#Year of Aun

[painthropologist]

Hi everyone! For those of you not in the know, Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen (Nordic Animism) released a new book recently, titled 'Aun: Cannibal Kings, Cosmic Healing and the Recovery of a Nordic Tradition'.

The Year of Aun 2023 was a big year for many Heathens as it marked the pre-Christian octennial celebration cycle, based around the ancient Nordic lunisolar calendar. Traditionally, these celebrations would take place at sacred sites such as Uppsala. However, the Year of Aun was celebrated by many people around the world in their own ways.

Anyway, just wanted to give you a heads up about this book as I believe it's essential reading for all Heathens, animists, Pagans, and anyone interested in historical and contemporary Heathenry. Plus, my face is inside!

[worldtreeheritage]

The Year of Aun, 2023

The Year of Aun, 2023

[First written for Oak Leaves, ADF’s quarterly publication. To be published Spring 2023.] Dr. Rune Rasmussen, The Nordic Animist on YouTube and elsewhere online, has spent several years recreating animist calendars that reflect pre-Christian Nordic cultures and thinking. He had surmised that these groups added an additional year into their calendars, much like we have leap years, to set the…

[sarenth]

Patreon Topic 82: On Closing the 2023 Year

If you want to submit a topic you would like me to write on for this blog or my Patreon, sign up for the Ansuz level or above here on my Patreon. From Maleck comes this topic: “With the year coming to a close, what is something you want to personally “put away” with the year ending, and why? Be it a view point, a practice, a project, even a tool or a relationship?” My first hope to closing out…

[rrotostap]

阿吽のビーツ | Aun Beats

THE TRINITY IS COMPLETE!!! Hope y'all enjoy the aun beats shuake 🥹✨

[stormyoceans]

IF NOT IN LOVE THEN WHY COLOR COORDINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spiritsong]

A super nova / Exploded and changed my world / And lost my old ways

Glad you found me in this light / I watch the sun scan your body / So damn lovely, every inch / I just / (let it) happen

uncropped under the cut

[blmpff]

A compilation of Aun doing that, because he's been on it forever, or at least since 14.08.22. Enjoy ✨️

+ bonus:

[encefaloworm]

I'm rewatching Gravity Falls with my younger brother and he keeps refering to Bill as "La Toxica" which is a 110% true, he really is la toxica

[scarefox]

[chicagognosis]

Celebrate the Aquarian New Year this February 4th by investigating, meditating upon, comprehending the path of the Perfect Matrimony.

[sarenth]

Jera

I am seasons I am harvest I am preparation I am the Turning of the Wheel I am the gathering of the crops I am the slaughter of the animals I am the given gifts of the ground I am the taken gifts of the animal I am the dropped gifts of the trees I am the reckoning of time I am the movement of stars I am the sky-keeper I am the welcome Spring I am the good Summer I am the bountiful…

[locura-azul]

Se le re nota que me está extranando mi hermanito mayor jajjajjaaj

[spiritsong]

Aun (Durge) and Enver on a rooftop somewhere in Lower City, 1477 D.R.

I knew that it was cruel to be so optimistic, but, in my solitude, I couldn't resist the urge and spent entire days basking in idiotic fantasies, sometimes verging on prayer. (from Heaven by Mieko Kawakami)

[blmpff]

AUN WARIT with JEFFY CHUTIPON on ig 04.03.23

AUN WARIT and JEFFY CHUTIPON tiktok (13s) 25.05.24

[paganmusings]

So, for any inclusive Heathens (and other pagans) out there who haven't heard about it, Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen from the Nordic Animism page/channel/etc has figured out that 2023 is a good place in the lunisolar calendar to reinstate the octennial cycle and celebrate the Aun year as a means to start healing our collective relationship with the world

I think it's a good focus point for gathering energies and collectively starting the work to fix some of the problems that have been building since Industrial Capitalism started to hold sway.

So with the first full moon after the first new moon after the winter solstice (lunisolar calendars are... interesting), the Aun year has started. I'm probably going to be posting here off and on about it over the year.

I invite heathens, pagans, and everyone else interested in reconnecting with nature in an animist way and healing some of the damage done in the name of "progress" to read up about it and participate how you can. Pick up garbage in parks. Donate to organizations fighting for clean water access and maintaining wilderness (especially indigenous-led ones!). Go and spend more time in nature, actually paying attention to what's there. Go to therapy and heal some of the damage that living in this capitalist system has inflicted on us all. Drink more water. Get a plant and take care of it, start a window herb garden, really get out in the yard and plant veggies and herbs and flowers that you like so you're slightly less dependent on the capitalist supply chain. There are so many things people can do that will make the world a little nicer, and every bit is valuable.

[shinosucksatdoodling]

puyo puyo, Klug, Strange Klug / 未来のきろく - pixiv