Ancestral Slavic Magic

“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 *“As we enter a new era critical for the survival of humanity, it becomes imperative to heed the wisdom of our ancestors’ spirits. Natasha Helvin beautifully describes the essence of this new era, offering insights from the Pagan perspective of the Slavic and Rus people of Ukraine and Southwest Russia. Additionally, she explores the traditions of the Vodouists in Haiti.” * Nicholas E. Brink, Ph.D., author of The Power of Ecstatic Trance, Baldr’s Magic, and Beowulf&r *“Helvin writes like a Russian—direct, forceful, sometimes abrasive. She cites her sources in general but makes it clear that she is coming from oral tradition and also drawing her own conclusions and making her own path from what she has been taught and experienced. This book will reward several readings, because there is a lot in here, and I would strongly encourage people to do the work—call the Ancestors, do the rituals and explore your own family traditions.” * Samuel Wagar, Facing North *

Natasha Helvin is an occultist, hereditary witch, and priestess in the Haitian Vodou tradition as well as an avid scholar of other magical traditions. Raised in the Soviet Union, 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 is the author of Slavic Witchcraft and Russian Black Magic and lives in the Pacific Northwest.