Rodnovery 101
Rodnovery 101: Ancestral veneration
Ancestral veneration is one of the best-preserved and most widely attested elements of pre-Christian Slavic religion. It stands out as a core component of Slavic paganism, with broad scholarly agreement on its historical existence and significance — unlike many other aspects of Slavic mythology and ritual, whic…
Rodnovery 101: Dola
Dola is often translated as “fate” or “destiny,” but this can be misleading. In Slavic tradition, Dola is better understood as a person’s inherent “portion” or share: a unique set of personality traits, temperament, skills, abilities, and talents bestowed at birth, frequently associated with the weaving of the …
Pre-Christian Slavic values
The morality of pre-Christian Slavs is perhaps not the most popular topic of research, nevertheless many are keen to preach about Slavic ethics, typically from the high horse of zhrets’s (priest’s) authority, highlighted with the whiteness of a ritual, linen robe. Modern Rodnovers are lectured about honour and righteousness, are told to build stable, tr…
The Slavic faith – part 1 – historical reenactment or a religion?
We don’t know much about pre-Christian Slavs, but we do know one thing about them for sure: they were tough, resilient, pragmatic and resourceful people. Their strength and determination helped them not only to live and thrive in conditions – for us, the people of the XXI century – pretty much unimaginable, but also to create a culture, which, despite a…
Slavic faith – part 2 – the meaning behind prayers
In the previous post we discussed religious sacrifices made by pre-Christian Slavs. We came to conclusion that, considering the historical context, our ancestors’ sacrifices to the Gods were of much higher value than our modern offering are. We also mentioned that, due to the nature of Slavic Gods, our ancestors had to be precise in their prayers – know…
Slavic faith – part 3 – the sacrifices worthy of Slavic Gods
In the previous parts of “Slavic faith” we talked about the ritual sacrifices our ancestors made to their Gods and we came to a conclusion that those sacrifices were much more valuable than the (very, very symbolic) sacrifices made by modern followers of Slavic Native Faith. We also noted that most of the sacrifices offered to Gods by pre-Christian Slav…
Rodnovery 101: entry requirements
Recently it’s becoming more and more popular to abandon the dominating for centuries Judeo-Christian tradition, in order to discover and pursue the original, pagan roots of humanity. The internet, and social media in particular are full of questions about how to be pagan, what is paganism and how to follow a pagan religion, including the Slavic Native F…
Rodnovery 101: Dola and Niedola
The concept of fate, as well as Gods responsible for spinning it, are known in pretty much all the cultures created by the human kind. They are – or rather: were – also known to the pre-Christian Slavs. Our ancestors believed that the task of creating or spinning the fate of a human belongs to Goddesses
