01/02/2026
In folklore, Baba Yaga doesn’t devour the innocent or the vulnerable — she devours corruption. She tests integrity, punishes cruelty, and protects those who act with truth. That’s not extremism .. that’s ancestral justice.
In the old tales, Baba Yaga does not harm randomly. She:
• devours the deceitful, arrogant, abusive, or spiritually lazy
• tests the heart, not the aesthetics
• punishes those who violate boundaries, hospitality, or moral order
• protects children, the innocent, and the clever when they act with integrity
In Vasilisa the Beautiful, Baba Yaga doesn’t eat Vasilisa she destroys the stepmother and stepsisters, who were abusive and cruel. That’s not modern projection. That’s the story.