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  Book of Veles -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Book of Veles (Veles Book, Vles book, Vlesbook, Isenbeck's Planks, Велесова книга, Влес книга, Влескнига, Книга Велеса, Дощечки Изенбека, Дощьки Изенбека) is claimed to be a text of ancient (Click link for more info and facts about Slavic religion) Slavic religion and (A record or narrative description of past events) history.
Book is written using pre-Cyrillic runes, whereas the very existence of written language among Slavs prior to their introduction to (An alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages) Cyrillic in 10th century is still otherwise disputed.
This logic is used by the supporters of the Book of Veles to explain its material and authenticity: the above etymology suggests that texts were indeed sometimes written on beech (An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party) planks.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/book_of_veles.htm   (1560 words)

  
 Book of Veles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Book of Veles (Veles Book, Vles book, Vlesbook, Isenbeck's Planks, Велесова книга, Влес книга, Влескнига, Книга Велеса, Дощечки Изенбека, Дощьки Изенбека) is claimed to be a text of ancient Slavic religion and history.
Serious scholars are unanimous in their conviction that the book is a forgery, but there is no agreement as to who created it or when it was done.
Book is written an alphabet similar to Cyrillic, whereas the very existence of written language among Slavs prior to the introduction of Cyrillic in 10th century is still otherwise disputed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Book_of_Veles   (1432 words)

  
 Veles (god) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veles, Volos, Weles, or Voloh is a Slavic god, thought to be the deity of: cattle, commerce, music, divination and the underworld.
Some romanticist artists tended to make Veles the foe of Perun in a dualistic reproduction of the Slavic heathen faith.
The character of Veles is definitely more complex, as he is said to be the Slavic Cernunnos.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weles   (140 words)

  
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A talented observation of Zhukovska L. of The Book of Veles paleography, which confirm its authentic, was cover far-fetched arguments on the spot, which break a logic of textual study.
Such breach is an attempt to consider The Book of Veles as a record of IX century.
The Book of Veles was written by Novgorod pagan priests in XI century.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Agora/8933/bov.html   (908 words)

  
 The Part I
Veles into the cradle sail to coast of a big island which after was cal­led Tawrida (it is ancient name of Crimea) in memorial abot this happening (“tawr” means in   an­cient language “Taurus”, and Veles is Son of Cow).
Veles drank one and death, to wit went to kingdom of Wiy and was immured into farest grotto.
Veles and Perun also, in according to the ancient knowledg considered with “The Book of Veles”, are appearing theyself the sundry visages of Unity God named Trhreeglav (Trinity, Threehalous): Granddad-Oak-Cheaf, to wit Swarog- Perun-Veles.
members.cox.net /veles/Engl/The_Part.htm   (8452 words)

  
 Macedonia FAQ: Veles
Veles is mentioned in the diaries of the travelers as a town situated on the both sides of river Vardar, which is the image it sill caries.
Together with the Macedonian dialect spoken in Prilep, the Veles dialect is part of the central Macedonian dialects that comprise the basis for the modern standard/literaty Macedonian language.
Veles is a town with a rich cultural tradition.
faq.macedonia.org /travel/cities/veles.html   (933 words)

  
 Slavic mythology
The controversial Book of Veles is believed by some to be a sacred text of this religion.
But exactly because of his nature he was not the most worshiped: that was Perun, while tribes that were occupied mostly with cattle could pay most attention to Veles and so on.
One attempt at establishing such an 'offcial' pantheon was made by Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev in 980-988 religious reform, immediately preceeding Cristianization of Ruthenia.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sl/slavic_mythology.html   (366 words)

  
 Book of Veles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Scholars have divided opinions about the authenticity of the book.
As long as the planks are lost, there will never be a consensus about the book's authenticity among mainstream scholars.
In Russian there is the form "bukva" — letter that is connected to beech, and so it is concluded that texts were sometimes written on beech planks.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/book_of_veles   (1151 words)

  
 References   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The book was published in 1886, I guess, and it is incredibly hard to find, although "Indrik" publishers (Russia) rolled a second edition in 1995.
The book is considered a classical reference to ancient Russian folklore.
The book starts with the extensive review of facts proving that a viking-based theory of Russian origins is wrong.
www.ibiblio.org /sergei/paganrefs.html   (329 words)

  
 hoax   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
His book was based on his earlier book of fiction.
Histoire de l'Inquisition en France, the 1829 book by Etienne Leon de Lamonthe-Langan
The Policeman's Beard is Half Constructed, book supposedly by AI program Racter
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Hoax.html   (594 words)

  
 engl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
"The Book of Veles", written in V-IX centuries, thus document contains various historical, mythological and mediaevalism (ideology) sources of Native Ukrainians Faith, as well as the ap-proaches to God — understanding different prayers and holidays.
The fundamental works are presented in the book "The Faith of Our Ancestors" (Hamilton, Canada, 1987, V.I).
His sons are Dadjebog, Perun, Veles, Strybog, Jarylo, Chors, Lado, Kupajlo, Symargl, Pozvizd, Pereplut and others, his daughters are Lada, Lelya, Kupala, Dana, Perunytsa, Mokosha, Kolada and others.
svaroh.al.ru /eng.html   (624 words)

  
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 Spiritual Heart. The Religion of Unity
The author of this book was born in Russia in an atheistic family in April of 1946.
Or someone shared their “firm conviction” in a book, that the spiritual heart, unlike the physical one that is located in the left part of the chest, is located in the right part of it.
It is not connected with the coccyx in any way (which sometimes is asserted in many dilettantish books on “yoga”), and neither bringing it up to the body nor moving it through it can be induced by beating with the coccyx against the floor or by shaking dancing.
www.swami-center.org /en/text/Heart.html   (18808 words)

  
 Hitler & Slav's... - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Extract from The Book of Veles that is written in letters as displayed below.
I have read an book once where they stated that Russian pre-Christian beliefs displayed very strong and an indisputable Northern Iranian influence, in both religious concepts and origins of many deities.
To Svarga he, Veles, went in the night stepping upon the skies milk, went to his Halls, led us into Dawn till the gates (of Irii).
www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=175446   (884 words)

  
 The Circle of Light: Issue #3 - 13/6/2001
The god of the underworld where the ancestos dwell is Veles.
This is an ancient book of Slavic rituals.
This book was thought to be a legend but turns out to be real.
www.angelfire.com /zine2/circleoflight/issue3/article.html   (508 words)

  
 References: International Development Research Centre
The Book of the Holy Writ of the New and Old Testament.
Reference Book on Economy and Nature Management and Conservation Activities / V. Shevchuk, Pylypchuk M., N. Karpenko, O. Kukyk, Yu.
- Kyiv: The Book Chamber of Ukraine, 2001.
idrc.org /en/ev-85570-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html   (627 words)

  
 Doomish.Com - Interview with Varg Vikernes
Yes, I have written some books, since 1998, but some of them are not worth publishing and others will be included in later works, after they have been translated into English.
In theory the first book will be published early next year, and it will be in English by the way.
Apart from that I sometimes get books from my kind mother, who is a member of a book club, or from friends.
www.doomish.com /readarticles.asp?ID=13   (4829 words)

  
 Organisations: Ukraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Ukrainian heathens have the ancient Ukrainian chronicle (oaken boards) The Book of Veles, written in V-IX centuries.
Volodymyr Shayan (1908 - 1974) - Ukrainian philosopher, Sanskritist, poet and publicist, began the Renaissance of Ukrainian Native Faith in 1934.
Halyna LOZKO is the Chairwoman of the society (Confession) of the Ukrainian Native Faith Pravoslavya, a scientific member and author of many publications on Ukrainian heathenism.
www.wcer.org /members/europe/Ukraine   (584 words)

  
 Beliefnet.com
I know this is a long shot, cos it's a rather slow board, but I've not got anything to lose...
The Book of Veles is a very important Slavic Pagan religion text from the XI century, translated in english.
The Ukranian heathens have the ancient Ukrainian chronicle (oaken breds), "The Book of Veles".
www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?boardID=14286&discussionID=274421   (145 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Book of Veles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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 Neopaganism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In the 1940s Gerald Gardner claimed to have been initiated into a New Forest coven led by Dorothy Clutterbuck, an ex-colonial woman returned from India.
The term "Wicca" is still used to refer to the traditions of Neopaganism that adhere closely to Gardner's teachings, or direct offshoots such as the teachings of Alex Sanders.
Many use the Book of Veles as their sacred text.
www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Neopaganism   (4611 words)

  
 Sacred text article - Sacred text religions texts inspired Buddhist 868 Bahá'í Faith Kitab-i-Iqan - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Mormonism: The Christian Bible, Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, Doctrine and Covenants
Old Slavic religion: possibly The Book of Veles
Thelema: The Holy Books of Thelema especially Liber Al vel Legis
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Scripture   (393 words)

  
 Harvard's Grabowicz speaks about education reform in Ukraine (08/24/03)
George Grabowicz presented an expanded edition of his book "Do Istorii Ukrainskoi Literatury" (Towards a History of Ukrainian Literature) at a conference on "The History of Reading in Ukraine" held at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv.
To make sure this is so, one just has to look through a few books and see in what manner they're written.
What kind of crisis are we in if the book of Veles is mentioned in all school textbooks of literature as the first Ukrainian classic, despite the fact it's a fake?
www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/2003/340307.shtml   (1457 words)

  
 Russia
And based on this books and the books cited here, everyone can make their own plan of self-transformation and helping others in it.
(The author of this books has been threatened with execution over the phone twice for his previous publications [7]; we will see what will happen after this book is published…).
This is what I am writing about in my books, basing my writings on my personal experience of God and on what He has told people and is repeating to them now in various people’s languages.
heart.swami-center.org /russia.shtml   (7335 words)

  
 Pagan Poet - Neo Paganism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism) is a heterogeneous group of religions established as a revival of mainly European Paganism, which was once largely extinct.
Nor are they considered to be scripture, as Paganism specifically rejects the concept of scripture: they are not "People of the Book," and value oral and custom-based traditions.
In Slavic countries most neopagans follow customs of old Slavic religion, revere Slavic gods and use Book of Veles as their sacred text.
www.paganpoet.com /neopaganism.htm   (3710 words)

  
 Text
It contains four books of religion anthems, songs, formulas of conjuration, ceremonial order and myths.
It took two thousand years of harsh monotheism for Aryans to have forgotten their primary nature.
But our Slavic ancestors come "from Pendeb (Punjab) to blue sky so far" (Veles' book, 7e) and bring us the message about secret and mysterious cult of plants and beverage, produced from these plants.
www.lvivopera.org /contents/news/publ2607e.html   (631 words)

  
 Mythology's Mything Links: Eastern Europe / Pan Slavic Traditions & Beliefs
Or Adele Marie Barker's book on strong mothers with weak sons: The Mother Syndrome in the Russian Folk Imagination: http://www.slavica.com/litfolk/lf09.htm:
This page, "About the Book of Veles and Bird-Goddess Slava," comes from several posts to the Slavic Pagan list that were compiled and given a webpage by "Frater Gwydion" in Serbia.
The posts look at controversies concerning the authenticity of the Book of Veles, which some say dates from the 9th or 11th centuries, while others claim it's a modern hoax.
www.mythinglinks.org /euro~east~panSlavic.html   (2564 words)

  
 Cyrillic Alphabet - Balkan Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
They translated Church books into Slavonic, the Slavic dialect of Thessaloniki area, which was at that time intelligible in all Slavic world.
Some theories prove that Cyrillic script was in use even before 10th century, such as questionable "Book of Veles" scriptures found in Russia.
According to all that, avantgarde opinions on Cyrillic script say that it was in use, as a variation of Greek alphabet, long before Cyril and Methodius, and that Kliment and Naum only transcribed Sacred Books into it and standardized it, and not invented it.
www.balkanforums.com /forum/showthread.php?t=746   (946 words)

  
 index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It is up to a reader to determine whether or not he or she can trust the validity of this source.
While some scholars have closed their minds to it, the jury is still out on just how authentic this book is. Some of the presented information can be easily referenced, while other pieces of it remain obscure.
First of all, I've added some new sections: the list of Russian deities you're bound to hear about if you are a Russian Pagan; some raw sections of the Book of Veles, just to give you a taste of this book.
www.vedmi.com /slavictradition.html   (274 words)

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