by Ronesa Aveela | Aug 26, 2022 | Books, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Kickstarter, Mythology and Folklore
It’s down to a little more than a week before we launch our Seababies Adventures campaign. Now’s your chance to get a peek at what we’re offering. If you are new to our site, we’re launching this book through a Kickstarter campaign. You may or may not be familiar with...
by Ronesa Aveela | Jul 8, 2022 | Bulgaria, Rituals and Traditions
I would like to share a magical practice called “golden egg.” In Bulgarian folklore and popular belief still today, people protected themselves by using their thoughts to build a wall against evil around themselves and their home. Everyone can do this by putting...
by Ronesa Aveela | May 23, 2022 | Artists, Books, Bulgaria, Kickstarter, Marketing and Promotion, Mythology and Folklore, Rituals and Traditions
If this is news to you, our campaign is about the book people have been asking for. It provides lots of fascinating information about the herbs that make up a Bulgarian Eniovden (Midsummer’s) wreath. I, too, was curious what herbs made up the 77½ in the wreath, so I...
by Ronesa Aveela | May 21, 2022 | Bulgaria, Kickstarter, Mythology and Folklore
We’ve mentioned Samodivi throughout the campaign. They are mentioned only in passing in the herbs book, but we thought you’d like to know a little more about them. Who are the Samodivi? Where did they come from? Let’s start with their name. Samo (alone) and diva...
by Ronesa Aveela | May 14, 2022 | Bulgaria, Kickstarter, Rituals and Traditions
In our book, we talk about various healers throughout Bulgarian history. Who are these healers, and how did they obtain this power? Both men and women can be healers, although most often the role falls to an elderly woman called a znahar. But, please, don’t call her a...
by Ronesa Aveela | May 13, 2022 | Books, Bulgaria, Kickstarter, Rituals and Traditions
Earlier this week, we talked a little about the herbs. Today, we’ll tell you another special use of these magical herbs. “Is this a portal to another world? Is this a circle to protect against black magic and evil spirits?” These were questions in my mind when I...
