Tag: Odin

Odin Stone, Gotland, Sweden

9,597 words

Translations: French, Swedish

1. Overview of the Germanic Anthropogeny

What is human nature? This is arguably the most important philosophical question, because philosophy itself is uniquely human, and philosophical “problems” only present themselves to human beings. All the great philosophers have either explicit or implicit answers to this question. (more…)

7,450 words

Brian de Palma’s 1987 film, The Untouchables, from a script by David Mamet, is usually seen as a Hero’s Quest film, like Star Wars (or The Final Sacrifice), or at least an Epic in some way,[1] but I find it more interesting to see it as a film that, probably unconsciously, delineates the re-creation of the ancient Aryan Männerbund.[2]

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The dismemberment of Ymir, by Lorenz Frølich (1820-1908)

3,958 words

1. Introduction

En comparant un grand nombre de mythes indo-européens, et en utilisant des indications linguistiques, Bruce Lincoln a reconstruit ce qu’il pense être le mythe de création proto-indo-européen. Celui-ci implique deux frères, l’un étant un prêtre nommé *Manu (Homme), l’autre un roi nommé *Yemo (Jumeau), qui voyagent ensemble et accompagnés par un bœuf. (more…)

Franz von Stuck, "Wild Hunt," 1899

4,350 words

English original here

1. Introduction

Dans l’Edda Poétique, Odin narre sa découverte des runes :

Je sais que je pendis
A l’arbre battu des vents
Neuf nuits pleines,
Navré d’une lance
Et donné à Odin, (more…)

Franz von Stuck, “Wild Hunt,” 1899

4,143 words

Translations: French, Russian

1. Introduction

In The Poetic Edda, Odin narrates his discovery of the runes:

I wot that I hung on the wind-tossed tree
All of nights nine,
Wounded by the spear, bespoken to Odin,
Bespoken myself to myself,
Upon that tree of which none telleth
From what roots it doth rise. (more…)

947 words

Translated by Alex Kurtagic

C. G. Jung Speaking, by Professor William McGuire, has recently been translated into Spanish and published by Trotta, with the title Encuentros con Jung. Reproduced there is Jung’s account of the time he saw Hitler and Mussolini, together, addressing a mass audience.

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