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3 years ago
So I want to start by apologizing for uploading an image that, I honestly didn't realize was a nazi symbol. I was doing research for the Slavic gods that were a part of a dnd campaign that a friend was making. When I came to the God Rod, chief of the gods and god of knowledge, he had the symbol of Kolovorat. Which, breaks my heart, is now associated with the Black Sun symbol used by the Nazis.
It broke my heart to realize this is another atrocious bastardization of a pagan religion that only wished to honor their gods and is a momento of the traditional culture of a wonderful people. It's not just the Slavic culture, but my people of the Norse traditional faith, especially in the Othala Run (meaning the connection of those you hold close to your heart), and the Sowelo rune (a rune of strength and perserverance, revered to Thor). Even India was not safe, as their symbol of peace, the Swastika, was bastardized and taken from them. Rod also had a symbol similar to that Swastika.
It's painful to see symbols that meant so much to people who originally used them for good purposes, to be turned into symbols of hatred and white/aryan supremacy. I want to honor the original meanings that they had. And it's difficult because of what the Nazis did.
I'm sorry for anyone who was concerned. I was trying to be true to the original meaning of the symbols for the Slavic culture in the symbols I drew. I intend to find another way to represent Rod. Because I'm more than positive he deserves to be seen better than how the nazi's portrayed his sacred symbols.
All in all. Never forgive the Nazis. Never trust them. Never let them be shown kindness for what they did to innocent people. To cultures. What they did then and what they do now. They deserve no kindness. No generosity. They deserve nothing.
It broke my heart to realize this is another atrocious bastardization of a pagan religion that only wished to honor their gods and is a momento of the traditional culture of a wonderful people. It's not just the Slavic culture, but my people of the Norse traditional faith, especially in the Othala Run (meaning the connection of those you hold close to your heart), and the Sowelo rune (a rune of strength and perserverance, revered to Thor). Even India was not safe, as their symbol of peace, the Swastika, was bastardized and taken from them. Rod also had a symbol similar to that Swastika.
It's painful to see symbols that meant so much to people who originally used them for good purposes, to be turned into symbols of hatred and white/aryan supremacy. I want to honor the original meanings that they had. And it's difficult because of what the Nazis did.
I'm sorry for anyone who was concerned. I was trying to be true to the original meaning of the symbols for the Slavic culture in the symbols I drew. I intend to find another way to represent Rod. Because I'm more than positive he deserves to be seen better than how the nazi's portrayed his sacred symbols.
All in all. Never forgive the Nazis. Never trust them. Never let them be shown kindness for what they did to innocent people. To cultures. What they did then and what they do now. They deserve no kindness. No generosity. They deserve nothing.
