Find Your roots and something nice to go with it.
As a mum, I see a lot of modern children’s books and most of them are… trash. I know people say they’re modern, in vogue, high quality. But all I see are blobs and triangles. Blobs and triangles that look like they took maybe a day to slap together. Contrast that with vintage Slavic book …
Polish history officially begins around 960 AD, yet children in primary school read stories of the wise Queen Wanda and her father Krak, Piast Kołodziej, Popiel, and of course, Lech, Czech, and Rus. There are many more characters and creatures in Polish, Czech, or Ukrainian fairytales who might be more real than you’d think. Here, …
Did You know that the world for a witch (wiedźma) in Polish means The One Who Knows? While running a Slavic shop I often hang out on-line in places frequented by various Pagan, Wicca and Witch types. Somewhere between them is the area of Slavic witchcraft, often, but not always inherited with Slavic roots. Our …
There are certain vintage Polish Children’s books that I put into my Slavic Store and they vanish pretty quickly. I also observe great commotion when they are anywhere for sale off-line, and even on the Poland’s internet they can cost up to hundreds of zlotys. Which vintage editions of Polish classics am I talking about …
I know in English-speaking world there are many questionable books on slavic history and gods, mostly from people who have never even been to any slavic country and know nothing first-hand. Having said that, if You know any slavic language, You can rest assured that there are many very good publications in Polish, czech or …
Before you dismiss me as a crazy Slav in a long flaxen dress, let me reassure you right away— I’m writing this in leggings. But let’s go back for a moment to the times when leggings didn’t exist. What You’ll learn here: Protective Aspects of Slavic Clothing This isn’t the place to explain the complex …
Many traditional Slavic head covers and head attires have horns (even if not visible at a first glance). But why? Hardly anyone remembers their own folk costume anymore. Somewhere deep in the internet and in the back rooms of museums, we catch glimpses of dusty traditional clothing. We barely know the names of some elements …
World today is obsessed with cursing. Many claim to be a witch, but mostly dealing with black magic and cursing – like blessings don’t work or exist. Let’s explore them in Slavic folk tradition and relate it to modern day. Blessings Significantly, they are used less often than curses… But for example, we use the …
If you’ve ever looked up traditional Eastern Slavic embroidery (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian), you likely came away from the experience with a head full of profound symbols and ancient meanings. But when you delve into Polish folk art patterns, there’s often a sense of disappointment—there seems to be no special meaning behind them… or is there? …
Searching for information about ancient Slavic (or more broadly, pagan) cult sites, You can quickly come to the conclusion that nothing is known, and everything remains uncertain. Especially, if You rely on internet:) Wikipedia provides us the most basic information – Wolin, Ślęża, Łysa Góra… One could conclude that indeed three places of worship existed …