#pagan volkists

[eris-and-lokis-love-child]

The last year has been a massive wakeup call for me as a gentile in a lot of ways. But one of the things that's stuck out to me is the realization of just how staggeringly moronic it is to see pro-pals say they have nothing against Jews, just Zionists, with a straight fucking face. If your tolerance towards Jews only extends towards at best 20% of the global Jewish population...I mean holy shit guys. That is NOT the showing of solidarity that you think it is.

So, part of it comes from the public perception of Zionism (from propaganda) vs the reality. The public perception is that Zionism is an evil, oppressive, colonial attempt to steal land from these poor, innocent Palestinians (who weren't even called that before the end of WW2). I'll deal with the reality of this in the next paragraph. And so, this view, propaganda pushed by Iran, Russia, and their puppets, has become heavily entrenched in the Left, because it hits all those lovely buttons that most Leftists have installed because of bullshit ideological purity, and that's an entire other rant.

The reality is this. The basic idea of Zionism is that the Jewish people should have self determination in their indigenous land. The only other ethnic group from that linguistic-ethnic group is the Chaldeans, who are largely Aramaic speaking Eastern Rite Catholics, and they consider their homeland to be ancient Chaldea, in modern-day Iraq. The Carthaginians are dead, the Phoenicians absorbed into everywhere else. And also the Samaritans, which are... complicated, but largely never left Samaria, and number about 900 people.

Zionism has many branches, and yeah, some of those are kind of shitty. And you can find shitty branches of any other group. Among Leftists, we have Tankies. And this isn't 'anyone I don't like is a Tankie', this is 'Authortarian Leftists and those who support Authortarian rulers who claim to be Leftist, or just will support anyone who opposes the US are tankies.'

But let's focus on our own bad branches before we go after someone else's. I personally find the Kahanists to be reprehensible, but at the end of the day, I'm a goy, and unless I'm tagged in by a Jew to go after them, that's their own internal shit to deal with. With all my groups, I've got volkist pagans (and despite bullshit claims, Zionism isn't volkist), tankies, and dealing with the shitty centrists in the Democratic party (because until we have national fucking ranked voting, we gotta deal with the party system as it is).

[comradeclevername]

The Garden and the Stars: Some thoughts on the Agrarian Urge of Cottagecore and Motivational Visions more broadly.

Tomas Jefferson ascended to the presidency on March 4th, 1801... (okay, just stick with me here. It is going somewhere.) Jefferson was a Republican, the oppositional party to the Federalists, and Jefferson believed in personal independence and subsistence farming. When in office he cut every tax he could find, shrunk the army & navy, and preformed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States. Jefferson was also an ardent White Supremacist, rapacious Slaver, and ecologically destroyed North America.

After the Napoleonic Era the German nation was shattered into little warring states, with the space of hegemon contested between the Militaristic Prussians and Conservative Austrians. In this volatile environment a new Aesthetic trend emerged from the fleeting Feudal and precarious Middle Classes, Volkism. The Volkists wanted to return to "Nature;" they thought Germany was being poisoned by Capitalism and Modernism, that the Industrial and the Urban were tools of oppression and all of it had to be smashed. They fostered hiking communities, youth groups, communes, many even went so far as trying to revive Pagan Spiritualism or creating a new Animist faith. The Volkists were also Proto-Fascists, their aesthetics and political activity being a key trend in the development of Nazism.

The 2008 Financial Crash lead to, conservatively speaking, some Skepticism about the stability of the Neo-Liberal order. Concurrent to the idea scramble of the late 00s to early 10s was the popularization of the Internet and social media like Tumblr; which in turn developed a new organization of Culture around mass instant and highly pictographic communication. What took a book and a printing house could now be done with some photos and a pocket sized phone. Aesthetics exploded. Already latent though they were Aesthetics, which are a language of signs and symbols, took the front seat in shaping culture, with many people emergently creating and combining Aesthetics to suit their needs or tastes.

One such Aesthetic was called "Cottagecore;" which valorizes personal independence and subsistence farming, wanting to return to "Nature," thinking society is being poisoned by Capitalism and Modernism. Often followers of Cottagecore foster hiking communities, youth groups, communes, many even going so far as trying revive Pagan Spiritualism or creating a new Animist faith. (Told you I was going somewhere.)

Aesthetics are not simply a series of images, they are an organization of symbols around some concepts and each Aesthetic is appealing to its adherents because of those concepts expressed by the organization. The above two Aesthetics (Volkism and Cottagecore) organize from the same source concept first fully exampled by Jefferson, this concept we will call "the Agrarian Urge" onward going.

The Agrarian Urge first developed in the Early-Modern period as a reaction to Primitive Accumulation, Capital seizing up the Commons and developing that land for Capitalist Relations. Many dispossessed Peasants and Lords understood this as a destruction of a particular idea of Nature; a "Nature" that was bound up with the "Land," this chunk of territory people were enmeshed in with particular social relations. It all was a very Feudal idea, very Reactionary. But, as time moved forward and Feudalism fully was swept into the dustbin of History the Agrarian Urge developed towards Capitalist Reaction against Communism and in it emerged a strong Racist and Individualist streak. So, by now the Agrarian Urge has within itself an interest in Whiteness, Naturalism, Spiritual Hygiene, Pastoralism, and Rugged Individualism.

As briefly mentioned before, Aesthetics draw people because of its Organizational Concepts which are appealing by some means, which then begs the question (especially for those of us who grew up on a farm) what exactly is appealing about the Agrarian Urge? This is where we get into Motivational Visions, which are the driving force of all actions. As an example when one buys an object they have a Vision what that object will do for them in their life; A vase will beautify their home, a chair will give them relaxation, a gaming console will give them joy et cetera. They have imagined a state of being where they have the object and what that would be like. Motivational Visions also work for negatives, the emotion of fear is the most common articulation. One doesn't go over to an unfamiliar area at night because they imagine what can happen to them in a collection of speculated scenarios. This phenomenon continues to more complex things like Ideology. You, reader, are a Communist because of a Motivational Vision, particular to you, but I can safely bet it has something to do with the idea of a peaceful and stable life after the Revolution or avoiding almost certain poverty and death under Capitalism.

Now, the Motivational Vision behind the Agrarian Urge is a peaceful life of total Social freedom, where one is not beholden to nor reliant on anyone. Everything is DIY and the subject capable. It is the dream of Homesteading. It is a totally impossible Vision that Jefferson attempted to achieve on the backs of slaves and in the blood of uncountable Natives, the Volkists with the attempted annihilation of every Jewish, Romani, Slavic, Queer, Disabled, and "impure" person. Visions have Concepts too, and this one presupposes able bodied people in rigid productive-reproductive relations in isolated, Pre-Industrial capability in service of an Idealistic and Pseudo-Scientific concept of Nature invented by bitter European Landlords. Only a small number of very particular people could survive like that, I am not one of them, you most likely are not ether.

We see the trajectory of Cottagecore into Fascism already, there is no secret that the "Trad Wife" movement (Sexist women part of Christian Extremism and Neo-Nazism) associates itself with the Aesthetic. (See this video here from Strange Æons for an example https://youtu.be/SXGBYAOMLsA ) This development was inevitable from the Concepts inherent in the Agrarian Urge, but we Communists should use this as a lesson. The Historic Process is a great teacher, if you listen. The burgeoning Noosphere suggests Aesthetics as a prime tool for Propaganda, we can and should organize an Aesthetic around the Concepts of Communism, valorizing Democratic Production and Collectivism; expressing our Dynamism, Social interconnectivity, and the awesome Promethean potential of self-aware Masses. An Aesthetic around the will to build a better tomorrow.

[fernthewhimsical]

About me

I'm Fern, artist, cat-mom, married, and a queer and whimsical witch! In my '30s and living in the Netherlands. Queer in both attraction and gender. (fae/faer, they/them, þei/þeim)

I'm a pagan folk charmer, alve, and rainbowmancer currently discovering and focusing on (Dutch) folklore and mythology. Magically my interests lie in art magic, crafting, sigilcraft, hearthwitchery, queer magic, pop-culture magic, and sea witchery. I'm devoted to Nehalennia, Cernunnos, and Baduhenna, and honour Wolf, Elen of the Ways, the Fair Folk and many others in a personal pantheon I call the Gleaming Grove.

Besides witchcraft I spent a lot of my time playing D&D and cozy games, collecting dice and oracle decks, reading, and spending as much time as I can with my family. I'm neurodivergent and recently disabled and am focusing on getting to a place of healing.

I have zero patience for bullshit. So consider yourself blocked and hexed if you are:

are a folkist, volkist, odinist, nazi or any other type of racist,

are a TERF, radfem, tradwife, or any other form of transphobic "feminist",

exclude people out of the queer community (like trans, aro/ace, bi/pan people, or anyone of the mogai/xenogender community)

exclude people out of the witch community (like trans, men, or Christian witches),

are a republican, pro forced-birth, or against vaccines

You are not welcome here. May your speech dry up and your communities turn to dust and crumble.

[frustratedasatruar]

Speaking from the opposite side, that last part is painfully true. We pagans have so much bullshit of such a wide scope and variety to divest ourselves of that, much as I wish it were otherwise, I just don't see us getting the job done at any point in the next two centuries. The job is too big, we've got too many bad actors in our ranks, too much material that just traces directly back to volkists and their ilk that is still unchallenged and unrecognized for what it is.

Like, the sooner we get started and the harder we work for it, the sooner we can actually get the antisemitism and racism and literal nazis and every other bigotry purged from our communities. But also its emphatically not a job I'll ever live to see finished.

I think one of the big problems jews have in particular with neo-pagan appropriation of jewish rituals and traditions is that most of the things neo-pagans usually take from are dead dead super dead religions so it feels like a threat,

like you're taking care of a relative who's really sick in the hospital and you're pretty sure they're gonna make it through but as you're sitting next to their bedside a taxidermist shows up and tries to slip you a business card.

[fernthefanciful]

Welcome! I'm Fern, I'm a queer artist, geek, witch and pagan in my '30s. (fae/they/þei)

Where to find me:

@fernthefanciful - my main. D&D, writing, random fun, and queer stuff

@fernthewhimsical - witchcraft, witchy fun, more queer stuff

@cozycuteandcomfy - all things that make me feel better on a bad day

@crow-and-fern - Baduhenna devotional

@tall-waves-deep-sea - Nehalennia devotional

@thedeertroddenpath - Elen of the Ways devotional

@gleaminggrove - personal pantheon

Website

Pinterest

Let me make one thing abundantly clear. If you:

are a folkist, volkist, odinist, nazi or any other type of racist,

are a TERF, radfem, tradwife, or any other form of transphobic "feminist",

exclude people out of the queer community (like trans, aro/ace, or bi/pan people)

exclude people out of the witch community (like trans, men, or Christian witches),

are a republican, pro forced-birth, or against vaccines

You are not welcome here. May your speech dry up and your communities turn to dust and crumble.

[tall-waves-deep-sea]

Welcome! I go by Fern, I'm a queer artist, geek, witch and pagan in my '30s. (she/her, they/them, fae/faer)

Where to find me: @fernthefanciful - my main. D&D, writing, random fun, and queer stuff (prev. marjolijnmakes) @baduhennasraven - witchcraft, witchy fun, more queer stuff @iridescent-valkyrie - all things that make me feel better on a bad day @antleredcrown-standingstone - Cernunnos devotional @crow-and-fern - Baduhenna devotional @tall-waves-deep-sea - Nehalennia devotional Website Pinterest

Let me make one thing abundantly clear. If you:

are a folkist, volkist, odinist, nazi or any other type of racist,

are a TERF, radfem, tradwife, or any other form of transphobic "feminist",

exclude people out of the queer community (like trans, aro/ace, or bi/pan people)

exclude people out of the witch community (like trans, men, or Christian witches),

You are not welcome here. May your speech dry up and your communities turn to dust and crumble.

[thedeertroddenpath]

Welcome! I go by Fern, I'm a queer artist, geek, witch and pagan in my '30s. (fae/faer, they/them, þei/þeim)

Where to find me: @fernthefanciful - my main. D&D, writing, random fun, and queer stuff (prev. marjolijnmakes) @fernthewhimsical - witchcraft, witchy fun, more queer stuff @cozycuteandcomfy - all things that make me feel better on a bad day @antleredcrown-standingstone - Cernunnos devotional @crow-and-fern - Baduhenna devotional @tall-waves-deep-sea - Nehalennia devotional @thedeertroddenpath - Elen of the Ways devotional @gleaminggrove - pesonal pantheon devotional Website Pinterest

Let me make one thing abundantly clear. If you:

are a folkist, volkist, odinist, nazi or any other type of racist,

are a TERF, radfem, tradwife, or any other form of transphobic "feminist",

exclude people out of the queer community (like trans, aro/ace, or bi/pan people)

exclude people out of the witch community (like trans, men, or Christian witches),

are a republican, pro forced-birth, or against vaccines

You are not welcome here. May your speech dry up and your communities turn to dust and crumble.

[fernthewhimsical]

Welcome! I go by Fern, I'm a queer artist, geek, witch and pagan in my '30s. (she/her, they/them, fae/faer)

Where to find me: @fernthefanciful - my main. D&D, writing, random fun, and queer stuff (prev. marjolijnmakes) @baduhennasraven - witchcraft, witchy fun, more queer stuff @iridescent-valkyrie - all things that make me feel better on a bad day @antleredcrown-standingstone - Cernunnos devotional @crow-and-fern - Baduhenna devotional @tall-waves-deep-sea - Nehalennia devotional @thedeertroddenpath - Elen of the Ways devotional @opal-and-gold - Liyesa and Gilded Three devotional Website Pinterest

Let me make one thing abundantly clear. If you:

are a folkist, volkist, odinist, nazi or any other type of racist,

are a TERF, radfem, tradwife, or any other form of transphobic "feminist",

exclude people out of the queer community (like trans, aro/ace, or bi/pan people)

exclude people out of the witch community (like trans, men, or Christian witches),

are a republican, pro forced-birth, or against vaccines

You are not welcome here. May your speech dry up and your communities turn to dust and crumble.