Sacred stone, spring or grove
Mualjakivi offering stone, Koguva
Ohvrikivi Mualjakivi, Koguva
In the garden of Käspri farm in Koguva, just behind the barn, a flat cracked stone barely rises above the grass, and old horseshoes and bits of iron lie on its surface. It is a mualjakivi, one of dozens of such stones on Muhu. The name is thought to come from maahaldjas, the earth spirit: some illnesses, especially skin diseases, were believed to come from the ground, and this was where they were sent back. A healer pressed a worn horseshoe or nail to the sore spot and left it on the stone, and anyone who touched it afterwards risked catching the disease.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Koguva külas Käspri talu aias, kohe lauda taga, kerkib rohust vaevu välja lame lõhenenud kivi, mille peal lebavad vanad hobuserauad ja muud raudesemed. See on mualjakivi, üks kümnetest sellistest kividest Muhumaal. Nimi arvatakse tulevat sõnast maahaldjas: mõned haigused, eriti nahahaigused, arvati tulevat maast ja siin saadeti need tagasi. Ravitseja surus kulunud hobuseraua või naela haige koha vastu ja jättis selle kivile ning kes seda hiljem puudutas, võis ise haiguse saada.