35th Song of the Rig Veda - found on www.vicdicara.wordpress.com
I call upon fire, friendship, waters and the restful night to aid us
I call for aid to the Sun, bringer of life
Revolving through darkness of space, awakening gods and mortals alike
Riding in a golden chariot, looking upon every being
Moving to the northern and southern solstices he journeys
Coming from afar to chase away all distress and sorrow
On a multicoloured chariot decked with pearls and flags
The many rayed Sun sets off powerfully into darkness
White horses draw that golden chariot, bringing its light to everyone
All beings exist in the lap of the Sun
There are three universes, two belong to the Sun
While the other belongs to death and is the home of warriors
He is the kingpin around all things firmly rest
And revolve
Strong winged, lighting up all regions, causing fear to creatures of darkness
What worlds have the rays of the wise leader illuminated now?
He illuminates the eight points of Earth, the three deserts and seven oceans
The golden eyed Sun appears now to give treasures to those who worship
Golden handed, far seeing, going in his path between Earth and heaven
He drives away sickness, and illuminates what was once dark
Golden handed and king leader, come to us with aid and favour
Drive away creatures of darkness assembling at sunset.
The Sun - from the Carmina Gadelica
Greetings to you, Sun of the season,
And you walking in the high heavens
Your steps strong on the wings of heights
And you adored mother of the stars.
It is you lying down in the harbour of danger
Without bedevilment and without dread
It is you rising up on the peaked wave of peace
Like a young queen in flower.
Alvissmal 15 - 16 - Bellows Translation
Thor Spake:
Answer me, Alvis, thou knoweat all,
Dwarf, of the doom of men:
What call they the sun, that all mean see,
In each and every world?
Alvis spake:
Men call it sun, Gods the orb of the Sun,
Deciever of Dvalin the dwarfs;
The giants the Ever Bright, Elves Fair Wheel,
all-Glowing the sons of the gods.
Radical Amazement - Judy Cannato
Life on Earth is nested in the life of the Sun. Each and every second the Sun surrenders four million tons of energy in the form of light. She is expending all she has, extending all that she is, in order for life to exist. As a result Earth and her inhabitants flourish in her radiance.
It seems that the giving over of life on behalf of ever-expanding creativity is integral to life itaelf. The massive star that was mother to our Sun met with fiery death, her form completely annihilated by the explosive force of the blast. And yet she exists in each of us,in the cella of our bodies thqt are comoosed of her dust... We are the children for whom she sacrificed all.
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