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Veles Circle
The "Circle of Veles" (''Commonwealth of Slavic Rodnovery Communities'') is an association of communities passionate about the development of Slavic native spirituality. Their patron is the god Veles, the Slavic god of wisdom. The supreme god is considered to be Rod, thus it is a Rodnovery (neo-pagan) association, common to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The association emphasizes the veneration of deities of the earth, similar to Indian tantrism. It is not affiliated with political movements, and does not practice racial or religious discrimination. The leader of the association is Ilya Cherkasov (Veleslav). History In November 1993 as part of the was created by the Obninsk Vedic community "Traiana" ( Obninsk, Kaluga region), headed by the magician Bogumil (D. A. Gasanov). Gasanov received "initiation" from the Nizhny Novgorod sorcerer Rodoliub (Rybin). In 1994–1997, he maintained close contacts with the "Union of Venedi". Community "Trajan" until the end of 1998 with clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veleslav
Volhv Veleslav (Cyrillic: Волхв Велеслав) (born Ilya Cherkasov (Cyrillic: Илья Черкасов), October 8, 1973), also known as Влх. Велеслав (Vlh. Veleslav) and V.L.S.L.V., is a Russian Rodnover priest. He is also an author, artist, poet, teacher and lecturer. Veleslav is the founder of Rodolubie (Rodoljub) and the Veles circle. His early works form the basis of the Slavic neopaganism movement and its reconstruction. Veleslav is the author of several books on Russian and Slavic traditions, including ''The Doctrine/Teachings of the Magi: The White Book'' (2007, 2nd ed. 2010); ''The Black Book of Mara'' (2008); ''Living Vedas of Russ: Revelations of Native Gods'' (2008); the ''Book of Veles's Tales'' (2005), and "The Book of the Great Nav" (2011), amongst many others. He has also contributed to the first magazine for Rodnovers, "Родноверие". Early life Since childhood, Veleslav has been fond of history, and while still a child he enthusiastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
