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 Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:24 pm
Just a thread for discussion the underworld, the afterlife, and the Gods thereof. I've always found the Gods of the dead to be really interesting, from Osiris to Hel and such.
I find the Norse version of the afterlife particularly interesting. Depending on how you die, you could go to several differnt places from Valhalla and Sessrumnir, to Hel's hall in Nibelheim. And even then, the idea that it's not eternal is interesting. The slain will fight in the battle at the Ragnorok and what happens to them after that is unknown. Are they reborn into the new world, do they return to the halls of the dead, or do they pass to some other place beyond the lands of the Gods?
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:26 am
That's a good question smile
I have discussed this with a friend of mine. We were discussing what happens after going through the Halls of Donn and out to the Summerlands. He posed a good idea... You live out your life on the physical Earthly plane, then go off to the Halls of Donn to celebrate your life and feast to the afterlife. Then out to the Summerlands to live out another life of relaxation and reflection. Then when it's time to 'die' again you reincarnate back to Earth.
Personally I see the afterlife as taking a time to reflect on your past life/lives and then prepare to live again or chose to directly manifest into another plane if you feel that you don't want another life on Earth.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:59 pm
Yes, that's a nice take on things but what about specific mythologies' versions of the afterlife. Any questions, curiosities, ideas, or insights? This is a mythology thread here. While I appreciate your personal beliefs and I don't want to discourage disscussion, that's not what this thread is for. It's about mythology, not belief, and I know sometimes there's not much difference.
By the way, my earlier post isn't looking for answers. No living human could possibly answer the questions I've possed. I'm just looking for disscussions and ideas. Parallels or oddities in various mythological ideas of the underworld and the afterlife and whatnot. Or even just new info.
For example, I know next to nothing about the Halls of Donn and the Summerland that you mentioned. Care to elaborate on what they are and what Gods or myths, if any, might be associated with them?
Apologies if I've offended in any way.
I really hope I haven't chased anyone off. I just feel the that the mythology subforum is for mythology. There are other places in this forum for personal belief. 3nodding
And Extravagant, feel free to tell my I'm way off if you think I'm being a**l.
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:05 am
Well going from the Halls of Donn to Summerlands where what I discovered/was told in a Celtic Recon group I used to belong to so that's a specific mythology wink
was just tying in some discussion I had with a friend to show and idea bout what happens cause we never did find a definitive "u r eternally in the summerlands" passage.... some passages said ya did, others say no...
and the astral section come from Draconic Ritual wink In Draconic Ritual I've been taught (and agree with personally, makes the most sense out of the other afterlives to me) that upon death there is a period of reflection before reincarnation or manifestation into another realm.
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:33 pm
I've always been interested by the Egyptian ideas about the afterlife. And they had a lot of the. I mean, the time they put into properly preparing the corpse, and the elaborate tombs they built are amazing. And the idea that Osiris was once a God of life but after his own death he could no longer rule life so he became the Lord of the Dead. It's rather facinating.
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:40 pm
I'm still fascinated by Hades (my favorite of all the gods). I think it started when I was little and watching Disney's Hercules. I enjoyed the parody of Hades so much that I began my research on him. He was very proud and protective of his realm, and fiercely loyal to Persephone. Yes, certain myths say he raped Persephone, but there are some out there who say she gave in willingly. He knew he loved her, and had to have her. Maybe it's just me, but Hades' and Persephone's legend is wonderful and beautiful.
Of course, we cannot forget the irony of it all: As I was reading the tale of Persephone's kidnapping... I was eating pomegranate seeds. eek
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