Mora is a bad spirit in the form of a woman who comes at night and does not let people sleep as it brings bad dreams.In Bosnia, a mora was said to beat children, in some places even to breastfeed them. If a man had pain in the chest area, people said that a mora […]
Tag: slavic mythology
Čatež (half man/half goat)
In the spiritual tradition of our Slavic ancestors, the forces of nature, which over time gained many physical “clothes”, have generally always possessed both good and bad.Such is Nature – it gives us life but She also gives takes it and the followers of the old ways accept life as it is, without dualism black […]
Pregnancy and childbirth: fragments of ancient Slavic traditions of the native faith
MILESTONES OF A HUMAN LIFE We as individuals, are part of Mother Nature’s cycle and as we pulse with Her, we feel certain changes in ourselves throughout the year and thus, following the example of our ancestors, we surrender to the flow that leads us to the ultimate goal, which is our happiness and inner […]
Veliki srpan / August, harvest with the goddess Živa
Grace, gratitude, abundance, love, joy of life are the characteristics of the goddess Živa, who fills us with her energy especially during the harvest.We always meet Živa in connection with the harvest throughout history. For the Polabian Slavs she was considered the main goddess, a tradition in Croatia says that she taught people to work […]