#suomenusko

"Hirvikultti", "Cult of The Moose" in english, is an ancient Finnic religious practice of venerating the moose as a spiritual/mythical ancestor.

Hirven syntysanat

Missä Hirvi synnytelty, Karin poika kasvateltu? Tuoll’ on Hirvi synnytelty, Nevan tuulisen selällä, Tiheillä tuomikoilla, Paxuilla paju pehuilla, Otavaisen olkapäillä, Taivaan tähtehin seassa. Tijän synckä synnyntösi, Maa katala kasvantosi: Selkä koivun kongelosta, Sääret väärästä lepästä, Karvat karva korttehista, Pää on saaren juurikasta Raato muu lahua puuta

(Collected in Northern Ostrobothnia by Ganander Christfrid in 1700.)

On one hand, we saw a surge in eclecticism, where Wicca became a "universal blueprint" for all witchcraft. Occult motifs flooded pop culture; alongside fantasy and gothic music, Triple Goddess symbols, tarot, and crystals became mainstream. For many, it was turning into an aesthetic rather than a countercultural movement.

On the other hand, in opposition to this dilution, reconstructionist movements began to gain momentum. This was a turn toward seeking the spirit of "Ancient Europe," driven by a disillusionment with progressing modernism and a longing to draw strength directly from distant ancestors. For many, it was a "return to earth" after decades of psychedelic trips—a search for solid, historical ground beneath their feet.

I spent the night at my grandpa's siirtolapuutarha / allotment cottage, and I was so excited to browse through his book collection- I knew the man's a reader. I was expecting to find more nature guides on birds or plants, or just overall nature themed non-fiction books, but to my surprise he had this wonderful book..

I am not overexaggerating when I say I was JUMPING up n down from joy, when he agreed to borrow it to me.

This is a collection of Finnish Folk poetry by Martti Haavio, but in more modern Finnish. Some poems included are Marjavirsi, Iso Tammi, Väinämöinen ja Antero Vipunen and Sämpsä Pellervoinen (and more ofc!). At the end-half of it there are multiple pages of history of Finnish poetry. :D My only issue with the book is that there's no info about where the original poems were collected from and when, but I suppose I can connect the dots myself with SKVR... overtime.

Iso Tammi

Oli ennen neljä neittä, koko kolme morsianta; nepä heinä'ä tekivät, kortetta kokoelivat nenässä utuisen niemen, päässä saaren terhenisen. Minkä niitit, sen haravoit, heti ruoposit ru'olle, lapoholle laskettivat, saatoit sankapielisihin. Ne Tursas tulehen tunki, pasikasi panun väkehen. Tuli tuhkia vähäsen, kypeniä pikkuruisen. Nuo kypenet kylvettihin portin Pohjolan etehen. Tuohon kasvoi kaunis tammi, yleni vihanta virpi. Ojenteli oksiansa, levitteli lehviänsä: Esti pilvet juoksemasta, hattarat harittmasta. Peitti päivän paistamasta, kuuhuen kumottamasta. Pikku mies merestä nousi, uros aalloista yleni pystyn peukalon pituinen, härän kynnen korkeuinen kirves kultainen olalla, vaskivarsi kirvehessä. Astui kerran jalkojansa hienoiselle hietikolle, astui toisen jalkojansa maalle maksankarvaiselle, kerrallapa kolmannella juurelle rutimoraidan. Iski kerran kirvehellä. tarpasi tasaterällä. Iski kerran, iski toisen, iski kohta kolmannenkin: tuli tuiski kirvehestä, panu tammesta pakeni. Tuopa taisi tammen kaata, puun sorean sorrutella tyvipuolin pohjoisehen, latvoin suurehen suvehen poikki Tuonelan joesta sillaksi ikusijahan.

If you were to ask your average pagan what deities come to mind in connection to any of the four main elements, most would probably have at least a couple ideas, if not a plethora. But does anyone in particular come to mind regarding the element of Ether?