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The goddesses of the Slavs smile at us. If the Slavic goddess Divia is close to you, then your sign is Lunnits a , symbol of the goddess Divya. Sign of Goddess Divya,lunar, looks likea crescent moon with its horns turned downwards. Although sometimes there are moonlites with horns looking up. Its horns have long been considered a connection with cosmic energies. To this day, it is customary to depict various earthly elements on lunars as a symbol of the origin of life. So, the stripes symbolize rain, squares - earth. Flowers - that a person is under the protection of the Sun itself. Crosses – the unity of the male and female lunar principles. This is the power of the sign of the goddess Divya.

symbol of Goddess Divya

Divya goddess of the Slavs

Slavic goddess Divia -Goddess of the Moon, Daughter of the Family,arose simultaneously with Khors, the Sun God, so that people learned to distinguish Light in Darkness. Night is a symbol of darkness, inertia, delusion and the revelry of dark forces, but every night Divya rides out on her chariot in her long white clothes, with a crescent moon in her headdress, peacefully shining on the sleeping earth. Mysterious magic, fairy tales, dreams in which we fly -this is a manifestation of Divya - the Moon, her gift of the miraculous and inexplicable, contained in her Sign.The sign is suitable for married and unmarried women.

Symbol of Goddess Divya

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Sign of Goddess Divyawill protect you by:

will not let someone else's evil interference interfere with you,

will protect you from everything dark, illuminating your path in impenetrable darkness.

If you are wearing a moonlight,symbol of the goddess Divya,then you may soon notice that:

The doors to the world of magic and magic have opened before you,

your life has become richer, more fruitful, those around you have begun to recognize your gift.

The goddesses of the Slavs still smile at us!

In general, the sign of the goddess Divya is considered to be a symbol of the young, nascent Moon, asa sign of something new emerging in your life. This female sign, bringing secret powers to a woman, emphasizing the mystery and mysticism that this companion of the night carries within herself. Lunnitsa – ancienta sign symbolizing soft and flexible female power over the world. This is the power of the sign of the goddess Divya!

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Who is Div?

Div is one of the mysteries of the pagan past. Who is this - a mythical villain, or a bright god? Unfortunately, we have not received direct evidence that could completely refute one of these options. Diva has several variations of the name. This is Dy and Dy. We have already talked about possible options origin of this name. Let us assume that Div is, if not a god, then endowed great strength and the power of a mythical figure from Slavic pantheon gods.
The source “The Word of Saint Gregory” indicates that Div is the god who rules in the sky, and his strength and power are in the light of the heavenly bodies. In another source, in the “Tale of Igor’s Campaign,” Div appears as a harbinger of troubles. Perhaps, over time and under the influence of different foreign cultures, the image of Diya changed and was perceived differently by different generations. Perhaps even his grandfathers revered him as a god, and their grandchildren already considered the same Diya evil spirit. The migration of nomads and the resettlement of different tribes inevitably brought with them the assimilation and merging of the local culture with the incoming one, which over time could dramatically change the original images of gods and other phenomena.
In another historical source, “Conversation of Gregory the Theologian on the Trial of the City,” Div is mentioned as the god of the sky, and his wife Divia is the goddess of earth and fertility. The mythology of ancient peoples is imbued with the dualistic idea of creating the world, through the fusion of male and feminine. This is where one of the theories that exists among current researchers arises regarding the purpose of Div as a god. Perhaps Div was revered as the deity of heavenly waters - the source of primary power that flowed from the heavens and fertilized the earth's firmament and gave birth to life on it.

It is worth paying attention to another source, “The Lecturer of George Amartol.” In it, Diy is presented as the son of Cronus (Chronos), who reigned in Asyria, and was known as a cannibal who ate his own children. According to the traditions and foundations of the Persians, Diy was married to his sister Ira and had a brother Nina. The same source indicates that a certain Serukh instilled in the Babylonians the veneration of their ancestors and heroes as gods, which was common in the Hellenic states. Thus, those who made any discoveries, or were distinguished by their actions in society, were perceived as someone special, divine. Dyy is mentioned as the god of rain, which gives a reference to the assumption of his involvement in the celestial waters in Slavic mythology.

There is also a completely different version that Div was the god of the night sky. It is worth mentioning that Amartol, Dyyu, the same Dyu, ascribes two cavities, “the ov is the dyyu to eat, and the other is the divy.” In Slavic mythology, the wife of Diva is Divia, who was revered as the goddess of the night sky and the moon. It can be assumed that the Slavs split the original androgynous essence of Dyya into two deities: Diva and Divia.
Div, according to this version, also acts as the Bird-Div, and he lived in the primordial heavens, which was earlier than the sky bound by Svarog. Div was born from the union of the Great Family and the heavenly Goat Seduni, and he was the brother of Svarog. If we turn to Amartol, he points out that in honor of Dyi, in ancient Egypt Cattle, including goats, were sacrificed. Perhaps this is where the idea of kinship with the Slavic goat Seduni arose.
After Div touched the firmament of the earth with his spear, the mighty Indra was born. And from Divya, his sister, Diva gave birth to the beautiful Diva-Dodola and the handsome Churila. God Div is also attributed secret connection with the wife of the god Barma, Tarusya. According to legend, it was from this union that the people came that gave birth to the Divy people.
According to this theory, Dy lived in Ural mountains oh, and sent rain to people in order to water the fields and crops. In his service were giants, Divya's people, who were his great-grandchildren, from the children of Tarusya. He demanded too much tribute from them, and eventually the giants stopped honoring their ancestor. Then, in anger, Div called himself the god of the night sky and the wicked began to worship him: murderers, thieves and robbers. People who no longer received rain from Div asked for help from the wise Veles, who overthrew the dark Div into the Navi world. But Viy helped Diva, and he returned to his monastery. Deciding to make peace with Veles, Div invited the sage god to his chambers, where he invited him to drink from a thicket full of poison. As a result, Veles was poisoned and cast into the Navi world, where he found his wife, daughter Viya - Yaginya. There are suggestions that Viy helped Div for a reason, they say he wanted to get Veles as his son-in-law.
At the same time, the son of Div, Churila, together with the giants, defeated the Svarozhichi. As punishment for their insolence, Svarog locked the giants in the very heart of the Ural Mountains, and took the repentant Churil, who presented Svarog as a gift of gold from secret dungeons, into his service. The feud between the Irian gods and Div was over, and he again became a light deity.

Divya- Slavic Moon Goddess, sister of Khorsa, the Sun God. Mention of the Goddess Divia is found in Christian treatises dedicated to the fight against the worship of ancient Gods. Such references indicate that the Goddess Divya has been revered since ancient times. The importance of Divia, the Moon Goddess, in the Slavic pantheon is indicated by widespread Lunnitsa amulets jewelry associated with the power of the Moon Goddess.

Divya, the Moon Goddess, is most often approached by women. Divya is asked for girlish beauty and attractiveness, many beauty spells are read in the light of the moon, Those in the know turn to the Moon Goddess to develop intuition and prediction abilities.

The Slavic Moon Goddess Divia was created by the Creator Rod, just like her twin brother Khors, God of the Solar Disk. Goddess Divya was created so that people could discern the light in the darkness. Unlike the sun, the moon shines with reflected light, but is still able to give people the opportunity to see what is hidden in the dark.

Divya, the Moon Goddess, protects people's sleep. In addition, the moon helps to keep track of time. It was the lunar month that became the first measure of time, and the Knowers are still Slavic rituals are guided by the light of the moon.

Legends and myths about the Slavic Goddess Divia

The goddess Divia rarely participates in Slavic myths, because every night she is busy - riding across the sky in her carriage, just as Khors, the Sun God, travels across the sky during the day. Divya's chariot is driven by a pair of snow-white horses (in some legends, horses are black as night) or a pair of steep-horned bulls. Divya is similar in posture and movements to her brother Khors, but they do not manage to see each other: as soon as Divya’s carriage leaves the sky, Khors goes to rest and vice versa. True, sometimes the sun and moon still meet and we see them in the sky at the same time. Slavic myths say that this happens because Divya persuaded Dyya, the God of the Night Sky, to allow her to sometimes see her brother.

Amulet - symbol of the Goddess Divia

Amulet of the Goddess Divia - Lunnitsa. This amulet looks like a crescent moon, there are many varieties of it. Sometimes the horns of the crescent are directed downward, sometimes upward; there are round, closed moons, reminiscent full moon, and even jewelry that depicts three moons at once (growing, full and aging).

The Lunnitsa amulet helps fortune tellers and Knowers; it is worn to develop clairvoyance and intuition abilities. In addition, Lunnitsa brings women happiness in love. Three-horned Moon, a talisman that has a third “horn” of a crescent moon in the center, resembling a grape, brings early conception and the birth of healthy children.

Attributes of Goddess Divya

Natural phenomenon- month, moon.

Animal- horses.

Bird- owl.

Metal- silver.

Treba (offering)– ribbons, girl’s jewelry.

Divya – Patron Goddess

The Moon Goddess Divya can be the patroness of both women and men. People who are close to Goddess Divya are drawn to everything beautiful and unusual. They have a refined perception of the world and trust their intuition. Often those who are close to the Slavic Moon Goddess are interested in magic, fortune telling, and try to develop their abilities for sorcery and creative people. Such a person can be vulnerable, his character is contradictory, his feelings are changeable. Periods of growth and activity give way to decline. But then revival always comes along with new ideas, openness to people, and optimism.

IN character those who are close to the Slavic Goddess Divia, there are such features:

romanticism;
vulnerability;
daydreaming;
love of creativity and magic;
disorganization.

Divya in the northern tradition of fortune telling and magic

The symbol of the Goddess Divia is on one of the Slavic Rez Roda.

Reza number – 7.

Reza of Goddess Divya is ambiguous, it does not give a direct answer to the question, and its interpretation depends on the position of the moon in the sky during the reading. Reza of Goddess Divya advises balancing the internal and external. Therefore, during the waxing moon, this is advice to act more actively, and during the waning moon, the advice is to devote more time to reflection. In addition, Reza Diviya appears in a reading when the questioner has the opportunity to listen to intuition and understand something important. In addition, Reza Diviya appears in a reading when the questioner has the opportunity to listen to intuition and understand something important.

Read more about the meaning of Reza of the Goddess Divya in fortune telling in the article

MAKOSH, Mokosh, Makesh, Mokusha, Makusha, Ma-Diviya, De Metra, Ma-Kosh, Great Goddess, Goddess of Fate, Goddess of magic and sorcery, witchcraft, Mistress of the Transition from this world to the Other World, Giver of life and death, Possessing the secret of Rule and the secret Kolo Svarog, Heavenly Mother, Spinner of Fates, Great Mother, World Duck, Moose, Mother of Cheese Earth, Paraskeva Pyatnitsa
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The goddess, who, as the ancient Slavs believed, embodying all the power of feminine energy, helped Rod and Svarog set our Earth in motion. The first Goddess is Woman.
The First Goddess, whose cult persisted even when Rod himself was forgotten, they stopped erecting the temple of Veles when the idol of Perun was overthrown and no longer asked the pervert to help cross the sea, when it was no longer Horse, but simply the Sun that was rolling across the sky.

Makosh, changing her incarnation, helped people either in the form of the World Duck, or Moose, or Rozhana, or simply as the Mother of Cheese Earth, eternal and generous.
Until the 16th century, the cult of Makosh was ubiquitous, all Slavic paintings are full of images of women - and every time it is a silent prayer, a request for intercession addressed to the Great Goddess. Embroideries of more than late period, where Makosh, whose cult was perceived as a synthesis of the Great Moose, Rozhana and the Mother of the Damp Earth, is depicted as a figurine with “horns,” or simply a female figurine surrounded by deer and ducks. These are all symbols Great Woman, Fundamentals of Life, Leaders of Life.

The winds of time swept, the fires of new times burned, the perception of the world changed ancient people, but the cult of Mokosh held on! She entered Christianity under the name of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, and all the secret Epiphany fortune telling pass under the invisible blessing of the Heavenly Mother, who possesses the secret of Rule and the secret of Kolo Svarog. Did you know about this?

The most powerful property of Makosh, according to the ancestors, was that it was she who determined the Fate of a person. This Goddess of Fate, Heavenly Weaver. Dolya and Nedolya help her.

Makosh spins the Thread of Human Life - and Dolya and Nedolya make their contribution.

An amazing feature of the worldview of our Slavic ancestors was the absence of fatalism - our ancestors believed that a person himself influences how his life develops.

It was believed that the basis of life is the divine thread of Mokosh, from which day after day a person weaves his own lace. What ultimately happens depends only on the person himself. Day after day, day after day, we ourselves weave the lace of our lives. IN Old Slavonic language the measure of time “day” sounded like “to weave”, which reflected the attitude towards life as weaving. To live means to weave the lace of your life.....

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Diva-Dodola(Dodola, Perunitsa, Lightning Goddess) - Slavic Goddess of Thunderstorm and Heavenly Moisture. The goddess Diva-Dodola became the wife of Perun. In Slavic myths it is mentioned as faithful companion God of Thunder. During a thunderstorm, Perun sends lightning, and Diva-Dodola sends heavenly moisture necessary for the fertility of the earth. In addition, Diva-Dodola is revered as one of the Goddesses of Summer, which begins with the first thunderstorms, and of youth. Especially often the Goddess becomes the patroness of young girls.

The Slavs turned to Diva-Dodola with requests for rain. According to tradition, contact Slavic Goddess Only her priestesses could make thunderstorms - young girls. They danced in white robes, presented the Goddess with needs, and the Goddess Diva-Dodola always answered their request. Often the Diva-Dodola herself is presented as a beauty who always walks in the company of her priestesses.

The Slavic Goddess Diva-Dodola is the daughter of Dyya, one of the oldest Gods. Once upon a time, Dyi was the God of the Night Sky, and it was then that the beautiful Diva-Dodola was born to him and Divya, the Goddess of the Moon. Over time, Dyi became the God of Wealth - secretive and unyielding. Perhaps the proud and headstrong Thunder Goddess is similar to him in some character traits. But, unlike Dyya, who strives to accumulate wealth, Diva-Dodola easily shares heavenly moisture with people.

Diva-Dodola became the wife of Perun, the God of Thunder, although others also liked her Slavic Gods. From Perun she gave birth to a daughter, Devan, Goddess of the Hunt. Diva-Dodola also has a son with Veles, God of the Three Worlds - this is Yarilo, God Spring Sun and Passion.

Legends and myths about the Slavic Goddess Diva-Dodola

The most famous Slavic myth about Diva-Dodol is the story of the birth of God Yarilo.

Once Perun and Veles were friends. Then they met the beautiful Diva Dodola and both fell in love with her. The proud and unapproachable Diva-Dodola immediately refused Veles, the God of the Three Worlds, and Perun fell in love with her, the Goddess of the Thunderstorm agreed to marry him. Then Veles turned into a magical white flower, who met on the way of Diva-Dodola. The goddess could not pass by and leaned over to smell beautiful flower. After which she immediately fell asleep, and when she woke up, she gave birth to a son, Yarilo, God of the Spring Sun and Passion, similar to the one that Veles felt for Diva-Dodola.

The amulet is a symbol of the Goddess Diva-Dodola

The symbol of the Goddess Diva-Dodola is called Perunitsa, is also sometimes the name of the Goddess herself. Perunitsa is an image of lightning. The Diva-Dodola amulet gives inner confidence , similar to the one possessed by the Thunder Goddess herself. In addition, Perunitsa is one of the symbols that protects from failures and disasters that bring happiness.

Attributes of the Goddess Diva-Dodola

Natural phenomenon- lightning.

Plant– lily of the valley (in other versions – snowdrop).

Treba (offering)– ribbons, wreaths, flowers, bread, poppy seeds.

Diva-Dodola in the northern tradition of fortune telling and magic

In the Slavic Rezes of Rod, the sign of the Goddess Diva-Dodola is depicted with the help of Perunitsa.

Reza number – 24.

Reza of the Goddess Diva-Dodola appears in the scenario when a person is waiting for the end of one period of life and the beginning of another. The appearance of the Thunder Goddess may indicate that the end of the past period will be stormy and difficult, like a thunderstorm. But after that everything will definitely get better, calm down, a calm, bright period of life will begin, just as the earth after rain is filled with moisture and the sky is cleared.

In rituals, Diva-Dodola is asked for rain so that the earth can produce a harvest. The girls turn to Diva-Dodola with a request to end the period of loneliness and meet their betrothed. For this there is a lesson Diva-Dodola “The End of Loneliness”.

Read more about the meaning of Reza of the Goddess Diva-Dodola in fortune telling in the article “Reza Roda Diva-Dodola"

Holidays where they honor Diva-Dodola, the Goddess of the Slavs

February 2- Gromnitsa. The day when Lelya-Spring and Morena-Winter meet for the first time. The Thunder Goddess Diva-Dodola and the Thunder God Perun help Vesna win. On this day, for the first time in the year, you can see lightning and hear thunder.