The Bereginya doll is considered a sacred symbol of the family hearth, which can be made independently. For many centuries, it has protected from everything evil and vicious. A beautiful doll-amulet was always installed in the most visible and honorable place so that it could directly affect every person entering the house.
Who is the Slavic Bereginya?
Bereginya is a Slavic goddess who over time became the patron spirit of all people who live according to the laws of conscience. It is believed that Bereginya is the progenitor of all the benefits of nature and minerals that help people live correctly, richly and with dignity.
Not much can be learned from Slavic mythology. The abstract idea of the goddess indicates that she can grant all the benefits and honors to a good person. At the same time, she does not punish for misdeeds, but simply does not help the unworthy.
The Bereginya doll is an image of this goddess. Bereginya was represented as a young girl surrounded by lush flowers, with a wreath on her head and a willow or birch branch in her hand. She is usually dressed in a light, airy dress.
Purpose of the amulet
The Bereginya doll has a variety of meanings, but first and foremost it is aimed at protection and assistance. Russian people have long made such motanka dolls for home and family. It was believed that such a talisman would help in the following situations:
- The doll is the guardian of the hearth. In a family where there is such a talisman, there will always be peace, mutual understanding, harmony and love.
- The figurine will be able to protect the whole family from curses and curses, negative influences and damage.
- In a house where there is grace, the amulet will help add prosperity and health.
- It will protect you from evil spirits, envious people and enemies who are trying to disrupt harmony in the family or home.
Important! For the amulet to work, you need to make the doll with your own hands. The purchased attribute can be programmed with the negative energy of the one who made it.
The product can be used not only in the house where a full-fledged family lives. Single girls and women can also receive grace and protection from the amulet.
Features of using the doll
The motanka must be placed in a visible place in the house, at eye level of the person entering the house. Usually, the "red corner" of the hut (house) was chosen for installing such a talisman. According to Slavic beliefs, the Bereginya doll immediately neutralized the bad look or bad thoughts of the person entering the house.
Additional information! The “red corner” should be located in the eastern part of the house and adjacent to the northern one.
The doll can be kept next to other amulets, such as icons, Herbalists and Grain-Springs. But these dolls should be smaller in size than the main Bereginya.
How to make a Bereginya doll
Even a novice needlewoman or a person who does not know how to sew at all can cope with the production, since the amulet is created in the motanka style - all the details and components are wound and tied together.
The production begins with choosing the right materials and filler. Usually, rags or fabric from old clothes are used. All textiles should be natural - cotton, wool, flax. Additionally, the same threads, ribbons (preferably red) are selected. Dried herbs or woolen threads can be used as filler.
Bereginya doll-amulet with your own hands master class with detailed description:
- First, you need to prepare a solid base. You can plan a small block out of wood. A simpler option is to wrap a cardboard tube with jute, gradually gluing the thread to the base.
- You need to prepare 2 rectangular scraps. One should be slightly longer and wider than the other. Fill each piece with herbs or wool yarn. Wrap the edges with a red thread and tie. You will get 2 pieces that look like candies. The smaller piece needs to be tied with a thread exactly in the middle again, dividing the filling in half.
- Tie the three-sector blank to the base across the length at a short distance from the top.
- Tie the second piece along the base - from the first piece to the very bottom, but from the back.
- Next, roll a tight ball or a small ball of yarn and fix it on top of the base. As a result of all manipulations, you get a silhouette of a woman.
- To fix the figure, take a square of white fabric. Its dimensions should be longer than the height of the workpiece. Place the workpiece on the base diagonally so that from the back, grasping the ball of yarn, you can fix the fabric with a thread. Wrap the entire workpiece along the base with the same thread, repeating all the bends. The side corners need to be slightly gathered at the edge and wrapped with thread.
- Now the doll needs to be "dressed". Wrap a rectangular piece of fabric across the base and secure it under the chest with a thread.
- Prepare a square of colored fabric. Make a hole in its center the size of the doll's head. Put it on the blank and turn it into a diamond. Tie the edges at the waist, where the skirt is already fixed. Tie the side corners around the arms.
- In the same way as the first skirt, another one is made, but this time from colored fabric.
- You need to tie a scarf on your head - you can form it from a square-shaped textile blank.
- An apron is fixed over the colored skirt - you need to fold the textile rectangle in half. Pull the ribbon through the fold line. Tie the apron at the waist.
The doll making instructions are complete at this stage. You can tie a birch or willow branch to the doll's hand.
Please note! Precise patterns are not used to make the amulet. What is used are scraps of fabric that are torn off, not cut off from the main fabric.
Charging and activating the amulet
A fabric doll needs a special "charge" to become a protective talisman. The fact is that a certain energy is put into any thing during the manufacturing process. Additionally, a certain ritual is needed.
Description of the magical ritual to activate the doll:
- The work must be done alone. To do this, you should choose a day when no one will be home.
- While working, it is worth talking, telling about your desires, hopes and dreams.
- You should only make a doll when you are in a good mood.
At the end, it is worth saying the following words: "Bereginya-amulet, help our home, protect us from troubles and problems, evil looks and slander. Let love, peace and harmony reign in the home and hearts."
A step-by-step activation “algorithm” can exclude the presence of a conspiracy itself if you accurately formulate all your thoughts and wishes at the time of making the amulet.
Any interpretation of what the Bereginya doll is has deep roots, going back to the pagan beliefs of the ancient Slavs. But such a doll can become an excellent talisman for home and family. You can make the craft yourself, using natural materials and a simple pattern.
