thank you so much for making this video. Having lost my own mother over a year ago I've been struggling to find ways to move on while also holding her close and keeping her memory alive. Hearing this story and the meaning discussed within has helped give me some inspiration and hope to work with. So again, thank you so much. It truly goes to show just how important stories are.
Thank you for joining in this study of Baba Yaga in the story of Vasilisa the Beautiful! PATREON: www.patreon.com/mythosandlogos This story was a bit difficult to understand at first, until a friend helped me to see through the confusion of expecting Baba Yaga to be either fully good or fully evil. She is in fact capable of both, and full of potential gain or loss, depending on how she is approached. I hope to see you next time for a study of the Biblical Leviathan, in a great collaboration!
Excellent intro - and great story!! Love the thoughts about entering the unknown.. in some ways the very process of Life itself. Keep up the great work! :)
Thank you so much! And a great etymology connection; a result of Slavic/Byzantine connections, I would imagine. PS I really enjoy your work, and would love to brainstorm some collaboration ideas!
Also there was a fairy tale called "Glowing skulls". There was a young girl orphan, that lived with her stepmother, that didn't know, how to kill her. And in one day stepmother said:"Stop eating bread for free! My forest grandmother needs worker, since this day you'll earn money for your live by yourself" Girl said: -But how I'll find her house? -Go straight ahead, don't turn anywhere. As soon as you see the light in the distance, there's Grandma's hut. So girl went to the forest and saw the light, but when she came closer, she understood, that it weren't torches, it were skulls, and the stepmothers grandma was Baba Yaga. Girl wanted to run, but she heard, that somebody is crying and saw, that tears flow from the empty eye sockets of one of the skulls. She was kind, so she aksed: -What are you crying about, human bone? -Why can't I cry? I was the brave warrior, and I got caught in the teeth of Baba Yaga. Only god knows, where is my body now, where are lying my bones. I long for the grave under the birch tree, but it is obvious that I wont know the burial as the last villain. And then all other skulls began to cry, because all of them were people, and Baba Yaga ate them all and left the skulls without burial, impaling them on stakes. Girl took a stick and digged the pit under the birch tree, left all the skulls in this pit, sprinkled this pit with earth and turf and left there some flowers as on the real grave. After she heared voices from out of the ground, that said: "Thank you, you put us to rest, and we will repay you kindly. Pick up the rotten thing from the grave and run while it's shining". Girl did what they said. When Baba Yaga went out, she didn't see anything, because there was no light. Baba Yaga called the mortar with pestle and broom to find the girl, but but they got confused in the dark of the night and came back. Baba Yaga was left without a profit, and girl ran, untill rotten thing stop it's lighting, anx girl met with young hunfer in the field. So he took her to be his wife.
@@mythosandlogos interesting that Baba Yaga's hut wasn't always with chicken legs. In some stories it was also with sheep's legs. Избушка на козьих🐐 рожках, на бараньих🐏 ножках(hut on a goat's horns, on a sheep's legs)
A unique and good story, Cinderella with a little horror spice in it.😓 I'm glad Vasilisa made it and got a good ending. I love the voice of the narrator, it's like hearing it from the radio in the 90s classic.😯 Good job👍, I hope there are stories from different parts of the world ❤️
Imaginative and observant - faithful - interpretation of the folklore. The video emphasizes the cycle of natural daylight in form of the mentioned horsemen - the interpretation of 'nourishment' could be illustrated by scenes of the imaginative, ritualistic feeding of the doll - a similar custom of dressing dolls exists in Siberia, if I'm not mistaken - as well as tending to the needs of the saturnine 'donors' servants who then let Vasilisa be, depending on the local version of the tale, I suppose.
@@mythosandlogos "Really great additions on your part, too, I appreciate it." Thank You for Your kind words. The oral tradition of the Slavic 'Baba Yaga' appears to me not just of a nostalgic or academic interest, but of profound relevance in our time of deceptive official narratives under a veil of work ethics and mmoral imperatives and 'Breaking Bad'. A great many of 'iron teeth' will grow in the years to come and we will have to try to remember the hardships of those who suffered on our behalf in order to not loose ourselves in biting and clawing.
do you like tarot? If you are interested I can recommend a great deck that has lots of mythology, lore, fairytales etc! :) Beauty and the beast, alladin, little mermaid, fenrir (norse I believe), Gilgamesh and enkidu (mesopotamian I believe), Ra and Osiris. literally all of the 78 cards have a story behind them and its really beautiful! It even has the story of baby yaga and vasilisa as the 9 of wands :D Anyway love and light, thanks for the great content :) ~The Phoenix
I’ve never done tarot, but at the very least I can appreciate the deck as a pocket art gallery :) I’d love to check it out! Thanks for sharing, and I’m glad you enjoyed!
thank you, the story was well told and used beautiful artwork to inspire the imagination of the text. A further consideration perhaps is ... what if all the characters are part of the hearer and all offer a message in self-discovery. How can the hearer relate to each part of the story from their innermost psyche?
@@mythosandlogos the idea comes from a book called "Women who run with Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Este; she has used the folk tale along with many others to strengthen her point.
We have carry the memory or tradition, while simultaneously heeding the cries of the innocent or the doll. This is of a being below you, in the hierarchy. This will fulfill the demand of Baba Yaga, and refresh the old world of the unkind resenful family, which I think is a disconnect between heaven and earth. What do you think? Also, do you know about Jack and the Beanstock? If you do, I have a question? Why does he confront the dragon in the heavens? Mr. Mythos and Logos, I sort of have a hint of who baba yaga is, thank you for that.
Its extremely frustrating. I have the same lens and needed to use it for night photography. Gave up and bought a 2nd hand 14mm. Thought it was working well, took a long flight to get star trails... Now this ereor popped on that one too. Its ridiculous
Music added a lot. As did the frequency with which the (amazing) art changed. Would srsly benefit from being slightly more concise! If this were 14 mins long id be far more likely to watch it again/ watch others
I appreciate the feedback! Most of these videos tend to fall in the 15-20 minute range; you are definitely right that making it *ever so slightly* more concise could do a lot to boost engagement!
"Witch" is simply a term used to dismiss traditional plant medicines of Indigenous people, particularly women. The term appears throughtout history, worldwide.
A very interesting take, thank you for sharing! It’s interesting that the modern word “pharmaceutical” has the same root as “witchcraft” in Greek. It’s interesting to think of how many ideas came together to form our modern ideas.
Not necessarily, the witch term often used to any person as well who apparently behaved in a special way, or did strange, inexplicable things, or practiced secret and weird sciences that the uninitiated did not understand! The story of Baba Yaga the witch is actually a Slavic myth that I believe commemorates an ancient super-civilization that had high scientific knowledge and was capable of various "magical" things. Baba Yaga, for example, flew in a mortar and broom-like aircraft, had a mobile house that rotated on an axis; and he had a skull or spherical lantern made of such a wonderful crystal that lit up by itself!
I’m using the pronunciation that I learned when studying Russian, with the stress on the second syllable. I’m sure that in many stories told there are different pronunciations, though!
thank you so much for making this video. Having lost my own mother over a year ago I've been struggling to find ways to move on while also holding her close and keeping her memory alive. Hearing this story and the meaning discussed within has helped give me some inspiration and hope to work with. So again, thank you so much. It truly goes to show just how important stories are.
Wow. I am not sure what to say except that I am truly, truly honored. Thank you. I wish you all the best.
Thank you very much! One of my favorite childhood tales.
You are so welcome! I’m glad I told it well.
Beautifully & powerfully done the reading, the images, the music ~ all top notch.
Thank you for this high quality creation.
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Fantastic, great job, the text, the pace, background music, comments, everything
Thank you so much! I am truly happy that you enjoyed.
I like this version of the story very much. Thank You for the story and video. 🧙🏻♀️⭐️👍🏼👍🏼❤️
You are very welcome :)
Watched this again. Utterly loved this video. Top drawer.
Thank you again
Thank you for joining in this study of Baba Yaga in the story of Vasilisa the Beautiful!
PATREON: www.patreon.com/mythosandlogos
This story was a bit difficult to understand at first, until a friend helped me to see through the confusion of expecting Baba Yaga to be either fully good or fully evil. She is in fact capable of both, and full of potential gain or loss, depending on how she is approached.
I hope to see you next time for a study of the Biblical Leviathan, in a great collaboration!
Been thinking of Baba Yaga for the past week now, not quite sure why. Happened upon your video, nicely done. 🌒🌕🌘
Thank you! Maybe it’s serendipity, or maybe it’s the TH-cam algorithm doing a good job; either way I’m glad you found your way here :)
@@mythosandlogos Congrats for posting this video!
My grandmother was Russian and told me this beautiful story when I was a child
Excellent intro - and great story!! Love the thoughts about entering the unknown.. in some ways the very process of Life itself. Keep up the great work! :)
Thank you!
The Amanita Muscaria is medicine.
Baba Yaga is perhaps better understood as a shamaness.
The mortar and pestle also reference this.
She's a journeyer.
Wow you actually said Baba Yaga right. You’re the only one I’ve heard that pronounced it correctly that I assume is not Russian. Thank you
Thank you! Я изучал русский язык в университете.
That was beautifully told. I really enjoyed that. Good job :)
Thank you! It’s one of my favorite stories and I’m happy you enjoyed.
Great video! Such a magical story
fun fact: Vasilisa means "Queen" in Greek
Thank you so much! And a great etymology connection; a result of Slavic/Byzantine connections, I would imagine.
PS I really enjoy your work, and would love to brainstorm some collaboration ideas!
Thanks Sean. Me kids enjoyed this before school.
I'm happy to hear that! While I don't make these videos specifically with children in mind, I'm glad that this was something you could share :)
beautiful interpretation of the tale.
Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed.
Also there was a fairy tale called "Glowing skulls". There was a young girl orphan, that lived with her stepmother, that didn't know, how to kill her. And in one day stepmother said:"Stop eating bread for free! My forest grandmother needs worker, since this day you'll earn money for your live by yourself" Girl said:
-But how I'll find her house?
-Go straight ahead, don't turn anywhere. As soon as you see the light in the distance, there's Grandma's hut.
So girl went to the forest and saw the light, but when she came closer, she understood, that it weren't torches, it were skulls, and the stepmothers grandma was Baba Yaga. Girl wanted to run, but she heard, that somebody is crying and saw, that tears flow from the empty eye sockets of one of the skulls. She was kind, so she aksed:
-What are you crying about, human bone?
-Why can't I cry? I was the brave warrior, and I got caught in the teeth of Baba Yaga. Only god knows, where is my body now, where are lying my bones. I long for the grave under the birch tree, but it is obvious that I wont know the burial as the last villain. And then all other skulls began to cry, because all of them were people, and Baba Yaga ate them all and left the skulls without burial, impaling them on stakes. Girl took a stick and digged the pit under the birch tree, left all the skulls in this pit, sprinkled this pit with earth and turf and left there some flowers as on the real grave. After she heared voices from out of the ground, that said: "Thank you, you put us to rest, and we will repay you kindly. Pick up the rotten thing from the grave and run while it's shining". Girl did what they said. When Baba Yaga went out, she didn't see anything, because there was no light. Baba Yaga called the mortar with pestle and broom to find the girl, but but they got confused in the dark of the night and came back. Baba Yaga was left without a profit, and girl ran, untill rotten thing stop it's lighting, anx girl met with young hunfer in the field. So he took her to be his wife.
Wow! Thank you for sharing this; I love to hear a story that is so similar yet also so unique.
@@mythosandlogos interesting that Baba Yaga's hut wasn't always with chicken legs. In some stories it was also with sheep's legs. Избушка на козьих🐐 рожках, на бараньих🐏 ножках(hut on a goat's horns, on a sheep's legs)
This is beautiful ❤ thank you so much
And thank you for taking the time to join
Great video. Thank you.
Thank you, I am so happy that you enjoyed!
Thank you 😊
Thank you for stopping by :)
Seems I've been pronouncing these names wrong for years, lol
It happens to us all! Thanks for joining :)
I like the narrator's voice and the music. I subscribed
Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed :)
That's a really great story....i like the similarities to Cinderella
I’m glad you liked it! It’s cool, kind of a Cinderella with a spooky twist.
Great content.
You earned a subscriber
Thank you so much! I’m glad to have you here.
Thank you!!!!
You are welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed.
A unique and good story, Cinderella with a little horror spice in it.😓 I'm glad Vasilisa made it and got a good ending.
I love the voice of the narrator, it's like hearing it from the radio in the 90s classic.😯
Good job👍, I hope there are stories from different parts of the world ❤️
Thank you so much! We have quite a few stories here on the channel, I’m glad you’ve found your way here :)
Imaginative and observant - faithful - interpretation of the folklore.
The video emphasizes the cycle of natural daylight in form of the mentioned horsemen - the interpretation of 'nourishment' could be illustrated by scenes of the imaginative, ritualistic feeding of the doll - a similar custom of dressing dolls exists in Siberia, if I'm not mistaken - as well as tending to the needs of the saturnine 'donors' servants who then let Vasilisa be, depending on the local version of the tale, I suppose.
Thank you so much! Really great additions on your part, too, I appreciate it.
@@mythosandlogos
"Really great additions on your part, too, I appreciate it."
Thank You for Your kind words.
The oral tradition of the Slavic 'Baba Yaga' appears to me not just of a nostalgic or academic interest, but of profound relevance in our time of deceptive official narratives under a veil of work ethics and mmoral imperatives and 'Breaking Bad'.
A great many of 'iron teeth' will grow in the years to come and we will have to try to remember the hardships of those who suffered on our behalf in order to not loose ourselves in biting and clawing.
Well done 👏
Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed.
do you like tarot? If you are interested I can recommend a great deck that has lots of mythology, lore, fairytales etc! :)
Beauty and the beast, alladin, little mermaid, fenrir (norse I believe), Gilgamesh and enkidu (mesopotamian I believe), Ra and Osiris. literally all of the 78 cards have a story behind them and its really beautiful! It even has the story of baby yaga and vasilisa as the 9 of wands :D
Anyway love and light, thanks for the great content :)
~The Phoenix
I’ve never done tarot, but at the very least I can appreciate the deck as a pocket art gallery :) I’d love to check it out!
Thanks for sharing, and I’m glad you enjoyed!
It's called the "oracle of the divine" tarot :)
It will give you insight on your adventure :D
Blessings
thank you, the story was well told and used beautiful artwork to inspire the imagination of the text. A further consideration perhaps is ... what if all the characters are part of the hearer and all offer a message in self-discovery. How can the hearer relate to each part of the story from their innermost psyche?
A beautiful and thought-provoking idea. I appreciate the insight :) I hope you’ll stick around and I can hear your ideas on other stories as well :)
@@mythosandlogos the idea comes from a book called "Women who run with Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Este; she has used the folk tale along with many others to strengthen her point.
I’ve heard that book referenced a few times... Definitely something I’ll be taking a look at. Thanks!
We have carry the memory or tradition, while simultaneously heeding the cries of the innocent or the doll. This is of a being below you, in the hierarchy. This will fulfill the demand of Baba Yaga, and refresh the old world of the unkind resenful family, which I think is a disconnect between heaven and earth. What do you think?
Also, do you know about Jack and the Beanstock? If you do, I have a question? Why does he confront the dragon in the heavens?
Mr. Mythos and Logos, I sort of have a hint of who baba yaga is, thank you for that.
I enjoy hearing your thoughts of symbolism!
Jack and the Beanstalk would be a good one… I’ll think on that.
Its extremely frustrating. I have the same lens and needed to use it for night photography. Gave up and bought a 2nd hand 14mm. Thought it was working well, took a long flight to get star trails... Now this ereor popped on that one too. Its ridiculous
This inspired the story of Cinderella…!
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Music added a lot. As did the frequency with which the (amazing) art changed. Would srsly benefit from being slightly more concise! If this were 14 mins long id be far more likely to watch it again/ watch others
I appreciate the feedback! Most of these videos tend to fall in the 15-20 minute range; you are definitely right that making it *ever so slightly* more concise could do a lot to boost engagement!
"Witch" is simply a term used to dismiss traditional plant medicines of Indigenous people, particularly women. The term appears throughtout history, worldwide.
A very interesting take, thank you for sharing! It’s interesting that the modern word “pharmaceutical” has the same root as “witchcraft” in Greek. It’s interesting to think of how many ideas came together to form our modern ideas.
@@mythosandlogos pharmaceuticals are synthetic (manmade) version of nature's medicines. They can't patent the natural products.
Not necessarily, the witch term often used to any person as well who apparently behaved in a special way, or did strange, inexplicable things, or practiced secret and weird sciences that the uninitiated did not understand! The story of Baba Yaga the witch is actually a Slavic myth that I believe commemorates an ancient super-civilization that had high scientific knowledge and was capable of various "magical" things. Baba Yaga, for example, flew in a mortar and broom-like aircraft, had a mobile house that rotated on an axis; and he had a skull or spherical lantern made of such a wonderful crystal that lit up by itself!
Can you spell out that word you said: Siberian Taiga? Thank you.
You got it!
this man sounds pretty
My wife sure thinks I am ;)
Glad you enjoyed the narration!
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It's "Yaga" not "yagga"!
I’m using the pronunciation that I learned when studying Russian, with the stress on the second syllable. I’m sure that in many stories told there are different pronunciations, though!
He said it right actually.
@@mythosandlogosno, not different. In russian stories there are one and only pronunciation.
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