Table Of ContentInitial Notes
My contribution to this (the first one in a
series) have mainly been to translate the
Norse stanzas, to find the etymological
meanings to some of the different names
Mai"eutics
and to write the English text. The
itself is mainly the work of my wife, Marie.
Varg Vikernes
July 2017
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ShadoDwasn coinnt ghW ea ll
Imagtihnyaeot au r aec hialgdaa innyd o u
stbiellli ien"v Sea nCtlaa uWsh"e.yn o ur
paretnetylsol au b otuhtYe u lter aditions,
yous eteh efmr otmh pee rspeocfat ive
chiIlndn.o cbeunattl ,si og norWahnetn.
yogur oowl dyeoruu n dertshttaahtne idrs e
no" SanCtlaa uasn"yd,o sue ree alYiotuy .
havpea ssate edYs othu.a vteu rnaerdo und
andc ann ows eweh aits c austihneg
shadoownts h wea lilnf roonfyt o ut o
dance.
Oumry thomluosgbtyeu ndersitnto hoids
ligThhtep. u rpiosns oett o m akpee ople
beliienfv iec teinotniaatlni dfe asn tastical
evenTthspe.u rpiosns oett om akpee ople
belitehvseeh adodwasn coinnt gh wea ll
arree aTlh.pe u rpiosts oee ducaanttdeo
distitnhgweuh iesfahrt ot mht ea res.
Thies xplatihnesp urpoosfe o ur
mytholbougtiy ta, l seox plawihnyts h e
Tarditoifoo unfr o rebweaarsre sp lbayc ed
Christainadsn oimtpeyl acIessl aTmh.e
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NatiEvuer opTeraand iwtaiasso yns toefm
tesatnsod,n ltyhb ee swto ulpda stsh ose
tesatnsd b ecoimnei tiWahteentd h.e
NatiEvuer opmeaandn i minibsehceadu,s e
oft hdeo mestiocfaa ntiimoaangl rsi,c ulture
andl atceirv ilifzeawteairno dfn e,w er
NatiEvuer opweearnaesb lteop astsh ose
tesatnstd,o m oraen mdo roeft hetmh eir
Tradirteimoani "naeb de liienSf a nta
Claus".
Befowrece o ntilnemutee e ,x plbariine fly
whya nhdo wt hdeo mestiocfaa ntiimoanl s,
agriculatnudr lea tecri vilization
diminitshhNeea dt iEvuer opmeaannI. n
shotrhti,bs r ouagnhe ta sileiafrne d a
mucmho rceo mforltiafTbehel.n e a tural
seletchtatithone no mahduinct er-gatherer
lifehsatdye lnes uwraesdr emovLeidf.e
too too
becamee asayn d comforatnadb le,
theN atiEvuer opemaannb egatno
domestihciamtsee lTfh.i sa uto
domestiicnta utrlineo atndoa d ramatical
loweroiftn hgie n tellliegvoeefntl ch ee
NatiEvuer opmeaann.
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Becauosfe t hata uto-domestication,
graduaolvletyri, m meo,r aen dm ore
NatiEvuer opfeaaintlsote udra nr ouanndd
seteh acta ustehdse h adotwods a nocne
thwea lilnf roonftt heEmv.e inn t he
ClassAinctailqt uhiNeta yt,i Evuer opean
Tardithiaoldno a sltm oaslmtle antiotn hge
vasmta joroifNt ayt iEvuer opeIatn s.
offecrleodts oen othtiont gh emT.h e
majohraibdte yc otmoeso i mpmlien dteod
disciotvd'eesre pmeera ning.
Thuwsh eCnh ristairarniiivttewy da ,s
posstiobr leep ltahcNeea tiEvuer opean
TarditTihoaenv .e rmaagnse t biellli ienv ed
"SanCtlaa ussot" os, p eaanktd,h ucso uld
bed upebdr,i btehdr,e aotref noerdct eod
accaen petwf aiwtihtp,hr omitshweaestr e
mucmho raet tratchtatinhv aseti lbleyl ief
in" SaCnltaau s".
Thnee wf aiftrhot mhd ee shearldti trtelael
contteoniotht, a tdh dee potfha s hallow
batdhu bs,ot hNea tiEvuer opmeaanknp et
hisN atiEvuer opTearadni tieovnn s,
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thouhgeho ffichiaadal clcye pat needw
faiTthehr.e fwoesr eete o daaC yh ristianity
sos teeipnPe adg Tarna dicteiloenbsr,a ting
Paghaing fhe stainvdPa algsGa ond asn d
Goddeass"s Seasi (nltitskh"wee e lkln own
"SanCtlaa uasn"d)i ,n corpoPraagtainn g
mythsso,n gs,t orainedes v eind eals.
Becaoufts hea wtea, r eev etno daabylt eo
expltahieNn a tiEvuer opTeraand ition,
froAmt oZ .
Ma:ieutics
Mai'eutics,
at erfmo" rm idwiifs(e hreyr"e,)
an amfeo arS ocrmaettihcoo fd" giving
birttomh i ndMsa"f.aa N ,a tiEvuer opean
goddietssh sme,i dwhieflep tihnmego ther
givbei ratnhwd,e i ntwenidtt hh ebsoeo ks
"thoe lgpi vbei rttomh i ndbsyu" n,v eiling
thsee crets
ofo ufro rebears.
BefaonrMyea 1euctaibnce sgt ihno uwgeh ,
neetdo" cutth rotuhgcehr atph"ah ta s
beefni rpmllayc ienbd e twuesea nn odu r
ownh eritbaygt eh,eC hristainadn s
scholEavressri. n tchebe e ginonfit nhge
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ChristiaonfEi uzraottphieieo n nt entional
falsifaincdCa htriiosnt iaonfoi uzra tion
herithaagsep oisotnheedw elolf
knowleTdhgieps.o isoncionngt inued
durianngad f ttehRree nais(sara envciev al
ofo uorw nh eritanaedgv ee)in n mtood ern
timeWsh.a tewvaesrw ritbtyeo nu r
forebweaasir nst,e rpirnae Ctherdi stian
ligWhhta.t ewvaesfr o ufnrdo tmh per e
Chrisetriaaw,na sa nalyfsreodma
Chrispteirasnp eEc.gt .ie vveet.nh ough
oufro rebferaoarmlso l,v eEru rotpeeul,sl
plaainnd c letahra tth ebye lieivne d
reincatrhnCeah triiosintn,it aenrstp hree ted
mytahnstd r adiatnigdor nasva enstd a les
asi ofu fro rebbeealriisen av" ehde avenly
afterAllistfohe,Ee" u .r opdeeaintw ieerse
lookuepdol ni tkheCe h risvtiietawhn esi r
ownH ebrGeowd .
Buotu fro rebdeiandro bste litehvateth e
deabdr ouwgihttthh eamlt lht eh itnhgesy
werbeu riweidt tho s ome" heavenly
afterTlhiefdieer"i .tw ieernseo atn ything
litkheHe e brGeowdT .h emiyrt whesr neo t
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"creamtyitohnsL "o.kw ia sn ot" their
deviAln"ds. of orth.
Yete,v etno dathyse c hoilganrostr hee
obviaonuwdse ldlo cumefnattcehtdoa utr
forebbeelairiesnrv eeidn caArswn eaw tiiloln .
shoywo ut,h eev ideinsac leol v eoru r
mythooluomrgy )"t hisnh, i storreiccoarld s,
ina rchaeionsl oongagyns,id n t raditions.
Butth sec horleafrtusoss eebe e,c atuhseey
arleo ciknte hdeC ihrr ipsetrisapne ctive.
Whetnh eiyn terepvreerty ftrhoitmnh ge
obviouwsrloynp ge rspetchteionvf e ,
couervseer ytthhesiyana ygn wdr iatbeo ut
thisb ecomenso thisnhgo rotf
misinforTmhaeetydi uocnta.ht eem selves
ando thetrois g norTahneclyee .a arnnd
parrloiteT sh.ec yo voeurer n thierrei tage
inm ud.
Sob efwoerbe e gpilne,la esutesh elypo u
wasahw atyh meu da,n sdt awrittc hl ean
shee"tUsn.l ewahrantt"h sec hohlaavres
taugyhotu a,n db er eadtyos eeo ur
heriftoawrgh eai tit s .
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Hamgijna
Asw ew islhlo ywo wui tthhb ioso ske ries,
too uPra gfaonr ebtehpaehr yss diecaatlh
waso nltyhd ee aotfth h peh yssihcaaple ,
andy ousrp iwroiutlk de eopn e xisting.
Theretfhoetryae l akbeodeu g.t.H amhleypa
("runinnsi hnagp aensHd"a )m in(g"jwaa lk
ins hapeYso"ut),h.r e e yaolwu ,aa ss pirit,
andl ifwea sj us"taw alikn p hysical
shapEevse"tr.i ym yeo ubro ddyi eydo,u
woullde aivteb efoyroeuw erree born
agaiinann ,e wbo dy.
Ino rdfeortr h sep itrori ett utroln i ifne ,
ordfeoryr o tuo b er einca(r"nbgaeitv eedn
a newp hysbicoadlyy "o)uh, a dt of ind
bactko y oursTehlifws.a si mportant,
becayuosumere morwieersset onroeitdn
anpya orfty ouprh ysbiocdabylu,i t ny our
spiSroif ti.n dbianctgkoy ourwsaenslo ft
juasbto "urte tutronl iinfbgeu "mt,a inly
abourte membepraisnltgi v-esp ast
experiIewtna caseb soy.uo tru e membering
whayto uk nebwe foNroewh.,o wu seful
woulndo tth ahta vbee einfy, o uc ould
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,r ememwbheayrto uk neawn dl earinne d
previloiuvIsen ss?t oefha adv itnosg t art
evelriyof nbe a rger ouynodcu,o ubludi ld
onf,r owmh eyroehu a lde ifntt h per evious
life.
Asw ew islhlo ywo wui tthh bioso ske ries,
oumry thosu,fr a itrayla ensod, u wrh ole
traditthieorner feovroela vreosut nhdi s
concoefyp otfu:i ndbianctgkoy ourself.
TheS cieonfPc aet terns
Asy owu isleloe u,fr o rebkenaearwl s o t
morteh apne optloed gaiyv teh ecmr edit
foTrh.e eyv eknn etwh itnhgwaset t oday
aroen layb lteok nobwe caoufsm eo dern
scieMnacnewy.i nlolat c cwehpatwt es ay
ino ubro obkesc aoufts hea "tH.o cwo uld
thekyn owW?e"lt lh,ek yn ebwe catuhseey
understthotaohtde w ye raep arotfn ature
(anndo atb ovietl ,i kCeh ristthiiannks) ,
andt hesyt udtihepeda ttoefrn nast ure.
Thutsh ecyo uled.g .u nderstthaantd
liqruuindts h rotuhgbehr ancohfaet sr ee,
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becatuhsteer leoeo lkistk hebe l ovoeds sels
ofo ubro diaensdl, i rkiev ienrt shv ea lley
bel.oS wampea ttsearmnfe,u nctSiaomne.
functsiaompnea, t tTehrency.o ufludr ther
e.g.u nderstthaatnthdb e e amra tienst he
sprianngds ummebru,dt o enso hta vae
develofpeetduu nst aiflt ietrs tarttos
hibernate H(aalrloouwneAden nd).
regarodflt ehmseos m enotfm atitnhge,y
algli vbei rttoth h eciurba stt hsea mtei me
(aroYuunldTe h)e.cy o usledte h atthf ea t
she-bheaadmr asn cyu basn,dt hoet hers
fewo re venn oneS.o thecyo uld
understtahnadtt h es he-bceoaurl d
"fretehzeeem "b ryaonsld a tdeerc ihdoew
mansyh ew ouldde velboaps eodnh ow
mucfha sth hea do nh ebro dYoud on't
y.
neeadm icrostcouo npdee rstthaayntod,u
cans impjluyso tb senravteu arnedu se
youhre aAdn.dt hiawtsh atth edyi Tdh.a t
how
is thewye raeb lteou ndersstoand
much.
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