Symbols of wooden decor, their meanings. The cross-stitch technique has its own principles: we begin to embroider to the left, laying the left-hand female energy

In past centuries, embroidery for peasants was never just an ornament. On the contrary, Slavic ornaments were considered a powerful magical tool capable of creating order out of chaos. In order for life to develop according to the desired scenario, a person had to have a supernatural image, as if a reduced “model” of well-being. This role was played by embroidery elements on clothes or woven household items, made by hand or by the closest people.

Of course, the products were made not just like that, but according to strictly observed canons. When embroidering motifs, not only the exact execution of the element was required, but also the quality of the stitches, equally beautiful from the front and back sides, without knots. From this, the magical power of the product increased many times and formed an even and strong energy field around the owner.

Different symbols of the Slavs had a different meaning from each other in terms of subject matter. Each element of the ornament performed a specific function: protection from diseases, assistance in spiritual quests, family preservation, etc.

For example, in the Sverdlovsk region, it was customary for loved ones to embroider something with the following symbol:

It means "Unity and harmony of male and female principles", serves to strengthen love and family ties. And the female amulet "Blessing of Mother Earth and Ancestors" (Tver Region) looks like this:

These Slavic ornaments on clothes gave the woman the belief that she would have many healthy, strong and smart children, and her youth would not fade for a long time.

“Blessing the grains in the field by the Sun” (Perm Territory) by contemporaries can be interpreted as a talisman for successful business and academic success, mastering new knowledge:

There is another interpretation of this symbol - "The Holy Union of the Sun and the Earth." Our ancestors believed that this ornament guarantees a bountiful harvest.

In the Yaroslavl region, a light curtain over the cradle, clothes of children and teenagers were often decorated with such embroidery:

It is called "Blessing of the Seven Elements": fire, water, earth, air, matter, spirit and mind. Served to protect children from all misfortunes.

"True love" is already a wedding talisman from the Perm region:

Slavic ornaments, on which S-shaped figures are embroidered, depict pairs of white swans. And the red motifs between them form the repeating symbols of Mother Earth. They bless the couple, grant protection from any harm, true and eternal love based on friendship, respect and care.

Ritual embroidery for expectant mothers "Healthy pregnancy and happy motherhood" from the Perm region looks like this:

It's like a graphic spell for a healthy pregnancy and easy delivery - Mother Earth's blessing for the woman in labor and the baby.

In the computerized era, you will not find outfits with such embroidery, except that in winter you can see mittens with ornaments on a child. And yet, the ancient art of embroidering pagan symbols has not gone into oblivion, it is being actively revived. Slavic ornaments attract not only with their beauty, faith in their magical power is still alive. This, of course, is good, it means that folk art has survived. And a new wave of interest in the knowledge of our ancestors will certainly resurrect symbolic art.

Slavic patterns and their history

Since ancient times, the art of the Slavs has been distinguished by its mystery and belief in magical powers. All this is vividly expressed by Slavic patterns, which were used for various purposes and, according to them, separate schemes and compositions were created. It was believed that each pattern has a special and individual magical power that can protect, strengthen or even enrich anyone who wears a robe with it.

Mysterious Slavic patterns and their meanings

As everyone knows, art and religion are opposite poles, which, nevertheless, are not able to exist without each other. It's funny that the religion of our ancestors had very interesting origins: they include Slavic patterns and other symbols, which later became church. Even ancient Russian temples and divine fortresses were completely decorated with special ornaments. So let's talk and reveal the mysterious letters, signs, and find out what the Slavic pattern is and where it is used ...

Architecture and ancient belief

For us, ordinary tourists and eternal passers-by, numerous Slavic churches seem simply beautiful and interestingly decorated, but in fact they can also be dangerous for people with an unclean soul. The fact is that thanks to their ancient alphabet of seemingly cute and harmless patterns, the Slavs could cast a kind of spell that could torment and heal the unclean.

If you look closely, you will notice that all Slavic patterns have their own meaning, for example, above almost all entrances to the temple, on the top left side, there is a small “picture” that is a guard of peace. The Slavs believed that it was thanks to this pattern that when entering the temple, people were embraced by calmness and harmony, which gave strength to any lost soul.

Often, each temple seemed to be surrounded by Slavic patterns that symbolized restraint. But this is not the only interpretation, as there is an opinion that this belt symbolized majesty, since it often had a chic and voluminous relief, it can be compared with a royal belt or crown ...

The most interesting thing is that it is impossible to give a name to everyone and everyone, since Slavic patterns have millions of varieties. Each ornament changed from year to year, and each spiritual representative had the right to change all the meanings or add new ones. It is also important that each pattern was cut by hand, but only believing and adult craftsmen who gave their lives to art and faith took part in the work.

Clothing: how it was selected and decorated ...

The most interesting thing was the production of shirts and sundresses, which were decorated with Slavic patterns. The schemes were selected directly for the person who later wore the thing. As a rule, such ornaments were created in order to make the character of its owner stronger and more resilient. For example, if a boy was born weak, then he needed a pattern that would give strength, and if a girl was untidy, then, accordingly, the pattern should give her cleanliness and accuracy. ... The most important thing was that the pattern was selected after 5-6 years, this complex business belonged to the grandmother, and until the age of five the child wore clothes with a protective Slavic pattern.

Slavic patterns

SYMBOLS OF EMBROIDERY ORNAMENT

The ancients believed that evil forces could penetrate through the edge of clothing (hem, edges of sleeves, collars), and therefore these parts of clothing had to be protected with embroidery.

Ornament (from the Greek "ornamentum") decoration.

In Rus', the word "pattern" was used.

"Pattern" comes from the ancient Slavic word "behold" - to see. See beauty.

In the Slavic ornament, red is the main color.

Geometric ornament is inherent in all Slavic mythology.

The rhombus is the most common embroidery ornament of all East Slavic peoples.

The rhombus has many meanings: the sun, fertility, agriculture.

A rhombus with extended sides is a symbol of the crown of a log house.

A rhombus divided inside into 4 parts is a plowed field.

A rhombus with dots inside is a symbol of a sown field.

A rhombus with hooks at the top and bottom (rhombus-frog) is a symbol of the feminine in nature (fertility, childbirth).

A cross with curved ends (solar sign) is a symbol of the solstice, the change of day and night.

There is a wide variety of designs and two directions of rotation.

The horizontal wavy line is a symbol of water.

A straight horizontal line is a symbol of the earth.

A female figure with arms raised to the sky stands in the center of the pattern.

and dominates the surrounding animals and plants - a symbol of Mother Earth.

At her feet is a jagged line - water.

The East Slavic goddess Bereginya, or Mokosh (Makosh), was considered the patroness of water, family hearth, fertility.

"Firebird" - the spring sun.

The horse is the keeper of the hearth. According to legend, the horse participated in the movement of the sun across the sky.

Eagle, falcon, rooster - in different regions of Russia, these three birds symbolized fire.

"Pair of birds" - a symbol of the bride and groom.

Floral ornaments - prosperity, wealth, the birth of children.

A variety of plants are found in embroidery depending on the locality.

In the south - roses, periwinkle. In the middle lane - cornflower, fern, in the north - coniferous twigs.

The image of a sacred tree is found among many peoples.

In Rus', the birch was a sacred tree.

Ukrainian embroidery is characterized by such floral ornaments:

"Grapes", "Hop", "Oak Leaves", "Periwinkle", "Roses", "Currant", "Viburnum", "Lily".

"Periwinkle" is a symbol of unfading life.

"Apple circle" divided into 4 parts and opposite parts,

made in one color - a symbol of love.

"Grapes" - a symbol of the family.

"Stars" - a symbol of the universe.

"Lily" is a symbol of girlish purity and innocence.

"Oak" is a symbol of male energy, life.

"Hop" refers to wedding, youth symbols.

"Tree of Life" - an ancient symbol depicted in the form of stylized leaves and branches.

The sun is the source of life with life-giving power.

Mezen painting is one of the most ancient Russian art crafts. Folk artists decorated most of the household items with it, which accompanied a person from birth to old age, bringing joy and beauty to life. She occupied a large place in the design of facades and interiors of huts. Like most other folk crafts, this painting got its name from the area in which it originated. The Mezen River is located in the Arkhangelsk region, between the two largest rivers in Northern Europe, the Northern Dvina and Pechora, on the border of taiga and tundra.

This painting was called Mezenskaya because its homeland is the village of Palaschelye, located on the banks of the Mezen River, which was first mentioned as a center for wood painting in 1906. Therefore, in encyclopedias and various books on fine art, you can find the second name of the Mezen painting - Palaschelskaya. In Mezen itself, they did not do painting.

First of all, Mezen painting is its own original ornament. This ornament attracts and fascinates, despite its apparent simplicity. And the objects painted with Mezen painting seem to glow from the inside, exuding the goodness and wisdom of their ancestors. Every detail of the Mezen painting ornament is deeply symbolic. Each square and rhombus, leaf and twig, animal or bird - are exactly in the place where they should be to tell us the story of the forest, wind, earth and sky, the thoughts of the artist and the ancient images of the northern Slavs.

Symbols of animals, birds, fertility, harvest, fire, sky, and other elements come from rock paintings and are a type of ancient writing that conveys the traditions of the peoples of the North of Russia. So, for example, the image of a horse in the tradition of the peoples who have inhabited this area since ancient times symbolizes the sunrise, and the image of a duck is the order of things, it takes the sun into the underwater world before dawn and stores it there.

Traditionally, objects painted with Mezen painting have only two colors - red and black (soot and ocher, later minium). The painting was applied to an unprimed tree with a special wooden stick (vice), capercaillie or black grouse feather, and a human hair brush. Then the product was oiled, which gave it a golden color. At present, in general, the technology and technique of Mezen painting have been preserved, with the exception of the fact that brushes began to be used more often.

The origins of the symbols of the Mezen painting primarily lie in the mythological worldview of the peoples of the ancient north. For example, the often occurring multi-tiered structure speaks of following the shamanic tradition. Three tiers - three worlds (lower, middle and upper or underground, terrestrial and heavenly). This is the basis of the shamanic worldview of many peoples of the north. In the Mezen painting, the lower and middle tiers are filled with deer and horses. Top tier - birds. The rows of black and red horses in tiers may also mean the worlds of the dead and the living. Numerous solar signs placed around horses and deer emphasize their unearthly origin. The image of a horse among the peoples of the Russian north is also a talisman (horse on the roof), as well as a symbol of the sun, fertility, a source of life's blessings.

The tiers are separated by horizontal stripes filled with a repeating pattern. Elements of such patterns, as well as some other frequently encountered elements of Mezen painting in the figures below.

Earth. A straight line can mean both heavenly and earthly firmaments, but do not be confused by this ambiguity. By location in the composition (top - bottom), you can always correctly determine their value. In many myths about the creation of the world, the first man was created from the dust of the earth, dirt, clay. Motherhood and protection, a symbol of fertility and daily bread - this is what the earth is for a person. Graphically, the earth is often depicted as a square.

Water. No less interesting is the celestial design. Heavenly waters are stored in overhanging clouds or are poured onto the earth in slanting rains, and rains can be with wind, with hail. Ornaments in the oblique strip most of all reflect such pictures of natural phenomena.

Wavy lines of the water element are present in abundance in Mezen ornaments. They certainly accompany all straight lines of ornaments, and are also permanent attributes of waterfowl.

Wind, air. Numerous short strokes scattered in the Mezen painting on ornaments or next to the main characters - most likely mean air, wind - one of the primary elements of nature. A poetic image of a revived spirit, whose influence can be seen and heard, but which itself remains invisible. Wind, air and breath are closely linked in mystical symbolism. Being begins with the Spirit of God. He, like the wind, rushed over the abyss before the creation of the world.

In addition to the spiritual aspect of this symbol, specific winds are often interpreted as violent and unpredictable forces. It was believed that demons fly on furious winds that bring evil and disease. Like any other element, the wind can bring destruction, but it is also necessary for people as a powerful creative force. No wonder the Mezen masters love to depict the harnessed elements. Their strokes of the wind are often “strung” on crossed straight lines, which is very similar to a windmill (“Caught wind,” the children say).

Fire. Divine energy, purification, revelation, transformation, inspiration, ambition, temptation, passion, is a strong and active element, symbolizing both creative and destructive forces. The ancients considered fire to be a living being that feeds, grows, dies, and then is born again - signs suggesting that fire is the earthly incarnation of the sun, so it shared much of the solar symbolism. In the pictorial plan, everything that tends to a circle reminds us of the sun, fire. As Academician B. Rybakov believes, the spiral motif arose in the mythology of agricultural tribes as a symbolic movement of the solar body across the firmament. In the Mezen painting, spirals are scattered everywhere: they are framed by numerous ornaments and wind in abundance around heavenly horses and deer.

The spiral itself carries other symbolic meanings. Spiral shapes are very common in nature, ranging from galaxies to whirlpools and tornadoes, from mollusc shells to patterns on human fingers. In art, the spiral is one of the most common decorative patterns. The ambiguity of symbols in spiral patterns is great, and their use is more involuntary than conscious. A compressed coil spring is a symbol of hidden power, a ball of energy. The spiral, which combines the shape of a circle and the impulse of movement, is also a symbol of time, the cyclical rhythms of the seasons of the year. Double spirals symbolize the balance of opposites, harmony (like the Taoist sign "yin-yang"). The opposing forces that are visually present in the whirlpools, whirlwinds and flames are reminiscent of the ascending, descending or rotating energy (“rotary”) that governs the Cosmos. The ascending spiral is a male sign, the downward spiral is female, which makes the double helix also a symbol of fertility and childbearing.

Interesting and beautiful ancient signs of fertility - symbols of abundance.

Wherever they were not placed, and everywhere they were in place! If a zhikovina (an overlay on a keyhole) of this form is hung on the barn door, it means to wish it to be full of goodness. If you depict a sign of abundance at the bottom of a spoon, then you wish that there was never hunger. If on the hem of wedding shirts - wish the young a large complete family. The sign of fertility can be found on ancient cult figurines depicting young pregnant women, which was placed where the child is with the expectant mother. Almost all Mezen ornaments are connected in one way or another with the theme of fertility and abundance. Plowed fields, seeds, roots, flowers, fruits are depicted in them in a multitude and variety. The ornament can be built in two rows and then the elements in it are arranged in a checkerboard pattern. An important symbol was the rhombus, endowed with many meanings. Most often, the rhombus was a symbol of fertility, the rebirth of life, and a chain of rhombuses meant the family tree of life. On one of the Mezen spinning wheels, we managed to see a half-erased image of just such a unique tree.

Patterns in a straight cage
Geometric ornament is widely used in folk art. Especially often it can be found in weavers and embroiderers. The basis of the ornament is rhombuses, squares, crosses and swastika images. The rhombo-dot ornament among the agricultural peoples is a symbol of fertility.

Simple elements
Not a single painting is complete without depicting all kinds of zigzag and spiral shapes. They are especially common when depicting the world tree, or the "tree of life." Researchers believe that spirals and zigzags are nothing more than the image of snakes that are always present in such plots.

Patterns in oblique cage

The motif of a bird bringing good news or a gift is widespread in folk art. A bird on top of a tree can often be found on Mezen birch bark tuesas. The bird is perhaps the most favorite motif of folk craftsmen. In addition, it is customary for northern peasants to hang wooden birds made of wood chips in the red corner of the hut. This is a relic of the same motif - "a bird on a tree", since a revered tree was associated with the red corner of the house.

Quite often there is an image of several trees or a lone tree, often spruce, on Mezen spinning wheels. Of particular interest is the composition of three trees: two identical trees are arranged symmetrically with respect to the central tree, which is distinguished by its relatively large size. The fact that such a plot is not accidental on Mezen spinning wheels is evidenced by the fact that the same plot takes place in the painting of antique furniture in Mezen houses.

Among the most common and favorite images, most often depicted by Mezen masters, one should include the image of horses and deer. The horses of the Mezen murals, to a greater extent than the images of horses in other peasant murals, are separated from the real prototype. Most of them had a red-orange color, unusual, as you know, for horses. The body of a black horse was often covered with a continuous lattice pattern, further emphasizing its unusual origin. The unnaturally long and thin legs of horses ended at the ends with the image of feathers, similar to those that were drawn on birds.

Often the horses were depicted not following each other, but opposing each other. Sometimes riders were drawn fighting each other on rearing horses. The fact that the horses depicted on the spinning wheels are of unearthly origin is also evidenced by the numerous solar signs placed by the draftsmen over the manes and near the legs of the horses.

Images of animal figures are very similar to each other. The whole difference between deer and horses is that instead of a mane, branched horns are drawn behind their backs with the same black strokes. Children copy the proposed image of a deer or horse. Each subsequent image of the animal differs from the previous one in the appearance of additional details.

Currently Solar symbols many people associate with submission of anti-Russian 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 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 messages about this in the media, because they have no idea what the Swastika is, what ancient figurative meaning it carries, 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 the 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 the state symbols of 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 Kh'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, our entire galaxy (its ancient name is Svasti) is perceived by us as Perunov's 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, a description of the symbolism of the shield of the Prophetic Oleg and his armor can be found in historical chronicles (Figure 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 of the 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 is not even taken into account that SOLARD in the symbolism of the RNE 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, observing 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 in the Slavic lands is simply incalculable. They are used in the Baltic States, Belarus, the Volga region, Pomorie, Perm, Siberia, the Caucasus, the Urals, Altai and the 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 the 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 troubles 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!

Ornaments and symbols are still very popular today. Since historical times, people sacredly believed in evil spirits and spirits. In order to protect themselves from otherworldly far-fetched characters, the people came up with protection in the form of various amulets on clothes depicting various signs and unusual symbols.

Different details of embroidery carry a completely unique significance: from birth to the last journey of a person.

Drawings traditionally passed down through generations are divided into four types:

• plant origin
• geometric ornaments
• vegetable mixed with geometric
• patterns representing the gods in the form of animals

Needlewomen most often use floral and geometric embroidered ornaments. Among knowledgeable embroiderers, patterns of plant origin have the following interpretations:

Symbolism of the rose

Since ancient times in Ukraine, the rose has been considered the most revered sunny flower. Red roses, resembling blood, symbolize life.

Ornaments and symbols created by noble needlewomen included rose flowers and leaves and were embroidered with a closed strip, resembling an endless wreath, denoting uninterrupted life, rebirth and renewed movement of the sun. Sometimes roses were depicted in a geometric pattern in the form of stars collected in an endless sky.

bunches of grapes

Grape patterns are recognized throughout central Ukraine. Kiev, Poltava, Chernihiv regions are famous for embroidered shirts and towels, decorated with large bunches of vines.

This vegetation means the joy associated with marriage, the well-being of the future family, the world. Garden - grapes are marked by a vital field. Here the husband is the sower, the earner, and the wife is the keeper of the hearth. A bunch of grapes resembles a family tree with healthy and numerous members of the genus. The Ukrainian history of embroidery goes back to ancient times and reveals the meaning of ornaments and symbols.

Poppy

The poppy was considered the most magical flower in Ukraine, protecting the family from the evil eye and problems. Consecrated poppy seeds were scattered in the house, the master's yard, showered with residents and animals.

The red color of the flower represents the blood of the dead. Poppy pattern, boxes with seeds, leaves represent protection from evil intent or the memory of the fallen warriors - members of the family. Young women from the family of the deceased soldier wore wreaths of seven poppy flowers. Such an action meant an oath to protect and continue the family.

White Lily

The tenderness and fragility of a lily flower is equated with girlish innocence, charm and beauty. The image of lilies and a pair of white swans look touching - a sign of pure sincere love and endless fidelity. The lily is embroidered like a flower, leaves and a bud, symbolizing the mystery of the birth of a new life and personifying female energy, as a symbol of purity, charm, virgin purity. The line drawing can be supplemented with a cross blessing the young family. The image above the drop flower prophesies fertilization.

Oak

Even in ancient times, Perun was considered a powerful, formidable, omnipotent God. The symbolic sign of the aforementioned God is an oak, which is considered a symbol of masculine strength, powerful vital energy, and inflexibility.

Clothes, towels and men's household items were decorated with oak patterns, making Ukrainian men strong and courageous, proudly defending their family. Oak is a powerful plant, personifying the sun god, development and life. Oak and viburnum combine girlish beauty and masculine strength. They often embroider shirts.

Kalina - a symbol of the family

Kalina is a bush that glorifies the Ukrainian race, conveys the girlish beauty of the birth of life. Viburnum berries mean the immortality of the Ukrainian people. A bush with life-giving flowers and fruits was planted in the yard. The old Slavs came up with a name for the sun - "kolo". It is believed that viburnum took this name for herself. Juicy clusters of the aforementioned berry denote a healthy and strong family. Ukrainian craftswomen embroidered wedding towels, all kinds of shirts with clusters of red viburnum.

Symbolism of hop leaves

Embroidery in the central part of Ukraine - Podol is famous for the pattern of hop leaves. Hops are a sign of youth, carrying a positive energy supply of feelings of love and rebirth. Hops were used to decorate shirts and towels intended for weddings. It can be considered a wedding symbol, personifying the course of life and a young strong family.

Bereginya

The strongest amulet in Ukrainian embroidery is a flowerpot with flowers, birds and Beregynya - a magical flower, marked by maternal power, reflecting the preservation of the entire human race. Ukrainians honor the symbol of the coast, combined with their mother, her gentle and gentle hands. The Bereginya of the human race is depicted as a flowering plant or a female silhouette. This is a sign of healing, purification, protection. Embroidered with red thread with the addition of black. Shades of red signify the sun and purifying fire.

The history of embroidery with a creative image and the meaning of amazing ornaments and iconic symbols is interesting. Chernobrivtsy are healing flowers that heal spiritual experience and bodily illnesses, personifying love for wildlife.

Ornaments and symbols of the Sun and Water

Slavic embroidery uses patterns that symbolize the Sun and Water - the forces that support earthly life. Sun and Water are parting symbols, similar to an octagonal flower. This striking ornament connects the elements that support earthly life. Signs are perceived by solar and water parental energy. A flower of eight corners or a rosette is the Sun, and a twisted one is Water.

geometric patterns

A popular type of embroidered pattern of the Slavic peoples is a rhombus. National folk embroidery is famous for the image of rhombuses. This is a strong amulet that brings happiness and good luck. The symbol is widespread and is used in the embroidery of the ethnic clothes of the Slavs.

When embroidering all kinds of significant patterns, Ukrainian needlewomen often used geometric patterns, the meaning of which was made public.

• The Earth and the Sun, supplemented by Water - the symbols that give life to all living things, are indicated by symbolic rhombuses, which mean the fertility of the Earth, heated by the heat of the sun.
• The stars represent the solar system and the universe, characterized by order and harmony.
• A rhombus crossed by lines - a field, a land plot.
• Rhombus with dots in the center - fertility, fertilization.
• The circle is a symbol of the Sun and harmony.
• Wavy contours - water sources.
• Radiation - well-being, blessing from heaven, well-fed life.

Why are you so interested in the meaning of the ancient symbols that decorate wooden houses in Russia?

There are practically no such signs on stone houses and you will not see them. This is all from the fact that stone buildings began to be built in the fashion of Western European culture, and it, in turn, originates in Greece and Italy. And there are different beliefs than the Slavs - they worshiped stone men and maidens, and the Slavs had idols, which are images. It so happened that we still pray before the images (icon - translated from Greek into Russian means image). From that, you can’t meet Slavic images on stone buildings.

On wooden houses, the Slavs used symbols to protect houses, scaring away the evil thoughts of the surrounding people and spirits. And this means that the symbols carried a meaning understandable to the people around them. Chinese characters will not scare you away if you do not know their meaning.

Until the 21st century, symbols on wooden houses have come down to us in a very intricate form, encrypted in the bends of plant elements, and they did not reach all cities, how much the Patriotic War erased, but how much simply rotted or burned down ... The more valuable is the legacy that remains on the streets of old towns and villages. But still the characters are guessed upon close examination.

Bereginya.

This female image is found very often on top of carved platbands. Sometimes the coast is defined very clearly, and sometimes it is so distorted that it looks like an amazing interweaving of flowers and snakes. But in any case, it can be recognized - the central symmetry of the figure, the head, outstretched arms and legs. Inside the figure of a female coaster, a krin-sprout is often visible, symbolizing the birth of a new life in the womb of the goddess.

Bereginya in the Slavic tradition is a female mythological image associated with protection and motherhood; in archaic antiquity, under the name of Beregini, Mokosh, the Mother Goddess, the arbiter of destinies, favored only those who live according to Conscience. In Christian times, Makosh was renamed St. Paraskeva or Friday.

Lyolya, Lada and Makosh are the incarnations of Zhiva
which characterize the three stages of the formation of a woman. Lelya is a playful girl. Lada is a young woman, measured and open. Makosh is a married woman who gave life to the successors of the family. And all of them are aspects of Alive, that is, of life itself. There is a Slavic sacred symbol of Alive - it contains the image of an invincible life-giving energy that rules over the lifeless world of darkness, burning everything with light and leading a person to the multifaceted development of his essence.

The Zhiva symbol is often found in house carving patterns.
for example, the Zhiva symbol in the ornament of the casing from the city of Gorodets

Rostock or krin.

Crean is lily in Greek. Among the interweaving of plant stems, leaves, herbs and flowers, one can easily guess the image of one of the most ancient symbols - a lily sprout. It is a symbol of nascent life and fertility. Like the krin, the floral ornament of intertwining shoots and branches is a symbol of the seed of the world tree.

world tree. The meaning of the symbol of the tree of life is the desire for constant development, work and enjoyment from it. If you think that such a quality will not harm you, you can safely choose this symbol as your symbol. It will help you get rid of laziness, gain wisdom and get a very special connection with the divine - regardless of which religion you prefer. The symbol of the tree is the symbol of the world. Depicted on the top of the window.

Earth and fertility symbols

The signs of the land that yields crops are the signs of agrarian magic. Diamonds with dots inside, intersecting double stripes - this is how a plowed and sown field is indicated. The field is a rhombus or square, divided inside into four parts. In general, a rhombus or a square with a dot in the middle is something that can give birth. An empty rhombus is the same, but not fertilized. These symbols have a corresponding magical meaning.

Next to the symbol of the sun, one or another symbol of the earth, fields is almost always adjacent.

The sign denoting uncultivated land is an ancient, still Eneolithic symbol of the field and fertility in the form of a rhombus or square set at an angle. It stably existed for several millennia and is well reflected in Russian medieval applied art, in church decorative painting and is presented in ethnographic material, mainly in the patterns of the bride's wedding clothes, which once again testifies to the connection with the idea of ​​fertility.

The second group of signs depicts plowed land in the form of a large rectangle or rhombus, drawn along and across. Rectangles and rhombuses, formed by rows of small holes, were depicted on the huts of the huts. In addition, rhombuses are almost always carved on the edge of the berths. Rhombuses with dots are sown land, fertilized.

At the lower ends of the chapels, corresponding in the general picture of the celestial course of the sun to sunrise and sunset, there are almost always signs of the sun and signs of the earth nearby. Most often, the sun is depicted below the earth - after all, it has yet to rise: sometimes half of the solar sign is placed above the earth - the sun is rising.

Water and "Abyss of Heaven"

The water on the patterns carries a deep meaning of purification. Depicted with the help of a water ornament: zigzags, simple and complex braids, wavy lines, waters are divided into heavenly and underground.

Rain water, unlike river water, has a male fertilizing principle. "Abyss of heaven" in alliance with the signs of flowing drops of "heaps" - these are the tiers of cloudy skies. A completely different water - river, unlike rain, it basically came just from under the ground - from springs, springs. And the spring has always been considered a sacred place. Wavy patterns in the upper and lower parts of the casing, running streams along its side shelves - these are all signs of life-giving water. The harvest and well-being of the family depend on water.

The magical system of protection from evil spirits provided for the image not only of the sun and its path through the sky, but also the sky itself as a reservoir of rainwater, necessary for the growth of all living things.

So, the upper contour of the gable pediment of the Slavic house was the sky, along which the sun makes its daily path from the lower left end of the roof up to the gable of the roof, to its “ridge” and further down to the lower right end of the roof.

The firmament consisted of two heavens - water and solar-air, separated by a transparent "firmament of heaven". As for rain, the ancient Slavs believed that rain moisture is taken from the heavenly water reserves stored in the upper sky, located above the middle sky, through which the sun and moon move. The reserves of water in the sky were called "heavenly abysses" in the Old Russian language. Heavy rain, downpour was defined by the phrase: “the abysses of heaven opened up”, that is, the heavenly water opened up, received freedom and rushed down to the earth.

The “firmament” in the medieval sense held the “abyss of heaven” somewhere in an inaccessible height above the airspace of the ordinary sky. This bifurcation of the sky was reflected in the Russian language in the words "heaven" (singular) and "heaven" (plural).

The heavenly abysses of the upper sky were almost always depicted on the sides of house roofs. The most common is a wavy ornament or a pattern of towns, which at a distance are also perceived as waves. Usually the waves of the "firmament" go in 2-3 rows, as if emphasizing the depth of the water sky. Very often, along with wavy lines, small circles are depicted, symbolizing raindrops.

Another symbol depicted along with heavenly water was the symbols of female breasts. They are known to us from the Novgorod prichelinas of the 11th-15th centuries. The breasts were depicted either in the form of a pattern, where this plot is repetitive, or as paired images of two breasts, carefully marked by the carver, but also forming a wavy pattern in their repetition.

Sun

The most important among the magical signs of our ancestors. All solar signs are associated with the acquisition and multiplication of both material and spiritual goods and are considered very strong, masculine signs. The rising and falling half-suns are interpreted as signs of sunrise and sunset. Often symbols related to the course of the sun, to its position in the sky, are accompanied by their solar satellites - a horse and a bird, which, according to mythology, are "carriers".

Solar symbolism is the symbolism of the solar element, the sun, the solar light gods.

The gods of the sun in Slavic paganism - Yarilo and Khors. Yarilo is the god of the summer solstice (bathing holidays), Khors is the god of the winter solstice (holiday carols).

Solar symbolism is one of the brightest in the Slavic tradition. Among the solar signs, perhaps, there is not a single one that is harmful. On the contrary, all signs are associated with the acquisition of both material and spiritual goods, their multiplication. The sun is also an all-seeing eye, which is why, if there was a need, they committed a crime at night - maybe the gods of the Rule would not notice; therefore, evil spirits and dark wizards are activated at night. In the sunny time of the day, on the contrary, the light forces that help man and nature predominate.

The positions of the luminaries at sunrise and sunset were indicated by the placement of solar signs at the lower end of both berths, and thus they appeared in the general composition of the pattern below that part of the berths on which “heavenly abysses” were depicted. Sometimes here, too, to show the morning-evening positions of the sun, they resorted to using two vertical "towels" at the edges of the piers.

Birds

The bird is a mysterious and magical creature for the ancients. It symbolizes the sky, the legacy of the bright gods, to some extent the gods themselves. Birds are heavenly messengers, symbols of freedom, symbols of the spirit, freed from earthly ties and communicating with heavenly forces. Birds help mortals in their spiritual and earthly journeys. If the birds are made in pairs, then this means that the most important thing is the family in the house. If there is one bird, then spirituality is more important for the residents.

Towels - towels

Usually, the midday sun was depicted on the towel, at the very top, under the dominant figure of the gable horse, but, as already mentioned, still below the "abyss of heaven", which was the upper sky. In order to leave the sun in its proper tier, the old craftsmen attached a short “towel” board to the tong, hanging vertically down the facade. It was at the lower end of this “towel” that the midday complex of solar signs was located.

Two suns one below the other could be the same (usually with six rays), but one of them could be given in the dynamic form of a running wheel.

a) "Towels" of the morning, noon and evening complexes with security signs; it just has to rise: sometimes half of the solar sign is placed above the earth - the sun is rising.

b) Noon complex image of the entire daily sun (three daytime suns and two nighttime and white light - in the center);

c) Morning security complex of patterns: the symbol of the night sun on the “towel” and the rising sun on the chapel;

d) "Towel" with the image of white light;

e) "Towels" of the midday complex with two suns and a cross

Swastika

The fundamental sign of solar symbolism. For the first time, this symbol, along with some other symbols of Germanic paganism, was appropriated by Adolf Hitler for his fascist power. Since then, it has become customary that if the swastika is, then we are talking about fascism. In fact, the swastika has nothing to do with the ugliness called fascism.

This sign is an image of the sun, an appeal to the bright gods; it brings goodness and justice to the world of Reveal, carries a huge charge of light magical energy.

The classical Sanskrit name of this symbol comes from the Indo-European root "su/swa", which means "associated with good". Let us remember the bird Mother Sva (the patroness of Rus'), the god Svarog, Svarga - the habitat of the bright gods of Slavic myths. The word "light" belongs to the same root. Among the Slavs, the swastika was called Kolovrat or solstice. KOLO - circle, ring, wheel, well, bun. Kolovrat in all ages and among all peoples was a symbol of the sun, there is even reason to believe that the sun in ancient times was called exactly “kolo”.

There are swastikas with 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 rays. Each type of swastika has its own specific magical meaning. Let's look at some types of swastikas.

The six-pointed cross enclosed in a circle is the thunder sign of Perun.

This sign was very widespread, it was known by the Scandinavians, the Celts, and the Slavs. We can see the thunder sign in the ornament of Russian spinning wheels and on huts right up to our time. They cut it out on them for a reason. In huts, it was carved on a kokoshnik (a board hanging from the end of a ridge) as a magical lightning rod.

Also, the thunder sign - a sign of courage, military prowess - was the magic sign of the Russian squad. This sign can be found on helmets, armor plates. This sign was also embroidered on a men's shirt.

The eight-ray Kolovrat is a sign under which the revival of Slavic paganism is now taking place.

You can see it on the banners of modern pagan communities. Such an honor was given to this sign not by chance. This is a sign of Svarog, the creator god, the god of wisdom. It was Svarog who created the Earth, people, gave people many knowledge, including metal and a plow. The sign of Svarog is a sign of wisdom and higher justice, a sign of Rule. Also, the stake of Svarog is a symbol of the universe. The device of the universal wheel of Svarog is very difficult. Its center is on Stozhar-Stlyazi - the celestial axis. It rotates around Stozhar in one day and makes a revolution in a year. The very slow rotation of the wheel leads to a change in the zodiacal epochs. Such a revolution of the wheel lasts 27 thousand years. This time is called the day of Svarog.

Initially, the swastika symbol came to our fairy tales from the shape of our galaxy where we live.

This is a map of the Milky Way, its shape was determined by modern astronomers.

If you delve even more into the outside world, then there are many galaxies, and all of them are in the universe, which is the shape of an egg.
This information is from ancient legends. And scientists have yet to reach this point and show us the structure of the universe, but for now there are only theories.

Cross

Also a solar symbol. We do not attribute it to the swastika very conditionally - the cross is also a swastika, only without rays receding to the side. The cross has become one of the most famous Christian symbols. And not only. For example, Catholic missionaries preaching in China saw crosses depicted on the statues of Buddha, whose teaching arose about six centuries earlier than Christianity, and Spanish conquistadors witnessed the veneration of the cross by North American pagan Indians as a fusion of Heavenly fire and Earthly fire.

The word "cross" comes from the common European root cru, which means "curved". We can observe this root in the words circle, curve, steep. Crux is Latin for "cross". There is another version that the word "cross" comes from the Slavic root "kres" - "fire" (compare: kresal - a tool for kindling a fire).

Archaeological evidence suggests that the cross was revered as a symbol as far back as the Upper Paleolithic. The cross is a symbol of life, heaven and eternity. The correct (equilateral) cross symbolizes the principle of connection and interaction of two principles: female (horizontal line) and male (vertical). Crosses are also divided into a straight line, i.e. having horizontal and vertical lines, and an oblique one, having two diagonal lines, with a straight cross personifying a male aggressive creative principle, an oblique one representing a softer creative principle.

A straight cross can also serve as a primitive model of the World Tree, where the vertical line is the World Tree, and the horizontal line is the world of Reveal. Accordingly, a cross with a horizontal line shifted upward indicates the location of the world of Rule on the Tree, downward - the world of Navi. Naturally, these crosses have a corresponding magical meaning.

Consider the main types of crosses characteristic of the Nordic tradition.

The twelve-pointed cross is a cross with a crossbar on each beam, or a swastika with rays extended to the left (for a dark one - to the right). The purpose of this cross is protection from external influences. Also, many researchers talk about this sign as a magical sign of the Family. It is also called the "helm of terror". This symbol was widespread in ancient times: there is archaeological evidence for this - many amulets with a "helmet of horror" were found in the territories of the Scythians, Mordovians, Indo-European peoples; in the Middle Ages, they decorated the walls of houses and wooden products, as well as often church utensils. The most powerful symbol among the "helms of horror" is the so-called Aegishjalm (Scandinavian name), or the Cross of Invincibility - this symbol surpasses all others in its effectiveness.

The Celtic cross, or kolokryzh, most accurately demonstrates the similarity of the cross with the swastika and all the conventionality of their separation. Look at the six- and eight-beam kolovrats presented in this work. In addition to the number of rays, these signs do not change anything. Despite the fact that this cross is called Celtic, it is known to almost all Indo-Europeans, including the Slavs. The history of the Celtic cross has at least 8-9 millennia. The Celts especially revered this cross. The Celtic cross was also called the "cross of the warrior", "the cross of Wotan" (Odin).

Trixelion- a symbol that came to us from time immemorial. It got its name from the derived Greek word τρισκελης, which can be translated as "three-legged" or "tripod". This sign also has abbreviated names - triskele or triskele. Items with this sign were used by the peoples inhabiting modern Europe, Asia, the East, and also South America. Triskelion was revered by the Etruscans, Celts, Greeks and even the Japanese. This is a sign that sings the power of the sun - its rise, zenith and sunset. However, over time, it acquired new meanings.

He is credited with the power of three elements - fire, water and air, he is a protector from floods, fire and theft, personifies the transience of being, birth, life and death. Thus, the numerical expression of the symbol is the leitmotif in the knowledge of what the meaning of the triskelion is. It is inherent in everything that is included in the basis of this sign.

To a certain extent, the classical Celtic Triskele, whose meaning could change over time, as well as its shape, probably indicates the unity of Fire, Water and Air.

The magical meaning of the sign is not known exactly. But if we proceed from the fact that it consists of three runes of the Elder Futhark "Laguz" ("Laguz"), then it turns out that this is a sign of "what leads", a sign that directs the development of events in the right direction.

Conclusion

We are interested in ancient symbols in order to understand what genetic ancestors believed, about which, over time, more and more new media, previously unknown, are being told.

As the sorcerers used to say: "Don't take my word for it, but go and check it out, then you'll understand everything yourself."

With this story, I point to the door, you must enter it yourself.