Warlock Ramblings

‘91 Warlock. Gnostic. I dabble mostly in Black/Simple Magick

[korach]

[zaatanna-moved]

anyway just a reminder for the myth lovers out there

king arthur was welsh. merlin was welsh. camelot was in wales. the lady and the lake she pops out of; welsh. excalibur; magic inanimate welsh object. etc.

on the way to see family, i drive past a lake that in which is welsh legend, is the last resting place of excalibur.

i’m just saying in my experience a lot of these legends had been so anglo-fied in the past and it’s like, all this cool shit is celtic welsh legend.

[jackironsides]

Arthur’s wife was called Gwenhwyfar first.

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Like the kraken I emerge, summoned by the English theft of Arthur

Arthur is a Welsh name. It means ‘bear’. He’s likely derived from a Gaulish bear god

In the form of King Arthur, he is an anti-Saxon mythological WELSH figure, representing the native Brythonic people of Britain against the Anglo-Saxon invaders, dating from the 500s AD

The version appropriated by the English in the 1100s is the shitty boring sanitised version - they did it because they were trying to compete with the romance tradition on the continent at the time but didn’t have anything of their own to romanticise

Merlin is called Myrddin

Percival is Peredur

Kay is Cei, and also was subject to enormous character assassination in the English version - in the Welsh version he’s much closer to Arthur’s right hand man

Guinevere is Gwenhwyfar

There is no Lancelot, no Galahad, no tedious affair story

There is no Camelot. Arthur’s seat was Caerllion - modern Caerleon, putting him into both the region of the Silures (one of the most fearsome and warlike of the British tribes, modern South East Wales) and the old Roman fortress, which would have been an impossibly huge Palace for a warlord at the time.

They all have super powers and get up to wacky hijinks involving hair care, giants, strange giant wildlife, spectral revolving/glass fortresses in the Celtic sea, and a really fucking weird chess match. Also a cloak made out of beards.

What the fuck is the round table

Anyway it’s particularly irritating because traditional Welsh culture and beliefs have been so thoroughly stripped away and destroyed by England over the centuries, and Arthurian legend is one of the few surviving fragments we have left to preserve. And he’s specifically an anti-English figure. So the ubiquity of the boring and appropriative English Arthur across the whole fucking world is… Well, it’s not great.

[may-or-may-not-be-me]

This is so interesting! Does anyone know a good source/reading material where one could get more of the original Welsh versions of the stories?

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

The Mabinogion, translated by Sioned Davies is your best bet! It’s got a bunch of big-ass Welsh myths in, but most relevantly it includes Culhwch ac Olwen, which is a full-on Arthurian text (plus a couple of interesting ones).

There’s a whole bunch more that’s survived in fragments, but they’re all in Old Welsh - fully readable if you speak Welsh, but obviously not much use if you don’t (I don’t know if you do or not but from context I’m guessing not lol).

[cythraul]

Trioedd Ynys Prydain (literally “the Triads of the Island of Britain”, though in English they’re usually called “the Welsh Triads”) are a huge collection of lists of three things from Welsh lore, including a lot of Arthurian lore. They’re not stories, but they contain fascinating allusions to stories, to whole strains of the Arthurian tradition, that we may or may not have elsewhere.

Keep reading

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Absolutely fantastic addition, yes, Rachel Bronwich’s Triads are glorious.

[annavaleriousart]

Pan

Horned Piper

Pan, O great god Pan, to thee

Thus do we sing!

Thou who keep'st us chaste and free

As the young spring.

[memeuplift]

[mrbrojangles]

[batboyblog]

Source

I think most non-Jews don't know/understand American synagogues are under siege, having to pay huge amounts for security, both to have armed guards, but also installing bulletproof windows and doors and putting up anti-ramming barriers. It's getting really bad out there and I never see anyone who isn't Jewish talking about it.

[mockiatoh]

I want to highlight a particular response to this list, because I’ve seen this shit so often over the years

Sometimes your antizionism really is antisemitism, and we don’t have to be quiet about that to make you comfortable. If you see Jews saying we shouldn’t be murdered and this is your response, you hate Jews, full stop. You want us dead just as much. You just don’t have the guts to be forthright about it.

[shofarsogood]

I'm almost sad that the reply cropped out this person's name because I'd love to verbally drop kick them.

Mostly by saying "hey, google what the Dome of the Rock is built on."

[keeper-of-the-flames]

We legit have primary source documents from the earliest caliphate about how the whole reason that was built was to show Islamic supremacy and dominance over us Jews after they took over our homeland.

[socialismfortheworld]

Racists Are Threatening to Take Over Paganism

The growing presence of racists in American Pagan communities threatens to tear the faith apart.

This is not news, but it is an important read, especially for people who were previously unaware of the trend of neo-Nazis stealing pagan symbols for their own.

If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist pagan, keep doing what you are doing, you are keeping the fight alive

If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist person who is not a pagan, help us spread the word of this, stand in solidarity with us as we kick the fascists out of our communities

If you are a fascist pagan, fuck off, this faith is a peaceful one

No platforms for fascists.

~ Max

[unauthorized-magic-deactivated2]

[costumersupportdept]

…and right here is why you see me starting to wear non-viking garb in the SCA. Because I’m really REALLY white and really REALLY not a racist, and I hate that these people have found their way into my weekend nerdery.

[unauthorized-magic-deactivated2]

I would posit that if you feel comfortable doing it, and if you feel supported, you should definitely still wear viking garb and not let fascist nazi bastards appropriate it for their own purpose without opposition. 🖤

[ferallindsay]

[wodneswynn-deactivated-deactiva]

Please, for the love of fuck, do NOT give up on either your religious paraphernalia *or* your hobbyist Viking swag because of this.  Y’know what you ought to do instead?  Be vocally and openly anti-racist.  Make it known that all this bonehead bullshit is not what we stand for.

And how do you make something known?  Well, a man by his speech is known to men.

[nymianlion]

Make fascists afraid to be vocal. Run them out and counteract their evil with overwhelming good. Make donations to charities that help people of colour under the public name and honour of Odin and Freya and Frigg and Thor. Shout louder than they do. I see a lot of fascism and disgusting vitriol in the comments section on videos from wardruna or heidlung - and something I’d like to do is reupload those videos with the express intent of curating the comments section heavily to keep that shit out. Most accounts won’t do that and they don’t notice how much hate is in their fan base. so I get really angry about these people taking music and culture that is expressly open and for everyone to pollute it in this way. If you know anyone personally that uploads videos to YouTube please remind them to curate that shit, report the bastards. Make statements that it’s not okay. Even one small platform is too one too many.

[dzamie]

@dovewithscales

[dovewithscales]

This witch curses fascists. I will not stand idly by while fascists, nazis, and bigots are, well, alive.

They are not welcomed in my church, my religion, my country, or my planet. All fascists should live in fear.

[breelandwalker]

Reblog to send another fascist crawling back into the cesspool they came from.

[violetsandshrikes]

Fun fact: Falling Fruit has a worldwide map where you can look to see if anyone has noted any fruit trees you can harvest near your location for free 🍎

[violetsandshrikes]

Just wanted to add a little update because I've seen some comments and tags: this map is very much user generated, and it's been running for a fairly long time!

Sometimes areas get developed or trees get removed or circumstances change which is super disappointing, but please don't hesitate the map to reflect that so other people know that it's no longer a viable site! Additionally, if you know of sites that aren't on the map, adding them is a great way help out other people in your region who come across it.

As well as foragable materials, there's also the option to add other resources as well such a seed libraries, community gardens, bike pumps, free stores/pantries, food banks, compost sites, guerilla gardens, water fountains, and other community resources.

Projects like this are amazing, but don't forget that they work best when everyone collaborates!

[a-fucking-velociraptor]

Cool Tip

If you are like me and always need to be working on something to keep your anxiety under control, during this quarentine why not helping scientists by looking at pictures of some neat penguins? or even galaxies?  There’s this site call Zooniverse, where you can help on scientific projects by analyzing pictures and data!  Right now my favorite project has returned, called Penguin Watch (where yeah, you get to watch penguins, it’s amazing)

you basically have to analyse photos looking for penguins, their chicks, eggs or even predators and human interaction But there are lots of interesting projects you can help in areas such as biology, physics, history or even art: 

Oh and the best part, some institutions even accept it as volunteering/service hour requirements for graduation and scholarships!! It’s helping me a lot during this time, so I thought it was worth sharing 

[tayefeth]

Zooniverse is awesome. They have a relatively new project classifying and transcribing recordings of vintage Cuban radio around the revolution.

Another project is about the fan and hate mail sent to Orson Welles after the broadcast of War of the Worlds.

Another project is rescuing data from handwritten records from a Scottish weather station.

[hasufin]

Also, GlobalXplorer, using satellite imagery to find archaeological sites.

The GlobalXplorer° platform is an online platform that uses the power of the crowd to analyze the incredible wealth of satellite images curr

[cricketcat9]

I have more than enough to do, but this is amazing! 😳

[hekateanwitchcraft]

Look at what I saw on Twitter!!!

[meangirlnurse]

gentiles have no idea which Jewish holidays are particularly significant relative to other Jewish holidays 

[meangirlnurse]

gentiles will be like “are you going to fly across the country to be with your family for Hanukkah? also do you really need time off for Yom Kippur” 

[lesbian-bookworm]

Not to make you my teacher but if you dont mind what are the most significant Jewish holidays/what they mean

Ive tried to google it but i usually only find christian bullshit

If you dont wanna thats all good to

[meangirlnurse]

hey! it’s admirable to want to know more. i’d recommend checking out JewFAQ’s Gentile’s Guide to the Holidays as sort of a short entry point. if you want more information on any of the specific holidays mentioned, you can check out the individual articles for those holidays under the “times” tab 😊

[stargazing-enby]

Hey this link was incredibly helpful! Thank you! 😊 *signal boosts*

[dovewithscales]

This is awesome. Thank you for the education.

[linddzz]

Woke up yesterday realizing Dionysus has been going "pspspspspsps" at me for years, had an atheists(?????) crisis, and got halfway through making a playlist as a way to process how I might vibe with him before realizing that's basically a Dionysian Devotional and accepted my fate.

Anyway here it is

[korach]

[archives-backup]

Here's a collection of hundreds of books about magic and witchcraft.

With beginner friendly guides, constant updates with new resources, and a welcoming community — this server is open to all, even if you're just looking to satisfy your curiosity.

[korach]

[dionysus-winelord]

🍷🍇HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIONYSUS(?)🍇🍷

So gods have sacred numbers right? And those numbers are often associated with their birthdays. Like Hermes's birthday being the 4th day of the 4th month, 4 being his sacred number.

With that in mind, Dionysus's sacred number (or at least, the most common one associated with him) is 5. (or 3, but 5 feels right somehow)

That being said. I also feel like he'd be born during Spring. Again, just a feeling, a hunch.

That aaaall being said: His's birthday would be the 5th day of the 5th month.

That would mean: HIS BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW!!!!😲

🍷🍷🍇🍇HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🍇🍇🍷🍷 DIONYSUS(?)

[dotoro3]

this tumblr post has me in a vice grip

[haku-kirin]

Things I’ve Learned About: AZAZEL

Hello guys, I’m back with another post regarding my personal workings/experience/worship of AZAZEL The Fallen Goat Angel. This is all my information from working with him within a month - which I am highly impressed by the results since I’m still so new yet so much has come to blossom from it! I’ve also done some extensive research to get a better grasp of all sides of him.

Azazel is considered a WATCHER/GATE-KEEPER. He is an extremely powerful being who holds rank equivalent to the Prince of Darkness, Lucifer, Himself. Azazel owns his own sphere within the reverse Tree of Life called Thaumiel where he has his own legion under his beck and order*.

Azazel holds domain over Satyrs which he uses to do his business as stated above*.

He is kind of a Jack-Of-All-Trades: Lust/Sex, reuniting love/friendship, healing/repairing friendships or bonds. philosophy, removal of pains through love, increasing popularity and he can also heal repressed trauma.

Azazel is willing to talk and hold communications with you, he is very friendly, not frightful at all.

Though be warned when he is called upon you will experience incredibly deep sexual feelings and lust, self-control is needed as well as being able to withstand such pressure. He’s a big force.

Listens to the things that you want even when you think he doesn’t.

Experiences love the same as humans do - he just knows how to express it in more mature manner and understanding.

He does have a temper when he gets upset but it doesn’t mean he will lash out.

Appeared to me first as a black goat, as I interacted with him more, his appearance changed from a goat, to a humanoid goat (like a full on goat but standing up haha), to a satyr.

In his Satyr form he came to me with blonde messy hair, wearing a green helm made of some type of thing I’ve never seen before and his entire body confirmed in dark colored fur.

Azazel, being apart of the Draconic Court (i.e. Lucifer, Belial, Ba’al, those are all the ones I can list off the top of my head), has a dragon form as well.

Can appear as a serpent with a pointed snout and colored an iridescent, shimmering, vibrant green. This can relate to his embodiment of lust.

I have not experienced any of the negative aspects of which Azazel is able to fulfill, I honestly don’t believe he has any, he is only worrisome if you can’t withstand his power. 

As a satyr he also enjoys partaking in festivities and music, perhaps the offering of lute playing and dance will make a great offering to him.

Unlike Belial you can evoke Azazel, just be ready for his overwhelming presence and urges he will give you.

My personal Gnosis is that Azazel may have some Greek ties due to his Satyr form!

A wonderful teacher who brings big, big change into your life very quickly Azazel is a being you work with for a lifetime and he appreciates lifelong partnerships.

Azazel is a profound healer and an excellent being to work with if you struggle with painful energy/thoughts/memories.

His smile is equivalent to the sun shining on its brightest day.

*From my research he’s associated with satyrs a lot, I have not seen his army or any of his workers that are but from witnessing his form as one I believe he very may well own an entire army of them.

I do entice you all to go out and experience him on your own, but only if you’re ready to deal with some real healing. He will bring out the hurt, but its only so he could treat the pain. 10/10 demon to work with - I can’t even consider him a demon, Azazel is in his own field of species and it’s the sweetest one that can be. Thank you for reading, I look forward to updating this in the future!

**Edit: corrected, removed typos and repeated words.