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 […]
Waxing Like the Moon: Women Folk Healers in Rural Western Ukraine
By Sarah D. Phillips, University of Indiana – Once a woman came to see me… she says to me, “I can’t sleep, and I’m so weak.” I asked her, “Did something frighten you?” “No,” she didn’t want to tell me. I began to pour the wax, I said, “Something has frightened you—either a man, or […]
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Elder Mountain Dreaming is now under Construction over the next six months. I offer right now only my ancient lunar work-study by Subscription; I am also adding (eventually) an ongoing Podcast that is five wise women, a multi-generational podcast (three millennial women, a genxer (me) and a baby boomer) to speak in a roundtable about […]