r/Rodnovery

Hello! I’ve been practicing magic for quite a long time, and I’m a Slav. However, I devote much more of my practice to other spiritual paths, such as Qliphothic magic and similar traditions. Some time ago, though, I also performed rituals involving our Slavic pagan gods, and when working with them, I felt as if I had finally come home.

The problem is that I haven’t been able to find many reliable or academically sound sources about them.
Could you recommend some literature on Slavic paganism? I’m looking for books intended for advanced practitioners or readers—not collections of folklore, popular myths, or introductory explanations for beginners.

Thank you very much! 🌸

Hello all,
I am an American with Slovene heritage, and after the death of my Slovene grandfather several years ago I’ve been on a journey to reconnect with the Slovene part of me. I have a strong interest in pre-Christian faiths and practices, and myself have been practicing for years a sort of personal mashup of shamanism, magic, and meditation based on connections with nature without any sort of formal affiliation or labels. I was looking into the pre-Christian practices of Slovenes when I came across Rodnovery. Forgive me if this seems obvious, since I have only recently began to look into Rodnovery, but my question is this: how applicable is Rodnovery to the ancient beliefs and practices of South Slavs and Slovenes in particular? It seems that most English resources that I have come across are heavily East Slav based. From what I’ve found, the deities sometimes have different names but are more or less the same in principle, with the exception of some local and regional deities, but beyond that I haven’t got very far since my Slovene speaking skills are only very fundamental at the moment (I’m working on it). I know that Rodnovery relies heavily on reconstruction in the first place since Christians at the time did their best to wipe out all traces of local religion, but is this reconstruction based on ancient Slavic practices when everyone was more or less united or is it based off of the evolution of beliefs of the East Slavic branch and would only superficially resemble what Slovenes may have practiced? Or is it reasonable to believe that all Slavs had the same basic practices before Christianity and regional variations are only superficial differences based on local geography, dialect shifts, and social/political factors?
Once again, sorry if I am missing the entire point of this- I am still very new to these ideas. Hvala!

Its been a while since I've been on.

First Id like to welcome every new person that's adapted into the faith. Witam.

Ive been recently looking into Witia again, and have come to the conclusion this is the truth. Heritage, ancestry, progeny. We are our heirs so we must do our diligence to teach one another about our families. Our stories are what shape us, do not be forgotten. Our lives are in our ancestors gaze, our truth will live so long as we share our stories. With all my heart, Sława.

I started to get interested in Rodnoverie and our Slavic ancestors in general. I want to learn as much as possible about history, culture, religion, folklore, customs, everything. If you could recommend me some places where I can learn a lot, or even better books. Any help would be welcome and I am grateful in advance.

Slava Rodu!