Dixie Polis
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The Chad Pastoralist: History
01.05.202513:51
Skírnismál is an Old Norse poem in the Poetic Edda, the collection of poems originally in Old Norse that contain the traditional myths and beliefs of the historical pre-Christian Norse people. In the 13th-century Icelandic manuscript Codex Regius, the poem is called Fǫr Skírnis (Skírnir's Journey).
The written poem is a preservation of a traditional Norse (and by extension Germanic) myth about the Vanir god Freyr, the son of the god Njǫrðr, where He climbs up Hliðskjálf, the cosmic throne of the god Óðinn - the highest god and king of the Norse, and by extension Germanic pantheon - and with its ability to provide its user omniscience sends Skírnir to convince the jǫtunn Gerðr ("Enclosure") to marry Him.
Skírnismál is noteworthy because it contains valuable wisdom in stanza 13 that not only provides insight into the traditional pre-Christian Germanic mindscape but it is also applicable in certain contexts today:
This stanza communicates the idea that it is better to take action and strive towards a given goal in life with full dedication as opposed to feeling sorry for yourself over a current circumstance. Being courageous in life or the pursuit of a goal or achievement is better than feeling nihilistic and that it is unachievable, for, as the poem makes clear, that opportunity could vanish. In the context of Skírnismál, it would be life ending.
On a personal note, I have always found this wisdom in Skírnismál to correspond with my view as a dedicated, devout worshipper and priest of Wōden. It is consistent with wisdom read in Vǫlsunga Saga, chapter 7, and Hávamál verse 76.
Historically, the pre-Christian Norse people understood that those who die in battle go to Valhǫll (Wælheall in Old English to the Pagan Anglo-Saxons and Valhalla to the continental Germans), which not only takes courage, but also the ability to fully commit to fighting and dying in that moment.
This wisdom can be helpful today in a range of contexts depending on one's personal pursuits. Skírnismál does not suggest nihilism or defeatism. It suggests acknowledging that we all die and could die at any moment and that your response in proportion to this fact should be courageous and without fear. Regardless, those pursuits (should they align with virtue and morally righteous outcomes) should be pursued with full courage and commitment.
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The written poem is a preservation of a traditional Norse (and by extension Germanic) myth about the Vanir god Freyr, the son of the god Njǫrðr, where He climbs up Hliðskjálf, the cosmic throne of the god Óðinn - the highest god and king of the Norse, and by extension Germanic pantheon - and with its ability to provide its user omniscience sends Skírnir to convince the jǫtunn Gerðr ("Enclosure") to marry Him.
Skírnismál is noteworthy because it contains valuable wisdom in stanza 13 that not only provides insight into the traditional pre-Christian Germanic mindscape but it is also applicable in certain contexts today:
"It's better to be courageous
than to wail and weep
when one is eager to take action;
for in a single day
my life was shaped for me,
and all my life faded."
This stanza communicates the idea that it is better to take action and strive towards a given goal in life with full dedication as opposed to feeling sorry for yourself over a current circumstance. Being courageous in life or the pursuit of a goal or achievement is better than feeling nihilistic and that it is unachievable, for, as the poem makes clear, that opportunity could vanish. In the context of Skírnismál, it would be life ending.
On a personal note, I have always found this wisdom in Skírnismál to correspond with my view as a dedicated, devout worshipper and priest of Wōden. It is consistent with wisdom read in Vǫlsunga Saga, chapter 7, and Hávamál verse 76.
Historically, the pre-Christian Norse people understood that those who die in battle go to Valhǫll (Wælheall in Old English to the Pagan Anglo-Saxons and Valhalla to the continental Germans), which not only takes courage, but also the ability to fully commit to fighting and dying in that moment.
This wisdom can be helpful today in a range of contexts depending on one's personal pursuits. Skírnismál does not suggest nihilism or defeatism. It suggests acknowledging that we all die and could die at any moment and that your response in proportion to this fact should be courageous and without fear. Regardless, those pursuits (should they align with virtue and morally righteous outcomes) should be pursued with full courage and commitment.
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26.04.202517:50
Southern Boy Spring
Wetumpka Alabama
Wetumpka Alabama
22.04.202517:46
It's Southern Boy Spring!
20.04.202515:31
When Christ was on earth, the dogwood grew
To a towering size with a lovely hue.
Its branches were strong and interwoven
And for Christ's cross its timbers were chosen
Being distressed at the use of the wood
Christ made a promise which still holds good:
"Not ever again shall the dogwood grow
To be large enough for a tree", and so
Slender and twisted it shall always be
With cross-shaped blossoms for all to see.
The petals shall have bloodstains marked brown
And in the blossom's center a thorny crown.
"All who see it will think of Me,
Nailed to a cross from a dogwood tree.
Protected and cherished this tree shall be
A reflection to all of My agony."
To a towering size with a lovely hue.
Its branches were strong and interwoven
And for Christ's cross its timbers were chosen
Being distressed at the use of the wood
Christ made a promise which still holds good:
"Not ever again shall the dogwood grow
To be large enough for a tree", and so
Slender and twisted it shall always be
With cross-shaped blossoms for all to see.
The petals shall have bloodstains marked brown
And in the blossom's center a thorny crown.
"All who see it will think of Me,
Nailed to a cross from a dogwood tree.
Protected and cherished this tree shall be
A reflection to all of My agony."
20.04.202500:57
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The Bushwhacker
12.04.202517:25
“Reconstruction.
It’s important to understand that there were waves of Reconstruction and it has never stopped.
Reconstruction is a battle for what type of civilization will the South have: a progressive American consumerist culture or one that is European, traditional, and Christian.
Every facet of our civilization is under some sort of pressure to conform. Much of it has.
It has looked like different things since Appomattox… religious, racial, economic.
The latest iteration has been co-opted by the ascendant American Jews to push antifascism. They hate the Southern Christian white man more than they hate Germans.
For good reason.”
It’s important to understand that there were waves of Reconstruction and it has never stopped.
Reconstruction is a battle for what type of civilization will the South have: a progressive American consumerist culture or one that is European, traditional, and Christian.
Every facet of our civilization is under some sort of pressure to conform. Much of it has.
It has looked like different things since Appomattox… religious, racial, economic.
The latest iteration has been co-opted by the ascendant American Jews to push antifascism. They hate the Southern Christian white man more than they hate Germans.
For good reason.”
28.04.202522:49
Hope everyone had a blessed Confederate Memorial day!
26.04.202516:07
22.04.202501:55
20.04.202514:59
Happy Easter.
14.04.202523:23
Get this epic work in hardcover
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12.04.202516:41
Southern Boy Spring Fren submission: <strike>Mobile Bay</strike> Bay of the Holy Spirit
Send your submission to Dixiepolis@protonmail.com
Send your submission to Dixiepolis@protonmail.com
28.04.202517:01
Hotdog anyone?
23.04.202523:21
Southern Boy Spring!
In Alabama looking over a Tennessee Valley.
In Alabama looking over a Tennessee Valley.
21.04.202515:55
Protestants, we are now in charge of choosing the next pope. Cast your ballot here.
20.04.202514:21
13.04.202514:39
The World knows that God expects of them. (Rom1), but instead, they turn to their own "wisdom", and become fools.
God has graciously given us a body of believers to join in worship with. In doing so, we give thanks -- that thing which pagans lack (Rom 1:21). We always say "go to.church" because its not just good to do, it's good for you.
God is the source of all life. Avail yourself of His Presence -- honor Him and Give thanks, and He will make you like Him.
Go to church.
God has graciously given us a body of believers to join in worship with. In doing so, we give thanks -- that thing which pagans lack (Rom 1:21). We always say "go to.church" because its not just good to do, it's good for you.
God is the source of all life. Avail yourself of His Presence -- honor Him and Give thanks, and He will make you like Him.
Go to church.
28.04.202516:28
23.04.202513:24
It's amazing to me how many people are mad that we want our rulers to worship God only, but will vehemently defend pagans raising a giant demon monkey statue in Texas.
20.04.202515:54
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini tuo da gloriam,"
20.04.202513:45
HE IS RISEN!
13.04.202512:47
Matthew 21:5 NASB1995
[5] “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold your King is coming to you, Gentle, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ”
[5] “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold your King is coming to you, Gentle, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ”
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The Virginia Flaggers 🇸🇴
12.04.202515:43
The island in the background is the location from which Edmund Ruffin fired the first shot in defense of the South, April 12, 1861, 164 years ago today. LEST WE FORGET!
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