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Mokosh

The protector of women and women's destiny, beautiful goddess of weaving, hear my prayers.

Mokosh, aid me, your loyal follower, in my rough times and harshest days.

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hey so ive read in a book that Mokosz was also perceived as a man a lot of times and i asked her about it and she confirmed that she "changes genders" and so i wanted to ask if you knew about this? and how do you feel about it?

Hmmm... I honestly never heard of Mokosh being perceived as male...

She has always appeared to me as a goddess! And since she is like, connected to women, women's destiny and fate, and works that are TRADITIONALLY seen as for women... Like sewing and weaving. I never even considered her changing genders.

If that is what you believe in tho, I absolutely respect that! :) 💕

🙂🙂🙂 thanks for the ask!!!

Hello! I hope it's okay if I ask you some questions about Slavic deities, since you're one of the few sources I've found on the topic.

My family is Polish and Czech so I've been looking into Slavic folk customs and deities as a form of ancestral worship, and I've recently been called to work with Mokosh. Unfortunately she seems to be a very hard deity to do much in-depth research on, so I was wondering if you have any resources for learning more about her. I'm also going to try out Slavic weaving and embroidery in her honor, and I'm curious what other offerings or altar decorations she might like.

Thanks so much, I hope you're doing well.

HI! THANK YOU FOR ASKING! I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THIS TOPIC @tolkien-fantasy

So, first things first. Let's break down who Mokosh is, what you can work with her on, what you can offer her, and her associations, and my UPG. Then i will try to give you some resources in English, as I don't speak czech or polish..

Mokosh is the slavic pagan goddess predominantly worshipped in ancient East Slavic countries / regions. Her domains are: weaving, sewing, embroidery, fertility, the Earth, motherhood, women, women's destinies and fates. She is the patron of women and traditionally female jobs. She is often seen as Mother Nature/Earth herself, and sometimes as her companion. She is often seen as the consort of Perun, god of thunder.

As a fertility and earth goddess, you can offer her grains, milk, fresh homemade bread and baked goods, and water. While you can also offer her your embroidery and sewing creations, and weave in her honor, you can also put earth themed things on her altar. Perhaps a flower pot? Herbs? And a green, brown, or red candle? As red is her common association amongst her followers and slavic pagans in general. You can spend time in nature in her honor. And you can read and educate yourself about women's history in her honor. But those are just some ideas!!!

In my UPG, Mokosh loooves makeup and skincare as a devotional act. She prefers to talk thru prayers, and doesn't really fancy me talking to her with divination. I like to offer her flowers from my garden from time to time. And devotional jewelry.

Some web sources i found:

https://www.thaliatook.com/AMGG/mokosh.php

https://brendan-noble.com/mokosz-mokosh-slavic-great-mother-and-protector-of-women/

https://oldworldgods.com/slavic/mokosh-slavic-goddess/

https://godsandmonsters.info/mokosh/

| MOKOSH |

The weaver of human’s fate.

Mokoš (Mokosh, Mokuša) is another goddess connected to fertility but as a Mother figure - Goddess of earth and soil to which seeds are planted and from which they grow. Surrounded by rusalky and guardian of the seeds and harvest, Simargl, she is a powerful deity that watches over women and childbirth.

More (folk)lore, info and WIPs of this project on my P/treon.