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Yngliism — the Ancient Faith of the Slavic and Aryan Peoples

An English translation of the article from Derzhava Rus: basic concepts, symbols, and foundations of the teaching.

This material is translated from the text reproduced from Derzhava Rus to present its account of the teaching. The statements in the text express the source author's position. References to figures refer to illustrations in the original source, which are not included here.

General Information

The name of the Ancient Faith of the First Ancestors, Yngliism, derives from the Da'Aryan symbolic word-image Ynglia. In Da'Aryan writing, this image was represented by a single symbol, a t'raga; in Kh'Aryan writing, it was represented by the fundamental rune Ynglia.

The meaning our Wise Ancestors gave to the original image of Ynglia was always the Divine Primordial Fire of Creation, within which diverse forms of Life appeared in the Endless Infinities brought forth in the New Reality, that is, in numerous universes.

The original Sacred Light of Ynglia, emanating from the Primordial Creator, whom we Old Believers call Great Ra-M-Kha, also filled our blessed Midgard-Earth. Therefore, to name our Faith, we add to the rune carrying the symbolic meaning of the Divine Primordial Fire [Ynglia] the sacred three-rune concept [IZM], meaning “Truth of the Earthly World,” just as in earlier times.

As already stated, the original source of the Great Life-Giving Primordial Sacred Fire was the One Creator, whose name is Ra-M-Kha. For us, the Old Believer Ynglings who profess the Ancient Faith of our First Ancestors, Ra-M-Kha is the One Supreme Creator. Yet this does not mean that Yngliism is what is now called a monotheistic system.

Nor is Yngliism a polytheistic system, although every Slavic or Aryan clan of the Great Race venerates its own Circle of Gods [1].

In the modern world, every member of a Slavic or Aryan clan needs to know that the spiritual system called Yngliism is the Ancient Faith of our Ancestors, rather than a religion or a Neopagan teaching, as some of our “learned men” attempt to describe it today. The word “religion” means the artificial restoration of a broken or interrupted great spiritual bond between people and Gods on the basis of some spiritual, that is, religious teaching. The modern term “Neopaganism” was invented by “learned men” specifically to divert people from searching for their Ancient Foundations of the Old Faith, their earliest History, rich Tradition, and great Culture. Neopaganism is described as an attempt to return to antiquity through a combination of scientific knowledge, mystical worldviews, esotericism, and theosophy.

We, the Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings, have no need to restore the great spiritual bond between ourselves and our Gods, because that bond has never been destroyed or interrupted: our Gods are our Ancestors, and we are their children.

The Old Russian Yngliist Church of Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings is the One Most Ancient Community of the Great Race and the descendants of the Heavenly Kin, uniting all White people [2] on the ancient foundations of the Old Faith of the First Ancestors.

All people with White skin living in different lands form One Universal Kin, descendants of the Heavenly Kin and the Great Race, from which the White humanity of Midgard-Earth (planet Earth) originates.

In everyday life, we call ourselves Old Believer Ynglings, or Orthodox Slavs, because:

We are Old Believers because we profess the Old Faith of the Great Race, bestowed by the Heavenly Kin.

We are Ynglings (the Old Slavic name is Ynglyane) because we preserve Ynglia, the Sacred Divine Fire of our First Ancestors, and kindle it before the images and kummirs of our Bright Gods and Holy-Wise Ancestors.

We are Orthodox, or Pravoslavnye, because we glorify PRAV and SLAV. We know truly that PRAV is the World of our Bright Gods, and SLAV is the Bright World inhabited by our Great and Most Wise Ancestors.

We are Slavs because, from pure hearts, we glorify all our Bright Ancient Gods and Holy-Wise Ancestors.

Outward Signs of the Faith

According to our most ancient traditions, sacred writings, and inherited accounts, during invocations and hymns, and when entering our temples and sanctuaries, we make the Holy Sign, also called the Sign of the God Perun or Perunitsa (lightning). To make it, the tips of three fingers of the right hand — the thumb, ring finger, and little finger — are joined in honor of the Great Triglav of the World of Yav: Svarog, Perun, and Sventovit, who embody Conscience, Freedom (Will), and Light. The index and middle fingers are held straight together, representing the Heavenly Kin and Lada the Mother of the Gods.

We then place these two fingers first on the forehead, then on the eyes — the left eye followed by the right — and finally on the lips. Through this Holy Sign we illuminate our Holy Old Faith, Yngliism, repeating the holy lightning of the God Perun, which sanctified the blessed lives of all our Ancestors and sanctifies our everyday lives today.

We place the Holy Sign on the forehead to sanctify the mind that comprehends the Wisdom of our Gods and Ancestors; on the eyes to sanctify our sight and see their true Creation; and on the lips to sanctify our speech, especially when speaking the Divine Word and Divine Wisdom, and to keep our lips from blasphemy.

Bowing the head during invocations and hymns expresses respect for our Ancient Ancestral Gods and our Holy-Wise and Great Ancestors, in gratitude for their help in all our deeds and creative work.

When glorifying the Ancient Bright Gods and all the Ancestors of our clans in temples and sanctuaries, in shrines beside ancient kummirs, and beside altars at fortified settlements during celebrations of the Bright Days in sacred groves and oak woods or on the banks of sacred rivers and waters, we make the Sign of Glory. First we place the open right hand over the heart, then raise it, extending it toward Svarog's Heavens (Fig. 1), and say:

“Glory to our Gods and Ancestors!”

In everyday life, Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings wear special protective symbols on their bodies. Cast from white metal or made from sacred wood — oak, cedar, birch, ash, elm, linden, and others — these are called the Clan Community Amulet (Fig. 2), the Clan Amulet (Fig. 3), and the Inter-Clan Slavic or Aryan Community Amulet (Fig. 4).

Every amulet worn by an Orthodox Old Believer Yngling remains, in one way or another, in constant connection with the ancient spiritual sources of the Old Faith. Moreover, the material from which an amulet is made is itself a constant source of natural healing power.

Most Slavic and Aryan amulets are made of silver. This noble metal is sacred to Yngling believers, since the beneficial influence of silver objects on the body of any White person has been known since ancient times. Runic amulets are frequently used: amulets inscribed with ancient protective runes or runic texts containing protective incantations, as well as amulets made in the shape of a rune.

Amulets made from sacred trees likewise have a very beneficial effect on a person, since each is endowed with a particular natural healing power.

Priests, Elders, and Community Heads, in addition to a clan or community amulet worn against the body, have pectoral protective symbols worn on the chest over festive or sacred garments.

Body amulets varied in size, but were no smaller than a nokot (1.11125 cm) and no larger than a vershok (4.445 cm). The average dimensions of pectoral amulets ranged from 1½ vershoks (6.6675 cm) to 2¼ vershoks (10 cm); see the pyad measurement system.

The Symbol of the Old Faith

The principal symbol of the Old Faith, both in ancient times and today, is the Star of Ynglia (Fig. 5). It symbolizes not only the Original Pure Light — the Primordial Fire of Divine Creation and the Radiant Light of our Yarilo-Sun — but also the harmonious White Human Being, a descendant of the Ancient Bright Gods.

The three triangles representing the Divine Principle signify one of the Great Triglavs, which watches over a Divine World: Yav, Nav, Slav, or Prav. The outer circle enclosing the Great Triglav represents the One Life-Giving Ynglia. The infinite space outside the circle speaks of the One Creator, whose name is Great Ra-M-Kha.

The three triangles representing the Human Principle signify a Healthy Body, a Strong Spirit, and a Bright Soul; the outer circle enclosing them signifies a Pure Conscience. The infinite space outside the circle symbolizes the many-sided Divine World in which the descendant of the Ancient Bright Gods — the Human Being — lives and creates.

The three triangles representing the Natural Principle signify Earth, Water, and Fire; the outer circle enclosing them signifies Air. The infinite space outside the circle symbolizes the Most Pure Svarga, that is, the Heavens.

Additional accompanying symbols are often placed at the center of the Star of Ynglia. For example, a sword pointing downward (Fig. 4) signifies the preservation of Ancient Wisdom. A sword pointing upward signifies the defense of all clans and lands of the Holy Race against external and internal enemies. Community members who wear this symbol belong to Slavic and Aryan communities that preserve Ancient Wisdom and pass it from generation to generation.

A Perunitsa placed at the center of Ynglia (Fig. 6) symbolizes the protection and patronage of the God Perun. Amulets with a Perunitsa are generally worn by members of communities that honor and glorify the Most Wise God Perun, Patron of the Slavic Clans.

The Star of Ynglia combined with the central symbol our Ancestors originally called Vestnik, “the Messenger,” brings Health, Happiness, and Joy. This ancient amulet of happiness (Fig. 7) is sometimes colloquially called Mati-Gotka, meaning “Mother of the Goths.”

Community members who wear the protective symbolism of Mati-Gotka belong to Slavic and Aryan communities in which various forms of Ancient Culture and Tradition are preserved and passed from generation to generation.

Some Priests, Elders, and Heads of Slavic and Aryan communities, besides body-worn clan or community amulets and pectoral protective symbols worn over clothing, also wear pectoral sources of Spiritual and Natural Power called artakonas.

An artakona combines two powerful forces of the living world: the claw of a rodovich [3], an animal representing the clan's natural patron symbol, and beads made from sacred wood. Figure 8 shows two artakonas. The one on the right combines an eagle's claw with sacred oak beads; the one on the left combines a bear's claw with sandalwood beads.

Bereginya

Since ancient times, our Ancestors bound their hair around the forehead with embroidered braid, ribbon, or a leather cord, which they called a Bereginya (Fig. 9).

Our Wise Ancestors believed that the Bereginya performed several tasks at once: it protected the mind from confusion and bad thoughts; guarded the Soul and body against curses and the evil eye; kept the hair from being blown about or falling into the eyes; and prevented sweat from obscuring the eyes during work.

Addressing the Gods and Ancestors

All Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings should address their Great and Most Wise Ancestors, glorify our Bright Ancient Gods and the Heavenly Kin, and kindle Sacred Ynglia in shrines where they live; in sacred buildings, temples, and sanctuaries; on the banks of sacred rivers and waters; and in the sacred groves and oak woods of our Great State.

In our homes and dwellings, we should remember the Ancient Gods and all the Ancestors of our clans and read commemorative invocations to them: in the morning when we wake; in the evening when we go to sleep; before and after meals; when consecrating bloodless offerings and gifts before burning them on fire altars or placing them on altars and burial mounds; when blessing food and water before the First and Second Meals; and at the beginning and end of creative deeds for the benefit of our Great Clans and the Heavenly Kin.

Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings usually perform their rituals and rites and invocations before various kummirs of the Slavic and Aryan Gods who protect the clans and of the Holy-Wise Ancestors, or before handmade images depicting them.

On weekly observance days and holidays, and on weekdays when free from everyday work, we should attend worship at the kapishche (temple) to hear the Holy-Wise Divine Word and pay due respect to our Bright Gods and Most Wise Ancestors, for we must observe Two Great Principles:

Honor your Gods and Ancestors as sacred.

Always live according to Conscience and in harmony with Mother Nature.

Fasting

The periods for cleansing the human body — fasts — are calculated only according to the Da'Aryan Krugolet of Chislobog.

The word POST (ПОСТЪ) itself is an abbreviation of an ancient common Slavic symbolic expression, formed from the initial letters of its words:

This system of fasting in the Old Russian Yngliist Church of Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings allows our body to cleanse itself and adjust from one kind of food to another.

Fasts observed by all community members and parishioners of the Old Russian Yngliist Church of Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings:

The Holy Fast

Nine days, one Slavic week, from Ramkhat 22 to Ramkhat 31.

During this period, Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings are not permitted to eat meat, fish, fatty protein foods (eggs, butter, milk), or spicy food.

On these days, Old Believers should eat vegetables, fruit, berries, grains, and legumes in the morning and evening, and drink water, juices, and herbal teas during the daytime.

This prepares the body for the transition to foods preserved early in the season.

Dazhdbog's Fast

Eighteen days, two full Slavic weeks, from Beyleg 1 to 18.

During this period, Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings prepare for the transition from foods preserved early in the season to fully preserved foods, such as salted and smoked products.

During the fast, Old Believers are not permitted to eat meat, fatty fish, eggs, white bread, rich dairy products (cream and sour cream), or butter. Vegetable oil is permitted.

Among bread products, “gray” and rye bread may be eaten, especially bread made from a midnight sponge starter. Other foods are consumed as in the Holy Fast.

Sauerkraut or buckwheat porridge is recommended during the daytime to improve metabolism.

The Pure Fast

Eighteen days, two full Slavic weeks, from Geylet 22 to 40.

During this period, Old Believers are not permitted to eat meat, fatty foods, sour or fermented foods, or eggs.

All animal fats and vegetable oils are forbidden during the Pure Fast. Permitted foods include lean fish (except fried fish), steamed grain porridges, pasta, “gray” and rye bread, nuts, berries, juices, herbal teas, and small quantities of legumes.

In the second week of the Pure Fast, fresh plant foods, such as green onions and radishes, are introduced gradually.

The Great Fast

Thirteen days, one and a half Slavic weeks, from Daylet 22 to 35.

During this period, fatty meat foods (except chicken and rabbit), fatty fish, butter and other fats (except vegetable oil), and rich dairy products (cream and sour cream) are not permitted. All other low-fat foods may be eaten.

The Bright Fast

Eighteen days, two full Slavic weeks, from Veylet 33 to Kheylet 9.

During this period, only plant foods may be eaten, and only in the morning and evening.

On the Holy Day of the God Kupala, which coincides with the Bright Fast, meat of any fat content may be eaten, but it must be cooked over Living Fire: a campfire lit from ritually produced Living Fire.

The One-Day Fast

Every seventh day of the nine-day week, in accordance with the Commandment of Svarog: “Honor three days of the week — the third, seventh, and ninth…” On this day, it is recommended to abstain from food entirely, except for juices, water, fruit compote without the berries, herbal teas, and kissel. If the one-day fast falls on a holiday, we celebrate the holiday rather than fast.

Fasts are not observed by children under twelve, pregnant and nursing mothers, men and women over sixty, warriors on guard duty, or the wounded and ill, since they need nourishment to gain additional strength and health.

The Understanding of Life in Yngliism

You cannot understand life through another person's mind, nor become wiser that way…

— Volkhv Velimudr

The Faith of our ancient Ancestors, Yngliism, belongs to the so-called Most Ancient Solar Cults: Pure, Bright, and Spiritual, placing Conscience and the veneration of one's Wise Gods and Ancestors at the center.

Yngliism is not among those faiths and religions one may accept and later leave upon finding a more interesting, better, or more advantageous faith or religion. This is as impossible as choosing a new life, a new mother, or a new father and being born to them. At all times and among all clans of the Great Race, leaving Yngliism was regarded as betrayal: renouncing one's ancient clan, Parents, and Ancestors.

Any tree whose roots are cut will sooner or later wither and die. Likewise, a person who renounces the ancient Faith of the First Ancestors, Parents, Kin, and Homeland will inevitably bring about not only their own destruction but that of their ancient clan.

Despite its apparent complexity and many-sided character, Yngliism is the most accessible and simplest faith for all White people, since it contains harmony between human existence and the Heavenly Gods, harmony with Nature, and harmony between one person and another. The Great Purpose in a White person's life is Life itself. Why turn human life into Peklo, a hell, to attain the Most Pure Svarga after death? Would it not be better to live in Joy and Love in the present World of Yav, creating instead of destroying everything around oneself, and then continue one's creative life in a Higher Bright World?

The meaning of any life is hidden within Life itself. To discover the meaning of one's life, a person must live it completely, with all its joys and sorrows and every turn of fate, creating for the good of their clan and descendants, developing spiritually, and learning the Ancient Wisdom of their Gods and Ancestors.

The desire to study Ancient Wisdom, understand the surrounding World, and know oneself without causing harm is an essential trait of a person who professes Yngliism. Someone who lives with the ancient Faith of the First Ancestors in their heart, rather than merely existing to satisfy base instinctive needs, will sooner or later realize that they descend from the Ancient Heavenly Gods — their child and grandchild, rather than the slave of some foreign God or another human being, as people living at the level of their instincts conceive it.

Life in all its manifestations possesses unique beauty and diversity. Yarilo-Sun, stones, trees, grasses, clouds, water, air, fire, Mother Moist Earth herself, and much else are alive. A White person must see all this magnificent radiant beauty and living diversity to recognize themselves as an inseparable part of the magnificent World called Nature.

“You cannot understand life through another person's mind, nor become wiser that way…” said Volkhv Velimudr in earlier times. Therefore every people should develop according to its own ancient laws, maintaining the perfect purity of its own ancient worldview, rooted in the distant past. One should never mix one's Native Culture and Ancient Worldview with the cultures of other peoples and their foreign ways of perceiving the world.

Studying the culture and worldview of other, non-White peoples does not mean that a White person learning about a foreign culture and tradition must abandon their own familiar Native Culture, renounce the Faith of their Ancestors, and accept a religious teaching in which all their creative deeds are directed by impersonal, amorphous entities. If they do a good deed, the Lord supposedly inspired it; if they make a mistake, the devil supposedly prompted it, while the person themselves seems uninvolved. A human being is not a puppet to be controlled by anyone who wishes, even if they are Gods.

A person bears responsibility for every deed and mistake in their life, before their Heavenly Gods and Ancestors. Conscience alone must always guide all human deeds, for people and Gods alike are subject to Conscience. Life was created for living, not only in the World of Yav but in the Worlds of Nav, Slav, and Prav. Life is given so that a person may study themselves fully as an inseparable part of the Universe and understand the Universe as an inseparable part of themselves. In doing so, a person must learn creative labor to become a creator worthy of their Great Ancestors and Heavenly Gods. Through understanding creative life and developing spiritually, a person sooner or later concludes that, alongside Life, their most important companion is Death, for Life and Death are two forms of existence, two poles of one magnet that do not exist separately in Nature.

These foundations exist in all Solar Cults. As stated above, all Solar Cults among the Slavic-Aryan peoples were Pure, Bright, and Spiritual. Conscience, Life in harmony with Nature, honoring one's Ancestors, respect for youth, and reverence for old age were not empty words, but the guiding spiritual image in the existence of every ancient clan of the Great Race.

Yngliism is not among those faiths or religions that seek to turn their followers into a herd of voiceless slaves, frightening them with earthly punishment and punishment after death in order to rule over them and gain material benefits.

Unlike a religion or an invented religious cult, Faith cannot be accepted or rejected. Faith exists whether anyone agrees with it or not. Faith is the Ancient Radiant Wisdom of our Gods and Ancestors. Just as one cannot change the way one's ancient Ancestors lived, one cannot change Faith to suit modern living conditions or particular social and political programs.

Despite its apparent complexity and the difficulty of understanding its ancient images and figurative expressions, the Ancient Faith of the First Ancestors is the most accessible and simplest faith for White people, since they have not entirely lost the ability to think in images and express their thoughts figuratively.

The meaning of life for someone who professes the Ancient Faith of the First Ancestors lies within everyday human Life itself. To understand that meaning, a person must understand the essence of their Native Ancient Faith and live their Life completely, with all its joys and troubles, creatively working for the good of their clan, Homeland, and Ancient Faith, while developing spiritually and learning the Ancient Wisdom of their Gods and Ancestors.

By studying the preserved ancient sources of Wisdom — the Slavic-Aryan Vedas, Santias, Sagas, Eddas, Kharatias, and others — a person sooner or later realizes that living only to satisfy one's needs prevents one from noticing Life in all its manifestations and the majestic living diversity of the World of Yav, called Nature. Upon realizing this, one becomes a Human Being in the fullest sense.

“You cannot understand life through another person's mind, nor become wiser that way…” Therefore the Slavic and Aryan peoples should develop according to their own ancient laws, Culture, and Clan Traditions, maintaining the purity of their own worldviews and Faith, rather than following the suggestions of assorted well-wishers, pastors, and “spiritual teachers” who have appeared from unknown places and call people to paganism, meaning a foreign faith.

A person should not abandon their familiar Native Culture, renounce the Old Faith of their Ancestors, History, or Traditions to please new trends or “teachings.” A person should create and work for the good of their Faith, clan, people, and Homeland, and be ready to defend them against any external or internal threat, at the call of the Heart and the command of Conscience, as our Gods and Ancestors instructed. A person should study their Ancient Culture and distinctive Tradition, and the Ancient Wisdom of their Gods and Ancestors preserved in Sacred Texts, profound images, and diverse symbols.

Solar Symbols

The most ancient symbols used by our Ancestors were the so-called solar or swastika symbols. A swastika symbol is a cross with bent arms pointing clockwise or counterclockwise. Today these symbols are referred to by the single word “SWASTIKA,” which is fundamentally incorrect, since in ancient times each had its own name, protective power, and symbolic meaning.

In archaeological excavations, swastika symbolism has most often been found on architectural elements, weapons, and household utensils belonging to many peoples of Eurasia. It appears widely in ornamentation as a sign of Light, the Sun, Life, and Prosperity. According to archaeological material, Russia is the territory richest in the use of swastika signs as religious, cultural, and everyday symbols. This symbolism covers ancient Russian weapons, banners, national dress, everyday objects, homes, and temples. For the most frequently used symbols, see Solar (Swastika) Symbols.

Swastika signs were used not only as individual symbols but also interwoven with other ornaments. This harmonious interlacing created a distinctive pattern combining beauty, protective power, and meaning.

The ornament shown in the original combines several symbols: the Natural Slavets in green, granting health; the Heavenly Blagovest in blue, granting the protection of the Ancestral Gods; Stars in gold, granting a favorable Destiny; and part of the Spiritual Power sign in red, granting diligence. This interlacing is embroidered mainly on women's shirts, decorating the collar and sleeves; see the Slavic shirt.

The illustrated fragment of a man's belt, worn by Priests of the God Perun, clearly shows solar interlacing combining the fiery images of the Kolovrat and Perun's Flower. This combined solar pattern symbolizes not only the revival among the people of the Ancient Heavenly Laws of Kin — the two Heavenly threads crossing the ornaments — but also the unfolding of the wearer's inner Powers of Soul and Spirit. These bring a person into harmony with their Ancient Gods, clan, surrounding Mother Nature, Soul, Spirit, and Conscience.

Our Most Wise Ancestors used combinations of swastika symbols and multicolored interlacing or ornamentation in the embroidery of their kosovorotka shirts. On the one hand, this is very beautiful; on the other, it is dependable, because protective ornaments are, in essence, powerful bonds connecting a person to their Patron Gods and all the Ancestors of their clan. They also form a great bond with Mother Nature. Solar symbolism therefore decorated household objects, dishes, and other domestic utensils. Every intricate interlacing and every drawing carried profound meaning, revealing the foundations of the universe to an Old Believer Yngling. Looking at a cutting board, one could see the sixteen Halls of Svarog's Circle through which Yarilo-Sun passes, and recognize that these Heavenly Halls are inhabited by the ancient Bright Gods and Ancestors of all the clans of the Great Race.

Children from all Slavic-Aryan clans learned the great universal mystery of human existence by looking at a design on a bowl. They understood that they lived in the many-sided World of Yav, in kinship with their ancient Gods and wise Ancestors.

This Great Kinship embraces more than our Midgard. It extends to many multidimensional universes filled with the Divine Light of Ynglia, in which we, descendants of the Great Race and the Heavenly Kin, will live in the future. Before that happens, however, we must all develop in Soul and Spirit, learn to Create for the good of our clans, and live according to Conscience. We must also pass accumulated experience, culture, history, and tradition to the younger generations of our clans in accordance with the Ancient Heavenly Laws, as our Bright Gods and Wise Ancestors taught us.

In raising and educating the children of our clans, we must reveal to them the true meaning of all the ancient symbols, signs, interlacings, and ornaments used by Orthodox Old Believer Ynglings. Through our own example, inexhaustible Faith, and Creative Labor, we must also show them how to live in the near future according to the Ancient Laws of Kin and the Heavenly Laws of our Bright Gods.

A person's understanding of the universe begins in the cradle, with tales told by grandparents before bedtime. All these tales and traditions are an inseparable part of the Vedic heritage carefully preserved for us by our Ancestors.

In the second part, we will explain how the younger generation of the Great Race was raised according to ancient laws, clan customs, traditions, and the Foundations of the Old Faith of our First Ancestors, Yngliism; see The Birth and Upbringing of Children of the Great Race.

The Nine Foundations of Yngliism

The Old Faith of our Great and Wise First Ancestors, Yngliism, rested on Nine Great Foundations throughout a long historical period spanning many thousands of years.

These Nine Foundations of Yngliism were always simple and natural in essence, yet essential for the development of Spirit, Soul, and creativity among the people of the clans of the Great Race.

The people of the Great Race are direct descendants of the Ancient Bright Gods who inhabit the Divine World of Prav and all the Heavenly Halls of the Most Pure Svarga.

So that the descendants of the clans of the Great Race, and their descendants in turn, would not stray from the Golden Path toward perfection of Spirit and Soul, the Priests serving the Heavenly Gods compiled these Nine Foundations of Faith:

  1. ENLIGHTENMENT — The first foundation tells us to study the Sacred Writings and Sacred Traditions, the Wisdom of our Ancestors, and the Wisdom of other human clans; to fill our lives with holiness and good deeds in glory of our Gods and Ancestors.

  2. SPIRITUALITY — The second foundation tells us that every person should develop the spiritual side of life and introduce others to Spirituality.

  3. COMPASSION — The third foundation tells us that every person should have compassion for all living things created by the Gods.

  4. INNER PEACE — The fourth foundation tells us that every person should strive for harmony among their bodies, Soul, and Spirit, for only then can they find inner peace.

  5. PATIENCE — The fifth foundation tells us to be understanding of others' actions, since every person is FREE, but personal freedom ends where another person's freedom begins. No personal Freedom can stand above duty to one's clan and the Heavenly Gods.

  6. PEACEFULNESS — The sixth foundation tells us to show peacefulness toward all human clans, while not sparing the lives of enemies who enter our lands with evil intent and weapons.

  7. LOVE OF ONE'S NEIGHBOR — The seventh foundation tells us to treat all living things created by the Gods with love and kindness, and likewise to honor the memory of our Ancestors and the History of human clans.

  8. TRIAL — The eighth foundation tells us that, to reach Heavenly Vyriy and Heavenly Asgard, we must follow the path of spiritual perfection. The trials in our lives are given to test our Spiritual Strength.

  9. PURPOSEFULNESS — The ninth foundation tells us that everything in life, and Life itself, has meaning, a calling, and a purpose. Every person should strive toward their goal to fulfill their calling and give their life a Higher Spiritual Meaning.

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