Who are the real pawns? What is their role in the passage between heaven and earth? The concept of Mana helps us understand who can be the real King.
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Rites and Games in the Ancient World: 9 the Substitute King
We could also call him a usurper, a vice of kings who will be sacrificed at the end of the games. But the ordeal concerns only the true king.
[Read more…] about Rites and Games in the Ancient World: 9 the Substitute KingRites and Games in the Ancient World: 8 a Medieval Summoning of Spirits
Riemschneider attempts to define the shape of Loki’s net and where was the King’s land. Another myth, revised by the Faroe Islands’ mystical sense, gives us a different vision.
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Introduction to magic knots. The affinity between the bandages of Kronos and Loki’s nets and his capture sheds new light on the god of time.
[Read more…] about Rites and Games in the Ancient World: 7 Kronos EnchainedRites and Games in the Ancient World: 6 the Sickle and Vexillum
Sickles become vexilla, which indicate the way to the north and ultimately move the pawns. In all this, the separation of heaven and earth.
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Riemschneider’s journey into the world of pawns continues: human heads, heads of gods, ancestors? After all, Penates were truly surprising ritual objects. And in Celtic sagas, the heads of deceased kings were blessed.
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Riemschneider’s journey into the world of pawns begins. Pins, skittles, Lares, wooden logs, and heads seem simple, but the mythological implications are enormous.
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Three different shapes on the same board, celestial structures, introduction to the Roman Sortes, and the Nordic Runes. The ritual game begins to appear as a matter of positioning.
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