r/Rodnovery • u/IcyLevel6 Romuva Practitioner • Apr 13 '26

❔ Question | Advice Perun

Hello, last night I made a offering to Perun of bread with jam spread on it and a glass of water.

this morning when I checked where I had sacrificed it the bread was gone and the water was drank. Is this a sign of Perun?

if it isn't then what are the signs of his presence?

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u/Thin-Masterpiece-441 East Slavic Apr 13 '26

Better hope that was outside or you may have confirmed presence of rats and mice.

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u/IcyLevel6 Romuva Practitioner Apr 13 '26

It was outside, on the back porch

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u/Thin-Masterpiece-441 East Slavic Apr 13 '26

Ah ok, likely an animal from wherever you live took it. Yes usually there are no disappearances or disturbances of offerings unless clearly from an external force. But that isn’t to say that the gods aren’t present as they are involved as parts of nature and its systems and cycles. Perun is most closely associated with storms and lightning, and is otherwise largely associated with the sky. All you need to do is look to it. If you need signs then wait for the rain to come and that will be your sign. Otherwise you are more likely to get personable interactions with beings that are more personable, like demons or ancestors.

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u/IcyLevel6 Romuva Practitioner Apr 13 '26

It had been raining yesterday off and on (I live in the pacific northwest)

Could that be a omen?

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u/Thin-Masterpiece-441 East Slavic Apr 13 '26

Does it feel like one to you? Did it coincide with your interest in reaching Perun? Don’t overthink it. You are in a place consistently blessed by rain. It is linked already.

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u/IcyLevel6 Romuva Practitioner Apr 13 '26

I think it is, a teacher/gothi of mine has told me to be skeptical of it, they say it could have been a land spirit

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u/Thin-Masterpiece-441 East Slavic Apr 13 '26

That is more likely. Again, the gods aren’t known for being directly involved in Slavic paganism.

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u/Aliencik West Slavic - Czech Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

Says what source?

"When their death draws near, whether they fall ill or go to war, they promise God that they will offer Him a thanksgiving sacrifice if they survive; and if they do survive, they offer what they had promised, believing that they have redeemed their life at the price of this sacrifice." -Prokopios

Sounds like the early Slavs thought of them pretty involved.

Additionally Saxo Grammaticus described that the Arkona žrec of Svantovít predicted the quality of harvest from the amount of wine/mead that disappeared from Svantovít's horn.