Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)

Jaroslav Vodrážka

Jaroslav Vodrážka

Liza Liankevich

Njörðr by Yasja Ligtelijn

Folkish Fundamentals The folkish project in ancestral ethno-religious revivals has exploded in popularity. The fundamentals were it's greatest strength. Those being, among others: • Actual Ancestral Faith - We follow source-based ancestral faith to connect to our true roots to grow again. Our past is an essential part of who we are. • Polytheism - As our Ancestors, we unapologetically believe in multiple divinities at the highest levels. There is no "one" we have many Gods. • Pluralism - Just as there are many Gods, Spirits & folks, so too are there many pantheons. Pluralism shows respect & accounts for differences in divinity/experience across different faiths. We don't say "your Gods are secretly my Gods." • Spiritual Sovereignty - We reject foreign influence/dominion within our revivals. Something foreign has no place dictating our ways, from our Gods. • Anti-Axiality - Axiality undermined traditions 37,000 years old. Incorporating that into our revivals will destroy us from within, as it did before.

The Nibelungs: Siegfried (1924)

Yule Cat and Gryla by Jim Agpalza

Yule Cat (Jólakötturinn) visits children on Christmas day and eats bad kids who don't receive new clothes to wear during the holiday. It is considered the pet of Gryla and the Yule Lads.

Koshkolak (werecat) A.Basak

Domovoi on a cat

Arthur fighting Cath Palug by Peter Diamond

And at Llanfair in Arfon under the Black Rock she brought forth a kitten, and the Powerful Swineherd threw it from the Rock into the sea. And the sons of Palug fostered it in Môn, to their own harm: and that was Palug's Cat. Three Powerful Swineherds Welsh Triads

Vargin by Liza Liankevich

In Belarusian folklore the king of all cats is a huge black Vargin. This royal feline is an evil spirit who drives people insane and can only be vanquished by a really powerful witcher. Vargin’s signature trick is summoning a horde of wasps to torture his victim.

Domovoi’s favorite animal Cats are considered the animal most favored by domovoi (household spirit). Some even say the two are related. Before entering a new house one should let a cat enter first to please the domovoi yet unfamiliar with the owners.