Slavic Herbs that Banish & Clear Spaces
Compilation by Phoenix the Elder – All countries have their particular folk herb rituals, folk ceremonies, and banishing rites, and in the Slavic traditions this is also true. In the rites of banishing evil, and warding off shadows and demons, some herbs have a leading role. Herbs in the Eastern Slavic lands are the most […]
Slavic Midsummer – The Forest Goddess Dziewanna and the Golden Magical Fern Flower
The Slavic and Balkan Fern Flower Mystery – Centuries ago, the lands west of the Vistula were covered with impassable forests and forests. It took days to travel from one settlement to another, and the darkness of the forest was swarming with a variety of forest game. Hundreds of birds and various forest trinkets inhabited […]
The Slavic Evergreen Cult
By Phoenix the Elder – I love trees as many people do, and specifically born to love evergreens, such as the large pine, wild cedar, semi-desert juniper and fir, and even the Sequoyah which seem like a half tree and half evergreen, which I never saw in person until I was much older. In the […]
Acorn Folklore
By Phoenix the Elder – We have had an abundance of Acorns in the Pacific Northwest and in folklore, it means that we are going to have a strong winter. The Sacred Oak grows from these little tiny acorns, and the squirrel is the one who graciously plants them in the ground everywhere, every year. […]
Juniper Myth and Medicine
Phoenix – I collected some Juniper and have been stringing Juniper beads the last few days, and usually the seeds are hard and you can’t get a needle through it but I thought I would try again. Its time consuming but this time I found a batch of junipers trees next to Pluto’s Cave (a […]
The Hawthorn Tree and the Soul of the Goddess
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – I recently added dried Hawthorn leaves and berries to our Folk Smudge, the berries are also called Pixie Pears. There are a couple of Hawthorn trees on the land and in the local area, so I thought I would write up the great benefits that are positive medicinal properties and share […]
Lithuanian Folk Medicine
Folk medicine is a part of Lithuanian traditional culture. It contains information not only about illnesses, but also methods of healing, how to avoid illness, protecting health, healing wounds and care. Folk medicine contains much information about normal body changes – maturity, old age, pregnancy, body anatomy, physiology. Here we will find botanical, pharmacological and […]