Witchcraft and Nature and Gods, OH MY!

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bythegods:

dahliafyodorovna:

“Perun” by Andrei Klimenko
Often compared to Thor of the Norse mythological world, Perun was considered the highest of all gods and was one of Svarog’s three sons. Perun was seen to be the creator and master of rain, lightning, and thunder (and anything that had to do with hurricanes and storms), Perun’s name is even based off the old Indo-European root “parg” meaning ‘to strike’, much like lightning would. In fact, the Polish word for ‘thunderbolt’ is Piorun. He possessed the ability to shoot lightning strikes from a bow as well as create storms to aid farmworkers.
As well as being associated with weather, he is known for his attribution to war, believed to be a fearsome and unforgiving god who through his leadership of the military maintained order in the world. During times of war or hardship, the ancient Slavic people looked towards Perun, who they sought to punish their enemies or grant life and fertility to them through rain.
It is said Perun was born to the Mother Sva (or the goddess Lada), after she consumed a Pike fish containing an embodiment of Rod, the creator god. The Book of Kolyady contains possibly one of the only known myths on the birth of Perun:
“The sky rings with thunder, Then the clouds shined with lightning And he appeared into existence, as if by lightning The son of Svarog, Perun the Thunderer!”

Hey! I found a delightful little blog on Slavic mythology, for those of you who’ve been asking.
Also, we’ve got an old post on Perun ourselves, if you’re interested.

medievalwitch asked: This is a tumblr hug. (✿づ◠‿◠)づ Pass this to 15 of your favorite blogs to let them know that you love them.

WOOOO HOOOO!!! I LOVE HUGS!!! GIVE THEM ALL TO ME!!!

….sorry. It’s cold and wet and raining outside today. I’m just feeling cuddly. I got a little excited there.

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spoilers-in-our-future-sweetie asked: Hey there :) I love your blog :) I was just wondering if you could help me out? I was looking for some books of witchcraft in general, not any specific religion just witchcraft, do you know of any? Thanks :D

Witchcraft but not religious? Hmmmm.. For my personal Witchcraft needs, I like reference books. From there I tend to build the spells and things I need. I use The Book of Stones by Simmons&Ahsian, The Encyclopedia of Crystals by Judy Hall, Scott Cunningham’s books are quite useful as well. I like the the Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs is a go to for me.

I hope this helps a little!

Blessings!

torrentdeorwynn asked: Did you make the pentacle on your altar, also, which tarot deck did you get your greenman and goddess cards from?

I did so make that pentacle! I made it YEARS ago when I first started out and needed something for my first altar. I used an old embroidery hoop I had, covered it in some black crepe streamers I had leftover from a birthday party, cut some bamboo skewers to size and colored them black with a sharpie and tied them all in place with some bits of embroidery thread. It’s not fancy, but it works! Witchcraft is all about improvising with what’s around you!

And the cards are from a Destiny’s Portal deck. I’m not much into tarot reading myself, it was a gift from a friend and I just happened to really enjoy the art work.

Blessings!

(sorry it took so long, I haven’t been on all week!)

mererecorder:

Hail to the …. by ~SHUME-1

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