Recreating the Past, Connecting to Nature: Slavic Spirituality in Poland

In Poland, the dominance of Roman Catholicism marginalises other religions and spiritualities, particularly smaller groups and those that deviate from established patterns of traditional church religions. I will focus on the historical re-enactment of early medieval Slavic religion as a spiritual practice. Through recreating the past, re-enactors establish connections to the present and their environments. They forge their identities by sharing the ancestors’ reverence for nature, looking for signs in the weather, natural landscapes, and animal behaviour. They promote an attentive attitude towards nature as being at the core of Slavic spirituality.