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Sakro Sawel means “sacred sun” in Proto-Indo-European. On this website I explore the history and practice of the ancient religion of the sun, which was the largest religion for thousands of years across the world.

The Ancient Religion of the Sun

I recommend this book to anyone wanting to understand the history of the ancient Religion of the Sun, and delve into the subjects I cover in my videos in more detail.

Ancient Solstice

I recommend this book to anyone wanting to understand the practice of the ancient Religion of the Sun and revive their ancient solstice & equinox celebrations.

Spiritual experiences with the Religion of the Sun

Lara Atwood2022-08-25T16:55:59+00:00August 25th, 2020|106 Comments

Photo by Dario Gartmann on Unsplash These are spiritual/metaphysical/mystical experiences people have had to do with the Religion of the Sun. They can include dreams, out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, visions, and spiritual perceptions. [...]

I’m quiet again working on another book

Lara Atwood2021-01-12T06:28:08+00:00August 25th, 2020|58 Comments

I have been very quiet again these past few months - working on making what has turned into a big update to my book The Ancient Religion of the Sun. It has been unavailable for [...]

New book released – The Ancient Path of the Sun

Lara Atwood2021-11-08T06:45:05+00:00January 11th, 2020|50 Comments

It's been a long time coming - here finally is the book The Ancient Path of the Sun by Mark Atwood (my husband), which I helped co-author. It's a huge book - 590 pages full [...]

I’m quiet at the moment because I’m working on a book

Lara Atwood2021-01-19T08:21:31+00:00June 7th, 2019|47 Comments

Sorry I've been quiet these past few months! It's because I've been working on a book. I expect I should be finished with it in December, and my publisher will then take another month to [...]

Religion of the Sun began 36,500 BC ?

Lara Atwood2021-01-19T02:56:46+00:00January 20th, 2019|19 Comments

Evidence is mounting for the Pyramids & Sphinx of Egypt having first been established around 36,500 BC. Ancient Egyptian records state that their civilization began tens of thousands of years ago, as far back as [...]

Stonehenge winter solstice 2018

Lara Atwood2021-01-19T02:39:59+00:00January 20th, 2019|17 Comments

Great to see people out at sites of the ancient religion of the sun at the solstice, but sad to see a sacred place treated like a fairground. What do gyrating women, African drumming, and [...]

Tiwanaku winter solstice 2018

Lara Atwood2021-01-15T11:01:57+00:00January 20th, 2019|26 Comments

Perhaps my favorite solstice celebration - it's done with so much heart. Attended by the Bolivian President, conducted by the indigenous Aymara, held at the sacred site of Tiwanaku in Bolivia. Someone filmed this in [...]

The Ancient Religion of the Sun – video

Lara Atwood2021-11-08T06:45:34+00:00December 6th, 2018|31 Comments

This video gives a very simple run down of the basic premise behind my book The Ancient Religion of the Sun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrUM60LYKWo You can get my book The Ancient Religion of the Sun at the [...]

Out-of-Body Experiences with Odin

Lara Atwood2021-01-15T10:56:11+00:00November 25th, 2018|81 Comments

Well, it's been a long time since my last video, as I have spent the last few months working on my book The Ancient Religion of the Sun. Now it's out, I've turned my attention [...]

Interview with Jennifer of SOLove Inner Radiance

Lara Atwood2021-01-15T11:21:04+00:00November 4th, 2018|47 Comments

An interview I did with Jennifer of the Facebook page SOLove Inner Radiance was just put up today as part of the 'Sol2Soul Global Summit 2' Jennifer is hosting, in which she focuses on topics [...]

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What’s Happening

2 books by Mark are currently going through final drafts before being prepared for print (I’ve helped with research for them). I need to do some more work to get them ready. I am now also working on the next video.

Lara