Ilsaluntë Valion
| Community | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ilsaluntë Valion |
| Date(s): | 2007 - present |
| Moderator: | Lúthien, Meneldur Olvarion, Niennildi Oarnen, Eruannlass |
| Founder: | Meneldur Olvarion[1] |
| Type: | religious forum |
| Fandom: | Tolkien |
| URL: | https://forum.westofwest.org/index.php?sid=044ed8b7cb789b115da61b35ef5a719b http://forum.westofwest.org/index.php |
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Ilsaluntë Valion is a Númenórean Mystery School created by members of Tië eldaliéva to gnostically explore Tolkien's Middle Earth. It is a form of imaginal spirituality. They do not worship the Valar but view them as spiritual beings. The group identifies themselves as not being inherently secular, Christian, or Neopagan. Many members are panentheists and many are Quendi otherkin. There are 207 members and 10134 posts.
Ilsaluntë Valion is a group of individuals who find spiritual inspiration within the literary works of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien (including those published posthumously by his son Christopher) describing the histories, languages, and cultures of “Middle-Earth”, collectively known as the Legendarium. We do not view these as fiction existing solely for amusement of the masses, but rather as aspects of imaginal Truth, which pervades and is intertwined with the objective reality of the present moment.The primary objective of Ilsaluntë Valion is unveiling the living gnosis found within the Legendarium's Mythos. The Mythos inspires us, and offers a framework for the reception, sorting, and consolidation of experiential data gained through non-ordinary states of consciousness, which may be termed “shamanic”. Later introspection and reflection upon the deeper meanings of these non-ordinary experiences in light of the Mythos often leads to an understanding of one's relationship to the World in both matter and spirit—in other words, to gnosis. A good analogy might be to a devout Christian looking to Biblical works for inspiration and insight, or to a Zen Buddhist contemplating his or her Buddha-nature in meditation; particularly as trancework is one of our integral features.
Through our trancework, we establish contact with the archetypal energies existing in the imaginal realm. As we are a Tolkien-mythology based group, these archetypal energies are personified as the Valar, Maiar, and Ainur. Through trancework and a heightened awareness of the natural world and the flow of the seasons, we establish a rapport with these beings. Thus, lines of connection between the imaginal realm and the material (objective) realm are created, and gnosis can then occur.Meneldur Olvarion[2]