![]() The interest in such practices is marginal, but is becoming bigger.” “It can be classified as polytheism, but instead of gods, there are Christian saints who had replaced gods and taken over their qualities. “The native religion of Poland could be a mixture of Catholicism with the old, Pagan customs and practices, including the magical ones,” said Verm. One result of Church domination is a form of syncretic polytheism. Most of us live in safe environment – with loving families and thoughtful friends, being quite anonymous while living in the big cities,” organizing largely through social media. Sheila said, “Polish people (in general) are not very good in being understandable and tolerant. According to Sheila, who is a second degree Gardnerian Wiccan, there are those who worry that, as the population of Pagans grow, this might change. Many of these practices are somewhat tolerated in this largely Catholic nation, but that might be because no one has noticed them yet. Tomasz Rogalinski calls Rodzimowiercy to ritual. Verm, one of our interviewees, was taught folk Witchcraft by a grandmother and an aunt. It does not mean that there is no possibility of conducting one’s life according to the rules taken from the other faiths (unless they’re contradictory to Rodzimowierstwo), fascination by the other culture or having friends, family or know the people who have the other dominant faith.”Īlong with the practice of Wicca and Rodzimowierstwo, age-old folk magic traditions continue to be practiced in Poland. He further explained that the tenets of Rodzimowierstwo “exclude creating religious mix or joining different faiths (in a way of joining patheons or following many paths). Gniazdo is a magazine created by the Rodzimowiercy, but there are other publications that, according to Rogalinksi, mix traditional and New Age beliefs without providing any context. “It is looking for similarities and helping those who are nearest to us, it is not about fighting other people.”Īs with Wicca, the resources for those interested in Rodzimowierstwo can be a mixed bag. “The circles are a challenge understood in a positive way, not a negative one,” Rogalinski acknowledged. Binding all the traditions together are the beliefs in native Slavic gods, the offerings of mead and food (traditionally groats, white cheese, and bread), a code based on principles of honor, responsibility, and courage, and the “circles of responsibility,” which centers on family and widens to include community. Rogalinski explained more of the tenets of this native religion, which varies depending upon the source material. He was attracted to it because of his extensive historical knowledge of the Slavs. He first encountered the tradition in 1978, before it had acquired the standardized name. ![]() Tomasz Rogalinski is one such practitioner. Adherents tend to use a reconstructionist methodology to rebuild their native faith, which has not spread through the English-speaking world as widely as some other European-based Heathen religions. The most popular Pagan path practiced in Poland is Rodzimowierstwo (“native faith”), an indigenous form of Slavic polytheism. The three Wiccans who spoke to The Wild Hunt demonstrated a real excitement about helping their religion expand. It is difficult to find reliable sources about Wicca in Poland, although Keeling said that some books by Vivianne Crowley are being translated. She herself has initiated people from her native land by first requiring them to travel to England, where she has lived for some years. To her knowledge, there are only about 50 initiates in the entire country. ![]() Offering to Żerca According to Wiccan priestess Agni Keeling, Wicca is a growing, but still quite a small, Pagan path in Poland. ![]()
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