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Beyond Opposition

Jack Donovan·May 21, 2021

If you tell me I have to do something, I want to do the opposite. If you tell...

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The Apache Striker. New article at PH2T3R.com by @

The Apache Striker. New article at PH2T3R.com by @starttheworld.

This month, in @theorderoffire , we’ve been independently studying Native American tribal mythologies, and I came across a remarkable representation of The Striker god-archetype in Apache stories about their culture hero, “Killer-of-Enemies,” or “Naiyenezgani.” Killer-of-Enemies is a monster slayer whose father is the Sun, and in at least one story, he carries a bow that shoots bolts of lightning.

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#apache #midjourney #killerofenemies #mythology #striker #thestriker #archetypes #sol #solarculture #solaridealism #fireinthedark #Naiyenezgani

Order of Fire members @caffeineandphilosophy and @

Order of Fire members @caffeineandphilosophy and @edhamann wrote a fantastic article on the relationship between shooting, agency, consciousness, and morality for the PH3T3R.com site.

It’s titled “The Aim of Agency — Shooting as an Origin of Consciousness.”

It’s a thoughtful read that combines concept, language, and myth.

The painting is crop from Alexander Rothaug’s “Apollo Sending Out The Plague Arrows” (1920).

#ph2t3r #sol #solar #solarculture #solaridealism #philosophy #apollo

Order of Fire member @templetribe created this ten

Order of Fire member @templetribe created this ten-minute solar meditation soundscape using NASA’s sun sonification as a base.

This was developed as an alternative to the 20-minute meditation track, as an option for when we have less time.

A video version can be found on the Order of Fire’s YouTube page, and the track itself should be able to be purchased or streamed on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, and all major services.

#solaridealism #solarsphere #solarculture #sol #solar #solarwind #meditation #meditate #ph2t3r #solarmeditation

Order of Fire members @vandalian_iron and @templet

Order of Fire members @vandalian_iron and @templetribe collaborated on an original hype track for our current Samurai and Kettlebell theme. You’ll be seeing it in our videos for the next few weeks.

Montana has always been interested in Japanese culture, and when we announced our current reading theme — he pulled out a shamisen he bought in Kyoto many years ago and started this collaboration with Fredrik from @templetribe.

So cool to see these guys creating.

#shamisen #sol #solar #solarculture #solaridealism #orderoffire #theorderoffire #culture #ph2t3r

C.B. Robertson’s foundational essay on “The Sp

C.B. Robertson’s foundational essay on “The Spiritual Origins of Science” has just been republished on PH2T3R.com.

“Socrates was in many ways the prototype of the scientific culture, endlessly criticizing those who claimed knowledge, though rarely advancing opinions of his own. A walking, one-man peer-review machine, he endlessly challenged others in the hopes that what could survive such scrutiny would be more reliable knowledge. But here, to focus on Socrates’ strategy and the utility of his means for inquiry would be to miss the true spirit itself, and the aesthetic belief which gives it life:

To pursue knowledge is good for its own sake.”

— @caffeineandphilosophy

Read the full essay at PH2T3R.com.

#midjourney #midjourneyai #midjourneyartwork #science #ph2t3r #solarculture #scientificmethod #sol #solaridealism

Order of Fire members and long time PH2T3R contrib

Order of Fire members and long time PH2T3R contributors @templetribe and @thewoodkern created this amazing song — which you can listen to on Spotify and all major streaming services. (It’s a great pre-workout)

Everything about this song captures the spirit of Solar Idealism, The Order of Fire, and the cultural movement that PH2T3R was designed to inspire.

Reposted from @templetribe

Into The Light ғʀᴏᴍ Acropolis of the Ascended
ɴᴏᴡ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏɴ sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs
ʟɪɴᴋ ɪɴ ʙɪᴏ

ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ Paul Begadon @thewoodkern
ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ Jack Donovan @starttheworld

Stock Footage from Motion Array and Envato Elements

#TempleTribe #PantheonOfSummoners #Temple #Tribe #IntoTheLight
#StaySolar #SolarSphere #SolarCulture #SolarIdealism #Sol #Solar #OrderOfFire #Bvlls #PH2T3R @ph2t3r #Ableton #DistroKid #SpitfireAudio #SpitfireAudioLABS #LABSFoghorn #Bağlama #BaglamaSaz #ElectricGuitar #GuitarSolo #Cinematic #CinematicMusic #Narration #Voice #Mythology #Montage #Soundtoys
@ableton @distrokid @spitfireaudio @labscommunity @soundtoys

On his quest for immortal life, Gilgamesh encounte

On his quest for immortal life, Gilgamesh encounters Siduri.

“Beside the sea she lives, the woman of the vine, the maker of wine; Siduri sits in the garden at the edge of the sea, with the golden bowl and the golden vats that the gods gave her."

She encourages Gilgamesh to enjoy the time he is alive instead.

“When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping. As for you, Gilgamesh, fill your belly with good things; day and night, night and day, dance and be merry, feast and rejoice. Let your clothes be fresh, bathe yourself in water, cherish the little child that holds your hand, and make your wife happy in your embrace; for this too is the lot of man.”

It seemed like a positive message as Spring Equinox approaches — a time to think about fertility, prosperity, and the renewal of natural cycles. It’s a moment for The Lord of the Earth.

#lordoftheearth #solaridealism #solarculture #orderoffire #gilgamesh #siduri #sumerian #mthology #spring #springequinox #fireinthedark #midjourney #midjourneyai

Order of Fire member @iamradness, who is also a ta

Order of Fire member @iamradness, who is also a tattoo artist, painted this skull with the symbol of the Order on it.

When it was created, it initially symbolized the ground, the world axis created by fire, and the glowing half dome of light around it and the differentiating lines of an ordered world extending outward from the center of the fire.

As the design evolved, it became obvious that it also resembled the business end of an open vajra — the lightning weapon held by Indra and, under a different name, Zeus, as well as many other ancient Striker gods. Various Buddhists still employ a form of the vajra today — albeit usually with closed ends. We prefer the active weapon — ready to strike.

Stay Solar. ऋत

#theorderoffire #orderoffire #sol #solar #staysolar #solarculture #solaridealism #vajra #fireinthedark

March Meditation Challenge -- Many members of the

March Meditation Challenge -- Many members of the Order of Fire are committing to do a Solar Meditation for 10-20 minutes daily.

You don’t have to be a member of the Order to join us in this endeavor.

There are many styles of meditation and many reasons to meditate. We use Solar Meditation as a form of focused contemplation to align our unconscious and conscious minds as we reflect on the Sun as an ordering force in the solar system.

We perform Solar Meditations using a soundtrack titled “Crossing the Night Sea” that was designed for this purpose. You can find it via the links in our bio.

Your objective for the meditation is to generate an image of the sun in your mind, and keep track of it. Ideally, the sun is traveling over a night sea. As you focus on the sun, and keep it central in your mind, think about what it is, and what it means.

Ultimately, this meditation uses the sun as a symbol that reinforces our highest values and orients us toward excellence.

For more thoughts on the sun (and fire) as a symbol — read Fire in the Dark, the essay “Stay Solar” and the material on the PH2T3R.com site.

Stay Solar. ऋत

We have many fathers in The Order of Fire, so we g

We have many fathers in The Order of Fire, so we got a few of them together to discuss their thoughts about fatherhood from a solar perspective.

We covered a lot of ground in this podcast, but we’ll probably do another episode at some point because the guys had a lot to say and we barely scratched the surface.

@starttheworld hosted, and was joined by @ol_aus , @coachjoshwood, and @caffeineandphilosophy .

You can listen to the podcast on Spotify or on YouTube. (The link to the links is in the bio).

#archetypes #thefather #ph2t3r #solar #sol #solarculture #solaridealism #orderoffire #fatherhood #podcast

The Order of Fire recently started a podcast title

The Order of Fire recently started a podcast titled PH2T3R : The Journal of Solar Culture. You can find links to this and other current projects in our bio/link page.

The first conversational podcast was with our in-house Sanskrit and Vedic enthusiast, Ed, in which we explored the concept of The Dragon in the Rig Veda.

We haven’t posted much here recently because we’ve been working on so many projects internally that will come to fruition soon and over the summer.

Last night, we recorded a podcast on the subject of fatherhood with three of the fathers in The Order. It was really positive and it should be released in a few days.

I’ll be looking at applications again for the Order of Fire soon, so if you’ve thought about joining, now would be a good time — many good things are underway.

Images made with MidJourney

#orderoffire #midjourney #sol #solarculture #solar #staysolar #rigveda #vrtra #dragon #philosophy #solaridealism #ph2t3r #bvlls

Standing Watch is another facet of pulling your we

Standing Watch is another facet of pulling your weight as a man and is an integral part of what men do daily at the perimeter. It demands quite a bit from the men in the group; not just a tremendous amount of trust and mutual respect but also a sense of teamwork, self-sacrifice, and duty to your fellow tribesmen.

Standing watch is a staple of MIL/LEO/FD/EMS jobs but young men going from classroom to cubicle, drowning in escapism, will have very little understanding of its importance. I would consider Standing Watch as another one of those critical rites of passage for young men that they are not getting, has no substitute, and a lack thereof is contributing to the degradation of masculinity in the west. So in terms of ensuring boys grow to become strong, masculine men, our shift is now.

Repost from @suffer_no_illusion

#staysolar
#orderoffire
#thefather
#thestriker
#thelordoftheearth
#fireinthedark
#solaridealism
#solarculture

Be Vigilant. Stand The Watch. Repost from @suffer

Be Vigilant. Stand The Watch.

Repost from @suffer_no_illusion

"To protect the fire in the darkness and the ordered world from the chaos beyond it, The First Men needed to keep watch on the perimeter. When they sensed an external threat, it was their responsibility to overcome their fear of chaos, and venture out to the edges of the perimeter, into The Threshold and beyond, to investigate and ward off or eliminate that threat." -Jack Donovan, "Fire In The Dark"

#staysolar #orderoffire #thefather #thestriker #thelordoftheearth #fireinthedark #solarculture #sol #solaridealism #ph2t3r #theorderoffire

Repost @solarmasculinity No one can walk the path

Repost @solarmasculinity No one can walk the path for you
⚡️
You must make the decision
⚡️
There are no Heros coming to pull you out of the tragedy you call life
⚡️
There are no outside influences dictating your choices
⚡️
You must claw, climb, wade and overcome the obstacles alone
⚡️
The only one responsible for your failures is YOU
⚡️
The only one responsible for your success is YOU
☀️
Personal Excellence is the Standard
Stay Solar
ऋत
#orderoffire
#FaithOverFear
#StaySolar
#Tribe
#sol
#solar
#solaridealism
#solarsphere
#bvlls
#bvll
#solarculture
#monsterenergygold
#JTRanch
#Discipline
#Consistency
#Accountability

Repost @dsrtsun — Solar Washington. Winston Ch

Repost @dsrtsun — Solar Washington.

Winston Churchill said “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Learning from our forefathers is essential to our understanding of our world. What we experience today is just a variation of what others have experienced in the past. Their actions and thoughts serve as a baseline of what we must achieve and how we must act.

A necessary read in any Man's life in this country is Washington's biography by Ron Chernow. You will learn what overcoming adversity against all odds looks like through leadership and courage, and how that allowed you to enjoy the freedoms we so loosely take for granted.

This is not a political post about any current specific situation, it's a call to learn from the past and become the person your family, your tribe, your country and your god needs you to be.

Stay Solar
ऋत

#orderoffire #sol #solar #staysolar #solaridealism #solarsphere #bvlls #bvll #solarculture #midjourney

Winter Solstice is coming next week, and we’ve b

Winter Solstice is coming next week, and we’ve been discussing ways to observe it in The Order of Fire.

Winter Solstice observances among various kinds of pagans generally attempt to recreate the traditions of ancient ancestors or peoples. While we are inspired by the past and see value in observing the longest night of the year — especially as Men of the Sun — we also recognize that we have access to information about the sun that our ancestors didn’t have, and we inhabit a different reality.

It has always been the work of man to imitate the gods — to build fires in the dark to create warmth and light, and through that light, bring order to a chaotic world. The light of the sun creates this order during the day, and men imitate and recreate what the sun provides when the sun disappears from view.

On the longest night of the year, it makes sense to take time to recognize and ritualize this role.

When the sun goes down, men hold the light.

Here are some observances I’ve suggested to Solar Idealists. With each version, keep in mind the themes mentioned above and the significance of the occasion.

1. Light a candle on your altar and perform a solar meditation.
2. Light small a backyard fire at the moment of sunset on the Winter Solstice— such as the commercial fire pits that many people have — and perform a solar meditation with open eyes while focusing on the fire.
3. Build a Sun Cross ⨁ or Wheel and burn it at the moment of sunset on the Winter Solstice, observe the burning, and perform a solar meditation with closed eyes after the cross has burned.
4. Build a larger fire and and perform a solar meditation with open eyes while focusing on the fire.
5. Build a larger fire and and perform a solar meditation with open eyes while focusing on the fire, tend the fire all night, thinking about the encroaching darkness and chaos and your job as a man to keep it at bay and create an ordered perimeter of light around you.
6. Perform any of the rites 2 through 5, but with a fire lit by primitive methods (flint/tinder, bow drill, hand drill, etc.)

Stay Solar. ऋत

#staysolar #solaridealism #solar #ritual #wintersolstice #solstice #orderoffire #theorderoffire

Stills from an untitled film about the gods of the

Stills from an untitled film about the gods of the storm.

#midjoirneyai #midjourneyart #midjourney #midjourneyv4 #sol #solar #solaridealism #solarculture #stormgod #maruts

Film stills featuring The Lord of the Earth, from

Film stills featuring The Lord of the Earth, from films never made by actors who don’t exist. Made with MidJourney v4 by @starttheworld

#midjourneyai #midjourney #midjourneyart #midjourneyv4 #ai #aiart #aiartcommunity #aiartists #aiartdaily #lordoftheearth #fireinthedark #sol #solar #solaridealism #solarculture #orderoffire

The original aim of the PH2T3R project was to use

The original aim of the PH2T3R project was to use art to bring ideas — specifically the syncretic masculine god-archetypes of The Father, The Striker, and The Lord of the Earth — to life.

When I started the project, after publishing my book, Fire in the Dark, AI art wasn’t in the picture. But over the past 9 months or so, it’s become a fascinating (and somewhat terrifying) tool for creation and exploration of these ideas. And it’s given men who don’t have a background in the visual arts an opportunity to create in a new way.

The first incarnations of AI art were wonky, especially with humans, but this is where the technology is now. I’ve been able to generate a lot of images that captured the idea of The Father or The Striker, but this is the first one that really struck me and said — “that’s the Lord of the Earth.” Or, at least, that is one of his incarnations.

The basic concept of Solar Idealism is to compress the god-archetypes from various cultures and times into eternal masculine ideals — tied to no one time or culture, but to the idealized excellences of men.

The Lord of the Earth is the idealized version of the man who contends with material reality and the natural world.

Everything men do isn’t hunting or fighting or making rules.

We just celebrated Thanksgiving in America, which is a Lord of the Earth harvest holiday. Two friends of mine recently helped their wives give birth. That’s certainly The Lord’s work. Other friends and many members of The Order of Fire harvested deer and one even shot a moose.

These are all things that men can live and experience and embody in the present — not merely abstract ideas from some distant past.

— @starttheworld

#sol #solar #solaridealism #theorderoffire #bvlls #solarculture #ai #aiart #fireinthedark #aiartcommunity #aiartwork #midjourney #midjourneyart #midjouneyai #midjourneyv4 #staysolar

Getting started on plans for my Solar Temple. Re

Getting started on plans for my Solar Temple.

Repost from @helios.anthem

#solarculture #solaridealism #suntemple #solarson #midjourney #aiart #plans

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