The Wisdom of Völuspá. The Prophecy of the Seeress

The sun turns black, earth sinks in the sea,
The hot stars down from heaven are whirled;
Fierce grows the steam and the life-feeding flame,
Till fire leaps high about heaven itself.
(The Poetic Edda. Voluspo)


The Wisdom of Völuspá. The Prophecy of the Seeress

In the Völuspá, we hear the ancient words of the Seeress, who speaks of the creation and the destruction of the world, foretelling Ragnarök—the twilight of the gods. Her vision is clear, and her wisdom profound, showing us that the path we walk today is deeply interwoven with those who came before us. The Völuspá reminds us that our journey, like the cycles of the world tree, is ever-changing, yet eternal.

Ksenia Menshikova
“Runes and Gods”

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On May 1st, we honor Beltane—an ancient and powerful celebration that stirs the very essence of the Earth, awakens the forces of nature, and invites the sacred union of the divine and the human. Known by many names—Walpurgis Night, Zhivin Day, and the Celebration of Fires—Beltane is a time when the elements converge and the Earth herself rises from slumber, revealing the mysteries and energies that lie dormant within.
On this night, the Earth stirs, awakened by the touch of Water, releasing the vast and untapped power that has been quietly building beneath her surface. With Air and Water having already set the rhythm of the year, the time has come for Earth to manifest her creations, to bring into the world what was once mere dreams and desires. Beltane is the moment when those wishes are no longer confined to the realm of fantasy, but are brought into the physical world, visible and tangible. It is the night when Mother Earth offers us a sacred space, a place to call our own, where the seeds of our intentions can take root and flourish.
As the fires of Beltane burn brightly, let us remember the deep power of the Earth, the will of the Mother, and the sacred freedom to choose our own path. This is the night when the divine and human worlds unite, when the sacred and the mundane meet, and when the eternal cycles of life, love, and choice continue to unfold.

Happy Beltane!
May the fires of Beltane light your path and awaken the sacred power within you!

Beltane night — this was the right of women to choose their destiny. The night when the ancient right of the Mother annulled all other unnatural laws. The night when any woman could unite with the Mother and absorb her power, thereby gaining the right to free choice. For ancient peoples, this was nothing surprising: any woman, without the need for additional magical efforts, was seen as the personification of the Earth goddess. But in a later era of worship of the faceless, nameless foreign god, women were left with only one day per year. One day when they could take their power and demand their rights, calling upon the ancient law of justice — the right of the Mother. And no one dared contradict her on this day, no one dared diminish her rights.
This is why no other pagan festival made the clergy tremble as much as Walpurgis Night — the Night of a Thousand Fires of Beltane. The Churchmen feared this day (and its opposite, Samhain on November 1) so much that it caused them to writhe in terror.

Ksenia Menshikova
“Health Through the Power of the Elements”.
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The loss of smell as a symptom could point to a different underlying issue.
Q: Here's a question: if I've experienced a loss of smell for two months following an illness, could this be contributing to my difficulty in fully perceiving the Earth element? I feel connected to it, but I can't fully engage with it.
Actually, the sense of smell is linked to the Air element. On the other hand, working with the Earth element relates more to our sense of taste. The loss of smell you've experienced is symbolic rather than directly related to the Earth element. In our physical reality, what happens in the higher realms, such as the informational realms, often projects downwards. In this case, the loss of smell reflects a poisoning of the Air element. The Air in our world symbolizes information, and it has been tainted by false or misleading information, which no longer aligns with reality.

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The Temple of the Mother is everything around us. There is no need to lock it behind walls, to protect it with spells, or to draw channels. Because her home is the forests, the fields, the sky, and the rivers. It is everything in the circle, that which is born and is called nature, whose life, fortunately, depends neither on human laws nor on invented commandments. The Temple of the Mother does not need to be hidden, it does not need to be specially decorated — it is beautiful from the beginning.

Ksenia Menshikova
“Health Through the Power of the Elements”
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Life is like a game, with everyone in it functioning as programs. Yes, we are all part of a larger program, each of us a character within it. Just as you play the role of a character for someone else, someone else plays the role of a character for you. However, the description of the world isn't confined to just this one version of the game; it's only one among countless others.
When you think of a program, you might envision something on a computer, but the program that spans the universes operates on the same principles but has entirely different forms and carriers. It’s more intelligent than we are. If anyone can claim to truly be alive, it’s this program, because we are all part of it.
We are on the path to understanding the processes behind this game, but don’t expect step-by-step instructions from me. It’s always a personal algorithm, because this program is something you write yourself, every moment. And no one’s experience is the same – there are no repetitions.

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"Happiness is a Provocation."
In today’s digital age, we are inundated with countless methods and teachings that insist the purpose of human life is to attain happiness. But this narrative is, in truth, a subtle provocation—designed to lull people into passivity.
We live among nine billion others, each striving, each chasing goals, each locked in a silent competition—for resources, for recognition, for survival. In such a crowded arena, what happens when the competition becomes too fierce? You cannot simply remove your rivals—they are protected by law, and any such action would be turned against you.
Instead, the more effective strategy is psychological: guide people to remove themselves. Convince them to adopt belief systems that lead to voluntary surrender—worldviews where ambition is renounced, effort is shunned, and happiness becomes the only goal. This is why the modern doctrine of “humans are meant to be happy” and “life is about pleasure” is so heavily promoted. It encourages self-elimination from the struggle under the guise of enlightenment.

Ksenia Menshikova

Q: From an occult perspective, I’m facing difficulty connecting with the Runes. I can feel their energy, but for various reasons, I can’t engage with them. My previous experiences with other systems are more familiar. Why is that? Could it be that the Runes aren’t meant for me, or is it simply not the right time, or is there something blocking my connection?

A: Well, I’ve actually addressed this question recently. The Tarot operates within the Sephiroth tree, which is a clear and accessible system that exists in the present. This is why Tarot divination is so widely practiced—it describes reality with remarkable accuracy.

However, using the Tarot to shift a situation is much more challenging without initiation. You need to know specific combinations, which are closely guarded secrets and not readily available. On the other hand, the Runes have the power to shift reality much more easily, though they don’t work for everyone.
If your consciousness is primarily aligned with the Sephiroth tree, the Runes won’t work for you because they’ll lack the necessary energy. To make the Runes effective, you must detach your consciousness from the Sephiroth tree, which means disconnecting from the egregore system that draws energy from it.

Ksenia Menshikova

Premature and lost children: The magical significance. What does a child lose if born before nine months?

The child loses a specific period of time, which it will have to make up for in its lifetime, battling to compensate for its underdeveloped state.

Typically, children born at six or seven months are destined for significant achievements in this world—they have a unique purpose. The system detects them quickly. These children are often unpredictable and difficult to forecast, which creates a need to either eliminate them before birth or allow them to be born with an undeveloped consciousness, which the system then shapes according to its needs. Naturally, this is what the system does.

Up until a certain point, these children are deeply systemic—extremely so. If they possess the strength to break free from this system, they later regain what was initially lacking. But if they don't have the strength, their lives usually take a downward turn. Therefore, children born prematurely—whether at seven or six months—tend to be either extraordinarily gifted or completely devoid of talent. There is no middle ground.

Ksenia Menshikova
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The slave collar. Exploring the topic.

The feeling of constriction in the throat is called the slave collar. The fact that this feeling has arisen during your work with the rune Gebo is a sign from the rune that you are not free. And what you have is not even a voluntary obligation, but one born out of necessity.
Become aware of yourself now: whose slave are you still considered to be? I understand that you do not see yourself as such, but perhaps, within the informational foundation of the world, someone has claimed their rights to you - and those rights are taken into account, meaning that you bear a seal.
So what does this feeling of constriction in the throat at the level of the Vishuddha chakra mean, from both an energetic and informational point of view? What does the very etymology of ‘slave collar’ suggest?

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