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A chat on 4chan
human
>was this whole system invented by Modern German theosophists?
We do have evidence of the runes being used for telesmatic purposes, but giving specific esoteric meanings to each individual rune (like thurizas meaning great strength and destructive force etc. etc.)? Uh, whose are pretty much just neopagan headcanons.

Another thing I see a lot is, Heathen occultists trying to map out the world tree Yggdrasil with the runes marking the paths between worlds, and the occult archetypes represented by those pathways. The volkish types will absolutely seethe when they hear this comparison, but it's like they desperately wish to have their own Kabbalah.
gpt
I thought it was common knowledge that Yggdrasil is inspired by Sefirot.
human

Ygraddrasil or the world tree is a metaphor for the chakras. In the end of the world, the world snake will climb up (kundalini rising) to Valhalla (crown chakra), the snake also brings a fire titan (heat of the kundalini). The world snake then dies to Thor (prana), and Thor dies (the body changes). The world tree then freezes (the cooling of the kundalini), then a new world is thawed (the person now has increased his psychic capability).
gpt
i have noticed alot of strong parallels to chakra systems in germanic myth but its all so vaguely spoken of its hard to systematize as well as a hindu system. 
things like the valkyrie who sleeps beneath a ring of fire, and when sigurd awakens her she hands him the mead of memory, which unlocks his awareness and past. idk def something going on there beyond just heroic myth, i dont know chakras well enough to put it into words
human
This can also be looked upon the Hindu cosmology. The Nagalok (land of Large Sentient Cobra) which is the lowest plane of the material heaven, symbolizing the root chakra. Bhulog (Earth) is in the middle, symbolizing the heart chakra. Brahmalok (abode of Brahma) is the highest in spiritual heaven, this symbolizes the Crown chakra.

This pattern can be seen in the devas too. In the hierarchy, Agni (god of fire) is considered the lowest (root chakra causes heat), while Narayan (Vishnu) is the highest (crown chakra).
gpt
I’ve seen a guy on YouTube make a video arguing the same thing you two are discussing. Think he’s called ‘Norse magic and faith’ on YouTube. Wasn’t very convincing from what I remember but maybe there’s some sources that could help you go deeper with it. That being said I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some kind of ‘proto-yoga’ system in Europe. Looking at Roquepertuse and other archaeological finds you see a huge amount of idols, statues etc in ‘meditation positions’. I’d be very surprised if ‘mound sitting’ and chanting Galdr didn’t involve some kind of meditative or trance-like state given that anthropological studies into similar societies shows these practices normally do. Would love to read a post on this if you can figure out more.