Pagan colonialists have been
very busy and found a new element of Hellenism to exploit. A group called
"Church of Thessaly," focused on the exploitation of the Aeolian
tradition, have published a book which provides an introduction to their pagan
doctrine. They called it "Thessalian Hellenism." The same authors
published another "Thessalian" book in 2020, called "Thessalian
Witchcraft: The Dynamic New Religion."
The book starts with a
colonial distortion of the targeted tradition, which, of course, is characteristic
of Angloamerican paganism. The first chapter in the book (called "The
Thessalian Way of Life") tells us that the "true Thessalian is meant
to be not merely enrolled in the Religion but confirmed and initiated into
it."
We also learn: "When a
person becomes a Thessalian, they are already so spiritually motivated through
their new philosophy and religion."
Like almost everything
paganism says about Hellenism, this is simply not true. This group stole the
name of the Thessalians, a Thesprotian tribe, and reduced it to a religious
designation. They distorted the name of the Thessalians to serve their agenda.
The "true Thessalians" are the inhabitants of Thessaly and their
descendants. A Thessalian is a person of Thessalian origin. They are not a pagan
cult nor a "religious community." And they are in no way affiliated
with the so-called "Church of Thessaly."
We strongly condemn this
appropriation of the Aeolian tribe by paganism and call on those responsible to
refrain from their unethical practices. We are not willing to tolerate
paganism's parasitic activities at the expense of our culture. Enough is
enough.
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