Christian symbols in the ornament of Russian embroidery. Slavic patterns

As far back as the Paleolithic period, mankind has known the art of ornamentation. Valuable information was invested in a repeating pattern. Such an image is capable of evoking associations that are intertwined with each other, helping to understand the full depth of the work.

Ancient Slavic culture in patterns and ornaments

They have absorbed many sacred, magical meanings, have a special energy. Magi used signs for sacraments and rituals. With their help, shamans could erase the boundaries between worlds and travel to a dark or bright world, communicate with the gods, pay tribute and respect to the forces of nature. A man who lived among nature continuously watched her, transferred her lines to fabric, dishes, household items. Each line was non-random and endowed with its own meaning. The ornament helped the ancient Slavs to protect their homes, themselves and their families; for this, patterns were applied to window and entrance openings, clothes, towels.

Traditional colors in symbolism

The ornament was applied to clothes with special trepidation, as it protected the one who wears it from evil spirits. The ritual pattern was applied to vulnerable parts: neck, collar, hem, sleeves.

Red

Most of the embroidery was red, as a symbol of life and love. This color protects the living. Red is also a sign of energy, fire, that is, the sun. He bestows healthy body, heat, removes any evil eye.

It is not without reason that ordinary phenomena were endowed with the epithet “red”: the red sun, which gives life to all living organisms; spring is red - the personification of the beginning of life; red summer - dawn, life triumphs; red girl - a beautiful girl, healthy, full of strength, etc.

Black

In combination with red, it enhanced the protective effect of the ornament. Black is the fertile Mother Earth, this color was assigned the role of protecting a woman from infertility.

The sign, embroidered in a black zigzag, means an unplowed field, it was worn by girls who need to be fertilized. Wavy black lines - a plowed field, ready for the grains to germinate, that is, for fertilization.

Blue

The blue color protected from bad weather and natural elements. It was used mainly for men's clothing, because it was the man who was often away from home, getting food or being at war. Blue water is the sky on earth, its reflection. The blue embroidered ornament on the man's dress tells us that he embarked on the spiritual path of self-improvement.

Male color, a sign of readiness to protect a woman. If a young man gave a girl a blue embroidered handkerchief, this meant that he had the most serious intentions, he was ready to protect his chosen one for the rest of his life. An important point: the man himself necessarily tied a gift on the head of the girl, thereby confirming his intentions.

Green

The green color was endowed with the power of plants and helped protect the body from wounds. Symbol of the Forest, youth and rebirth. Green depicted the World Tree, sown fields and young shoots.

The Slavs had names: - a green garden meant blooming life; - the deep sea is green, the same as "beyond distant lands", very far away; - green wine had a negative connotation - strong alcohol intoxication. But, at the same time, this color denoted the space of a stranger, places inhabited by evil spirits.

In the southern area, the Slavs had conspiracies that helped drive out evil spirits on " green grass”, “green tree”, “to the green mountain”. Mythological heroes also had green parts of the body: the hair and eyes of a mermaid and a goblin, and the merman himself was all the color of sea mud.

White

The dual color is white. It is associated with everything pure, bright, holy, but at the same time it was considered mourning. Any other color is combined with this color, so white is a symbol of harmony, reconciliation. Also, white light is the space that is intended for human life.

People with pure thoughts and bright thoughts were described as follows: white hands, white face, white birch tree. Everything that is sincere, bright and kind in the world, everything is reflected in white: - white tablecloths protect guests from evil thoughts; - white sheets protect from death; - white underwear creates a barrier to grief and illness; - a white apron is able to protect the female organs from the evil eye.

Slavic symbols and their meaning

Alatyr Another name is the cross of Svarog, an eight-petal star. This is the Eye of the Family. It was applied to the clothes of people in charge, the sign acted as a talisman on a dangerous and long journey. The cross combines all svargas, two-headed and triglavic and many other sacred symbols, as it is the basis of all things.

Bereginya

This symbol has many names: Rozhanitsa, Mother of the world, Goddess of the house and others. She protects her entire family, family, hearth, children. Beregina is allowed to host in heaven, in nature, she was responsible for fertility. The female image was embroidered with raised or lowered hands as a sign of a talisman and blessing.

The embodiment of the Universe, the center and axis of the world, the personification of the entire Genus. Women, so that the family is strong and healthy. In the minds of the Slavs, the place of the World Tree was given in the center of the world, in the middle of the ocean on an island of land. Branches stretch to the sky, gods and angels sit in the crown. And the roots go deep underground, to the Underworld, where demonic entities, demons live. Bereginya and the Tree of Knowledge were interchangeable. Often the Goddess of the house was depicted with roots instead of legs - a sign of the earth.

Kolovrat

The well-known sign of the swastika originates from the Slavic peoples (it acquired a negative meaning thanks to Hitler and the Nazi army). Kolovrat, or Solstice, the most ancient and deeply revered pagan amulet. It was considered the most powerful protective sign that personifies the unity of the Family, its continuity, the Rotation of everything and everyone. Thus, the idea of ​​the Eternal Revival received a symbolic embodiment.

In the direction of rotation of the swastika (salting / anti-salting) determine the Sun in summer and winter. The aspiration along the course of the sun (Reveal) is bright, it is a Creative force, a kind of symbol of energy control, superiority over existing matter. She is opposed left-handed swastika(Sun Navi), this is the triumph of everything earthly, the superiority of the material essence and the instinctiveness of things.

Undoubtedly, the most common were the symbols that brought happiness. Orepey (or Arepey) is one of them. The comb rhombus got its name in Ryazan region. In other regions, it is known as oak, well or burdock. The rhombus itself in the Slavic ornamental tradition has many interpretations: agriculture, fertility, it was believed that it was also feminine, the sun.

A sign with a dot in it meant land planted with seeds. On the robe of a woman in the shoulder area, Orepey denoted the World Mountain, Alatyr-stone with a god sitting on it. Gates to another world were embroidered on the hem. On the elbow means ancestor. Often the rhombus pattern ended with crosses. So the Slavs believed that they spread happiness and good on all four sides. The symbol of a sown field brought prosperity, success, wealth to the Slavs, increased vitality, gave a person self-confidence.

Thunderbolt

The sign of Perun (the god of thunder) was depicted as a cross with six ends, which was inscribed in a hexagon or circle. At first, only men could use it and exclusively in a military environment; it was depicted on the weapons and armor of warriors. It was believed that Thunderbolt had a detrimental effect on female energy. Later, the ornament began to be applied to simple clothes and dwellings in order to protect themselves from destructive lightning. Often this sign was decorated with shutters and door jambs.

Makosh

The Heavenly Mother of God is the arbiter of destinies. With her daughters, Shares and Nedolya, she weaves the threads of fate for gods and people. Those who adhere to a righteous lifestyle, honor the saints, know the canons, draw a good lot, and Makosh gives them a Share, a good fate. For those people who follow their desires and selfishness, Nedolya will be the mistress of fate. Makosh patronizes fertility, women's handicrafts, on her shoulders is the responsibility for the crossroads of the Interworld.

The symbol helps to call for help the power of the gods, it protects, heals, helps to find harmony and happiness. A noose-like sign is able to connect torn, confused and broken parts into a single whole.

Water

Water acted not only as an element, it is knowledge, the beginning of which is in the Interworld. The personification of the Currant River, which serves as the border between Yavu and Naviu, a river that carries the knowledge of ancient ancestors, oblivion and death. The river Ra is a bright road to God. The milk river in Iria carries knowledge of the highest level and grants immortality.

A strong amulet, personifying the union of two Clans. This ornament was always present in wedding embroidery. The pattern means the eternal spiritual, mental and physical merging of entities: two newlyweds and two Clans. The threads of the Body, Soul, Spirit, Conscience of both Clans are intertwined into a new created Life System.

Strong and weak beginnings in the wedding are indicated by color: male - red (fire), female - blue (water). The unification of the energies of the two Elements generates a new universal energy and is a manifestation of infinite life in time and space.

fireworks

In the culture of the ancient Slavs, Ognevitsa was a strong female amulet. A beneficial effect was only on a mature female body and a formed soul. The presence of this image on the clothes of young girls and girls was not allowed. Ognevitsa effectively acted on married women who gave birth to at least one child. She protected from everything bad, starting from a random word and ending with purposeful evil deeds.

Carrying a sacred meaning, Ognevitsa was embroidered only on clothes, you will not find it on household items. This symbol is able to take away any trouble from a woman, direct her to positive aspirations. Slavets often performs in tandem with her - a swastika solar symbol that helps protect women's health. The Slavs knew that Ognevitsa enhances the action of the energy flows of the protective symbols that are next to her.

Stribozhich

Stribozhich directs his creative energy to protect against the elements (hurricane, snowstorm, storm, drought, and others). The amulet gave immunity to the entire Family and the Household of the Family. Sailors also loved this symbol. They carved signs on sailing ships, and Stribozhich gave them good weather. He was revered by farmers and farmers. Embroidered on work clothes, the pattern called for a cool breeze in the hot midday heat. There is an opinion that the blades of windmills were built in accordance with the location of the petals of the symbol. This allowed the most efficient use of wind energy.

The Slavs attached great importance color scheme. The red blades of the sign are solar energy, activity. The inner space of white color means unity with the Universal heavens, the place where energy originates. The outer blue color speaks of sacredness, the highest level of spiritual development. This wisdom is not given to everyone, it is given only to the elect.

Spiral

The spiral is a sign of wisdom. The blue pattern meant sacred wisdom. The ornament, made in other colors, was a talisman against evil forces and the evil eye. Slavic women loved to embroider spiral images on their headdresses.

The spiral itself is the oldest symbol of the Universe, because many galaxies are arranged according to this principle. And mankind since ancient times has been developing in an upward spiral.

A little more about symbols

It is possible to comprehend the beauty of the protective Slavic symbols if you study their meanings. Watching the patterned embroidery, considering the bizarre interweaving of ornaments, the eye loses focus, and the picture becomes "holographic". Attention switches between dark and light signs. Where the dark is all earthly, and the light is the heavenly world.

In order to decipher the meaning inherent in the patterns, it is necessary to take into account the fact that, depending on the location of the protective symbolism on the clothes, its interpretation also changes. The Slavs accepted a three-part division of the world: Yav, Nav and the world, where a place is reserved for man. Accordingly: the neck, the shoulders are the highest divine light, the hem is the Underworld, the sleeves are the middle human world.

Placing one sign in different worlds, it also acquired different meanings. Masculine and feminine, light and darkness, earth and sky, top and bottom - such opposites ultimately lead to the fact that the process of movement, development occurs continuously and forever.

The ancient Slavs had to observe the golden mean, to keep the two sides of power in balance. Symbols have been created and improved over the centuries; they have absorbed special sacred meanings, magic, and the works of ancestors. These are strong protective amulets, so their beauty and aesthetics should be judged last. For a very long time, the masters honored the canons according to which the ornament was embroidered, they knew the meaning. But by the beginning of the twentieth century, much was lost.

Modern embroiderers can no longer explain what they embroider, but somewhere in the distant outback the most ancient patterns still live and delight their admirers. There are still people who consciously wear protective clothing, delving into and comprehending the secrets of the past.

Slavic costume has always been admired by overseas merchants. Clothes skillfully emphasized external and spiritual beauty. The rhythm of geometric details plays a significant role. To know the truth, to feel harmony and splendor is possible through creativity. However, you should not look at the mysterious ornament on the run. This requires a special mood, a spiritual attitude, when a person hears his heart and is ready to follow his call.

History of costume, armor

Traditional symbols in Slavic embroidery and amulets

Ancient images in folk art. A fabulous bird, a proud horse, a female figure, an outlandish tree, radiant circles... Who and when came up with these images, passed down from century to century? What did they mean?

Even our distant ancestors decorated their products with the simplest ornaments. Man tried to figure out how the world works, to find an explanation for the incomprehensible, mysterious, mysterious. He sought to attract the good forces of nature to himself, and protect himself from the evil ones, and he did this with the help of his art. Man expressed his ideas about the world conventional signs: a straight horizontal line denoted the earth, a wavy horizontal line - water, a vertical line turned into rain; fire, the sun were depicted with a cross. From these elements and their combinations, the pattern was built.

The ancient farmer endowed natural phenomena with actions, feelings inherent in living beings, dressing them in the form of birds, animals, fantastic creatures. Thus, a person expressed his ideas about the world in images. Centuries passed - Russian embroidery did not disappear, passing from generation to generation.

The sun has long been revered by all agricultural peoples. "It is not the earth that gives birth, but the sky," says a Russian proverb. How elegant, festive things look peasant life, decorated with solar circles - symbols of the sun! The image of the sun occupies one of the main places in the decoration of the home. The sun in the form of round rosettes, rhombuses, horses can be found in various types of folk art.

The Russian peasant from time immemorial lived by the earth. He associated the earth, its fertility with the image of the mother. The female figure is a deity who expressed ideas about the earth that will give birth, and about the woman - the successor of the family. They call this image in different ways: the great goddess of the earth, fertility, the mother - the cheese of the earth, Makosh, which means "mother of a good harvest."

The female figure is always associated with symbols of fertility: a tree, birds, animals, solar signs. Look how conditionally it is solved. Branches often sprout from the body of the goddess, and instead of her head she has an image of a rhombus - an ancient sign of the sun. Sometimes her figure resembles a tree.

An excellent example of the use of ornament is folk embroidery. Towels, wedding valances, tablecloths, curtains, festive shirts, white canvas sundresses, light outerwear, hats and scarves were decorated with embroidery.

There is an assumption that those parts of the costume were decorated with embroidery, through which, according to our ancestors, evil forces could penetrate the human body. Hence the main meaning of embroidery in antiquity is protective. The collar, cuffs, hem, neckline were embroidered with a protective pattern. The fabric itself was considered impenetrable to evil spirits, since objects richly equipped with incantatory ornaments participated in its manufacture. Therefore, it was important to protect those places where the enchanted fabric of clothing ended and the human body began.

Embroidery was carried out mainly with red threads, it was given special importance. Its shades are varied: scarlet, currant, poppy, lingonberry, cherry, brick... The seams used to make ancient embroideries are countable. That is, for each stitch, the threads of the fabric are counted. The pattern is not previously transferred to the fabric, but only its place and size can be outlined with large stitches. The most widespread are such countable seams as "painting", "set", "counting smoothness".

Cotton threads are best suited for permanent protection from the evil eye and spoilage. Silk is good for maintaining clarity of thought, helps in difficult situations career related. Linen has a calming effect, it "works" especially well when using ancient symbolic patterns - when depicting the sun, stars, birds, trees.

Wool protects those people who, alas, have already been touched by evil. It closes breakdowns in your energy. Wool embroidery is performed on clothes in the neck, heart, solar plexus, lower abdomen, that is, where the main human chakras are located. Wool is usually used to embroider silhouettes of animals (those that you like, to which you intuitively reach out), less often - trees and fruits. Do not embroider with the hair of birds and stars. But the sun is quite suitable, it will constantly protect you from the cold and darkness in life!

Attention! It is not necessary to embroider several different protective patterns on one thing, it is better to choose a separate thing for each of them - otherwise the result of such embroidery will be some kind of energy confusion. This also applies to the material from which the threads are made - it is not necessary to use several types of material in one pattern. In addition, you should know: it is customary to make protective embroidery smooth, without knots - knots break the energy connection of embroidery with its carrier, making it difficult for the smooth flow of energies.

It is important to do protective embroidery without knots, as the knots break the energy links of the embroidery with the carrier. Locations of embroidery: traditional - circular (collar, belt, sleeves, hem). Non-traditional, that is, any that perform different protective functions:
- protection of the love sphere - red-orange patterns, in which circular and cruciform shapes predominate;
- protection small child from adversity - the silhouette of a horse or a rooster, threads are red or black; for an older child, a schoolboy - a blue-violet gamut, which protects against severe mental overwork;
- blue or golden-green embroidery helps successful business in any field of activity.

Protect with your own hands

When creating amulets, you must follow some rules. Rule one. Wards cannot be crafted for yourself. Rule two. No one can force anyone to make an amulet for themselves or beg to do so. Amulets are made only of good will and from a pure soul. Rule three. The strongest amulets are those that are made, made for you by your blood relatives: father, mother, brother, children. Marital ties are traditionally not considered consanguinity, but if the marriage is harmonious and happy, mutually created amulets also have great power.

By the way, there’s no need to invent anything here: the most powerful marital amulets are wedding rings. True, it is better if they are, as of old, silver, and not gold. In addition, wedding rings must be smooth, without any patterns and stones. Unlike other magical items, wedding rings lose a significant part of their magical power from inserts made of stones, even precious ones. Wedding rings must be worn constantly, without removing them even during sleep. A ring removed by at least one of the spouses weakens the protective forces, these rings are so inextricably merged together. This is an example of the so-called paired magic items.

Rule four. You need to be very careful about the choice of materials for amulets, because often the material (stone, wood) that is good for you is completely unsuitable for the person you are creating this amulet for. Rule five. In the process of creating an amulet, you must constantly think about the person for whom you are making it, keep his image in front of your mind, feel his energy, mood, character, needs.

If you strictly follow all five rules, it is likely that the amulet you made will really be able to protect its owner from many troubles and misfortunes. The safest, most affordable and convenient materials for making amulets are ordinary threads: woolen, linen, cotton. And the simplest amulet has long been considered embroidery. She was traditionally present on any fabric, towel, clothing. The main thing in embroidery-amulet is color and pattern. The color scheme should correspond to the part of the spectrum that the embroidery is designed to protect.

Charm embroidery of children's clothes of the Slavs

Children's clothes were usually sewn from the parents' old clothes - not only and not so much because it has already been washed many times and therefore soft, will not hurt, will not rub the child's skin, but because it has absorbed parental energy and strength, and will protect it. , will save the child from the evil eye, damage, misfortunes. The girl's clothes were sewn from the mother's clothes, the boy, of course, from the father's, thus prejudging the correct development depending on the sex - the girl was given the power of motherhood, the boy - the male power.

When the children grew up and already acquired some kind of their own protective power, they were supposed to have their first shirt, from novelty. This was usually timed to coincide with the time of the first age initiation - at three years. From the age of twelve, the girl received the right to wear her own (albeit still girlish) clothes, the boy was entitled to the first port pants.

Since for children under three years of age the clothes were often altered from the parental ones, the protective embroidery, of course, remained the same, parental. It was not only inconvenient and impractical to change it, but also impractical - after all, in addition to the protective function, it also provided a link between generations, kinship and continuity. So, if the child's father was a hunter, then the amulets on his clothes were associated with hunting, and it was they who were transferred to the boy with these clothes. In the same way, the craft was “transferred” to the girl along the female line. Or rather, not the craft itself, but the strength of many years of parental experience in it protected the child. Everyone protects in their own way, right? The weaver will protect the fabric with a special pattern, the spinner - with nauzes, the hunter - with the fang of an animal ... And the result will be the same.

But the protective embroidery for the child's own clothes already differed from the amulets of adults. Firstly, the color of the embroidery for children was always red, while for adult clothes it could be different. So, women often used in embroidery, in addition to red, black - the color of mother earth, thus trying to protect their womb from infertility. Men, on the other hand, often needed blue or green colors for a talisman - blue protected from death from the elements, green from wounds. The kids didn't have it. It was believed that children are under the care and protection of a kind. On the shirt of a girl-girl, embroidery mainly went along the hem, sleeves and necklace, and on a married woman - chest, collar, embroidery along the hem was wider - it also reflected a new relationship, belonging to the husband's clan.

The main protective symbols for the girl were: the patron goddess of fate, the symbol of the family, wood ornaments, the symbol of the patron saint of her birthday, the symbols of the earth (again, different from the female symbols of the earth - for those, it basically seemed to be either plowed up or already sown) and women's crafts.

Boys (like girls) up to the age of twelve wore shirts without belts. The main symbols protecting the boys were considered: symbols of fire, solar symbols, images of totem animals, of course, also a symbol of the patron family and the patron spirit of the birthday, bells, bells and symbols of male crafts.

Until the age of majority, boys and girls could also wear common amulets. Passing initiation at the age of twelve, the boy's amulets changed, became (like the girl's) more gender-specific. A belt appeared and, of course, there were fewer amulets - after all, their own strength grew.

Images of the Gods already appeared in embroidery (for children they were simply too strong, not allowing the child to develop their “immunity”), not so much for protection as for patronage, for young girls - symbols of fertility, for young boys - military. Of course, neither the girl nor the boy needed them. In addition to embroidery on clothes, many items often served as children's amulets that were hung over the baby's cradle, the bed of a girl or boy, then worn on the shoulder or on the belt. All this performed not only protective and protective functions, but also served as a link between man and Nature.

ornaments

Ornament arose long before the advent of writing. This is confirmed by the fact that even ancient man, who dressed in animal skins, warmed himself by the fire, dug dugouts for himself, decorated household items with ornaments. On clay vessels, tools of labor of ancient people, one can see the simplest patterns: dots, straight lines, wavy lines, rhombuses. Reading signs is a difficult task. Scientists solve mysteries like this. It is known that the ancient man was a hunter. He knew that the strength of the beast was in the tusk - this is his weapon. The tusk or its cut was drawn in the form of a rhombus. This sign contained strength and power. Therefore, the ancient man painted it on his body, the objects that surrounded him.

Diamonds running over each other - a sign happy hunting, good luck, sign of life, fertility. In order for the fields to be generous in harvest, a person asked Heaven, the Sun and the Earth for good luck, cast spells. To do this, he repeated patterns. And also: wavy lines symbolized water; horizontal - the ground; oblique - rain crossing the path to the sun; the points between them are grains thrown into it.

Often, ancient masters depicted signs that denoted the sun. These are solar signs. The sun has received a great variety of image options over the millennia. These include a variety of crosses - both in a circle and without it. Some crosses in a circle are very similar to the image of a wheel, and this is no accident: a person saw how the sun moved, that is, "rolled" across the sky, like a fiery wheel. The perpetual motion of the heavenly body was marked with a hooked cross, a swastika. The swastika meant not only the moving sun, but also the wish for well-being. Especially often it is found in northern embroideries like towels and shirts, as well as in swearing weaving.

Many secrets can reveal ancient ornaments. Solving them, we begin to understand that the language of the symbols of the ancestors conveyed to us their attitude to nature. Bowing before her, as if asking her for mercy, protection, patronage, the ancient master used his hand to draw out peculiar spells in the form of an ornament. Note that the people carefully selected from a variety of signs and carefully kept only those that, in their opinion, contributed to the good, good harvest, abundance, good luck.

The essence of amulets exactly corresponds to their name: their vocation is to protect people, especially during the years of hard times, during periods of military conflicts, terrorist attacks and other hardships. In other words, to protect its owner from any directed negative impact, whatever it may be and wherever it comes from. Negative influences can be purely physical influences - such as diseases (caused, by the way, often not only by natural causes, but also overcome us due to the evil eye or damage). Amulets can protect their owner from any impact on his psyche, soul, and emotional sphere. They will protect you from the imposition of someone else's will, love spells, suggestions from the outside and from severe depression.

Amulets are experimentally selected magical objects for many centuries, having studied which our ancestors came to the conclusion that they can protect, protect us from unfriendly forces. Amulets are different. These are beads, bracelets, protective embroideries on clothes, the patterns of which are stylized symbols of the ancient gods or patrons of the family, decorations on windows, shutters, platbands, above the porch and roof, above the gates of the house.

Today we have practically lost the everyday protection skills that our ancestors used. And this can hardly contribute to our quiet life. With the disappearance of strong everyday protection, we find ourselves very easy prey for malevolent forces from the shadow world. They easily penetrate our lives, and most often we do not even notice it. We go to the doctors, complaining of weakness, irritability, insomnia, general malaise, that "something is wrong with me, doctor, is going on." How can a doctor help us in these cases? Yes, nothing - such ailments are not at all his profile.

The impact of amulets is associated with the colors of the spectrum of the human aura. Putting on a charm of the appropriate color, we get the opportunity to quickly patch up energy breakdowns in one or another part of the aura, which can be dangerous to our health and even life. From the point of view of a person who is able to see the aura, it will look like an increase in the glow of a certain color of the aura when putting on the amulet (more on colors will be discussed at the end of the article).

What amulets can we use? Of course, your personal amulets, inherited in the family, will be the most powerful: earrings, rings or rings, beads - any thing that, according to legend, brings happiness in family life. More often, such items are passed down the female line - rings and earrings, less often through the male line - knives, belt buckles. If your family does not have such things, you will have to choose them yourself, and this is not easy if you do not have pronounced psychic abilities. Therefore, let's talk about the simplest, but at the same time very effective tool. These are protective embroidery. Flowers and figurines should be embroidered, carrying a traditional guarding meaning: silhouettes of a horse, dog, rooster or a fabulous bird with a female face. These symbols come from the time of worship cults. pagan gods and symbolize friendly guarding magical creatures. It is especially convenient to use protective embroideries and appliqués for children's clothing, as it is difficult for kids to constantly wear beads, rings or bracelets.

SIGNS

1) Wavy line- the sign of Water. Rain is depicted by vertical lines, rivers, groundwater - horizontal, "heavenly abysses" - horizontal.
2) Thunderbolt (six-pointed cross in a circle or hexagon). Sign of Thunder (and Perun). Used as a talisman against lightning; is also a military amulet.
3) A square (or rhombus), divided by a cross into four parts - (plowed field). If there are dots inside - a sown field. These are signs of the Earth and fertility.
4) Kolokres (a cross in a circle). Sun sign. a barrier and aversion of evil, a sign of closeness.
5) Krada ("lattice") - a sign of Fire. Krada is a sacrificial or funeral pyre.
6) Cres (equilateral cross: straight or oblique) - a sign of Fire (and the God of Fire - Aguni).
7) Month - Sign of the moon, month. Known pendants "moon".
8) A cockscomb with seven protrusions is a sign of Fire.
9) Cornucopia. Sign of wealth, abundance.
10) Yarga (swastika). Otherwise - a bell. There are font options great amount. Yarga is a sign of the Sun (and, accordingly, the Gods of the Sun: Khors, Dazhdbog, etc.). According to the direction of rotation (salting / anti-sun), the sign of the bright Sun (Yavi sun) and the sign of the dark Sun (Navi sun) are distinguished. The Sun of Reveal is a beneficent, creative Force; The Sun of Navi is a destructive Force. According to Slavic myths, after sunset, the Sun illuminated the Underground (Nav), hence the name. We know that the Sun is not under the Earth at night, but it is difficult to doubt that the Sun has a destructive aspect... There are two interpretations of determining the direction of rotation of a sign; the traditional one, as far as I know, is this: the ends of the rays are bent against the direction of rotation.
11) A tree (most often a Christmas tree) is a symbol of the interconnection of everything in the world, a symbol of long life.
12) Spiral - a symbol of wisdom; if the color scheme is blue-violet - intimate knowledge. The most powerful repulsive sign for all the dark entities of the shadow world - if the color is red, white or black.
13) The triangle is a symbol of a person; especially if accompanied by small dots or circles from the top. Symbol of human communication.

GODS

Woman with raised palms: Makosh.
With omitted: Lada.
Most often they are depicted with deer on their sides. These goddesses were identified with the two northern constellations - Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. As you know, in Rus' these constellations used to be called Elk.

LIVING CREATURES

1) The bull is a sign of Veles.
2) The wolf is a sign of Yarila.
3) Raven - a sign of wisdom and death, Veles.
4) Tree - a sign of life and fertility; or - the Universe (World Tree).
5) The serpent is a sign of the Earth, wisdom, Veles. Associated with the Underworld.
6) The horse is a sign of the Sun, the Solar Gods.
7) Swan - a sign of Mary, death, winter.
8) The bear is a sign of Veles.
9) Deer (vazhenka) or moose cow - a sign of the Goddess of Fertility (Rozhanitsa).
10) Eagle - a sign of Thunder, Perun.
11) Rooster is a sign of Fire, Aguni.
12) Falcon - a sign of Fire, Aguni. There is an opinion that the "trident" (the coat of arms of the Rurikids and modern Ukraine) is a stylized image of a falcon in flight.
13) The cuckoo is a sign of life, Alive.
14) Goat - a sign of fertility, fertility.
15) The pig is a sign of fertility, abundance.

COLORS

Specifically, the colors of the amulet are associated with the protection of one of the seven human chakras. Red - for the lowest, located in the coccyx area and responsible for the genitourinary system, rectum, musculoskeletal system. Orange - for the second, located a few fingers below the navel, responsible for sexual energy and the kidneys. Yellow - for the third chakra (solar plexus area) - the center of vital energy, which is also responsible for all the organs of the abdominal cavity. Green is for the fourth, heart chakra. It controls the activity of not only the heart, but also the lungs, spine, hands, and is responsible for our emotions. Blue - for the fifth, throat, responsible for the respiratory and hearing organs, throat and skin, as well as creative potential person. Blue is for the sixth (the "third eye" zone), which is responsible for our intellectual abilities. Violet - for the seventh (temechko), connecting us with the Higher powers, with God.

1) White. Associated with the idea of ​​Light, purity and sacredness ( White light, White Tsar - king over kings, etc.); at the same time - the color of Death, mourning.
2) Red - Fire, (and the Sun - like heavenly Fire), blood (life force).
3) Green - Vegetation, Life.
4) Black - Earth.
5) Golden - the Sun.
6) Blue - Sky, Water.
7) Violet is rare in Russian embroidery.

Ancient Slavic symbols

Original ancient Slavic symbols carry encrypted messages in their image. Our ancestors were aware of the simplicity and complexity of perceiving the World. Each group to which Slavic signs and symbols belong has a direct impact on our true desires. Thanks to this, consciousness is tuned to a healthy tone of work.

Slavic protective symbols are divided by elements, they are conductors of male or female energy. Symbols set up consciousness, perform protective functions, serve as conductors between the worlds created by the Family. This article is the key to understanding the swastika, runic symbolism. Here you will find everything you need to interpret Slavic symbols used in embroidery of folk clothes, in everyday life, in military affairs, and sorcery.

Perception of a graphic image by the brain

For a contemporary, it is no secret that our brain is a complex and mysterious phenomenon. Conventionally, it is divided into two halves: conscious and unconscious perception of reality. Its structure contains the evolution of humanity itself.

Called "elongated", the oldest department is responsible for our primary instincts, actions that are not controlled by us intentionally. It is also responsible for our reaction to any phenomenon and the subsequent work of the whole organism.

The most amazing thing is that Slavic signs and symbols are able to directly carry information to this department. IN this case images of Scandinavian runes or Celtic ligature do not have such an effect. This is due to the fact that our deep departments store codes for decoding genetic memory.

Thus, Slavic symbols are in contact with our brain. They are engaged in a dialogue not only with us, but also with a whole generation of ancestors. The graphical structure of each sign is read, conveying the embedded information at the root level.

Static lines and dynamics

Considering the ancient Slavic symbols as geometric patterns, you can see their amazing property. Simple lines are woven into a pattern perceived as movement. This is not an optical effect. We fix the direction, and the brain completes the dynamics according to its ideas.

The ingenious decision was the fruit of the observation of our ancestors. A thrifty attitude and sensitivity created these images in their worldview. Logic is honored in every stroke, the absence of superfluous or cumbersome.

Slavic signs and symbols - what did our Ancestors see in them?

All characters can be divided into groups:

• magical and protective;
• tied to the elements;
• personifying the gods;
• reflective phenomena of nature;
• for different generation groups;
• patrons of crafts.

The most incomprehensible thing is that Slavic symbols, with all their diversity, have common features. They are aimed at uniting the soul and spirit of man.

Our Ancestors believed in the complexity and multifaceted structure of the World. Such was, in their opinion, the man. The individual was divided into spirit, which filled the essence with content. At the same time, the soul was another phenomenon bestowed by the Gods.

With all the separation, the ancient Slavic symbols were not isolated from each other. They had a specialization, but at the same time they had common features. Thus, each sign was part of the general and complemented the whole picture.

Mysterious messages from the past: Slavic signs in the structure of the Universe

The ancient Slavic symbols known to us store not only specific information. They carry the codes of the structure of the Universe. It is already known that the Slavs knew about the diversity of cosmic bodies. They had access to information about those celestial bodies that cannot be seen without special equipment.

The space explorer Yakov Nikolaevich Borzhevsky once noticed that the structure of the solar sign of the Solstice resembles a rotating galaxy. Considering his assumption in more detail, he became convinced of the affinity of other Slavic symbols with the appearance of cosmic bodies.

It remains to be assumed how much knowledge we have not yet inherited from our ancestors. And what secrets carry the true meanings of ancient drawings. Perhaps the combination of symbols reveals amazing details of the creation of our universe or the possibility of interstellar travel.

How symbol information was collected

For a long time, scientists attributed the available information about the found images to applied art. The currently collected Slavic protective symbols are the product of a long and painstaking work.

Only a part of the surviving ancient monuments became a clue to the true meaning of the inscriptions. With each new found city or excavated temple, the number of images multiplied. At the same time, there was no doubt that graphic images carry sacred and cult information.

Mosiacs of the Etruscans

Ethnographers and adherents of the original faith conducted their own research, replenishing the treasury with transcripts. The source of reliable information was folk epic with which you can still get in touch. Epics, sayings and other information revealed the true meaning of Slavic signs.

Analogies with symbols of other countries

Considering Slavic symbols, one can note their affinity with other cultures. One of the fundamental marks - the Cross - can be found in the culture ancient egypt, Mesopotamia, Scandinavia, Celtic and Germanic cultures, Anglo-Saxon, Hinduism and Buddhism.

The crossed lines denoting the field in all cultures have a similar meaning. The swastika, or solstice, has the same design and meaning in all cultures.

buddha statue

Swastika Slavic symbols can be traced on the map of everything the globe. This fact is confirmed by:

• folklore;
• excavations;
• religious movements of many peoples, where swastika symbols serve as the basis of the cult movement;
• the architecture of ancient structures, which are thousands of years old.

One example of such monuments of ancient architecture is the temple buildings of the city of Baalbek, located in Lebanon. Baalbek is considered one of the oldest cities in the world. Unique footage provided by employees of the Veles online store.

Temple buildings in Baalbek

However, Slavic protective symbols, despite all the similarities with the cultures of other countries, have their own unique impact on our consciousness.

Protective properties

Slavic protective symbols for the culture of modern man enjoy great attention. The need to become aware of oneself and feel connected to one's roots leads people to explore meanings. Each inscription carries its own unique information, which is aimed at eliminating blocks and negative programs in the mind.

Due to their positive essence, Slavic protective symbols influence:

• to a holistic perception of one's personality;
• adjustment of internal systems of life;
• harmonization of energy metabolism;
• restoration of mental balance;
• creation of strong logical connections between parts of the brain;
• balance of perception of reality.

Putting on the chosen symbol, a person interacts with it at all levels of his essence. This allows him to build his own shield from negative external influences. A complex or simple interlacing of lines works as a cipher against the entry of hostile entities. Thus, the owner receives not only protection, but also help from the ancestors themselves.

The meaning and interpretation of Slavic symbols

Our ancestors transmitted the description of Slavic symbols orally. The process of Christianization has largely disrupted the continuity of generations. That is why disputes and disagreements are raging among modern admirers of the original culture in the true interpretation of Slavic symbols. However, it is necessary to understand that our modern perception in many respects differed from the everyday way of life of the ancestors. The accumulated knowledge, sacred meaning and unique worldview were invested in each cult image.

How did our ancestors perceive the world?

The intricate tie of patterns left by our ancestors carries a whole ocean of knowledge. In trying to decipher their meaning, we little think about how different a person's worldview is then and now.

Modern man is surrounded by various encrypted and open information. Artificial heap blocks the true perception of things. Our ancestors invested in Slavic symbols and their meaning only those information that are of real importance for the body and spirit.

Our ancestors saw the drawing of intricate patterns in every bend of a branch or plexus of a web. The openness and emancipation of consciousness allowed them to read information without distortion. That is why the study of the basics of the signs and symbols of the Slavs is a kind of healing of the mind from the layers of excess intellectual burden.

Subtleties of energy connection with the universe

The description of Slavic symbols contains many provisions on energy exchange. The direction, the number of turns and the smoothness of the lines are important. For our forefathers, all this served as a kind of map of the ley lines along which they led their energy.

In the center of each image there is always a place for the most important element - a living beating heart. The symbol itself is part of a single flow of power. Reuniting with a person, this chaotic energy of life is transformed into creation.

After all, only man can transform the world to your inner state. That is why it is necessary to select symbols carefully, with knowledge of the subtleties.

Slavic signs: interpretation of the symbol

Even in the culture of our ancestors, the interpretation of Slavic symbols was a real art. Knowledge of the rules of inscription and the time of making an amulet or amulet was highly valued. It was possessed by the most experienced members of the community and some masters.

The geometry of life

An amazing fact, but Slavic symbols and their meaning are directly related to geometry. Even before this science acquired its own name, its foundations were actively used by our ancestors.

The main geometric shapes in symbolism:

• cross - the definition of the four cardinal points, the distribution of energy;
• the circle is the sphere of each standard of living;
• square, rhombus, rectangle - stability of positions;
• dot - basis, creation, outcome;
• bending is a complex figure that personifies movement.

Our ancestors more deeply and broadly understood the structure of any geometric phenomenon. Stable sharp corners are combined with soft fluid transitions. It is the center of perfect balance in which any act of creation is possible.

Direction in sign

The most common description of the right-hand and left-hand direction in signs. However, the description of Slavic symbols includes much more complex provisions. If we compare the movement of the symbol with the direction of the blood flow through the human body, we can get a clear picture of the distribution of energy according to the sign.

In the female body, the left half of the hemisphere has the greatest activity, in men - the right. This affects the activity of the vascular system. That is why female and male symbols act differently on representatives of different sexes.

Inscription on clothes

The interpretation of Slavic symbols contains sacred information about human capabilities. The combination of a cross and an oval gives a stable composition of the distribution of the flow and the suppression of third-party interference. Broken and smooth lines give direction to the active zones of our body.

If creativity prevails in a person, he is able to give more than he takes. This creates an unstable position in the exchange of energies. In the old days of such a person, relatives would embroider a shirt with rhombuses and squares. Thus, his energy through the prism of the sign would be in balance.

Masculine and feminine

Slavic symbolism is divided according to the principle of strengthening energy centers. In this series, male Slavic symbols combine a list of signs, are associated with the elements of air and heavenly fire. Whereas the Slavic symbols for women are turned to the moon, the water element, the earthly principle. All of them make up single cycle equilibrium security symbols.

Male Slavic symbols

The traditional Slavic symbol for a man represents:

• strength;
• protection;
• freedom;
• movement;
• power.

All these signs refer to the elements of fire, air and heavenly light. The semantic load that the Slavic symbol carries for a man is aimed at awakening his true beginning.

The sword in the symbolism of the Slavs

Symbols deserve special attention - swords. They have different forms styles, but in each sign there are characteristic features:

• direction;
• magnitude;
• sustainability.

The sword is an attribute of power, protection and patronage. These concepts were perceived in the broadest aspect. Divine patronage, absolute power. However, this implied a wise perception of one's power, aimed at the benefit of the community. Swords served as a security and attacking symbol at the same time.

Kolovrat

Kolovrat is the personification of rebirth, the ascending energy of life. He absorbed the cosmogonic picture of the structure of the World, created by our ancestors. It is a direct reference to the ancient knowledge of the universe.

Ratiborets

Patiborets is a bright solar symbol, the true embodiment of universal fire. This is not just sunlight, but rather a flash in which life is born. One of the strongest signs of the male line.

Yarovrat

Sign Yarovrat - refers to the art of war and agriculture. Our ancestors praised the plowman on a par with the defender. There are two styles of Yarovrat - six- and four-beam. At the same time, the root "yar" makes a reference to the blazing fire that protects from darkness.

Falcon

The image of the Falcon is interpreted as freedom, victory, superiority, protection. In mythopoetics, a Slavic symbol for a man means the ascent of the spirit, the fulfillment of a karmic duty to the family.

Slavic symbols for women

A special place was occupied by female Slavic symbols, personifying creation and creation.

Messages are hidden in every female sign:

• fertility;
• veneration of ancestors;
• hidden sacred knowledge;
• women Health.

According to the surviving information, Slavic symbols for women were compiled based on their status, occupation and significance for the community.

Lunnitsa

Almost all female Slavic symbols are divided into three age periods. Lunnitsa depicts a young moon, it is a symbol of the tide and fertility. It could be worn by young unmarried women who had recently married.

Rozhanitsa

One of the oldest symbols Rozhanitsa personifies the connection with the family, ancestors. This is the power of matriarchy, the protection of the most valuable gift - childbearing. He is the creation, creation and giving of life in one image. The symbol was worn by women who entered maturity, married and gave birth to children.

Ladinets

The paired sign Ladinets echoes the male symbol Kolyadnik. This is a symbol of the harmony of the two principles. It contains the patronage of the feminine chaotic principle, ready to move into a peaceful state of creation. It contains two figures representing fire and the full moon.

The amulet is intended for women practicing mysticism. It is a strong defense and guide in the Implicit World. Protects from false knowledge, reveals consciousness. Through it, the owner reveals the deep ancient female magic.

Symbols of the Slavic Gods and their meaning

Universal love is the power carried by the symbols of the Slavic gods. Each sign contains unique codes that reveal the secrets of the universe. Through the symbols of the Slavic gods and their meaning, we receive the blessing of our ancestors.

Strength and harmony in every sign

In the view of our ancestors, the main driving force was love. Everything generated by the Gods was permeated by it and consisted in unbreakable harmony. If we consider the symbols of the Slavic Gods separately, it is easy to notice a unique fact.

All images of the Gods can be combined, creating groups of new signs. At the same time, the strength of each element subordinate to God will be summed up. The clear geometry of the symbolism makes it possible to compose ornamental rows.

The sacred semantic load, which the symbols of the Slavic Gods possessed and their significance in the life of their ancestors, has only partially survived to this day. From the known data, it is clear that the signs served as a kind of communication center with the patron. Turning to the deity through a symbol, a person tuned in to creation.

Common symbolism of the Slavs

The symbols of the Slavic Gods are divided into personal and elemental. Some are addressed specifically to God, others are the elements that he commands.

The collected symbols of the Slavic Gods and their meaning differed little from different nationalities. The transcripts below describe the most characteristic features of signs that coincide in meaning with all Slavic peoples.

Lelnik

Lelnik was considered a symbol worn by children and young girls. The decoding of the name has the meaning "nurtured", that is, nurtured in love. The patronage of the deity protected the growing children, a special favorable attitude towards girls.

It was believed that Lelnik absorbs the power of sincere deep love and drives away evil spirits and evil thoughts.

Symbol of the Family

The symbol of the Family enjoyed special love for our ancestors. He personified powerful forces:

• the relationship of generations;
• help of ancestors;
• Creator of all things;
• creative power of creativity.

Worn by representatives of different generations and genders. Possesses incredible power, enhanced by a respectful attitude towards the family tree. Influences the fate of the owner, giving him clarity of thought.

Ax of Perun

The traditional male symbol of the ax of Perun refers to personal amulets. Connecting with the energy of the owner, it influences his character and worldview.

Impact on character:

• willpower;
• sobriety of thinking;
• courage;
• self-discipline;
• strength of mind.

The ax was one of the types of weapons that Perun used to fight the dark forces.

Veles symbol

The personal symbol of Veles has a schematic outline of the head of the tour. According to one version, the deity turned into this animal. Through the amulet, a person established a connection directly with the deity.

The strength of the sign stands guard over justice, it is a defense against lies in any manifestation. It is believed that contracts were concluded on the sign. The owner of the amulet gets the opportunity to feel the hidden meaning.

Veles seal

Veles seals are depicted as two signs - the paws of a wolf and a bear. Both animals were considered sacred, through them they carried out their will in the Explicit World.

According to the semantic meaning, the bear's paw belongs to the iconic amulets. He grants the owner good luck in solving legal affairs, trade. Symbol fuels internal forces man, giving him the breadth of thinking.

The wolf paw amulet is suitable for mystical personalities. His strength embodies the power of Veles over the world of the subtle plan. It is in his power to protect a person engaged in spiritual practices from mental attacks.

Star of Lada

The traditional female protective symbol was the star of Lada, the patroness of love and family. The personalization of the Goddess through the sign protects the life and house of the owner.

The value of the amulet has a wide range:

• honor;
• faith;
• justice;
• love of freedom.

This is a guide to the source of the wisdom of generations, carrying out the relationship with the ancestors. He is credited with protecting motherhood, since it contains the power of omnipotent love.

Reza Dazhdboga

The solar sign Dazhdbog carries the unshakable power of the deity. It contains the energies of fertility, rebirth and sunlight.

Under his patronage:

• weddings;
• prosperity;
• military courage;
• spiritual guidance.

He is a powerful protection and guide for those who find themselves in a difficult life situation.

Reza Chura

The strong sacred sign Chur refers to personal amulets. It is in his power to establish powerful protection from otherworldly forces. God Churu obeyed the spirits of nature, living next to a person. Under the patronage of a deity, the owner may not be afraid of the machinations of opposing forces.

Makoshi sign

The Makosh amulet is intended for wise women. It is a powerful conductor of fertility energy. Through symbolism, the Goddess guides her children, helping them find inner peace and wisdom.

The image of the symbol bears two main geometric shapes - a cross and a rhombus. The first is a conductor of solar energy, the second is the personification of the earthly principle. Uniting, they form a sown field - fertility and prosperity.

Reza Beloboga

Consisting of broken lines, the harmonious symbol of Belobog develops into a bizarre labyrinth. Its features contain knowledge of the complex structure of the universe. Refers to personal symbols; conductor of pure energy of love and light.

Wishes are encoded in it:

• well-being;
• clarity of thought;
• of good;
• purity of thought.

Reuniting with the owner, the sign leads inner world in harmony with the thoughts and desires of man. Thanks to the amulet, the wearer gains the ability to soberly weigh the facts and find the right solutions.

Kolyadnik or cut Kolyada

The amazing Kolyadnik is the personification of the power of rebirth. This is the eternal desire of the Universe to renew and recreate life. The solstice depicted on the sign is in perpetual motion, the so-called “salting” direction.

Symbolism of the ancient Slavs memory from the depths of time

The first discovered finds bearing Slavic signs date back to the 1st millennium BC. e. The Penkovskaya, Prague-Korchak and Kolochinskaya cultures are recognized as the progenitors of the Slavic nationality. The discovered household and cult objects are covered with the symbolism of the ancient Slavs, the meaning of which has practically not changed to this day.

Slavic signs - early archaeological finds

In the works of Soviet and Russian archaeologists, the first Slavic signs are attributed to the period from the 1st millennium BC to the 1st millennium BC. e. until the 6th century.

These include graphics:

• carved on stone statues;
• covering clay and wooden utensils;
• embossed on leather or jewelry.

Clay vessel. Pozdnyakovskaya culture

Mainly primitive drawings depicting wavy lines, dots and semicircles. Gradually, these images are transformed, becoming more complex. At the turn of the 6th century, the first examples of clear solar symbolism appeared. The found clay vessel of the Pozdnyakovskaya culture (middle of the 2nd millennium BC) is covered with images of the Fern Flower and wavy lines.

Proto-Slavic and pre-Slavic cultures

The early progenitor cultures include the Penkovsky, Prague-Korchak and Kolochinsky. They existed in the period of the 5th-6th century and left a large number of monuments of those civilizations. Historian-archaeologist V.V. Sedov assumed that during this period the list of running symbols was finally formed.

The Slavic signs and their meaning found in the southern Pripyat basin and the upper reaches of the Dniester repeat the elements of ornaments and fragments of images of other regions.

Among the discovered finds of the 5th-10th centuries, graphic symbols are presented:

• solar;
• elements of the cult of the earth;
• stylistic images of animals;
• cult symbols of deities.

There is reason to believe that this historical period reflects the origins of the formation of a single Slavic symbolism.

Pagan symbolism of the Slavs - Kyiv culture

Cultural monuments of the Kyiv type belong to the end of II-IV centuries. Most of the finds were found in the Middle Dnieper, Seim, Desna and Dnieper. Kievan culture echoes the layers of the Baltic and northern tribes.

Among the items of utensils, jewelry and megalithic finds, the symbolism of the Slavs was found, which is repeated in other regions. The main feature of this period was the manufacture of amulets as a separate direction of fishing. Precious metals were used that were not found in earlier finds.

V. V. Sedov assumed that active trade relations with neighboring tribes were established during this period. What influenced the development of pottery and blacksmithing. Judging by the numerous finds, Slavic signs and their meaning were influenced from outside. Elements appeared borrowed from the Romano-Germanic peoples. The Black Sun and the Valkyrie came into use.

Interpretation of symbols

Archaeologist G.S. Lebedev suggested that the Slavic signs reflected a unique understanding of the laws of the surrounding world of our ancestors. Each symbol carries several meanings that have one semantic root.

Alatyr

Named as Alatyr, the image is widespread in folk craft. This symbolism of the Slavs occupied a cult place, since it belonged to sacred signs.

This is evidenced by the list of its interpretations:

• the center of the universe;
• unity of the four elements;
• the unity of the world;
• original fire.

The first finds of this sign date back to the 10th century, they were found at the Troitsky excavation site in Novgorod.

Triglav

Triglav, a symbol of the trinity of the divine principle, is found on stone and clay products of the 2nd century BC. e. It was repeatedly recorded as part of the decoration of religious buildings and stone sculptures of different cultural periods.

Cres

Kres - the symbolism of the ancient Slavs of the 6th-10th centuries BC found in the Caucasus. e. included complex images. Among them, on bronze items, there were prints of an image recognized as Cres - symbols of purification and fire. The drawing included a number of elements that only in 1982 were deciphered and were able to identify the name.

Crean

The pagan symbols of the Slavs had a lot of unique images that belong to pre-Slavic cultures. One of these is Krin, a symbol of new life, a sprouting sprout.

tree of life

common in different eras symbol. Complements the cosmogonic ancient Slavic signs, rooted in the Aryan culture. was brought nomadic tribes, as evidenced by the finds of the Smolensk-Polotsk long mounds.

Flower of Life

The plant symbolism of the Slavs and their meaning are inextricably linked with rebirth and the eternal cycle of life. Images of the Flower of Life found on numerous finds of household utensils different eras. Archaeologist P.K. Semenov suggested that the image came from the Aryan culture along with the settlers.

Deer images

The pagan symbolism of the Slavs is closely connected with craft. Images of animals and people in the process of hunting were found on petroglyphs throughout Russia, Belarus, and some regions of the Caucasus. The deer symbol refers to early civilizations Slavs, apparently, depicting the remains of the glacial fauna. The Scythian culture is especially rich in deer images - apparently this animal was the main totem of the people of that time.

Tour

The animalistic symbolism of the Slavs and their meaning refers to sacred cults that preceded a single pantheon. The Tur symbol is found on cult stones and rock carvings. T.N. Grekov put forward the theory that our ancestors tried to borrow the strength and power of the animal.

indrik beast

Ancient Slavic signs were supplemented not only with real animals, but also with mythical fauna. The symbol of Indrik the beast adorned the walls of Radagost, according to the testimony of Titmar of Merseburg. The images of the indrik carved on wooden facings were found by P. A. Vavilov in the excavation under the village. Kanevo, Vologda region.

Swastika symbols of the Slavs and their meaning

Slavic solar symbols are built according to the laws of the universal accordion and sacred geometry. Each bend or curl is subject to the law of equilibrium and balance. Through these schematic representations, our Ancestors turned not only to the power of the luminary itself, but also to the energy of creation.

heavenly fire

In the view of the ancients, the Explicit World was created by a powerful life force. Directing this energy with the power of creative thought, the mighty Rod recreated everything that exists. An incredible amount of energy was involved in this act, which had visible forms of heavenly fire.

That is why for the Slavs swastika symbols played a leading role in culture. Their images were an integral part of the cultural and everyday life. The most important meaning of the solar sign is the living embodiment of divine love for all that exists.

Swastika Symbols and Sacred Geometry

From the point of view of geometry, the swastika symbols of the Slavs combine similar features:

• cross;
• starting point;
• sphere or hemisphere.

The direction of movement of the sign determines the course of energy through the lines. Continuous rotation pulls particles of life force into the center of the symbol. Thus, any solar image is a powerful accumulator.

Experts recommend that when choosing a sign, take into account the activity of blood movement in the human body. For women it is left-sided, for men it is right-sided. However, it is worth paying attention to personal characteristics, as well as the meaning of the symbol that has come down to us.

Unique swastika symbolism

The Slavic solar symbols known to us form an arcade of many signs. And this set is not accidental. It is a unique combination of stability and contradiction. The main interpretation of multidirectionality is the departure of the obsolete, the re-creation of the new. The symbol of rebirth formed the basis for the description of each solar image. Taking on one of the amulets, a person agrees to be included in the process of good changes and renewal.

Svarozhich

Svarozhich heads the Slavic solar symbols, one of the strongest protective signs. He is the embodiment of the heavenly power of Svarog. The visual labyrinth system builds an insurmountable defense against spiritual degradation, protection of the soul.

Rodimich

Not inferior in importance to Svarozhich. Rodimich also crowns swastika symbols and embodies the power of the Family. He patronizes ancestral memory, carries a powerful charge of the creative energy of creation. Symbol of the continuity of generations.

Fern flower

The embodiment of spiritual purity, vitality and regeneration. Suitable for people involved in spiritual practices, as it builds reliable protection against otherworldly interference. The Fern Flower has the power to bring out the hidden.

Overcome-grass

Odolen-grass is an incredibly powerful symbol of protection against ailments. The process of purification takes place on the bodily and all levels of spiritual existence. It cleanses the thoughts of a person, setting him up for goodness and harmony.

Molvinets

Complements the swastika symbols of the Slavs, facing the Family. Molvinets embodies the ideas of spiritual growth, the inner "burning" of the spirit. Protects from slander, negative thoughts. Protects family ties from curses.

Radinets

Active security sign. It is based on images of meridians - celestial arrows. Protects babies from evil, often depicted on cradles. Radinets is filled with the power of joy and peace.

Wedding attendant

An ornate sign promises protection to all newlyweds. The bridegroom attracts good luck and happy occasions. It is aimed at the successful embodiment of the desire to create a family hearth.

Doukhobor

Dukhobor is an important symbol for leaders and spiritual practitioners. Strengthens the spirit and restores the relationship with the soul. Protects inner harmony and the agreement of the true "I" with the world.

Light

A unique sign that has a double direction. The lantern models the movement of energies in the universe. Its essence is the reunion of the earthly and the spiritual. Divine Incarnation love.

Svitovit

Svitovit is a transforming symbol that brings the energy of renewal to the owner. Resonates with the essence of the owner, revealing his inner potential. Symbol of the defenders of truth and justice.

Znich

The incarnation of the heavenly fiery deity. Keeper of the universal fire. It encodes a whirlwind of vitality. Znich carries protection from destruction and internal disagreement.

Newborn

The embodiment of balance and movement. A newborn gives inner peace, acceptance of the true "I" of a person. Directs the owner's aspirations to the knowledge of true laws.

bogovnik

Bogovnik is the quintessence of the patronage of all the bright Gods. An energetically rich depiction of the relationship and opposition of the four basic elements of life.

rodovik

Rodovik redirects the collected heritage of previous generations into one powerful stream. Connects the owner to this current. The result of this process is a clear understanding of one's destiny, the choice of the right path.

Grozovik

Image of celestial electricity. Has a salting direction, protects from lightning. It carries the meaning of the will of the gods. Depicted on the doors of dwellings, temple complexes.

Thunderbolt

The direction of the sign is to the left. Bestows the patronage of Indra on the wearer. The meaning is heavenly wisdom, longevity and the weapon of a true warrior of the spirit. They were applied to the entrance portals of the vaults. It was believed that the Thunderbolt strikes those who entered with bad thoughts.

Valkyrie

Symbolism of the defenders of the fatherland. Valkyrie recreates a single chain with relatives who defended their homeland. Increases the spiritual potential of the wearer. It carries the meaning of "peaceful warrior".

Swati

Recreates the picture of Perunov's way. Embodies a graphic representation of the structure solar system. Oriented to people of creativity, leading spiritual quests.

vaiga

Complements the swastika symbols of the Slavs with a contradictory (bipolar) meaning. It bears the seal of the goddess Tara, who protected the four spiritual paths of man. Helps to search for the true purpose, its generic program. At the same time, sharply curved lines embody the four great winds, opposed to the spiritual search.

Velesovik

Recreates a harmonious relationship with nature. It gives strength to join the surrounding world, to find in it a reflection of oneself.

Vseslavets

A powerful symbol of protection of balance, reunion. It unites all childbirth, allows you to connect to a common karmic network. Appeal to the spiritual flame, transmitted from generation to generation.

fireworks

Female solar symbol. It personifies the protection of heavenly mothers. Through him, the appeal to any of the Goddesses receives the strength of an increasing impulse. Protects motherhood, bonds of parents and children.

Slavets

The symbol combines two geometric shapes - a cross and lightning. It is considered a female sign of protection of reproductive capabilities. It was of particular importance for young girls, protecting their fate from damage and the evil eye.

Garuda

Personification of the God of the Highness in the sign. Embodies protection from decline, lack of money. Attracts the benevolent energies of creation, wealth and balance.

dunia

The task of the symbol is to preserve the paths of the true search for the meaning of life. Reunion of heavenly and earthly fire.

sky boar

Included in the swastika symbols of the Slavs. The personification of the meeting of the future and the past. Protects the spiritual self-improvement of the owner, endows him with perseverance in achieving goals.

spiritual swastika

The symbol of immaterial fire, which embodied the thoughts of the Sort. This is the pure energy of universal love, imprinted with lines.

soul swastika

Connects to the energy of the spirit. Regulates the conscious life of the earthly incarnation. It has power over the lines of a person's fate, responding to his intentions.

Spiritual strength

Spiritual power helps to feel the relationship of the mind with the subtle plane. Adjusts the flair to the subconscious choice of the right path.

Dhata

The image of a person in both hypostases - material and spiritual. It helps to manifest the opportunities bestowed by the Gods and pacifies negative character traits.

Colard

A female symbol that can be worn by men. Its main meaning is fertility, bestowed by the Mother of the Raw Earth. A gift from the origins of life, bringing prosperity to the owner.

Solard

Retribution symbol. Enhances any action, allowing you to quickly feel the results. This is an energy boomerang that allows you to get the fruits of what you honestly earned on time.

Source

Embodiment of the original nature of the soul. It personifies the halls of Alive, from which the creative energy of creation comes.

Kolokhort

Equilibrium symbol of the order of the Universe. Light and dark beginning in the eternal dance of true harmony. A person on the path of spiritual search shows all the visible and hidden paths of development. The choice of path determines what energy the sign will use.

Navnik

The embodiment of the connection of two parallel worlds - Navi and Yavi. Grants access to the unique capabilities of a person in the spiritual realm. Protects from otherworldly interference.

Narayana

It unites the spiritual and physical energy of a person. A symbol of the connection between pure light and the material world. Increases the momentum of aspiration, allowing you to see your goals more clearly.

solar cross

The embodiment of the powers of Yaril - the summer sun. Enhances the health and power of a person. Strengthens the connection between spirit and soul. Patronizes warriors. Male symbol.

heavenly cross

A universal symbol suitable for both sexes. Depicts the eternal power of rebirth. Protection given to spiritual search, family ties.

fireman

Another symbolism of the Sort. Often depicted on his idols. An insurmountable barrier from the evil influence on family ties, the support of the ancients.

Yarovik

Male symbolism of fertility. The fullness of life, the fire of eternal flame. It was considered a protective sign against diseases for livestock, maintaining profit in the house. It was drawn on stables and cowsheds, applied to news posts.

Rubezhnik

Sign of fortitude, male symbol. Aimed at protection from unclean creatures, allows you to develop both sides of the essence. It gives stability to the psyche, connecting the internal reserves of a person.

Rysich

The symbolism of the unity of the entire race of Slavs. Conductor of powerful creative energy of creation. Gives protection to the entire nation. It revives the desire to know the roots and heritage.

sologne

Household symbols that protect home life and prosperity from external interference. Endowed with the power to increase the material heritage. Universal sign.

Yarovrat

Incarnation of Yaro-God. Male symbol of fertility, rebirth and life after death. Symbols were painted on barns as protection of the seed from spoilage. Gives fertility and a bountiful harvest.

sadhana

Symbols of the Slavic halls

The Svarog circle is united by 16 signs, each of which is under the auspices of a certain deity. The semantic load carries the concept of the structure of all layers of the world. Each image has unique features that affect the fate and character of the owner.

The meaning of the symbolism of the palace for a person

At birth, a person is given the opportunity to enlist the support of the gods. You can contact your intercessor through the symbols of the halls. The sign is a conductor of the will of the petitioner and a channel of energy transmission. Since each symbol has its own characteristics, unique changes will occur in the life and character of a person. Amulets allow you to acquire protection and direct the energy and efforts of the owner to achieve harmony with his life task.

Under the auspices of the gods

The symbols of the Slavic halls are endowed with unique features. Their value makes adjustments to the characteristics of the wearer, depending on the patron deity.

Virgo

It is under the tutelage of the goddess Jiva. Refresh energy conductor.

The owner is endowed with the following qualities:

• independence;
• stubbornness;
• purposefulness.

All these qualities are manifested due to the transmitted energy of youth, love for life.

boar

The sign is under the auspices of Rahmat, the deity of the Heavenly Court, Universal justice and law and order.

Gives character traits:

• striving for purity of thoughts;
• clarity of consciousness;
• balance.

The owners of the sign are determined, but not reckless.

Pike

Those born in this sign were lucky to become the beloved children of Rozhana, who is responsible for family comfort and prosperity.

The people of this symbol are inherent in:

• calm;
• equilibrium;
• desire for peace.

It is difficult for the owners of the sign to leave the comfort zone. However, they adapt well to change.

Swan

The Great Heavenly Mother of God Mokosh leads the destinies of people born in the sign of the Swan.

Character carriers are characterized by:

• caring for others;
• joyfulness;
• abundance;
• well-being.

He bestows the gift of clairvoyance on women who have reached their peak.

Snake

The sign is subject to the keeper of the Heavenly Fire Semargl. The symbols of the Slavic palaces associated with the fire element render the most strong influence on the owner.

Those related to the amulet have:

• clear sober mind;
• perfect internal balance;
• irascibility;
• ambition.

The sign has a supportive effect during a difficult period.

Crow

The sign is under the jurisdiction of Kolyada. The patron of change and the paths of human destinies endows the owner of the symbol:

• good nature;
• sense of humor;
• deep wisdom.

The bearers of the amulet have an amorous and open character.

Bear

One of the main symbols belongs to Svarog.

Those born in the hall have:

• fortitude;
• justice;
• boundless kindness.

The owners of the amulet strive to achieve a strong position through creative work. Their quality is to destroy vital barriers on the way to the chosen goal.

busl

The ancient symbols of the halls always refer to the power of ancestral ties. The Hall of the Stork is under the auspices of the Family. It is particularly strong bonds with past generations.

The owner is given the following features:

• flair;
• ability to navigate in life situations;
• developed sense of duty;
• desire to create a family.

The carriers of the amulet receive a blessing for the birth of healthy and full-fledged offspring.

Wolf

The symbolism belongs to Veles, the keeper of the Gates of the Interworld. Supports the defenders of the family and the fatherland.

The characteristic qualities of the carrier are:

• success in business;
• Thirst for knowledge;
• prosperity and prosperity.

The owners of the symbol are able to build strong communications.

Fox

The wise earthly goddess Marena sends a blessing to the bearers of the sign.

The owner of the amulet grants:

• mental flexibility;
• cunning;
• curiosity.

Enlisting the support of the goddess, a person achieves good luck in business, shows ingenuity.

Tour

The sign is supervised by the god Kryshen. God has two hypostases - a warrior and a reaper.

In his ward enhances the qualities:

• diligence;
• the ability to listen to oneself;
• sense of the true purpose of life.

God helps his child to gain confidence and stability in self-interest.

Elk

Mother Lada patronizes the life of those born in the sign.

Thanks to her supervision, a person acquires:

• honesty;
• a strong desire for justice;
• Love;
• understanding with others and with yourself.

People of this sign are devoted to their work, find joy in serving society.

Finist

The god of the bright worlds Navi Vyshen takes care of the carriers of the symbol.

The sign helps the owner to acquire:

• perseverance in the fight against dark forces;
• sincerity;
• clear vision.

It protects the wearer from slander, the evil eye.

Horse

The Kupala amulet complements the symbols of the halls, providing the wearer with protection from the disease.

The qualities of the owner of the mark are:

• purity of soul;
• body strength;
• a heart free from false feelings.

Being under the auspices of Kupala, a person receives a deep inner impulse for renewal.

Eagle

Perun patronizes the soldiers and defenders of the peace of the fatherland.

The owner of the symbol is endowed with the following properties:

• firmness;
• internal balance;
• decisiveness.

The owners of the mark act without hesitation, always find the right solution.

Ras

The Keeper of the great universal Wisdom Dazhdbog blesses those born in his sign.

They are endowed with the following qualities:

• prudence;
• foresight;
• the ability to make plans.

The owners of the symbol radiate inner light and confidence. They know how to unite people around them, leading them to true goals.

Slavic symbols and Runes

Slavic symbols and runes cause heated debate among the scientific community. Since the facts that have come down to us are fragmentary, the very existence of writing is called into question. However, there is evidence that the symbols of the runes performed a ritual role and were of a communication nature. The signs of the Slavic runes allowed the tribes to conduct business, to transmit information. The found symbols of ancient runes are known for their sacred meaning.

Runic symbols of the Slavs

The Slavic peoples had developed communication, which for foreigners created the impression of a single nationality. Despite the originality of each tribal union, the runic symbolism of the Slavs made it possible to transmit information in an accessible form.

There is evidence that the symbols of the ancient runes had two purposes:

• writing;
• divination.

The German chronicler Titmar of Merseburg, who studied the monuments of Slavic religious culture, described that in Radogost each idol was inscribed with the name of a god or goddess. Despite the fact that those who came to give praise were from different tribes, they read and understood these inscriptions in the same way.

This suggests that the symbols of the runes come from a single source that gave rise to all the cultural branches of the Slavs. The remaining decoding into Slavic symbols and runes refers to their religious meaning. The fact that this information reached contemporaries in a relatively complete form speaks of the special place that the signs of the Slavic runes occupied in the cultural life of our ancestors.

Symbols of ancient runes

Known rune symbols include 18 characters. Some of them are named after gods. The meaning and interpretation depends on who the inscription is dedicated to.

The runic symbols of the Slavs used as divination have a unique set of meanings. Each decoding embodies the originality of the worldview of our ancestors.

World- He is also called Belobog. The embodiment of the World Tree, a sign of prosperity, order and prosperity.

Chernobog- chaos, a destructive force that brings change.

Alatyr― the embodiment of balance and harmony, the starting point of the World.

Rainbow- the sign symbolizes movement, the path. The rune signifies a spiritual or physical journey followed by inner development.

Need- the personification of Viy, means the destined outcome of the current action or event. Everything that happens is in the power of higher powers, does not depend on the will of the fortuneteller.

Krada- financial stability, rebirth after a long stagnation or complete ruin. A symbol of ascending forces that bring prosperity to any area of ​​​​life.

Force Spiritual cleansing energy, Warrior Spirit. Combining purpose and aspiration.

Treba- a symbol of the edge of the sword, masculinity and victory. The strength of perseverance and faith in victory, backed by the spiritual patronage of the gods.

Wind― personification of spirits and elements of air, the pointer of a way. Means the direction of willpower towards goals that will lead to wholeness and happy outcome enterprises.

Bereginya- a symbol of protection from negative influences. Powerful spiritual protection, support of ancestors. Delivered irresistible protection from the evil eye.

Oud- the second interpretation of the name Yarilo. The embodiment of the power of love, the energy of passion. It personifies a powerful creative principle.

Lelya- the potential of creativity, the rune of imagination, the power of intuition. Indicates a smooth course of change of direction.

Rock- closed possibilities, the inevitability of what is happening. A pre-planned scenario, the course of which cannot be changed.

Support- a rune of good luck, the help of higher powers. The key value of the message from the ancestors, support from their side.

Dazhdbog— the symbol has a double meaning. A test that brings purification. Support of the divine patron.

Perun- the intervention of powerful forces, a person endowed with power.

Eat- material abundance obtained by following one's destiny. A reward for long and hard work.

Source- stop, calm before a favorable period. Hidden deep growth, stagnation phase.

Slavic symbols in embroidery, their meaning and patterns

Slavic symbols in embroidery were used as a talisman for the body and spirit of the wearer. Techniques for applying cult images include satin stitch and cross-stitch techniques. Geometric symbols formed into ornaments, the meaning of Slavic symbols in embroidery formed a message to higher powers.

Cult signs in everyday life

Even before the formation of writing, signs and symbols served for our ancestors as a means of transmitting and saving information. Cult signs were applied to household items and clothing. According to the set of images and the nature of their application, the nationality of a person and his social status were determined.

The signal system was most clearly expressed by Slavic symbols in embroidery. She covered both outerwear and lower layers. Each type of decoration had its own set of drawings and signs. There were unwritten rules according to which the images were subject to a clear structure of inclusion in the composition.

Ornament formation rules

The signs used in embroidery were not performed separately. Each element was included in a complex ornament. By the nature of the arrangement of the picture, it was possible to read the encrypted meaning. The meaning of Slavic symbols in embroidery determined the group of symbols that could be included in a single pattern.

Women's and men's signs have never been combined. They were diluted with a pattern with a neutral meaning.

For example, the symbolism of abundance - birds of paradise always coexists with earthly signs of fertility.

Slavic ornaments have geometrically regular patterns, the balance of every detail. The protruding parts do not break the composition, they are complemented by balancing elements.

Women's and men's symbols

The difference in female and male symbolism lies not only in the set of characters. Solar signs and elements of nature are introduced depending on the nature of the meaning.

So the right-handed Kolovrat was depicted only in mature men, the left-handed one could be present in the female ornament. Signs were distributed according to age criteria, for example:

• Bereginya with lowered hands is a symbol of a young maiden;
• folded on the sides - a married mature woman;
• hands raised - an elderly person.

Plant topics were also differentiated according to gender and age criteria:

• rose, lily, viburnum - female drawing;
• oak, cornflower, Chernobrovtsy - male signs;
• hop - youthful ornament;
• poppy is a girlish sign.

Male ornaments were more symmetrical and clear. Fluid smooth lines prevailed in women's patterns.

Reading the scheme of embroidery of Slavic symbols

Reconstructed craftsmen embroidery schemes of Slavic symbols practically did not change. To read an encrypted message, it is enough to know both individual values ​​and their group value. By the type of images used, it was possible to find out where a person lived and what position he occupied in the tribal union.

Among the inhabitants of mountainous areas, broken angular lines prevailed in embroidery. Wavy in combination with ovals were found among the inhabitants of the water area of ​​reservoirs. The higher the status of a person in the community, the denser the outfit is covered with patterns.

For boys and girls, the edges of shirts and underwear were embroidered. Married women had several margins on their shirts from shoulder to wrist.

The solar symbol of the swastika was found in the southern and central regions of the Slavic peoples. Among the northern tribes, animalistic patterns often predominated.

Rules for embroidering Slavic patterns

In order to observe a clear sequence of alternating fragments, a corner part is selected to start work. From this point the space is divided into squares. Schemes for embroidery of Slavic symbols are formed based on who will be the bearer of the product.

The fields of edges were filled in first. Then large details of the pattern were located above it. Various additions were made last. The course of the pattern always had a direction to the female or male side.

Currently Solar symbols many people associate with submission of anti-Russian funds mass media, it is not known for whom working , with Fascism and Adolf Hitler. This has been hammered into people's heads for the last 70 years. Few people now remember that the Swastika was depicted on Soviet money in the period from 1917 to 1923, as legalized state symbols; that on the sleeve patches of soldiers and officers of the Red Army in the same period there was also a Swastika in a laurel wreath, and inside the Swastika were the letters R.S.F.S.R. There is even such a version that the Golden Swastika-Kolovrat, as a party symbol, was presented to Adolf Hitler by Comrade I.V. Stalin in 1920. There are so many legends and conjectures around this ancient sign that we decided to tell in detail about this ancient sign on Earth. solar cult symbol.

Represents a rotating cross with curved ends directed clockwise or counterclockwise. Now all Solar symbols are called in one word - SWASTIKA, which is fundamentally wrong, since each Solar symbol in ancient times had its own name, purpose, protective power and figurative meaning.

Solar symbols, as the most ancient, are most often found in archaeological excavations. More often than other symbols, they were found in ancient burial mounds, on the ruins of ancient cities and settlements. In addition, swastika symbols were depicted on various details of architecture, weapons, clothing and household utensils among many peoples of the world. found everywhere in ornamentation, as a sign of Light, Sun, Love and Life.

The oldest archaeological artifacts depicting swastika symbols now date back to approximately 4-15 millennium BC.
(on the right is a vessel from the Scythian Kingdom 3-4 thousand BC). According to the materials of archaeological excavations, the richest territory for the use of the swastika, both for religious and cultural purposes, is Russia and Siberia.

Neither Europe nor India nor Asia can compare with Russia or Siberia in abundance solar symbols covering Russian weapons, banners, national costumes, household utensils, everyday and agricultural items, as well as houses and churches. excavations of the ancients
mounds, cities and settlements speak for themselves - many ancient Slavic cities had a clear shape of the Swastika, oriented to the four cardinal points. This can be seen on the example of Arkaim, Vendogard and others (on the left is a plan-reconstruction of Arkaim).

Solar symbols were the main and, one might say, almost the only elements of the most ancient Proto-Slavic ornaments. But this does not mean at all that the Slavs were bad artists. First, image varieties Solar symbols there were a lot. Secondly, in ancient times, not a single pattern was applied just like that, each element of the pattern corresponded to a certain cult or protective (charm) meaning, since each symbol in the pattern had its own magical power.

Bringing together the strengths of different solar symbols, white people created a favorable atmosphere around themselves and their loved ones,
in which it was easiest to live and create. These were carved patterns, stucco molding, painting, beautiful carpets woven by industrious hands.

But not only Aryans and Slavs believed in the magical power of swastika patterns. The same symbols were found on clay vessels from Samarra (the territory of modern Iraq), which date back to the 5th millennium BC.

Solar symbols in levorotatory and dextrorotatory forms are found in the pre-Aryan culture of Mohenjo-Daro (Indus River basin) and ancient China around 2000 BC.

In Northeast Africa, archaeologists have found a burial stele of the Meroz kingdom, which existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The fresco on the stele depicts a woman entering the afterlife, and the Swastika flaunts on the clothes of the deceased.

The rotating cross also adorns the golden weights for scales that belonged to the inhabitants of Ashanta (Ghana), and the clay utensils of the ancient Indians, beautiful carpets woven by the Persians and Celts.

Man-made belts created by Komi, Russians, Sami, Latvians, Lithuanians and other peoples,
also filled solar symbols, moreover, at present it is difficult even for an ethnographer to figure out which of the peoples to attribute these ornaments to. Judge for yourself.

Since ancient times, solar symbolism has been the main and dominant among almost all peoples on the territory of Eurasia: Slavs, Germans, Mari, Pomors, Skalvians, Curonians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Mordovians, Udmurts, Bashkirs, Chuvashs, Hindus, Icelanders, Scots and many others.

In many ancient beliefs and religions Solar symbols are the most important and brightest cult symbol. So, in ancient Indian philosophy and Buddhism, the Swastika is the eternal cycle of the Universe, a symbol of the Buddha Law, to which everything that exists is subject (Dictionary "Buddhism", M., "Respublika", 1992); in Tibetan Lamaism - a security symbol, a symbol of happiness and a talisman.

In India and Tibet, it is depicted everywhere: on the walls and gates of temples, on residential buildings,
as well as on the fabrics in which all the sacred texts and tablets are wrapped. Very often, sacred texts from the Book of the Dead are framed with swastika ornaments, which are written on burial covers before kroding (cremation).

You can observe the image of many Swastikas both on an old Japanese engraving of the 18th century (picture above), and on peerless mosaic floors in the halls of the St. Petersburg Hermitage (picture below).

But you will not find any reports about this in the media, because they have no idea what the Swastika is, what is the oldest figurative meaning it carries in itself what it has meant for many millennia and now means for the Slavs and Aryans and many peoples inhabiting our Earth.

In these media, alien to the Slavs, the Swastika is called either a German cross or a fascist sign and relegates its image and meaning only to Adolf Hitler, Germany 1933-45, to fascism (National Socialism) and the Second World War.

Modern "journalists", "is-Torics" and guardians of "universal values" seem to have forgotten that the Swastika is the Ancient Russian symbol, that in the past, representatives of the highest authorities, in order to enlist the support of the people, always made the Swastika a state symbol and placed its image on money .

So did the princes and tsars, the Provisional Government, and the Bolsheviks, who later seized power from them.

Matrix banknotes in denominations of 250 rubles, with the image of the Swastika symbol - Kolovrat - against the background of a double-headed eagle, were made by special order and sketches of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II.

The Provisional Government used these matrices to issue banknotes in denominations of 250, and later 1000 rubles.

Starting from 1918, the Bolsheviks put into circulation new banknotes in denominations of 5,000 and 10,000 rubles, which depict three Kolovrat Swastikas: two smaller Kolovrats in side ties are intertwined with large numbers 5000, 10,000, and a large Kolovrat is placed in the middle.

Money with the Swastika-Kolovrat was in use until 1923, and only after the appearance of banknotes of the USSR, they were withdrawn from circulation.

The authorities of Soviet Russia, in order to get support in Siberia, created sleeve patches in 1918 for the soldiers of the Red Army of the South-Eastern Front, they depicted a Swastika with the abbreviation R.S.F.S.R. inside (see photo on the right). But they did the same: the Russian Government of A.V. Kolchak, calling under the banner of the Siberian Volunteer Corps (see the photo at the top left); Russian emigrants in Harbin and Paris, and then the National Socialists in Germany.

Created in 1921 according to the sketches of Adolf Hitler, the party symbols and the flag of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party) subsequently became state symbols Germany (1933-1945). Few people now know that in Germany the National Socialists did not use the Swastika (Swastika), but a symbol similar to it - Hakenkreuz, which has a completely different figurative meaning - a change in the world around us and a person's worldview.

For many millennia, various inscriptions solar symbols had a powerful influence on the way of life of people, on their psyche (Soul) and subconsciousness, uniting representatives of various tribes for the sake of some bright goal; gave a powerful surge of light divine forces, revealing the internal reserves in people for all-round creation for the benefit of their Clans, in the name of justice, prosperity and well-being of their Fatherland.

At first, only clergy of various Tribal cults, Religions and religions used this, then representatives of the highest state power - princes, kings, etc., began to use swastika symbols, and after them all kinds of occultists and politicians turned to the Swastika.

After the Bolsheviks completely captured all levels of power, the need for the support of the Soviet regime by the Russian people disappeared, because it is easier to seize the values ​​​​created by the same Russian people. Therefore, in 1923, the Bolsheviks abandoned the Swastika, leaving only the five-pointed star, the Hammer and Sickle as state symbols.

IN ancient times when our Ancestors used the x'Aryan Runes, the word

- Swastika, translated as Coming from Heaven.

- Rune SVA meant Heaven (hence Svarog - Heavenly God),

- C - Rune of direction;

- TIKA runes - movement, advent, flow, run.

Our children and grandchildren still pronounce the word "tick", that is, to run. In addition, the figurative form of the TIKA runes is still found in everyday words Arctic, Antarctica, mysticism, homiletics, politics, etc.

Ancient Vedic sources tell us that even our galaxy has a shape solar symbol, and our Yarila-Sun system is located in one of the arms of this Heavenly Swastika. And since we are in the galactic arm, then our entire galaxy (its ancient name- Svasti) is perceived by us as the Perunov Way or the Milky Way.

Everyone knows that the Slavic prince Prophetic Oleg nailed his shield to the gates of Constantinople (Constantinople),
but few people now know what exactly was depicted on the shield. However, the description of the symbolism of the shield Prophetic Oleg and his armor can be found in historical chronicles (Drawing of the shield of the Prophetic Oleg on the left).

Prophetic people, that is, those who have the gift of Spiritual Foresight and know the Ancient Wisdom, which the Gods and Ancestors left to people, were endowed by the Priests with various symbols. One of the most prominent representatives of prophetic people was the Slavic prince - Prophetic Oleg.

In addition to being a prince and an excellent military strategist, he was also a high-level priest. The symbolism, which was depicted on his clothes, weapons, armor and the princely banner, tells about all this in detailed images.

The Fiery Swastika depicted on the shield of the Prophetic Oleg (symbolizing the land of the Ancestors) in the center of the nine-pointed Star of Inglia (the symbol of the Faith of the First Ancestors) is surrounded by the Great Kolo (Circle of Patron Gods), which radiates eight rays of Spiritual Light (the eighth degree of Priestly initiation) to the Svarog Circle. All this symbolism speaks of the enormous Spiritual and physical strength that was directed to protect the Native Land and the Holy Old Faith.

They believed in the Swastika as a talisman that "attracts" good luck and happiness. In Ancient Rus', it was believed that if you draw Kolovrat on the palm of your hand, you will definitely be lucky. Even modern students draw the Swastika on the palm of their hand before exams. Solar symbols they also painted on the walls of the house so that happiness reigned there.

As a cult and everyday solar symbol that brings happiness, luck, prosperity, joy and prosperity, the Swastika was originally used only among the white people of the Great Race, professing the Old Faith of the First Ancestors - Ynglism, in the druidic cults of Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia.

The only ones who don't recognize solar symbols sacred, are representatives of Judaism.

Some people may object: they say that in the oldest synagogue in Israel, the Swastika is depicted on the floor, and no one destroys it. Really, solar symbol is present on the floor in the Israeli synagogue, but only to be trampled underfoot by all who come.

Various variations of the Swastika symbols with no less different meanings are found not only in cult and protective symbols, but also in the form of Runes, which, like letters in ancient times, had their own figurative meaning. So, for example, in the ancient Kh’Aryan Karuna (Runic alphabet), there were four Runes depicting Swastika elements:

It had a figurative meaning: a powerful, directed, destructive Fiery stream (thermonuclear fire).

Had figurative meanings:
Sacred fire hearth, as well as the Sacred Fire of Life, located in the human body, and other meanings.

It had a figurative meaning:
Ice Flame guarding the Peace of the Universe. The rune of the transition from the World of Reveal to the World of Light Navi (Glory), incarnation in a new Life. Symbol of Winter and Sleep.

Had a figurative meaning
Primary Fire of the Creation of the Universe, from this Fire a lot of different Universes and various forms of Life appeared.

Solar elements in Russia, for political purposes, were used not only by the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, much earlier than them, representatives of the Black Hundred began to use Solar symbols. At the end of the 20th century, the organization Russian National Unity began to use the Swastika symbolism.

Solar symbols carry a great secret meaning. They have great wisdom. Everyone opens before us the Great picture of the universe. The study of ancient symbols, Runic writings and ancient Traditions must be approached with an open heart and a pure Soul. Not for self-interest, but for knowledge!

A knowledgeable person never says that Solar symbolism is a German or fascist symbol. Only unreasonable and ignorant people speak like that, because they reject what they are not able to understand and know, and also try to wishful thinking. But even if ignorant people reject some symbol or some information, this does not mean that this symbol or information does not exist. Denial or distortion of truth for the sake of some, violates the harmonious development of others.

Even the ancient symbol of the Greatness of the Fertility of the Mother of the Raw Earth, called SOLARD in ancient times, some incompetent people rank as fascist symbols. A symbol that appeared many thousands of years before the rise of National Socialism.

At the same time, it does not even take into account the fact that SOLARD in the symbolism of the RNU is combined with the Star of the Lada-Virgin Mary (see on the right), where the Divine Forces (Golden Field), the Forces of Primary Fire (red), the Heavenly Forces (blue) and the Forces Nature (green).
The only difference between the original Symbol of Mother Nature and the sign used by the RNE is the multicolor of the Original Symbol of Mother Nature (on the right) and the two-color one of the Russian National Unity.

Common people had their own names solar symbol. In the villages of the Ryazan province, he was called "feather grass" - the incarnation of the Wind; on Pechora - "hare", here the graphic symbol was perceived as a piece of sunlight, a ray, a sunbeam; in some places the Solar Cross was called a “horse”, “horse shank” (horse head), because a long time ago a horse was considered a symbol of the Sun and Wind; were called Swastikas-Solyarniki and "flinters", again, in honor of Yarila-Sun. The people very correctly felt both the Fiery, Fiery Nature of the symbol (Sun) and its Spiritual essence (Wind).

The oldest master of Khokhloma painting Stepan Pavlovich Veseloe (1903-1993) from the village of Mogushino Nizhny Novgorod region keeping traditions,
painted on wooden plates and bowls, calling him "ginger", the Sun, and explained: "This is the wind of a blade of grass shakes, stirs."

In the photo, you can see swastika symbols even on a carved cutting board (left).

In the countryside, girls and women still wear elegant sundresses, ponevs and shirts for holidays, and men wear blouses embroidered with swastika symbols of various shapes. Lush loaves and sweet cookies are baked, decorated on top with Kolovrat, Salting, Solstice and others. Solar symbols.

As mentioned earlier, before the second half of the 20th century, the main and almost the only patterns and symbols that existed in Slavic embroidery were Swastika ornaments.

The enemies of the Clans of the Great Race in the second half of the 20th century began to decisively eradicate this, and eradicated it in the same way as they had previously eradicated the Ancient Slavic and Aryan Folk Culture, Ancient Faith and Folk Traditions, true, undistorted by the rulers, History, as they destroy the long-suffering Slavic The people, the bearer of the ancient Slavic-Aryan Culture.

And now they are trying to ban any kind of rotating Solar symbols in many ways the same people or their descendants, but using different pretexts: if earlier this was done under the pretext of class struggle and anti-Soviet conspiracies, now it is a struggle against the manifestation of extremist activity.

For those who are not indifferent to the ancient Native Great Russian Culture, several typical patterns of Slavic embroidery of the 18th-20th centuries are given. On the presented fragments you can see for yourself Solar symbols and ornaments.

The use of swastika symbols in ornaments on Slavic lands just uncountable. They are used in the Baltic States, Belarus, the Volga region, Pomorie, Perm, Siberia, the Caucasus, the Urals, Altai and Far East and other regions.

Academician B.A. Rybakov called - Kolovrat - a connecting link between the Paleolithic, where it first appeared, and modern ethnography, which provides innumerable examples of swastika patterns in fabrics, embroidery and weaving.

But after the Second World War, in which Russia, as well as all Slavic and Aryan peoples suffered huge losses, the enemies of the Aryan and Slavic Culture, began to equate fascism and the Swastika, although the Slavs used this throughout their existence.

Streams of lies and fictions about the Swastika overflowed the cup of absurdity. "Russian teachers" in modern schools, lyceums and gymnasiums in Russia teach children complete nonsense, which The swastika is a German fascist cross made up of four letters "G", denoting the first letters of the leaders of Nazi Germany: Hitler, Himmler, Goering and Goebbels (sometimes replaced by Hess).

Listening to such "unfortunate teachers", you might think that Germany during the time of Adolf Hitler used exclusively the Russian alphabet, and not at all the Latin script and the German Runic.

Is it in German surnames: HITLER, HIMMLER, GERING, GEBELS (HESS), there is at least one Russian letter "G" - no! But the flow of lies does not stop.

Patterns and elements from solar symbols used by the peoples of the Earth over the past 10-15 thousand years, which is confirmed even by archaeologists.

Ancient thinkers said more than once: "Two misfortunes hinder human development: ignorance and ignorance." Our Ancestors were knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and therefore used various Swastika elements and ornaments in everyday life, considering them as symbols of the Yarila-Sun, Life, Happiness and prosperity.

Only narrow-minded and ignorant people undertake to denigrate everything that is pure, bright and expensive that remains among the Slavic and Aryan peoples.

Let's not be like them! Do not paint over the Swastika symbols in the ancient Slavic Temples and Christian temples, on the Kummirs of the Light Gods and the Images of the Wise Ancestors.

Do not destroy, at the whim of ignoramuses and Slav-haters, the so-called "Soviet staircase", the mosaic floor and ceilings of the Hermitage or the domes of the Moscow St. Basil's Cathedral just because various options have been painted on them for hundreds of years Solar symbols.

One generation replaces another, state systems and regimes collapse, but as long as the People remember their ancient roots, honor the traditions of their Great Ancestors, preserve their Ancient culture and symbols, until that time The people are alive and will live!

Woman with raised palms: Makosh, with omitted: Lada.

Most often they are depicted with deer on their sides. These goddesses were identified with the two northern constellations - Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. As you know, in Rus' these constellations used to be called Elk.

LIVING CREATURES

1) The bull is a sign of Veles.

2) The wolf is a sign of Yarila.

3) Raven - a sign of wisdom and death, Veles.

4) Tree - a sign of life and fertility; or - the Universe (World Tree).

5) Serpent - a sign of the Earth, wisdom, Veles. Associated with the Underworld.

6) The horse is a sign of the Sun, the Solar Gods.

7) Swan - a sign of Mary, death, winter.

8) The bear is a sign of Veles.

9) Deer (vazhenka) or moose cow - a sign of the Goddesses of Fertility (Rozhanitsa).

10) Eagle - a sign of Thunder, Perun.

11) Rooster is a sign of Fire, Aguni.

12) Falcon - a sign of Fire, Aguni. There is an opinion that the “trident” (the coat of arms of the Rurikids and modern Ukraine) is a stylized image of a falcon in flight.

13) The cuckoo is a sign of life, Alive.

14) Goat - a sign of fertility, fertility.

15) Pig - a sign of fertility, abundance.

SIGNS

1) The wavy line is a sign of Water. Rain is depicted by vertical lines, rivers, groundwater - horizontal, "heavenly abysses" - horizontal.

2) Thunderbolt (six-pointed cross in a circle or hexagon). Sign of Thunder (and Perun). Used as a talisman against lightning; is also a military amulet.

3) A square (or rhombus), divided by a cross into four parts - (plowed field). If there are dots inside - a sown field. These are signs of the Earth and fertility.

4) Kolokres (a cross in a circle). Sign of the Sun, a barrier and aversion of evil, a sign of closeness.

5) Krada ("lattice") - a sign of Fire. Krada is a sacrificial or funeral pyre.

6) Cres (equilateral cross: straight or oblique) - a sign of Fire (and the God of Fire - Aguni).

7) Month - Sign of the moon, month. Lunnitsa pendants are known.

8) A cockscomb with seven projections is a sign of Fire.

9) Cornucopia. Sign of wealth, abundance.

10) Yarga (swastika). Otherwise - rot. There are a huge number of font options. Yarga is a sign of the Sun (and, accordingly, the Gods of the Sun: Khors, Dazhdbog, etc.).

According to the direction of rotation (salting / anti-sun), the sign of the bright Sun (Yavi sun) and the sign of the dark Sun (Navi sun) are distinguished.

The Sun of Reveal is a beneficent, creative Force; The Sun of Navi is a destructive Force. According to Slavic myths, after sunset, the Sun illuminated the Underground (Nav), hence the name.

We know that the Sun is not under the Earth at night, but it is difficult to doubt that the Sun has a destructive aspect... There are two interpretations of determining the direction of rotation of a sign; the traditional one, as far as I know, is this: the ends of the rays are bent against the direction of rotation.

11) A tree (most often a Christmas tree) is a symbol of the interconnection of everything in the world, a symbol of long life.

12) Spiral - a symbol of wisdom; if the color scheme is blue-violet - intimate knowledge. The most powerful repulsive sign for all the dark entities of the shadow world - if the color is red, white or black.

13) The triangle is a symbol of a person; especially if accompanied by small dots or circles from the top. Symbol of human communication.

Even 100 years ago, studying embroidery, V. Stasov noted: “among the peoples of the old world, the ornament never contained a single extra line, each stripe had its own specific meaning here ...

This is a complex language, a consistent melody that had its own main reason and is intended not only for the eyes, but also for the mind and feelings. ” This is an invaluable amulet that was passed down from generation to generation.

A little about the technique of embroidering Slavic ritual clothing.

The meaning of the main symbols of Slavic ritual embroidery, the principle of transmitting positive energy through embroidery.

In ancient times, only girls embroidered clothes, since they could not do anything in the field. The earth, as a manifestation of female energy, was to be cultivated only by women with children.

It was believed that the seeds sown by a girl simply would not germinate, since she did not yet have the power of fertilization.

In Slavic families, girls sewed and embroidered, old women cooked food and looked after children, and mothers worked in the field and did other housework.

A girl preparing for marriage had to embroider wedding towels, holiday towels, shirts. By the time of her marriage, she had already prepared clothes for the whole family.

Shirts, embroidered by caring hands, were inherited, first to children, then to grandchildren. Such clothes served as a talisman for the whole family.

Girls were taught to embroider from the age of three, thereby cultivating patience, diligence, perseverance and understanding of the symbols of the family.

Correct embroidery implies the absence of tangled threads and knots on the reverse side, that is, correct embroidery should be harmonious.

The front side of the embroidery symbolizes a harmonious world, and the wrong side is our attitude to this world. Clothes with knots are allowed to be worn only by ignorant people who do not believe in the sacred meaning of embroidered clothes, this is the varna of workers, for them spirituality does not matter, they realize the energy of the lower chakras.

The main technique for embroidering ceremonial clothes is a cross, which symbolizes vitality, protection, connection with the world of ancestors. The cross-stitch technique includes embroidery with alatyrs, that is, a double cross, and perunichi, that is, a thin cross.

Clothing for warriors and hunters is embroidered with a double cross, designed to protect a man in extreme situations.

Embroidery is a kind of structured matrix, a reflection of the Universe and its divine images.

Goddess Makosha or Earth is embroidered in the form of a square, rhombus or rectangle. The rhombus is also a symbol of the family, one's home, one's ancestors. Unlike a man, for whom the whole world serves as a field of activity, a woman's field of activity is her house, which she must fill with energy.

The element of air was conveyed in the embroidery with ticks-birds flying to warm lands, just as our ancestors fly to Iriy, in order to then incarnate again and return to their kind.

The element water was represented by meanders, a wavy line, broken lines, both horizontal and vertical. Horizontal lines meant earthly water, which in legends and myths was called the Smorodinka River. The Smorodinka River separates the world of Navi and the world of Yavi.

Vertical lines are a symbol of the streams of divine energy descending to the earth.

Fire is a symbol of light, heat, life. There is an internal and external manifestation of the element of fire. The internal manifestation of the element of fire is the fire in the hearth, the external manifestation of the element of fire is the sun.

The element of fire is a symbol of life, light, heat. There is an inner and outer manifestation of fire. Internal is the fire of the hearth. The outer is the sun. Our ancestors considered the circle as a symbol of the sun. The sun of Trypillian culture is a spiral twisted in a circle.

Solar energy was also symbolized by a cruciform kolovrat and an equilateral cross showing the sun in its manifestations: summer and winter solstices, autumn and spring equinoxes. Another meaning of the Kolovrat is a symbolic display of the solar system, the galaxy.

The symbol of the spiral was used by our ancestors not only in embroidery, but also in the construction of dwellings, which were usually located in a circle. In the center of this circle there was a temple where they gathered for various celebrations and veneration of gods and ancestors. In this case, the spiral symbolized the unification of the people into a single whole.

The main ornaments used in traditional Slavic embroidery are meanders, geometric ornaments, floral patterns, zoomorphic ornaments, anthropomorphic ornaments.

The main motifs of embroidered towels and clothes: alatyr - an eight-petalled star that brings love, peace and harmony into the house; beregina - a woman with her hands lowered or raised, symbolizing female wisdom, motherhood. Bereginya is a symbol of Mother Earth Mokosha and her daughter Lada.

A few more plant motifs that our great-grandmothers used to embroider women's clothing: grapes - a symbol of connection with the ancestors of the family, a symbol of fertility; a rose revealing feminine charm and attractiveness; viburnum - a symbol of girlish purity, health and happiness.

Oak, embroidered on men's clothing, symbolized masculinity, fortitude, honor and courage.

A leading woman can heal with the help of embroidery, passing through herself the divine energy while embroidering. The canvas on which the embroidery is applied symbolizes the world of Reveal, the embroidery itself is information coming from the world of Rule, which the embroiderer receives from her gods and ancestors.

The thread is literally the thread of fate, if it gets tangled, then this indicates the confusion of the embroiderer's thoughts, that she needs to clear herself before embroidering further.

The needle is like a magic wand that grants all wishes. Holding the needle, the embroiderer gathers all her fingers together, concentrating energy on the tip of the needle. All this is the magic of embroidery.

Before you start working with ritual embroidery, the needle must be spoken. Putting the needle on the hand and covering it with the other hand, we call on the Living Mother and the Light of the Kind of the Most High.

Feeling the flow of energy passing through the top of the head and the warmth spreading throughout the body, we merge with the needle into a single whole, only after that it will become a magic wand, a conductor of divine energy.

To enhance the healing energy of embroidery, it is recommended while working on a thing to imagine the image that we want to embody, the image that we want to lay in a structured embroidery matrix. While embroidering, the memory of the family wakes up, the memory of past incarnations.

A conspiracy that is used to charm a needle: I speak my needle - for health, for joy I bless. May my thoughts come true, may all those images in life be fulfilled. Let it be so forever and ever, like the eternal stone alatyr.

The embroiderer of ceremonial clothes must have a set of charmed needles, she does not have the right to pass them on even to her daughters. Needles are best stored in a piece of clean white cloth that cleans the needles and removes negative information.

For embroidery of ceremonial clothes and towels, you cannot use a hoop, since neither good nor bad can penetrate through the circle, that is, the energy of Alive ceases to nourish the images that are embroidered inside the circle.

In addition, the downward movement of the needle symbolizes the world of Navi, and this changes the whole meaning of ritual embroidery.

The cross-stitch technique has its own principles: we begin to embroider to the left, laying the left-hand female energy. Returning to the right, lay the male image.

The magic of Slavic embroidery works regardless of whether a person believes in it or not, since all the images used in embroidery were laid down by generations of women who own the secrets of transmitting positive energy.