Tag Archives: folklore

Caspar David Friedrich, Greifswald in Moonlight, 1817.

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As men and women of the Right, we are searchers for Truth. We believe that by finding Truth and living by Truth, we might know Beauty, and we might know ourselves. Essence is our mission and with it, survival. And so this essay will try to surface and then sketch three fundamental “lifeways,” Read more …

Published: January 15, 2021 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Ancient Greece, articles, borders, Carl Schmitt, cities, cosmopolitanism, culture, desire, folkways, geography, homelands, honor, imperialism, Kathryn S, Latin America, literature, Lord Byron, mountains, myth, North American New Right, originals, reason, Romanticism, rural life, the countryside, the Jewish question, the plains, the sublime, the supernatural, thumos, trade, tradition, tripartition, urban life | 18 Responses

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The Luck of the Irish

Fullmoon Ancestry

J. C. Leyendecker, Cú Chulainn Riding His Chariot into Battle, 1911.

1,705 words

If you were to ask the average American about Irish culture, they might talk about leprechauns, shamrocks, Guinness, and St. Patrick’s Day. While these might be silly tropes and marketing gimmicks, they sparked my interest in Irish mythology and folklore. From Táin Bó Cúailnge to the Annals of Ulster, there are many stories of Irish heroes who protected their land from invaders. As I walked along the Ulster coast this week, I thought about those heroes. Read more …

Published: December 14, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Cú Chulainn, Fullmoon Ancestry, history, Ireland, mythology, myths, North American New Right, originals | 10 Responses

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A Helping Hand

Fullmoon Ancestry

Lucas van Valckenborch, View of Antwerp with the frozen Scheldt, 1590.

1,761 words

As I have gotten older, I find myself thinking about the fleeting nature of time. I often ask myself whether I have wasted too much time playing video games, reading fantasy books, or attending heavy metal concerts. Yet without these hobbies, I would have never visited Antwerp Read more …

Published: October 12, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged art, articles, Belgium, Druon Antigoon, Flanders, Fullmoon Ancestry, Hendrik Conscience, history, Lange Wapper, literature, North American New Right, originals | 4 Responses

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The Path of Lāčplēsis

Fullmoon Ancestry

Lāčplēsis

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On my way to a heavy metal concert last year, I had a layover at the Riga Airport. While having a beer and a shot of Black Balsam at the airport bar, I was talking online to a Latvian woman that also liked heavy metal. I told her that I had always wanted to visit Riga Read more …

Published: September 7, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Andrejs Pumpurs, articles, Fullmoon Ancestry, identity, Lāčplēsis, Latvia, national epics, North American New Right, originals, the Livonians, travel | 4 Responses

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Winter of Solitude

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Juliusz Kossak, Kmita’s Companions on a Ride, 1885.

1,763 words

When I first moved to Eastern Europe, I did not have any friends in the region. Thus, I spent the winter of 2017 in solitude. To avoid any feelings of loneliness, I set a goal to finally read Henryk Sienkiewicz’s trilogy of historical novels. I also set a goal to go for a walk each evening. Whether I was in Lviv, Rzeszów, or Minsk, Read more …

Published: August 31, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Adam Mickiewicz, articles, Belarus, Eastern Europe, Fullmoon Ancestry, Henry Sienkiewicz, history, North American New Right, originals, Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, revolution, Ukraine, war | 4 Responses

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Golden Gods & Guitars:
Led Zeppelin IV

Fenek Solère

Robert Plant (left) and Jimmy Page (right), Chicago, 1977.

2,100 words

Someone told me there’s a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair

— “Going to California”

Led Zeppelin’s back catalog already includes songs like “Ramble On” from the rocky Led Zeppelin II and the melancholic classic “Tangerine” from the flower-powered III. Read more …

Published: August 25, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aleister Crowley, articles, England, esotericism, Fenek Solère, Heavy Metal, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, music reviews, mysticism, mythology, North American New Right, originals, paganism, Robert Plant, rock music, Sandy Denny, the occult | 26 Responses

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The Hero in All of Us

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Holger Danske.

1,742 words

Of all the airports I have traveled through, I have probably spent the most time at Copenhagen Airport. During a recent layover there, I kept passing by a souvenir shop that displayed books about hygge, a Danish term that broadly represents “coziness, contentment, and happiness.” Whether I was visiting castles, discovering ancient burial mounds, or attending heavy metal concerts with friends, I have had many experiences in Denmark that gave me the hygge feeling. As a wanderer, dissident, and white advocate, Read more …

Published: August 24, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, comfort, Denmark, Fullmoon Ancestry, heroism, Holger Danske, immigrants and crime, Nordicism, North American New Right, originals, paganism, runes, Scandinavia, white heroism | 1 Response

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Blood, Fire, & Spirit

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Mårten Eskil Winge, Thor’s Fight with the Giants, 1872.

1,839 words

When the average person thinks of Sweden, they probably think of IKEA, meatballs, ABBA, and PewDiePie. When people in the Dissident Right think about Sweden, we often think of a country at the pinnacle of anti-white propaganda and anarcho-tyranny. Nevertheless, Swedish culture has had a great influence on my life, from the music I listen to each day to the furniture I fall asleep on each night. Furthermore, much of our fascination and modern-day perception of the Vikings comes from a small group of Swedish writers from the Geatish Society Read more …

Published: August 10, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Fullmoon Ancestry, Geatish Society, heroism, history, identity, Iduna, North American New Right, originals, religion, Scandinavia, Sweden, Viking metal, Vikings | 2 Responses

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Taylor Swift’s Folklore

Scott Weisswald

1,718 words

Author’s note: Tomorrow marks one year of my writing for Counter-Currents.

Folklore is Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album. It joined the hallowed halls of other so-called “isolation records” on July 24, 2020, in a surprise release Read more …

Published: August 7, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, commercial art, cottagecore, feminism, folk music, implicit whiteness, implicitly white music, music reviews, North American New Right, originals, pop music, popular culture, Scott Weisswald, Taylor Swift | 22 Responses

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Made in Norway

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Hans Gude, Likferd Pa Sognefjorden, 1853.

1,703 words

I watched American History X with my roommate last night. Watching the film brought back memories and nostalgia for my teenage years. When I first saw the movie as a teen, I was obsessed with Scandinavia due to my passion for heavy metal and my own Danish roots. Read more …

Published: August 3, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged American History X, articles, Black Metal, Fullmoon Ancestry, Heimskringla, music, North American New Right, Norway, originals, Scandinavia, travel | 4 Responses

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Hokusai:
Beyond the Great Wave

Buttercup Dew

2,021 words

Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave was an exhibition of Hokusai’s works mounted by the British Museum in the summer of 2017. This ambitious event sought to contextualize Hokusai’s famous In the Hollow of The Wave, better known as “The Great Wave,” Read more …

Published: July 29, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged art, art reviews, articles, Buttercup Dew, commercial art, Hokusai, Japan, Japanese art, Mt. Fuji, North American New Right, originals, pop art, printing, religion, sacredness, woodblocks | 1 Response

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Meditations on the Mysticism of Yomawari: Night Alone

Buttercup Dew

4,208 words

Yomawari: Night Alone is a survival horror videogame from Nippon Ichi Software, released in fall 2015 in Japan before being rapidly localized into English in 2016. It has enjoyed commercial success across multiple platforms (PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS Vita) and spawned a sequel, Midnight Shadows. The player character is a little girl with a red bow drawn in simple anime style; a sort of Minnie Mouse from a more mature world. Read more …

Published: June 2, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Buttercup Dew, censorship, coming of age, Japan, morality, North American New Right, originals, paganism, sexuality, spirituality, Traditionalism, video game reviews, video games, violence | 2 Responses

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Albion’s Hidden Numina
“Reynardine”

Christopher Pankhurst

1,703 words

In the summer of 1969 the members of Fairport Convention were gathered together at a country house in Farley Chamberlayne in picturesque Hampshire. There they were to record their most celebrated album, Liege & Lief, the definitive statement in English folk-rock. The country retreat setting was partly therapeutic as the band had earlier that year been involved in a tragic road accident whilst on their way back from a gig in Birmingham. The drummer, Martin Lamble, and guitarist Richard Thompson’s girlfriend, Jeannie Taylor, were both killed. Clearly, the remaining members of Fairport were looking for a new musical direction as they sought to put the past behind them. Read more …

Published: June 17, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Albion's Hidden Numina, articles, Christopher Pankhurst, England, Fairport Convention, folk music, hautology, Mark Fisher, Marxism, North American New Right, originals, popular music, the numinous | 1 Response

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Thanksgiving Day as a Harvest Festival

Andrew Hamilton

Pieter Breugel, the Elder, "The Peasant Wedding"

1,183 words

Thanksgiving Day is America’s incarnation of the traditional harvest festival, a celebration of the end of the summer harvest, often marked by lavish feasts. Read more …