#morana deity

[necrolatria]

What are your thoughts on the use of the name Mara as the Ukrainian name for Morana/Marzanna. I’m not sure where this comes from, but I’ve heard it many times.

mara, morana and marena in ukrainian tradition are all used interchangeably to describe the effigy that is burned/drowned either on maslyana, kupala and rusalian week. so i think it is a valid name for morana. there is another creature in ukrainian folklore that is also called mara, which is a malicious night spirit, but it is unclear if it's a derivative of the goddess that demonized over time or if it simply shares the etymology

[necrolatria]

morana in 99% of dreams: the most horrifying gut-wrenching nightmares you ever had that leave your world upside down and your self not sure what you are anymore

morana in 1% of dreams: look :) your pale mistress painted the windows with frost swirls just for you

[diana-thyme]

Could you please do something on Morana or Bastet if you haven't? Thank you!

Hello! Currently, I'm not doing other pantheons for my 101 series, so it won't be a separate post. But I can definitely give some ideas here!

Morana is a Slavic goddess associated with winter, death, rebirth, the coming of spring, and dreams. Some potential offerings include:

Fruit/Veggies/Other Crops or Foods

Juniper

Sleeping Aids/Medications

Flowers

Eggs and Eggshells

Straw

Dolls

Ribbon

Depictions of Snakes

Some potential devotional acts include:

Playing/Walking/Sitting in the Snow

Swimming or Otherwise Being Near Water

Keeping a Dream Journal

Celebrating the Spring Equinox

Planting/Growing Plants and Crops

Having Fires Going/Starting Fires

Visiting Graveyards

Bastet is an Egyptian goddess associated with protection, pleasure, good health, childbirth, and cats. Some potential offerings include.

Depictions of Cats

First Aid Items/Kits

Cat Fur/Whiskers/Claws

Percussion Instruments or Depictions of Them

Medications

Figurines or Depictions of Lionesses

Depictions of Snakes or Rodents

Depictions of the Sun

Some potential devotional acts include:

Taking Care of Cats

Getting Your Vaccines

Visiting Animal Shelters

Volunteering at Hospitals/Clinics

Helping Parents/Expecting Parents

Babysitting

Catching Stray Cats (if needed)

Helping Strays

I hope this helps!

[necrolatria]

devotional acts to morana:

• burning/drowning her effigy on either maslyana week or ivana kupala (depending on the tradition; or you can do both)

• learning about your ancestors and doing ancestral work. leave offerings to your ancestors, whether in your family, or dead people that you feel connection to.

• tending to graveyards: root out the weeds, clean the graves, take the trash out, leave flowers for the dead. don't forget the offering to the graveyard keeper spirit!

• celebrating rusalka week (a week preceding pentecost). in some traditions, morana is considered a chieftess upon rusalky! so honor rusalky, leave offerings to them, welcome them in our world; and, when the time comes, help them find their way home.

• doing shadow work and being gentle to the parts of yourself that are hidden and unwanted

• winter swimming, and swimming in general

• respecting death and the dead, embracing change and transformation

[necrolatria]

the thing about worshipping morana, for me, is that there is no easy way out from doing my own research. you can't trust ANY info on slavic mythology on the internet, it's just so littered with unsourced nonsense, often made up by russian neonazis and conspiracy theorists, and so to worship any slavic god you must seek out the works of actual ethnographists, historians, anthropologists, folklorists, and even then you often must check twice. morana really requires me to do my homework man!

[necrolatria]

morana's presence has been so strong in my life lately. it feels so sure and empowering. everything is in place. i know what to do. i walk hand in hand with my beautiful mistress

[necrolatria]

morana, winter mother, pale mistress of transformation; lady of waters, giver of dreams, harbinger of change

[necrolatria]

just had a morana dream... i dreamt i was in my childhood home and i went outside and it was snowing heavily and the land was covered in a thick layer of white snow and the skies were white and it was so bright and beautiful and i was so joyful i danced under the snow and i felt her presence very clearly and she told me to be happy because there will be even more snow soon