Ward - a native Slavic word.Dal in his dictionary the value interpreted as a conspiracy, the rite of the damage, the mascot, "appendage of the evil eye" by fire or water, and so on. D. In this case, a guardian can be any object, and not only.It may be a word, a gesture, and even song.The meaning of talisman - protection from danger.
History of
Centuries ago, our ancestors noticed that it brings good luck in hunting tooth enemy and achieve victory they love using the bizarre plant root.Thus began the history of amulets, because primitive people surrounded as a real danger that their main goal was survival.
From time immemorial, people trying to protect themselves from the miseries and misfortunes.At first everything was amulets - bumps or spines, skull defeated enemy or mammoth tusk killed.Then they began to serve has only the items that "speaks" shamans, finding the "magic power".
Over time, people began to lay on wards more functions: they began to appear special image or a special inscription, intended to divert any one risk.
pagan roots
ancient Slavs not perceive the world exactly as we do today.To them he was alive and mysterious, full of magic.The belief in charms of the ancient Slavs, the importance of various amulets - a pagan tradition.But she remained in Russia after the adoption of the Christian religion.
the Gentiles always in the first place was the fear of the mighty and incomprehensible forces.Our ancestors, too, as you know, worshiped the elements of nature.
It is their calling in defense, turning in wards.Ancient Slavs, interpret their meaning on their own, guarded character images of natural elements.Emblem of the earth and fertility, for example, was considered a field sown with diamond-shaped, divided into four parts.The symbol of water was wavy lines, fire - saltire, thunder - a hexagram.
pagan amulets ancient Slavs - is a science.There are protective symbols of our ancestors are everywhere - and on household items, and clothing, and accessories.They protect them from injustice and misery, from evil spirits and many diseases.In addition, pagan amulets ancient Slavs could bring love and prosperity to their owners.After all, they, in the opinion of our ancestors had a truly divine power.
Women's charms
symbols of ancient Slavs can be seen on many subjects, inherited the fair half of the grandmothers and even great-grandmothers.Embroidered towels whimsical drawings, towels, pillowcases, or cushion pillows, scarves and pouches is in almost every second house.But not everyone knows that they who are wards of the ancient Slavs.His hands were made of our ancestors.And the patterns that they have, it's not just "kartinochki" for beauty.This is the most that neither is strong and powerful charms of ancient Slavs.Cross stitch always had a sacred meaning - it protects the individual against all adversity.However, over the centuries it has become a normal activity pastime.
embroidery oberezhnoy clothes preference for the red color of thread.However, in some cases using other shades such as brick, red, poppy, currant, cherry.
Vintage embroidery stitch counting performed: that is believed filament fabrics before making each stitch.Figure Charm to the material masters are not translated, but only scheduled its size and location is determined.
One of the attributes of protective magic women is the so-called charms, pendants.They are attached to chains to the metal plates, often made in the form of one or two solar horses, which were considered a symbol of happiness and good.Such suspension PROTECTING women wore on a belt or around the neck, as well as on the shoulder or a headdress.
Until now, archaeologists in individual graves are whole sets of amulets hanging on a common basis on chains.For example, as part of one of them there is a bird, two spoons, key and jaws of a predator.They symbolize satiety and well-being, wealth and property.And in combination with jaws or teeth of wild beasts they be protected from evil, contributed to a successful hunt.
Since ancient times, the Slavs were sure to wearing animal charms are moving the best features of the slain animal.Pendants in the form of animals and birds have been associated with the properties of fauna.Charm "duck", for example, is a symbol of procreation and happy family.
Men charms
Although the strong half of the Slavic population less often wore amulets or talismans, they nevertheless exist.However, men amulets ancient Slavs were a lot easier.Usually they are different fibula: a cloak clasps, richly decorated with symbols.Basically they were placed solar symbols.Some of them are decorated with symbols of the land or rain.Natelnye charms of ancient Slavs - tattoo - made in the shape of eight or conventional cross of the swastika, or images of animals, birds or fish.
Men also often wore PROTECTING suspension symbol of the god Perun - the horse, who guarded them away from home, as well as with the image of swords and daggers, symbolizing the victory in the battle.Protected from the dangers of such amulets and charms of the ancient Slavs like fangs or claws of wild beasts.
Clothing
Amulets ancient Slavs - are real works of art.Our ancestors were the true masters.Made of various ornaments found by archeologists, the imagination not only for its beauty, but also well thought out.A sacred signs, which are decorated with some luxury items, it is not fanciful patterns invented by skilled craftsmen, seamstresses.These are real charms.Ancient Slavs masculine are not very thirst for wearing amulets.This is explained by the fact that, in their opinion, it is women as continuer kind, needed such protection.
All the old women's clothing - a unique charms of the ancient Slavs.It certainly covered a magical pattern.They decorated everything - and the hem and sleeves and wide.Even the fabric of our ancestors have done by itself "impervious" to the evil forces.After all, it was produced using a spinning wheel, a spindle or a loom, carefully decorated with protective ornament.
protection home
not only clothes, but also in housing could be found charms of ancient Slavs.In the most "vulnerable" to a dangerous place - on the houses and outbuildings - always housed numerous characters.They depicted the sun, "thunder marks", figures of goddesses on the roof of buildings, horseshoes and so on. D.
This tradition has been preserved until today.Carved decorations on huts or window frames - is not only the work of skilled craftsmen.Their true purpose was considered to protect the home from evil spirits and the evil eye.They were very real charms of the ancient Slavs house.
refined ornaments of our ancestors covered all the holes and the holes through which the devil could penetrate into the hearth.Incidentally, the magical protection of marks necessarily decorated and household items.
Molvinets
He is considered one of the earliest signs of the sacred culture of the Slavic people.It is energetically powerful sign of broad-spectrum - as well as many charms of the ancient Slavs - molvinets traditionally used to protect against the evil eye and other negative generated word.
title character, as you might guess, comes from the word "utter" - to speak.It is on this and concentrated power of a talisman molvintsa - by blocking any incoming flow of energy that occurs as a result of negative emotions, or manifests itself in words.
In other words, if the Slav someone wants to harm or jealous of his success, backbite, then returned to the evil enemy.And today, many psychics and esoteric use Molvinets that protects a person from the negative, born word.If the foe - energetically weak person, then Molvinets can not only "reflect" its negative, but even back multiplication.It - one of the strongest protective amulets ancient Slavs.It can be seen not only in the patterns of ancient towels, but also in the form of tattoos on the bodies of the valiant of the Magi.
overcoming-grass
This sacred amulet ancient Slavs refers to solar emblems.Its our ancestors used primarily to drive away from you those diseases, the cause of which, in their opinion, were the forces of evil.Overcoming-grass - it is a kind of allegory of the sun, of a single god, who gives his life-giving light to all in the world.Grass clears all three human membrane - spirit, body and soul.It was used not only as the Slavs pectoral amulet.It was fixed on clothes, they applied to cookware, weapons or armor.Overcoming-grass, while double fire sign, protected from the machinations of Slav evil spirits did not allow the poison to get into the stomach protects the food, keep away from the enemy's arrow or a spear.
Svadebnik
Svadebnik - Slavic amulet that symbolized the union of the two genera.Contrary to popular belief, the value of Vedic amulet went far beyond the traditional ritual system.In fact Svadebnik - it oberezhny pattern, which is sure to weave in embroidery on clothes the bride and groom.In this context, it represents the fusion of the physical and the spiritual principles of the intending spouses.
Signs Mokosh
Female headdress, or circle-ward, the Slavs remained good and bright thoughts.His kick was called.Its true purpose was to give a woman power.This headdress ancient Slavs certainly richly decorated - trimmed with beads, decorated with string of pearls - Ryasnyi, equip temple rings - Colt resembling a rooster comb or rising sun.
Amulets Silver
ancient Slavs featured a huge variety of all kinds of jewelry.But among them, very often those that have protective properties.For example, a necklace consisting of individual suspension and lunnits - it's only female charms of the night spirits.Their Slavic produced usually silver or any silver metal symbolizing satellite.The components of the necklace, amulets could be made of glass beads, as well as bones or stones.Sometimes, instead of suspensions used silver coins.On the neck of women sometimes can be seen a few necklaces collected from lunnits, plaques or beads.Number of jewelry testified about the status of women.And, of course, about the power of Guardian amulet.
ancient Slavs was made to wear bracelets.They could see both men and women.Bracelet sleeves fastened clothes.But they not only made suits and dresses to wear comfortable, they also protect the owner against the penetration of evil forces.Bracelets made of silver, glass, ivory, from twisted wire, and even strips of metal.They were the symbol of the Sun and the Earth.
Solar circles
most ancient pagan Slavs considered a talisman knot.Various techniques for tying it helped confer decorations variety of properties.The simplest node is a solar cycle that hung as a decoration in a zone of the solar plexus.
build a new house, the master put in the ground under the house of wool, wax beans - ancient Slavic amulets, with their hands "sanctifying" housing and "giving the installation" on defense.
Dolls, amulets
They were not only a child's toy or decorative element.Pagan doll - a powerful talisman of ancient Slavs, with their own hands produced by women, and certainly without the use of cutting or piercing items.They could protect the baby from virtually any adversity.Dolls accompanied Slav children from birth.A first such guardian before birth warmed his cradle to after the appearance of a baby born to take care of all the negative.Create dolls, amulets for any occasion, whether a birthday, and the baptism of the baby, wedding, Midsummer Mardi Gras.These charms have always been faithful companions celebration.
plot in amulets
known that the amulet can be a variety of items.When a person does something his talisman, he puts into it a piece of its own energy.
is believed that the ancient Slavs in the manufacture of amulets prisheptyvali various conspiracies.They can still be found in many ancient books.If things amulet against diseases, while more attention was paid to requests to protect from diseases if created an amulet against the evil eye - protection from the evil eye.The plot was considered by the ancient orally charging a talisman of good energy.
