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Proto-Indo-European Paganism: Reflections around the hearth

Step into the sacred world of the Proto-Indo-Europeans and explore the roots of the gods, cosmology, and ancestral wisdom that shaped later pagan traditions. This guide blends historical insight with practical spiritual exercises, inviting you to honor the divine, connect with the forces of nature, and engage with ancient ritual in a living, personal way. While much of their spiritual landscape remains obscured by time, this guide encourages reflection, devotion, and the cultivation of a meaningful modern practice rooted in the earliest Indo-European worldview.

  1. Introduction
    • Intentions.
    • Who are the Proto-Indo-Europeans
  2. The Cosmos and Myth
    • A Cosmology
    • Into a Myth
    • The Two Principles
    • Order in the Cosmos
    • The Tripartite Ideology
  3. The Gods and Goddesses
    • Dyēus Pḥatḗr – Sky Father
    • Dheghom – Earth / Plethwih
    • Perkwunos – Striker / Oak God
    • Hausos – Dawn Goddess
    • Páxusōn – The Protector / Shepherd
    • Divine Twins
    • Kolyos – The Coverer
    • Westyā – She of the Household
    • Sehul – The Sun
    • Mehno – The Moon
    • Hepom Nepōts – Descendant of the Waters
    • Fates
    • PriHyéh
    • Mitra-Varuna – Law God and Magician God
    • Smith God
  4. Practices and Rituals
    • Format of Invocations
    • Hearth Ritual Structure
  5. Glossary of Word
  6. Further Reading
  7. Conclusion / Notes