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  • The Hammer of Creation in the Mysteries: Thor, Swastika, and Fohat

    The Hammer of Creation in the Mysteries: Thor, Swastika, and Fohat

    The Solarwheel and Fohat “The Svastica is found heading the religious symbols of every old nation.” (H.P. Blavatsky) THE 卐 IN THE CIRCLE BY STUDYING THEOSOPHY AND HISTORY, THE REAL MEANING BEHIND THE SWASTIKA can be elaborated upon in the sense it is meant to be, as opposed to outlooks you might acquire from perspectives…

  • Remembrance of the Gods: What the Origin of the Term Soul in English Reveals

    Remembrance of the Gods: What the Origin of the Term Soul in English Reveals

    Origin of Soul and Spirit in English In our English, the sawol (from saiwalō; Proto-Germanic origins) or soul meant life, animate existence, living being, or the spiritual and emotional part of a being. Around 971, this term also referred to the “spirit” of a deceased person. The terms “soul” and “spirit” became in the English confusedly synonymous and passed down…