Briar Rose Story

A journey doll custom-made by a family of women for one of their young girls leaving on an adventure.
Created by Barb Kobe

Journey to the Mountain Mother
Leaving Home In Search of a My Place in the World

The doll represents the young woman who uses her heart, faith, and intellect to gather life experiences.        A symbol to fulfill the promise she has made to herself, a promise of self-discovery, wisdom, and using an open heart and mind. Her chest is adorned with a golden circle, often a symbol of a woman’s path in life.  Her hands rest over her core, her power center, keeping her centered and grounded. She is a sleeping beauty about to awaken to her inner nature.  It will only be when she goes off on her adventure away from her native surroundings that she will see herself as somebody else and stand in her own power.

Before the quest began her clan performed a ritual to speed her journey. They presented her with this doll that symbolizes their love and support for her as she begins her journey.
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The opening of her travel blanket symbolizes the opening of her wings as she takes off on a new adventure.  The blanket is surrounded by a fridge boundary reminder her of the safety and protection of her home. 
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She rests upon an image of the great Mountain Mother. Mountain Mother’s face radiates warm and light reminding her that she radiates an inner light and is guided by a spirit that lives in her heart and guides her along your path. Her many arms symbolize the love and support from those who encourage her to love, learn and grow and the support from energies unseen but known at a deep level.  All she need do to be reminded of this is to close the blanket and allow the loving arms to surround her.
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She carries in a pocket a rose doll reminding her of her feminine beauty and grace and the ongoing life journey in search of love and growth.  Another pocket holds a doll in the shape of Argentina supporting her journey and yearn for adventure and exploration of the world.
In one of her pockets is a geo, a protective shield of stone, a reminder of her inner beauty no matter what or who crosses her path.