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vyvilha · 2 months
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my mistress to whom all shall return
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thedansemacabres · 3 months
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wine tip of the day: in these cold months, for the gods of frost and snow, or that of winter like Demeter, ice wine is a thing. They are extremely sweet and sometimes pricey, but they have a certain uniqueness to them I adore for the gods—especially Morena and Demeter in her grief. In these cold times, as the solstice comes, the sweetness is a perfect treat to ease the weight of winter’s bitter, deathly cold.
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gachats · 6 months
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Jarylo, 2016 - oil on canvas.
— Andrey Alekseyevich Shishkin (Russia, 1960).
Jarylo is a East and South Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and springtime.
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dvudushnydiaries · 3 months
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Thinking a lot about Christo-pagan syncretism lately. Have some Saint Veles
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diana-thyme · 11 months
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Worshipping With Limited Space/Materials/Time/Etc.
One of my close friends has been asking me how to worship deities with limited space/privacy/materials/etc, so here it is. A guide on worshipping without space.
See @catnip-reed for my religious blog if you want.
Altars
There are many ways to have a small/discreet altar. Some people (including me) even make them online.
Travel Altars: a small altar (usually in a small box or tin can) made for traveling; usually includes a tealight candle, crystals, herbs, coins, and photos.
Discreet Altars: a collection of objects that doesn’t look like an altar but functions as one; usually includes decorations, colors, etc. that don’t directly point to it being an altar but still hold symbols of the deity (i.e. coquette decor for Aphrodite, cat-focused decor for Bastet, etc.)
Candles: literally just a candle; used to focus energy, sometimes contains herbs or crystals inside
Shoebox Altars: a shoebox filled with permanent offerings, statues or photos, candles, and other things commonly placed on an altar; usually stored away until needed
A Binder: a binder filled with art, poems, prayers, information, etc; can also be a notebook or deity journal (see my post about deity journals here)
Bags: bags or satchels of things related to the deity (i.e. coins, herbs, photos, etc.); can be emptied to set up a temporary altar or held when praying/offering/etc.
Books: a collection of books devoted to them; can be books related to their domains or books that remind you of them; used as an offering (reading) or communication (annotation)
Temporary Altars: altars that can be set up and taken down with ease; most commonly includes a small offering plate, a small cup, and sometimes candles, statues, or photos
Photos: a photo collage online or physical containing photos of the Gods and/or their domains; my favorite way to display these is as phone/computer backgrounds or on bulletin boards (similar to a vision board)
Pinterest: pinterest boards; a collage of pins of the Gods, their domains, and things that remind you of them
Tumblr: tumblr sideblogs; reblogging or posting things like quotes, photos, ideas, etc. that remind you of them
All in all, altars really are just a way for you to focus on your deity. In some religions, altars are a designated space for offerings. Depending on how you view them, you can make anything into an altar.
Divination
Some people like to use communication methods like tarot, runes, etc. to talk with their deities. For those who can’t openly own/use them or can’t afford them, here are some alternatives.
Lenormand Cards Website
Labyrinthos Tarot App
The Fool’s Dog Tarot App
Golden Thread Tarot App
The Classic 1910 Tarot App
A List of Oracle Card Apps
Cartomancy: using playing cards to divine
Astragalomancy: using dice to divine
Coins: flipping a coin to get a yes/no answer; there are other coin divination methods but many are closed
Bibliomancy: using books to divine; either a book falls on a specific page and you choose a random sentence or you choose a book, flip to a random page, and find a random sentence
Aeromancy: using weather to divine
Pyromancy: using flames from a candle/bonfire/etc. to divine
Capnomancy: using smoke to divine
Offerings
Offerings! One of my favorite things about my worship. Offerings are basically bribes so that your deities like you more /s. But seriously, offerings bring you closer to your deity.
Water: a simple cup of water; can be drank or left out for them
Food: either portions of your meal or food made for them; can be eaten or left out for them
Other Drinks: cups of other drinks; can be drank or left out for them; most commonly milk, alcohol, coffee, or tea
Candles & Incense: candles or incense devoted to them; can be lit or just kept in honor of them
Flowers: bouquets or single flowers; can be bought from stores or found outside (i.e. dandelions)
Honey: doesn’t have to be ethically sourced; can be added to teas and other drinks
Art: your own art or the art of others; includes music, playlists, digital art, poetry, drawings, paintings, instruments, etc.
Coins: many deities enjoy coins as offerings; can be offered to wealth/luck deities or can be offered to a deity because of the image (i.e. a coin with a sun on it can be offered to Apollon)
Devotional Acts
The only thing I love more than offerings. Also used to get closer to deities. Offerings of actions instead of physical things.
Donating: donating to organizations related to your deity (i.e. health organizations for Apollon)
Volunteering: volunteering at places related to your deity (i.e. dog shelters for Ares)
Practicing Good Hygiene: showering, washing your face, brushing your teeth and/or hair, etc.
Self-Care: ritual baths, face masks, relaxing, doing a hobby, etc; anything that makes you happy can be dedicated to a deity
Going Outside: taking a walk or sitting outside; some people make outside altars for some nature deities
Sunbathing/Cloudwatching/Starwatching: sunbathing for deities associated with the sun, cloudwatching for deities associated with the sky/weather, and starwatching for deities associated with the night/stars/planets; if the deity does not have a domain in one of these do whichever makes you happy
Cleaning: keeping your space and any altar/religious space you have clean and free of dust
Research: learning new things about your deity
Browsing Social Media: browsing a tag/account/etc. dedicated to your deity
Sharing: telling people about your deity
Learning Language: learning the language of your pantheon (i.e. greek for hellenism, italian for roman polytheism, etc.)
Conclusion
You do not need big, elaborate altars to worship. You do not need scheduled offerings, or even any offerings at all. You do not need to use tarot or runes to communicate with your deities. The only requirements for worshipping a deity is wanting to worship them and stating that you are worshipping them. To build from there, you begin building a relationship with them. Offerings and altars may help you do that, but they are not required. The Gods will understand if you do not have the space/time/materials/etc. to worship them how you would like or how others do. The Gods will understand if you do not want an elaborate practice. They will understand.
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cherrycolaboy · 5 months
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Looking for info on Slavic paganism
If you know anything please drop some info into my questions box or @ me in any helpful posts
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tigerspiritkemetic · 5 months
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I need some Kemetic and/or Slavic polytheist blogs to follow :) Reblog or like and I'll follow you!
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maceofpentacles · 3 months
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and when i decide to go full slavic polytheist mode.. then what? who is gonna stop me?
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orangepunkwitch-blog · 3 months
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I highly recommend that all Pagans and magick practitioners watch this, whether you have anything involving Slavic practices or not. Because this applies to more than just Slavic polytheism.
Also, check out the rest of her channel if you're a bit pressed for some info about Slavic cultures! Especially her first video "What do Slavic Polytheists Believe? | Slavic Polytheism 101." That video really helped me put things into perspective easier, as English sources for stuff like this topic are difficult to get a hold of without running into problematic or questionable people/sources.
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thatwitch-opal · 7 months
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About Me!
Hello!! I’m Opal, a fairly *young* adult practitioner who despises being an adult! I wanted to introduce myself to the community; and hopefully make some friends!
I’m very much into divination, spell crafting, art, and writing! I mainly do my spell work in the kitchen, or on a canvas! I love seeing and experiencing the fruits of my labor, so that’s why I do what I do!
I’m also an open book to those I care about! So, with that being said; if you have any questions about something I’ve said/done/insinuated; always feel free to shoot me a message! I’ll do my best to respond quickly!
So, that’s all I wanted to say to introduce myself; below my introduction I’ll be linking my informative posts in the order in which they are posted! So if you miss something, please check back here! Have a great day!!
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lukiustheweirdvoid · 10 months
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Is that time of the month where i come back of my tumblr slumber and post something but have no drawings i can post publicly so here have a lyric i done for maty zemlya
Oh maty zemlya your lustrious green expanse soil it makes me rumble in awe
Her mighty and strong trees who make me safe and sound
feel like my own new home i hear a calling of the old
call of the ones with veles the shepherd of the  dead
Those long before who called this home who i didn't even knew
Land of the seedlings of dazhbog
Of sky blue as the full of life oceans
Oh how i want to walk yarilo's path
Maty zemlya beautiful gift to us all
How want to beside pereplut's rivers settle down
Lay by the hills seeing the sun set
But being not there cause dreams catch me
Dreams of a land far away
Of where my old lived many years ago
Who loved and lived so many stories
In the graceful land of maty zemlya
Where the seedlings of dazhbog grow bountiful
The sky is blue as the full of life oceans
Oh maty zemlya who land resisted so much
Thro the worst and thro the best you stayed
And the old endured they fought for staying at your gift
Your beautiful gift i would give body and soul
Like the past played future will behold
And i will get to enjoy the land of the old
Maty zemlya land of sunflowers and blue sky
Will get there someday at any cost
Endure and fighting did the old and so will i
Cause they won once so again we can
One day return to our maty peaceful zemlya
Land of dazhbog seedlings and sky blue as the ocean
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zostawcie-titanica · 3 months
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Marzanna zrobiła mi się queer
dziękuję Marzanno
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thedansemacabres · 1 month
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if any of you know of any genuinely good slavic paganism discord servers, I’d love to hear. I have been joining some and have been throughly disappointed and uncomfortable with a lot of the members. And the racism doesn’t help…
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gachats · 3 months
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Veles, 2014 - oil on canvas.
— Andrey Alekseyevich Shishkin (Russia, 1960).
Veles, also known as Volos, is a major god of earth, waters, livestock, and the underworld in Slavic polytheism.
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dvudushnydiaries · 5 months
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My Slavic Polytheist Calendar
Every Slavic Polytheist will have their own calendar constructed based on where they are from, what deities they worship, and any number of other personal preferences they may have. As such, beginners will often find themselves incredibly confused on where to start, which either leads to decision paralysis or trying to shoehorn Slavic traditions into the Wiccan wheel of the year, which doesn't usually go well because of the very different nature of these two practices, no matter how syncretic one of them tries to be.
With this in mind, I've decided to share the calendar I use in my practice on my blog and my TikTok, though this will have more detail than the video. It's important to note, though, that my calendar takes my needs and preferences into account above all else. This means that it is primarily influenced by Carpatho-Rusyn Orthodox traditions, the ADF's calendar, common East Slavic celebrations, and a combination of Lemko and American traditions.
❆ Winter ❆
January 7 - Epiphany It's Christmas, except your dad might go outside and threaten any trees that didn't bear fruit last harvest with an axe and you might summon a demon to see what your future husband looks like. You will also stack bread in a mountain at the end of your dinner table in hopes of bringing prosperity into the upcoming year.
January 8 - Fašengy Begins To be totally honest, the dating on this holiday is confusing as all get out. It's essentially a Slavic Mardi Gras but, depending who you ask, it can also simply be the season where a lot of people in your community get married and/or start having children. I mark this date because that's when the marrying and child rearing begins, but Fašengy festivities in Rusyn communities typically don't start until the day after Epiphany and ends on Ash Wednesday, when Lent starts. During these festivities, you would eat, drink, be merry, and try to get married.
January 13 - Malanka New Year's Eve celebrations. Prepare for a small army of children to wish you well in the morning. If you're a laborer, enjoy the day off but also worry about your contract being renewed.
January 14 - New Year's Day Continuation of well wishes and repeating your wishes from Christmas in hopes that they come true in the upcoming year.
February 1 - Winter-Cross Quarter on the ADF's Calendar Much like New Years, its time to begin establishing your wishes and vision for the upcoming year while shedding the old year.
February 11 - Veles' Day or the Festival of Veles Sometimes celebrated on the 24th of February, Veles is venerated on the same date(s) as Saint Blaise, an Orthodox and Catholic saint that Veles has become syncretized with because of their shared patronage of flocks and herds. In neopolytheist communities, it is common for Veles to be offered milk and ritual fights will be organized. It is taboo to eat veal on this holiday, as Veles is being asked for protection of herds, including cattle.
❀ Spring ❀
March 11 - Maslenitsa Begins Maslenitsa aligns with the last week of Fašengy as the last week before Lent. In some cases, this week is treated as the final goodbye to winter, in others, that doesn't happen until later on in the year. During Maslenitsa, it's customary to make blini, dance, sing, and generally indulge in any distractions of your choosing before the more reflective season of Lent begins. Each day of Maslenitsa is dedicated to different activities, family bonding, snowball fights, sleigh rides, and more
March 17 - Maslenitsa and Fašengy End Lent has begun
March 21 - Komeoditsa & the Spring Equinox Are you a fan of bears? Are you a fan of Spring? This is the holiday for you. In some cases this day is celebrated during Maslenitsa depending on when the week occurs. I personally choose to keep it more aligned with the Spring Equinox because of the importance of bears in my practice, so I will celebrate it differently from what is traditional. It is also an ADF holiday that centers perserverance.
March 28 - Passion Week Begins A celebration of Jesus' triumph over Death. Fasting is strict and each day has its own theme, which is usually chanted about at the beginning of each day. Date of this holiday varies yearly.
May 1 - Spring Cross-Quarter An ADF holiday that centers around fertility and honoring the budding nature around us. May 1 - Dziady Begins One of two, Dziady translates to "forefathers eve", it is a night in which the ancestors are venerated, celebrated, and communed with. Similar to Samhain or All Souls Eve.
May 2 - Dziady Ends May 2 - Day of Young Shoots A holiday in which young pine shoots are candied. There's not a wealth of easily accessible information on this holiday.
May 4 - Passion Week Ends Fasting and restriction have occurred. If you're a witch, you have conducted a pilgrimage.
May 5 - Easter Jesus is back baby. Here's some chocolate. Just kidding, this is a Rusyn household. You will be recieving horseradish, butter, sausage, pascha, salt, ham, pysanky, cheese, bacon, and a candle because we can eat meat and dairy again. May 6 - Saint George's Day Today's all about your livestock. Be happy they're here and do what you can to protect them.
May 14 - Radonitsa Honor your dead, go visit the cemetery, and keep it clean.
𖤓 Summer 𖤓
May 28 - Green Week Begins We're honoring the dead again, but this time they're in the trees.
May 30 - Zmeynik Hey it's warm enough that the snakes are back! Be nice to them!
June 4 - Green Week Ends, Semik Get the rusalki back into the lakes lest they start drowning our men. We do this by having a nice meal.
June 19 - Mokridy Mokosh please let it rain. Please.
June 20 - Perun's Day PERUN PLEASE LET IT RAIN
June 21 - Sobitka (Summer Solstice) Fire! There is fire! Jump over it or be alone forever. Also there's a plant you can look for to see if you can talk to animals. The witches are gathering again and you know that one rich guy everyone hates? Set his farm on fire and thank the Zbeeynicks. For the ADF calendar, this day centers awakening and moderation.
June 24 - Saint John's Day Sometimes celebrated on June 22, today's the day to gather your herbs and get them blessed so you can use them for the rest of the year!
August 1 - Summer Cross-Quarter An ADF holiday centering courage and preparing for the harvest season
August 15 - Our Lady of the Herbs All the plants are blessed. Thank you Mother Mary.
☾ Autumn ☽
August 19 - Apple Feast of the Savior We're harvesting apples. Autumn is starting and you will only eat apples.
September 23 - Dozynki & Autumn Equinox Hell yeah harvest time! Appreciate your laborers, give them a feast and bless their bounties. This is another ADF harvest holiday that centers Integrity.
October 28 - Festival of Mokosh There isn't a lot of historic information on this holiday, though its generally associated with the feast of Saint Paraskeva. Eat, drink, be merry, and embroider.
October 31 - Dziady Begins The forefathers are back.
November 1 - Dziady Ends & Autumn Cross Quarter The forefathers have been honored. This ADF holiday centers honoring the dead and pursuing wisdom.
November 29 - Andrzejki Saint Andrew's Day! Fuck the nobility that subjugates you, harvest your crops and have a good time. Ladies, this is another opportunity to find out who your future husband is.
❆ Winter ❆
December 20 - Szczodre Gody Begins Christmas. But not. Lots of feasting, merriment, and decorating of trees.
December 21 - Koliada, the Winter Solstice Szczodre Gody continues, but it's officially the longest night of the year. The ADF calendar centers Hospitality on this date.
December 25 - Szczodre Gody Ends Do divination until Epiphany.
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alephskoteinos · 10 months
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There's an idea I've come across regarding Slavic polytheism, that they, in their ancient countenance, are more akin to primeval forces of nature than humanity, appearing in the form of shadowy zoomorphic totems. It's an interesting description, but also hard to square with the way Slavic gods are often depicted, though perhaps that's mostly later artwork depicting them as celestial humanoids. But what do we think? Is there anything to it, or is it a fanciful speculation?
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