• Interviews

    Interview – Patricia Robin Woodruff, Author of “Roots of Slavic Magic Book 1: Deities and Their Worship”

    An Exclusive Interview with Patricia Robin Woodruff  With the release of a new book and years of research, I figured it was time to sit down and get some answers from one of the most knowledgeable women I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing: Patricia Robin Woodruff. Her newest book was released this year in March and she is not stopping there. She’s currently working on a very large series with multiple volumes, each one with its own unique place on the shelf of any library. But for those who are not yet familiar with the author or her work and multitude of ideas, I decided it was time to…

  • Monthly Columns,  Reviews

    Book Review – Bogowie: A Study of Eastern Europe’s Ancient Gods by T.D. Kokoszka

    Bogowie Book Covr

    Teachings of the Mythic Past – Book Review on Bogowie: A Study of Eastern Europe’s Ancient Gods by T.D. Kokoszka If you’re looking for an easy read or beginner’s book on Slavic myth, folklore, and Paganism you might want to look elsewhere. This book features tons of advanced information on traditional Slavic Pagan beliefs.  Chapter 6 of Bogowie is called Advanced Concepts in Indo-European Mythology, but I think this would not have been such a bad way to describe the book itself! T.D. Kokoszka focuses greatly on Slavic mythology and folklore in this very in-depth study. But with that being said, the book is certainly not for beginners who are…