Natasha HelvinAncestral Slavic Magic
Transcend Family Patterns and Empower Ancestral Connections
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.
INTRODUCTION
Your Ancestors and Your Destiny
PART 1
Ancestors and the Magical Tradition
1 The Beginning
2 Pagan Christianity
3 Our Roots
4 Energy of the Family System
5 Seven Generations of Contact
6 The Pagan Calendar and Its Connection to Our Ancestors
7 Color Symbolism of the Slavs
8 The Ancestors in Haitian Vodou
9 Witchcraft and Healing in Haitian Vodou
PART 2
Transitions, Initiations, and Burial Traditions
10 An Initiation as a Rite of Passage
11 Haitian Vodou Initiations
12 The Slavic Wedding as a Rite of Passage
13 Bridges and Crossroads
14 Magical Properties of Water
15 Christianity Is the Most Powerful Form of Occult
16 Spell Text as a Legacy of the Prophetic, Enchanted Word
17 Burial Rites in Old Russia
18 Funeral Rites and Their Connection to the Folk Magic of Old Believers
19 Death and Burial Rites in Haitian Vodou
20 The Transmission of Magical Power at Death
CONCLUSION
From Our Ancestors to Our Future
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
