Startled
by Greg Beecham
by Greg Beecham
The American Spirit
@anamericanspirit
For the People who make up those who we call Americans, the culture, ways, memories, mythology and history that was built and born here since the Birth of the Land of Liberty.
The American Spirit (English)
Welcome to 'The American Spirit' Telegram channel, where we celebrate and explore the essence of what it means to be American. Our community is dedicated to honoring the diverse culture, traditions, memories, mythology, and history that have shaped this great nation since its inception as the Land of Liberty. Whether you are a proud citizen, a history enthusiast, or simply curious about American heritage, this channel is the perfect place for you.
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The American Spirit
07 Feb, 23:33
Ghost Boxers by Steve Huston
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The American Spirit
06 Feb, 20:52
Our 14th Substack on the Nature of America, Americans. The Land and Its Gods.
Perhaps this will remind us of what we all remember but choose to pretend to have forgotten.
Perhaps this will remind us of what we all remember but choose to pretend to have forgotten.
The American Spirit
06 Feb, 20:14
I mean the PFP for this channel is literally a Heathen God. The God of America.
Columbia and Her Navy by Edwin Blashfield
Columbia and Her Navy by Edwin Blashfield
The American Spirit
06 Feb, 20:12
Any Christians wondering why something called The American Spirit is not pro-Christian. Remember all spirits are essentially demonic entities according to your religion.
Double Bubble, Boil and Trouble Christcuck. The Old Gods Return no matter how much your Homo-Erotic Sandal wearing Rabbi whines about the goyim.
Double Bubble, Boil and Trouble Christcuck. The Old Gods Return no matter how much your Homo-Erotic Sandal wearing Rabbi whines about the goyim.
The American Spirit
06 Feb, 20:02
Anyone else ever notice that everyone who says the solution to all our social ills is the return to Christianity fails to offer any reasons why and neglects to mention that many of said ills were caused by the church?
The American Spirit
06 Feb, 19:56
Christianity is Incompatible with Western Values.
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The American Spirit
06 Feb, 17:16
Christianity is incompatible with Western Values.
The fact we are even involved in this Semitic Nonsense is a testament to how subverted we are.
The Cowards Religion of Christianity is nothing but poison to the souls of our Kind, creating a loyalty and obsession with a region that is nothing but the desolate wastes of a horrid region full of pedophiles, human sacrifice and liars.
The fact we are even involved in this Semitic Nonsense is a testament to how subverted we are.
The Cowards Religion of Christianity is nothing but poison to the souls of our Kind, creating a loyalty and obsession with a region that is nothing but the desolate wastes of a horrid region full of pedophiles, human sacrifice and liars.
The American Spirit
05 Feb, 22:34
I fucking despise Weed and even I'm for legalization.
It was just a way to enforce control and people actually start using "The Devils Lettuce" less when it's legal because the cool factor of a high that amounts to a shitty version of a whiskey and cigar is pretty much gone and you're just a stoner. And that has never really been cool.
It was just a way to enforce control and people actually start using "The Devils Lettuce" less when it's legal because the cool factor of a high that amounts to a shitty version of a whiskey and cigar is pretty much gone and you're just a stoner. And that has never really been cool.
The American Spirit
05 Feb, 19:35
Rough Passage by Kyle Pozin
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The American Spirit
05 Feb, 09:04
No shit.
But I caution against resting on any illusion of scientific consensus. Much like the Proto-Indo-European nonsense; they'll drag you around by the short and curlies with the sole purpose of creating incredibly shaky ground for your entire worldview.
Instead the root of all science is observation.
Our people, the People of the North, are incredibly well adapted to the temperate forests of North America and Eurasia. We are also known for cairns, standing stones, long houses, mounds and extensive agriculture and forming symbiotic relationships with animals. The Redman is unadapted to said environments and can barely construct a tent let alone wooden homes and masonry.
This and logistics removes 99% of the Injuns narrative. The rest is just to lead you like a cur. Trust not the Knowing Ones. They were bought long ago.
But I caution against resting on any illusion of scientific consensus. Much like the Proto-Indo-European nonsense; they'll drag you around by the short and curlies with the sole purpose of creating incredibly shaky ground for your entire worldview.
Instead the root of all science is observation.
Our people, the People of the North, are incredibly well adapted to the temperate forests of North America and Eurasia. We are also known for cairns, standing stones, long houses, mounds and extensive agriculture and forming symbiotic relationships with animals. The Redman is unadapted to said environments and can barely construct a tent let alone wooden homes and masonry.
This and logistics removes 99% of the Injuns narrative. The rest is just to lead you like a cur. Trust not the Knowing Ones. They were bought long ago.
The American Spirit
04 Feb, 22:43
Our 10th Substack, some musings on the Most Sacred "Place" in America. Based partially on American myth and folklore and partially on our own roadtrip pilgrimage across this land of ours.
We all know what that Place is, all of us who've been it at least...
We all know what that Place is, all of us who've been it at least...
The American Spirit
04 Feb, 03:33
A Friend of mine once told me that Walt Whitman summed up "Common Things" as Follows.
"Grow a Beard, Eat Meat, and Preserve Your Seed".
He also said to "Grow in the air, eat and rest with the earth".
Simple, effective and true.
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"Grow a Beard, Eat Meat, and Preserve Your Seed".
He also said to "Grow in the air, eat and rest with the earth".
Simple, effective and true.
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The American Spirit
02 Feb, 18:03
I have spent my Whole Life Hearing about how America Benefits from Having Peaceful Amicable Alliances with Its Two Land Neighbors.
All it took was looking around to realize we don't have amicable neighbors we have neighbors who know they're not strong enough to beat us and who rely on us economically. There is a very big difference.
I dearly wish we did have amicable relationships with the British Colony of Laurentia (Canada) and the New Aztec Empire (Mexico), but we don't and we have been behaving as if we do for all my life and we see the consequences.
All it took was looking around to realize we don't have amicable neighbors we have neighbors who know they're not strong enough to beat us and who rely on us economically. There is a very big difference.
I dearly wish we did have amicable relationships with the British Colony of Laurentia (Canada) and the New Aztec Empire (Mexico), but we don't and we have been behaving as if we do for all my life and we see the consequences.
The American Spirit
02 Feb, 17:38
Happy Groundhog Day!
Six More Weeks of Winter. SO SAYS THE SEER OF SEERS THE PROGNOSTICATORS OF PROGNOSTICATORS!
According to Groundhog Lore, Phil may often be wrong but the Groundhog itself has divine knowledge from the Gods themselves. Groundhog Lodges hold that Phil, beloved as he is, is a pretender to The Groundhog's throne and thus is not as accurate.
Though it's a bit harder to ask The Groundhog himself.
Six More Weeks of Winter. SO SAYS THE SEER OF SEERS THE PROGNOSTICATORS OF PROGNOSTICATORS!
According to Groundhog Lore, Phil may often be wrong but the Groundhog itself has divine knowledge from the Gods themselves. Groundhog Lodges hold that Phil, beloved as he is, is a pretender to The Groundhog's throne and thus is not as accurate.
Though it's a bit harder to ask The Groundhog himself.
The American Spirit
01 Feb, 16:53
Every Once in a While we could all use a little of this Song in our life.
The American Spirit
01 Feb, 15:49
Traveling the country it is staggering how much our infrastructure is falling apart. My sister is in a neighborhood with mostly new never lived in houses. They are ALL falling apart. Thankfully she doesn't own the house so she's not stuck with a decrepit house about to fall over like dominos.
That's without getting to old buildings, dams, roads, bridges falling over.
That's without getting to old buildings, dams, roads, bridges falling over.
The American Spirit
01 Feb, 01:33
Coffee Culture in this country has gotten completely retarded.
People can like what they want, but we normalized getting essentially a bad overpriced Shake and pretending French Pressed doesn't take like coffee pucks were grated onto tepid pond water.
Give me drip coffee or if we're in the woods "Cowboy" Campfire coffee. Which is to say. NORMAL coffee. This isn't rocket science, this isn't Central Perk. This is why I have a Coffee Maker and just slam Half a pot.
Coffee shops are fine, but most don't even seem to sell Coffee anymore.
People can like what they want, but we normalized getting essentially a bad overpriced Shake and pretending French Pressed doesn't take like coffee pucks were grated onto tepid pond water.
Give me drip coffee or if we're in the woods "Cowboy" Campfire coffee. Which is to say. NORMAL coffee. This isn't rocket science, this isn't Central Perk. This is why I have a Coffee Maker and just slam Half a pot.
Coffee shops are fine, but most don't even seem to sell Coffee anymore.
The American Spirit
31 Jan, 23:37
Man on a Tree Photo by Brendan Burton
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The American Spirit
30 Jan, 16:51
Man and the Moon by Andrew Wyeth 1990
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The American Spirit
30 Jan, 15:30
Germany has it's six gorillion we have the magically increasing stone age cannibal population.
I don't even care anymore if a bunch of random settlers with muskets, pointy sticks and wives tending gardens were able to wipe out 100 Million Redmen that should be both impressive and terrifying to all involved.
And a lesson to their uppity troglodyte descendants.
I don't even care anymore if a bunch of random settlers with muskets, pointy sticks and wives tending gardens were able to wipe out 100 Million Redmen that should be both impressive and terrifying to all involved.
And a lesson to their uppity troglodyte descendants.
The American Spirit
29 Jan, 20:47
Stag at Sharkeyβs by George Bellows 1909
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The American Spirit
29 Jan, 14:35
Those old megastructures and Indians depicted with pale skin and beards starting to make sense from the Eastern USA...
The American Spirit
28 Jan, 21:29
Our Banner in the Sky by Frederic Edwin Church 1861
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The American Spirit
28 Jan, 19:10
You've been Brainwashed by media your whole life. They just used to be halfway decent at telling a story to sow their propaganda.
That has faded, but the flat one race the human race message with little difference beyond clothing and incidental culture regardless of individual is still there. How many of us had our first Black Friend be Sisko or TJ from Magnum P.I.? How many thought there were multicultural friendships because of kids shows like Captain Planet? How many thought that the only difference between Americans and the Blacks was color of our skin because they never met one outside of film and TV?
When you start chasing the roots of many of modern mans opinions it is the false memories placed there by the Media we grew up with. Media doesn't show you the reality that the others are just like us, it gives you a false example to empathize with that overrides any "incidental" experience in real life. Now said experiences are no longer incidental and the false memories can't overtake real experiences.
The illusion is breaking.
That has faded, but the flat one race the human race message with little difference beyond clothing and incidental culture regardless of individual is still there. How many of us had our first Black Friend be Sisko or TJ from Magnum P.I.? How many thought there were multicultural friendships because of kids shows like Captain Planet? How many thought that the only difference between Americans and the Blacks was color of our skin because they never met one outside of film and TV?
When you start chasing the roots of many of modern mans opinions it is the false memories placed there by the Media we grew up with. Media doesn't show you the reality that the others are just like us, it gives you a false example to empathize with that overrides any "incidental" experience in real life. Now said experiences are no longer incidental and the false memories can't overtake real experiences.
The illusion is breaking.
The American Spirit
27 Jan, 22:31
No one is saying this.
But if you mean Injuns. Deport them to the reservations and make them stay there. We're still legally at war with them. Them leaving their oversized nature preserves should count as an act of war.
But if you mean Injuns. Deport them to the reservations and make them stay there. We're still legally at war with them. Them leaving their oversized nature preserves should count as an act of war.
The American Spirit
27 Jan, 20:58
People saying I'm not racist or trying to chastise you for being racist seems incredibly old fashioned now.
Not being racist or loyal to our own kind is how we got here and seems woefully behind the times. There is no such thing as White Americans. Only Americans, all other colors are just guests or enemies. They choose which one.
You don't get points anymore for virtue signaling your lack of hatred for the Prairie Chimps and Troglodytes. We have all lived with them by now and we know we don't like them.
Pretending you like them no longer will get you anything but scorn from anyone who has had to deal with the consequences of Bleeding Hearts in their Ivory Towers.
Get with the times. Be loyal to your kind. This isn't the 2010s anymore.
Not being racist or loyal to our own kind is how we got here and seems woefully behind the times. There is no such thing as White Americans. Only Americans, all other colors are just guests or enemies. They choose which one.
You don't get points anymore for virtue signaling your lack of hatred for the Prairie Chimps and Troglodytes. We have all lived with them by now and we know we don't like them.
Pretending you like them no longer will get you anything but scorn from anyone who has had to deal with the consequences of Bleeding Hearts in their Ivory Towers.
Get with the times. Be loyal to your kind. This isn't the 2010s anymore.
The American Spirit
02 Jan, 16:00
When I started this channel with a couple of friends it was a result of two factors. 1) That many said America had no culture even art. Something I hope to have at least rectified on that front. The other however was 2) what exactly is an American and what is American Culture? Something I myself had but an inkling of understanding of the sheer breadth of what awaited me. Thus the friend I started this channel with was sent forth due to work and it became more of a personal account. One in which I could both share the culture of America I loved and grew to learn more about, but also explore that age old question of what is an American? To be perfectly honest that question has never quite been satisfied. One could argue you must be part of the founding stock which is fair enough but most of those who settled Appalachia and further West, North and South of the Original 13 Colonies were not of said stock.
In the end I think the true answer and the reason it is so hard, is the reason it is so hard for anyone to describe their culture, for the same reason a fish may have trouble describing water. I think being American is something you know when you see it. It's not just cultural. I've spoken before on how Europe essentially self sorted and we are everything they did not want to be. We have our our own ways over here, a branch of the Grand Tree of the Old Ways.
In the words of Walt Whitman we are "A Nation of Nations" There are many many stems of the tree over here a Cajun is not a Hoosier. But they are both American in the same way both the Moonrakers and the Welsh are British. National identities are often far more complicated and only truly excel when the ability to have your "tribal" identities is preserved. Furthermore I hold that not everyone can be of the Tribes of America. Mainly because if you wish to see whether someone is truly part of a country remove the history of that group and see if that history is intact. The Redman and the Ameriblacks while distinctly of this continent are not "American" one could argue North American. But their history is not ours it occurred adjacent to ours, opposed ours more often than it every helped, when removed much of our history would've been the same. They are their own peoples.
One does not solve the immortal question of American Identity with one Telegram channel of course. But for me I think I've waffled enough on where I stand on this question. Now is not the time for philosophical ponderings but for hard stances and strong men.
With that said I am going to take a break from this channel to decide what if anything I wish to do with it going forward. Might change the name, might not.
I have appreciated the vigor and support of everyone American or Not who has followed and enjoyed what I've posted (mostly art) and I hope when/if I return I can do my part to put the shine back in our history, culture and people. With a bit of Pluck, Moxy and Grit. And a little elbow grease for the spitshine.
May The Gods Bless America.
P.S. - I Recommend the Below Substacks as they are rather Poignant to America as it stands:
The American Heathen by I.M.Knosp
The Aesthetics of the End by MythoAmerica
In the end I think the true answer and the reason it is so hard, is the reason it is so hard for anyone to describe their culture, for the same reason a fish may have trouble describing water. I think being American is something you know when you see it. It's not just cultural. I've spoken before on how Europe essentially self sorted and we are everything they did not want to be. We have our our own ways over here, a branch of the Grand Tree of the Old Ways.
In the words of Walt Whitman we are "A Nation of Nations" There are many many stems of the tree over here a Cajun is not a Hoosier. But they are both American in the same way both the Moonrakers and the Welsh are British. National identities are often far more complicated and only truly excel when the ability to have your "tribal" identities is preserved. Furthermore I hold that not everyone can be of the Tribes of America. Mainly because if you wish to see whether someone is truly part of a country remove the history of that group and see if that history is intact. The Redman and the Ameriblacks while distinctly of this continent are not "American" one could argue North American. But their history is not ours it occurred adjacent to ours, opposed ours more often than it every helped, when removed much of our history would've been the same. They are their own peoples.
One does not solve the immortal question of American Identity with one Telegram channel of course. But for me I think I've waffled enough on where I stand on this question. Now is not the time for philosophical ponderings but for hard stances and strong men.
With that said I am going to take a break from this channel to decide what if anything I wish to do with it going forward. Might change the name, might not.
I have appreciated the vigor and support of everyone American or Not who has followed and enjoyed what I've posted (mostly art) and I hope when/if I return I can do my part to put the shine back in our history, culture and people. With a bit of Pluck, Moxy and Grit. And a little elbow grease for the spitshine.
May The Gods Bless America.
P.S. - I Recommend the Below Substacks as they are rather Poignant to America as it stands:
The American Heathen by I.M.Knosp
The Aesthetics of the End by MythoAmerica
The American Spirit
29 Dec, 17:49
Fall Colors and a White-tailed Deer in Idaho https://www.richleighton.com/fall-colors-and-a-white-tailed-deer-in-idaho/
The American Spirit
26 Dec, 01:58
Merry Krismas, Jolly Yuletide and a Happy New Year Folks!
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The American Spirit
25 Dec, 17:18
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I would like to wish all my awesome subscribers and supporters a happy Yuletide. Spend time with your friends and family on this jolly occasion. All the best and may you have a great new year. π
The Tomte painting, however, won't be finished on time; it's going to take a few more days (maybe) as I'm trying to wrap up the last of my commissions before year's end.
In the meantime, check out my website/portfolio, as well as my store online for any painting you may fancy. π«‘
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The Tomte painting, however, won't be finished on time; it's going to take a few more days (maybe) as I'm trying to wrap up the last of my commissions before year's end.
In the meantime, check out my website/portfolio, as well as my store online for any painting you may fancy. π«‘
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The American Spirit
24 Dec, 15:05
Frazanta by Regin Wellander 2023
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The American Spirit
23 Dec, 17:33
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The American Spirit
20 Dec, 19:17
Winner?
This is not a unique opinion of mine whole stories have been told both in folklore and literature of this same phenomenon. Something is rotten in the Big Apple, The City of Angels and The Windy City. As well as other notable cities.
But when it comes to New York itself while for the better part of my life there has been the idea of the Fairy Tale New York, the one where films and plays took place, musicals and urban fairy tales. Before that it was a notorious dump where unwanted immigrants and the refuse of most of the country were jammed, New York City and all of the coastal cities were treated this way by and large. There were notable exceptions sure, the writers held aloft of the trash piled high by their rich patrons or relatives, the recent immigrant group that just so happens to have by elbow grease and community participation ended up with one of the nicest areas of town. But overall it was what it is now, a dump.
As the Glamour fades I think many are coming to realize nothing of value is kept in New York City, one begins to wonder if 9/11 occurred today would people even really care? America is made up of many countries and among those countries are city states, city states that try to decree what can and can't be considered acceptable across the whole continent. The likes of Hollywood morality or New York culture are not the dictates of Gods, but of tyrants. Overtime whatever your opinion of these cities, as mine is quite clearly not positive, I don't think they are long for this world. LA, Chicago, New York City, Miami, Seattle all give off the air that they are on powered time, lumbering giants of the concrete drafty inferno doomed to one day crumble entirely, the ruins of New Rome, forgotten by most and mourned by few.
That's my two cents and 2/3rds of responders don't seem too far off from myself.
62% No, That place is a dump let it fester and fill with morlocks and CHUDS
I decided to do this poll because I saw a lot of Pro-American City talk and wanted to take the temperature so to speak. I on a personal level really dislike most large American cities. I grew up with a Father who loved to take us to Chicago and I found it to be one of the most monstrous and disgusting places I had ever been. Spiritually painful almost. I am not Anti-Urban, I grew up in a small city and have for better or worse lived most my life in the same kind of city. I don't on principle dislike the city or urbanites, as that's a bit self hating. Rather Large American Cities almost present to me as some kind of altar upon which a demonic entity is given blood sacrifice by unwilling prisoners. And if Chicago feels like that I can't imagine what New York City feels like. This is not a unique opinion of mine whole stories have been told both in folklore and literature of this same phenomenon. Something is rotten in the Big Apple, The City of Angels and The Windy City. As well as other notable cities.
But when it comes to New York itself while for the better part of my life there has been the idea of the Fairy Tale New York, the one where films and plays took place, musicals and urban fairy tales. Before that it was a notorious dump where unwanted immigrants and the refuse of most of the country were jammed, New York City and all of the coastal cities were treated this way by and large. There were notable exceptions sure, the writers held aloft of the trash piled high by their rich patrons or relatives, the recent immigrant group that just so happens to have by elbow grease and community participation ended up with one of the nicest areas of town. But overall it was what it is now, a dump.
As the Glamour fades I think many are coming to realize nothing of value is kept in New York City, one begins to wonder if 9/11 occurred today would people even really care? America is made up of many countries and among those countries are city states, city states that try to decree what can and can't be considered acceptable across the whole continent. The likes of Hollywood morality or New York culture are not the dictates of Gods, but of tyrants. Overtime whatever your opinion of these cities, as mine is quite clearly not positive, I don't think they are long for this world. LA, Chicago, New York City, Miami, Seattle all give off the air that they are on powered time, lumbering giants of the concrete drafty inferno doomed to one day crumble entirely, the ruins of New Rome, forgotten by most and mourned by few.
That's my two cents and 2/3rds of responders don't seem too far off from myself.
The American Spirit
19 Dec, 22:26
Henrik Hudson entering New York Harbor, September 11, 1609
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The American Spirit
18 Dec, 11:09
Mahinkacha ('Maker of Knives'), a Missouria warrior on the left, painting by Karl Bodmer based on sketches from 1833β1834
The American Spirit
06 Dec, 06:02
Yuletide Origins
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May the Rough Nights of the Wild Hunt and the days of the Yuletide bear with them the joys and bonds that have been their delights since the Mists of Myth and legend.
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If you're new to Hyperborean Radio you might be unaware that we have many articles on the different elements of Yule and Christmas Lore and their origins in Hyperborean Ethnic Faith
Just in Time For the Holidays!
Christmas Cookies? Santa's Reindeer? Gingerbread? Elves?
For those who wanted to know and wanted to share during this Merry Yuletide! This Joyous Christmas! Need Only Look Below for a Cheat Sheet to all the answers you'll need at those Holiday get togethers.
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Ancestor & Nature Spirits
Tomte
Krampus
Yuletide & The Good Women
The Mari Lwyd
Sinterklaas
The Origin of Santa's Elves
The Wild Hunt
The Origin of Christmas Cookies
Death & Christmas
Santa & The Hearth
The Yule Lads
Tree Decorating & Ancestor Veneration
The Origins of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol
Yuletide Gift Giving Women
Belsnickel
Old Man Winter
The Origins of The Christmas Tree
The Origin of Santa's Reindeer
The Yule Boar & Christmas Ham
Father Christmas
GrΓ½la
The Origin of Yuletide Gingerbread
The Yule Goat
The Christmas Truce
Santa Claus Impersonators
Wassail
The Caga TiΓ³
The Yule Cat
Wild Man Death & Rebirth
Yuletide Goblins
Father Time & Baby New Year
Father Frost
Yuletide Apples & Oranges
Ghost Children
Yuletide Werewolves
Perchta, Yuletide Goddess
La Befana, Christmas Witch
Perchten
The Green Knight
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-Paganism- instead of rehashing them again this year we decided to equip those who have returned to Ethnic Faith with easy access to this information. Just in Time For the Holidays!
Christmas Cookies? Santa's Reindeer? Gingerbread? Elves?
For those who wanted to know and wanted to share during this Merry Yuletide! This Joyous Christmas! Need Only Look Below for a Cheat Sheet to all the answers you'll need at those Holiday get togethers.
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Ancestor & Nature Spirits
Tomte
Krampus
Yuletide & The Good Women
The Mari Lwyd
Sinterklaas
The Origin of Santa's Elves
The Wild Hunt
The Origin of Christmas Cookies
Death & Christmas
Santa & The Hearth
The Yule Lads
Tree Decorating & Ancestor Veneration
The Origins of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol
Yuletide Gift Giving Women
Belsnickel
Old Man Winter
The Origins of The Christmas Tree
The Origin of Santa's Reindeer
The Yule Boar & Christmas Ham
Father Christmas
GrΓ½la
The Origin of Yuletide Gingerbread
The Yule Goat
The Christmas Truce
Santa Claus Impersonators
Wassail
The Caga TiΓ³
The Yule Cat
Wild Man Death & Rebirth
Yuletide Goblins
Father Time & Baby New Year
Father Frost
Yuletide Apples & Oranges
Ghost Children
Yuletide Werewolves
Perchta, Yuletide Goddess
La Befana, Christmas Witch
Perchten
The Green Knight
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Art: Selling Christmas Trees by David Jacob Jacobsen 1853
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A Jolly Yuletide and a Merry Christmas from
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The American Spirit
05 Dec, 12:45
Santa Claus with Children during Croatian War of Independence, Vukovar 1992
The American Spirit
05 Dec, 12:45
Soldier Playing Santa Claus - Coca Cola Commercial
by Haddon Sunblom
by Haddon Sunblom
The American Spirit
04 Dec, 18:18
Winner
Alright (looks carefully at notes)
While in the end the votes cast No, the fact that it was all so close really epitomizes how odd American Cultures, Politics and States can be.
Missouri has always been the odd one. In the Midwest the Great Plains states of the Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas have always been more akin to being Great Plains and merely adjacent to the Midwest. Accepted as part of the "Inland Empire" as it is sometimes affectionately called but all vastly different from the Great Lake States and the two primarily Mississippian states of Iowa & Missouri. While there is rarely contention over Iowa being midwestern even though much of its western half is part of the Great Plains to some extent, the same cannot be said for Missouri where Ozark culture, Southern accents and it's status as a border state in the Civil War have given it a unique feel in comparison to the other Midwestern states that border it.
On top of all this Missouri has a complex mixture of history from the Missouri Rhineland in its central riverlands and vineyards to various famous cowboys who found their way there.
The state is a mixture of beautiful forests, farm fields and riverlands. Though Missouri is also arguably the most indicative of the "Redneck Riviera" those cultures that persist along the Mississippi and who hold great stock and pride in themselves, for good reason.
As someone from the Midwest (Iowa) who has lived in two other states, I will say Missouri always felt like the odd one out. You felt like you were in a completely different country going there, though the same couldn't be said of Illinois or Wisconsin. Which felt more like a regional shift in the Midwest at least outside of Chicago or the Superior Separatist Movement regions.
Overall No State truly fits its macro-group. But whether Missouri is more Dixie or Ozark, Redneck Riviera or Middle America I suppose comes down to personal interpretation. To me it will always seem more a part of Dixie than the Midwest, a definitively Ozark state. An Island of their own.
I suppose time will tell if this is just the unique state that Missouri is or if one of those cultural trends will win out on the National stage. But for now Missouri is definitely Missouri.
36% Yes, of Course.... Wait wait there were multiple options for no....Alright (looks carefully at notes)
40% Combined No, Missouri is Clearly part of the South/Missouri is Part of the Ozarks a Smaller yet Proud Region! (21%/19%)While in the end the votes cast No, the fact that it was all so close really epitomizes how odd American Cultures, Politics and States can be.
Missouri has always been the odd one. In the Midwest the Great Plains states of the Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas have always been more akin to being Great Plains and merely adjacent to the Midwest. Accepted as part of the "Inland Empire" as it is sometimes affectionately called but all vastly different from the Great Lake States and the two primarily Mississippian states of Iowa & Missouri. While there is rarely contention over Iowa being midwestern even though much of its western half is part of the Great Plains to some extent, the same cannot be said for Missouri where Ozark culture, Southern accents and it's status as a border state in the Civil War have given it a unique feel in comparison to the other Midwestern states that border it.
On top of all this Missouri has a complex mixture of history from the Missouri Rhineland in its central riverlands and vineyards to various famous cowboys who found their way there.
The state is a mixture of beautiful forests, farm fields and riverlands. Though Missouri is also arguably the most indicative of the "Redneck Riviera" those cultures that persist along the Mississippi and who hold great stock and pride in themselves, for good reason.
As someone from the Midwest (Iowa) who has lived in two other states, I will say Missouri always felt like the odd one out. You felt like you were in a completely different country going there, though the same couldn't be said of Illinois or Wisconsin. Which felt more like a regional shift in the Midwest at least outside of Chicago or the Superior Separatist Movement regions.
Overall No State truly fits its macro-group. But whether Missouri is more Dixie or Ozark, Redneck Riviera or Middle America I suppose comes down to personal interpretation. To me it will always seem more a part of Dixie than the Midwest, a definitively Ozark state. An Island of their own.
I suppose time will tell if this is just the unique state that Missouri is or if one of those cultural trends will win out on the National stage. But for now Missouri is definitely Missouri.
The American Spirit
30 Nov, 01:17
Grass-of-Parnassus
This incredibly ornate wildflower grows in standing water in the wetlands of the Apalachicola National Forest in winter. Not the most comfortable subject to photograph, I must say!
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This incredibly ornate wildflower grows in standing water in the wetlands of the Apalachicola National Forest in winter. Not the most comfortable subject to photograph, I must say!
See more at: www.richleighton.com
The American Spirit
28 Nov, 19:29
Happy Thanksgiving, Love Your Family, Hug Your Friends and be Thankful for the blessings and dwell not on any curses.
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Thanks Giving
by Norman Rockwell 1943
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Thanks Giving
by Norman Rockwell 1943
The American Spirit
28 Nov, 02:59
The First Thanksgiving was a Myth.
Of Course it was they had to edit Bigfoot out.
Of Course it was they had to edit Bigfoot out.
The American Spirit
17 Nov, 23:46
Great White Egret Chicks https://fineartamerica.com/featured/2-baby-great-egrets-with-nest-rich-leighton.html
The American Spirit
13 Nov, 23:07
Ingalls Creek
Ingalls Creek in Washington's Cascade Mountains is utterly beautiful throughout the year. In summer, it is surrounded by tall granite mountains and lined with millions of subalpine and montane wildflowers. In winter with fresh snow, it provides a view that's hard to beat. This particular section of the creek was found by accident while following a downy woodpecker through the snow on a chilly late January afternoon.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
Ingalls Creek in Washington's Cascade Mountains is utterly beautiful throughout the year. In summer, it is surrounded by tall granite mountains and lined with millions of subalpine and montane wildflowers. In winter with fresh snow, it provides a view that's hard to beat. This particular section of the creek was found by accident while following a downy woodpecker through the snow on a chilly late January afternoon.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
The American Spirit
11 Nov, 16:21
"Paganism is Human-Centric, in fact more than that it is Ethnic or Kin-Centric. It is a way of looking at and experiencing the world with you and your kind as the focal point. The Axis around which all else revolves. The core difference between this and Christendom is that Paganism is well aware that nothing else shares this Human-Centric View. The Sparrows are Sparrow-Centric, the Wolves are Wolf-Centric.
Humans are not the most important thing in all of existence Human's are the most important thing to Humans. Paganism is not the veneration of Zeus or Odin, it is the veneration and exaltation of a People. If said people are not centric to the general worldview but prostrate before a deity. Than what is the point of said Deity?"-I.M.Knosp
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Humans are not the most important thing in all of existence Human's are the most important thing to Humans. Paganism is not the veneration of Zeus or Odin, it is the veneration and exaltation of a People. If said people are not centric to the general worldview but prostrate before a deity. Than what is the point of said Deity?"-I.M.Knosp
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The American Spirit
10 Nov, 13:49
The Hershey Story, Hershey, Pennsylvania π
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The American Spirit
08 Nov, 14:21
The Amish Coming out of the Woodwork to Clinch Pennsylvania Reminded me of this Concept Art from Iron Harvest.
I think it is suitably epic.
I think it is suitably epic.
The American Spirit
08 Nov, 13:37
Lone Sailor Statue, Burlington, Vermont π
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The American Spirit
08 Nov, 02:10
Mountain Goat Nanny
This female mountain goat (also called a doe or nanny) was found and photographed just under the top of Hurricane Ridge on the Washington's Olympic Penisula. Too busy eating to worry about a human nearby, she did keep an eye on me and her youngster (also called a kid) who was learning which plants to eat by copying its mother.
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This female mountain goat (also called a doe or nanny) was found and photographed just under the top of Hurricane Ridge on the Washington's Olympic Penisula. Too busy eating to worry about a human nearby, she did keep an eye on me and her youngster (also called a kid) who was learning which plants to eat by copying its mother.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
The American Spirit
08 Nov, 02:10
Bird's Nest Fungi
These fascinating bird's nest fungi found near the base of a huge waterfall in Oregon's Marion County, just east of Salem are one of the many natural curiosities found in the Pacific Northwest. While it may not look like it, these are actually an unusual type of mushroom, rather than a type of lichen. These still have their spores (they look like eggs in a nest) but will expel them with raindrops during a rainstorm, spreading their DNA on the forest floor for the next generation to spread and prosper.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
These fascinating bird's nest fungi found near the base of a huge waterfall in Oregon's Marion County, just east of Salem are one of the many natural curiosities found in the Pacific Northwest. While it may not look like it, these are actually an unusual type of mushroom, rather than a type of lichen. These still have their spores (they look like eggs in a nest) but will expel them with raindrops during a rainstorm, spreading their DNA on the forest floor for the next generation to spread and prosper.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
The American Spirit
08 Nov, 02:09
Lichen Agaric
This common mushroom is usually found growing with or among lichens on rotting logs, decaying wood, or in organically-rich soil. While regularly seen across most of the northern hemisphere, it is found most frequently closer to the Arctic. This one was found on West Tiger Mountain in Washington State.
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This common mushroom is usually found growing with or among lichens on rotting logs, decaying wood, or in organically-rich soil. While regularly seen across most of the northern hemisphere, it is found most frequently closer to the Arctic. This one was found on West Tiger Mountain in Washington State.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
The American Spirit
08 Nov, 02:09
Winter Trees
Snow-covered subalpine meadows and evergreens on Mount Rainier's southern slope.
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Snow-covered subalpine meadows and evergreens on Mount Rainier's southern slope.
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The American Spirit
07 Nov, 14:28
The Round Church, Richmond, Vermont π
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The American Spirit
06 Nov, 16:47
Regardless of where we stand: with politics, with culture, with beliefs, with how valid the whole system is.
There is an energy now that feels different. Different from the 2016, 2020 or any other period in my life.
Like people are just sick of fighting. They're sick of arguing, they're sick of feeling guilty for their culture.
Something died, but something was born today. What comes of that I am not sure. I was indifferent to what I still believe is a somewhat rigged system. But looking at the people around me and across the land I think there is hope. Tenuous, shaky, even fragile Hope. But hope nonetheless.
May The Gods and Our Forebears Bless This Land and Our People.
There is an energy now that feels different. Different from the 2016, 2020 or any other period in my life.
Like people are just sick of fighting. They're sick of arguing, they're sick of feeling guilty for their culture.
Something died, but something was born today. What comes of that I am not sure. I was indifferent to what I still believe is a somewhat rigged system. But looking at the people around me and across the land I think there is hope. Tenuous, shaky, even fragile Hope. But hope nonetheless.
May The Gods and Our Forebears Bless This Land and Our People.
The American Spirit
06 Nov, 16:44
Lake Champlain, Burlington, Vermont π
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The American Spirit
05 Nov, 20:03
Peanut The Squirrel Didn't Kill Himself.
Also Happy Election Day. This Nightmares almost over. Sequel coming soon.
Also Happy Election Day. This Nightmares almost over. Sequel coming soon.
The American Spirit
01 Nov, 12:52
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My contribution to Halloween 2024.
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The American Spirit
01 Nov, 12:50
"The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomyβ
T'was the witch of November come stealin'" (Gordon Lightfoot)
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomyβ
T'was the witch of November come stealin'" (Gordon Lightfoot)
The American Spirit
31 Oct, 21:28
In general the names of Holidays are largely irrelevant to me.
This Holiday is in the blood. To Paraphrase Lovecraft:
"It was the Soulstide, that men call Halloween though they know in their hearts it is older than Bethlehem and Babylon, older than Memphis and mankind".
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Halloween as we know it is fading, but as one branch withers in the worldwinds a new one grows to bear fruit.
A Jolly Halloween to Those Who Hold Their Lanterns Aloft.
Sincerely Ike & Jeff of,
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This Holiday is in the blood. To Paraphrase Lovecraft:
"It was the Soulstide, that men call Halloween though they know in their hearts it is older than Bethlehem and Babylon, older than Memphis and mankind".
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Halloween as we know it is fading, but as one branch withers in the worldwinds a new one grows to bear fruit.
A Jolly Halloween to Those Who Hold Their Lanterns Aloft.
Sincerely Ike & Jeff of,
πHyperborean Radio (On The Road)π
The American Spirit
30 Oct, 14:43
The Stag of Saint Hubertus by O. C. Seltzer
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The American Spirit
25 Oct, 16:46
The American Spirit
25 Oct, 13:12
Baby Wood Storks with Nest
A pair of baby wood storks with parent standing on a branch with their nest deep in a Florida swamp.
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A pair of baby wood storks with parent standing on a branch with their nest deep in a Florida swamp.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
The American Spirit
25 Oct, 00:33
Red-throated Loon
Smallest of all the world's loon species, this red-throated loon in non-breeding plumage found here close to the Del Rey Lagoon in Los Angeles, California winters regularly in California and south, but will spend most of its life in the Arctic where it breeds.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
Smallest of all the world's loon species, this red-throated loon in non-breeding plumage found here close to the Del Rey Lagoon in Los Angeles, California winters regularly in California and south, but will spend most of its life in the Arctic where it breeds.
See more at: www.richleighton.com
The American Spirit
24 Oct, 14:04
The Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam Sat in a Tapestried Chair Watching Mother and Son Approach
by John Schoenherr
by John Schoenherr
The American Spirit
21 Oct, 17:13
Arguing that Our Ethnic Gods are Owned by Marvel has always been a fallacious argument.
1. The Pagan Gods far predate them, and the Marvel versions aren't even very similar to the actual lore.
2. Most of the Gods are still not used or barely touched even some rather "big ones" like Holda, Lugh, Ilmarinen, Freya.
3. By the same logic that they present with Marvel owning the European Gods one could argue Hollywood owns the Abrahamic God by a far wider margin. (The Passion of the Christ, Ben Hur, Left Behind, The Exorcist, Bruce Almighty to name a few).
4. Such an argument then asserts that the Ethnic Gods are commodities to be owned while the Abrahamic God has free reign to produce as much propaganda or modern retellings to proselytize their religion. Especially as many Catholic films are actively pushed by the Vatican. Double standards from the Foreign Faith are nothing new but should not be tolerated.
5. Film, Video Games, Books and Comics; especially in the modern day, are an incredibly valid way in which to enrich people by exposing them and reminding them of the beauty of their Ethnic beliefs and traditions. Doing so does not give ownership to the creators but duty.
6. One thing to always remember however is the responsibility on those that know the lore, regardless of their actual religious affiliation, to protect our ancestral ethnic traditions and beliefs. As well as to point out both the good and bad of adaptation. (IE:GOW Thor vs. GOW Angrboda).
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1. The Pagan Gods far predate them, and the Marvel versions aren't even very similar to the actual lore.
2. Most of the Gods are still not used or barely touched even some rather "big ones" like Holda, Lugh, Ilmarinen, Freya.
3. By the same logic that they present with Marvel owning the European Gods one could argue Hollywood owns the Abrahamic God by a far wider margin. (The Passion of the Christ, Ben Hur, Left Behind, The Exorcist, Bruce Almighty to name a few).
4. Such an argument then asserts that the Ethnic Gods are commodities to be owned while the Abrahamic God has free reign to produce as much propaganda or modern retellings to proselytize their religion. Especially as many Catholic films are actively pushed by the Vatican. Double standards from the Foreign Faith are nothing new but should not be tolerated.
5. Film, Video Games, Books and Comics; especially in the modern day, are an incredibly valid way in which to enrich people by exposing them and reminding them of the beauty of their Ethnic beliefs and traditions. Doing so does not give ownership to the creators but duty.
6. One thing to always remember however is the responsibility on those that know the lore, regardless of their actual religious affiliation, to protect our ancestral ethnic traditions and beliefs. As well as to point out both the good and bad of adaptation. (IE:GOW Thor vs. GOW Angrboda).
π Hyperborean Radio (On The Road) πΊ
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