I think I know why the polka has dots: they are seeds. So far, I have NOT found anyone who agrees with me. Am I crazy?
Yes, but I’m taking my medicine faithfully.
Today, I was waiting a long time. I noticed that the birch trees were moving in the breeze. The leaves flap just like quaking aspen. It looked like the birches were dancing. So, here is my list of reasons why the birch is a magic tree: [Love your food] birch syrup, birch beer, edible cambium, possibly edible leaves - early spring only, [Gift of fire] birch bark for fire starting, bark that moves when it burns, logs for warmth, [Rebirth] birches regrow when they are cut down, first trees to appear after a forest fire/ old field succession, [Sacred grove] birches may be planted in patterns, bent, and woven together. Almost forgot to add: birch switches symbolize life, and they are used for fragrance in the sauna.
I’m frustrated to see another magazine publishing knitting patterns that refer to the Selbu Rose - the Auseklis, without any mention of its pagan meaning. How can I be the only one to see it? I should have written a letter to the Atlantic Monthly last year. They did a Christmas article about the Auseklis, which they called a “snowflake” Wrong! Their article traced the history back to the mid 1800’s and stopped without any mention of the Auseklis motif earlier history. Maybe it’s too dangerous to mention that in very old folk art, the Auseklis is often beside the swastika. I think I wrote about this already - I will not use the swastika, for obvious reasons.
Seeds — if you know to look for them, there are seeds everywhere in folk art. Think of pomegranates in Turkish art, symbols of fullness and life. Seeds are abundance, fertility, a happy future.
I wish I could write a little more clearly. I would like to show everyone a simple, down-to-earth, not esoteric paganism based on only European art. I met somebody who walked the Camino de Santiago, she told me that she saw animism in Galicia. This suggests that I’m on the right track. I can’t find much other help right now. Seems that the people who know the answers do not speak English, so I will have to learn a new language to do my research...
Yes, but I’m taking my medicine faithfully.
Today, I was waiting a long time. I noticed that the birch trees were moving in the breeze. The leaves flap just like quaking aspen. It looked like the birches were dancing. So, here is my list of reasons why the birch is a magic tree: [Love your food] birch syrup, birch beer, edible cambium, possibly edible leaves - early spring only, [Gift of fire] birch bark for fire starting, bark that moves when it burns, logs for warmth, [Rebirth] birches regrow when they are cut down, first trees to appear after a forest fire/ old field succession, [Sacred grove] birches may be planted in patterns, bent, and woven together. Almost forgot to add: birch switches symbolize life, and they are used for fragrance in the sauna.
I’m frustrated to see another magazine publishing knitting patterns that refer to the Selbu Rose - the Auseklis, without any mention of its pagan meaning. How can I be the only one to see it? I should have written a letter to the Atlantic Monthly last year. They did a Christmas article about the Auseklis, which they called a “snowflake” Wrong! Their article traced the history back to the mid 1800’s and stopped without any mention of the Auseklis motif earlier history. Maybe it’s too dangerous to mention that in very old folk art, the Auseklis is often beside the swastika. I think I wrote about this already - I will not use the swastika, for obvious reasons.
Seeds — if you know to look for them, there are seeds everywhere in folk art. Think of pomegranates in Turkish art, symbols of fullness and life. Seeds are abundance, fertility, a happy future.
I wish I could write a little more clearly. I would like to show everyone a simple, down-to-earth, not esoteric paganism based on only European art. I met somebody who walked the Camino de Santiago, she told me that she saw animism in Galicia. This suggests that I’m on the right track. I can’t find much other help right now. Seems that the people who know the answers do not speak English, so I will have to learn a new language to do my research...
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