft, and Runelore https://ingwine.org/activity/p/935/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:25:04 -0600 0 be0006b129d9fd40ab539b2ddacc0ae6 Hirut wrote a new post https://ingwine.org/?p=4936 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:22:23 -0600