THE OLD WAYS
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I explore hidden history & other alternative information, European/ Slavic pagan music & folk art, ethnic folk traditions & rites of indigenous European/ Slavic people, animism, and more...
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My place of birth the land of the Don Cossacks. My mother’s whole family is from there.

I don’t really trust official history of this place, or of Don Cossacks. I’m sure like with everyone else, they have a lot of hidden history.

Looking back on my childhood growing in Rostov-na-Donu, I was always infatuated with wild, untamed nature.

I often liked going into the local woods as a young girl and spending time in nature alone. Of course these days it’s very dangerous to let a young child go into the woods, but back then, in that country it was save.

I loved spending time by one of the local lakes, or the wild meadows, and hills.

My family owned several plots of lands which we utilized for food growing. So I was always working with the soil, and spending time near trees, and plants.

I remember being only about 7, or 8 years old, and purposely waking up like at 4, or 5am one late spring morning, and going outside into one of our gardens. I did it, because I wanted to be awake and outside very early morning, so that I can watch the sun rise, and hear all of the living beings waking up, birds chirping, bugs buzzing. I just wanted to spend time alone with the morning.

At 13 years old I was leaving Rostov-on-Don with my family, to start our new life America, I was very sad. I didn’t want to leave. I remember getting down on my knees and kneeling down to kiss the Russian land, and tell Russia goodbye for now, I will return one day. I took a jar of Russian soil with me to America.

It’s been many years since I left my birthplace, and unfortunately, I have not been back there yet. Not because I didn’t want to, but because I have not had the opportunity to do so.
‘The Knight and the Mermaid’ or ‘The Kiss of the Enchantress’, watercolor painting. Inspired by the poem "Lamia" by John Keats
Looks like another interesting book.

Baba’s secrets of the old ways? I’m intrigued!
This is the other book I was talking about. I actually shared information on this book, because it seemed interesting to me, because it was about exploring pre-Christian Slavic paganism. In the description of this book, they also say “God & Goddess.” I can try to ignore that part, but today I noticed the same thing while reading description of another book written by a Wiccan

https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Golden-Hand-Babas-Secrets/dp/1088929192
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"Yulianka knew her grandmother was a witch, so when Baba showed up that gray and boring day, the young girl thought Baba must have read her mind."... with these words a young girl embarks on a journey of discovery to find out about her Slavic heritage. If you have never quite connected with the religion you were taught, it may be that your soul calls you back to the Old Ways. Learn the secrets that have been hidden for a thousand years; the secrets of the Earth and Stars that have persisted since before written history. Long before Christianity, the Indigenous people in the Slavic lands lived in harmony with nature. They listened to the nature spirits of water and woods, learning the healing properties of plants. They could see that life was circular, just like the seasons. Spring transformed into the lush season of summer and fruits, berries and grains were harvested. Then the Wheel of the Year turned and the winter was upon them; a time to pull inward and rest. Yet with the coming spring, the world was reborn! The God and Goddess of the Slavs were joyful providers; giving their people golden apples, grapes and ripe grain. Their God and Goddess transformed with the seasons. When the indigenous religion was forced to go underground, the teachings were kept alive in tales. This is such a tale.
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Lefty Heathens cuck to liberal erasure of ethnic identity. Righty Heathens urge dogma, worship the Monad, and say we have so much in common with Christianity. Asatru is a septic tank all around. Folk Faith is here now. Religion is ETHNIC. The only dogma is the ethnic tribal law that your own people live by. Your ancestors and the tutelary gods of your tribe and the wights of the land are who and what we worship. Your practice won’t be identical to mine because this is NOT a universalist mono-religion. Your ethno-cultural family influences are different than mine, and you have autonomy of thought to guide yourself through your spiritual experience. Folk Faith is for everyone. But it’s not uniform. It’s not dogmatic. It IS ancestral and ethnic. Italians and Greeks have their own ethnic gods and folk culture. The English are an ethnicity closely related to Norse, as are Germans. Celts and Slavs are also brothers. Folk Faith lets us all follow our bloodlines. Asatru tells you to abandon it.
Another one to add to the list. Some more anti-white propaganda
This Cuban American man is doing a great job in this video defending white people.

He came to America as an immigrant from Cuba, and is grateful to America for opening its doors and welcoming him & his family.

He also says that when he served in American military he witnessed that its over 75% white men serving. He says it’s a shame that white men serving in American military, protecting this country, and the media calls them the greatest threat to America.

Of course unfortunately, he is a Christian, and although he understands so much, and see all the right things, he has yet to learn the truth about Christianity
Long live the glorious Swastika
2600 year old Greek vase depicting the Goddess Artemis
A left pointing swastika which can be seen on a temple in South Korea - this swastika symbol is revered by hundreds of millions of Buddhists throughout the world
this swastika symbol is revered by hundreds of millions of Hindus throughout the world
A Persian gold necklace decorated with swastikas, dated to c1000 BCE |
The two faces of a 6th century BCE Corinthian coin from Greece