Chaga
By Phoenix the Elder – I am on Kevin Finney Caoimhín Feinneadha Native American nature page and he shares some wonderful ways to live with nature and her support. He is a northern native of Michigan and I ran across his post where he commented: “Until about 16 years ago, I had never heard the […]
Of Course I Believe You
Of course I believe you! Я заметила однажды (lyrics/song) I once noticed that in winter, lilac bushes bloomed, as if it was May. Do you believe me or not? Do you believe me or not? Of course, I believe you, can there be doubt? I myself saw it all. This is our secret, my secret […]
The Ural Chudi
Numerous legends about the “Chud,” about the “Chud people, ” have a peculiar fate. Having arisen on the basis of real facts and events in the period of the formation of Old Russian statehood and the first campaigns of Novgorod to the northeast, these legends then gained an independent life , being brightly colored by […]
She Wolves of Midwinter, Slavic & Balkan Animism in the traditions of a Shaman (part 2/2)
By Phoenix the Elder – Continued from Part 1: Animism and my Shaman dreaming ritual: Zack is in High School and does drugs weekly, and because of that, he was weak in the dream and had lost power and if he continues this behavior in his waking life, by 30 he will have no more connection […]
Mother of Goddess – Matushka Zemlia
Matushka Zemlia Poem by Phoenix of Elder Mountain Blessings upon me from the Mother of the Moist Earth from whom my Soul and the Children of the Souls are all born. I take your hand as you are the binding that weaves the river into matter, into me. There is nothing false about any Mother Goddess and […]
Shoymanas, Rusallias and Sfinte Soimane
On Friday, February 3rd, 2012 Neptune moved into Pisces and will be in its own sign until the beginning of 2026 and will close the door it had opened 2,200 years before in the great circle, which started around 220 bce. What does the weaving of the “Order of the Sphinx”, a bunch of “Balkan […]
Karelian Magic
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – The Republic of Karelia is a region in northwest Russia, bordering Finland. Beside Lake Onega, capital city Petrozavodsk is home to cultural artifacts at the National Museum. On an island northeast, Kizhi Museum is an open-air complex of traditional wood buildings. Northwest, Kivach Nature Reserve has pine woods and […]
Folk Art Nettle Fiber
Nettle, Hemp, Flex and Willow Fibers Nettle – In spring some stalks of grasses and nettle are broken by the wind or too dry in summer, some places have to exfoliate the top layers of the cortex, which contains the fiber. Their flexibility and strength is long appreciated by the birds for example, the crossbill […]
Shamanochki Horned Kichka – The Evolution from Grandmother Shaman reduced to Maiden Bride
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – I am particularly interested as a shaman, in my ancestral grandmothers and their ancient prehistoric rituals which were dominant before the 5th through 8th centuries. Before writing, we had art and oral traditions that carried our stories during the long winter moons and the celebrations of life. Much can be seen […]
Folk Dreaming
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