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yoga-onion · 10 months

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[Image above+below: works of an Estonian artist, Kaljo Põllu (28 November 1934 – 23 March 2010) ]

Legends and myths about trees

Forest myths, Estonian traditional beliefs (2)

The world of the Estonians’ ancestors - Proto-Estonian mythology

The world of the Estonians’ ancestors is believed to have turned around a pillar or a tree, to which the skies were nailed with the North Star. The Milky Way (Linnutee or Birds' Way in Estonian) was a branch of the World tree (Ilmapuu) or the way by which birds moved (and took the souls of the deceased to the other world). These myths were based on animistic beliefs.

Some traces of the oldest authentic myths may have survived in runic songs. There is a song about the birth of the world – a bird lays three eggs and starts to lay out the nestlings – one becomes Sun, one becomes Moon and one becomes the Earth. Other Finnic peoples also have myths according to which the world has emerged from an egg.

It has been suggested by ethnologist and former president Lennart Meri and among others, that a Kaali meteorite crater which passed dramatically over populated regions and landed on the island of Saaremaa around 3,000 - 4,000 years ago was a cataclysmic event that may have influenced the mythology of Estonia and neighboring countries, especially those from whose vantage point a "sun" seemed to set in the east.

There are surviving stories about Kaali crater in Finnish mythology (Description of indigenous paganism by Finns who always believed in spirit beliefs).

In the Karelian-Finnish folk epic, the Kalevala, cantos (songs) 47, 48 and 49 can be interpreted as descriptions of the impact, the resulting tsunami and devastating forest fires. It has also been suggested that the Virumaa-born Oeselian god Tharapita is a reflection of the meteorite that entered the atmosphere somewhere near the suggested "birthplace" of the god and landed in Oesel.

Estonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging to Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology, and the systematic documentation of Estonian folklore had only began in the 19th century.

Therefore, information on Proto-Estonian mythology before the conquest of the Northern Crusades, Christianisation and incorporation into the European world and during the medieval era, is only scattered in historical chronicles, travellers' accounts and in ecclesiastical registers.

It can be difficult to tell how much of Estonian mythology as we know it today was actually constructed in the 19th and early 20th century. Friedrich Robert Fehlmann, one of the compilers of the Estonian national epic, Kalevipoeg in the introduction to Esthnische Sagen (Estonian Legends), states.

"However, since Pietism has started to penetrate deep into the life of the people...singing folk songs and telling legends have become forbidden for the people; moreover, the last survivals of pagan deities are being destroyed and there is no chance for historical research."

木にまつわる伝説・神話

森の神話・エストニアの民間伝承 (2)

エストニア人の祖先の世界〜原始エストニア神話

エストニア人の祖先の世界は、柱または木の周りを回っていたと信じられており、その柱には北極星とともに天空が釘付けにされていた。天の川（エストニア語ではリヌーテーまたは鳥の道）は世界樹（イルマプー）の枝であり、鳥が移動する（そして亡くなった人の魂をあの世に連れて行く）道であった。これらの神話はアニミズム的な信仰に基づいていた。

最古の本物の神話の痕跡が、ルーン文字の歌詞の中に残っているかもしれない。ある鳥が3つの卵を産み、雛を産み始める。ひとつは太陽になり、ひとつは月になり、ひとつは地球になる、という世界の誕生の歌がある。他にはフィン族にも、世界が卵から生まれたという神話がある。

3,000～4,000年前に人口密集地域の上空を劇的に通過し、サーレマー島に落下したカーリ隕石 (ｶｰﾘ･ｸﾚｰﾀｰ) は、エストニアや近隣諸国、特に「太陽」が東に沈むように見えた国々の神話に影響を与えた可能性がある、と民族学者で元大統領のレンナルト・メリらによって示唆されている。

フィンランド神話 (精霊信仰を常に信仰していたフィン族による原始宗教的な伝説) にカーリ隕石に関する物語が残っている。カレリア・フィンランドの民俗叙事詩『カレワラ』の第47、48、49カント (聖歌) は、その衝撃と、その結果生じた津波、壊滅的な森林火災についての記述であると解釈できる。また、ヴィルマア生まれのオイセルの神タラピタは、この神の「出生地」とされる場所の近くで大気圏に突入し、オイセルに落下した隕石の反映であるとも言われている。

エストニア神話は、エストニアの民間伝承と文学的神話に属する神話の複合体であり、エストニアの民間伝承の体系的な記録が始まったのは19世紀になってからである。そのため、北方十字軍の征服、キリスト教化、ヨーロッパ世界への併合以前、そして中世のエストニア神話の原型に関する情報は、歴史年代記、旅行者の記録、教会の記録に散見されるのみである。

今日私たちが知っているエストニア神話のどれだけが、19世紀から20世紀初頭にかけて実際に構築されたものなのかを見分けるのは難しい。エストニアの民族叙事詩『カレヴィポエグ』の編纂者の一人であるフリードリヒ・ロベルト・フェールマンは、『エストニア伝説』の序文で次のように述べている。

“しかし、敬虔主義が人々の生活に深く浸透し始めて以来......民謡を歌い、伝説を語ることは、人々にとって禁忌となった；さらに、異教の神々の最後の生き残りは破壊されつつあり、歴史研究のチャンスはない。"

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proverbs31girly · 1 month

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a-path-by-the-moon · 5 months

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silverity · 24 days

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i'm gonna make my painful contribution to The Discourse and say i do not see the harm in women reclaiming female centric spirituality.

i am not a religious person nor do i want to become one but spirituality is also about culture, community and celebration. i would much rather women celebrate nature, the female form, and "divine femininity" than patriarchal phallocentric religions. that "divine femininity" is used pejoratively has always tickled me considering we live in a world hooked on divine masculinity. the old matricentric religions are really the only form of female culture devoid of male-centric worship we can grasp at, since men have dominated our belief systems for thousands of years. and women learning about the old religions is the best way to unravel the myth of the male creator, and realise it is really women who are the closest thing to a "god" on Earth.

there's also an element here, which i think is deeply capitalist, patriarchal, and a little racist, of people considering the connection to & celebration of nature as somehow primitive. i think that the lifestyles most of us live now, with none of us knowing anything about the land around us is actually very infantile and regressive for humanity as a whole. the ways of life we consider "primitive" (primitive communism, matrilineal societies) are really what we need to find ways to return to post-capitalism. they were in tune to nature, sustainable, and much more communal & equal. how can nature be primitive or ascientific when science *is* in nature, and the practices of these old societies were early scientific discoveries & practices. as a Black person, my community is often trying to reclaim our lost practices. it makes sense to me that women would try to do so too.

#i think most of the people posting against this are not understanding what is meant by spirituality #it's not necessarily beliefs in spirits+magic #imo it's something quite sensory #i don't wanna celebrate things like magic & witchcraft personally but #i am looking to replace the christian holidays with nature centered holdiays (the wheel of the year - samhain etc)#radblr

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crisaunty · 16 days

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the more i stray away from christ, the more empty i feel. lord save me. the evil inside of me is attempting to take over.

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moonpaw · 7 months

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Because I know now that I may be

#pmd #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd eots #pmd explorers of the spirit #zorua #skitty #EotS!team mirage #my art #this isnt meant to be seen as romantic #just that echo really attaches onto lilly's belief that they are not bad even if they're not sure why they felt so happy #about it at that moment #echo wasn't a bad pokemon but they kept picking fights with those they thought were bad in their own terms #while staying in denial that they themself werent bad because how could they be #lilly is a good pokemon and lilly is staying with them and lilly believes in them #but time goes on and lilly's patience with echo is thinning #and doubt is starting to creep in while echo viciously tries to reject it #just! augh

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godsfavoritedumpsterfire · 6 months

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“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”

- Joshua 1:9, ESV

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thepersonalquotes · 1 day

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Thoughts create emotions, emotions create feelings and feelings create behaviour. So it’s very important that our thoughts are positive, to attract the right people, events and circumstances into our lives.

Avis J. Williams, The Psychic Mind: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development & Spiritual Growth

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hajihiko · 2 years

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Warning: flashing/glitching .GIF, mild horror elements

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tanuki-kimono · 9 months

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Wara ningyô (straw doll) kept at Tono Museum.

Those effigies were once hung on ropes (michikiri) by roadsides and village entrances to ward off evil spirits bringing pestilence (疫病神 yakubyôgami). They were sometimes accessorized, like this one bearing a daishô (katana set) and a fearsome (oni?) face mask.

Waraningyô are also a staple of folk magic alike voodoo dolls, especially those related to eerie uchi no toki mairi ("Ox-hour shrine visits", ie witching hour).

#japan #art & craft #straw doll #wara nyngyô #japanese culture #magic #witchcraft #evil spirits #disease #yakubyôgami #疫病神 #uchi no toki mairi #Ox-hour shrine visit #folk culture #ancient belief

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philosophybits · 5 months

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The essence of religious feeling has nothing to do with any process of reasoning or any misdemeanors and crimes or any sort of atheism; it is something altogether different and it will always be different; there is something here that atheists will always miss, and they will never talk about that.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot

#philosophy #quotes #Fyodor Dostoyevsky #The Idiot #reason #rationality #belief #meaning #spirit #religion #faith #atheism #spirituality

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mrs-trophy-wife · 5 months

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Take your attention away from your problem and the multitude of reasons why you cannot achieve your ideal. Concentrate your attention entirely upon the thing desired.

—Neville Goddard

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proverbs31girly · 2 months

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God is close to the broken hearted

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walkswithmyfather · 8 months

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One of the ways God speaks to you is by The Holy Spirit bringing your memories back to you. Everything you read, watch and hear can be used by God to speak to you. That includes memories of Bible verses you've read. The more you read the Bible, the more Bible verses you know, the more you can have conversations with God. When you speak to Him, He will often answer with a Bible passage. Try it for yourself. May you have many, many wonderful conversations with God. Amen!🙏🕊🙌

“But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.” —John 14:26 (AMPC)

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westwindy1 · 10 days

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imagine manny didn’t know Jack had amnesia and all his years of silence was punishment for him not going back to his family

#rotg #rise of the guardians #for this to work jack would have had to leave burgess pretty quick #new headcannon #new au #i saw a bit like ‘every spirit’s first believers were their friends and family’#or people who knew them when they were alive #it’s also why i think it’s so impactful that jack and jaime aren’t related depite the narrative parallels #kid’s belief is so strong it broke unspoken rules #and it’s why i think it’s so tragic no one saw jack when he wandered into town #still sopping jack spinning around on the pond ice #moon watching jack lollygag like ‘fyd’

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scribefindegil · 1 year

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very funny that fic authors always use Dimple to dump exposition about whatever Evil Spirit Worldbuilding they made up to make their plot function meanwhile in canon his response to being asked about how spirits work is just, "The hell if I know!"

#i looooove the scene in the Reigen manga where Tome's interrogating him and he's like #Listen kid #i don't know everything about spirits just because i'm a spirit.#you're a human! does that mean you automatically know everything about how humans work?#no!#chill out!!#(things Dimple DOES know about spirits:#they can gain power from belief/devotion #[makes sense because this was his Evil Special Interest for many years]#they're basically all ace #and gender is optional)#mp100

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