"The Dream of the Virgin Mary"

Our ancestors of the ancient Slavs had a powerful prayer for the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was these tests, of which there are seventy-seven in total, that people turned to when they needed divine support and protection from any adversity in life, for example, a mother could ask for protection for her son. The texts themselves were passed down from mouth to mouth by entire families and generations. Later they began to be recorded on paper, which made it possible to carry wisdom through the centuries to the present day.

What is prayer?

The Orthodox Church teaches that in order to receive God's gracious help, it is necessary to be in continuous communion with the Lord. This dialogue is achieved through prayer. However, the widely known text “The Dream of the Virgin Mary” is not actually an Orthodox prayer.

Prayer can be divided into two types. Canonical, church prayer - prayer texts introduced by the Church into the canon - the rule - are used. And the “creative”, personal “conversation” of every Christian with God in his own words. Both types of prayer communication are important for a full spiritual life.

Theotokos at the crucified Christ (Crucifixion in an Orthodox church)

Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894) wrote: “You cannot say “pray yourself” the first time; a person cannot do this, just as, for example, someone who has not studied it cannot speak French. And you need to learn prayer. It is necessary to acquire the skill of prayerful turns of thought and movements of feelings from the prayers of others, just as one learns foreign languages from printed conversations. For this purpose, we have prayer books for home use and perform prayer rites in church services. It is through them that one must first become accustomed to prayer.”

Action of the amulet after reading dreams

Faith in Christ and the dream of the Virgin Mary will help in many life situations

The protective powers of many prayers are due to the fact that through them you communicate with God and His army, angels and saints. Many prayers and in particular the sleep of the Most Holy Theotokos have the following protective properties:

It represents a powerful protection against any witchcraft and magic caused intentionally or unintentionally.
Prayer creates an invisible but strong protection for an Orthodox believer who sincerely believes in it.
Prayer helps to heal even the most severe and seemingly incurable illnesses, both physical and mental.
Prayer gives the Orthodox a happy and long life, peace and tranquility.
Prayer brings a happy and long life to every home, gives harmony and love to spouses.

Therefore, Orthodox and believers should not neglect the power of prayerful appeal to God through the texts of such a prayer as the Dream of the Most Holy Theotokos. By turning to the Holy Mother of God, you receive her invisible protection and protection.

Canonical prayer

Any Orthodox prayer book contains many canonical (correct, proven) prayers.

“We have a rich selection of prayers that were suffered by ascetics of the faith and born in them by the Holy Spirit... It is important to find and know a sufficient number of them in order to find the appropriate prayers at the right time. The point is to learn by heart a sufficient number of significant passages from the psalms or from the prayers of the saints; Each of us is more sensitive to one passage or another. Mark for yourself those passages that touch you deeply, that are meaningful to you, that express something. About sin, or about bliss in God, or about struggle, which you already know from experience.
Memorize these passages. Because some day, when you are so discouraged, so deep in despair that you cannot evoke anything personal, no personal words in your soul, you will find that these passages will float to the surface and appear to you as a gift from God, as a gift to the Church, as a gift of holiness, replenishing the decline of our strength. Then we really need the prayers that we have memorized so that they have become a part of ourselves” (book “Learn to Pray!” by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, 1914-2003).

Correct reading is the key to success

In order for the reading of the “Dreams” of the Mother of God to have an effect, it is necessary to read, adhering to the following recommendations:

Since there are quite a lot of prayer texts, you need to decide on the choice of one of them. It is not recommended to read several texts at once. It is better to solve problems gradually, without rushing to set priorities and decide what is most important in life today
Before reading, you need to tune in to the best, banish all bad thoughts from your head, concentrate on a problem or question, retire and create a calm environment in the room.
The sincerity of the appeal to the Mother of God also plays a significant role. Words of asking for help must come from the heart. Also, before praying, you should repent of your sins and ask the Lord for forgiveness for them.
As a rule, the comments to most “Dreams” indicate how many times a day they need to be said. If there is no such indication, then each prayer-conspiracy should be read three times in a whisper in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary for 40 days. You also need to pay attention to which day it is recommended to pray about a particular problem.

How to correctly transfer prayers onto paper

Since the texts are quite voluminous, it is very difficult to memorize them, so it is necessary to rewrite them correctly, following certain rules:

Purchase the following attributes: fountain pen, red or black ink, white thick paper, incense, wax church candle. No need to take change
Before filling the pen with ink, you need to add three drops of your blood, saliva and holy water.
You need to rewrite tests in the morning from 5 to 12 with a lit candle and smoke from incense
You need to transfer the prayer onto a piece of paper in complete silence. There should be no mistakes or blots, otherwise you will have to start all over again
If the text is written incorrectly, then the sheet is not thrown away, but is torn “along the cross” and burned over a candle flame. The remaining ashes need to be scattered to the wind and monitor how they behave. If ashes fly into your face, you should choose a different prayer; down, you need to comprehend your way of life and reconsider it; up, the path is chosen correctly, you need to stick to it, and the Lord will definitely help
While writing the text, the soul and body shell are cleansed of accumulated negativity. In this case, various unpleasant sensations arise: dizziness, nausea, tingling, etc.
It is recommended to always carry the rewritten amulet prayer with you and not show it to anyone.

The importance of personal prayer for every believer

For every Christian, personal prayer, coming from the very heart of the person praying, is of great importance. Archpriest Andrei Tkachev gives this advice:

“You need to read texts from the Prayer Book, penetrate their meaning, but from time to time move on to personal prayer. Accelerate along the runway - warm up using the Prayer Book. And then take to the air yourself. From time to time, putting the Prayer Book aside and trying to pray in your own words. But then be sure to return to the Prayer Book again, and not throw it away forever. Both prayer in the words of the holy fathers and prayer from oneself, from one’s heart are very important. Praying only in your own words is dangerous. But only according to the Prayer Book - it will become too familiar, it will “overwhelm” the consciousness. We must also pray “on our own.” According to the book and by yourself, by yourself and by the book – this should be the algorithm.”

What is “false” prayer?

However, there is such a thing as apocryphal, that is, “false,” prayer. What it is? This is the name of an unnamed prayer with a distorted meaning, composed of church vocabulary, but with the addition of folk legends and superstitions. In appearance, such prayers are similar to canonical ones, but are a work of folk literature.

These “false” prayers are often based on biblical testimonies and stories. However, they contain fictitious details, often distorting and perverting the meaning of Holy Scripture. The emergence of the apocrypha dates back to the first centuries of Christianity. This was mainly due to the ardent imagination of various heretical sects (Gnostics). Gnostic philosophy combined pagan, Jewish and Christian elements, giving them mythological forms.

In Russian Orthodoxy this was also superimposed on Slavic pagan elements. For example, as a result of the influence of the Christian teaching about the Mother of God, the folklore character Mother of the Cheese-Earth appeared in popular superstition.

Apocryphal prayers are designed to perform a “protective, protective” function. True prayer for Christians is the spiritual communication of the human soul with God. It combines a request for help, thanksgiving and praise. But the text of the prayer itself (the words alone) as such cannot save and protect.

“Prayer itself is not at all a guarantee that what is asked in it will definitely come true. The Lord, as a wise Father, gives a person what is beneficial for his life exactly when it is necessary, and not at the whim of a person. Conspiracy, unlike prayer, is its complete opposite. The person who reads the conspiracy is given almost a 100% guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Quite often, Orthodox terminology is used liberally as a cover in conspiracies” (priest Dionisy Svechnikov).

You should always remember that help comes only from the Lord.

“If humility, love, simplicity and grace are not associated with prayer, and are not generated by it, then this is not prayer, but the guise of prayer” (St. Macarius the Great, 300-391).

For every healing

It is read for illnesses. There are situations in life when a loved one is forced to lie under the surgeon’s scalpel, in order for the operation to be successful, without complications, one should read the amulet prayer “Dream” of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Mother of God saw a dream: They are chasing after her son, they want to take him, Crucify him, tie him by the arms and legs, nail him to the cross, shed holy blood on the ground. The Mother of God groans in her sleep and opens her eyes from sleep. Her son came to her: “My mother, are you sleeping?” - I am not sleeping. I see you, my son, standing on the mountain. You walk among the robbers, carrying a huge, heavy cross. You walk between the mountains, between the Jews. They crucified your hands. They hammered nails into your legs. On Sunday the sun sets early. The Mother of God walks among the stars in the sky, leading the Son of Christ by the hand. She went to the morning and from the morning, went to mass from mass, from evening to evening, to the blue sea. But in that blue sea the stone lies lying. And on that stone there is a three-domed church. In that three-domed church there is a Throne, and where the Throne stands, there Christ sits. He sits with his legs down, his head bowed, and reads a prayer. He sees Peter and Paul and calls them over. Paul asks Jesus Christ: “Lord, there are wounds from the nails in your hands and on your feet.” You read prayers for everyone and accepted torment for everyone. And the Lord said to him: “Don’t look at my feet, don’t look at my hands, but take the prayer into your hands, go and carry it, let anyone who knows how to read this prayer.” And whoever reads it and repeats it will not know torment and will not burn in fire. And whoever is sick will get up, walk, and no more trouble will take him. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Pagan spells in Rus'

After the Baptism of Rus', the pagan basis of folk life was preserved for several centuries. Orthodoxy and paganism coexisted among ordinary illiterate people, only the “spheres of influence” differed. Much of the oral tradition of the “church” people was consolidated in literature and over time acquired the force of a sacred text. Thus, in Russian folk literary culture the maternal sorrow of the Blessed Virgin Mary was especially exalted. The most widespread work was entitled “The Dream of the Virgin Mary”.

"Dream of the Virgin Mary"

The estimated time of writing this work is the 16th century. At that time in Rus', illiterate people could not read complex texts of church books. Therefore, to make the canonical texts easier to understand, “retellings” of the Holy Scriptures arose in an understandable language. They contained images accessible to the common people, but distorted in meaning. It was in this environment that such a work as “The Dream of the Virgin Mary” appeared, endowed by illiterate people with the miraculous power of a spell.

“The Dream of the Virgin Mary” has several retellings, different from each other, but similar in structure. The story begins with the Virgin Mary falling asleep. In different versions, the setting may be Jerusalem or Bethlehem. She has a dream in which She sees the suffering of Her Son and His Resurrection. Then Jesus comes to His Mother, wakes Her up and asks what She saw. The Lord confirms that everything the Mother dreamed about will come true. Then promises are indicated what will happen to those who read, rewrite and carry this “Dream” with them. This work does not say a word about the power of the Cross of the Lord. All “power” is attributed only to “holy prayer” - “The Dream of the Virgin Mary.”

For example, in “Dream” there are the following words: “Don’t cry for Me, Mother, I will rise again and ascend to Heaven. And the kind of person who knows this verse and has it with him will have good things. I will keep him from all evil, and I will give gold and silver and all abundant goods into the house.”

Not prayer, but magic

Over time, the “Dream of the Virgin Mary” began to be perceived as a talisman against all troubles. It was believed that whoever reads it, nothing bad will happen to him. Currently, there are even collections of “Dreams of the Blessed Virgin Mary.” They can contain up to 100 similar works. Each “dream” has its own “field of action” for all occasions. The authors remain unknown, which gives the texts an antiquity effect.

The “spiritual” verse “The Dream of the Virgin Mary” especially emphasizes the motif of maternal grief for the Crucified Son. A more expanded version of it may contain a story about the Nativity of Christ, the flight from King Herod, the Death on the Cross of Jesus, where the Mother of God empathizes with Him. As a reward for the mental suffering endured, Christ promises the Mother of God a glorious Dormition. The text is full of fables and nonsense. So, for example, one of the versions of “The Dream of the Virgin Mary” has the following beginning: “In the city of Jerusalem, in the holy cathedral, Mother Mary slept on the throne on her right hand.”

The figures of speech used in this work bring “The Dream of the Virgin Mary” closer to southern Russian poems and carols.

Dream seventy-seven: from all problems and troubles

This universal text can protect you at home from harmful influences and restore male strength for your son. Its protective properties are very universal, so this dream is used when they cannot decide for sure.

Its text is quite short:

“The Mother of God saw a dream - to the sound of bells, Christ approached her and asked: - Did you sleep well - what did you see in your dream? - They nailed you on the cross - they broke your ribs with a spear, water flowed out of the right, blood poured out of the left. Login the centurion washed himself and was enrolled among the saints. “My mother, don’t cry, don’t suffer, destruction won’t take me, the Lord will take me to heaven on the third day.” Whoever keeps the seventy-seventh dream in his home will not be touched by the evil devil. Angels fly in and save him from any evil. They deliver from seventy ailments and troubles. Amen. Amen. Amen."

The Orthodox Church and the “Dream of the Virgin Mary”

The “Dream of the Mother of God” does not contain petition, thanksgiving, or praise to God. From the position of the Church, this work is not a prayer. Consequently, it cannot be read either together with prayers or instead of prayers established by the Orthodox Church.

“Dreams of the Blessed Virgin Mary” are not prayers and have nothing to do with prayers. This is a fairly widespread “folklore”, sometimes blasphemous, sometimes contradicting Orthodox dogma. The main thing that is harmful about these “prayers” is that it is supposedly enough for a person to simply read this nonsense and keep it in his home. How immediately all heavenly blessings should rain down on him as if from a horn of plenty. A kind of magic wand wrapped in a pseudo-Orthodox wrapper. You can’t read this or keep it at home! Pray yourself, in your own words, ask the Lord to fulfill your desire. But under no circumstances resort to this kind of “prayer”! Also try to regularly visit church, confess and partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ” (priest Dionisy Svechnikov).

How to use

Copy the text by hand onto an unlined sheet of paper.
Important! Handwriting must be calligraphic; blots, corrections, and especially mistakes are not allowed. Damaged sheets of paper must be burned from the flame of a church candle.
You need to read the prayer three times before going to bed for 40 days in a row, without taking breaks. If you accidentally miss a day, start the countdown again.
If you want to cry while reading, then you don’t need to restrain yourself. Along with tears, a negative program will come out, imposed by bad people and leading to illness and other troubles. Therefore, it is best to read the prayer alone. Prayer before bed
You need to take a handkerchief to collect your tears. After use it must be burned.
It is better to choose the dream that evokes the most emotions in you.
If you always carry the dream with you or just keep it in the house, you can get rid of many misfortunes and protect your family from negative energy.

Attention! The pen should have black or red ink; some esotericists advise finding an old pen with a feather and dipping it in ink, to which holy water is added.

It's great to collect all 77 sleep options. This is a very powerful amulet for home and family.