The Way of Wyrd talk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- This is a talk I gave on Brian Bates' work on the Wyrd - a West European Tradition of Subtle Interconnectedness. See gowyrd.org to join the Wyrdo's!
In the so-called “Dark Ages” Western Europe was home to the Anglo-Saxons and Norse. These cultures had great respect for the interconnected web of life that they referred to as “wyrd”. Over the last decades the Western world has imported Eastern concepts such as ch’i which have helped us to rediscover the sacred/hidden dimensions of reality. However, few people know that we had our own native concepts, language and practices for the subtle world. Brian Bates, in his book The Way of Wyrd, brought it to our attention, creating a novel based on an ancient manuscript in the British Library that tells the story of a missionary scribe being sent to discover the ways of the “pagans.” This talk explores the world of wyrd and how it relates to eastern traditions as well as recent scientific discoveries.
This talk is part of the Merry Musings series with Ubiquity University. If you would like to join the module with the background materials and online discussion group, you can sign up at www.ubiquityun.... For the whole Merry Musings series, see www.ubiquityun....
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Very good lecture !! One of the best discussions on Wyrd I've ever heard. Would love to hear more !
Well. I read The Way of Wyrd a while ago, and again more recently. I am very moved to explore reality through the lens of Norse and Anglo Saxon mythology. Was really keen to get a deeper insight into the mystery of Wyrd. Have done lots or reading and watched many a TH-cam video. But I must say your take on the subject is far and away the best. Very well done, and thank you.
BTW if you could see your way to doing a similar job with the runes I would be ver grateful.
Have subbed to your channel.
Thank you for your kind comment Anthony. It's great to know that this resonates with someone who has already done lots of research into Wyrd. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I'm currently not planning on doing anything on the other runes but who knows what the Wyrd Sisters may have in store! My interest in Wyrd is to try to help those of us with roots in Western Europe to identify with a tradition that reminds us of our interconnectedness - for me the key to us solving many of our current challenges.
There is a concept album, by a metal band from the late 80's, based on this book. It's called Dreamweaver by the band, Sabbat. It's an, astoundingly, lyrically detailed album written very poetically. Each song distinct. Each song part of the whole. Each song being, a perfect continuance of the one before it. It's an incredibly powerfully written, and beautiful, album. Here is just a fraction of some of the lyrics to help detail the magnificent beauty of this albums lyrics. 'When living your life like an arrow in flight you must, always, accept that the end is in sight. Be grateful at least for the fact that you knew, you came to death he did not come for you. You are the targets you sit and await, patiently, suffer the arrows of fate, saying, I am but mortal and destined to die, I can change nothing so why should I try? Each morning you wake is an ember day dawning, your penance for living in permanent mourning. By erst while ideals your hearts are enslaved, you fall out of the cradle straight into the grave. What reward is a banquet of red wine and bread, when you hunger for life but on death you are fed?' Even if you do not like metal, I, highly recommend reading the lyrics to this album. They are, utterly, beautiful. Astoundingly, deep. And, I think, well sung, and well accompanied by potent music that really brings the story to life.
Thank you for sharing that!
Hi Peter, this was really cool, thank you. Wyrd is a concept that has been fascinating me for some years now... i must get hold of Brian's book! Now please tell me, are you familiar with Isaac Bentov's way of seeing?
Thanks Nicola. Check out this that we are setting up too: wyrdexperience.org. And no, I'm not familiar with Isaac Bentov - do you have a recommendation as to where I should start?
If you are interested in exploring the science of Wyrd, you might like to join us at this in-person event: www.ubiquityuniversity.org/courses/science-and-consciousness-2022-making-wyrd-the-norm/
The notion of pre-cognitive is very dangerous as it continues to trap you in the linear and hierarchical mindset of the present western culture. You are assuming that you have progressed from the precognitive to the cognitive. What exactly is precognitive? Can you break it down?
In fact, while living in illiterate communities I had one very important insight. That is while we, literates learn the WORD, illiterates learn the WORLD. This was enough to bring me up to their level.
The other issue is how does one explore a very different paradigm with the same mindset that one is trapped in? How does the person trapped in a rational mind 'understand' the non-rational paradigm.
The Buddhist monk Milarepa has a fantastic saying--- Spirituality is the last PLOY of the mind!
Yes, I appreciate that Jinan. Our language does indeed make it hard to get beyond the linear. You might find this talk I gave on that subject interesting: petermerry.org/from-a-language-of-separation-to-a-language-of-connection/