The Scholar's Grove - Balor or Balar in Irish Mythology

The Scholar's Grove, our new Academia  sharing project .

Articles thesis and more from young and old scholars that have been so kind to offer their efforts as (free) PDF downloads on the World Wide Web. Covering most often historic events myths legends tales poems and Dindsenchas  /  Seanchaithe .
 That we feel would be of interest to Pagans Heathens and Druid.


We will try and keep a one subject per blog often starting with a bit from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia to set our stage.

As we add new article links and comments we will be using the push down stack approach where newest article is on top just under this introduction to project.  We also will switching Blogs / subjects back and forth to try and keep things interesting. please leave any comments on the thread announcing each new shared article.

Yes you will have to use the download link for each PDF yourself for many reasons.

As we add new article links and comments we will be using the push down stack approach where newest article is on top just under this introduction to project.  We also will switching Blogs / subjects back and forth to try and keep things interesting. please leave any comments on the thread announcing each new shared article.

A yes you will have to use the download link for each PDF yourself for many reasons.

PS
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TDK

Subject: Balor

>> In Irish mythology, Balor (modern spelling: Balar) was king of the Fomorians, a group of supernatural beings. He is often described as a giant with a large eye in his forehead that wreaks destruction when opened. He has been interpreted as a god or personification of drought and blight. <<
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balor
PS the whole Wiki is worth a read first!




The ARTICLES:

1)
Oral Tradition, 7/1 (1992):143-149
The Combat of Lug and Balor:
Discourses of Power in Irish Myth and Folktale

By Joan N. Radner
http://journal.oraltradition.org/files/articles/7i/10_radner.pdf





References:

Old Irish and other Terms I have used .
http://hoodoo-vodou-druido-grove.blogspot.com/2014/03/old-irish-terms-i-have-used.html

The Scholar's Grove - Balor or Balar in Irish Mythology

The Scholar's Grove, our new Academia  sharing project .

Articles thesis and more from young and old scholars that have been so kind to offer their efforts as (free) PDF downloads on the World Wide Web. Covering most often historic events myths legends tales poems and Dindsenchas  /  Seanchaithe .
 That we feel would be of interest to Pagans Heathens and Druid.


We will try and keep a one subject per blog often starting with a bit from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia to set our stage.

As we add new article links and comments we will be using the push down stack approach where newest article is on top just under this introduction to project.  We also will switching Blogs / subjects back and forth to try and keep things interesting. please leave any comments on the thread announcing each new shared article.

Yes you will have to use the download link for each PDF yourself for many reasons.

As we add new article links and comments we will be using the push down stack approach where newest article is on top just under this introduction to project.  We also will switching Blogs / subjects back and forth to try and keep things interesting. please leave any comments on the thread announcing each new shared article.

A yes you will have to use the download link for each PDF yourself for many reasons.

PS
If you see an ad with blog and click on it, it puts a few pennies in the Feed the Cats Kiddy! Which we really need.
TDK

Subject: Balor

>> In Irish mythology, Balor (modern spelling: Balar) was king of the Fomorians, a group of supernatural beings. He is often described as a giant with a large eye in his forehead that wreaks destruction when opened. He has been interpreted as a god or personification of drought and blight. <<
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balor
PS the whole Wiki is worth a read first!




The ARTICLES:

1)
Oral Tradition, 7/1 (1992):143-149
The Combat of Lug and Balor:
Discourses of Power in Irish Myth and Folktale

By Joan N. Radner
http://journal.oraltradition.org/files/articles/7i/10_radner.pdf





References:

Old Irish and other Terms I have used .
http://hoodoo-vodou-druido-grove.blogspot.com/2014/03/old-irish-terms-i-have-used.html

Toutas Member at Large or Member Lost?

Toutas Meber at Large or Member Lost?

Does your Church Grove Temple Coven or toutas" (tribe) / community have a membership category of ; Member at large,
Wondering member,
Honorary member,
Friend of,
Fellow X but pain in the Ass?

This would be someone that shares some or most of your common values and goals. Yet for any of many reasons has not committed to the (I will use this term to cover all types of structure here on) Toutas, or the Toutas has not not or is no longer  fully committed to or trust  Her / Him / IT.

This may be someone that does not want to share the responsibilities of the Toutas. Can not because of location or other reasons. Perhaps someone that has a conflict with other Elders in the Toutas management.

So instead of a full breakup moving to perhaps member at large is the best for both parties.

Member at large (etc) is also a great lets get better acquainted position for new people.

Commitments  and Rights of these positions:

Well if you offer these titles of course member type (X) has the right to use it if Public use of tiles is allowed.

Certain or all Toutas business would not be shared unless there was a compelling need to know.

Public Rituals are Public but at large members should have a honored position at them.

Private Rituals, well that depends on Ritual and why member is “at large”.

Tithe and real Physical (Time Work Money) Support:

As Toutas support is in almost all cases badly needed and often insufficient.

I recommend that in many cases Members at Large (etc) be ask to also give a tithe or other real physical support to the Toutas. After all if they do not support the Toutas in some ways, what purpose is there of keeping them on its rolls?

TDK

Of Pagans Trolls and Religious Persecution

Pagans and dealing with Religion's that for centuries have killed yours!

What kinds of Trolls are living in your cultural and religious bridging efforts?

Old Rome was master of cultural appropriation, dilution and destruction at the time it destroyed the Druids and conquered their cultural base. Just a few hundred years later the Rome Church and its Popes bragged about absorbing the old religions holy sites and their-branding of our celebrations and history.

These very effective tools were not forgotten and were reapplied with deadly vigor in the New World's discovery and conquest, again just a few hundred years later. Give another hundred years or so and we find the colonizing Nation States continued to use these same principles against Native populations.

Almost always outlawing the use of the local language and customs. Mercy should not Scotland and Ireland or Manx still remember this? This practice has gone on well into the 20^th century all over the World.

Today there are new Tribes being formed or reformed, often in Social and Cyberspace. I would think that any semi aware folks today are aware of the use of profession paid trolls in all Social News spaces.

In America most of the so called Terrorist busted are poor dupes that the FBI or someone else in government recruited and funded while pretending to be a XYZ or believe PDQ.

Is there anyone that is not familiar with the 17-19 century term Agent Provocateur, or its modern version “ of Troll or protest / crowd infection” ?

My point in all of this is while Pagan, Pagus, Druid Heathen movements are having a revival and living in peace and cooperation with the current Religious power structure is a noble goal. Yet we are also cutting into the Capitalistic concept of Market Share.

Anyone would be beyond naive to not see these secretive forces at work today in all aspect of society.
Now being run by today's new generation of “Dr. Goebbels” spin Doctors, many with PhD’s in psychology and experts in its use in propaganda. Most for sale to the highest bidder others lost in religious fever and Jihad in any of the major or minor religions of today. Joseph would be be so proud if he was still in Summerland it would bring tears to his eyes.

TDK / The Druid King

Copyright George King  March 27, 2013

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