What an amazing video ! I could see your determined passion and desire in your eyes to try to interact with the history approching to them in not only archaeological manner but also very humbled-spiritual manner as a morden person. Thanks for the briliant video as always!and I hope you have a good time in your place right now. Thank you, all the best to you:)
Thank you so much for that lovely comment. I was afraid people started to seem as a crazy-theory-guy hehe. I'm glad you enjoyed this video. Thank you for your support and feedback! Good fortune to you! :D
"We live under the illusion that we are on a higher intellectual and spiritual level than our ancestors" It would be hard work to find a greater truth when studying history. One may be that it is written by the victors. Thank you for the insight!
The Hallstatt Warrior reminds me of the pose used by yogis for Dirga Swasam Pranayama or "three part breath." In yoga this is used to create a grounded sense of awareness. The hand position helps you be mindful of the technique's three parts of the breath, the belly, the ribs, and then the chest/collar bone. Very interesting video, thanks.
Very interesting, and I really like how you give examples of the postures and not only show images of the figurines/artefacts themselves. Tack ska du ha!
you amaze me with your wisdom and the ability to express yourself .I can understand what you are saying .You explain things clearly and to where anyone could understand.Thank you ,old soul .
I recently discovered your videos and they are the most valuable and rich source of informations about Norse spirituality and mythology I have ever come to meet. I received some shamanic education (some of it connected to Norse gods) and I'm amazed to discover that I instinctively use the second posture since a year or so in my meditations and self-healing. It came to me somehow and I can't believe to find a connection to it right here in your video. Thanks a million times brother for this !
I’ve been reading Tarot for seven years now, and I usually sit on the ground in a half lotus position. Stroking my chin happens almost involuntarily when I start getting deep into my psyche. I loved seeing that here, it shows me I’m on the right path. Thank you Arith.
First I have to share that I have not seen your Seidr video yet and I am still very new to waking up (shaking off the deep sleep Christianity has put me in). You mention the spiritual journey and how you unluck this with techniques, most that are dangerous which is the point. I have had two out-of-body experiences, one as a young child after a car accident and one during child birth. The second experience affirmed in me that our soul/body has many parts and we can detach those parts. I recently found your video on Norse spirituality and you explored that very topic of different parts. It was almost disturbing how accurate you described what I already felt from my personal experiences. This has affirmed for me that I am truly waking up and has helped me embrace these instincts, ancestral memories is a better term. I wonder if I can focus and have an out-of-body experience on purpose with the precise goal of learning more about ancestral culture. I'm not sure how to word exactly what I'm asking as I don't know the words for it. It's almost like my language doesn't have a word for it. Journey to a past life? I'll practice these postures and look forward to watching your other videos. Also, thank you so much for your videos. The time and passion you put into them is evident and is greatly appreciated.
Ps: one more thing about "transe postures"/"energy" work: any technic in this field will "function" better, will have more effects, when practiced barefoot or wearing full leather shoes on real natural ground and wearing full natural clothes (no elastics, no synthetic clothings). The guys from the chanel Hands On History are good at making such kinds of outfits! Modern coton thai fisherman trousers are good too! For underwears, Rawganique is the only online shop I know that sells full coton and elastic free stuff! Our energies function better when they're fully connected to the energies of the planet, and that means electrically connected to the telluric electric phenomenas (the fact that there are electric currents in the ground is geophysics, not esoterism!). See the Earthing Institute website for more information on that (scientific studies). Any non-native electromagnetic field can also mess up with our own and with those of the Earth, so better practice those technics with no smartphone around, or at least put all "smart" devices in airplane mode! See Dr Jack Kruse for more on that. And one last thing: any foreign stuff inside the body, in the teeth, etc.. can hinder our "energies" to flow well. Some dentists know how to test for materials biocompatibility. Take care!
Well spotted, it could be indeed a good interpretation, Or the continuation of the Bronze Age tradition of the Gold Hats (the cone-shaped gold hats of the Schifferstadt type)
I don't know where you got that from, but no. Such invisible forces such as vitality tend to be eastern, not western. It's basically an invisible force to explain things they didn't understand, as their gods were invisible and not historical.
@@merlinvulpes7043 Right. So tell me, with what do I measure this qi or prana? We can detect the gravitational waves of stars colliding across the universe but we cannot measure such an allegedly powerful force right here on Earth how? Take your stupid eastern woo elsewhere.
The bear position is very similar to a Chinese Qi-gong position, called Ti bao, this position was used to achieve energy and control the energy called Qi, a spiritual energy of the cosmo. This energy can be used to create (Healing,exc..) or to destroy(the martial arts) Nice to see how the ancients spiritualities are similar
It is interesting to note, the first posture for example, is depicted in puma punku , gobekli tepe , Egypt and many other archeological sites around the world. Great work....
I know this is an old video but the postures remind me very much of what you find in Tai Chi and Quiqung where the hands are focused on the lower Dan tien for chi cultivation and healing.
Just tried all the postures! That warrior pose is really good. It feels I'm surrounded by a cocoon of energy... Didn't feel much with the other ones though. *This is not to say other ones don't work! different people respond differently. What works for me may not work for others and vice-versa.
I imagine it's much deeper than that. These types of movements are found all over the world on different spiritual and religious beliefs. In my opinion these are ways to build up life force and to balance mind and body.
Nice video Arith! Always like to watch your videos! I am not sure if you are from Norway or not and I do not speek Norwegian but I do speak a bit Swedish, Tack så mycket Arith Härger! What language can you speak?
high arith. we find budda's in the north also. the knowledge of budda was there and the understanding of postures and breathing similar to yoga were known along with the concept of budda. personally i realize i live now and appreciate these concepts. if i realize now there is no reason my ancestors did not realize then. i meditate and exercise every day. meditating can be seen as a kind of praying. i lie flat on my back for at least 20 min. legs open arms by side. it's called dead man posture. breath in slow and let out slow and as tummy goes down a nice feeling of relaxation comes over u. now when relaxed think. it is that simple and it will bring great life results. ohm is a relaxing sound and so is odin like oh--m and o--din. sharpen your sword, groom your mind, with luck u will own what ever u find. have fun and take care gare
Thank you my dear friends, as always. Yes I'm familiar with that posture but I've never tried that one, I confess, but I will give it a go, thank you for your insight. It's always important to take in mind that the things we come about don't make us special because we feel we are on to something because of our "Sophisticated modern minds". As you said, the ancestors most likely came to realize the same things and even more; they were just like us with a mind of their own and great life experiences. Keep up the good work btw, I do enjoy your videos! ^^
Thanks Arith for the analysis in the first CA 5 min of academia, spiritualitu and current cultural soulless outlook! Agree strpngly on a large scale, with exeptions in smaller but growing numbers. Norse heathenry jas grown immensely in the last 10 years!
Arith, my good friend, I had to revisit this video because I have just had an inspiration. 22:30 ish Friday night and I'm on my eternal quest for knowledge and believe me when I find that tree I WILL HANG FROM IT FOR NINE DAYS AND NINE NIGHTS. However back to my tale, during further runic study and it occurred to me that the positions could be depicting runic forms, that the shaman became the rune for some divinational purpose, maybe invoking the power of the rune and it's magic, whilst uttering a galdr. Perhaps they did this when forming and charging a galdrastafr. Snorri only gave us two stanzas to describe the finding of the runes so I believe that he only had part of the story but he does go on to say the uses that Odinn had for the runes so I am convinced that Odinns search was for the means to communicate the hidden magic in the rune chants and not the symbols of writing. I value your comments on my thoughts.
I studied w/ Felicitas Goodman several decades ago. I hve perused the comments & no references to her. She was a Professor @ Ohio State University in Anthropology. I am shocked u don't acknowledge her pioneering work.
Yes, I came across this video after reading the book by Belinda Gore (with the foreword from Dr Goodman). Very strange that neither of them were acknowledged.
Very interesting! F.B. Marby's, *Runengymnastik* explores meditative postures based upon the Futhark, and many of these are very clearly the same poses. For anyone curious, Thorsson's *Futhark* explores the postures of the Elder Futhark, and his *Rune Might* deals with the posture system(s), or "Rune Yoga" of the Armanen Futhark. I definitely think there is a connection here.
I'm reading a book by Felicitas Goodman at the moment. She recreated these types of postures but generally taken from Native American sources. Interesting video, thanks.
I know you are focused on nordic, but i would deeply appreciate more content with your own input on iron age celtic spirituality, which im sure is very cool, since i always appreciate your unique balance of no nonsense scholarly facts with sensitive spiritual intuition. Thanks as always.
awesome video and great information. my family is from Copenhagen Denmark , and have information which has been passed down tracing back to berzerker clans ... my son and I are learning all we can about family and ancestors.
Just my opinion on the last posture. As a self-taught/armature practitioner of seidr, I think the last one could have been used during labor of a pregnant woman. Freyja, as a fertility God, was probably called upon heavily during birth to ensure a safe, healthy labor for mother and baby, so it could have been used in late pregnancy or labor, holding the womb (Freyja’s domain) almost like a call to her, or to channel her strength through the mother. I don’t think it would be far fetched to think there was a posture specifically for pregnant women to call on Freyja before the painful ordeal of labor. Let’s not forget, Freyja was a war God as well, and for many women, labor was probably the most painful and scary thing they went through (seeing as, historically, many women died during it), and was probably viewed as a solo battle to see your newborn healthy and strong. Anyway, that’s just the feeling I get; love your videos, keep up the great work, and thank you for all your channel has taught me!
"There is no reason to believe that we, nowadays, are on a higher intellectual or spiritual than our ancestors in ancient times. Much of the ancient knowledge was forgotten but that doesn't mean our ancestors were idiots." Mjollnir + nail on the head
Brother. I hope you don't mind me calling you brother. In the early and middle 80s I was doing there but I was doing this with the Othala rune posture with reverence to Odin and the old Norwegian ways. Amazing simply amazing. People would be surprised and what they would experience and what they would even see.
Thank you for these trance postures. I've been using them for several weeks. That Germanic warrior posture is very interesting. I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Teeth (dental care) are one of my triggers. When I go to the dentist I have to be sedated heavily, and I suffer for a day or so.. Today I went to the dentist and though I was sedated, I had a pretty heavy breakdown. I stayed alone, in solitude, for several hours afterwards. But after that time had passed I felt very happy --almost as if I had been liberated from the anguish. Is it possible that that warrior posture is intended to help warriors re-integrate into society? Just a thought.
I understand the Hirschlanden posture helps you get in touch with how you feel internally, like a self examination. Maybe his nakedness indicates vulnerabilty or humility during the posture of self-discovery. I got that from Behatilife on UA-cam. I do not know where she learned about it.
Some of these postures remind me or are similar to parts of tai chi and the 5 Tibets, especially the last one, the bridge is an exercise, posture of the five Tibets, very interesting! Sorry if my English spelling is wrong, it is not my mother language. Thank you
Have you ever had a talk about those transe postures with yoga or qi-gong teachers (real "advanced" ones)? People who would be used to practice various kinds of postures (such as mudras, too), perceive their effects, and who could "test" those scandinavian old ones? Some experienced "magic" mushrooms (psilocybes) users might also tell you that mushrooms are good "subtle" perceptions enhancers (very compatible with the practice of yoga, qi-gong, taï-chi...), and therefore could be a good tool to experience further! The cross legged Freyr also made me think of the Horned God Cernunnos. I've read a few things about how he could be connected to a more ancient god from India. In India, there's also Kalaripayat that I find quite interesting, a form of "martial yoga" (called the mother of martial arts) that can be practiced with a long staff!
Materialism and interlectual snobbery does indeed blind us to our past. I enjoy your views and believe you are on the right path. Here is a norse saying which if pondered seriously can be a guide to our past. I don't know it's origin. " Through an Action, a Man becomes a Hero. Through Death, a Hero becomes Legend. Through Time, a Legend becomes Myth. Through hearing a Myth, a Man takes an Action..." I quote this because in Australia the indigenous people have their "dreaming", something modern man dismisses as myth. However, in the dreamtime stories many have been proven by archeological fact to be a true and factual account of this lands past history. Eg: The dreaming story of the great flood varified by science to be factual due to proof that the continental shelf was once above water. Anyway, I enjoy your theory that our ancestors may have been more advanced, in fact there are many who subscribe to this theory. Cheers :)
That first 5 minutes - damn!!! I just want that as an audio clip I can randomly and regularly post haphazardly all over social media! I've been enjoying your videos so much, but I couldn't pass yelling a "here-here"! Also, I am now curious about that last posture with Frejya being pregnant...I wonder how that pose could possibly apply to labor, either bringing on labor or trying to make it come quicker due to bearing down or squatting and pushing a little. In theory, I could also see this position encouraging babies who are facing the wrong way (yep, they can be "backwards" which makes labor more uncomfortable [not to be confused with being breeched]) to maybe turn because of the "space" being created and even the hands on the belly representing pushing. It could be compared to turning a breached baby but instead of the problem being the baby is feet down it's more they are head down but facing forward and the preferred position is the baby facing the back (this is due to the bone structure of the baby's face and head in relation to the mom's pelvis, especially the sacrum).
Arith I set you the challenge of disappointment and you fail to do so again!! Lol I was distracted by what looked like a ghostly whisp on several occasions, it turned out to be a sprinkler! But I've got to ask you something that might sound odd, did you experience anything odd there? I got the overpowering vibe that you were surrounded by something that wasn't seen, I kept expecting for a group of people to just appear! Don't worry I'm not mad I do this a lot. Great vid dear!
I'm trying hard to fail that challenge :p and I always experience something odd every week because I'm never trully alone, if you take my meaning. Thank you for your feedback, as always dear friend ^^
On the Freya a lot of statues when it comes to spiritual postures with large bellies are representing being full of power. Like the laughing Buddha hotei. This could be another consideration. Like you I'm a researcher, but my degree is in education. Your very correct these postures are similar to hathic yoga practice postures and chi kung from Shaolin.
how about comparing ancient religions to other ancient religions? Tantra to Norse for example? Even with only a basic knowledge I see many parallels between ancient asian and nordic beliefs. Chi kung practitioners use the hands forming a ball at the level of the navel to build chi.
Isn't that Freyr beard tug attested to in the sagas? Tugging the beard upon oaths or in solemn moments? I can't remember where I read it but it may not be a trance pose, could be related to some other divine aspect. Also do you think the Anglo-Saxon 'Spong man' on the urn could be a depiction of a trance state? Thanks!
Inglês sim, o resto das legendas são feitas por quem quer contribuir. Todos os meus vídeos estão abertos para a comunidade fazer legendas. Eu só tenho tempo para fazer em inglês.
I still watch these, but my time has become drastically shortened for having a full time job. I rarely can just sit and contemplate and leave paragraphs worth of text. In any case, it might interest you to know that, when I was a child, I would hallucinate while lying in bed. I would see blue and gray hazes in my room, and I would see transparent green sheets on the walls. I would often feel like "I was on a boat" while lying in bed as well. I enjoyed that feeling but was afraid of the hallucinations. I never thought to corollate one to the other, so I don't know today if these experiences went together (i.e. one before the other, simultaniously, never at the same time etc.). I have something else that may interest you, but I don't want to say it in comments, so let me know if you want me to e mail you or perhaps send u a pm via Facebook. It's not even a story, just a statement I don't want every random jerk on UA-cam to know about.
I'm very much interested in people's dreams and nightmares, visions and hallucinations, spiritual journeys and near-death-experiences. It helps me understanding my own by making comparissons. Please do send me PM on my Facebook page. Thank you.
Two years later and we aren't even smart enough to follow the science. Most of us couldn't even start a fire without matches or a lighter, let alone find enough food to sustain us .
Maybe the last one is a position to invoke labour? Do you think that the ship is mataphor for the spiritual journey? To get a real understanding of the splendour of Viking ships you have to see one "in the flesh" as photos and videos cannot do them justice. Arith in your archeology work have you seen the Lagar Velho bones at all?
I haven't seen the bones; neither the animal bones nor the child's bones. The owner of the property made some alterations and loads of works and he completely f***ed the archaeological strata and findings. The Museum is recent by I haven't seen it yet, so I'm nore sure what's exposed there. What exactly you want to know? And about the position of Freyja, yes good point it could be to induce labor, well pointed out. We may never know what it actually was and maybe I'm just on a sort of crazy-theory rampage. There are many indications of boats/ships being linked to the afterlife and spiritual journey, but this isn't evident in the literal sources, nothing speaks of it in the Eddas, just the death of Baldr, and little more than that. But the boat motif linked to spiritual journey is much more evident during the Scandinavian Bronze Age as it's depicted in stone engravings.
I was just curious as I am fascinated by the discovery of the hybrid sapiens/neanderthal. It's certainly evidence of interbreeding and explains our 4%. I have recently been looking into giants in myth and also bigfoot reports and I think that they are all to do with ancient memories of the time when there were more than one homo species on Earth. I think that they ae referring to erectus when they talk about the giants but I can't really tie this to Norse culture. razy theiry rampage is good as we must consider all possibilities, because as you say we may never know. I liked your speech about knowing how the ancestors thought and the arrogance of modern man. My interpretation is that when we find an ancient musical instrument we can never know what tunes were played on it.
That's something really interesting you pointed out and I was amazed because 3 weeks ago that same thought crossed my mind while reading about the time when neanderthals and homo sapiens crossed paths. Neanderthals in comparison with homo sapians were actually really tiny and home sapians really did look like a giant. So I was wondering if the tales of giants were actually created by neanderthals and passed on to homo sapians until it reached modern humans. We tell storied about giants when in truth there is the possibility that we are actually talking about outselves as we were seen by neanderthals and other human species. That exact point made me want to make a video about giants in Norse mythology and their worshipping, but that's a video for next year. Glad to know I'm not the only one with this theory about giants and ancestral memory printed on DNA.
The postures remind me of certain 'ready' stances held at the beginning of karate kata, And if your not taking psychedelics your not a shaman, my opinion as a Canadian who studies/spoken with north American medicine men.
"we are more childish and primitive in our way of thinking than our ancestors".Well said.
thank you ^^
do you have any examples because i don't quite understand and i would like to :)
can only agree with that. ;)
@@ghost-vv2go Fucking WHAT
What an amazing video ! I could see your determined passion and desire in your eyes to try to interact with the history approching to them in not only archaeological manner but also very humbled-spiritual manner as a morden person. Thanks for the briliant video as always!and I hope you have a good time in your place right now. Thank you, all the best to you:)
Thank you so much for that lovely comment. I was afraid people started to seem as a crazy-theory-guy hehe. I'm glad you enjoyed this video. Thank you for your support and feedback! Good fortune to you! :D
Thank you, it's a blessing that archaeologists and academics are taking our ancestors seriously at last!
It's a good thing to have heathens in sciences :p
This video is a perfect example of enriching an academic approach with the will to grow spiritually. Thank you.
"We live under the illusion that we are on a higher intellectual and spiritual level than our ancestors"
It would be hard work to find a greater truth when studying history. One may be that it is written by the victors. Thank you for the insight!
Dr. Felissita Goodman wrote a book on this subject and for years taught the ancient shamanic postures she wrote about.
The Hallstatt Warrior reminds me of the pose used by yogis for Dirga Swasam Pranayama or "three part breath." In yoga this is used to create a grounded sense of awareness. The hand position helps you be mindful of the technique's three parts of the breath, the belly, the ribs, and then the chest/collar bone.
Very interesting video, thanks.
I was thinking about yoga all the time. Maybe this is an Indo-European connection.
I thought about this too!
This channel is a treasure
The "Bear" position reminds me of the figures on the T-shaped megaliths at Gobekli tepe in Anatolia as well as the Easter Island figures.
Another amazing video Arith. I immensely appreciate your dedication and sharing.
Thank you very much ^^
Thanks Arith. Another valuable lesson.
Arith I could listen to you all day long. So much interesting knowledge. I bet you'd be a great drinking companion! Thank you for this!
Always enjoyable, appreciate your videos
Only four minutes in, and you're on a roll! So great - I can already tell it's another solid video.
Very interesting, and I really like how you give examples of the postures and not only show images of the figurines/artefacts themselves. Tack ska du ha!
you amaze me with your wisdom and the ability to express yourself .I can understand what you are saying .You explain things clearly and to where anyone could understand.Thank you ,old soul .
I recently discovered your videos and they are the most valuable and rich source of informations about Norse spirituality and mythology I have ever come to meet. I received some shamanic education (some of it connected to Norse gods) and I'm amazed to discover that I instinctively use the second posture since a year or so in my meditations and self-healing. It came to me somehow and I can't believe to find a connection to it right here in your video. Thanks a million times brother for this !
I’ve been reading Tarot for seven years now, and I usually sit on the ground in a half lotus position. Stroking my chin happens almost involuntarily when I start getting deep into my psyche. I loved seeing that here, it shows me I’m on the right path. Thank you Arith.
Thank you for what you do Arith!
and thank you for being here to watch it :)
Such a good video! Loved it and a subject I've never heard anyone else discuss. Great job!
Thank you so much ^^
Love your work, your spot on with every video I've watched so far. Keep up the great work
thank you very much ^^
First I have to share that I have not seen your Seidr video yet and I am still very new to waking up (shaking off the deep sleep Christianity has put me in). You mention the spiritual journey and how you unluck this with techniques, most that are dangerous which is the point. I have had two out-of-body experiences, one as a young child after a car accident and one during child birth. The second experience affirmed in me that our soul/body has many parts and we can detach those parts. I recently found your video on Norse spirituality and you explored that very topic of different parts. It was almost disturbing how accurate you described what I already felt from my personal experiences. This has affirmed for me that I am truly waking up and has helped me embrace these instincts, ancestral memories is a better term. I wonder if I can focus and have an out-of-body experience on purpose with the precise goal of learning more about ancestral culture. I'm not sure how to word exactly what I'm asking as I don't know the words for it. It's almost like my language doesn't have a word for it. Journey to a past life? I'll practice these postures and look forward to watching your other videos.
Also, thank you so much for your videos. The time and passion you put into them is evident and is greatly appreciated.
Ps: one more thing about "transe postures"/"energy" work: any technic in this field will "function" better, will have more effects, when practiced barefoot or wearing full leather shoes on real natural ground and wearing full natural clothes (no elastics, no synthetic clothings). The guys from the chanel Hands On History are good at making such kinds of outfits! Modern coton thai fisherman trousers are good too! For underwears, Rawganique is the only online shop I know that sells full coton and elastic free stuff!
Our energies function better when they're fully connected to the energies of the planet, and that means electrically connected to the telluric electric phenomenas (the fact that there are electric currents in the ground is geophysics, not esoterism!). See the Earthing Institute website for more information on that (scientific studies).
Any non-native electromagnetic field can also mess up with our own and with those of the Earth, so better practice those technics with no smartphone around, or at least put all "smart" devices in airplane mode! See Dr Jack Kruse for more on that.
And one last thing: any foreign stuff inside the body, in the teeth, etc.. can hinder our "energies" to flow well. Some dentists know how to test for materials biocompatibility.
Take care!
I love this guy. What a great mind. Thank you.
You are so very right in your assessment on modern life!
Perfect.
Thank you.
Freyr's head is a liberty cap.
Well spotted, it could be indeed a good interpretation, Or the continuation of the Bronze Age tradition of the Gold Hats (the cone-shaped gold hats of the Schifferstadt type)
Isn’t this also about “life-force” energy mastery and not only about trance? Excellent video. You cover many areas of this great knowledge.⚡️👍🏻⚡️
Rogue7 One when a person is practicing Qi, Prana, the life force correctly. That person can be considered to be in a trance
Merlin Vulpes 🌟👍🏻🌟
I don't know where you got that from, but no. Such invisible forces such as vitality tend to be eastern, not western. It's basically an invisible force to explain things they didn't understand, as their gods were invisible and not historical.
@@merlinvulpes7043 Right. So tell me, with what do I measure this qi or prana? We can detect the gravitational waves of stars colliding across the universe but we cannot measure such an allegedly powerful force right here on Earth how? Take your stupid eastern woo elsewhere.
@@dr.lexwinter8604 well well well mr know it all. Think if there is something you CANT measure ?
Nice work dude!
Thank you for saying this! Brilliant!!
Thank you very much ^^
The bear position is very similar to a Chinese Qi-gong position, called Ti bao, this position was used to achieve energy and control the energy called Qi, a spiritual energy of the cosmo. This energy can be used to create (Healing,exc..) or to destroy(the martial arts) Nice to see how the ancients spiritualities are similar
It is interesting to note, the first posture for example, is depicted in puma punku , gobekli tepe , Egypt and many other archeological sites around the world. Great work....
I know this is an old video but the postures remind me very much of what you find in Tai Chi and Quiqung where the hands are focused on the lower Dan tien for chi cultivation and healing.
Which leads back to India and their practices like Yoga and the Chakras.
Just tried all the postures!
That warrior pose is really good. It feels I'm surrounded by a cocoon of energy...
Didn't feel much with the other ones though.
*This is not to say other ones don't work! different people respond differently. What works for me may not work for others and vice-versa.
Fascinating!
Keep up the great work! So mote it be!!
Thank you :D
Thankyou.
Several of these reminded me of bodybuilding postures. Perhaps some were just the best way to represent the aesthetic form of the human body.
I imagine it's much deeper than that. These types of movements are found all over the world on different spiritual and religious beliefs. In my opinion these are ways to build up life force and to balance mind and body.
Nice video Arith! Always like to watch your videos!
I am not sure if you are from Norway or not and I do not speek Norwegian but I do speak a bit Swedish, Tack så mycket Arith Härger! What language can you speak?
high arith. we find budda's in the north also. the knowledge of budda was there and the understanding of postures and breathing similar to yoga were known along with the concept of budda. personally i realize i live now and appreciate these concepts. if i realize now there is no reason my ancestors did not realize then. i meditate and exercise every day. meditating can be seen as a kind of praying. i lie flat on my back for at least 20 min. legs open arms by side. it's called dead man posture. breath in slow and let out slow and as tummy goes down a nice feeling of relaxation comes over u. now when relaxed think. it is that simple and it will bring great life results. ohm is a relaxing sound and so is odin like oh--m and o--din. sharpen your sword, groom your mind, with luck u will own what ever u find. have fun and take care gare
Thank you my dear friends, as always. Yes I'm familiar with that posture but I've never tried that one, I confess, but I will give it a go, thank you for your insight. It's always important to take in mind that the things we come about don't make us special because we feel we are on to something because of our "Sophisticated modern minds". As you said, the ancestors most likely came to realize the same things and even more; they were just like us with a mind of their own and great life experiences. Keep up the good work btw, I do enjoy your videos! ^^
Great video and thanks for the information.
Couldn't agree more, we are more stunted in our spirituality now than any other time in history.
Thanks Arith for the analysis in the first CA 5 min of academia, spiritualitu and current cultural soulless outlook!
Agree strpngly on a large scale, with exeptions in smaller but growing numbers. Norse heathenry jas grown immensely in the last 10 years!
Arith, my good friend, I had to revisit this video because I have just had an inspiration. 22:30 ish Friday night and I'm on my eternal quest for knowledge and believe me when I find that tree I WILL HANG FROM IT FOR NINE DAYS AND NINE NIGHTS.
However back to my tale, during further runic study and it occurred to me that the positions could be depicting runic forms, that the shaman became the rune for some
divinational purpose, maybe invoking the power of the rune and it's magic, whilst uttering a galdr. Perhaps they did this when forming and charging a galdrastafr.
Snorri only gave us two stanzas to describe the finding of the runes so I believe that he only had part of the story but he does go on to say the uses that Odinn had for
the runes so I am convinced that Odinns search was for the means to communicate the hidden magic in the rune chants and not the symbols of writing.
I value your comments on my thoughts.
I studied w/ Felicitas Goodman several decades ago. I hve perused the comments & no references to her. She was a Professor @ Ohio State University in Anthropology. I am shocked u don't acknowledge her pioneering work.
Yes, I came across this video after reading the book by Belinda Gore (with the foreword from Dr Goodman). Very strange that neither of them were acknowledged.
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Amazing thank you. The boat section is very similar as a journeying technique to Native American “spirit canoe”
Very interesting! F.B. Marby's, *Runengymnastik* explores meditative postures based upon the Futhark, and many of these are very clearly the same poses. For anyone curious, Thorsson's *Futhark* explores the postures of the Elder Futhark, and his *Rune Might* deals with the posture system(s), or "Rune Yoga" of the Armanen Futhark. I definitely think there is a connection here.
I'm reading a book by Felicitas Goodman at the moment. She recreated these types of postures but generally taken from Native American sources. Interesting video, thanks.
I know you are focused on nordic, but i would deeply appreciate more content with your own input on iron age celtic spirituality, which im sure is very cool, since i always appreciate your unique balance of no nonsense scholarly facts with sensitive spiritual intuition.
Thanks as always.
awesome i love archeology/ history and research! subbed
awesome video and great information. my family is from Copenhagen Denmark , and have information which has been passed down tracing back to berzerker clans ... my son and I are learning all we can about family and ancestors.
Thank you for the info enjoy your hard work... praise the gods
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An extremely usefull and interesting video.
18:30 I sleep this way. My ancestors are with me.
Just my opinion on the last posture. As a self-taught/armature practitioner of seidr, I think the last one could have been used during labor of a pregnant woman. Freyja, as a fertility God, was probably called upon heavily during birth to ensure a safe, healthy labor for mother and baby, so it could have been used in late pregnancy or labor, holding the womb (Freyja’s domain) almost like a call to her, or to channel her strength through the mother. I don’t think it would be far fetched to think there was a posture specifically for pregnant women to call on Freyja before the painful ordeal of labor. Let’s not forget, Freyja was a war God as well, and for many women, labor was probably the most painful and scary thing they went through (seeing as, historically, many women died during it), and was probably viewed as a solo battle to see your newborn healthy and strong. Anyway, that’s just the feeling I get; love your videos, keep up the great work, and thank you for all your channel has taught me!
wonderful video
wow so fascinating
"There is no reason to believe that we, nowadays, are on a higher intellectual or spiritual than our ancestors in ancient times. Much of the ancient knowledge was forgotten but that doesn't mean our ancestors were idiots."
Mjollnir + nail on the head
Brother. I hope you don't mind me calling you brother. In the early and middle 80s I was doing there but I was doing this with the Othala rune posture with reverence to Odin and the old Norwegian ways. Amazing simply amazing. People would be surprised and what they would experience and what they would even see.
Where could I get a cool freyr figurine?
Thank you for these trance postures. I've been using them for several weeks. That Germanic warrior posture is very interesting. I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Teeth (dental care) are one of my triggers. When I go to the dentist I have to be sedated heavily, and I suffer for a day or so.. Today I went to the dentist and though I was sedated, I had a pretty heavy breakdown. I stayed alone, in solitude, for several hours afterwards. But after that time had passed I felt very happy --almost as if I had been liberated from the anguish. Is it possible that that warrior posture is intended to help warriors re-integrate into society? Just a thought.
I understand the Hirschlanden posture helps you get in touch with how you feel internally, like a self examination. Maybe his nakedness indicates vulnerabilty or humility during the posture of self-discovery. I got that from Behatilife on UA-cam. I do not know where she learned about it.
Some of these postures remind me or are similar to parts of tai chi and the 5 Tibets, especially the last one, the bridge is an exercise, posture of the five Tibets, very interesting! Sorry if my English spelling is wrong, it is not my mother language. Thank you
Me encantan tus vídeos.🌟 Pero un favor🙏, ojalá todos incluyan subtitulado en español. Saludos desde México 🙋♀️
Have you ever had a talk about those transe postures with yoga or qi-gong teachers (real "advanced" ones)? People who would be used to practice various kinds of postures (such as mudras, too), perceive their effects, and who could "test" those scandinavian old ones? Some experienced "magic" mushrooms (psilocybes) users might also tell you that mushrooms are good "subtle" perceptions enhancers (very compatible with the practice of yoga, qi-gong, taï-chi...), and therefore could be a good tool to experience further!
The cross legged Freyr also made me think of the Horned God Cernunnos. I've read a few things about how he could be connected to a more ancient god from India.
In India, there's also Kalaripayat that I find quite interesting, a form of "martial yoga" (called the mother of martial arts) that can be practiced with a long staff!
Wow this was really interesting, I'll try these
Materialism and interlectual snobbery does indeed blind us to our past.
I enjoy your views and believe you are on the right path.
Here is a norse saying which if pondered seriously can be a guide to our past. I don't know it's origin.
" Through an Action, a Man becomes a Hero.
Through Death, a Hero becomes Legend.
Through Time, a Legend becomes Myth.
Through hearing a Myth, a Man takes an Action..."
I quote this because in Australia the indigenous people have their "dreaming", something modern man dismisses as myth.
However, in the dreamtime stories many have been proven by archeological fact to be a true and factual account of this lands past history.
Eg: The dreaming story of the great flood varified by science to be factual due to proof that the continental shelf was once above water.
Anyway, I enjoy your theory that our ancestors may have been more advanced, in fact there are many who subscribe to this theory.
Cheers :)
Have you tried meditating in there positions Arith ? If so what were your experiences?
Interesting video.
Arith what is your opinion of and do you have a video on Stadha and runic positions. I appreciate your videos and research greatly.
That first 5 minutes - damn!!!
I just want that as an audio clip I can randomly and regularly post haphazardly all over social media!
I've been enjoying your videos so much, but I couldn't pass yelling a "here-here"!
Also, I am now curious about that last posture with Frejya being pregnant...I wonder how that pose could possibly apply to labor, either bringing on labor or trying to make it come quicker due to bearing down or squatting and pushing a little. In theory, I could also see this position encouraging babies who are facing the wrong way (yep, they can be "backwards" which makes labor more uncomfortable [not to be confused with being breeched]) to maybe turn because of the "space" being created and even the hands on the belly representing pushing. It could be compared to turning a breached baby but instead of the problem being the baby is feet down it's more they are head down but facing forward and the preferred position is the baby facing the back (this is due to the bone structure of the baby's face and head in relation to the mom's pelvis, especially the sacrum).
Well said!!
Arith I set you the challenge of disappointment and you fail to do so again!! Lol I was distracted by what looked like a ghostly whisp on several occasions, it turned out to be a sprinkler! But I've got to ask you something that might sound odd, did you experience anything odd there? I got the overpowering vibe that you were surrounded by something that wasn't seen, I kept expecting for a group of people to just appear! Don't worry I'm not mad I do this a lot. Great vid dear!
I'm trying hard to fail that challenge :p and I always experience something odd every week because I'm never trully alone, if you take my meaning. Thank you for your feedback, as always dear friend ^^
On the Freya a lot of statues when it comes to spiritual postures with large bellies are representing being full of power. Like the laughing Buddha hotei. This could be another consideration. Like you I'm a researcher, but my degree is in education. Your very correct these postures are similar to hathic yoga practice postures and chi kung from Shaolin.
Very similar to Taoist (QiGong) positions.
Hey Arith, what do you think of Stadhagaldr? Have you tried it?
how about comparing ancient religions to other ancient religions? Tantra to Norse for example? Even with only a basic knowledge I see many parallels between ancient asian and nordic beliefs. Chi kung practitioners use the hands forming a ball at the level of the navel to build chi.
What do you think of Carlos Castaneda’s process of “stopping time” to shut out the world for calm meditation?
Titan your mussel's as hard as you can to get rid of the shivers O hands in front easy to cast thinking it just advances frays fixing bad back
Thank you for your insight, I shall try
The Freya depiction also looks like she is hanging onto her cats or dragons, their heads attached to her shoulders.
Isn't that Freyr beard tug attested to in the sagas? Tugging the beard upon oaths or in solemn moments? I can't remember where I read it but it may not be a trance pose, could be related to some other divine aspect.
Also do you think the Anglo-Saxon 'Spong man' on the urn could be a depiction of a trance state?
Thanks!
I could be totally wrong, but the pregnant Freya figure gives me the impression of a woman in labor holding her arms in pain trying to give birth.
The Freya position could be one of the last moments of pregnancy before the baby moves down into the birth canal.
Did Freya have two spoons in her belt?
A legenda do vídeo é sua?
Inglês sim, o resto das legendas são feitas por quem quer contribuir. Todos os meus vídeos estão abertos para a comunidade fazer legendas. Eu só tenho tempo para fazer em inglês.
I still watch these, but my time has become drastically shortened for having a full time job. I rarely can just sit and contemplate and leave paragraphs worth of text. In any case, it might interest you to know that, when I was a child, I would hallucinate while lying in bed. I would see blue and gray hazes in my room, and I would see transparent green sheets on the walls. I would often feel like "I was on a boat" while lying in bed as well. I enjoyed that feeling but was afraid of the hallucinations. I never thought to corollate one to the other, so I don't know today if these experiences went together (i.e. one before the other, simultaniously, never at the same time etc.).
I have something else that may interest you, but I don't want to say it in comments, so let me know if you want me to e mail you or perhaps send u a pm via Facebook. It's not even a story, just a statement I don't want every random jerk on UA-cam to know about.
I'm very much interested in people's dreams and nightmares, visions and hallucinations, spiritual journeys and near-death-experiences. It helps me understanding my own by making comparissons. Please do send me PM on my Facebook page. Thank you.
oh I do like what I've just read, very much. There are many points in there we have in common and that is absolutely fascinating!
Two years later and we aren't even smart enough to follow the science. Most of us couldn't even start a fire without matches or a lighter, let alone find enough food to sustain us .
Skyrim raves be FUVKIN LIT!
Barbarians T-posing when they spawn in.
Maybe the last one is a position to invoke labour? Do you think that the ship is mataphor for the spiritual journey?
To get a real understanding of the splendour of Viking ships you have to see one "in the flesh" as photos and videos cannot do them justice.
Arith in your archeology work have you seen the Lagar Velho bones at all?
I haven't seen the bones; neither the animal bones nor the child's bones. The owner of the property made some alterations and loads of works and he completely f***ed the archaeological strata and findings. The Museum is recent by I haven't seen it yet, so I'm nore sure what's exposed there. What exactly you want to know? And about the position of Freyja, yes good point it could be to induce labor, well pointed out. We may never know what it actually was and maybe I'm just on a sort of crazy-theory rampage. There are many indications of boats/ships being linked to the afterlife and spiritual journey, but this isn't evident in the literal sources, nothing speaks of it in the Eddas, just the death of Baldr, and little more than that. But the boat motif linked to spiritual journey is much more evident during the Scandinavian Bronze Age as it's depicted in stone engravings.
I was just curious as I am fascinated by the discovery of the hybrid sapiens/neanderthal. It's certainly evidence of interbreeding and explains our 4%. I have recently been looking into giants in myth and also bigfoot reports and I think that they are all to do with ancient memories of the time when there were more than one homo species on Earth. I think that they ae referring to erectus when they talk about the giants but I can't really tie this to Norse culture. razy theiry rampage is good as we must consider all possibilities, because as you say we may never know.
I liked your speech about knowing how the ancestors thought and the arrogance of modern man. My interpretation is that when we find an ancient musical instrument we can never know what tunes were played on it.
That's something really interesting you pointed out and I was amazed because 3 weeks ago that same thought crossed my mind while reading about the time when neanderthals and homo sapiens crossed paths. Neanderthals in comparison with homo sapians were actually really tiny and home sapians really did look like a giant. So I was wondering if the tales of giants were actually created by neanderthals and passed on to homo sapians until it reached modern humans. We tell storied about giants when in truth there is the possibility that we are actually talking about outselves as we were seen by neanderthals and other human species. That exact point made me want to make a video about giants in Norse mythology and their worshipping, but that's a video for next year. Glad to know I'm not the only one with this theory about giants and ancestral memory printed on DNA.
Loved what you have to say - I 100%+ support your view about the reality of our definitive inferiority and primitivest sinful arrogance(my own)
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The postures remind me of certain 'ready' stances held at the beginning of karate kata, And if your not taking psychedelics your not a shaman, my opinion as a Canadian who studies/spoken with north American medicine men.
They all look like Reiki Self Healing positions
Buddys right watch the right of the screen at the bottom something is def floating by .
So, first position, hands in your pockets?
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I know the one's.