Mokosh (Makosh) is an East Slavic goddess. Mokosh was the only female deity whose idol was in the Kiev temple before Prince Vladimir adopted Christianity.
V.V. Ivanov and V.N. Toporov, in their joint work “Toward the reconstruction of Mokosh as a female character in the Slavic version of the main myth,” put forward the theory that Mokosh was originally the wife of the thunder god Perun. After Mokosha’s betrayal of her husband with his opponent (Serpent-Veles), Perun deprives the traitorous wife of her divine and marital status, exiles her from heaven to earth, to the underworld, to the chthonic waters. It is no coincidence that Mokosh, partially deprived of divine status, is mentioned last in the list of gods in the Tale of Bygone Years, after the sacred dog Simargl. In the dialects of the Moscow region, the word “mokosya” is known, meaning a woman of easy virtue. This is another evidence in favor of the above theory about Mokosha’s betrayal of Perun. In some sources, Mokosh is called the wife of Veles (Volos), this is explained by the fact that Mokosh, overthrown from the kingdom of Perun (heaven) to the kingdom of Veles (underworld), shared with him part of his functions, being responsible for fertility, water, livestock and trade. If in pagan times the most revered gods among the people were Veles and Mokosh (Perun was not the god of the people, but of the princely squad), then after the adoption of Christianity, the functions of Veles passed to Saint Nicholas, and the functions of Mokosh to Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. Friday was Mokoshi's holy day, because... followed the holy day of her husband Perun - Thursday.
Name "Mokosh" V.V. Ivanov and V.N. Axes are associated with the root “wet”, “get wet”, at the same time noting a possible connection with *mokos, “spinning”. B. Rybakov holds a different opinion on the interpretation of the name of the goddess in the book “Paganism of the Ancient Slavs”, preferring the variant of the name “Makosh” and interpreting it as “mother of a good harvest” / “mother of happiness” (“ma” - mother, “kosh” - lot , fate, as well as a measure for storing grain). Rybakov brings Makosh closer to the Greek moira goddesses, weaving the line of fate.
The motif of spinning passed on to Mokosha’s successor, Paraskeva Pyatnitsa: They sacrificed to Pyatnitsa by throwing yarn into a well (the name of this ritual is “mokrida”). Parakeva forbade spinning on Friday (the holy day of Mokoshi): she walked around pricked with needles and torn by spindles, because wicked women sew and spin on the day dedicated to her. Also on Friday, there was another ban - on sexual intercourse between a woman and her husband (a hint at the separation of Mokosha and Perun).
In the Russian North, there was an idea of an unclean spirit named Mokosha, who was represented as a woman with a large head and long arms, secretly shearing sheep, spinning at night in huts (unless a prayer was said over the yarn) and forbidding spinning on holidays.
The most reduced image of Mokoshi is Kikimora (Shishimora). If Mokosh was punished by the fire of the Thunderer and thrown into the water, then Kikimora also lives in a damp place and is afraid of fire. Kikimora also borrowed from Mokoshi the connection with yarn (Kikimora confuses the yarn).
Former member of the Melnitsa group Alevtina Leontyeva recorded the song “Mokosh” in 2008. Later, in a modified form, this song was included in Alevtina’s album “Dance of Transition.” Next, you can listen to the original version of the song “Mokosh” and read its lyrics.
Lyrics of the song "Mokosh":
Only the dawns rose above the forests
The Slavs had not yet found light and glory.
It was the beginning of days
And they prayed as if they were their mother.
Yaki light Yarilo,
We need you too!
We repay the sacrifices,
Mokosh, Mokosh!
I bow to you,
Tissue and water guardian,
I repay the sacrifices
Mokosh, Mokosh!
Descendants were driven into the Dnieper with spears
Idols were overthrown, the boar prince raged
Overshadowed with steel and a cross
A fire was lit above the Water Goddess.
Yaki light-Yarilo,
We need you too!
We repay the sacrifices,
Mokosh, Mokosh!
I bow to you,
Tissue and water guardian,
I repay the sacrifices
Mokosh, Mokosh!
Through the centuries you have sprouted like threads.
She became Paraskevna, she was Mokosh.
End the flow of difficult days!
Friday we pray to ours.
Yaki light-Yarilo,
We need you too!
We repay the sacrifices,
Mokosh, Mokosh!
I bow to you,
Tissue and water guardian,
I repay the sacrifices
Mokosh, Mokosh!
Mokosh (Makosh) is an East Slavic goddess. Mokosh was the only female deity whose idol was in the Kiev temple before Prince Vladimir adopted Christianity.
V.V. Ivanov and V.N. Toporov, in their joint work “Toward the reconstruction of Mokosh as a female character in the Slavic version of the main myth,” put forward the theory that Mokosh was originally the wife of the thunder god Perun. After Mokosha’s betrayal of her husband with his opponent (Serpent-Veles), Perun deprives the traitorous wife of her divine and marital status, exiles her from heaven to earth, to the underworld, to the chthonic waters. It is no coincidence that Mokosh, partially deprived of divine status, is mentioned last in the list of gods in the Tale of Bygone Years, after the sacred dog Simargl. In the dialects of the Moscow region, the word “mokosya” is known, meaning a woman of easy virtue. This is another evidence in favor of the above theory about Mokosha’s betrayal of Perun. In some sources, Mokosh is called the wife of Veles (Volos), this is explained by the fact that Mokosh, overthrown from the kingdom of Perun (heaven) to the kingdom of Veles (underworld), shared with him part of his functions, being responsible for fertility, water, livestock and trade. If in pagan times the most revered gods among the people were Veles and Mokosh (Perun was not the god of the people, but of the princely squad), then after the adoption of Christianity, the functions of Veles passed to Saint Nicholas, and the functions of Mokosh to Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. Friday was Mokoshi's holy day, because... followed the holy day of her husband Perun - Thursday.
Name "Mokosh" V.V. Ivanov and V.N. Axes are associated with the root “wet”, “get wet”, at the same time noting a possible connection with *mokos, “spinning”. B. Rybakov holds a different opinion on the interpretation of the name of the goddess in the book “Paganism of the Ancient Slavs”, preferring the variant of the name “Makosh” and interpreting it as “mother of a good harvest” / “mother of happiness” (“ma” - mother, “kosh” - lot , fate, as well as a measure for storing grain). Rybakov brings Makosh closer to the Greek moira goddesses, weaving the line of fate.
The motif of spinning passed on to Mokosha’s successor, Paraskeva Pyatnitsa: They sacrificed to Pyatnitsa by throwing yarn into a well (the name of this ritual is “mokrida”). Parakeva forbade spinning on Friday (the holy day of Mokoshi): she walked around pricked with needles and torn by spindles, because wicked women sew and spin on the day dedicated to her. Also on Friday, there was another ban - on sexual intercourse between a woman and her husband (a hint at the separation of Mokosha and Perun).
In the Russian North, there was an idea of an unclean spirit named Mokosha, who was represented as a woman with a large head and long arms, secretly shearing sheep, spinning at night in huts (unless a prayer was said over the yarn) and forbidding spinning on holidays.
The most reduced image of Mokoshi is Kikimora (Shishimora). If Mokosh was punished by the fire of the Thunderer and thrown into the water, then Kikimora also lives in a damp place and is afraid of fire. Kikimora also borrowed from Mokoshi the connection with yarn (Kikimora confuses the yarn).
Former member of the Melnitsa group Alevtina Leontyeva recorded the song “Mokosh” in 2008. Later, in a modified form, this song was included in Alevtina’s album “Dance of Transition.”
Lyrics of the song "Mokosh":
Only the dawns rose above the forests
The Slavs had not yet found light and glory.
It was the beginning of days
And they prayed as if they were their mother.
Yaki light Yarilo,
We need you too!
We repay the sacrifices,
Mokosh, Mokosh!
I bow to you,
Tissue and water guardian,
I repay the sacrifices
Mokosh, Mokosh!
Descendants were driven into the Dnieper with spears
Idols were overthrown, the boar prince raged
Overshadowed with steel and a cross
A fire was lit above the Water Goddess.
Yaki light-Yarilo,
We need you too!
We repay the sacrifices,
Mokosh, Mokosh!
I bow to you,
Tissue and water guardian,
I repay the sacrifices
Mokosh, Mokosh!
Through the centuries you have sprouted like threads.
She became Paraskevna, she was Mokosh.
End the flow of difficult days!
Friday we pray to ours.
Yaki light-Yarilo,
We need you too!
We repay the sacrifices,
Mokosh, Mokosh!
I bow to you,
Tissue and water guardian,
I repay the sacrifices
Mokosh, Mokosh!
Mokosh(Makosh) is a female deity in East Slavic mythology, the patroness of the feminine principle, fertility, marriage, childbirth, and the hearth.
She was in charge of spinning. Mokosh is the only goddess of the ancient Russian pantheon, whose idol stood in Kyiv on the top of a hill next to the statues of Perun and other deities. She was compared with the goddess of fertility of the Scythian farmers and the female deity of the Trypillian culture [source not specified 342 days]. It was believed that the goddess patronizes spinning and punishes those who work on Friday (the sacred day of Mokoshi [source not specified 342 days]). She is correlated with the Greek goddesses of fate, the Moirai, who spin the threads of life, and the Germanic “spinners of fate” - the Norns). She had connections with Rozhanitsy, Sudenitsy, Dolya and Nedolya (they were considered her assistants). Mokosh, as the goddess of fertility, the mother of harvests, had 12 annual holidays; depicted with horns. A characteristic female horned headdress was worn back in the 19th century at folk festivals. The memory of Mokoshi in Ukraine and northern Russia was preserved until the 19th century. Yarn was sacrificed to her and thrown into a well (the ritual was called “mokrida”, cf. the name Mokosh).
Perhaps Mokosh is the image of the most ancient, even Paleolithic origin, mother goddess, who is known as the Paleolithic Venus. The most ancient goddess was the giver of life. Has huge breasts, prominent belly and thighs. Arms, legs, face - barely outlined. According to academician B.A. Rybakov, Mokosh was perhaps the central figure of the “folk” cult of pre-Christian Rus', in contrast to the “druzhina” cult of Perun. The idol of Mokosha was located in the center of the village pagan sanctuaries with smaller female idols (Rozhanitsy, Sudenitsy, Dolya, Nedolya)
Mokosh is mentioned in Russian chronicles and numerous teachings against paganism. The 16th century “Instruction for Spiritual Children” warns:
“Bow before the invisible God: people praying to Rod and women in labor, Perun, and Apollo, and Mokosha, and Peregina, and do not approach any vile demands of the gods.”
“For this reason, it is not appropriate for Christians to play demonic games, who eat dancing, gudba, Myr songs and the sacrifice of idols, who pray to the fire above the barn and the pitchfork and Mokoshiya and Sim and Ragl and Perun and Rod and Rozhanitsa.”
(“The Word on Bribery” according to the list of the 16th century).
The only goddess from the pantheon of the book. Vladimir. The mother of the gods, perhaps the wife or incarnation of Veles, correlated with Hecate (the name is often used in the masculine gender - Mokos, Mokosh). The god Veles could also be called Mokos.
“Mamai, the king... began to call on his gods: Perun, Salmanat, Mokosh, Raklia, Rus and his great assistant Akhmet.”
(“The story of the Massacre of Mamaev by Grand Prince Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy” as presented by Sreznevsky).
In the “Tale of Idols” of the 15th century there is a record about the goddess Mokosh:
“...the same gods are required to create the Slovenian language: Vilam and Makoshi and Diva, Perun. Harsu..."
Here she is compared with Hecate (Scatia, Ekatia) - the Greek goddess of well-being:
“Anoint the goddess Ekatia, create this same maiden and honor Makosh...”
Memories of Makoshi (Mokoshi) were preserved for the longest time in the Russian North. In the process of Christianization, her image merged with the image of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. However, in stories Makosh can appear under his own name.
In the myth, Makosh comes to a spinner who works on Friday. However, the girl realizes in time that this is Makosh. When the goddess gives the task of spinning forty spindles before dawn, the girl takes a skein of thread and winds it on the spindles. Returning, Makosh is surprised at the girl’s resourcefulness and breaks the spindles to show what would have happened to the spinner if she had not completed the task.
Many features of Mokosha absorbed the image of the popularly revered saint Paraskeva (Paraskeva in Greek is “Friday” or “preparation”: the sacred day of Mokosha, like Freya, Venus and other female deities of European peoples, was Friday - probably hence this confusion), Christian martyr who died under Emperor Diocletian. Statues of St. Paraskevi (Praskovys) were placed near wells and reservoirs (despite the fact that in the Orthodox tradition it is not customary to make sculptural images of saints); from the day of October 28, dedicated to St. Paraskeva, women began to crumple flax (we have already seen that Mokosh was associated with both water and spinning). Paraskeva was called “the woman’s saint”; she was believed to be the patron of mothers and unmarried girls (“Mother Paraskeva, let me get married as soon as possible,” they addressed her). Spinning and weaving were not allowed on Fridays; some women who venerated St. Paraskeva/Mokosh (in those regions where her memory was preserved), “Friday was honored more than Sunday.” The Church, of course, had a negative attitude towards mixing Christian and pagan rituals; Thus, in Stoglav, all superstitions concerning Friday were called “ungodly.” In Ukrainian rituals, Friday was represented by a woman with flowing hair, walking around the villages (which was called “leading Friday” around the villages).
She spins threads
rolls into a ball,
not simple threads - magical ones.
From those threads weaves
our life -
from the beginning - birth
and until the end,
until the final outcome - death.
This is how the most ancient goddess of the Slavs, Makosh, was poetically described in the “Book of Kolyada” (1st century).
She is the only goddess of the ancient Russian pantheon, whose idol stood in Kyiv on the top of a hill next to the statues of Perun and other deities, according to the Tale of Bygone Years.
Who is this Great Goddess?
Her name is traditionally considered to be formed from two words - Ma - the essence of “mother” and kosh - fate.
This is the Goddess of all human Fate, the Great Mother, the goddess of fertility.
The wife of the Great God Veles - one of the greatest Russian Gods, who sets the world created by Rod and Svarog in motion.
Mokosh (Makosh) is one of the most controversial goddesses of the Slavic pantheon, patronizing fate.
The goddess is compared to the Greek goddesses of fate, the Moiras, and the Germanic Norns.
Some consider Mokosh to be the most ancient Mother Goddess, while others associate her image with the Orthodox Saint Paraskeva.
The elements associated with Mokosh are earth and water. Both of them represent in the cult of Mokosh the giving birth and at the same time absorbing principles, uniquely united in ancient ideas about the Raw Earth, that is, earth and water as elements merging in unity.
It is no coincidence that people even have a stable reference to this “tandem”: Mother of Cheese, Earth. Like a mother, she gives birth, but at the end of her earthly journey, she absorbs into herself.
And the mighty and great Mokosh rules all this.
Makosh - Heavenly Mother, Heavenly Law, Rule. The third face of God. The first face is the Father, the second is the Son, the third is the Mother. For the Mother is the Spirit of God who sets the World in motion. It is the Mother who gives life to the Son. And this means - the World changes, after the Father the Son appears, then the Son Himself becomes the Father and again gives birth to the Son.
The Goddess Mokosh, as the spinner of the Threads of human destinies, is in Heaven, where she binds a person with the fruits of his labors - good or evil, with hidden threads, and predetermines his final fate.
Makosh knows the secret of destinies, the secret of previous lives and new incarnations. It requires a person to follow a destined path.
It also gives freedom of choice between good and evil, where good is following the path of Rule, and evil is deviation from it.
Those who go aside, destroy themselves and their souls - Makosh punishes mercilessly.
They reincarnate on earth again, but no longer as people.
Makosh, the eldest of the goddesses, is the spinner of fate. High in the heavenly palace she sits with her assistants Dolya and Nedolya, spinning the intricate threads of fate that connect a person with the fruits of his labors - good or evil. Pokuta is what connects the beginning and the end of every matter, cause and effect, what is done by the doer, creation and creator, intention and result.
Makosh knows the secret of destinies, the secret of previous lives and new incarnations; life and death are equally subject to her. This is the goddess of magic and sorcery, the mistress of the crossroads of the universe between worlds.
Mokosha is also in charge of the patronage of female fertility and motherhood, productivity, prosperity in the house, and all kinds of women's work - especially spinning, needlework, because she is the protector and patroness of housewives and wives.
If Makosh does not look kindly at the farm, then there is no need to expect a bountiful harvest, a good profit, or prosperity in the family in this house.
Makosh, as the Mistress of Living Nature, was celebrated every full moon.
Makosh is a woman, and therefore changeable - she can bring both joy and sorrow. She has mercy and rewards only those who are strong in spirit and who are fighting for happiness. It provides a way out of the most hopeless situations, if a person does not despair, if he goes with all his strength, if he has not betrayed himself and his dream. And then Makosh sends the goddess of happiness and good luck to the person - Srecha. And then the man opens the door, takes a step and Srecha meets him.
But if a person has given up, lost faith, betrayed his dream, got tired and given up on everything - they say. The curve will take him out, then he will be bitterly disappointed. Makosh will turn away his face. And the outcast will be led through life by monstrous old women - Dashing One-Eyed, Crooked, Not Easy, Week, Nesrecha - to where they are already wailing over the graves of Karn and Jelly.
Makosh strictly monitors the observance of customs and rituals. She has mercy and rewards those who firmly stand for ancient customs. Among the Eastern Slavs, wooden sculptures of Mokosh were placed on wells, and sacrifices were made to her (fabrics, tows, threads, and sheep's wool were thrown into the well).
Messengers of Mokosh - bees, spiders, ants - insect workers.
Therefore, if you see a spider in your house, do not be afraid and remember: to kill a spider is to lose luck.
If a spider crawls into a house, it is carefully caught, taken outside and released.
A bumblebee or a bee flying into a window is also a harbinger of an upcoming event associated with Makosh. Catching the first bumblebee you see in spring has always been considered to be great luck for the whole year until next spring.
A caught bumblebee should be wrapped in a scarf or rag so that it hums for a while, then it is released.
The rag, which then smells of the subtle scent of pollen and honey, is a talisman kept in the house for good luck. This custom has survived to this day. It is still performed in villages.
In Christianity, the image of Mokosh merged with Paraskeva Friday, for Mokosh’s day is Friday (“Paraskeva” in Greek is “Friday”). Some women who revered Makosh “honored Friday more than Sunday.” The Church had a negative attitude towards mixing Christian and folk (pagan) rituals, therefore in Stoglav all beliefs regarding Friday were called “ungodly”.
Numerous images of Mokosh have been preserved in Russian embroidery. Makosh was often depicted between two moose cows - Rozhanitsa. She was also depicted as a female figurine with raised arms, in which there is the Horn of Veles (Horn of Plenty) and a Bird. Nearby may be depicted: Goddesses-Protectors Dolya (on the right, with her right hand raised) and Nedolya (on the left, with her left hand raised), Sheaf of Ears (the embodiment of the harvest), the heavenly cow Zemun (mother of Veles, divine nurse), a magic spinning wheel, etc. d.
"... One day, just before the New Year, in a bitter frost, a poor old woman approached the mill. The mill stood in a grove near a stream, and no one saw where she came from. And it was not an ordinary old woman, but a sorceress named Mokosh She could turn into a bird, a snake, a red maiden, and she also knew how to do good and evil. Woe to the one who offends her! Mokosh lived among the swamps on the edge of the swamp, where the Sun descended in the fall.
There, at Mokosha’s, the Sun spent all the long winter nights. The sorceress took care of the weakened winter Sun, treated it with healing herbs and spells, and by spring it again became strong and powerful...” (Croatian fairy tale “Sun-Matchmaker and Neva-Bride”).
Russia is ruled by Makosh, the Great Mother of the World, the main Goddess of this land.
She is neither lower nor higher than Svarog. Great Mother. And - Mother of all Gods...
Loving, all-forgiving and... merciless in her justice.
They also consider the first full moon of May, or the last one of April (but this is less common) to be Mokosh time.
And when trouble comes, click: “Mother”... All the gods are like one family.
Everyone is equal before Makosh, everyone is her children.
There is another sun on our earth... and the Sun has many names... not one, several gods - hypostases of the Sun... Is it difficult? It’s okay, get used to it... The lace of grass, the songs of rivers, the fury of life... It’s easy... But it’s not primitive...
Although over the centuries the importance of Mokosha has been “downplayed,” she is one of the main great Goddesses of the Slavic pantheon.
Its attributes are, first of all, a spindle with tows, personifying the threads of the destinies of all things, and sometimes two horns with destinies, marked with a swastika.
Gradually moving into the category of “small”, domestic, female Deities, Makosh, nevertheless, remains the Great Goddess of the Lot, like the ancient Germanic and Scandinavian Norns (Urd, Verdandi, Skuld - three aspects of time, i.e. past, present, future, respectively old, mature and young), weaving destinies at the three roots of the Ash Tree - Yggdrasil, and clearing the source of Urd.
Mokosh also has two assistants - Dolya and Nedolya, respectively, weaving good and evil destinies and intertwining one with the other under the supervision of the eldest Mokosha.
Therefore, Mokosh was especially worshiped, for in the hands of Mokosh is human life and its thread, which she is free to cut
Makosh is a Goddess who possesses and pours out her special Power on people - the power to create their own destiny.
She is with you, for example, when you do your job and do it as well as you understand and as best you can. And if Mokosh likes it, she “tailors” the circumstances of your life to you, bestowing special success in business, and, turning to you with Doli’s face, a special feeling of happiness and good luck.
Well, and, naturally, on the contrary - taking away luck, success, abilities and opportunities, if you acted in some way against her will.
Like a true Mother - teaching, encouraging and punishing - she takes care of her child.
If she appears to you in one form or another, if this happens often, and you don’t understand why and why, then it’s better to ask her herself at the moment of her appearance.
Mokoshi symbols
Mokoshin metal is silver, stone is rock crystal and the so-called “moonstone”.
Mokoshi's beast is a cat. The symbol of this goddess is yarn, a ball of wool, a spindle, and they were brought to the collection.
Mokoshi’s idols could be made from “female woods,” primarily from aspen.
The idol of Mokoshi could often also be horned or have a cornucopia in his hands.
Mokoshi's servants are spiders, so it is considered a good omen if a cobweb flies into your face.
Also associated with Mokosh is a rope talisman tied on the right wrist.
During the times of Slavic paganism, one of the most revered goddesses was Makosh - a talisman with her symbol was embroidered on clothes, the Great Mother was worshiped near springs and made requests regarding family happiness and well-being. Modern women are also able to appreciate how useful and powerful such a talisman can be.
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Makosh - a talisman of the Slavic goddess
The Makosh amulet was used by representatives of the fair sex back in the days when our ancestors professed paganism. From time immemorial, it was considered a female symbol that protected a woman from troubles, bestowed family happiness, prosperity at home, harmony in relationships with her spouse, and the well-being of children.
Makosh- a goddess who was revered not only by women. She was responsible not only for family happiness, but also patronized farmers. This goddess personifies the fertile earth, she is what gives life to all living things and can be restored in the spring, after a cold winter that is deadly for all living things. Makosh is the Great Mother, the giver of life.
In the old days, she was worshiped near springs and wells, some of which are still considered shrines to this day. At the same time, yarn was donated to the goddess. She was considered a brilliant weaver, but she did not spin threads, but the destinies of all people living on Earth. In this, Mokosh is helped by two sisters - Dolya and Nedolya, who, with the help of threads and scissors, measure the life span and fate of people in general.
According to legend, Makosh sometimes walks around the world in the guise of a young girl with long flowing hair. She asks those she meets along the way - do they observe the traditions of their ancestors? If a person lives in accordance with the ancient covenants and has a clear conscience, she sends the goddess of luck Srecha to such a person. And if he has forgotten about his roots and does not honor his ancestors, Makosh will send to him Dashing One-Eyed, Nesrecha and Difficult, who will bring him difficulties until the person remembers the behests of his ancestors.
In addition, Makosh was considered the patroness of crossroads. Her cult was widespread, unlike Perun, who was more revered during the war. In general, Makosh is the goddess of femininity, life and fertility, the archetype of the Great Mother, as well as the creator of human destinies. During early Christianity, it began to be identified with Holy Paraskeva Friday.
Mokosh symbol for amulet - meaning
The meaning of the Makosh amulet makes it more suitable for women than for men. Initially it was, but sometimes it was also worn by farmers whose income depended on fertility. However, it was the woman who was considered the receptacle of creativity, the keeper of the hearth and the creator of life.
In the old days, the Slavic amulet Makosh was embroidered on the clothes of little girls. Unmarried girls also revered this goddess and asked her for happiness in family life. Married women wore the amulet of the Slavic goddess Mokosha to receive her help during childbirth, as well as a prosperous family life and harmony in relationships with their spouse.
The Makosh amulet is perfect for any girl. It can be given to a little daughter for protection from evil people and other troubles. An unmarried girl will find her betrothed faster and grow up to be a good housewife if she wears such an amulet. After marriage, it is worth wearing to promote family happiness and prosperity. It also helps pregnant women, facilitating childbirth and promoting the birth of a healthy baby.
Since Makosh was also considered the patroness of female witchcraft, if you are interested in the occult or simply want to develop your intuition, it is worth acquiring such a talisman, as well as studying more about the cult of this goddess - she will help you find your way.
The meaning of the Mokosh symbol is often compared to a sown field - when everything is ready for harvesting, all that remains is to make an effort and get what you need. The four parts of this field can also represent the four elements, as well as the main components of man according to the Slavs - Conscience, Spirit, Soul and Body.
Amulet Makosh - how to embroider the symbol of the Slavic goddess
If you don’t really like embroidery and handicrafts in general, you can simply buy jewelry or clothes with the Mokosh sign. It is advisable that the jewelry be made of silver. It will have to, but more on that below.
If you want to make a talisman with your own hands, you should remember that the embroidery will look different from the pendant. It is customary to embroider Makosh herself, and the symbol should either depict her head or be located above it. Makosh is always depicted with a spindle; this is an invariable attribute of the goddess.
Embroidering the Mokosh sign, the significance of which in the role of women cannot be exaggerated, relies on the waxing moon or the full moon. This goddess does not like people who are weak in spirit and tired of life, so it is advisable to be in a joyful and happy mood. While embroidering, you should not tie knots or cut threads with scissors. In the process, you can read the conspiracy addressed to Mokosh:
You are a goy, Mother Makosh! Mother Makosh, a joy to all people! Sanctify my share! Remove grief and all misfortune and torment from the path! My thread is even, and my share is full of happiness! Both in the field and in the house!
If you like to do handicrafts, listen to music or look at the TV screen, you will have to forget about this while creating the amulet. You should only be focused on creating the magic item. Don't be distracted by conversations, phones or TV.
The background of the embroidery should be green or white. In the second case, there must be a green frame around the image. The embroidery should contain ears of corn - a symbol of prosperity and fertility. Suitable colors for embroidery are green, red and yellow. Flowers can be embroidered with blue threads. You cannot use white threads for embroidering amulets. Older women can embroider with black thread. After creating the amulet, you can sprinkle it with spring water for consecration, and after that you can use it the way you intended. As a rule, such amulets are kept in a visible place at home or worn on clothes.
Charms with the sign of Mokosh - how to care for them
All amulets require periodic cleansing, and the Makosh amulet is no exception. If you haven't embroidered yours yourself, you'll need to clean it before using it. The best option would be water from a spring or well - Makosh believed patroness of water sources. How to clean a new amulet? Leave in water for a while or, if this is not possible, sprinkle with it.
From time to time you will have to cleanse your amulet. There are no specific deadlines here, it all depends on the amount of negativity that will be reflected by the magical object. It is believed that the owner of such an amulet herself will understand when the time comes to cleanse it of accumulated negativity. Look at the amulet more often, hold it in your hands, and your intuition will tell you when the time for cleansing comes.
Purification is carried out under the influence of three elements - air, water and fire. First, you should hand wash the embroidered fabric using baby or laundry soap. After washing, it should be dried near an open fire or in the sun. This fabric cannot be washed in a machine; such washing will only provide mechanical cleaning of ordinary dirt. However, not everyone likes hand washing, so it can be done after machine washing - it will take less time. The pendant or other decoration should be held under running water and then placed in the sun to dry from the drops.
If the amulet is cracked, the embroidery has spread, or other damage appears, this means that its mission is over. Now it should be burned, floated down the river or buried in the ground. You cannot leave the Mokosh sign so that another person gets it - problems will begin to haunt both him and the owner of the amulet.
The sign of Mokosh and Lunnitsa is a combination of two powerful amulets
You can often see the Mokosh sign in Lunnitsy. Lunnitsa is a separate symbol, which is often combined with others to obtain more powerful talismans. The meaning of the Moon is not difficult to understand - its appearance depicts all lunar phases without exception, and the 28 elements along the edges correspond to lunar days.
Lunnitsa is a female talisman. It bestows health, attractiveness and popularity among members of the opposite sex. The owner of such a talisman will not have problems with conceiving a child, pregnancy and childbirth. It also protects her children from illness and negativity. Therefore, it was believed that Lunnitsa protects not only a woman, but also her home, spouse, children and other close people.
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