“Don’t whistle at home, there won’t be any money,” says popular wisdom.
“Hard sounds can disrupt the flow of Qi,” teaches Chinese Feng Shui.

Feng Shui... how much of this has merged in sound for the Russian heart... Today, Feng Shui is considered one of the most popular teachings for improving your space. It has long been recognized outside eastern countries and is successfully used on a variety of continents. Surely there is already some kind of talisman in your home to attract love or prosperity, and you have even seen a good result.

And how did our ancestors live without it before? It turns out that it’s actually quite good! Because they had their own Slavic feng shui, which in its effectiveness is not only not inferior to its eastern counterpart, but even has similar features with it.

- this is a whole collection folk signs and superstition, which has come down to us in the form of beliefs and even proverbs. Which of them are similar to the currently popular trend? Let's get a look…

Of course, these examples are only a small part of the teaching " Slavic Feng Shui", and there are still many of our own in it, traditional methods, in no way connected with the Eastern tradition. However, one thing is for sure - no matter what feng shui is, it works! Otherwise, why would a person pay such close attention to creating harmony with his surrounding space?

RODOLAD - This is a system harmonious home, very different from Chinese. First of all, the location of favorable places and directions.

Star Alatyr (Cross of Svarog), Eye of the God of Rod
Eight petal star ancient symbol folding and unfolding of the Universe - Alatyr, the dawn-stone, on which the Gods rest and gain strength, Alatyr-stone is the basis of the world. From this name comes the name altar. Unity and multi-manifestation of the forces of the Almighty.
Alatyr is the Eye of the Family, from it shines the Light of the Most High Family, God's grace, which he bestows on all that exists and bears. All the wisdom of the Universe is carved on Alatyr. Alatyr is embroidered on the shirts of knowledgeable people, or as a talisman for a long and dangerous journey.
All the numbers and cuts (runes), svargs, circles, tri-heads and two-heads, snakes and other sacred signs are hidden in it, for it is the basis and the end. All other amulets are only small manifestations of it.
Alatyr as a symbol of the harmony of the Universe is also an image of a temple. If the upper flowers are arranged like a cross (vertically), then this is a temple of solar (male) power, if like a ridge (diagonally), then it is a temple of lunar (female) power. Embroidered on both men's and women's shirts, it cleanses and fills with solar power (vital) or lunar (understanding of Magic
Alatyr is located on the cardinal points, each side has its own deity and reflects certain properties. Has its own color. Plant and element. This knowledge was used in Slavic Feng Shui. Alatyr was superimposed on the plan of the house or plot.
Next is a description of the cardinal directions, salting. That is, according to the sun,

Center:
Deity: ROD
Properties: harmony, harmony, creation
White color
Element: ether

East:
Deity: Yarilo, Alive.
Properties: Spirit, life development, fulfillment, profit, family unity.
Color: yellow, gold
Element: air, Symbol: falcon, arrow, aromas.
The windows should face east; in the eastern part of the house there was a living room and dining room; they also slept only with their heads to the east; among the Slavs, the east was considered the most favorable direction.

Southeast:
Deity: Kupala
Properties: honor, glory, health, spiritual grace.
Orange color.
Southeast is the direction in which the altar was built. Place of the head of the house. Red corner. The guests of honor were seated.

SOUTH
Deity: Perun, Stribog.
Properties: Law, life, embodiment of karma, union of man and woman.
Color: Red.
Element: fire.
Symbol: Sun, Rooster, viburnum, rowan.
There was a stove in the south. This is the kitchen place. Hearth. (By the way, Borscht is a sacred dish of the sun.)

To be continued….
I'm writing from my head. so I can't promise it will be quick.

In our fast-paced age, people especially need to feel protected and safe somewhere. And the natural place that gives such a feeling is one’s home. No wonder the popular saying says: “my home is my fortress.” But for a house to be a home, it must be properly built and equipped. Today everyone is hearing about the art of home improvement, Feng Shui, which came to us from China, a little less people knows the ancient Indian Vastu Shastra. However, our Ancestors – the Slavs – had their own art of home improvement, which developed over thousands of years and was in tune with our ancestral Spirit. In the ancient Slavic Volkhov art “VoyYarg” there was a whole section dedicated to the design and arrangement of a house, which was called “Lady House” or “House-Amulet”.

If we turn to the worldview of our Ancestors, we will see that the entire universe for them was built on the principle of similarity, where the small - Yar, reflects the great - Yarg. So the house was a likeness of the Universe, a kind of universe created by the owner and connecting him with outside world. But in order for a house to become a semblance of a living Universe, it must be filled with Life Force - Vein. To do this, it was necessary to meet a number of conditions, the first of which was the choice right place for future housing.

There are strong, neutral and bad places. It is impossible to build housing on the latter; such places include cemeteries, places near existing temples and sanctuaries, or places where temples and sanctuaries stood and were destroyed. Also, places where one should not settle included steep bends of rivers, places where the road used to pass - it was believed that in such a place happiness and wealth would not linger in the house. The strong place is rich in underground springs, trees and bushes grow even and tall on it.

There was also a special ritual that helped determine whether the place was chosen to build a house.

The location of the house was also important; it was consistent with the cardinal points and, accordingly, with the so-called. geomagnetic network or, in the old way - Navi Lines. The house itself was built in the traditional span system of measures, which was tied to the human body. This means that it was initially friendly with its owner and was created exclusively for him. And a person in such a house felt free and comfortable. Internal layout at home was consistent with the Kolovrat, generated by the elemental Streams of Heaven and Earth. The external decoration of the house was framed with protective patterns in order to attract positive elemental Currents into the house and eliminate the impact of bad Currents. In the rooms of the house special Objects of Power were placed, dedicated to the patron Gods of these parts of the house.

When building a house, a mortgage was placed under its foundation - special amulets with runic symbols and spells that were supposed to attract, attract Zhilot into the house. The same amulets and signs were placed or drawn on the floor under the top covering, placed in corners, under baseboards and under the jambs of doors and windows.

The house itself was arranged according to a certain principle and every part of it was interconnected with the Gods. Horizontally, the house was divided by Perun's cross into four sectors, correlated with the four Gods - the organizers of the home space. Moreover, each of these sectors could also be divided according to the principle of nested spaces. Vertically, the house repeated the three-part structure of the world: the lower part - the foundation and the underground or cellar - Nav, the past, the foundation; the middle part is residential - Reality, the place where the life of the household takes place; attic and roof - vault of heaven, Rule - monastery higher powers. Heavenly Streams flow through the roof into the house, which is why in the old days the roof of any house had slopes, so that the Power flowing from Heaven would not stagnate and create unnecessary tension, but would wash the house like rain. The gable roof was usually located in the east-west direction, and horse heads were carved on the skates, symbolizing the chariot or boat of Dazhbog the Sun, in which he sails across the Sky.
The southern side of the house was considered the strongest, the side in which the Strib (element) of the earth ruled along the earthly Kolovrat elements, and the Strib of solar fire ruled along the heavenly Kolovrat. It was on the southern side, along which the Sun walks, that the facade was located - the face of the house. This side usually had the most windows.

On the south side of the house there was also a living room and a kitchen, since the south side is the side of fertility, prosperity and health. Moreover, the living room connected with the eastern side, for the eastern side carries wandering, nomadic streams - just to welcome guests. The living room was patronized by Belobog, the organizer of manifest life, and Striver, the master of space, the Father of the Winds. That’s why all important family matters were decided in the living room, family councils were held, and guests who came to the house were greeted here. The kitchen merged with the western side, since the west brings Streams of material wealth and stability. The kitchen is under the control of Chislobog - the keeper of time, numbers and the Deity of counting and calculations and Mokosha - the heavenly spinner, the patroness of women. The kitchen space from the stove to the southern wall was called the women's quarters - here the woman was a full-fledged mistress. In the kitchen there is also one of the most significant Places of Power in the house - the oven. According to ancient Slavic legends, the first thing that the heavenly forge Svarog cooked was a stove. And his first words were: “Let there be fire in this hearth!” And the light, already from the fire, appeared on its own. The first stove maker was God Svarog, that’s why all stove masters are Svarog’s brothers. The stove is the gateway to Nav - ancient world humanity. Behind every furnace lives the God of the beginning, our First Ancestor. He still lives there, but people have forgotten about it; those who are friends with the stove can see Him. He usually appears in flames as a Fireman. The female womb is designed in the image of the furnace, inside which Svarog placed the Life-giving fire. You put something raw into it, but you get it ready, with Spirit and Soul. The oven takes you from death to life, from the past to the future. The hearth in the house is life in the house. A house without a hearth is not a home at all; even a temporary home has a hearth. In modern apartments, the kitchens have gas, electric, and stoves. Fire can have any nature. Any furnace is a child of that Divine First Furnace. Any fire by which you warm yourself and on which you cook food turns your house into a temple. You need to handle the hearth with understanding, according to all the rules: keep it clean, just as you keep your body clean, wipe it down every day. If you ask for the stove well, it will protect the house from all evil spirits, and it will drive away illness and all kinds of sadness. You can burn your sadness in the oven, drive away any misfortune. And you can also use a stove fire bad dreams tell me, I have bad feelings. The oven is almost like God, omnipotent! Prabog lives in a world called Nav, the Navyas - the Souls of the Ancestors - live there, and we will go there after death. From there new Souls come into the world. The stove is an image of Mother Earth. At the stove they pray for future children and bake premature and sick ones. In the oven, wild fire turns into tame fire and serves man.

From the west to the south side there was usually an enclosure or veranda. Moreover, the entrance to the house should be from the rear side, so that Streams of material wealth and stability flow into the house. The hallway and entrance are under the control of Perun - he rules the streams flowing into the house. And standing guard over the boundary separating the space of the house from the alien world behind the house, he rules the flow of Lives in the house. WITH outside on the porch above front door They usually hang potkova, which has certainly been under a horse and found independently. To attract happiness and prosperity, they hang it with its horns up. A horseshoe placed in this way also symbolizes a full cup in the house. But on the inside, under the casing, needles or a knife are usually stuck in order to interrupt the flow of bad streams and discourage those who come into the house with bad intentions. The platbands themselves above the front door and the pediment of the porch are decorated with carved signs of Perun - Gradins.
Everything should be located on the back side of the house material values, be it money, jewelry or pantries with food supplies. Then prosperity and well-being will continuously reign in the house. In the West, you also need to develop a business place, then any business will bring tangible material results.

These are just some of the principles of arranging a Good House by our Ancestors, which can be a talisman and a real family nest for those who inhabit it. The Slavic knowledge on home improvement itself is very extensive, and includes information about the creation of home amulets that ward off misfortunes and illnesses, and bring goodness, ancient rituals that call into the house the Power and Grace of the Gods and the Elements. And many many others.

And even if you do not live in your own house, but in a high-rise apartment, using the wisdom of our Ancestors you can turn it from a gray typical cold crypt into a native corner that warms your Soul and Heart.

Aura of the house Fad Roman Alekseevich

Chapter 2 Slavic Feng Shui - RODOLAD

Slavic Feng Shui - RODOLAD

RHODOLAD - ancient Slavic Vedic art, which in Everyday life Our ancestors constantly used it. Or rather, this is not even art, but science, the wisdom of life and knowledge, which teaches the ability to live with the world in harmony and love and create them with your own hands. This is a certain world order, knowledge of the laws of which is necessary for all people, and first of all for women, as guardians of the home, on whom depend the birth and upbringing of children, the peace and happiness of the family, the veneration of ancestors and much more.

For example, the ancient Slavs believed that Bereginya was the great goddess who gave birth to all things. She is accompanied everywhere by luminous horsemen, personifying the sun. She was especially often addressed during the period of ripening of bread, which, of course, indicates that the goddess belonged to the supreme patrons of the human race. The worship of the Beregins was combined with the worship of Rod and Mokosha - the patrons of fertility. A woman is also a kind of Bereginya, protecting her family, her clan and children; happiness and peace in the house depend on her.

Later they began to believe that betrothed brides who died before the wedding (for example, who committed suicide due to the betrayal of an insidious groom) turned to beregins. But these are already fairy tales. With the adoption of Christianity, the Vedic wisdom of the ancestors was hidden under the church-Christian “Domostroy”.

If we talk about “Rodolad,” then we immediately and without difficulty isolate the words that form it: “kind” and “lad,” that is, life in harmony. Lada- goddess of spring, spring plowing and sowing, patroness of marriage and love. And the fret is a design detail of some stringed instruments, which is a convex transverse strip on the fingerboard and serves to change the tone of the sounding string. And mode in music is directly related to harmony, which again brings us back to the fact that mode is capable of harmonizing sound and melody. And what could be more important for Rod than harmony? Living in harmony with oneself and with the world is the main task of a rational being.

Rod is a common Slavic god, the creator of all living things. Rod - Existing, One, progenitor of the gods and creator of the world, “The Almighty, who is the only immortal and indestructible creator, blows the spirit of life on man’s face, and makes man live in his soul: then you are not a Rod, sitting in the air, a mosque on the ground in heaps - and in this the children are amazed...” mentioned in the teachings against paganism “On the inspiration of the Holy Spirit”, “The Word about Idols”, “The Word of Isaiah the Prophet”, the manuscript of the Chetya Menaion from the Old Russian confessor.

The Byzantine writer Gregory, who lived in the 12th century, in his “Tale of Idols” reported that the cult of Rod is one of the world religions, and the chronicler of the German bishop Herold Helmold wrote in 1156: “Among the diverse deities to which they (the Slavs) devote fields , forests, sorrows and joys they recognize and one god ruling over them in heaven, they recognize that he is omnipotent, cares only about heavenly affairs, other gods obey him, fulfill the duties assigned to them, and that they come from his blood and each Of these, the closer he stands to this god of gods, the more important he is.” The Western Slavs call this “God of gods” Sventovita; most likely, this is one of the main incarnations of the Family.

Now by the word genus we mean relatives, our ancestors, descendants, but its essence is much deeper and broader. We, without hesitation, use the root “genus” in the words parent, native, homeland, give birth/give birth, harvest, people, breed, spring, nature. But first of all, gender is a huge force, life-giving, calling to be nourished by it and allowing, with its help, to find harmony with the universe.

If a woman is called to create peace and harmony in the family hearth, then a man is the breadwinner, breadwinner and protector of this hearth. He creates life by planting a seed in a woman’s womb, and his chosen one preserves and nurtures it, revealing a new person to the world in due course. A woman and a man create love. The woman harmonizes it and maintains the flame, the man protects this love, calm and order.

RODOLAD - the art of harmonious communication and interaction with the Universe through the elements of earth, air, water and fire.

Our home is our fortress, this is a sacred place, a place where a person should be protected from the invasion of alien energies, a place where he always feels good and calm. In the house we perform the most important actions: we eat, sleep, create love, raise and teach children, take care of elderly relatives, dream, conceive new things, relax and gain strength. We invite into our house only those closest to us, those we trust. And we spend the most time in the house, so art correct device home is one of the most important. By ignoring the details and nuances that make up the aura of our home, we thereby let our whole life go “at random”, not realizing that this is where the starting point begins. If our house is dirty, not tidy, full of broken things, then the whole life will go somehow, since there is no harmony either within us or in our house, and accordingly, there is no harmony with life itself, with the universe. What is welfare? What does good consist of? It, like a mosaic, consists of many details, and only by harmoniously putting them together will we get the desired picture, and not a meaningless and clumsy drawing.

Create your own harmony. Start with yourself, with a change in your way of thinking, with the comfort of your home, with a way that you may have yet to learn. Knowing how to live in harmony with yourself, being able to maintain order in the house, you can teach this to your children, and then they too will be able to live in harmony and love: choose the right profession, husband or wife, find worthy goals and bring them to life.

Living in harmony with yourself and the universe, you become co-creators of a new world and a new world order, you choose your own path, and do not float limply with the flow, like many others, those who were not taught this simple but very important art.

It would seem that, modern world has unique knowledge and technologies inaccessible to our ancestors, but then why isn’t there more in the world? happy people who have learned to live in harmony? After all, you can overcome many diseases, fly halfway around the world in a few hours, go on a journey to the ends of the earth or land on the moon, but there will still be no happiness. People are dying from new diseases for which no cure has yet been created; they are getting sick from pollution. environment, wars, get sick from their own fears and acquired phobias, fall into depression from the meaninglessness of existence. However, everything new is well forgotten old. Everything great does not have a complex mathematical formula and does not require the sophisticated brain of a genius to solve the simplest problem. The solution is simple. If you want to be happy, be it. Open your heart to the world, open it to love and learn to live in harmony with yourself, family and friends, family, nature, the world. Harmony of masculine and feminine principles, masculine and feminine energy, the nature of their interaction, where each has its own place (not first and second, not main and secondary, but its own, initially natural), the harmony of the physical and material, and spiritual and immaterial - this is the secret that needs to be understood and accepted.

There cannot be a healthy nation, a happy country where the majority of people are in illusions, when words are not combined with deeds, and understanding is not combined with the acceptance and professing of a certain order.

I’m not trying to agitate you for this or that religion, faith, way of thinking, I’m not trying to turn a sanguine person into a choleric person, or out of a humanist into a specialist in any of the following. exact sciences, but I am revealing to you my effective model of happiness, tested in practice by me personally. Whether to use it or not is up to you. But why not try?

Central symbol of Rodolad

Star Alatyr (Cross of Svarog), Eye of the God of the Family - Eight-petalled star, an ancient symbol of the folding and unfolding of the Universe.

Alatyr is located on the cardinal points, each side has its own deity, reflects certain properties, has its own color, plant and element.

Alatyr was placed on the plan of a house or site before its construction; it was embroidered on the shirts of sorcerers and sorcerers, as well as travelers setting off on a long journey.

It contains fours and runes, svargs, circles, tri-heads and two-heads, snakes and all other sacred signs, because it is the basis and end of everything. Other amulets are only parts of it, details reflecting individual properties.

Russian house according to the cardinal points

Key areas of a Russian, Slavic house: entrance, stove, red corner.

Entrance

In accordance with most of the early pre-Christian excavations, it can be argued that the entrance to the dwellings of our Slavic ancestors was oriented to the south.

Later excavations also reveal the eastern direction of the entrance. Later, the choice of a specific entry direction was lost. According to tradition, a rag doll-bereginya was planted at the entrance to the house or in front of the house at a level just above the human head. The doll had no facial features - it was believed that their presence could turn her into evil spirit. In Chinese Feng Shui, the best direction of entry is the same as among the Slavs - south.

South represents the element of fire.

Symbolism: solar, firebird, red berries and fruits.

Threshold

The Slavs attached great security importance to the threshold; according to tradition, the Slavs buried the ashes of deceased relatives under the threshold, thus their ancestors guarded the entrance. And traditionally, the threshold of a Slavic house should be high in order to cut off foreign energy, not allowing it to penetrate the house.

Bake

The stoves in the houses of our ancestors were located at the far northern wall, or in the northwestern corner. It was believed that the stove, as a representative of the element of fire, protects the house from evil spirits coming from the north and west. In later dwellings (judging by excavations and written evidence), the stove could be in other sectors of the house, sometimes in the center.

North- the direction of the goddess Mokosh, the patroness of the hearth.

Symbolism of Mokosh- deer, woman with deer antlers.

Northwest considered the direction of the goddess Doli. The share is responsible for upcoming events and fate. According to custom, notes with wishes for the future were placed in this corner.

Direction colors- Red Black.

Red corner

The red corner among the Slavs was traditionally located diagonally from the stove corner.

Southeast- its characteristic direction.

The red corner is designed to be responsible for prosperity and health in a broad sense. There was an altar here and it was placed dinner table. In the red corner was the place of the owner of the house and the most dear guests.

Colors- shades of red, gold, yellow.

Window

In the most ancient buildings of our Slavic ancestors there were no windows, but in later dwellings, with the advent of division into various rooms, the best direction for windows living rooms eastern and southern were considered.

East- direction of the god Yarilo. This direction is responsible for the arrival of new opportunities. A bow and arrows found their place on the eastern wall.

Symbolism solar, color gold, yellow. It should be noted that the Slavs slept with their heads to the east.

Southwest among our ancestors it was intended for storing metal utensils and amulets. The spirit of the southwestern direction is the sacred bird Swa (quite likely an owl).

West- direction of the earth element. There was a place for pottery. Patron spirit - Autumn.

Kolyada had a twin brother, Ovsen (or Avsen), who was born a little later and therefore was considered the second, youngest. He also got the role of putting into practice the divine knowledge that Kolyada taught people. The Book of Kolyada says:

How two falcons flew - Ovsen and Kolyada! It's summer there - it's winter here! All the people watched as they flew. As they sat down, all the people were amazed. As they fluttered up, all the people sighed...

The honoring of the two brothers took place during the same season - winter. First, Kolyada was celebrated, then “Ovsen farmers” walked around the villages, glorifying Ovsenya. “Summer” in the song symbolizes the eternal prosperity of life in heaven. “Winter” is the difficulties of earthly life. Not so long ago, two brothers were taken around Belarusian villages on New Year’s Eve. One, dressed richly and beautifully, was Kolyada, the other, in everything old and torn, was Ovsen. They entered the house, covered the brothers with a curtain, and the owner of the house had to choose one of two “carols.” If he guesses the first one, he will have good luck in everything, happiness in life and a rich harvest. Well, if he chooses the second one, then everything is the other way around: continuous worries and labors, but the harvest will still be meager. But there was no need to be very upset - this is not for life, but only for a year. On the next carols you should try your luck again, maybe it will smile on the unfortunate one. The main thing is that you should remember: the heavenly - Kolyada - is higher than the earthly - Ovsenya, you need to choose it.

Autumn- this is a bridge to the future, along which Kolyada’s brother is the first to cross into the coming New Year. He is the first to go into the unknown future, meet evil spirits there, dispel them and thereby clear the way for people, as if saying: “Welcome to new life! After this, people began to bake special cookies - in the form of larks, which should be treated not only to loved ones and neighbors, children and wanderers, but also to the elements - fire and water, so that they would be obedient in the new year and would not cause trouble for people.

Northeast- a place for amulets of marriage. He is patronized by Lada.

Symbols - a pair of ducks.

This picture depicts Makosh: a woman with her arms raised up, the designation of a cross on the woman’s torso is a child carried in her womb.

Earth symbols- different versions of diamonds nested inside each other. Diamonds with black splashes mean fertile land sown with grain and a pregnant woman.

Paired birds- amulet of family relationships.

Zigzag pattern- symbolism of water, river, rain.

Eight pointed star symbolizes a person.

Horses, samovars, griffins etc. - later fantasies that are more decorative than sacred meaning.