Symbolism of Friction Fire
This section is work in progress....
The Nauthiz Rune
Nauthiz – “Not-this” – Literally: “Need-fire” or “Necessity” – Esoteric: Constraint, Friction
Anglo-Friesian/Germanic: Naudiz Norse (Viking): Naudr, Nauthiz Old English: Nyd Other Names/Spellings: Naud, Naudhr, Naudir, Naudth, Nauths, Nied, Noicz.
Some people interpret the Nauthiz rune as “Need-fire” or “Necessity” – Esoteric: Constraint, Friction
"The stave-shaped of the rune nauthiz shows the bow-drill used in kindling the need-fire from wood without the use of flint or steel. The ritual need-fire was generally used when a sickness had fallen upon the cattle of a clan or village. The need-fire would be kindled by the leader of the folk (who was also the godhi or priest in pagan times) and the cattle driven through the smoke. The magickal meaning of this act is that the extra energy needed to kindle the fire by means of the bow-drill would also supply the additional power needed to force out the sickness and cleanse the cattle." http://www.rune-magick.com/pages/aettir2/02_nauthiz.htm
Nauthiz – “Not-this” – Literally: “Need-fire” or “Necessity” – Esoteric: Constraint, Friction
Anglo-Friesian/Germanic: Naudiz Norse (Viking): Naudr, Nauthiz Old English: Nyd Other Names/Spellings: Naud, Naudhr, Naudir, Naudth, Nauths, Nied, Noicz.
Some people interpret the Nauthiz rune as “Need-fire” or “Necessity” – Esoteric: Constraint, Friction
"The stave-shaped of the rune nauthiz shows the bow-drill used in kindling the need-fire from wood without the use of flint or steel. The ritual need-fire was generally used when a sickness had fallen upon the cattle of a clan or village. The need-fire would be kindled by the leader of the folk (who was also the godhi or priest in pagan times) and the cattle driven through the smoke. The magickal meaning of this act is that the extra energy needed to kindle the fire by means of the bow-drill would also supply the additional power needed to force out the sickness and cleanse the cattle." http://www.rune-magick.com/pages/aettir2/02_nauthiz.htm
Aztec Symbology - in progress
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
This is apparently the Egyptian hieroglyph for the fire drill. There is archaeological evidence of Egyptian bow drills. Further research is required by me into the Egyptian Bow Drill.
This is apparently the Egyptian hieroglyph for the fire drill. There is archaeological evidence of Egyptian bow drills. Further research is required by me into the Egyptian Bow Drill.
The Sacred Sexual Union of Male and Female
In some traditions (e.g. Vedic, Tantra) the union of the Spindle \ Drill with the Hearth board are synonymous with the sexual union of male and female. The drill is seen to be male and the hearth board female, and the union of the drill with the hearth board through friction procreates new life e.g. the embryonic ember (or in Vedic traditions the embryonic form of Lord Agni.) Like new borns, the ember needs to be fed and in the case of Friction Fire with oxygen (breath) and combustible materials (food) to develop into fire. Eventually the fire will die out , the remains of the fire return to the earth and the circle of "life" begins a new.
In some traditions (e.g. Vedic, Tantra) the union of the Spindle \ Drill with the Hearth board are synonymous with the sexual union of male and female. The drill is seen to be male and the hearth board female, and the union of the drill with the hearth board through friction procreates new life e.g. the embryonic ember (or in Vedic traditions the embryonic form of Lord Agni.) Like new borns, the ember needs to be fed and in the case of Friction Fire with oxygen (breath) and combustible materials (food) to develop into fire. Eventually the fire will die out , the remains of the fire return to the earth and the circle of "life" begins a new.
The Swastika
"As suggested by the fiery cartwheels of the European peasants and the cremationurns of the Bronze Age, there is a profound relationship between the swastika and fire. In esoteric philosophy it is thought that the swastika is the originator of fire by friction, and of the “Forty-nine Fires.” One of the names for the swastika is arani, which refers to the wooden instruments used in kindling fire with a fire drill. A related Sanskrit term is pramantha, literally an instrument for kindling fire, manth meaning rotary motion, manthami meaning to kindle fire.
The Greek prometheia means fore-knowledge and ultimately the name Prometheus, the Fire Bringer. Prometheus is pramantha personified, whose Sanskrit counterpart would be Promati, the son of Fohat. Elsewhere, sacred fire is spoken of as XPWTOS, the Christos, Agni, the Divine Babe, is born from the conjunction of pramantha and arani, the process symbolized by the swastika."
Referenced from: https://www.theosophical.org/…/resour…/articles/Swastika.pdf
"The Swastika represents the two pieces of wood which were laid cross-wise upon one another before the sacrificial altars in order to produce the holy fire (Agni), and whose ends were bent round at right angles and fastened by means of four nails, so that this wooden scaffolding might not be moved. At the point where the two pieces of wood were joined, there was a small hole, in which a third piece of wood, in the form of a lance (called Pramantha) was rotated by means of a cord made of cow’s hair and hemp, till the fire was generated by friction. "(Schliemann, 103–04; cf. Blavatsky, Collected Writings, 2:143–44)
There is another article here as well: https://www.boards.ie/b/thread/2056938477/15#88133615
"As suggested by the fiery cartwheels of the European peasants and the cremationurns of the Bronze Age, there is a profound relationship between the swastika and fire. In esoteric philosophy it is thought that the swastika is the originator of fire by friction, and of the “Forty-nine Fires.” One of the names for the swastika is arani, which refers to the wooden instruments used in kindling fire with a fire drill. A related Sanskrit term is pramantha, literally an instrument for kindling fire, manth meaning rotary motion, manthami meaning to kindle fire.
The Greek prometheia means fore-knowledge and ultimately the name Prometheus, the Fire Bringer. Prometheus is pramantha personified, whose Sanskrit counterpart would be Promati, the son of Fohat. Elsewhere, sacred fire is spoken of as XPWTOS, the Christos, Agni, the Divine Babe, is born from the conjunction of pramantha and arani, the process symbolized by the swastika."
Referenced from: https://www.theosophical.org/…/resour…/articles/Swastika.pdf
"The Swastika represents the two pieces of wood which were laid cross-wise upon one another before the sacrificial altars in order to produce the holy fire (Agni), and whose ends were bent round at right angles and fastened by means of four nails, so that this wooden scaffolding might not be moved. At the point where the two pieces of wood were joined, there was a small hole, in which a third piece of wood, in the form of a lance (called Pramantha) was rotated by means of a cord made of cow’s hair and hemp, till the fire was generated by friction. "(Schliemann, 103–04; cf. Blavatsky, Collected Writings, 2:143–44)
There is another article here as well: https://www.boards.ie/b/thread/2056938477/15#88133615