I’ve been busy, so I’m late again. I like languages as part of my studying. See, Slavic mythology is mostly studied in central and eastern Europe. So I need to learn at least 1 Slavic language to facilitate the studying. I’m thinking Czech, but Russian would be more useful to me. So it’s a dilemma, […]
Read MoreI see my path in paganism/polytheism as a journey. It’s not a destination, never has been. Sometimes I like signposts along the way (who doesn’t?), they help me figure out where I am. But for the most part, I enjoy having a long way to go. It gives me a long time to go down […]
Read MoreI’ve had a lot of changes in how I’ve identified myself over the years. When I first started out, as a 12-13 year old, I swore I was “Wiccan”. The books all said I could self-initiate as one, so I figured, cool, I was now Wiccan. Of course, some years later, and I was learning […]
Read MoreSo now to talk about a Slavic god that there isn’t a whole lot known of. Hors. He was one of 7 mentioned in The Primary Chronicle as having statues destroyed by Vladimir the Great in Kiev when he converted to Christianity. I think it’s in the Tale of Igor’s Campaign that they call him […]
Read MoreSpecifically – goddesses in the Slavic pagan record. (Further quantified in my research up till this time) I enjoy research…shock to no one I think at this point. Looking at traditional Slavic pantheons as they are described in contemporary sources, or at least, as close to “contemporary” as we can get…there is only one named […]
Read MoreI like fire. It’s possibly my favorite “element”, if I’m going to talk about the elements as being earth, air, water and fire. I’m a pansy about cold, I hate the cold. So I remember being at my grandparent’s house and sitting in front of the fireplace while my grandma was crocheting on the couch […]
Read MoreSorry for disappearing for 2 weeks. I’ve been fairly busy in the offline world. I’ve been thinking about what I consider “ethics” for the magical/pagan/practicing world for myself. Last year I wrote a piece on curses and what I thought about cursing. I know that it is for some neo-pagans unethical to curse…other pagans feel […]
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So I’m going to talk a bit about a creature from Slavic mythology and folklore. The domovoi. It’s a household spirit. They’re small in size, masculine and often are bearded. I know that in some folklore the stories say that the domovoi can take on the appearance of the owner of the house. Traditionally, every […]
Read MoreSo this is majorly late. I’ve just been so busy. (And I had this in my drafts and forgot to publish it) I like cats. I’ve always been a “cat-person”. My family jokes that I might become that “crazy cat-lady” when I’m older. Cats are adorable, independent creatures. I’ve always had an affinity to them. […]
Read MoreSo something of quite a bit of academic and spiritual importance. Or rather, something I like to learn about, because of sheer historical research value that it holds. See, the “Book of Veles” is extremely problematic from a historical standpoint for Slavic paganism. It was discovered roundabout 1919 by a White Army soldier, as the […]
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The Slavic Polytheist 