Kupala's fires just burned down, & this new release couldn't be better timed. The Slavic Wheel of Sun and Shadow by Perun Mountain walks through the old Slavic year as lived: Korochun's dark winter, Yarilo's return, Kupala's fires, harvest, the ancestors. #rodnovery#slavicpagan
The year does not move forward.
It turns.
The Sun weakens and dies.
Darkness rules.
Then the light returns.
Time is a living cycle governed by the Sun’s descent & return and by death that makes renewal possible.
#Rodnovery#SlavicPaganism#Sun
#Korochun approaches - December 21st. The word means death in Old Rus'. For three days (21-23) the sun stands still. Then comes #Koliada on the 24th-25th: the sun-turn, the rebirth. You can't reach Koliada without passing through Korochun first. The wheel turns.
#Rodnovery
📚 With the Gods in the Heart: Fundamentals of Ukrainian Native Faith by Dr. Valentyn Dolhochub is now available!
One of the first English books on Ridnovirstvo. or #SlavicPaganism
Covers the gods, rituals, practice, ethics, and our ancestral traditions. https://t.co/w3d0CfVA4l
In Slavic pagan traditions, autumn, especially late October and early November, is when the boundary between the physical world and the otherworld is thinnest. As the fall equinox passes days grow shorter, it's a time for ancestors' spirits to visit the living. 🍂
#rodnovery
🌾 Slavic Harvest Festivals 🌾
Traditionally held around the autumn equinox, these festivals mark the end of the growing season, giving thanks for the earth's gifts.
Dożynki 🇵🇱🇨🇿
Obzhynky 🇺🇦🇧🇾🇷🇺
Prachystaya 🇧🇾
Obžinky 🇨🇿
#SlavicNativeFaith#Rodnovery#Slavic
Perun, the god and guardian of justice and order, reaches peak power on July 20, the Festival of Perun. Fires burn by oaks, wreaths are woven for strength and health, and balance is restored.
Glory to Perun! Слава Перуну! ⚡🔥🌿
#Rodnovery#SlavicPaganism#Perun
As the sun sets on the shortest night of the year, the fire rises to take its place, may the flames awaken the spirits, bless the earth, and bind our souls to the turning of the wheel. #SummerSolstice#Rodnovery#SlavicPaganism
Borivoy - Dedicated to the battle of the Baltic Slavs against the Crusaders in 1147. Art- A. Shishkin
"The sea is covered with painted sails, A banner from the shrine of Svantovit flutters in the wind...And steering the mighty oak"
"In Slavic myth, the Island of Buyan is the world's center. Home to the magical Alatyr stone, the world oak that hides Koschei's death, and deities of wind and storm... where all the paths of the universe converge, and where the fates of heroes begin and end. " Afanasyev. A. H
Procopius of Caesarea in "The History of the Wars of Justinian" (6th c. AD) writes that Slavs & Antes revered one God, the lightning creator, sacrificing oxen. Likely Perun, as warriors saw Him as "Lord over all," suggesting each group venerated a key deity. #SlavicHistory
Long before Easter, we painted eggs (Pysanky / Pisanki) to honor the land, the sun, and the turning of seasons.
Slavic folk traditions. Symbols of life, death, rebirth.
Our ancestors knew the power in color, in earth, in ritual. We remember. 🥚🔥🌾
#SlavicPaganism#Rodnovery
Today, day & night stand as equals—nature shifts toward warmth & renewal. 🌿🔥 #SpringEquinox
In Slavic tradition, we honor the gods of fertility & spring, bidding winter farewell.
Celebrate rebirth, light & ancestral strength!
#SlavicPaganism#Rodnovery
As the Spring Equinox dawns, the scales of night and day balance under Yarilo's gaze. Morana’s icy grip weakens, her winter throne crumbling. The Slavic wheel turns—rebirth begins.
"In Slavic belief, the soul is a being quite distinct from the body. It can leave during sleep, wandering in the form of a white bird, yet always finds its way back home." - "Slavic Mythology: From the Mythology of All Races" by J. Máchal