An updated version of the #Vercingetorix article has been published. This version contains ogham correlations, expanded historical context as well as an evocation at the end.

Going forward with this format the next article will be on #Ambiorix

Enjoy.

https://toutacaillte.org/vercingetorix/

#Polytheism #AncestorWorship

One of the earliest efforts to cross the bridge between the material & spiritual world was thru the paradigm of ancestor worship. This began in the Stone Age & in many ways still continues today. If you show respect to, honour & in some cases worship your ancestors (of blood, heart, spirit, culture, place) you continue this practice. Does your town have statues & museums for local heroes? Do you use their names on roads?

https://youtu.be/zAQp0htYVOY
#ancienthistory #archaeology #ancestorworship

https://archive.org/details/mapfupa-angu-achamuka

'Mapfupa Angu Achamuka – My Bones Shall Rise' The Intellectual Legacy of Mbuya Nehanda of Zimbabwe by Ruramisai Charumbira

Topics
#MbuyaNehanda, #Chimurenga, #FirstChimurenga, #intellectualhistory, #antiimperialism, #anticolonialism, #Zimbabwe, #JournalofPostcolonialEducation, #spiritmediums, #spiritmediumship, #ancestors, #ancestorworship, #spiritpossession, #linguistichegemony, #linguisticcolonialism, #knowledgeproduction, #mudzimu, #midzimu

Ancestor worship in ancient China dates back to the Neolithic period, and it would prove to be the most popular and enduring Chinese religious practice, lasting well into modern times. The family was always an important concept in Chinese society and government, and it was maintained by the twin pillars of filial piety and respect for one's dead ancestors. The practice of regularly paying homag...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1132/ancestor-worship-in-ancient-china/ #AncestorWorship #China #Ghost