Fire Rite touched by Perkunas

Fire Rite touched by Perkunas

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

My flag of Romuva Down Under

This is my personal flag of Romuva Down Under and features the pentacle as a hieroglyph of self. I will now explain the symbolism of the heirogylph and the other details in this flag so the reader may glean a deeper insight to the concept of this flag.

The five points of the star represent Earth, Fire, Air, Water and Spirit which is who we are really. We are a Star who has all the elements and Spirit. Symbols of some of my personal Lithuanian Gods adorn each of the five rays. Starting from the top one of the symbols for Perkunas, the Thunder God, next the snake cross, and to me, represents the Underworld Gods. Next is the crest of the Moon God Menulis, my shining prince of the heavens on the next ray is a symbol for Saule, my beautiful Sun Goddess, and on the last, a symbol of the eternal Fire that burns within.  In this hieroglyph of Self , within the Pentagram exists the hexagram which represents the Universe and all her power. Two equilateral triangles interlocked in harmony and balance. One triangle points down to the Earth and the other points up to the heavens. On the green, downward pointing triangle, the Romuvos symbol of the World Tree that connects us to all realms of the Gods and Goddesses of Earth and Sky, with the worlds of the living and the dead. The white upward pointing triangle indicates the infinite white light that emanates from before eternity, during eternity and beyond eternity, (Praamzius).

Within the surrounding circle of the pentacle, top left, is the ancient symbol of the Triqetra or Celtic knot which reminds me that lie is eternal, love never ends and the Spirit constantly grows. Past, Present and Future, Creator, Destroyer, Sustainer, Maiden, Mother and Crone, are all threefold aspects of this symbol.
Top right, within the circle, is another ancient symbol representing the infinity of the threefold forces in this universe. The next symbol on the right is an old Lithuanian symbol for Wind, Air and all the Beings of the atmospheric realm. The eight pointed star is a Baltic symbol for Auseklas, Star Goddesses who shine the light from their eternal, celestial fires. Last but not least is a ancient Lithuanian symbol for Land, Earth and all the Beings who dwell on and within Her. 

The circle enclosing these glyphs represents never ending eternity of unity and harmony.

The 3 flags represent the nation of Aboriginal heritage in the context of Australians and Lithuanians. The coat of arms of NSW where I live and the coat of arms of Lithuania, from where my ancestors come. The Bee is symbol of Goddess Austeja and everything she represents which are qualities such as friendship, community, industriousness and altruism to name a few.

The Cuckoo Bird represents the Goddess Laima. She is the Goddess of fate who weaves for us our destiny with many colorful strands, twists and curves into a beautiful sash. 

I hope you found this post interesting. Feel free to leave comments.

5 comments:

  1. This is really a nice graphic for Lithuanian Spiritual Patriots. Labai gerai.

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    1. Thanks! We are proud of our land and our Earth. She is our Mother, She nourishes and sustains us, no matter where we are!

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  2. Enjoyed your pictures and account....live in the U.S., traveled to Lithuania a while little back. The reverence for Nature is ingrained in us. Happy too, i came across your site:reminded me again that i need to set up an altar in my home.....thank you, ed chesnavich

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    1. your welcome Edward! Always happy to share Romuva! :)

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  3. This is truly fascinating - as an Aussie Pagan of Wendish ancestry I see we share some Slavic deities.
    I am struggling to get much information but your page is wonderful :)

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