Wildspeak Article - Gods: Karijiana
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moonvoiceKarijiana (pron. Car-ee-JAH-nah)
Depicted As
- A full-term pregnant woman, with sunlight or milk streaming from her fingers and feet, with golden hair. The pregnant belly is the sun itself.
- A beluga
- A pregnant woman with a sword strapped to her side, and swords at her feet.
- Sometimes shown with a river of blood between her legs, depicting the difficulties of childbirth, menstruation, and the sacrifice that women make.
- A glowing light.
- A young maiden of the sun and sea.
- A single flame.
- A fire burning the people.
- As the midnight star, she is shown as a pale / silvery woman with golden hair, in the early stages of pregnancy. There is a star at her navel, or pubis. Sometimes she is shown sitting on a narwhal, whale or dolphin (D'miezak'r), holding a golden sword that points at the moon.
Other Names
Karajana (a 'standard' spelling.)
The Feast-Healer
Queen of the Zere Czowanijanya
Fire Lady / Lady of Fire
Spring's Blush
The Midnight Star
Symbols
The Sun.
Topaz.
Amber.
Blood.
Babies and Pregnancy.
Fire.
Bounty.
Feasts.
Gold.
Red.
The Cross.
Triangles.
The Doe.
Butterflies.
Moths.
Beetles.
Beluga.
Pregnant Livestock.
Ducks.
Swans.
The Lark and Starling.
Bees.
Weaponry.
The Sword.
Fertility and Sacrifice.
The Softer Things of the Sea.
Presides Over
Karijiana is primarily a benevolent and loving goddess, generous and compassionate and warm. On rare occasions she has a vengeful nature and can have a fierce temper. Karijiana presides over the sun and 'the softer things of the sea' (sea flowers, anemones, corals, jellyfish), but as a cosmic goddess she also presides over plants, animals and people. She gives birth to fruit, fertility and is associated with childbirth and the sacrifice of childbirth.
Karijiana has a solar cult of which her priestesses are warriors. They are the czowanijanara (or czowanijanya). Their symbols are the wire and web, the c'ldrucze (an ornamental, curved blade) and the sword. The weapons - often golden - were primarily ornamental, representing a warrior spirit, though some women were trained in martial arts. These priestesses were buried with their weapons, where in the upperworlds they would become her warriors. Amber is their 'stone' and the salt and sea are natural places of worship.
Karijiana presides over sex and sexuality. Sexual rites are sacred to her, and because she has been known to have sex with men and women, her teachings in sexual lore transcend the bounds of heterosexuality. Despite her commitment to D'miezak'r, she is free to love whomever she wishes.
She also presides over the nourishing qualities of food and food cures. She was not represented by herbs, but by fruits and feasts.
Connections to Other Deities and Folklore
Karijiana is connected to D'miezak'r as his lover. She is his consort as the white Beluga (and he the Narwhal), though she often appears as the Beluga simply to sail the seas. She is also connected to D'miezak'r as the sun and he the moon. The list of connections between these two are complex. They are not considered 'opposites' of each other in a duality sense.
Karijiana has an affiliation with women, female shapeshifters and wights (spirits or vili), and nourishes the concept of sisterhood and unity within that sisterhood.
Karijiana is thought to be the mother of Vasilia, goddess of gentle breezes and the stars and spiderwebs. Sometimes however Karijiana and Vasilia are considered sisters.
Karijiana and Lesavny are connected in folklore, and often have an antagonistic relationship. She has made him both potent and impotent in the past.
The death goddess Ucza is responsible for killing all (or almost all, depending on the story) of her children that she bore from D'miezak'r.
Times of Honour
- Mid-afternoon and early morning at the break of dawn.
- Warm days.
- Luflijka - festival of flowers.
- Midsummer.
- Midnight.
- During sex.
Places of Honour
- Under the sun
- Under the stars at midnight.
- Orchards
- The sea
- Places of birthing (literal and symbolic)
- Around bonfires.
- Places of sexual rites, and the bedroom.
Offerings
- Fruits and Flowers (particular in warm tones.)
- Bonfires.
- Blood (including menstrual blood).
- Sexual rites.
- Orgasm.
- Weapons.
- Gold and Amber.
- Weapons.
- Feasts or Rich, Gourmet Foods.
- Milk.
- Honeycomb.
- Joyful love in all its expressions.
Depicted As
- A full-term pregnant woman, with sunlight or milk streaming from her fingers and feet, with golden hair. The pregnant belly is the sun itself.
- A beluga
- A pregnant woman with a sword strapped to her side, and swords at her feet.
- Sometimes shown with a river of blood between her legs, depicting the difficulties of childbirth, menstruation, and the sacrifice that women make.
- A glowing light.
- A young maiden of the sun and sea.
- A single flame.
- A fire burning the people.
- As the midnight star, she is shown as a pale / silvery woman with golden hair, in the early stages of pregnancy. There is a star at her navel, or pubis. Sometimes she is shown sitting on a narwhal, whale or dolphin (D'miezak'r), holding a golden sword that points at the moon.
Other Names
Karajana (a 'standard' spelling.)
The Feast-Healer
Queen of the Zere Czowanijanya
Fire Lady / Lady of Fire
Spring's Blush
The Midnight Star
Symbols
The Sun.
Topaz.
Amber.
Blood.
Babies and Pregnancy.
Fire.
Bounty.
Feasts.
Gold.
Red.
The Cross.
Triangles.
The Doe.
Butterflies.
Moths.
Beetles.
Beluga.
Pregnant Livestock.
Ducks.
Swans.
The Lark and Starling.
Bees.
Weaponry.
The Sword.
Fertility and Sacrifice.
The Softer Things of the Sea.
Presides Over
Karijiana is primarily a benevolent and loving goddess, generous and compassionate and warm. On rare occasions she has a vengeful nature and can have a fierce temper. Karijiana presides over the sun and 'the softer things of the sea' (sea flowers, anemones, corals, jellyfish), but as a cosmic goddess she also presides over plants, animals and people. She gives birth to fruit, fertility and is associated with childbirth and the sacrifice of childbirth.
Karijiana has a solar cult of which her priestesses are warriors. They are the czowanijanara (or czowanijanya). Their symbols are the wire and web, the c'ldrucze (an ornamental, curved blade) and the sword. The weapons - often golden - were primarily ornamental, representing a warrior spirit, though some women were trained in martial arts. These priestesses were buried with their weapons, where in the upperworlds they would become her warriors. Amber is their 'stone' and the salt and sea are natural places of worship.
Karijiana presides over sex and sexuality. Sexual rites are sacred to her, and because she has been known to have sex with men and women, her teachings in sexual lore transcend the bounds of heterosexuality. Despite her commitment to D'miezak'r, she is free to love whomever she wishes.
She also presides over the nourishing qualities of food and food cures. She was not represented by herbs, but by fruits and feasts.
Connections to Other Deities and Folklore
Karijiana is connected to D'miezak'r as his lover. She is his consort as the white Beluga (and he the Narwhal), though she often appears as the Beluga simply to sail the seas. She is also connected to D'miezak'r as the sun and he the moon. The list of connections between these two are complex. They are not considered 'opposites' of each other in a duality sense.
Karijiana has an affiliation with women, female shapeshifters and wights (spirits or vili), and nourishes the concept of sisterhood and unity within that sisterhood.
Karijiana is thought to be the mother of Vasilia, goddess of gentle breezes and the stars and spiderwebs. Sometimes however Karijiana and Vasilia are considered sisters.
Karijiana and Lesavny are connected in folklore, and often have an antagonistic relationship. She has made him both potent and impotent in the past.
The death goddess Ucza is responsible for killing all (or almost all, depending on the story) of her children that she bore from D'miezak'r.
Times of Honour
- Mid-afternoon and early morning at the break of dawn.
- Warm days.
- Luflijka - festival of flowers.
- Midsummer.
- Midnight.
- During sex.
Places of Honour
- Under the sun
- Under the stars at midnight.
- Orchards
- The sea
- Places of birthing (literal and symbolic)
- Around bonfires.
- Places of sexual rites, and the bedroom.
Offerings
- Fruits and Flowers (particular in warm tones.)
- Bonfires.
- Blood (including menstrual blood).
- Sexual rites.
- Orgasm.
- Weapons.
- Gold and Amber.
- Weapons.
- Feasts or Rich, Gourmet Foods.
- Milk.
- Honeycomb.
- Joyful love in all its expressions.
