christina saj

 

Tsvit Paporot
(fern blossom)
12" X 12"
mixed media on paper
$750.

Tsvit Paporot or the Flower of the Fern -
Slavic Myths say that there is only one evening all year long that the fern opens its" fire-flowers", sacred flowers of the Goddess, and that is on the eve of Kupala or the summer solstice. Anyone finding this flower gains the magic to read minds, to find treasure, and to repel all evils. A circle must be drawn around the fern in order to gather it. Demons would try to trick the seeker into wavering from his pursuit. The brave soul who sought the fern must not waver, nor answer the voices that spoke to him during his task, or all would be lost, and he would sacrifice his life.