Searching for the Slavic Soul

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

In this episode: summary of pages 418 to 472, discussing Slavic beliefs related to the sun, the moon, Venus, the stars, the clouds and the rainbow. Caveats: This entire third season of Searching for the Slavic Soul is a detailed summary of Kazimierz Moszyński’s monumental work Kultura Duchowa Słowian ( Spiritual Culture of the Slavs ). Everything I present in these episodes comes directly from Mos...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

Religiousness in the Late Middle Ages is not a long book (around 170 pages), but it is source-rich and, at times, quite dense and difficult to read. I usually “read” books in electronic format using a TTS app, so I can listen to them while walking my dog, driving, or cleaning. With this particular book, however, I found I was unable to do so. I kept losing the thread and had to constantly rewind a...

In this episode: summary of pages 265 to 298, discussing basic rules and types of Slavic magic Caveats: This entire third season of Searching for the Slavic Soul is a detailed summary of Kazimierz Moszyński’s monumental work Kultura Duchowa Słowian (Spiritual Culture of the Slavs). Everything I present in these episodes comes directly from Moszyński’s research and analysis. Whenever I add my own t...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting, as well as with all the Moszyński's comments here: https://witia.substack.com/p/rusaliicalusari-healing-dances This is a...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting, as well as with all the Moszyński's comments here: https://witia.substack.com/p/khlysts This is a public episode. If you...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting, as well as with all the Moszyński's comments here: https://witia.substack.com/p/nestinari This is a public episode. If y...

In this episode: summary of pages 298 to 348 discussing 2 remain types of Slavic magic, details of Slavic protective magic and of czary (spell-casting) Caveats: This entire third season of Searching for the Slavic Soul is a detailed summary of Kazimierz Moszyński’s monumental work Kultura Duchowa Słowian (Spiritual Culture of the Slavs). Everything I present in these episodes comes directly from M...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/rodnovery-101-slavic-pagan-state This is a public episode. If you would like to discus...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/the-making-of-the-slavs-by-florin This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit witia.substack.com

In this episode: summary of pages 265 to 298, discussing basic rules and types of Slavic magic Caveats: This entire third season of Searching for the Slavic Soul is a detailed summary of Kazimierz Moszyński’s monumental work Kultura Duchowa Słowian ( Spiritual Culture of the Slavs ). Everything I present in these episodes comes directly from Moszyński’s research and analysis. Whenever I add my own...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/the-sacrifice-of-cattle-in-honour This is a public episode. If you would like to discu...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/prayer-of-the-mari-people This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

In this episode: summary of pages 231 to 265, containing discussion on prayer, sacrifice and cult-related rituals. Caveats: This entire third season of Searching for the Slavic Soul is a detailed summary of Kazimierz Moszyński’s monumental work Kultura Duchowa Słowian ( Spiritual Culture of the Slavs ). Everything I present in these episodes comes directly from Moszyński’s research and analysis. W...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/russian-folk-belief-by-linda-j-ivanits This is a public episode. If you would like to...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/rodnovery-101-altars This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/rodnovery-101-the-gods This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this wit...

In this episode summary of Spiritual Culture of the Slavs, pages 172 to 230, chapter "Medicine". - how Slavs saw diseases - how Slavs treated disease - pan-Slavic herbs ------------------------------- S2E3 Shadow work with an axe S1E11 It’s not Slavic to be a Karen ------------------------------- Witia's substack: https://witia.substack.com   Witia's email: witia.daboru@gmail.com -----------------...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/becoming-slav-becoming-croat-identity This is a public episode. If you would like to d...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting, as well as with all the Moszyński's comments here: https://witia.substack.com/p/slavic-calendar-22 This is a public epis...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting, as well as with all the Moszyński's comments here: https://witia.substack.com/p/slavic-calendar-12 This is a public epis...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/rituals-in-slavic-pre-christian-religion More on Patricia Robin Woodroof here: https:/...

In this episode the summary of pages 97-172 of tome 1 of Kultura Duchowa (Spiritual Culture of the Slavs) by Kazimierz Moszyński: → embodied mathematics of the Slavs → why the Slavic counting intervals were 3, 15, 30 and 60 → Slavic time telling → Slavic calendar ------------------------------- E9S1 Dola and Niedola https://open.substack.com/pub/witia/p/episode-9-dola-and-niedola-adf Lunar vs sola...

Computer-generated voiceover for this Substack post I’ve done my best to provide a phonetic transliteration, but—as is often the case—Slavic words and names are still prone to mispronunciation by the AI reader. You can find the original post with correct spelling and formatting here: https://witia.substack.com/p/polish-traditional-folklore-the-magic The reviewed book you can find here: https://arc...