The Kolo, the Slavic folk round dance and to be in a circle is light manifesting. Note the oak tree and burning of oak- Badjnak in Serbo-Croatian. Oak Tree ─ Slavic Secret Language in harmony with Mother Nature. Powered oak bark mixed with honey heals menstrual problems. A blend of ground acorns mixed with water […]
The Yard – Memory
Research from mathematic scientist Alexander Thom’s finding of the “Megalithic Yard” form of measurement can be added to the plethora of South Slavic memory practices, the round dances (kolos), with its ethnochoreological implications of beat and rhythm movements. Thom’s study of Megalithic stone circles as observatories and astronomical machines that gave rise to the evidence […]
Oral Memory Traditions- Mega Library of Memory
The explicit distinguishing of social memory or oral memory traditions of the South Slavs are actualized in a multiplicity (plastic property) of social collective communal events not separated from their love of the Moist Mother Earth. Their female bodies represented in the archeological zoomorphic Bird, Snake and Bear Goddesses attest to a dialogue with death- […]
Shoulder to Shoulder: The Poly Vagal Nervous System
The Poly Vagal nervous system is found in the trunk of bodies, U-shaped with branches. The Kolo (circle or folk round dance) has this tacit knowledge of how the ventral nerve branch is about equilibrium, peace and true safety found in social engagement and collectives. According to Porges, he wrote, “the Polyvagal theory provides neurobiological […]
Socks Represent the Earliest of Weavers. Women are the Weavers.
Slavic Wool leggings The 1st pair of socks recorded was said to be have been made from animal skins-Greek poet Hesido 8th century BC called piloi made from matted animal hair. The Slavic women weavers to this day gather the wool from the sheep and spin into yarn. The weaving and embroidery continues to have […]