Duhovi Rastlin, Duša Stare Vere: The Use of Plants in Sacred Rituals Among Nature Worshippers in Slovenia
Pomegranate The International Journal of Pagan Studies June 19, 2020 Karsten Fatur 1 citation
Members of Native Faith and nature-worshiper groups in Slovenia frequently use certain plants in their rituals, with Cannabis spp., Hypericum perforatum, and Salvia spp. being the most commonly mentioned among eighty-four plant categories. The symbolic nature or "spirit" of the plants was more important than their physical properties, showing that symbolic relations are central to how these practitioners connect with their divine conceptions of nature. Most participants identified as Rodnovera or Starovera or avoided labels altogether.