Janthopoyism
Sacred Travel: The Chapel of Saint Petka
#holythrowback to 2022 when I visited The Chapel of Saint Petka in Belgrade, Serbia.
This tale starts with a sacred spring said to have healing properties, most notably gifting sight to those who were blind. People built an old chapel around it, but it was in terrible condition. That’s when Varnava Rosić (the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, 1930 to 1937) stepped up to construct a new establishment worthy of the holy water.
He founded the chapel in 1937 on Saint Petka’s feast day. Petka (or Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans) is a female saint from the 10th century. After receiving visions of the Virgin Mary, she settled at a convent near the River Jordan and died at age 27, a lesser-known member of that rockstar club.
During the chapel’s construction, they discovered an even older temple beneath the ground, which proves how long people have drank from this special natural well. The practice continues today, but now they serve it in plastic bottles, and you must pay for it.
The church is situated in the Belgrade Fortress (279 BC), which is worth the visit alone.
The aforementioned Serbian Orthodoxy rules the country with a massive 81.1% following. Islam comes in at a much smaller 4.2% second.
This tale starts with a sacred spring said to have healing properties, most notably gifting sight to those who were blind. People built an old chapel around it, but it was in terrible condition. That’s when Varnava Rosić (the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, 1930 to 1937) stepped up to construct a new establishment worthy of the holy water.
He founded the chapel in 1937 on Saint Petka’s feast day. Petka (or Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans) is a female saint from the 10th century. After receiving visions of the Virgin Mary, she settled at a convent near the River Jordan and died at age 27, a lesser-known member of that rockstar club.
During the chapel’s construction, they discovered an even older temple beneath the ground, which proves how long people have drank from this special natural well. The practice continues today, but now they serve it in plastic bottles, and you must pay for it.
The church is situated in the Belgrade Fortress (279 BC), which is worth the visit alone.
The aforementioned Serbian Orthodoxy rules the country with a massive 81.1% following. Islam comes in at a much smaller 4.2% second.
Janthopoyism is a spiritual philosophy meets self-improvement program.
We view the Absolute collection of all Universal Energy to be the highest power. You are part of that power. You are an extension of divinity.
The ultimate purpose of this power is to evolve, and we each have a unique part to play in this progression. The details of your role are relayed to you every moment of your life via emotional notifications.
The tricky bit is that human beings have developed a communication barrier between themselves and this instruction.
This barrier is called "the brain".
But never fear! By utilising some very simple practices, you can open the flow of exchange, granting you access to the ether of infinite ideas, the infallible path of your guided destiny, and the recollection of your holiness.
Which is basically a wanky way of saying that your life is about to get a whole bunch better.
Join the movement before it becomes too mainstream.
We view the Absolute collection of all Universal Energy to be the highest power. You are part of that power. You are an extension of divinity.
The ultimate purpose of this power is to evolve, and we each have a unique part to play in this progression. The details of your role are relayed to you every moment of your life via emotional notifications.
The tricky bit is that human beings have developed a communication barrier between themselves and this instruction.
This barrier is called "the brain".
But never fear! By utilising some very simple practices, you can open the flow of exchange, granting you access to the ether of infinite ideas, the infallible path of your guided destiny, and the recollection of your holiness.
Which is basically a wanky way of saying that your life is about to get a whole bunch better.
Join the movement before it becomes too mainstream.
