The Metaphysics of the North

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The Everlasting Footprint

On the banks of the Saba River, in the village of Raykovo, stands the Chapel of Archangel Michael. This small wooden church is unusual in its design: a log structure encircled on three sides by an open gallery, offerin...

The Everlasting Footprint

The Everlasting Footprint

Deep within the dark forests lie the Finnish fortifications of Väliniemi, near Lake Onega.

леса фортификации вов вторая мировая война пейзажи ландшафты Russia’s North Mysterious forests

Deep within the dark forests lie the Finnish fortifications of Väliniemi, near Lake Onega.

The Hamlet

заброшка крестьянская архитектура деревенский дом охлупень Abandoned ruins wooden house

The Hamlet

The Whirlwind

The Time of Strange Stories Has Come.

The Whirlwind

быличка демонология фольклор монастырь демон Folk Demonology Northern legend folkloric demon

The Whirlwind

To Cast Harm or Inflict a Hernia (Kila): A Folk Curse from the Russian North

Category: “Folk Remedies”

To Cast Harm or Inflict a Hernia (Kila): A Folk Curse from the Russian North

череп порчи вредоносная магия осенние пейзажи колдуны Russian North black magic

To Cast Harm or Inflict a Hernia (Kila): A Folk Curse from the Russian North

Pervomayskoye (May Day). Our Enchanted Night at the Demon’s Stone

On this night, a long-held dream came true—to spend the night at one of the ancient sacred sites of the Izhora Plateau peoples: the Church Stone, or Kirkkokivi, now more commonly known as the Demon’s Stone or Veles’ St...

Публикация: 01.05.2024

Pervomayskoye (May Day). Our Enchanted Night at the Demon’s Stone

место силы мегалит страшные истории ижорское плато церковный камень Sacred Boulder Megalith forest magic

Reference: 01.05.2024

Pervomayskoye (May Day). Our Enchanted Night at the Demon’s Stone

An ancient forest cemetery of the Pomors near the village of Kuzreka on the Tersky Coast of the White Sea

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An ancient forest cemetery of the Pomors near the village of Kuzreka on the Tersky Coast of the White Sea

An Abandoned House as a Doorway to the Otherworld

In the traditional worldview of the Russian peasant, the surrounding space was clearly divided into the sacred and the profane. While the latter is not the focus here, even sacred spaces were differentiated—they could ...

An Abandoned House as a Doorway to the Otherworld

заброшка быличка демонология демоны страшные места Abandoned ruins

An Abandoned House as a Doorway to the Otherworld

Suurkivi

Another great sacred boulder of the North, dragged here by the mighty Ice Age, lies hidden in the remnants of the taiga just 30 kilometers from St. Petersburg.

Suurkivi

Sacred Boulder Ingrian Finns Mysterious pagan site ancient rituals

Suurkivi

Emigrating to Enchanted Rus’: Andoma Mountain and Its Surroundings

A glimpse of our Northern Sea — Lake Onega — captured in a few photographs.

Emigrating to Enchanted Rus’: Andoma Mountain and Its Surroundings

русский север Живая старина онежское озеро вологодская область Russian North Lake Onega

Emigrating to Enchanted Rus’: Andoma Mountain and Its Surroundings

The Assumption Chapel, or the Place Where Treasure Lies Hidden

A beautiful, small roadside chapel with a stone cross dating from the 16th (or so) century stands near the village of Vasttsy. According to local legend, a treasure is buried near the chapel, and at times, a black figu...