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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.

    Copyright © Magdalena Lewandowska Copyright © for the cover art and music by Małgorzata Lewandowska
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  • Episode 25: Losing My Religion

    Episode 25: Losing My Religion
    Feb 15 2023

    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

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    Witia’s website with Witia’s blog

    Witia’s Facebook

    Witia’s Instagram

    Witia’s Youtube

    Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
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  • Episode 24: Other Slavic Pagan Celebrations

    Episode 24: Other Slavic Pagan Celebrations
    Nov 4 2022

    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”

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    link to sources on celebration of Stado

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    Witia’s website with Witia’s blog

    Witia’s Facebook

    Witia’s Instagram

    Witia’s Youtube

    Witia’s email: witia.daboru@gmail.com
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  • Episode 23: When the Sun Was a God

    Episode 23: When the Sun Was a God
    Oct 6 2022

    Words I mispronounced today:

    purifying

    wax

    abundance

    auroch

    … and likely many more

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    Bibliography:

    K. Moszyński “Kultura Duchowa Słowian”

    A. Szyjewski „Religia Słowian”

    “Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe, 1200–1500” Edited by H. Kitsikopoulos
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Really enjoying this

Keep up the good work, Witia!

So far I really liked that it is underlined how pagan way of thinking was different from Abrahamic way of thinking - with focus on personal virtues and responsibility.

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please delete episode 17

Oof. Rest of podcast is interesting new information. This one is horribly ignorant and reductive. Could be re-done after some learning on the queer community, but better if a queer slovak were the main presenter.

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