Mein Kampf is Hitler's autobiography, where he said that the swastika, as a symbol of the National Socialist movement, was his idea. As a child, Adolf most likely saw this symbol on the wall of a Catholic monastery near the town of Lambach. A cross with curved ends is a sign that has been widely in demand since ancient times. He has been depicted on coins, household items and coats of arms since the 8th millennium BC. Then the swastika was a symbol of life, sun, and prosperity. Another place where Hitler could see it is the emblems of Austrian anti-Semitic organizations.

Calling the symbol Hakenkreuz (Hakenkreuz is translated from German as a hook cross), the dictator called himself the first to create this symbol, although in Germany it was used even before Hitler. So, in 1920, the leader of the fascists, so to speak, developed the party logo - a red flag, inside which white circle, and in its center there is a black swastika with hooks. So, red Marxism, it came after a 120 thousand demonstration of the left under the red banner. The Fuhrer also noticed how strongly the scarlet color affects the human psyche. In general, Hitler spoke about the various influence of symbols on a person, about their meaning. This was supposed to help him introduce his ideology to the masses. When the Fuhrer used the color red, he changed the face of socialism. That is, it so brightly attracted the attention of the workers who were already familiar with the red banner. By adding a black swastika to the already familiar scarlet flag, he seemed to lure citizens to his side with the help of bait.

For Hitler, red represents movement, white represents the sky and nationalism, and the swastika represents the work and struggle of the Aryans. In general, it is impossible to recognize Hitler’s full authorship in the creation of symbols. By and large, he even stole the name of the party from the Viennese nationalists, he simply rearranged some letters. The use of symbolism was the idea of ​​the dentist Friedrich Krohn; he passed a note to the party leadership back in 1919. But in his “brilliant” autobiography, Hitler does not say a word about the dentist.

However, in the understanding of Kron himself, the red was supposed to be the personification of love for the motherland, the white - hatred for the First World War, and the black cross - grief over defeat in the war. Hitler stole the idea and turned it into a symbol of the fight against “inferior” races. Jews, Slavs and everyone else " blond beasts"should have been destroyed, the Fuhrer believed.

Thus, the ancient symbol that personified goodness became overshadowed by its use in National Socialist symbolism. Later, in 1946, the mention of Nazi ideology and symbols became prohibited, as decided by the Nuremberg Tribunal. The swastika, of course, was also banned. Today, the attitude towards the swastika has slightly decreased. For example, in April 2015, Roskomnadzor recognized that its use outside of any propaganda does not constitute extremist activity. However, when anyone sees a swastika, the first thing they remember is fascism; history cannot be erased, alas. It is very difficult to return a symbol to its former meaning after such a serious degradation of its meaning. Even today, many racist organizations actively use the swastika in their illegal activities.

There is one strange hypothesis, which is mainly distributed on the Internet, it says that the swastika came to Hitler from Stalin. The authors refer to Russian banknotes from 1917 to 1923, which featured a swastika. The swastika was also found on the sleeve patches of soldiers and officers of the Red Army; it was recognized in laurel wreaths, where the letters “R.S.F.S.R.” were also located. As for Stalin, he could have “gifted” the swastika to Hitler in 1920, but this hypothesis is too vague.

In order to return the ancient symbol to its original meaning, it may take more than a dozen years.

In world history textbooks, documentaries about the Second World War we see a sign that carries the ideology of fascism. A frightening sign is painted on the armbands of the SS men, on the fascist flag. They marked captured objects. Many countries were afraid of the bloody symbol and, of course, no one thought about what the fascist swastika meant.

Historical roots

Contrary to our assumptions, the swastika is not Hitler’s invention. This symbol begins its history far before our era. In the process of studying different eras, archaeologists see this ornament on clothing and various household items.

The geography of finds is vast: Iraq, India, China and even in Africa a funeral fresco with a swastika was found. However, the most huge amount evidence of the use of the swastika in everyday life people were collected on the territory of Russia.

The word itself is translated from Sanskrit - happiness, prosperity. According to some scientists, the sign of a rotating cross symbolizes the path of the sun across the dome of heaven, is a symbol of fire and hearth. Protects the house and the temple.

Initially, tribes of white people, the so-called Aryan race, began to use the sign of a rotating cross in everyday life. However, Aryans are historically Indo-Iranians. Presumably, the indigenous territory is the Eurasian circumpolar region, the region of the Ural Mountains, and therefore the close connection with the Slavic peoples is quite understandable.

Later, these tribes actively moved south and settled in Iraq and India, bringing with them culture and religion to these lands.

What does the German swastika mean?

The sign of the rotating cross was revived in the 19th century thanks to active archaeological activities. Then it was used in Europe as a talisman that brought good luck. Later, a theory about the exclusivity of the German race appeared, and the swastika acquired the status symbol of many far-right German parties.

In his autobiographical book, Hitler indicated that he came up with the emblem of the new Germany on his own. However, in fact, this was already a long time ago for everyone famous sign. Hitler depicted him black, with a white ring, on a red background and called him Hakenkreuz, which in German means " hook cross».

The blood red canvas was deliberately proposed in order to attract attention Soviet people and taking into account the psychological impact of such a shade. White ring is a sign of national socialism, and the swastika is a sign of the Aryans’ struggle for their pure blood.

According to Hitler's idea, hooks were knives prepared for Jews, gypsies and the unclean.

Swastika of the Slavs and the Nazis: differences

However, when compared with the fascist ideological emblem, a number of distinctive features were discovered:

1. The Slavs did not have clear rules for depicting the sign. A fairly large number of ornaments were considered swastikas, all of them had their own names and had special powers. They featured intersecting lines, frequent branches, or even curved curves. As you know, in the Hitler emblem there is only a tetrahedral cross with sharp curved ends to the left. All intersections and bends are at right angles;
2. The Indo-Iranians painted the sign in red on a white background, but other cultures: Buddhist and Indian used blue or yellow;
3. The Aryan sign was a powerful noble amulet that symbolized wisdom, family values and self-knowledge. According to their idea, the German cross is a weapon against the unclean race;
4. Ancestors used ornaments in household items. They decorated clothes, handles, napkins with them, and painted vases with them. The Nazis used the swastika for military and political purposes.

Thus, you cannot put both of these signs on the same line. They have quite a lot of differences, both in writing and in use and ideology.

Myths about the swastika

Highlight some misconceptions regarding the ancient graphic ornament:

• The direction of rotation does not matter. According to one theory, the direction of the sun is right side means peaceful creative energy, and if the rays look to the left, then the energy becomes destructive. The Slavs also used the left-sided ornament to attract the patronage of their ancestors and increase the strength of the clan;
• Author German swastika not Hitler. For the first time, a mythical sign was brought to Austria by a traveler - the abbot of the monastery Theodor Hagen in late XIX century, from where it spread to German soil;
• The swastika in the form of a military sign was used not only in Germany. Since 1919, the RSFSR has used sleeve badges with swastikas to identify Kalmyk military personnel.

In connection with the difficult events of the war, the swastika cross acquired a sharply negative ideological connotation and, according to the decision of the post-war tribunal, was banned.

Rehabilitation of the Aryan symbol

Different states today have different attitudes towards the swastika:

1. In America, a certain sect is actively trying to rehabilitate the swastika. There is even a holiday for the rehabilitation of the swastika, which is called the World Day and is celebrated on June 23;
2. In Latvia, before a hockey match, during an exhibition flash mob, dancers unfurled a large swastika figure on an ice rink;
3. In Finland, the swastika is used on the official flag of the air force;
4. In Russia, heated debates are still raging regarding the restoration of rights to the mark. There are entire groups of swastikophiles who make various positive arguments. In 2015, Roskomnadzor spoke about the permissibility of displaying the swastika without its ideological propaganda. That same year, the Constitutional Court banned the use of the swastika in any form, due to the fact that it was immoral towards veterans and their descendants.

Thus, attitudes towards the Aryan sign are different all over the world. However, we all need to remember what the fascist swastika means, since it was a symbol of the most destructive ideology in the history of mankind and has nothing in common with the ancient Slavic sign in terms of semantic load.

Video about the meaning of the fascist symbol

In this video, Vitaly Derzhavin will tell you about several more meanings of the swastika, how it appeared and who was the first to use this symbol:

I was forced to turn to this topic by long-term observations and reflections on some stable forms in architecture, religious and state symbols, folk celebrations and everything that usually falls under the concept of “tradition”. Traditions are passed down from generation to generation and are preserved for centuries and millennia; sometimes they outlive the states, languages ​​and ethnic groups that created them. Traditions carry historical information no less, and perhaps even more, than ancient papyri and books, but we do not yet know how to extract this information.

Tradition Four

Swastika or Kolovrat

The swastika was found on clay vessels from the territory of modern Iraq, which date back to the 5th millennium BC, and in ornaments on ceramics of the South Ural Andronovo culture. Left- and right-handed swastikas are found in pre-Aryan culture in the Indus River basin and in ancient China about 2000 BC (http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D1%E2%E0%F1%F2%E8%EA%E0).

In 1874, Heinrich Schliemann discovered images of the swastika during excavations of Homer's Troy. During the Celtic period, the swastika was depicted on the altars of druidic cults, and it was often used in religious rituals. The history of this symbol goes back thousands of years, to the times Ancient Egypt and India. It is interpreted as an ancient symbol of fertility, and as a symbol of the sun, and as the hammer of Thor - the god of thunder, storms and fertility.

The concept of building a single brick of the Universe was developed, which is used in all hierarchical structures of the Universe, regardless of its size, be it a photon, an atom or a Galaxy. According to this concept, any hierarchical structure must have symmetry - it must simultaneously be located in two of its own spherical spaces: left-handed and right-handed, between which exchange processes occur. In this case, one of the spaces (right) is radiating dynamic, and the other (left) is absorbing. These spaces are not mirror images of each other, they are asymmetrical.

According to Tao, the Universe is powered by the energy of two principles: the active radiating male principle Yang (in our case, this is the right space) and the passive absorbing female Yin (left space).

It seems that the division of Nature into living and nonliving is a human invention. Nature itself does not make such distinctions: the same type of metabolic processes occur in both. An example of this is the ancient mysterious sign of the Swastika - it is both a symbol of the Universe and Eternity, and a symbol of the movement of matter at all hierarchical levels of its existence - be it an atom, a galaxy, a mineral, living cell or person.

However, due to the interpretations of medieval European scholastics, as well as the criminal actions of the fascists, a blatant injustice has occurred: the swastika was dishonored and experienced its spiritual death, turning from a symbol Eternal Life due to destruction. But let's hope that this phenomenon is temporary and justice will prevail.

Translated from Sanskrit, “swastika” means “symbol of pure existence and well-being.” In India, Tibet, Mongolia and China, swastika signs still decorate the domes and gates of temples. Hitler when he decided to make a swastika state symbol, hoped that the swastika would bring him and the Third Reich good luck, but in his actions he clearly did not move in the direction of the Rule (the right-hand direction of the swastika), so the swastika led the Third Reich to defeat.

In society after the Second World War, an extremely negative attitude towards the swastika strengthened; for some reason the peoples of the world believed that the fault of this war was not Adolf Hitler and his party, but the swastika - a symbol that was widespread during the time of the Aryans.

Poor swastika! So the fascists spoiled you with their crazy ideas and their criminal actions!

But a lot of time has passed since Soviet soldiers planted the red flag of victory at the Reichstag; there are few veterans of that war left alive for whom the swastika is simply fascist sign and nothing more. But the swastika, or Kolovrat, is the oldest Aryan symbol, most likely a talisman, and not a sign of aggression. This is a Russian sign, and it is no less Russian than German, because the ancestral home of the Aryans is the territory of the European part of Rus'-Russia, and the Aryans of Western Europe and the Aryans of India and Pakistan are those who left the ancestral home of their ancestors in search of the promised lands.

Therefore, it turns out that fascist Germany in 1941 attacked its distant relatives, who turned out to be more faithful to the customs of their distant Aryan ancestors than the Germans. So maybe the Kolovrat on the military uniform of the fascists did not help them, but helped us - Russian-Russian-Soviet? This is the issue we will try to understand now.

It turns out that the sleeve emblems of soldiers and officers of the Red Army of the South-Eastern Front in 1918 were also decorated with a swastika with the abbreviation RSFSR. This symbol is often found in ancient Russian ornaments in the Arkhangelsk and Vologda regions; it traditionally decorated the homes and clothing of the Rus. Found by archaeologists in 1986 on Southern Urals ancient city Arkaim had the structure of a swastika. Having studied the distribution of the swastika in space and time, I became convinced that this symbol is even more ancient than the Aryan past, otherwise how could it have ended up among the Indians of North America?

In ancient times, when runes were still used for writing in Rus', the swastika meant “Coming from Heaven.” It was the rune SVA - Heaven (Svarog - Heavenly God). (Information from the site: http://planeta.moy.su/blog/svastika)

Galaxies can also be twisted in different directions. In the photo on the left, the galaxy is rotating to the left, and in the photo on the right, it is rotating to the right. What this is connected with is still unknown. One can only assume that the ejection of matter from a black hole located in the center of galaxies is asymmetrical; more of it is ejected in one direction and at a higher speed. Both photos are taken from the NASA website.

The swastika continues to be used in the United States to this day. In Squaw Valley in 2000, they tried to accuse one cattle owner of sympathizing with Nazism only on the grounds that he branded his cattle with a swastika brand, inherited from his fathers and grandfathers.

In 1995, in the town of Glendale (California), a group of anti-fascists tried to force the city authorities to replace 930 lampposts installed on the city streets in 1924-1926, since their cast-iron pedestals of these pillars were surrounded by swastika ornaments. The local history society had to prove that the poles, purchased at one time from a metallurgical company from Ohio, had nothing to do with the Nazis, and therefore could not offend anyone’s feelings, and the swastika design was based on local traditions Navajo Indians (http://www.slavianin.ru/svastika/stati/vedicheskie-simvoly-v-amerike.html).

The swastika with a lily in the center was depicted on the “gratitude badges” of Boy Scouts until 1940. The founder of the scouting movement, Robert Baden-Powell, then explained that it depicts a schematic map of Atlantis with 4 rivers flowing from a single center.

Items with the image of a swastika are often found by archaeologists during excavations in different parts Europe and Asia. Sometimes swastikas decorate weapons, and more often very peaceful things like pots and combs.

Left-handed swastika in royal family in Russia it was used as a talisman and as a symbolic reflection of the personality of the king. Before his execution in 1918 former empress drew a swastika on the wall of Ipatiev’s house. The owner of the photograph of this swastika was General Alexander Kutepov. Kutepov kept the icon found on the body of the former empress.

Inside the icon there was a note that commemorated the Green Dragon society. The Green Society, akin to the Thule Society, is still located in Tibet today. Before Hitler came to power, there lived a Tibetan lama in Berlin, nicknamed “the man with green gloves.” Hitler visited him regularly. This lama allegedly reported to the newspapers three times without error how many Nazis would be elected to the Reichstag. The initiates called the lama “the holder of the keys to the kingdom of Agartha.”

In 1926, colonies of Tibetans and Hindus appeared in Berlin and Munich. When the Nazis gained access to Reich finances, they began sending large expeditions to Tibet; These studies were not interrupted until 1943. On the day when Soviet troops ended the battle for Berlin, about a thousand bodies of people from Tibet were found among the corpses of the last defenders of Nazism.

Ignorant London reviewers of the film about the Romanovs called Empress Alexandra Feodorovna a “fascist Brünnhilde.” And the empress just consecrated Ipatiev’s house with a “talisman”, according to the ancient Aryan tradition, anticipating the end of her life.

Once upon a time, the ancient Aryans, who moved from the regions of the Russian Plain in a southern and southeastern direction, brought the swastika to Mesopotamia, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India - this is how the swastika entered the cultures of the eastern peoples. She was depicted on painted pottery from ancient Susiana (Mesopotamian Elam on the eastern coast of the Persian Gulf in the 3rd millennium BC). So the swastika may have entered into ancient cultures non-Indo-European peoples. Somewhat later, the swastika began to be used by Semitic peoples: the ancient Egyptians and Chaldeans, whose state was located on the western shore of the Persian Gulf.

Today, the swastika is considered by Indians to be a symbol of movement and the eternal rotation of the world - the “circle of samsara.” This symbol was supposedly imprinted on the Buddha's heart and is therefore sometimes called the "Seal of the Heart". It is placed on the chest of those initiated into the mysteries of Buddhism after their death.

Later, the swastika spread to Tibet, then to Central Asia and China. Another century later, it appeared in Japan and Southeast Asia along with Buddhism, which made it its symbol. In Japan, the swastika is called manji. Here it can be seen on samurai flags, armor and family crests.

The swastika was used not only by the Sumerians, Etruscans, ancient Greeks, and Romans; it is known not only in Hinduism and Buddhism. This symbol can be found among Christians and even among Jews in synagogues.

According to legend, Genghis Khan wore on his right hand a ring with the image of a swastika, into which was set a magnificent ruby ​​- the sun stone. In the oldest synagogue in Israel, a Swastika is depicted on the floor, although it is believed that the Jews are almost the only tribe that does not consider the swastika a sacred symbol.

It was unexpected for me to learn that the swastika was used not only by the Aryan peoples. The Indians also knew her North America, and they knew and used it long before the Europeans arrived there. Where did the Navajo Indians get the swastika?

The ancient Aryans imprinted the Kolovrat-swastika on the tusks of mammoths back in the Neolithic. Under the golden Kolovrat on a scarlet banner, Prince Svyatoslav marched against Constantinople and the Khazars. This symbol was used by pagan sorcerers in rituals associated with the ancient Slavic Vedic Faith, and is still embroidered by Vyatka, Kostroma, Arkhangelsk and Vologda needlewomen.

After a period of oblivion, the swastika again became popular in European culture in the 19th century as a sign of Light, Sun, Love, Life. But it's hers modern interpretation, and not its significance in religious cults.

As for the origins of the swastika, we can definitely say that it is a very ancient sign, unfortunately, discredited in the 20th century by the German fascists. I think that it undoubtedly has Aryan roots and at one time was spread by Aryan tribes throughout the Earth. This probably happened at least 12-15 thousand years ago. Then there were two civilizations on the globe - the Atlanteans (or peoples of the sea) and the Aryans (or peoples of the land). The relationship between them was not at all peaceful. If the Atlanteans influenced different ethnic groups, capturing the sea coasts, where they had numerous fortified cities, and from them interacted with the local population, then the Aryans lived in the interior of the continents, where they could not be greatly disturbed by the Atlanteans.

Plato mentions this when he writes that the ancestors of the ancient Greeks resisted the Atlanteans in the eastern Mediterranean. The Aryan origin of the ancient Greeks is beyond doubt. But the eastern Mediterranean, the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Africa and the Atlantic coast of Europe were probably completely controlled by the Atlanteans.

When Atlantis sank into the depths of the sea, only its colony cities and those Atlanteans and half-breeds of Atlanteans with the aborigines who inhabited these colonies survived.

The Aryan civilization probably suffered less during the global catastrophe, especially on the elevated plateaus, where the wave of the catastrophic tsunami (global flood) did not reach. But the distant descendants of the Atlanteans and Aryans for several millennia forgot about whose symbol was the trident and whose symbol was the swastika, and began to use both. It is also possible that both symbols were used in Atlantis itself before the disaster. Otherwise, how would the swastika get to the Indians of North America?

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Slavic swastika, its meaning for us should be the subject special attention. Confused fascist swastika and Slavic is possible only with complete ignorance of history and culture. A thoughtful and attentive person knows that the swastika was not originally a “brand” of Germany during the times of fascism. Today, not all people remember the true history of the origin of this sign. And all this thanks to the world tragedy of the Great Patriotic War, thundering across the Earth under the standard of the subordinate swastika (enclosed in an unbroken circle). We need to figure out what this swastika symbol was in Slavic culture, why it is still revered, and how we can put it into practice today. We remember that Nazi swastika prohibited in Russia.

Archaeological excavations on the territory modern Russia and in its neighboring countries they confirm that the swastika is a much more ancient symbol than the emergence of fascism. Thus, there are finds with images of the solar symbol dating back to 10,000-15,000 years before our era. Slavic culture is replete with numerous facts, confirmed by archaeologists, that the swastika was used by our people everywhere.

vessel found in the Caucasus

The Slavs still preserved the memory of this sign, because embroidery patterns are still passed on, as well as ready-made towels, or homespun belts and other products. The photo shows belts of the Slavs from different regions and dates.

By looking up old photographs and drawings, you can verify that the Russians also widely used the swastika symbol. For example, the image of swastikas in laurel wreath on money, weapons, banners, sleeve chevrons of Red Army soldiers (1917-1923). The honor of the uniform and solar symbol at the center of the symbolism were united.

But even today you can find both direct and stylized swastikas in the architecture preserved in Russia. For example, let's take only one city, St. Petersburg. Take a closer look at the mosaic on the floor of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, or the Hermitage, at the forged vignettes, and the sculpting on buildings along many of the streets and embankments of this city.

Floor in St. Isaac's Cathedral.

Floor in the Small Hermitage, room 241, “History of ancient painting”.

Fragment of the ceiling in the Small Hermitage, room 214, " Italian art end of the 15th - 16th centuries."

House in St. Petersburg on Promenade des Anglais, no. 24 (the building was built in 1866).

Slavic swastika - meaning and meaning

The Slavic swastika is an equilateral cross, the ends of which are equally bent in one direction (sometimes along the movement of the clock hands, sometimes against). When bending, the ends on the four sides of the figure form a right angle (straight swastika), and sometimes sharp or obtuse (oblique swastika). A symbol was depicted with pointed and rounded ends.

Such symbols may mistakenly include a double, triple (“triskelion” with three rays, the symbol of Zervan - the god of space and time, fate and time among the Iranians), eight-rayed (“kolovrat” or “rotary”) figure. It is incorrect to call these variations swastikas. Our Slavic ancestors perceived each symbol, even if it was somewhat similar to another, as a force that had its own separate purpose and function in Nature.

Our dear ancestors gave the meaning to the swastika as follows - the movement of forces and bodies in a spiral. If this is the sun, then the sign showed vortex currents in the celestial body. If this is the Galaxy, the Universe, then the movement was understood celestial bodies in a spiral within the system around a certain center. The center is, as a rule, “self-luminous” light (white light that has no source).

Slavic swastika in other traditions and peoples

In ancient times, our ancestors of Slavic families, along with other peoples, revered swastika symbols not only as amulets, but also as signs of sacred meaning. They helped people get in touch with the gods. Thus, in Georgia they still believe that the rounded corners in the swastika mean nothing more than the infinity of movement throughout the entire Universe.

The Indian swastika is now inscribed not only on the temples of various Aryan gods, but is also used as protective symbolism in household use. This sign is drawn before entering a home, painted on dishes, and used in embroidery. Modern Indian fabrics are still produced with designs of rounded swastika symbols, similar to a blooming flower.

Near India, in Tibet, Buddhists are no less respectful of the swastika, drawing it on statues of Buddha. In this tradition, the swastika means that the cycle in the Universe is endless. In many ways, even the whole law of the Buddha is based on this, as recorded in the dictionary “Buddhism”, Moscow, ed. “Republic”, 1992 Back in the days of Tsarist Russia, the emperor met with Buddhist lamas, finding much in common in the wisdom and philosophy of the two cultures. Today, lamas use the swastika as a sign of protection against evil spirits and demons.

The Slavic swastika and the fascist one differ in that the first is not included in a square, circle or any other outline, while on the Nazi flags we observe that the figure is most often located in the center of a white circle-disk located on a red field. The Slavs never had the desire or purpose to place the sign of any God, Lord or power in a closed space.

We are talking about the so-called “subordination” of the swastika so that it “works” for those who use it arbitrarily. There is an opinion that after A. Hitler drew attention to this symbol, a special witchcraft ritual was performed. The motive of the ritual was the following - to begin to rule the entire world with the help of heavenly powers, subjugating all peoples. The sources are silent as to how true this is, but many generations of people were able to see what could be done with the symbol and how to denigrate it and use it to their advantage.

Swastika in Slavic culture - where it is used

Swastika Slavic peoples found in different signs, which have their own names. In total, there are 144 species of such names today. The following variations are popular among them: Kolovrat, Charovrat, Posolon, Inglia, Agni, Svaor, Ognevik, Suasti, Yarovrat, Svarga, Rasich, Svyatoch and others.

IN Christian tradition swastikas are still used to depict Orthodox icons various saints. An attentive person will see such signs on mosaics, paintings, icons, or a priest’s robe.

Small swastikas and double swastikas depicted on the robe of Christ Pantocrator Pantocrator - a Christian fresco of the St. Sophia Cathedral of the Novgorod Kremlin.

Today, swastika symbols are used by those Slavs who continue to honor the horses of their ancestors and remember their Native Gods. So, to celebrate the day of Perun the Thunderer, there are round dances around swastika signs laid out (or inscribed) on the ground - “Fash” or “Agni”. There are also many famous dance"Kolovrat" The magical meaning of the sign was passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, understanding Slavs today can freely wear amulets with swastika signs and use them as talismans.

The swastika in Slavic culture was perceived differently in different places in Russia. For example, on the Pechora River, residents called this sign “hare”, perceiving it as sunny bunny, ray of sunlight. But in Ryazan - “feather grass”, seeing in the sign the embodiment of the element of wind. But the people also felt the fiery power in the sign. Thus, the names “solar wind”, “Ognivtsy”, “Ryzhik” (Nizhny Novgorod region) are found.

The concept of “swastika” was transformed into a semantic meaning - “that which came from Heaven.” Here are contained: “Sva” - Heaven, Svarga Heavenly, Svarog, rune “s” - direction, “tika” - running, movement, the arrival of something. Understanding the origin of the word "Suasti" ("Svasti") helps determine the strength of the sign. “Su” - good or beautiful, “asti” - to be, to remain. In general, we can summarize the meaning of the swastika - “Be kind!”.

Currently, many people associate the swastika with Hitler and the Nazis. This opinion has been hammered into our heads for the last 70 years.

Few people remember now that in the period from 1917 to 1923, the swastika symbol was depicted on Soviet money as a state-legalized symbol, and also that at that time, on the sleeve patches of officers and soldiers of the Red Army, there was also its image in a laurel wreath, inside of which the letters R.S.F.S.R. were written. The swastika of the Slavs and the Nazis has differences, but they are very similar. There is even an opinion that Kolovrat (see its description below) was given to Adolf Hitler as a party symbol by Stalin himself in 1920. Many speculations and legends have accumulated around this ancient symbol. Few people remember that our ancestors actively used it. After reading this article, you will find out what the swastika means among the Slavs, as well as where it is used and by whom else, besides the Slavs, it is used.

What exactly is a swastika?

A swastika is a rotating cross, the ends of which are curved and directed either counterclockwise or clockwise. Now, as a rule, all symbols of this type around the world are called the general word “swastika”. However, this is fundamentally wrong. Indeed, in ancient times, the swastika symbol had its own name, as well as figurative meaning, protective power and purpose.

The word “swastika” itself, according to the “modern version,” allegedly came to us from Sanskrit. It means "prosperity". That is, we are talking about an image in which there is a strong positive charge. Amazing coincidence, however, the Milky Way galaxy has a swastika shape, as well as a strand of human DNA, if viewed from the end. Just imagine that this one word simultaneously contains the entire essence of the macro- and microworld! That is why the overwhelming majority of the symbols of our ancestors are swastika.

The oldest swastika

As the oldest symbol, swastika symbolism is found most often in various archaeological excavations. It was found more often than other symbols on the ruins of ancient settlements and cities, in burial mounds. Swastika symbols, in addition, were depicted on weapons, architectural details, household utensils and clothing among many peoples of the world. It is found everywhere in ornamentation as a symbol of the Sun, Light, Life, Love. Even an interpretation has appeared in the West that it should be understood as an abbreviation consisting of four letters that begin with the Latin L: Luck - “happiness, luck, fate”, Life - “life”, Light - “sun, light”, Love - "Love".

Nowadays the oldest of archaeological artifacts, on which this image can be seen, approximately date back to the 4th-15th millennium BC. The richest (based on materials from various archaeological excavations) in terms of the use of both cultural, everyday and religious purposes of the swastika is Siberia and Russia in general.

What does the swastika mean among the Slavs?

Neither Asia, nor India, nor Europe can compare with our country in the abundance of swastika symbols covering banners, weapons, national costumes, agricultural and household items, household utensils, as well as temples and houses. Excavations of settlements, cities and ancient mounds speak for themselves. Many Slavic cities in ancient times had a clear swastika shape. It was oriented to the four cardinal directions. These are cities such as Vendogard, Arkaim and others.

The swastikas of the Slavs were the main and even almost the only elements of the pre-Slavic ancient ornaments. However, this does not mean that our ancestors were bad artists. After all, the swastikas of the Slavs were very numerous and varied. In addition, not a single pattern in ancient times was simply applied to any object, since each element of it had a talismanic (protective) or cult meaning. That is, the swastikas of the Slavs had mystical power. And our ancestors knew about this.

People, having united mystical forces together, created a favorable atmosphere around their loved ones and themselves, in which it was easier to create and live. Paintings, stucco moldings, carved patterns, and carpets woven by hardworking hands cover swastika patterns.

Swastikas among other peoples

Not only the Slavs and Aryans believed in mystical power, which these images possessed. Similar symbols were found on clay vessels from Samarra, located in modern Iraq. They date back to the 5th millennium BC. e.

In dextrorotatory and laevorotatory forms, swastika symbols are also found in the Indus River basin (Mohenjo-Daro, pre-Aryan culture), as well as in ancient China around 2000 BC. e.

Archaeologists have found in northeast Africa a funeral stele that existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. e. kingdom of Meroe. The fresco depicts a woman entering the afterlife. At the same time, a swastika is emblazoned on her clothes.

The rotating cross is also decorated with weights for scales made of gold, which belonged to the inhabitants of Ghana (Ashanta); ancient Indian clay utensils, beautiful carpets woven by the Celts and Persians.

Below is an image of a swastika on wedding dress a woman who lived in one of the British colonies, dating back to 1910.

Variety of swastikas

Man-made belts created by Russians, Komi, Lithuanians, Latvians, themselves and other peoples also have swastika symbols. Today it is difficult even for an ethnographer to figure out which people these ornaments can be attributed to.

Use of the swastika

Vedic symbols (in particular swastikas) were used by the Rus in architecture and urban planning, depicted on clay and wooden utensils, on the facades of huts, on women's jewelry - rings, temple rings, icons, family coats of arms, and pottery. However, the Slavs found the greatest use of swastikas in decorating household items and clothing; they were widely used by embroiderers and weavers.

There are many tablecloths, towels, valances (that is, strips of fabric with lace or embroidery that are sewn to the long edge of the sheet, so that the valance hangs above the floor when the bed is made, remaining open), belts, shirts, in the ornaments of which the swastika was used.

Today, the swastika of the Slavs is sometimes used in a very original way. Tattoos depicting her are becoming popular. A photo of one sample is presented below.

There were more than 144 types of different variants used in Russia. They were there different forms and sizes, with different numbers of rays, directed in different directions. Next, we will briefly consider some symbols and indicate their meaning.

Kolovrat, Holy Gift, Svaor, Svaor-Solntsevrat

Kolovrat is a symbol denoting the rising Yarilo-Sun. It also points to the eternal victory over the darkness of light and over death - life. The color of the Kolovrat also plays an important role: fiery is a symbol of rebirth, black is a symbol of change, and heavenly is a symbol of renewal. An image of the Kolovrat is presented below.

The holy gift is the swastika of the Slavs, meaning the northern ancestral home of all white peoples - Daariya, which is now called Arctida, Hyperborea, Paradise Land, Severia. It is believed that this sacred ancient land was located in the Northern Ocean. She died as a result of the First Flood.

Svaor is a symbol of constant, never-ending celestial movement, which is called Svaga. This is the cycle of all forces in the Universe. It is believed that if you depict Swaor on household items, there will always be happiness and prosperity in the house.

Svaor-Solntsevrat - swastika meaning constant movement across the sky of Yarila the Sun. The use of this symbol for a person meant purity of actions and thoughts, light and goodness of spiritual illumination.

Agni, Fash, Posolon, Charovrat

The following Slavic swastikas were also encountered.

Agni (fire) is a symbol of the hearth and the sacred fire of the altar. This is a talismanic sign of the bright gods on high, protecting temples and homes.

Fash (flame) symbolizes protective protective spiritual fire. It cleanses human spirit from base thoughts and selfishness. This is a symbol of the unity of military spirit and power, victory over the forces of ignorance and darkness of light and reason.

Salting means the setting Yarilo-Sun, that is, retiring. It is a symbol of the completion of work for the benefit of the race and homeland, the spiritual fortitude of man, as well as the peace of mother nature.

Charovrat is a talisman sign that protects an object or person from the induction of black spells. They depicted it in the form of a rotating fiery cross, believing that this fire destroys various spells and dark forces.

Bogovnik, Rodovik, Wedding, Duniya

Let us present to you the following Slavic swastikas.

The Godhead symbolizes the patronage of man by the light gods and the eternal power of those who have embarked on the path of spiritual perfection and development.

A mandala with this image helps to realize the unity and interpenetration of the four elements that are primordial in our Universe.

Rodovik means the light power of the parent, which helps peoples, provides support to the ancestors of people who work for the benefit of their family and create for their descendants.

The wedding party is the most powerful amulet family, which symbolizes the union of two principles in marriage. This is the merging of two swastika systems into a new one, where the fiery masculine principle unites with the watery feminine.

Duniya is a symbol of the reunification of heavenly and earthly living fire. Its purpose is to preserve the unity of the family. Fiery altars, which were intended for bloodless rituals offered to the glory of the ancestors and gods, were built in the form of Duniya.

Sky Boar, Thunderbird, Thunderbird, Colard

The heavenly boar is a sign of the palace, a symbol of its patron - the god Ramhat. It denotes the connection of the future and the past, heavenly and earthly wisdom. This symbolism in the form of a talisman was used by people who embarked on the path of self-improvement.

The thunderstorm is considered a symbol of fire, with which you can control the elements of the weather. It was also used to protect temples and people's homes from the elements.

Thunderbolt is a symbol of Indra, the god who guards ancient wisdom, that is, the Vedas. It was depicted as a talisman on military armor and weapons, as well as above the entrances to various vaults so that anyone entering there with bad thoughts would be struck by thunder.

Colard is a symbol of transformation and renewal by fire. It was used by young people who entered into an alliance and wanted to get healthy offspring. The bride was given jewelry with Solard and Colard for her wedding.

Solard, Ognevik, Yarovik, Swastika

Solard is a symbol of the greatness of Mother Earth, receiving love, warmth and light from Yarila the Sun. Solard means prosperity of the ancestral land. This is a fire that gives prosperity to families that create for their descendants, for the glory of their ancestors and gods.

The fireman is a symbol of the god Rod. His image is on the platbands, as well as on the “towels” that are on the window shutters and the slopes of the roofs of the houses. It was applied as a talisman to ceilings. Even in Moscow, in St. Basil's Cathedral, you can see this symbol under one of the domes.

Yarovik was used as a talisman to avoid the death of livestock, as well as to preserve the harvest that was harvested. Therefore, it was very often depicted above the entrance to sheepfolds, cellars, barns, barns, cow sheds, stables, etc.

The swastika is a symbol of the cycle of the Universe. It symbolizes the heavenly law to which all things obey. Fire sign This was used by people as a talisman that protected order and law, on the inviolability of which life depended.

Suasti, Solon, Yarovrat, Soulful swastika

Suasti is a symbol of the cycle of life on earth, the movement and rotation of the earth. It also denotes the four cardinal directions and the northern rivers dividing Daaria into four “countries” or “regions.”

Solon is solar symbol antiquity, protecting a person from dark forces. As a rule, it was depicted on household items and clothing. Solon is very common in various kitchen utensils: pots, spoons, etc.

Yarovrat is a symbol of Yaro-god, who controls favorable weather conditions and spring flowering. In order to get a rich harvest, it was considered mandatory by the people to draw this symbol on various agricultural tools: scythes, sickles, plows, etc.

The soul swastika was used to concentrate healing powers. It could only be included in the ornament of clothing by priests who rose to high level moral and spiritual perfection.

Spiritual swastika, Caroler, Overcome grass, Fern flower

The following four types of swastikas of the Slavs are offered to your attention.

The Spiritual swastika, which symbolized unity and harmony: conscience, spirit, soul and body, as well as spiritual strength, received the greatest attention among sorcerers, sorcerers, and magicians. Magi used it to control the elements of nature.

Kolyadnik is a symbol of Kolyada, a god who makes changes for the better and renewal on earth. This is a sign of the victory of day over night, light over darkness. This is what this Slavic swastika means. Charms with her image were used by men. It was believed that they gave them strength in the battle with the enemy and creative work. This swastika of the Slavs, the photo of which is presented below, was very popular.

Overcome grass is a symbol that is the main amulet that protects against diseases. It was believed among the people that evil forces send illnesses to people, and the double sign of fire is able to cleanse the soul and body, burn away any disease and illness.

The fern flower is the swastika, a symbol of the Slavs, denoting spiritual purity and possessing enormous healing powers. It is popularly called Perunov color. It is believed that he can open treasures hidden in the ground and make wishes come true. This symbol actually enables a person to reveal his spiritual powers.

Solar Cross, Heavenly Cross, Svitovit, Svetoch

Another interesting swastika is the Solar Cross. This is a symbol of the prosperity of the family, the spiritual strength of Yarila. This swastika of the ancient Slavs was used mainly as a body amulet. Typically, this symbol endowed the greatest power with the priests of the forest, Kmeti and Gridny, who depicted it on religious accessories, weapons and clothing.

The heavenly cross is a sign of the strength of the unity of the clan, as well as heavenly power. It was used as a body amulet, which protected the wearer, granting him the help of heaven and ancestors.

Svitovit is a symbol of the connection between heavenly fire and earthly waters. From it pure new souls are born, preparing for incarnation in the obvious world, on earth. Therefore, this amulet was embroidered by pregnant women on sundresses and dresses so that they would have healthy offspring.

The torch is a symbol that personifies two great streams of fire and their unification: the divine and the earthly. This connection gives birth to a whirlwind of transformation, helping to reveal the essence of human existence through knowledge of the most ancient foundations.

Valkyrie, Svarga, Svarozhich, Iglia

Let us supplement the types of swastikas of the Slavs with the following.

Valkyrie is a talisman that protects honor, nobility, justice and wisdom.

This symbol was especially revered by warriors who defended their faith and native land. It was used to preserve the Vedas by the priests as a protective symbol.

Svarga is a sign of spiritual ascent, the heavenly path through multidimensional realities and terrains located on the Golden Path to the world of Pravi - the final point of the journey.

Svarozhich is a symbol of the power of Svarog, the god who preserves all the diversity of life forms in the Universe in their original form. This sign protects intelligent forms from spiritual and mental degradation, as well as from destruction.

Iglia means the fire of creation, from which all the Universes arose, as well as the Yarila-Sun system in which we live. This image in amulet use is considered a symbol of divine purity, which protects our world from darkness.

Rodimic, Rasic, Stribozic, Vedara

Rodimich is a symbol of the power of the parent, who preserves in its original form in the Universe the law of continuity of knowledge of ancestral wisdom, from ancestors to descendants, from old to young. This amulet reliably preserves the ancestral memory from generation to generation.

Rasic symbolizes the unity of the great Slavic race. The sign of England, inscribed in the Multidimensional Book, has four colors, and not one, according to the color of the iris of the eyes of four genera: among the Russen - fiery, among the Holy Russians - heavenly, among the X"Aryans - golden, among the Yes"Aryans - silver.

Stribozhich is a symbol of the guardian priest who conveys the ancient wisdom of childbirth. It preserves: the memory of gods and ancestors, the culture of relationships, and the traditions of communities.

Vedara is a symbol of the keeper of the faith of the first ancestors, who passes on the wisdom of the gods from generation to generation. This symbol helps to use and learn ancient knowledge for the benefit of faith and prosperity of the birth.

So, we looked at the main swastikas of the Slavs and their meaning. Of course it's not full list. In total, as we have already mentioned, there are 144. However, these are the main Slavic swastikas, and their meaning, as you can see, is quite interesting. It turns out that our ancestors had a huge spiritual culture, transmitted to us in these symbols.