THE OLD WAYS
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I explore hidden history & other alternative information, European/ Slavic pagan music & folk art, ethnic folk traditions & rites of indigenous European/ Slavic people, animism, and more...
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Belobog
‘Irij Garden’ by Andrei Shishkin.

Irij is a mythical place in Slavic mythology
I respect people like them. These two brave individuals are not just talking about change, they’re actually doing it. I think it’s amazing what they are doing. They are learning how to be fully self-sufficient, which will make them truly free. By the next generation, their kin-domain will grow, and they will add on more structures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9UswPcrGIs&feature=share
Dazbog
Veles is my favorite Slavic god. I like that Veles is the god of earth. Veles is loosely related to Greek Dionysus, and has parallels with other horned deities/Gods. The Celtic Cernunnos, the Greek Dionysus, Veles and Vedic Shiva have snake and bull among their symbols.

Official sources list many attributes and associations on Veles, but I see Veles as an earthbound god, much like the faerie folk. They are creatures of earthly nature. I don’t believe Veles lived together with the other gods in some otherworldly realm of the gods. Veles is tied to earth.

I’ve read that Veles is god of underworld and the dead, but if so, exactly where does this come from? Which authentic sources say this, and how do these sources define the underworld? Supposedly, gods like Perun were considered as gods of the heaven, and Veles was god of underworld. I’m far from an expert on this subject, but to me this doesn’t seem like a correct way of looking at the gods.
It’s also said that Veles is associated with cattle, but I see Veles as being associated with the entire animal kingdom, and with the animalistic part of the human psyche/consciousness.

I think Veles is also associated with pleasures of life, altered consciousness, state of ecstasy, sexuality, fertility, intoxication, hypnosis, seduction, trickery, mischief,music, dancing, magic... To me Veles is associated with this earthly realm, and wild, untamed nature... This is only my personal interpretation, and my belief of what Veles represents.

For the main part, I’m drawn to Veles, because of his earthliness, and might I say his humanness. When I say I love the earth, I actually mean it. I really do love earth. Seeing harm being done to earth hurts me emotionally. I do look to the stars, and do wish to voyage across the universe. I am curious about what is out there in deep space, but my heart is here on earth. No other planet compares to our earth...
When I first saw middle earth in films LOTR & HOBBIT, I fell in love with that world. It’s considered fantasy of course, but I’ve always felt there was truth in it. I decided to search for any evidence on our planet that similar cities may have existed. As I was looking through the images of the remaining ancient ruins on our planet, specifically the rock-cut ruins, it somewhat reminded me of the gorgeous cities from Middle Earth... Here I’ve included some images of actual real life ruins and images of fantasy world of middle earth... Now remember that the images of real ruins are of worn-away, decayed, crumbling structures that are very old, and have been severely eroded by time. Just try to imagine what these ancient sites must have looked like when they were whole and in use...
I know it’s not exactly middle earth cities, but these rock-cut ruins of earth must have looked splendid when they were real cities in ancient times
The two bottom images are real ancient ruins on earth. These palaces or luxurious dwellings were cut out of a solid rock. I know that today they look severely eroded, but when they were whole, I can only imagine how magnificent they must have looked
The two smaller images are actually real life ancient ruins on earth. The larger image is Fantasy Elven city of middle earth. I’m sorry I didn’t include the exact names & locations of ancient sites, but if you are interested, just look up rock-cut ruins of earth, and you’ll find all of them right away
Long ago there lived a human civilization that was advanced enough to be able to cut giant palaces and luxurious dwellings straight out of a solid rock. These rock-cut palaces remind me a bit of cities of middle earth
Ancient Indian city. Cut out of solid rock

https://youtu.be/4JvqnawI-Es
Ancient ruins Baalbek Lebanon. This is just what remains. Imagine what it looked like when it was whole.
Deep in our racial memory lurks the legends and myths of lands & continents that once existed such as Lemuria, Atlantis/Hyperborea, Agartha, etc...Fabulous stories abound of advanced cultures with their arts & technologie

Once upon a time there existed on earth a high culture who’s people were filled with the spirit, and knew all the mysteries of creation. These secrets were revealed to them, because they lived in harmony with the cosmic/natural law.

So how were these ancient sites destroyed? Some say it was volcanoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. Others claim it was ancient war between two, or more ancient races. We don’t really know...