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I completely forgot this blog existed and wasn't deleted until I got an email notification that @deathfandom tagged me in this URL song tag thing and I was unable to purge the urge to just do it from my head after getting the log in for this back. -- I am unable to add links proper to songs rn nor will I be tagging anyone on this post done purely to stop my brain harassing me! I have too many favourites that couldn't be chosen due to starting with a B or D.

P - Perfection - Oh Land U - Undenied - Portishead R - Risingson - Massive Attack I - I Love You Like An Alcoholic - The Taxpayers T - Tongues and Teeth - The Crane Wives Y - You Don't Own Me - Rasputin's F - Forever - Siouxie and the Banshees E - Earthship - Squalloscope T - Thanatos - Soap&Skin I - I Threw Glass at my Friend's Eyes and Now I'm on Probation - Destroy Boys S - Sudden Death - The Organ H - Heaven Now - London After Midnight

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Leda (Detail), 2015 - Gail Potocki

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There’s a reason a sewing kit includes scissors, a wood shop has a saw, and a kitchen is full of knives. In order to build something, to create something on purpose, you have to be prepared to cut away what’s extra. A bolt of cloth does not a blanket make, a piece of wood a shelf, nor a loaf of bread a sandwich. When you snip off frayed bits of string, cut the wood into shape, or slice the end off a loaf of bread you are creating, with the act of removal, something closer to what you desire.

Now let’s say you’re not sewing a blanket, you’re not building a shelf, not making a sandwich. Let’s say you’re crafting a life in which you are happy. You will end up removing things. You’ll leave partners, stop talking to family members, let go of friends. You’ll move apartments, lose jobs, change wardrobes. And you will feel their absence. You’ll look at the scraps of cloth, the odd angles of wood, the stale end of the loaf. But that cloth couldn’t keep you warm and that tiny corner of wood can’t store books. You wouldn’t be full from that little bit of bread or happy with that person. In the art of creating there is the act of removal and it is essential.

#Wow. Huh. I like this.

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I'm looking for info about the poland country/region please! if you can direct any english sources my way that would be awesome.

Welcome back, my dear,

As it so happens, I do have a collection of English resources bookmarked on Polish mythology and paganism because of an old Polish colleague of mine.

If you have specific questions, I would defer you to @slavicafire as not only is she Polish herself but she is quite well-versed and well-educated on the topic. You could also search her blog as she has quite a few posts on the Old Gods within the context of Poland.

Bear in mind that many of these resources speak about different regions and compare them in their analysis and quest for greater understanding of Slavic mythology and its diversity. However, some specifically address Poland.

My dear readers - feel free to add any sources that you use within the comments.

Resources

Tales by Polish Authors by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Stefan Żeromski, Adam Szymański and Wacław Sieroszewski

Slavic Folklore, A Handbook by Natalie Kononenko

Forests of the Vampires: Slavic Myth (Myth and Mankind) by Charles Phillips

An essay on Slavic Paganism by Irina Yakubin and Mariya Gershkovich

Gods of the Ancient Slavs by Myroshlava T. Znayenko

Polish Folklore and Myth by Joanne Asala

The Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland by Andrzej Buko

The Slavs by Marija Gimbutas

Slavonic Pagan Sanctuaries by Leszek Paweł Słupecki

The Gods of the Ancient Slavs by Myroslava Znayenko

Coexistence or Conflict? The Problem of Dual Belief in Polish Folklore by Anna Brzozowska-Krajka

Late Pagan and Early Christian Poland by Jerzy Gąssowski

Rituals in the Past edited by Leszek Gardeła & Agnieszka Půlpánová-Reszczyńska

The cultural unity of the Slavs in the Early Middle Ages by Witold Hensel

Saxo Grammaticus on Slavic Pre-Christian Religion by Stanislaw Sielicki

Slavic Protective Magic in the Early Middle Ages on Polish Territories by Joanna Wawrzeniuk

Studies on Religion: Seeking Origins and Manifestations of Religion (see the section on Slavic folk beliefs) by Joanna Popielska-Grzybowska,& Jadwiga Iwaszczuk

What is known about Slavic mythology by Mikołaj Gliński

Slavic Daemons: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Marek Kępa

Roots Revival: How Slavic Faith Returned to Poland by Adrian Sobolewski

Please stay away from:

Wikipedia, which is highly inaccurate and encourages a black-and-white worldview.

Dmitriy Kushnir. His work is mixture of New Age, unverified information and non-Slavic beliefs that mirror his personal worldview. His works are also incredibly racist and sexist.

The Book of Veles, which is highly controversial in terms of authenticity. It is considered to be a nationalist forgery by many folks.

I hope that this gives you a good place to begin your research.

Kind regards,

Everett.