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Post by heavyaxe on May 14, 2015 19:35:59 GMT -6
Hello, all. Lately, I've been thinking about Brythonic polytheism and how it compares with its cousin European religions such as Germanic and Slavic paganism. One thing that bothered my a touch was the great amount of symbols in those faiths. Germanic polytheism has Thor's Hammer and the Valknut and many others. Slavic polytheism has its various sun wheels and deity symbols. The symbols of Brythonic polytheism seem to be slightly more vague, like many other aspects of BP. Like most Celtic Recon religions, symbols such as the triskele are common. Knot patterns and so forth are also quite popular. I'd like to hear from fellow BP followers what symbols they hold most dear, or what they choose to represent it. Obviously, a symbol is only an image. One's inner relationship with the Gods is much more important than what we see on the outside. Though, it may make an interesting conversation piece. In regards to pendants, I've generally worn a Taranis 'wheel', boar figures, triskeles, or other Celtic spiralled symbols. I find these, while mostly Gaulish replicas, to suit me fine. I do however prefer the Taranis' wheel or the boar over a triskele, simply because of the misuse of the triskele in popular culture. Anyways, what symbols are important to you?
Thanks!
Hail the Gods!
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atlene
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Post by atlene on May 16, 2015 4:08:06 GMT -6
I have a locket with a triquetra pattern on it, which I was given by my parents for my 21st birthday. This was just after I'd left the "neo-wiccanish" kinds of spirituality and practices behind and was only beginning to explore Celtic Reconstructionism and various "Celtic" polytheisms. I don't discuss my faith or beliefs with my parents, and I've always sort of loved the triquetra pattern, so I feel like it was a weird bit of synchronicity on my mom's part to give me jewellery with a symbol that seemed to represent my tentative new path. So, that particular symbol has a lot of meaning for me, whether or not its misused in popular culture. It has come to represent my faith to me.
I'm also really interested in what other's here have to say, because I've sort of been looking for other symbols that resonate with me. In particular, I'm trying to sort out a symbol of some kind to represent the ancestors, because I don't have the space to put up photographs, or much access to photographs in the first place.
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veritywhitethorn
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Post by veritywhitethorn on May 24, 2015 0:52:10 GMT -6
Awen I like the symbol of Awen—I know it's Neo-Druidic but it speaks to me of my path with Cerridwen and Gwion Bach/Taliesin, and as a result it's important to me, especially since I have a necklace that a friend made for me with the symbol on it—she just made it without even having seen the symbol before or knowing what it was, just that it needed to be for me 
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