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NEOSAXONISM & TIEWISM EXPLAINED
Neosaxonism (previously Angloheathenry) is a proposed framework for a new Pagan tribal culture and religion.
Neosaxonism combines ideas of social autonomy from Heathen Autonomism and its religious ideas are presented as Tiewism - itself deriving from Germanic pagan (Odinist) and Persian (Mithraic/Zoroastrian) religion , with a bit of Christian influence.
Tiewists engage with two 'flagship' cultures - that of the pagan Germanic peoples of pre-christian Europe who we consider the predominant ancestors of the modern English and as having something to teach us about Pagan living, and that of the ancient Persians who we regard as having a pivotal role in the foundation of western and global civilisation and having important lessons to teach on managing human life on the larger scale. In addition of course we pick up ideas from all sorts of other places, including modern philosophies and movements, in an attempt to create a good culture for the modern day.
As currently envisaged Neosaxonism involves:
1. Use of Heathen Autonomism as principle social ideology.
2. Use of surviving texts and materials of three ancient traditions - the Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Persian.
3. Promotion of wizardry.
4. Own system of runelore. (but also teaching the traditional Norse and Persian rune-sets)
5. Own flexible religious system
6. Concept of Chrestianism accepted as a part of Tiewism with Chrestian teaching rooted in Zoroastrian teaching. Concept of Sophistry linked to Chrestianism with teaching rooted in Persian Sophistry (Sufism) but accepting other strands such as Stoicism and Gnosticism and modern schools of sophistry
7. Relative diversity of cultural and religious practices.
Of which the following are characteristic of Anglo-Persian Paganry:
a) reading of stories from (or inspired by) the Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Persian traditions.
b) 8-part dramatic readings (as an alternative to or an intermediate step towards a ritual practice - loosely inspired by Zoroastrian priestly ritual)
c) Circle Dancing (especially after the Icelandic (or Faroese) model, but also after the Western ("International") Sufi model)
d) Community Meals
And the following among others are accepted
e) Odinist-like ritual practice (though content adapted from that of other organisations)
circa February 4011 HE, updated August 4011 and March 4012 and January 4013 and August 4013 and 4025 HE