Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Perceived symbolism and the power of red

A red Othala on black background was a Langobard symbol
Recently I crafted two symbols out of popsicle sticks for a wooden fence. I selected the Odal Rune and the Pentagram due to them being fairly easy to construct. I started with the Othala. I drilled a few holes, attached them with thin wire, tightened them with twine, spray painted it bright red, and attached it to the door of a fence leading out to a deck. It showed up nicely against the stained wood. A proud symbol of my Langobard heritage, as the red Othala was actually on the old flag of Langbard, right? Not necessarily.

A few days later, I happened to turn on the Investigation Discovery channel. On one of their many programs, there was a case of a group of neo-Nazis, somewhere, someplace. On their "compound" were certain flags and symbols, such as Swastikas. Although there were no Odal Runes, and actually there are relatively few used by so-called "neo-Nazis," it not totally unheard of for them to be used in places like that. I was a little bit confused as I pondered my flaming red Odal Rune featured soo prominently on the fence. The color red is a powerful symbol in of itself, and I believe clearly to the Langobards it did literally symbolize "blood and nation" in a tribal sense. It also may symbolize other concepts, such as "connection to the land," "the family/clan homestead," or "harmony with nature." Of course, if it was most any other symbol, this wouldn't even be an issue.

The Pentacle, a very ancient symbol
After a week of occasional thought about this, I decided to repaint it an "Earth color," which was dark green... more symbolizing a connection to the land. I also thought about the Pentagram, or what Guido von List called "the Vehme star rose." I thought perhaps I could at least paint that red? Upon pondering that question, it occurred to me that this symbol too... could be perceived by some as "Satanic." After all, Satanists do use red "inverted Pentagrams." Was I actually going to be intimidated by possible perceptions again? I eventually decided to paint it another Earth color... dark blue. Blue is a color of water and sky, and fits well with the five elements. Also, it is a color of magic.. like red or purple.

Being that the new colors were a good fit for the energy I wanted to use, I was not displeased by the changes. However, it still brought up the issue of false "projections" which are placed on people by others. To me, the whole idea of "losing cultural symbols" is a big issue. Someone could just as well argue that the Odal rune and the Vehme star were symbols of certain cultures which were victims of cultural genocide themselves! Why aren't those facts "projected" for public consumption as many others always are? Nobody seems to complain very much about Communist symbols; they only took out a couple of hundred million people in the last century.

.

4 comments:

  1. This occult symbol is evil whether its right side up or upside down. Satanism is in the game Diablo which is Spanish for devil. And the evil and blasphemous pentagrams that should not be on the hubcaps on our cars unfortunately is there. And that is what evil things people will do when they love money. We even have wicked and demonic symbols on our money that does not belong there because no one questioned their wicked and demonic government and their tyrannical leaders who listen to Satan and the devils.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The pentagram and hexagram ("Star of David") are both on the tailsman of Saturn, and are symbols of the ancient Saturnian/Satanic religion. Both are symbolically present on the north pole of Saturn itself. However, todays Satanists are not the same as in ancient times. They co-opt symbols by inverting them to reflect the evil aspect from their perspective. Those at the organizing level are obsessed with the Bible and inverting its symbolism or mocking it, which wouldn't have been the case in the ancient world. They have no claim to ancient traditions, but they co-opt them with the belief that anything which separates people from the Christian God is "good." I am not a Christian however.

      Delete
  2. If some governments did not listen to Lucifer and the devils anymore than they do they would not even put that satanic symbol on military vehicles.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Someone here failed to mention that the Nazis using swastikas is what Belial and the devils wanted them to use. There should not even be any of those evil stars inside of circles on the plastic containers of McCormick spices but unfortunately it is there.

    ReplyDelete