Description: "A guide to harnessing ancestral power in the Slavic Pagan tradition. Offers traditional rituals and spells to help you connect with your ancestors, see your family's ancestral patterns, and change your destiny. Examines the history of ancestor worship in the Slavic tradition and ancient Slavic burial and funeral customs, many of which are still practiced today in remote pockets of Russia. Explores the similarities between ancestral beliefs in Haitian Vodou and the Slavic tradition"--
Brief description: Born in the Soviet Union, Natasha Helvin is an occultist, hereditary witch, and priestess in the Haitian Vodou tradition, as well as an avid scholar of other magical traditions. She learned the ancient Slavic secrets of magic and healing from her family and, as a child, often saw her grandmother and mother use magic in their everyday lives to help neighbors and friends. A professional rootworker and spiritual coach, she lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Review Quotes: "Natasha Helvin's Ancestral Slavic Magic reminds us that our Pagan roots are as present as they are past and that they hold the key to our future. Through her sharing of Slavic Pagan lore, Helvin teaches the importance of observing cycles, spending regular time in nature, tending to our dead, and, most of all, engaging with our ancestors. The resonant teaching Helvin offers throughout this book is that true magic takes effort, and that effort must be consistent."-- "S. Kelley Harrell, author of From Elder to Ancestor and Runic Book of Days"