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Fire bird by Marcin Nagraba

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Marcin Nagraba

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Photography by Marcin Nagraba

Costume by Agnieszka Osipa

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Deities & Demons: Ostara and the Dawn

THE DAWN

Ostara, Ēostre who stemmed from Astarte is both an Ancient Germanic Goddess and one of the eight Neopagan Sabbats which make up the Pagan Wheel of the Year. The Sabbat, or Holiday celebrates the re-birth of Spring after the barren winter season. The face of the Goddess Ostara is the Virginal Maiden of Spring, the smiling celestial crescent, emerging in the sky from the black horizon of winter.

One must imagine the ancient European Winters to truly appreciate the return of this gentle fertility Goddess. To get through the barren season, families would store grains, nuts, dried meats and herbs for their survival. This preserved prosperity directly from the land equated with the sustaining of life when external conditions i.e. weather did not support it. Ēostre emerges from the rich Pagan canon of deities who came about when survival truly depended on the fertility and abundance of the land and humanitie’s harmonious relationship with it. She is and was and is a Goddess of the People, the Workers, the Creators, the Stargazers, and the Bacchanalian Merry makers. Now more than ever, in our modern age of convenience, and urban aversion to the laws of Nature’s Cyclic cornucopia, do we need the return of an abundant feminine force.

Even in modern astrology, the wheel of the zodiac starts with Aries, which correlates to March (the Sun enters Aries around the Equinox).

This means that you can think of March as a new beginning, too. If your year hasn’t started on the right footing, if you feel like you’re already behind, if you need some of that New Year energy again, here it is for you. Take it!

Ostara ☀️ Talon Abraxas

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Marcin Nagraba (@marcin_nagraba)

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The Sun

When the Night is Born

When the Night is Born and When the Star goes Down Marcin Nagraba - Photography We are stars wrapped in skin. The light you are seeking has always been within. - Rumi

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regalia.

1. Adit Priscilla for Harper’s Bazaar US, ph. Pieter Hugo (2022). 2. Heavenly Creatures by Marcel van der Vlugt (1996). 3. Sadie Frost as Lucy Westenra in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). 4. Costume by Agnieszka Osipa, ph. Marcin Nagraba. 5. John Galliano Ready-to-Wear Spring (2011). 6. Christian Dior Couture Fall (1997). 7. Mélie Tiacoh for Citizen K Magazine, ph. Nicolas Menu. 8. Costume by Agnieszka Osipa, ph. Marcin Nagraba. 9. Christian Lacroix Haute Couture Spring/Summer (1996).

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Marcin Nagraba

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Brodarica by Marcin Nagraba, costume: Agnieszka Osipa

#Polish art #slavic art #slavic folklore #balkans #Marcun Nagraba #Agnieszka Osipa

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Slavic mythology photoshoot -  ‘Collaborated with Warsaw-based costume designer Agnieszka Osipa, Polish photographer Marcin Nagraba captured a pagan-themed series of portraits that show us the mystic qualities and beauty of Slavic culture’.

#slavic #slavic culture #slavic paganism #paganism #ritual #magic #photography #magick #beauty #mythology #legends #power symbols #wisdom #pagan #mystic #animal skull #costume #portraits #Polish #marcin nagraba #agnieszka #agnieszka osipa

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"Even if people end up doing awful things, you can empathize with their motives when you know them. When you get to know the person, you can understand why they make those choices, even if they're bad. And oftentimes people do have good drives that are sympathetic and can even be seen as selfless and good-hearted." Bob Odenkirk

'See no evil' by Marcin Nagraba

Headpiece by @agnieszkaosipa

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The Moon. Photo by Marcin Nagraba.

My mother in my interpretation of "The Moon" tarot card. Headpiece by Agnieszka Osipa Costumes. I'm working on new amazing series so stay tuned. 

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Marcin Nagraba (@marcin_nagraba)

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Luna Marcin Nagraba - Photography & Art We are stars wrapped in skin. The light you are seeking has always been within. - Rumi

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Photography by Marcin Nagraba

Costume by Agnieszka Osipa 

Before I dive into the history and genuine traditions of slavic folklore and paganism, I want to point out this photographer, specifically using his series with this particular costume design. Osipa is a costume designer residing in Kyiv, Ukraine and Nagraba is a Polish photographer. Together they have collaborated on this series using traditional pagan dress and imagery, and making it something otherworldly and current. These photographs have something about them that transforms my thinking about slavic paganism. It makes it something manicured, beautiful, and calculated. Almost aristocratic. These images make the women look like they live in high society amongst the slavs who live in beautiful ornate and colorful large wooden homes. The reason this comes first is because I want to get you, the reader excited to hear about the history, and learn about some traditions and lore, by looking at photographs that use these stories and traditional dress as a foundation to create something new. I will dive into traditional dress next probably, and perhaps some cultural mannerisms. Not sure yet.

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