Tom Rowsell delivered this keynote speech at the PAGAN FUTURES conference in London on 25th June 2022. The talk addresses the conflict between an emerging religion of materialistic scientism seeking salvation through transhumanism (and other technophilic ideologies) and the practitioners of Traditional public forms of Indo-European paganism.This channel depends on your support:SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/survive-the-jiveTelegram: https://t.me/survivethejiveCrypto: https://bit.ly/3ysmtvk
Borja the Modern Platonist joins me in advance of the Pagan Futures conference in London on 25th June to discuss the same issues we shall address at the event; The question of transhumanism, salvation through technology, faith in 'progress' rather than cyclical time and how these ideas conflict with traditional pagan beliefs. To what extent are modern technophiles neo-Gnostics? How do their beliefs conflict with those of Platonists and other pagans?Tickets for the conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/survive-the-jive-live-pagan-futures-tickets-313306266477
Interpreting myth: Verses 25/26 in Vǫluspá refer to the same myth found in chapter 42 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning which tells the story of how a Jotunn in disguise deceived the gods to enter a deal in which he would build the walls of Asgard in exchange for the sun, moon and the hand in marriage of Freyja. This is one of the most misunderstood myths of Norse mythology so I have decided to explain it as best I can. End music by Stewart Keller
How do the religious and philosophical beliefs of Ancient Greeks have enduring relevance for us in the modern world of technology and globalisation? What lessons; spiritual or practical, can be discerned from the ancient texts that survive to this day? From the epics of Homer, the cults of Dionysus and Eleusis, the inspired wisdom of Plato or the practical philosophy of the Stoics, Michael Michailidis of Ancient Greece Revisited has explored all these and more on his channel and today he discusses these topics with us on jive Talk.
Five years ago I spoke to Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya of the Dharma Nation YouTube channel, and now I meet him again on JIVE TALK. Acharya is one of the most renowned teachers of the ancient tradition known as Dharma (popularly called "Hinduism"). Acharya, the author of the Dharma Manifesto, teaches authentic Vedic philosophy in a manner that is practical in today's world. We discuss transhumanism and war among other subjects in this live stream.This channel depends upon your support:All Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive
The Viking hero Starkad / Starkaðr was a warrior-poet with extra arms who was blessed by the god Odin. This aristocratic transgressive lone wolf character is actually a prehistoric Indo-European archetype equivalent to Hercules in Greece, Suibhne in Ireland and Krishna’s cousin Siśupāla of Chedi from the Hindu religion of India. In this video I explain who Starkad was and how his myths parallel other Indo-European stories of a Sigma male outsider who loves kings, hates the lower classes, is rude to women and goes into mad rages of extreme violence against his enemies. Do you have the traits of the Indo-European sigma male warrior-poet?This channel depends on your support:SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/survive-the-jiveSources:-Compton, T., ‘Victim of the Muses: Poet as Scapegoat, Warrior and Hero in Greco-Roman and Indo-European Myth and History’ Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies (2006).-Cohen, D. “Suibhne Geilt.” Celtica 12:113–124. (1977).-Dumézil ‘Aspects de la fonction guerrière chez les Indo-Européens’ (1956).-Hui, J ‘'Svá segir Starkaðr’: Manipulating Memoralisation in Gautreks saga’ (2015).-Puhvel, J., ‘Comparative Mythology’ (1987). https://amzn.to/3xJVdHb
In this month's Jive Talk I answered patron questions about ancient DNA, the beliefs of pagans, cognates to the Nordic god Loki and more. I do at least one Jive Talk a month but not all of them are AMA sessions. You can also ask me questions in a direct voice chat on Telegram if you become a patron on Patreon or SubscribeStar.
I delivered a speech to the Traditional Britain Group for their Christmas social on the topic of how the Anglo-Saxons have informed English and by extension British and American identity over the centuries.
In this episode of the Jive Book Review we will look at The Shaman: Patterns of Siberian and Ojibway Healing by John A. Grim. He describes the common features of the figure known as "the shaman" by anthropologists which is found mainly in cultures of Siberian origin: with his focus being mainly on the Yakut of Siberia and the Ojibwe Indians aka Chippewa, or Saulteaux Anishinaabe people of southern Canada and the northern Midwestern USA. I attempt to compare the features of the shaman and of shamanic religious practices to Indo-European religious customs, particularly in Nordic Germanic religion. This podcast depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJiveTheme song by Wolcensmen. Ending music by Altyn Tuu.
Cannabis sativa has been cultivated by humans for thousands of years both as a narcotic and also for making hemp fabrics. Brand new genetic and archaeological evidence places the original domestication event in China, but indicates that the plant was mainly spread by Indo-European peoples such as the Yamnaya and the Scythians. Cannabis was used in the funerary and religious rites in many pagan religions as well as in ancient Jewish rites in Israel.I was aided in research for this video by Chris Bennett of cannabisculture.comSee this blog post for a full list of sources I used: https://survivethejive.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-ancient-indo-european-cannabis-cult.html