Publikacije in mejniki
In cooperation with the Association Slovenski staroverci and the UPASANA Cosmological Community, and through self-publication as well as in collaboration with Beletrina publishing house, we have published over the past 15 years:
5 proceedings from 5 scientific symposia organised in quintuple helix manner
Pozno pokristjanjevanje slovenskega ozemlja I, Društvo slovenski staroverci, 2017
Pozno pokristjanjevanje slovenskega ozemlja II, Društvo slovenski staroverci, 2018
Pozno pokristjanjevanje slovenskega ozemlja III, Društvo slovenski staroverci, 2019
Staroverstvo skoz pogled raziskovalcev, Zbornik s simpozija v Kobaridu, UPASANA - Akademija Staroslavov Hram 2022
Ponovno rojstvo kabrce, Starosvetnega ozvočevala povezanosti Zbornik s simpozija v programu GO! 2025 Evropska prestolnica kultura, UPASANA – Akademija Staroslavov Hram, 2025.
4+ monographies published online
Vino versus veritas – nalijmo si čiste vode, Hren, M. 2013
Od stare vere do ustave, pomladno enakonočje, Hren, M. 2017 https://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:doc-Z0O4R4DT
Guide to Heathen Ljubljana, Pagan symbolism in Plečniks' Architecture. Hren, M. 2023 https://www.academia.edu/91824705/Guide_to_Heathen_Ljubljana_Capital_of_a_Pagan_State_of_Slovenia_Pre_Christian_hierophany_pagan_places_of_worship_and_perennial_architecture
The Discourse on the revival of Manaism, Hren, M. 2024 https://upasana.si/a-discourse-on-the-revival-of-manaism
Peace movement in Slovenia 1984-1993; Rethinking demilitarisation and nonviolent strategies 40 years after the peak of Slovene Pacifist Movement Just published - Summer equinox 2025.
3+ printed monographies
Duhovno vodstvo v Sloveniji nekoč in danes, Beletrina: 2019
Blejski otok: Podoba raja ali podobca kolonije, Blejski otok kot ideogram duhovnega osamosvajanja Slovenije, Koprodukcija UPASANA – Akademija Staroslavov Hram in Društvo slovenski staroverci, Hren, M., 2021
Ancient Schools of Wisdom, UPASANA – Akademija Staroslavov Hram , Hren, M., 2023
Prirodoverje, UPASANA – Akademija Staroslavov Hram, , Marko Hren in Janez Kopač, 2021.
2 video productions
Slovenian Nature Centered Faith, 2020 – dedicated to European Druid Movement, www.upasana.si
Ponovno rojstvo kabrce, GO! 2025, EPK, www.upasana.si
During this period, we also established two pilot natural sanctuaries: Kobarid – Mrzli Studenec, and the Sanctuary by the Linden Tree in the park near the Slovene Ethnographic Museum in Ljubljana. RTV Slovenia produced five episodes of the program Duhovni utrip on these topics:
RTV Slovenija, april 2017 https://www.rtvslo.si/rtv365/arhiv/174464648?s=tv (includes the first publicly recorded old faith ritual)
22.10 . 2022 Staroverstvo na Slovenskem https://365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/duhovni-utrip/174907816
26. 11. 2022 Podoba kolonije ali podoba raja https://365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/duhovni-utrip/174916367
1.4.2023 Pastirček Duhovni utrip RTV Slovenija https://365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/duhovni-utrip/174945125
in oddaja s programa EPK o kabrci, 25.10.2025 Duhovni utrip - RTV SLO
The most recent event was an invited lecture in February 2026 in India at the conference Rethinking Traditions: Shifting Perspectives in Cultural Interpretation. This conference was specifically dedicated to the question and need for the “Decolonisation of Everything”, particularly the decolonization of knowledge and spirituality/religion. The conference is organized by The ICCS Bilaspur Chapter at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (a Central University), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India.
The return of pre-Christian cosmologies in Slovenia through the revival of old-faith cultural and spiritual traditions is presented globally as an example of a decolonization process in Europe, through which we can clearly and explicitly observe the strong and pervasive presence of neocolonial lobbies in Europe, and explicitly, of course, also in Slovenia.
At the same time, visitors to the website are invited to join the global trend of decolonizing knowledge (and spirituality) and, within their capabilities, contribute to the decolonization of knowledge in Slovenia.
You can find the chronological list of all publications and milestones, together with links, here.