Slavic and German Domovois
A Domovoi Story by Phoenix the Elder – In today’s world, books and stories, legends, movies to watch and folktales have pretty much replaced real experiences in the realms of the supernatural and nature’s folk. I thought I would share a real domovoi experience. Domovois, Nesse’s, Leprechauns, Dwarves are all the same, they are little […]
Slavic Summer Rituals – A Rusalki Summer Solstice
By Phoenix the Elder – Learning to live by the Moon cycles, all thirteen of them, we embrace that the year is divided into four seasonal moons and each of the four seasons have rituals that are attached to them. In Slavic traditions there are the remains of pagan traditions that are celebrated and carry […]
When Fairy Tales, Wonder Tales and Magic Tales become real
By Phoenix – I like it when full circles return of any kind, even my own. This is no different for grandmother, who was demoted over three millenniums. By the 12th century her leadership of the world and shamanism cultures were invisible and completely forgotten except for a few old souls that remained. Same is […]
Ziva, Zhiva, Zywie and Siwa: Slavic Goddess of the Waters
By Phoenix the Elder (compilation) – I searched and did a collection on the Goddess Zhiva, Siwa or Ziva as she is known. I work with Slavic Fire and Water Rituals in both my folk healing work, my apprentice work and my greater collective work. The Living Waters of Zhiva, Siva, Ziva is one of […]
Slavic, Balkan, Baltic Goddesses
Phoenix of Elder Mountain – When personal web pages were new in the early 90s, you could find any goddess you wished, or many of their names on the web, and there were tens of thousands, Now, everything that was, is practically gone, people moved on, or web servers close down or women’s websites were […]