The Sacred Bird of Mars by Kevin Wikse

 

Update 08/05/2023

I revisited my original 03/28/2011 post HERE about the sacred bird of Mars and found that I still fully agree with my initial writing. I revised my work to reflect the passage of time and re-present it to you below. 

Revised 03/28/2011 Post

Would you believe the Woodpecker is sacred to Mars? What about this bird could be comparable to this mystery of God? Mars is a deity of aggression and war, fucking and fighting. However, long before Mars expertly wielded iron and steel, he was a fierce deity of the wildlands, vitality, and masculinity. 

Mars is seen in the will to fight and survive in a seedling struggling to break free from the frozen ground and drink deeply of the golden ale of the Sun's rays. Mars is the sweeping and caustic change that destruction brings by violence, be it direct like the act of war or indirectly, such as the growth and making room for industry. More than those, Mars is a persistent force, forever "pecking" away, the continual wear and tear, the measured breakdown which goes unnoticed over long durations of time.

We see the lighting of Mars strike down the strong Oak, and we marvel at the force behind that wicked line of energy; however, the tree did not fall to one mighty stroke alone, no not one fell swoop, but a combination of the forces of destruction, one too weaken it and another to finally break it.

The Woodpecker lives by repeatedly driving its spear-like beak through the bark; it must overcome and puncture blockages and obstacles to get to its food. The insects underneath wear the tree's bark like an enemy wears armor. The Woodpecker is and must be persistent. Its work is hard and goes mostly unnoticed. One peck, one chip, one thrust at a time, again and again. A force of nature, slight rips and tears in the fabric of reality that add up over time.

To fell a great Oak, wear a mighty warrior down, pierce armor, or complete a grand task requires constant application of force and directed will. All things can be accomplished; taking the time and sustaining the effort is all that is necessary. 

In your training, you are like the Woodpecker. Any goal shall eventually be met. To that, there is no question. Why is there no question? Because If you keep pecking away at it, forcefully sustain your directed will, and apply it again, the great distance between you and your desires shortens daily. The barrier between you and your dreams is broken down a little every day, bit by bit, piece by piece. Like the Woodpecker at its task, working to get his meal, enjoying his rewards, and then one day, the entire forest echoes with the deafening and sudden crack of the Oak. Signaling the Woodpecker has done its damage; now it's time to start the process anew. 

Like the Woodpecker, only some will notice your work. Most will only see the brilliant flash of lighting when you achieve what, to them, seems impossible. Few will understand your accomplishment is built on a foundation of superhuman work capacity floating on an ocean of sweat and tears. The majority population can only see the clearly defined "big" picture. They have almost no perception of the "small." They can see the beach but cannot comprehend its comprised of trillions of grains of sand. 

They see the Oak laid out but not the millions of needle-like pricks that dissolved and eroded its integrity. 

Determination, persistence, sustained effort, and continual application of directed force and will are keys to success. These attributes are the Woodpecker's teachings and the true nature and mystery of God, which is  Mars. 

-Kevin Wikse

Circus of Mars

Fathers of the Forge Invocation by Kevin Wikse

 

Update 08/05/2023

My words still ring true and set the heart ablaze. A life re-purposed. I am made whole as another heals.

-Kevin Wikse 

I received a comment on it a few days ago for a blog entry I made in 2011 from a man who suffered a great setback. My words and experiences inspired him to crawl out of his depression, spend time under the iron, and build himself back up. I knew I needed the blow the dust off this piece and re-submit it to a larger audience. I hope it inspires many more people. 

-Kevin Wikse 2022

Original 2011 Post

The Revised 2011 Post

I have been through some life-altering adjustments in the last couple of weeks. Lord Mars laid waste to my old life. With a mighty spear stroke, he sent me to crawl off and assess my wounds. In hindsight, I intuitively knew it was coming. I knew I required more room to grow than my current situation could afford me. My progress had become stifled. Sons of Mars must always march on. There is only ever forward for us. Without progress, we enter stagnation, and that is death. 

A single painful act of compassion, and I was freed. Freedom has a sweetness the weak shall never know. The power of Mars has done its work. I am faced again with the lesson of carefully selecting the pieces worth picking up and soldier on. There is nothing left to do but repair. 

There is no difference between the physical, mental, spiritual, or emotional bodies. None. Damage to one is damage to all. Healing for one is healing for all. Survival is no longer good enough. 

My mission is to thrive. To heal back, bigger, stronger, and faster. I am a tiger who broke free from the cage. Years of captivity took their toll. I am a tiger who never forgot what it was like to bleed, fight, fuck, and hunt. These are impulses stronger than any bindings. I would either come crash through those bars or die trying. The bondage was guaranteed death. I’ve seen Tigers in cages. Endlessly pacing back and forth. Looking out with dead eyes hoping their body soon follows.  

I plead my case to the mighty spirits of the forge To the ancient intelligence of Fire and Iron. Repair me! Weyland the Smith! Vulcan! Take up my broken parts. Mend them. Temper them. Sharpen them. I am a chain whose weakest link was found. It is time to collect myself, re-examine, and re-fortify. I seek the links of my chain. A chain that is also ancestral and starts far beyond what I can see. Beginning in such a place of subtly, neither hand nor eye may lay themselves upon it. Only the heart can sense it. As that chain grows denser, snaking through all my mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies, it manifests as my physical body’s kinetic chain of movement. 

I lay the chain of my life over the anvils of souls. Weyland the Smith. Vulcan, maybe even Ogun Ferray, will take up my cause. To them, I say:

Fathers of the Forge Invocation

“Fathers of the forge, you with the spirit of fire and iron. Repair me. Strike me with your hammer and remake me your image. Make me stronger than before. I will work as you work. I will toil as you toil. I will suffer as you suffer. Nothing for nothing.

Grace is mercy. Grace is the blessing of Father Jupiter, but Jupiter does not favor the lazy. Through work, we gain strength. Grace that affords us the opportunity but not the guarantee. I will do my part. I will strengthen the physical chain of my body and return to wholeness. Show the mighty Fathers of the Forge my gratitude and appreciation for their work. I will pay my dues in sweat and blood. 

I will then pay it forward.

From tarnished to polished. 

From wounds to weapons. 

From tragedies to tools.”

Such is how the Shed of Rebellion was built. 

–Kevin Wikse

Circus of Mars

Ignition, the path of Mars and the realization of God by Kevin Wikse.

 

UPDATE 08/05/2023

The following post I made HERE on 6/15/2011 on my long (too long) quiet Circus of Mars blog. Revisiting my emerging voice to discover how far I have come and, in the process, giving them an update is cathartic. The threads of my ideologies are present, but they are still raw and primarily abstract, clearly evidenced in my writing. If I only knew then where those early posts would lead me. Even so, I would do it again, only this time, more and louder. Even today, the path of Mars, a Kaballaistic reference, is my most well-trodden road toward the ever-deepening realization of God. 

-Kevin Wikse

In the modern world, the force and power of Mars likens very well to a combustion engine. Heat plus explosion equals energy. The hotter, the more forceful the blast, the higher the output. Others should marvel at the potential power contained in your life, even when it's idling. 

Implementing strength training as a spiritual practice and religious devotion is undoubtedly not the way of least resistance. The way of least resistance is what you are initially indoctrinated. You will never live like a man or woman of freedom if you worship God like a slave kneeling, begging, and groveling at the feet of their master. Even worse is the slavish non-secular devotion to the State as God. 

There is no begging, whining, or sniveling on the path of Mars to realize God. 

Strength training as a physical devotion SHOWS Mars that you are willing to sweat, suffer, and strain. You deserve greater might, peace, and durability. You are, after all, performing acts that will build you those qualities while in the presence of divinity. God and Mars see you training and mustering the courage to face weakness and pain. To eliminate and replace them with strength and confidence. You are making no "deals." You demonstrate your worth, and God responds in kind. 

Engaging and bringing all your bodies into the same act (physical, mental, astral, emotional) is essential. Nothing brings all your parts together like a weighty, full-body exercise. These are squats, cleans and presses, burpees, deadlifts, and Turkish get-ups. 

I recommend doing a heavy full-body exercise first. Igniting your engine and increasing heat and thereby power output. You cannot perform these exercises mindlessly. You must be aware and present, marshaling your intention into unification and wholeness of self and engaging all your "bodies" of every planetary sphere.  

Activation of your Martian or "Mars-body" will radiate and roar like a great engine with the unique vibration and frequency of Mars or Geburah. Over time you will be re-made for the realization of God by walking the path of Mars, and Mars will know your face like a friend. Through your deeds and actions, you will become worthy of grace. Salvation because you set to task clearing the way for it. 

Only after you have engaged in a full-body training modality and applied strict discernment can you perform one or two, but no more, specialized exercises that specifically support your present goals. 

Training in this way significantly reduces your chance of injury while greatly improving your physical, mental, and spiritual strength. Nerve activation is the ability to recruit more and more muscles into a specific full-body functional task. Pair that with a spartan number of specific auxiliary exercises for specialized development, and you have a well-defined path of Mars to march toward the realization of God. 

-Kevin Wikse

Circus of Mars