Do You even Praise the Sun?
A little meditation post Halloween regarding everyone's favorite concept the Vampyre and the Sun. Why should a vampire fear a cross? Is it the Christ they fear? Or is it the Sun? The Sun that represents life in a stark contrast to their embodiment of death. The cross is just a holy symbol adopted by Christianity (regardless of methods of crucifixion) which represents the Sun and cycles of the Sun. If a Vampyre is of the Dead, undead, living dead. Then the Sun puts them to rest or brings life to the death. A dead body is Cold, like Winter, and a live body has warmth like Spring. The Sun brings the spring which brings life. The Solar Cross represents life. Solar worship is one of the primary means of interpreting the All or Existence and life itself. Without the Sun we would not have life or existence. Throughout Indo-European (and many other) cultures, considering the Sun as sacred or as a God that give life was a staple in spirituality. Often those