Metal Monday CCXXXXI - Filosofem

12/17/2018

This was early in my travels into Metalhood yet I allowed it to wait, to ferment and turn into something so much sweeter and full. I speak of Burzum. This was the first album that struck me and has stayed with me since resembling a teacher that waited for me to seek its knowledge, to hear its words, learn its ways. I shall not spoil next weeks surprise however let us say they are connected, and I will further on that next time. For now, we listen to Filosofem and the showcase track Dunkelheit. It is a simple yet surprising powerful song, one that calls to me often and lures me in, the words hefty though few. It is quite masterful, which is not a surprise given the great creations Burzum has produced before and after.
This song is proper given we are heading into the winter months and darkness, with its cold embrace, will be more prominent and powerful. It is these times we grow even though it is a season of death, heralding in the months of rebirth and renewal. I have much more time for reflection as of late and I find winter to be captivating. It quiets the world, challenges all creatures and forces us all to seek shelter and survival. It is during these reclusive times that I lurk around the hearth, cooking and baking to bring warmth to both my home and heart. And, as the song sings, "Suddenly, life has new meaning."
Take time to reflect and rest, cook and comfort, during the cold, dark times ahead. It is not a time for negativity, rather a time to prepare for growth. Survival and strength shall be our motto for this week. /,,/

https://byelobog.bandcamp.com/album/filosofem

When night falls
She cloaks the world
In impenetrable darkness
A chill rises
From the soil
And contaminates the air
Suddenly...
Life has new meaning

https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Burzum/Dunkelheit/11013

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QUOTES I ADMIRE
"A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." - from the Wilderness Act, 1964

"I owe my solitude to other people." - ALAN WATTS

“I think I could turn and live with the animals, they are so placid and self contained;
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition;
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins;
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God;
Not one is dissatisfied-not one is demented with the mania of owning things;
Not one kneels to another, nor his kind that lived thousands of years ago;
Not one is responsible or industrious over the whole earth.”
― Walt Whitman

"In the ancient world, people placed heavy stones on the graves of the dead so their souls would not wander and inflict the living. I always thought this was simply the practice of superstitious and primitive people. But I was about to learn that the dead can hover on the edge of our vision with the density and luminosity of mist, and their claim on the earth can be as legitimate and tenacious as our own."

- Dave Robicheaux (In The Electric Mist With Confederate Dead)