By Witia Searching for the Slavic Soul
Searching for the Slavic Soul
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Searching for the Slavic Soul

By Witia
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Discovering the Slavic culture is not easy. Scientific sources are scarce, and oral tradition tainted by Judaeo-Christian point of view, imposed on our ancestors with fire and sword. Written sources come from historians or travellers looking at the culture of Slavs with the eyes of a witness, not a participant and usually from the perspective of a foreign (Roman, Arabic, Judeo-Christian) culture. Archaeological discoveries require interpretation by modern researchers which obviously blurs the original meaning of the artefacts.
Large part of the “Witia” project is an attempt to look at the Slavic culture with the eyes of a pagan, with an open-minded approach and respectful curiosity. Listening to the whispers of our Slavic souls we try to separate interpretations from facts and find in our heritage the elements which were suppressed by the hundreds of years of Christianisation.

Discovering the Slavic culture is not easy. Scientific sources are scarce, and oral tradition tainted by Judaeo-Christian point of view, imposed on our ancestors with fire and sword. Written sources come from historians or travellers looking at the culture of Slavs with the eyes of a witness, not a participant and usually from the perspective of a foreign (Roman, Arabic, Judeo-Christian) culture. Archaeological discoveries require interpretation by modern researchers which obviously blurs the original meaning of the artefacts.
Large part of the “Witia” project is an attempt to look at the Slavic culture with the eyes of a pagan, with an open-minded approach and respectful curiosity. Listening to the whispers of our Slavic souls we try to separate interpretations from facts and find in our heritage the elements which were suppressed by the hundreds of years of Christianisation.

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Episode 25: Losing My Religion

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Bibliography: R. Sloane „Tensions Between Polular and Alternative Music: R.E.M. as an Artist-Intellectual”, in: “A Companion to Media Studies” red. A. N. Valdivia J. Henrich “The WEIRDest People in the World” M. Urbanek “Fetyszystyczny wymiar samorozwoju (zarys problematyki)” K. Modzelewski „Barbarzyńska Europa” “Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion” edited by J. A. Álvarez-Pedrosa <><><><>  Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 3 years
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Episode 24: Other Slavic Pagan Celebrations

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Bibliography: T. Rogaliński, „Wiosenne święto Stado.Przywracanie pamięci i żywej duchowości Polaków”, Gniazdo. Rodzima wiara i kultura A. Szyjewski: Religia Słowian. Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion, edited by J. A. Álvarez-Pedrosa K. Aitamurto, “Paganism, Traditionalism, Nationalism”  <><><><><> link to sources on celebration of Stado <><><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 3 years
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Episode 23: When the Sun Was a God

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Words I mispronounced today: purifying wax abundance auroch … and likely many more <><><><> Bibliography: K. Moszyński “Kultura Duchowa Słowian” A. Szyjewski „Religia Słowian” “Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe, 1200–1500” Edited by H. Kitsikopoulos
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 3 years
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Episode 22: Planning your afterlife

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Bibliography: K. Moszyński “Kultura duchowa Słowian” F.J. Tschan, “The Chronicle of the Slavs by Helmold, Priest of Bosau” “Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion”, edited by J. A. Álvarez-Pedrosa <><><><><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 3 years
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45:34

Episode 21: Wars of Slavs

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Words and names I (most probably) mispronounced today: Maurice's Strategikon Byzantium, Byzantine Bēowulf Witimir Winitar Ferdulf of Friuli Hildigis Tdzurulon Buddhist, Buddhism Piscataway Nacotchtank feudalism (and feel free to add more) <><><> Bibliography: Maurice's Strategikon, translated by George T. Dennis “Bitwy Słowian” Robert F. Barkowski <><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 3 years
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Episode 20: Why and how I practice Slavic Native Faith

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TRIGGER WARNING! 40:15:15 to 44:18:10 - talking about a suicide attempt <><><> Words I mispronounced today: Bug Bugging Decades Accompanying Paganism Confucianism Jehovah Witness Groves God Witia (and feel free to add more) <><><> Interview with Giles Udy on Triggernometry: https://youtu.be/zz30g8-T8i0 <><><><> Bibliography: A. Fletcher “Wonderworks “Literary invention and the science of stories” H. Heying, B. Weinstein “A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century “Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life” “Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion”, edited by J. A. Álvarez-Pedrosa P. Szczepanik „Słowiańskie zaświaty. Wierzenia, wizje i mity” A. Szyjewski „Religia Słowian” P. Zych, W. Vargas „Bestiariusz Słowiański”
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 4 years
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Episode 19: A view from Marx's armchair

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Bibliography: L. Holmes “Communism. A very short introduction” A. Mildred Franklin “Communism and Dictatorship in Ancient Greece and Rome” M. Dygo „Czy istniał feudalizm w Europie Środkowo-wschodniej w średniowieczu?” K. Modzelewski “Barbarzyńska Europa” E. A. Smith, K. Hill, F. Marlowe and others “Wealth Transmission and Inequality Among Hunter-Gatherers” W. Scheidel, S. J. Friesen “The Size of the Economy and the Distribution of Income in the Roman Empire” G. Alfani “Economic inequality in preindustrial times: Europe and beyond” M. Noland “The Distribution of Income in North Korea” <><><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 4 years
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Episode 18: Fakelore

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3D model of ashtray from Biała Bibliography: W. Brożyna „Ręce Swaroga. Germańska symbolika w służbie słowiańskiego rodzimowierstwa” J.A. Alvares-Pedrosa „Sources of Slavic pre-Christian Religion” J. Macháček, R. Nedoma, P. Dreslera, I. Schulz, E. Lagonik, S. Johnson, L. Kaňáková, A. Slámová, B. Llamas, D. Wegmann, Z. Hofmanová “Runes from Lány (Czech Republic) – The oldest inscription among Slavs. A new standard for multidisciplinary analysis of runic bones” A. Szyjewski „Religia Słowian” K. Aitamurto “Paganism, Traditionalism, Nationalism: Narratives of Russian Rodnoverie” <><><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 4 years
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Episode 17: Rainbow-phobia

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Bibliography: H. Joyce „Trans. When ideology meets reality” H. Kitsikopoulos “Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe, 1200–1500” C. Criado Perez “Invisible Women” J. M. Bailley, L. Diamond “Sexual Orientation, Controversy and Science” [w:] “Psychological Science in the Public Interest” K. Matýas, "Nasze sioło" [w:] "Wisła" t. VII, A. Szyjewski, "Religia Słowian", K. Moszyński, "Kultura ludowa Słowian", t. II "Kultura duchowa" M. Białous „Fenomen religii Prasłowian” „Ibrahim ibn Jakub i Tadeusz Kowalski w sześćdziesiątą rocznicę edycji”, pod red. Andrzeja Zaborskiego, J. A. Alvares-Pedrosa „Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion” P. Zych, W. Vargas „Bestiariusz Słowiański” <><><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 4 years
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01:46:26

Episode 16: The Slavic patriarchy

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Proto-Slavic words: *mộžь, *ženà, *rȍdъ The post on Witia’s blog Bibliography: „Ibrahim ibn Jakub i Tadeusz Kowalski w sześćdziesiątą rocznicę edycji”, edited by Andrzej Zaborski K. Stock „Material Girls” R. Derksen “Etymological Dictionary Of The Slavic Inherited Lexicon” A. Brückner “Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego” М. Фасмер „Этимологический онлайн-словарь русского языка” <><><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 4 years
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Episode 15: Putting Slavic women in their place

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Eastern Slavic early medieval house \r\n<><><><><>\r\nBibliography:\r\nK. Aitamurto “Paganism, Traditionalism, Nationalism: Narratives of Russian Rodnoverie”\r\nJ.A. Alvares-Pedrosa „Sources of Slavic pre-Christian Religion”\r\nВ. Серкина „О роли женщин у славян в период язычествa”\r\nH. Kitsikopoulos “Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe, 1200–1500” \r\nD. Oren-Magidor, C. Rider ”Introduction: Infertility in Medieval and Early Modern Medicine”, Social History of Medicine 29(2)\r\nW. Vargas, P. Zych “Bestiariusz Słowiański”\r\n<><><><>\r\nWitia’s website with Witia’s blog\r\nWitia’s Facebook\r\nWitia’s Instagram\r\nWitia’s Youtube\r\nWitia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com\r\n
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 4 years
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Episode 14: The Magic of Słowo

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Link to the Radegast Discord server: https://discord.gg/XFNBdbC <><><>  Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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Episode 13: First – thou shalt not make new vampires

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This episode has no bibliography, as it is based on one of the very first blogposts, written in times, when I thought that bibliography would make my blog look pretentious. After listening to this episode you will however realize that what I am talking about is not really a rocket science and any basic internet search on Slavic demonology can verify my statements. WHO statistics I cite can be found on WHO website.   Link to the Radegast Discord server: https://discord.gg/XFNBdbC <><><>  Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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Episode 12: Sticks and Carrots of the Pagan World

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Lingustics: proto-Slavic word for oath: *prisę̀ga proto-Slavic word for “to reach", to attain”: *sę̀gati Bibliography: S. Sielicki “Indo-Iranian parallels of the Slavic water rites and oath and guilt confirmation attested in Medieval Latin accounts and Slavic law codices J. Grković-Major “On Proto-Slavic oath formulas” A. Brückner „Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego” A. Szyjewski „Religia Słowian” Link to order the Slavic Calendar for 2021 <><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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Episode 11: It's not Slavic to be a Karen

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Blibliography: W. Vargas, P. Zych “Bestiariusz Słowiański” А. А. Бычков „Энциклопедия языческих богов” The blog post about Slavic demons Link to order the Slavic Calendar for 2021 <><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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Episode 10: Ok, boomer

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Bibliography: A. Szyjewski „Religia Słowian” H.Kitsikopoulos “Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe 1200-1500” А. А. Бычков „Энциклопедия языческих богов” P. Grochowski „Polscy dziadowie i ukraińscy lirnicy. Fakty, stereotypy i perspektywy badawcze [Polish “dziady” and Ukrainian hurdy-gurdy players. Facts, stereotypes and research perspectives]” Inspiration: the interview with żerca David – in Polish The blog post (the one with etymological analysis of the word “żerca”). <><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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Episode 9: Dola and Niedola

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Bibliography: S. Urbańczyk „Religia pogańskich Słowian” A. Cerny „Istoty mityczne Serbów” R. Trives „ Deceit and Self-Deception“ The promised tale of Usud Warm thank you to Душан Божић, from Луг Велеса, for sharing his knowledge about beliefs and traditions of the Southern Slavs. <><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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Episode 8: Contemplating the Slavic soul

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Details of human embryonic and foetal development WHO data on maternal mortality WHO data on new-born mortality <><><> Witia’s website with Witia’s blog Witia’s Facebook Witia’s Instagram Witia’s Youtube Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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Episode 7: The path of the Slavs

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The basic requirements necessary to fulfil before you become a Rodnover.
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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Episode 6: The wreaths of Kupała

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Erratum! At 7:36 should be 49,6, not 29,6 (obviously… I am not sure how this mistake happened…)
Faith, Philosophy and Spirituality 5 years
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