He has written books about Slavic spirit and is the founder and leader of the modern pagan organisation Rodný kruh (lit.
[1] Common themes in his works include patriotism, environmentalism, personal health, respect for traditions, creativity, anti-consumerism and rustic aesthetics.
The Slovak mainstream media have been ambivalent about Žiarislav and his religious activities: he is typically portrayed as a romantic character who lives in harmony with nature.
[2] The sociologist Miroslav Tížik describes his teachings as a combination of some immutable beliefs concerning knowledge, Slavic identity and nature, and a dynamic approach to doctrine and vocabulary, which continuously change in his publications.
Tížik connects Žiarislav's rhetoric to the New Age movement, to the period of the Slovak national awakening and to the Romanticism of Ľudovít Štúr.