By Phoenix the Elder – Its that time of year again to honor the Goddess of Winter, the Slavic Marzanna, Morena, Maslenitsa. The archaic night goddess and primal grandmother connection to her shamanistic and animistic mysteries of the past, present and future. These pre-religious rites are still done in very simple ways today and I hope…
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The Golden Flower
Master Lu-tsu said there are many kinds of confirmation experiences and one must not content oneself with small demands, but must rise to the acceptance that all living creatures have to be redeemed. One must not be trivial and irresponsible in the heart, but must try to strive to make deeds prove your own words….
Goddess of Winter
By Phoenix the Elder – Its that time of year again to honor the Goddess of Winter – Marzanna, an archaic night goddess and primal connection to her shamanistic and animistic mysteries of the past, present and future. These pre-religious rites are still done in very simple ways today and I hope you join us again…
Spring Equinox Goddess Dziewanna and Marzanna, Winter Solstice Goddess
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – Dziewanna (Mullein) – The Slavic Spring and Summer Goddess – Mother Earth herself, in relations to the Slavic traditions of Marzanna and Dziewanna (pronounced gee-vanna), are also called Marowit & Dziewanna who (Devana) are very archaic goddesses. Devana is the Slavic Goddess of Forests and Wildlife ,much like the Huntress Artemis….
Empaths – A “Hug Free” Spiritual Diet
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – Everyone one likes a hug, it comforts us when we are children and when we are adults. A hug is a sign of affection and shows us that we care for others and other care about us. But some hugs are unwelcomed inside a family, or outside our family…
First New Moon of Winter 2017
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – Holiday Blessings dreamers, soul swimmers and artists, welcome to the First New Moon of Winter, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 @ 10:30 pm PDT, followed by the Winter Solstice, Thursday, Dec. 21st. The moon work that I share is based on living and walking the 13 Moons (no time) of the seasonal year with nature’s cycles, just…
Birds of Wisdom Circle
Happy Autumn Equinox everyone… I will be posting and emailing next week the “Marzanna” Ritual (creative) Effigy that we begin building for Autumn & Winter, so make sure you’re getting our emails, Eldermountaindreaming@gmail.com. You can join with us from home or your own sacred circle to participate. This is a balto-slavic folk ritual and men…
The Harmonic Convergence 1987 – 2026
By Phoenix the Elder – In the middle of August 1987, something amazing happened and a few thousand people in the world felt it and experienced it. It was the first globally synchronized meditation and conscious efforts of a spiritual kind of people around the world. It was commonly known as the “Harmonic Convergence”, the…
Ritualistic Fire
A picture expresses a thousand words and a spiritual image expresses ten-thousand. The composition of this beautiful image depicts a Slavic Pagan Ritual, the day after Hallows Eve (all Souls day). Included are rectangles in the foreground with bowls of water and lighted candles as part of the ritual of calling the souls (ancestors) and…
Alatyr – Slavic Magical Legends
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain Dreaming – The Russian Alatyr Stone, sometimes called the World Mother (Алатырь каменьям – мире мати) is a search for purity and truth and as a legend lost long ago on earth. The Russian myth explains it as a Mystical Stone of folktale and epic proportions, as the Russians prefer…
Traditional Marzanna, Maslenitsa, Morena, Mara, Mora and Marmora
By Phoenix the Elder – I first give caution so you can be aware that all Winter Grandmother or Goddess work is very challenging when one’s heart has to have pure intention, rather than seeking to get what you desire. Its not about that. The Season of Night (Autumn and Winter) are to release and let…
The Midnight Sun – A Generous Invitation to the Marriage of the Spirit and the North Winds. Slavic & Balkan Traditions of Kolyadky & Auseklis
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain and other contributors, edited by Sarah Burnt Stone – The Midnight Sun in the pre-pagan traditions of the Moon Cultures which includes the pre-shamanism cultures of the Dreamers. The Moon lights our way through the Winter which is all year long… The Languages of symbolism is very deep, rich and…
Fire & Water Dreaming
Video by Baba Phoenix – I made this video based on the power and message of this particular song, which is about the great losses that women suffer from men’s wars. With such destruction, to both woman and her family, her husband, brother or even her own rape from the darkest sexual misuses of soldiers…
