My Soul is a Bird

By Phoenix the Elder – Mythology, Archeology, and Art are three invaluable insights into pre-patriarchal earth, but you have to have a very keen seer ability to find the information and imagery that shines. As a nature-initiated and mother earth consciousness woman (shaman), I do not really see shamanism teachings as a thing of value […]

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Konrul and Toğru Birds

Compilation and additions by Phoenix the Elder – Shaman Birds of Ancient Grandmother Cultures show that many birds, bird symbolism, ancient bird art and old primordial bird cults of the grandmother traditions, are reflected in the beliefs of sober (non-plant) shamanism, the origins of pure shamanism. The Tuğrul (تغرل), is a bird from the family […]

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Slavic and German Domovois

A Domovoi Gnome 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, and Dwarves are all the same, they […]

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Influences of Chinese Tao Shamanism

By Phoenix the Elder – This is a story of some of the ways my personal shaman life is intertwined with the Chinese mysticism and its presence that seams to weave in and out at certain cycles through the decades. A lot of my work was healing my karmic Roman soldier who was stationed in Egypt […]

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Grosbeak Totem

By Phoenix the Elder – I found a Black Headed Grosbeak Feather today after a month of great changes and it is a very welcoming sign today. These bird’s feathers are black and white on their wing and because they are both opposing colors they represent both our moon internal and sun external.  Grosbeaks represent as […]

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Cult of the Bird Women

By Phoenix the Elder – Moon Birds – Song of Slavic Bird Tribe Shaman Women, their Culture, Art and Soul – The cult of the bird women go back to the very beginning of the largest cycle of Soul people on earth, which I estimate at least in this largest cycle (era) to be about […]

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Snail Totem, Black Snail and Folklore

By Phoenix the Elder – In the Slavic tradition, the account of the Black Snail is as follows: The black snail lazar is a lunar symbol, which like the moon extends and hides her horns (crescents first and third quarter moon). In Styria, children would tease the black snail and say: “Puž – muž, puž – […]

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Animism 101

By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – An·i·mism is the attribution of the metamorphosis of our many souls, which is not our human soul. There is explanations of animism souls in knowledge form, but as an animism is basically the function of the dormant side of one part of the human soul. It goes much deeper […]

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Arkaim, Sauwastika, Swastika and Mesolithic Symbols

By Phoenix of Elder Mountain –One of the big dipper goddesses is Dǒumǔ Niang Niang (斗母娘娘): The Mother Goddess of the Big Dipper stars. She was originally worshiped by the ancient Chinese as the progenitor of the stars and constellations. Dǒumǔ, also known as Dǒumǔ Yuánjūn, Dòulǎo Yuánjūn, and Tàiyī Yuánjūn, and a goddess in Chinese […]

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Ritualistic Fire

Phoenix the Elder – 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’s Eve (all Souls day). Included in the image are rectangles in the foreground with bowls of water and lighted candles as part of […]

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