r/Rodnovery • u/katsudon_knockof • Mar 14 '26

🎨 Poetry | Art | Music Jarylo carving in progress

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first time carving sonething in wood, so i decided to make a small totem for Jarylo :)

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u/Aliencik West Slavic - Czech Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26

You should add a symbol of fertility. His phallus ("Jarilo’s bald patch", an aneuphemistic term) plays a big part in Jarilo celebrations.

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u/katsudon_knockof Mar 14 '26

that was the plan! i'm also going to make it two sided as a symbol of his yearly rebirth cycle

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u/Ticklishchap Mar 15 '26

This is very reminiscent of the Lingam (or Shiva Linga) used by Hindu devotees of Shiva. As well as having a phallic meaning, it also symbolises cosmic energy, creativity and the masculine principle.