On November 21, Temple Of returns with a full-house (Ankali, Planeta Za, Pluto) celebration of Giorgoba (გიორგობა), a Georgian tradition honouring Saint Giorgi, whose image carries echoes of ancient warrior and protector figures of the Caucasus, coming from pre-Abrahamic times.

In folk traditions across West Asia, sacred warriors and protective deities have long took an important place, with some figures associated with pre-Abrahamic lunar worship. Similar figures appear across West Asian & North African mythology: Vahagn, the Armenian dragon-slayer and god of fire, Verethragna, the ancient Persian embodiment of victory, Teshub, the Hurrian god of storms and thunder, Tanit, the ancient North African goddess of protection…. Though belonging to distinct traditions, these figures share themes of strength, protection and struggle against destructive forces… so very much needed today.