The Slavic alphabet is a unique phenomenon among all known methods of alphabetic writing. It differs from other alphabets not only in its perfect embodiment of the principle of unambiguous graphic display: one sound - one letter. In this alphabet, and only in it, there is content. And now you will see for yourself.
To begin with, let us remember the phrase: “Every hunter wants to know where the pheasant sits.” It is known to everyone since childhood and makes it easy to remember the sequence of colors of the rainbow. This is the so-called acrophonic method of memorization.
Each word of the phrase begins with the same letter as the name of the color: everyone is red, the hunter is orange...
Before the language reform of 1918, each letter of the alphabet also had its own name. Each letter stood in its place.
The Russian alphabet is not only a set of letters corresponding to sounds, it is also a whole message to the Slavs, deciphered for the first time by our author.
Around the "Old Church Glory" has been raging since the formation of a bitter dispute between the Bulgarians, Macedonians, and also Serbs. The same claim in "Old Church Slavonic" is one of their dialects. As a result, Old Macedonian is described differently in all Slavic countries. In Bulgaria this medieval Macedonian language is called "Old Bulgarian", in the Republic of Macedonia it is called "Old Macedonian", and in all other Slavic countries "Old Church Slavonic" has become established.
From a linguistic point of view, "Old Church Slavic" is related to the South Macedonian dialect of Thessaloniki, spoken by the Macedonians around 800 AD. in this region. The language of the Proto-Bulgars belongs to the language family of Turkic languages and has nothing in common with Ancient Macedonian. History of ancient Church Slavonic.
Let us read the message of our ancestors to us living today.
Let's look at the first three letters of the alphabet - Az, Buki, Vedi.
Az - I.
Beeches - letters, writing.
Vedi - knew, perfect past tense from “vedeti” - to know, to know.
Combining the acrophonic names of the first three letters alphabet, we get the following phrase: Az buki vede - I know the letters.
The Great Moravian Duke Rastislav demanded from Byzantium spiritual support for the spread of the Christian faith in the Slavic-speaking world. Cyril had already translated most of the Gospels, as well as other Christian books, into his familiar Macedonian language of Thessaloniki, and recorded them in written form.
For this purpose, Kirill specially created a Glagolitic script. The missionaries and their disciples were expelled from Great Moravia in 885. The Cyrillic language, which was not yet widely used in Macedonia, spread throughout Macedonia and the entire Macedonian-speaking region into Thrace, which was largely part of the Bulgarian Empire. The Glagolitic alphabet became the standard text in the Bulgarian Empire and spread throughout Southern and Eastern Europe.
Please note: Az - I is the first letter in the alphabet (and not the last, as in modern alphabet). Because it is with me that my World, my Universe begins.
Az is the basis, the beginning. The basis for everything is knowledge of God and one’s ancestors. That is, your parents, your roots.
Verb Good - speak, do good. Remember, as in Pushkin: “To burn the hearts of people with a verb.” A verb is both a word and a deed at the same time. Verb - speak. Verb - I say. I say it means I do it. What should you do? Good.
During the spread of Glagolitic writing, two types of writing developed. The more angular Western Glagolitic, which has its main distribution area in modern-day Croatia, and the original round version of Glagolitic, developed by Cyril, which spread to southeastern Europe.
Century, shortly after the death of the brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Glagolitic alphabet was replaced by the new Macedonian alphabet, which was erroneously known as the Cyrillic alphabet. Slavic liturgy was originally the language of the Slavic liturgy, but became the official state language of the Bulgarian Empire due to the high proportion of Macedonians in the population. From Macedonian Ohrid, which was the capital of the Bulgarian Macedonian Empire for a century, Old Church Slavonic also found use in literature; sometimes at a high level.
Good Is Live - to do good means to live in work, and not to vegetate.
Zelo - diligently, with zeal.
Earth - planet Earth, its inhabitants, earthlings. Live Zelo Earth. Live well by the land and on the earth. For she is our nurse-mother. The earth gives life.
And How People Think - He is Our Peace. That is, what you people think is your world. Here's the law of reflection. What goes around comes around.
The age of the Old Slavic Slavs was characteristic of all Eastern Slavs of their time. Despite the Macedonian language being the oldest Slavic language, it is possible that the preachers of Cyril and Method could be easily understood by their brothers in the north, who spoke northern dialects. Macedonian, as the original language of the Slavs, developed various regional dialects over time. However, they were similar to each other.
Only during development various options Old Church Slavonic language, the so-called "Slavic Slavic" developed under the collective concept used today. Now, different versions of "Church Slavonic" have made significant contributions to the development of modern Slavic languages.
Rtsy The Word is Firm. Speak the word firmly. Your word must be firm. Said - done.
Oak Firth Her. Uk is the basis of knowledge. Compare: science, teach, skill, custom.
Fert - fertilizes.
Her - divine, given from above. Compare: German Herr - lord, God, Greek - hiero - divine. English - hero - hero, as well as the Russian name of God - Horse. Knowledge is the fruit of God, the gift of God.
"Church Slavic" includes Bulgarian-Slavic, Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Czech-Slavic. The term "Neukirchen Slavic" was established in the century and has the status of Latin in Roman Catholic Christianity in the Slavic Orthodox world. A year later, on behalf of the king, Arn returned the exiled Pope to Rome, where on Christmas Day Christ Charles experienced the coronation of Charles. He established the Drava as the border between the provinces of Aquileia and Salzburg, thereby claiming much of the Carinthian mission area for the Salzburg Church.
Arn continued and successfully completed the construction of his predecessors Rupert von Worms and Virgil, especially due to his close connection with Charlemagne. Salzburg became an archbishopric and metropolitan seat at a time when the wild Avars cavalry still roamed Vienna. Today he is the oldest archbishop in the German-speaking world.
Tsy - sharpen, penetrate, delve into, dare.
Tsy is a vital energy, a higher structure. Hence the meaning of the word “fathers” - from “Tsy” - coming from God.
The worm is the one who sharpens, penetrates.
Shta - which means “to.”
Ъ, ь (еръ, ерь) are variants of one letter; it meant an indefinite short vowel, close to “e”.
The word “ur” meant existing, eternal, hidden. Space-time, inaccessible to the human mind, a light, the Sun. “Ъръ” is, in all likelihood, one of the most ancient words of modern civilization. Compare the Egyptian Ra - Sun, God.
With the defeat of the Avars by Charles the Great in numerous campaigns, Salzburg received a new mission zone in Pannonia around Lake Balaton. Only after the complete collapse of Aryan power did missionaries from Salzburg manage to work successfully under the Slavs in Pannonia. Over the course of several decades, more than 20 missionary churches were built and run by Salzburg priests. Builders, craftsmen and artists brought art and culture to Salzburg's princely seat of Mosapurka. The ruler of the Eastern Franconian Empire, King Ludwig Hermann, rewarded the loyalty of the archbishops of Salzburg and their successful work in Carinthia and Pannonia with the donation of 24 royal houses.
The word time itself contains the same root, since the initial “v” developed precisely from the aspiration with which “ъ” must be pronounced at the beginning of a word. Many native Russian words contain the same root, for example: morning - from the Sun (root “ut” - from there, there), evening - age Rъ - age of Ra, the expiring time of the Sun.
In the sense of “space, Universe,” the Russian “frame” comes from the same root.
This is followed by the rich “foreign” possessions of the archbishoprics of Carinthia, Styria and Lower Austria, which remained before secularization near Salzburg. The encounter with the Byzantine missionaries Constantine and Method, an event of historical dimensions, led to a longer interruption of missionary work. The fruits of a decade and a half of successful work were destroyed. The Salzburg archbishops, like almost all German ecclesiastical princes, served the emperor and the empire. They were rewarded with rich estates that were important building blocks of the later country.
The word “paradise” means: many Suns, i.e. abode of the god Ra. The self-name of the gypsies is “Rum, Roma” - free, free, God is in me, I am the Universe. Hence the Indian Rama. In the sense of “light, luminary, source of light”: the cry “Hurray!” means "To the Sun!" Bright means like sunlight, rainbow, etc.
Yus small - light, Old Russian jar. In modern Russian, the root “yas” is preserved, for example, in the word “clear”.
However, agreement with the ruler was soon restored. During the Byzantine era, it had to fight as the capital of Illyria to defend Hellenism and Christianity from the incessant barbarians, Goths, Huns, Arabs and Slavs. Therefore, the Thessalonians left no opportunity to express their gratitude to the sacred Savior, as well as to the inscription found in his church.
The invasions began and a new era of prosperity began for Thessaloniki. Dimitrios had protected the city from barbarian violence, but now he supported it in his work to civilize the barbarians in word and spirit. This work was not unknown in the Christian tradition of the city, since it had been the center of the spread of the Gospel in the Greek sphere since the time of the Apostles, so the Apostle Paul wrote words of praise to the Thessalonians: So you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia, but the word of the Lord is not only came to you from Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has become known everywhere, so we don’t need to say anything more about it.
Yat (yati) - to comprehend, to have. Compare: withdraw, take, etc.
Tsy, cherve, shta ЪRA yus yati! Which means: dare, sharpen, worm, in order to comprehend the light of God!
The combination of the above phrases constitutes an elementary message:
Az beeches vede.
The verb is good.
Live well, earth,
And what about people?
Think about our peace.
Rtsy's word is firm.
Uk fert dick.
Tsy, worm, shta ra yus yati!
These words must be confirmed during the years of the great missionaries Cyril and Methodius. The learned priest Johannes Kameniatis describes the city and its surroundings in vivid colors at the beginning of the century. Rich plains, he writes, lie on both sides of Mount Chortiatis. The landscape in the north consists largely of two fish-rich lakes, with the rest of the land being cultivated or cultivated. The strait, stretching south of the mountain and east of the city, is characterized by indescribable beauty: fields, vineyards, gardens, dense forests and rich flowing water.
In modern translation it sounds like this:
I know the letters.
Writing is an asset.
Work hard, earthlings!
As befits reasonable people.
Comprehend the universe.
Carry your word with conviction!
Knowledge is a gift from God.
Go ahead, delve into it...
To comprehend the Light of Being!
Until recently, it was believed that the ABC was simply the letters of a language arranged in a certain order. That is, just icons. That's all! Perhaps that is why it was so easy and simple to remove letters from the Russian ABC. Why do we need so many? The English make do with 26 letters, and that’s enough for them. Why do we need 33? And even more so 49, as it was originally.
Numerous monasteries on the slopes of the mountain and in the plain attract passers-by and visitors with their beauty. Another fertile plain extends to the west of the city. Thessaloniki was then a large, very populated city. It was surrounded by strong walls and bulwarks. Large crowds flooded the market and the wide avenue that divided the city into two halves. Its economic prosperity made it a center that attracted the interests of both merchants and buccaneers from afar.
Magnificent churches and imposing public buildings decorated the squares and served the people to satisfy their religious and social needs. At that time the seat of the city's archbishop was two distinguished and honorable men from foreign provinces: Joseph, the hymn-writer, and Leon, the mathematician, later rector of the University of Constantinople.
Scientists who seek to cut down the ABC do not understand much (or understand, but deliberately do evil).
Even in ancient times, our ancestors considered the ABC as a code for creation. Many peoples deified the ABCs. The word has always been perceived as the beginning of creation, and the letter was a unit, an atom of creation. Each letter had its own meaning, its own image, its own meaning.
But the city's glorious glory was woven by its two sons: Cyril and Methodius. The parents of the two brothers were of noble birth. Her father Leon served as a senior officer in Thessaloniki and was later appointed general. Thus, he united the political and military power of Macedonia in his hands. They had seven children, the last of whom was Konstantinos, born in 827. Methods could have been born 820.
The pious atmosphere in Leon's house gave the two brothers their first impulse to spiritual pursuits. They often directed their steps to the famous churches of the city, to Panagia Acheiropoetou, to Hagia Sophia, and often to the church of the patron saint of the late Demetrius, in whose name they were annually placed in procession in the great avenue.
Recently, a group of Russian scientists (G.S. Grinevich, L.I. Sotnikova, A.D. Pleshanov and others) have proven that our ABC contains knowledge about the laws of the universe in encrypted form.
What is a letter? A letter is a unit, an atom of meaning. Letters have a certain shape and graphics. Each letter has its own number, its own number. Pythagoras also argued that letters and numbers have the same vibrations.
At other times, they left the city walls to visit the numerous monasteries scattered throughout the country. Their participation in spiritual life influenced them and improved their character. Her father died when Methodius finished his studies. He graduated from the high government and was appointed by the Empress Theodora as an administrator in the slaves, that is, in the province of the Hellenic Empire, where the Slavic peoples predominated, who peacefully entered the country and inhabited the previously inhabited territories. There he more systematically studied the Slavic language, of which he already knew some basic principles, because his family's ministry was of Slavic origin.
With the discovery of torsion fields, another component of the letter became known. Since each letter has its own shape, and the shape creates a torsion field, the letter contains certain information from the field of Consciousness.
That is, by cutting down the ABC, we disconnect from one or another area of the general information field of the Universe, from the general field of Consciousness. And this leads to human degradation.
He then left this office within a few years to retire to Olympus in Bithynia. This mountain was at that time what was later called Mount Athos. He lived in one of the monasteries and devoted himself to zealous asceticism, prayer and theological studies. Konstantinos, who was named Kyrillos only in last days throughout his life, early on he showed an extraordinary ability to learn. At the age of 14, when his father died, he knew the writings of Gregorios theologian by heart. He later continued his studies at the University of Constantinople, which had just been restored and was headed by Leon, a mathematician, eminent scientist and former Archbishop of Thessaloniki.
Each letter of the Russian alphabet is a symbol of something.
For example, the letter “Zh” is a symbol of life. It means the union of masculine and feminine principles. And it had a corresponding name - “Live.”
That is, our ancestors had certain images behind each letter. And through images they created. After all, we already know that in order to create something, it is necessary to form an image.
Konstantinos enjoyed hospitality in the capital, and his guardian, a relative, was the Prime Minister Theotistos. Under Leon and Photius he studied geometry, astronomy, music, rhetoric, philology, dialectics and philosophy. He showed special ability in learning the language. He was a multilingual phenomenon not only for his own time, when teaching methods foreign languages were still unknown, but for all eras; because in addition to Greek he knew Slavic, Syriac, Hebrew, Samaritan, Arabic, Turkish, Latin and possibly other languages.
What is the current ABC? What are the images behind the letters now?
A - watermelon.
B - drum.
B - crow.
The alphabet ceased to be alive, and the language became without images, i.e. ugly.
Why did Turgenev write about the great and mighty Russian Language?
Yes, because even at that time he was like that, until on December 23, 1917, the Russian ABC was given another “circumcision.”
And there were several such “reforms”. The first reform of the Russian ABC was made by Cyril and Methodius in the 10th-11th centuries. Then in 1709 during the time of Peter the Great, then in 1735.
There's another one interesting point. Until 1700, each letter in the ABC had its own numerical value. For example: A - 1, D - 4, C - 200, etc. Arabic numerals were introduced by Peter the Great. Before this, all numbers were designated by letters with a special icon on top - “titlo”.
The connection between letters and numbers is not accidental. Scientists are trying to figure it out. This is another facet of the ABC that our ancestors knew. It turns out that the ABC is a system of numerical codes. And by uttering words, we communicate with the Cosmos, with the Universe. And the Universe responds to our vibrations. Language is given to man not only for communication with each other, but also for communication with the Cosmos.
It has long been proven that everything living and even inanimate in this world reacts to sounds. Sounds can improve or inhibit plant growth and influence the growth of microorganisms. With the help of sound you can change a person's consciousness.
Our ancestors used the ABC, given by God, and therefore could create objects with the help of words and sound. They accurately conveyed the vibrations of this object with their voices. The Indian Vedas say that in ancient times there was a special language “Devagari” - the Language of the Gods. Remember the famous oriental tale about Ali Baba and the 40 thieves. In it, a magical cave was opened by a special spell. With the reforms of language, we have lost great power, the ability to directly influence Nature.
There is also a physical explanation for the influence of sounds on a person and the surrounding space. Sound is high frequency vibrations. In the brain, these vibrations are converted into electromagnetic vibrations. In addition, the sound wave causes space curvature, thereby generating torsion fields.
All sounds are divided into noises and tones. Sounds with periodic vibrations are tones, and those with non-periodic vibrations are noises. In speech, only vowel sounds are tones, all consonants are mixed with noise.
If you look at the spectrogram, you can see that vowel sounds have greater amplitude and energy.
It turns out that the more vowels there are in the ABC, the greater the energy of the language, and therefore the energy of the people.
For comparison: in the Old Russian language there were 19 vowels. And now it’s 10. The energy of the language and people has almost halved. Who needed it? And they are trying to remove another vowel letter from the ABC - the letter E. It is simply omitted when writing. As if this is how it should be.
Article dedicated to the mystery Slavic alphabet invites you to plunge into the world of our ancestors and get acquainted with the message embedded in the alphabet. Your attitude towards the ancient message may be ambiguous, but we can confidently say that after reading the article you will look at the alphabet with different eyes.
The Old Church Slavonic alphabet got its name from the combination of two letters “az” and “buki”, which designated the first letters of the alphabet A and B. The most interesting fact is that the ancient Slavic alphabet was graffiti, i.e. messages scrawled on the walls. The first Old Slavonic letters appeared on the walls of churches in Pereslavl around the 9th century. And by the 11th century, ancient graffiti appeared in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. It was on these walls that the letters of the alphabet were indicated in several styles, and below was the interpretation of the letter-word.
In 1574, a most important event occurred that contributed to a new round of development of Slavic writing. The first printed “ABC” appeared in Lvov, which was seen by Ivan Fedorov, the man who printed it.
ABC structure
If you look back, you will see that Cyril and Methodius created not just an alphabet, they opened a new path for the Slavic people, leading to the perfection of man on earth and the triumph of a new faith. If you look at historical events, the difference between which is only 125 years, you will understand that in fact the path to establishing Christianity on our land is directly related to the creation of the Slavic alphabet. After all, literally in one century, the Slavic people eradicated archaic cults and adopted a new faith. The connection between the creation of the Cyrillic alphabet and the adoption of Christianity today does not raise any doubts. The Cyrillic alphabet was created in 863, and already in 988, Prince Vladimir officially announced the introduction of Christianity and the overthrow of primitive cults.
Studying the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, many scientists come to the conclusion that in fact the first “ABC” is a secret writing that has a deep religious and philosophical meaning, and most importantly, that it is constructed in such a way that it represents a complex logical-mathematical organism. In addition, by comparing many finds, the researchers came to the conclusion that the first Slavic alphabet was created as a complete invention, and not as a creation that was created in parts by adding new letter forms. It is also interesting that most of the letters of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet are number letters. Moreover, if you look at the entire alphabet, you will see that it can be conditionally divided into two parts, which are fundamentally different from each other. In this case, we will conditionally call the first half of the alphabet the “higher” part, and the second “lower”. The highest part includes the letters from A to F, i.e. from “az” to “fert” and is a list of letter-words that carry a meaning understandable to a Slav. The lower part of the alphabet begins with the letter “sha” and ends with “izhitsa”. The letters of the lower part of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet do not have a numerical value, unlike the letters of the higher part, and carry a negative connotation.
In order to understand the secret writing of the Slavic alphabet, it is necessary not just to skim through it, but to read carefully into each letter-word. After all, each letter-word contains a semantic core that Konstantin put into it.
Literal truth, the highest part of the alphabet
Az- This initial Slavic alphabet, which denotes the pronoun I. However, its root meaning is the word “initially”, “begin” or “beginning”, although in everyday life the Slavs most often used Az in the context of a pronoun. Nevertheless, in some Old Church Slavonic letters one can find Az, which meant “alone,” for example, “I’ll go to Vladimir.” Or “starting from scratch” meant “starting from the beginning.” Thus, the Slavs denoted with the beginning of the alphabet the entire philosophical meaning of existence, where without beginning there is no end, without darkness there is no light, and without good there is no evil. At the same time, the main emphasis in this is placed on the duality of the structure of the world. Actually, the alphabet itself is built on the principle of duality, where it is conventionally divided into two parts: higher and lower, positive and negative, the part located at the beginning and the part that is at the end. In addition, do not forget that Az has a numerical value, which is expressed by the number 1. Among the ancient Slavs, the number 1 was the beginning of everything beautiful. Today, studying Slavic numerology, we can say that the Slavs, like other peoples, divided all numbers into even and odd. Moreover, odd numbers were the embodiment of everything positive, good and bright. Even numbers, in turn, represented darkness and evil. Moreover, the unit was considered the beginning of all beginnings and was highly revered by the Slavic tribes. From the point of view of erotic numerology, it is believed that 1 represents the phallic symbol from which procreation begins. This number has several synonyms: 1 is one, 1 is one, 1 is times.
Buki (Buki)- the second letter-word in the alphabet. It has no digital meaning, but has no less deep philosophical significance than Az. Beeches- means “to be”, “will be” was most often used when using phrases in the future form. For example, “boudi” means “let it be,” and “boudous,” as you probably already guessed, means “future, upcoming.” In this word, our ancestors expressed the future as an inevitability, which could be either good and rosy or gloomy and terrible. It is still not known for certain why Bukam Constantine did not give a numerical value, but many scholars suggest that this is due to the duality of this letter. Indeed, by and large, it denotes the future, which every person imagines for himself in a rosy light, but on the other hand, this word also denotes the inevitability of punishment for committed low deeds.
Lead- an interesting letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, which has a numerical value of 2. This letter has several meanings: to know, to know and to own. When Konstantin invested in Lead this meaning, it implied intimate knowledge, knowledge as the highest divine gift. If you fold Az, Beeches And Lead into one phrase, you get a phrase that means “I will know!” Thus, Constantine showed that a person who discovered the alphabet he created would subsequently possess some kind of knowledge. The numerical load of this letter is no less important. After all, 2 - deuce, two, pair were not just numbers among the Slavs, they took an active part in magical rituals and in general were symbols of the duality of everything earthly and heavenly. The number 2 among the Slavs meant the unity of heaven and earth, the duality of human nature, good and evil, etc. In a word, the deuce was a symbol of the confrontation between two sides, heavenly and earthly balance. Moreover, it is worth noting that the Slavs considered two to be a devilish number and attributed a lot of negative properties to it, believing that it was the two that opened the numerical series of negative numbers that bring death to a person. That is why the birth of twins in Old Slavic families was considered a bad sign, which brought illness and misfortune to the family. In addition, the Slavs considered it a bad sign for two people to rock a cradle, for two people to dry themselves with the same towel, and generally to perform any action together. Despite such a negative attitude towards the number 2, the Slavs recognized its magical power. For example, many exorcism rituals were performed using two identical items or with the participation of twins.
Verb- a letter whose meaning is the performance of some action or the pronunciation of speech. Synonyms of letters and words Verb are: verb, speak, conversation, speech, and in some contexts the word verb was used in the meaning of “write.” For example, the phrase “May the verb give us the word, the thought, and the action” means that “rational speech gives us words, thoughts, and actions.” Verb was always used only in a positive context, and its numerical value was the number 3 - three. Three or triad, as our ancestors often called it, was considered a divine number.
Firstly, the troika is a symbol of spirituality and the unity of the soul with the Holy Trinity.
Secondly, the three/triad was an expression of the unity of heaven, earth and the underworld.
Thirdly, the triad symbolizes the completion of a logical sequence: beginning - middle - end.
Finally, the triad symbolizes the past, present and future.
If you look at the majority Slavic rituals and magical actions, you will see that they all ended with a threefold repetition of some ritual. The simplest example is triple baptism after prayer.
Good- the fifth letter in the Slavic alphabet, which is a symbol of purity and goodness. The true meaning of this word is “good, virtue.” At the same time, in a letter Good Konstantin invested not only purely human traits character, but also a virtue that all people who love the Heavenly Father must adhere to. Under Good Scientists, first of all, see virtue from the point of view of a person’s maintenance of religious canons, which symbolize the Commandments of the Lord. For example, the Old Church Slavonic phrase: “Be diligent in virtue and in living truly” carries the meaning that a person should real life maintain virtue.
Numerical value of the letter Good denoted by the number 4, i.e. four. What did the Slavs put into this number? First of all, the four symbolized the four elements: fire, water, earth and air, the four ends of the holy cross, the four cardinal directions and the four corners of the room. Thus, the four was a symbol of stability and even inviolability. Despite the fact that this is an even number, the Slavs did not treat it negatively, because it was it, together with the three, that gave the divine number 7.
One of the most multifaceted words of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet is Eat. This word is denoted by words such as “is”, “sufficiency”, “presence”, “essence”, “being”, “nature”, “nature” and other synonyms that express the meaning of these words. Surely, having heard this letter-word, many of us will immediately remember the phrase from the movie “Ivan Vasilyevich is changing his profession,” which has already become popular: “I am the king!” On this clear example It is easy to understand that the person who said this phrase positions himself as a king, that is, the king is his real essence. Number letter puzzle Eat hiding in the top five. Five is one of the most controversial numbers in Slavic numerology. After all, it is both positive and negative number, as, probably, a number that consists of the “divine” triad and the “satanic” two.
If we talk about positive aspects five, which is the numerical value of the letter Eat, then, first of all, it should be noted that this number carries great religious potential: in the Holy Scriptures, five is a symbol of grace and mercy. The oil for sacred anointing consisted of 5 parts, which included 5 ingredients, and when performing the “smudging” ritual, 5 different ingredients are also used, such as: incense, stakt, onykh, lebanon and halvan.
Other philosophical thinkers argue that the five is an identification with the five human senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. There are also negative qualities in the top five, which were found by some researchers of Old Church Slavonic culture. In their opinion, among the ancient Slavs, the number five was a symbol of risk and war. A clear indication of this is the conduct of battles by the Slavs mainly on Fridays. Friday among the Slavs was a symbol of the number five. However, there are some contradictions here, as other numerology researchers believe that the Slavs preferred to conduct battles and battles on Fridays solely because they considered five a lucky number and thanks to this they hoped to win the battle.
live- letter-word, which is designated today as a letter AND. The meaning of this letter is quite simple and clear and is expressed by words such as “alive”, “life” and “living”. In this letter, the wise Constantine put a word that everyone understood, which denoted the existence of all life on the planet, as well as the creation of new life. In many of his works, Constantine showed that life is a great gift that a person possesses, and this gift should be aimed at doing good deeds. If you combine the meaning of the letter live with the meaning of the previous letters, then you will get the phrase conveyed by Constantine to his descendants: “I will know and say that goodness is inherent in all living things...” The letter Livete is not endowed with a numerical characteristic, and this remains another mystery that the great scientist left behind, philosopher, speaker and linguist Konstantin.
Zelo- a letter that is a combination of two sounds [d] and [z]. The main meaning of this letter for the Slavs was the words “strong” and “strong”. The letter itself is a word Zelo was used in Old Slavonic writings as “zelo”, which meant strongly, firmly, very, very, and it could also often be found in a sentence as “green”, i.e. strong, strong or abundant. If we consider this letter in the context of the word “very,” then we can cite as an example the lines of the great Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, who wrote: “Now I must deeply apologize to you for the long silence.” In this expression, “apologize very much” can easily be rephrased into the phrase “apologize very much.” Although the expression “to change a lot” would also be appropriate here.
- the sixth paragraph of the Lord's Prayer speaks of sin;
- the sixth commandment speaks about the most terrible sin of man - murder;
- the line of Cain ended with the sixth generation;
- the notorious mythical snake had 6 names;
- The devil's number is presented in all sources as three sixes "666".
The list of unpleasant associations associated with the number 6 among the Slavs goes on. However, we can conclude that in some Old Slavonic sources, philosophers also noticed the mystical appeal of the six. So the love that arises between a man and a woman was also associated with the six, which is a combination of two triads.
Earth- the ninth letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, the meaning of which is represented as “land” or “country”. Sometimes in sentences the letter is a word Earth was used in such meanings as “region”, “country”, “people”, “land”, or this word meant the human body. Why did Konstantin name the letter this way? It's very simple! After all, we all live on earth, in our own country, and belong to some nationality. Therefore the word is a letter Earth represents a concept behind which the community of the people is hidden. Moreover, everything starts small and ends with something big and immense. That is, Constantine in this letter embodied the following phenomenon: each person is part of a family, each family belongs to a community, and each community together represents a people who live in a certain territory called their native land. And these patches of land, which we call our native land, are united into a huge country where there is one God. However, in addition to the deeply philosophical meaning in the letter Earth a number is hidden that is directly related to the life of Constantine himself. This number 7 is seven, seven, week. What can modern youth know about the number 7? The only thing is that seven brings good luck. However, for the ancient Slavs and in particular for Constantine, seven was a very significant number.
Firstly, Konstantin was the seventh child in the family.
Secondly, it was at the age of seven that Konstantin dreamed of the Beautiful Sofia. If we delve a little deeper into history, I would like to talk about this dream. Sophia the Wise in the beliefs of the Byzantines was a deity like Athena among the ancient Greeks. Sophia was considered a symbol of Divine Wisdom and was revered as the supreme deity. And then one day seven-year-old Konstantin had a dream in which the Lord turned to him and said: “Choose any girl to be your wife.” At the same time, Konstantin looked at all the girls in the city and saw Sofia, who in his dream appeared as a beautiful pink-cheeked girl. He approached her, took her by the hand and led her to the Lord. Having told his father this dream in the morning, he heard in response the following words: “Keep, son, the law of your father and do not reject punishment from the hand of your mother, then you will speak wise words...” This parting word was given to Constantine by his father, as young man who takes the righteous path. However, Constantine understood that in life there is not only a righteous or correct path, but also a path that awaits those who do not honor the Divine commandments.
The number seven for the Slavs and Constantine in particular meant the number of spiritual perfection, upon which God’s seal lay. Moreover, we can see the seven almost everywhere in everyday life: a week consists of seven days, a musical alphabet of seven notes, etc. Religious books and scriptures also cannot do without mentioning the number seven.
Izhe- a letter whose meaning can be expressed by the words “if”, “if” and “when”. The meaning of these words has not changed to this day, it’s just that in everyday life modern Slavs use synonyms Izhe: if and when. Konstantin was more fascinated not by the verbal decoding of this letter-word, but by the numerical one. After all Izhe The number 10 corresponds to ten, ten, decade, as we call this number today. Among the Slavs, the number ten is considered the third number, which denotes divine perfection and orderly completeness. If you look at history and various sources, you will see that the ten has a deep religious and philosophical meaning:
- The 10 commandments are God's completed code, which reveals to us the basic rules of virtue;
- 10 generations represent the complete cycle of a family or nation;
- in the prayer “Our Father!” contains 10 moments that represent a completed cycle of acceptance of God, reverence for the Almighty, a plea for deliverance, and the logical final moment is the recognition of His eternity.
And this is only an incomplete cycle of references to the number 10 in various sources.
Kako- a letter-word of the Slavic alphabet that means “like” or “like.” A simple example of the use of this word “like him” today is simply “like him.” In this word, Constantine tried to express the similarity of man with God. After all, God created man in his own image and likeness. The numerical characteristic of this letter corresponds to twenty.
People- a letter of the Slavic alphabet, which speaks for itself about the meaning that is inherent in it. The true meaning of the letter People used to refer to people of any class, gender and gender. From this letter came such expressions as the human race, to live like humans. But perhaps the most famous phrase that we still use today is “to go out into the people,” which meant going out into the square for meetings and celebrations. Thus, our ancestors worked for a whole week, and on Sunday, which was the only day off, they dressed up and went out to the square to “look at others and show themselves off.” Letter-word People The number 30 corresponds to thirty.
Myslete- a very important letter-word, the true meaning of which means “to think”, “thinking”, “to think”, “to reflect” or, as our ancestors said, “to think with the mind”. For the Slavs, the word “think” did not just mean sitting and thinking about eternity, this word included spiritual communication with God. Myslete is the letter that corresponds to the number 40 - forty. In Slavic thinking, the number 40 had a special meaning, because when the Slavs said “very many” they meant 40. Apparently, in ancient times this was the highest number. For example, remember the phrase “forty forty.” She says that the Slavs represented the number 40, as we do today, for example, the number 100 is one hundred. If we turn to the Sacred Writings, then it is worth noting that the Slavs considered 40 to be another divine number, which designates a certain period of time that the human soul goes through from the moment of temptation to the moment of punishment. Hence the tradition of commemorating the deceased on the 40th day after death.
Letter-word Our also speaks for itself. Konstantin the Philosopher put into it two meanings: “our” and “brother”. That is, this word expresses kinship or closeness in spirit. Synonyms for the true meaning of the letter were words such as “our own”, “native”, “close” and “belonging to our family”. Thus, the ancient Slavs divided all people into two castes: “us” and “strangers”. Letter-word Our has its own numerical value, which, as you probably already guessed, is 50 - fifty.
The next word in the alphabet is represented by a modern letter ABOUT, which in the Old Church Slavonic alphabet is designated by the word He. The true meaning of this letter is "face". Besides that He denoted a personal pronoun, it was used to designate a person, personality or person. The number that corresponds to this word is 70 - seventy.
Peace- the letter of the spirituality of the Slavic people. True meaning Peace is about peace and quiet. Constantine the Philosopher invested special peace of mind or spiritual harmony in this letter. In various works, he often focused people’s attention on the fact that only by having grace in the soul can one find peace of mind. Agree, he's right! A person who does good deeds, has pure thoughts and honors the commandments lives in harmony with himself. He doesn't need to pretend to anyone because he is at peace with himself. Number corresponding to letter Peace equals 80 - eighty.
Rtsy- is an ancient Slavic letter that we know today as the letter R. Of course, if you ask a simple modern person whether he knows what this word means, you are unlikely to hear an answer. However, the letter-word Rtsy was well known to those who held in their hands or saw the first Slavic alphabet on the walls of churches. True meaning Rtsy lies in words such as “you will utter”, “you will say”, “you will express” and other words that are close in meaning. For example, the expression “talks of wisdom” means “speak wise words.” This word was often used in ancient writings, but today its meaning has lost its significance for modern people. The numerical value of Rtsy is 100 - one hundred.
Word- a letter about which we can say that it gives the name to all our speech. Since man invented the word, surrounding objects have received their own names, and people have ceased to be a faceless mass and have received names. In the Slavic alphabet Word has many synonyms: legend, speech, sermon. All these synonyms were often used when composing both official letters and writing scholarly treatises. IN colloquial speech this letter is also widely used. Numerical analogue of a letter Word is 200 - two hundred.
The next letter of the alphabet is known to us today as the letter T, however, the ancient Slavs knew it as a letter-word Firmly. As you understand, the true meaning of this letter speaks for itself, and it means “solid” or “true.” It is from this letter that the well-known expression “I stand firm on my word” comes from. This means that a person clearly understands what he is saying and asserts the correctness of his thoughts and words. Such firmness is the lot of either very wise people or complete fools. However, the letter Firmly indicated that the person who says something or does something feels right. If we talk about the numerical self-affirmation of the letter Firmly, then it is worth saying that it corresponds to the number 300 - three hundred.
Oak- another letter in the alphabet, which today has been transformed into the letter U. It is, of course, difficult for an ignorant person to understand what this word means, but the Slavs knew it as “law.” Oak often used in the meaning of “decree”, “to fasten”, “lawyer”, “to indicate”, “to fasten”, etc. Most often, this letter was used to denote government decrees, laws adopted by officials and was rarely used in a spiritual context.
Completes the galaxy of “higher” letters of the alphabet Firth. This unusual letter-word means nothing more than glory, pinnacle, top. But this concept is not addressed to human glory, which denotes the fame of a person, but gives glory to eternity. note that Firth is the logical ending of the “higher” part of the alphabet and represents a conditional end. But this end gives us food for thought that there is still eternity that we must glorify. Numerical value Ferta is 500 - five hundred.
Having examined the highest part of the alphabet, we can state the fact that it is Constantine’s secret message to his descendants. “Where is this visible?” - you ask. Now try to read all the letters, knowing their true meaning. If you take several subsequent letters, then edifying phrases are formed:
- Vedi + Verb means “know the teaching”;
- Rtsy + Word + Firmly can be understood as the phrase “speak the true word”;
- Firmly + Oak can be interpreted as “strengthen the law.”
If you look closely at other letters, you can also find the secret writing that Constantine the Philosopher left behind.
Have you ever wondered why the letters in the alphabet are in this particular order and not in any other? The order of the “highest” part of the Cyrillic letters can be considered from two positions.
Firstly, the fact that each letter-word forms a meaningful phrase with the next one may mean a non-random pattern that was invented to quickly memorize the alphabet.
Secondly, the Old Church Slavonic alphabet can be considered from the point of view of numbering. That is, each letter also represents a number. Moreover, all letter-numbers are arranged in ascending order. So, the letter A - “az” corresponds to one, B - 2, G - 3, D - 4, E - 5, and so on up to ten. Tens begin with the letter K, which are listed here similarly to units: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, 80 and 100.
In addition, many scientists have noticed that the outlines of the letters of the “higher” part of the alphabet are graphically simple, beautiful and convenient. They were perfect for cursive writing, and a person did not experience any difficulties in depicting these letters. And many philosophers see in the numerical arrangement of the alphabet the principle of the triad and spiritual harmony that a person achieves, striving for good, light and truth.
Literal truth, the “lowest” part of the alphabet
As an educated person who strives for truth, Constantine could not lose sight of the fact that good cannot exist without evil. Therefore, the “lowest” part of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet is the embodiment of everything base and evil that is in man. So, let's get acquainted with the letters of the “lower” part of the alphabet, which do not have a numerical value. By the way, pay attention, there are not many of them, not only 13!
The “lowest” part of the alphabet begins with the letter Sha. The true meaning of this letter can be expressed in words such as “trash”, “nonentity” or “liar”. Often in sentences they were used to indicate the entire baseness of a person who was called shabala, which means a liar and idle talker. Another word derived from the letter Sha, “shabendat”, which means fussing over trifles. And especially vile people were called the word “shaveren”, that is, trash or insignificant person.
Very similar to Sha the letter is the next letter Now. What associations do you have when you hear this letter? But our ancestors used this letter when they talked about vanity or mercy, but it is a root synonym for the letter Now You can only find one word: “mercilessly.” For example, a simple Old Church Slavonic phrase “betray without mercy.” Its modern meaning can be expressed in the phrase “mercilessly betrayed.”
Er. In ancient times, Erami were called thieves, swindlers and rogues. Today we know this letter as Ъ. Er is not endowed with any numerical value, like the other twelve letters of the lower part of the alphabet.
eras- this is a letter that has survived to this day and appears in our alphabet, like Y. As you understand, it also has an unpleasant meaning and means a drunkard, because in ancient times revelers and drunkards who hung around idle were called erigs. In fact, there were people who did not work, but only walked and drank intoxicating drinks. They were in great disfavour among the entire community and were often persecuted with stones.
Er represents b in the modern alphabet, but the meaning of this letter is unknown to many contemporaries. Er had several meanings: “heresy”, “heretic”, “enemy”, “sorcerer” and “renegade”. If this letter meant “renegade,” then the person was called “erik.” In other definitions, a person was called a “heretic.”
This word was perhaps the most terrible of all Slavic insults. After all, we all know very well from history what happened to heretics...
Yat- this is the letter to which the synonym “accept” is most suitable. In Old Church Slavonic texts it was most often used as “imat” and “yatny”. Amazing words, especially for modern people. Although I think that some of the slang words used by our teenagers would not have been understood by the ancient Slavs. “Have” was used in the context of catching or taking. “Yatny” was used in Old Slavonic texts when they talked about something accessible or an easily achievable goal.
Yu[y] is the letter of grief and sadness. Its root meaning is a bitter lot and an unhappy fate. The Slavs called vale a bad fate. From the same letter comes the word holy fool, which means an ugly and insane person. Fools in Constantine's alphabet were designated exclusively from a negative point of view, but we should not forget who the holy fools were originally. After all, if you look at history, you will see that wandering monks and companions of Jesus who imitated the Son of God, accepting ridicule and mockery, were called holy fools.
[AND I- a letter that has no name, but it contains a deep and terrifying meaning. The true meaning of this letter is several concepts such as "exile", "outcast" or "torment". Both exile and outcast are synonyms for one concept that has deep ancient Russian roots. Behind this word was an unhappy person who had fallen out of the social environment and did not fit into the existing society. It is interesting that in the ancient Russian state there was such a thing as a “rogue prince.” Rogue princes are people who lost their inheritance due to the premature death of relatives who did not have time to transfer their possessions to them.
[I]E- another letter of the “lower” part of the alphabet, which does not have a name. The ancient Slavs had completely unpleasant associations with this letter, because it meant “torment” and “suffering”. Often this letter was used in the context of eternal torment experienced by sinners who do not recognize the laws of God and do not keep the 10 commandments.
Two more interesting letters of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet Yus small And Yus big. They are very similar in form and meaning. Let's look at what their differences are.
Yus small resembles in shape tied hands. The most interesting thing is that the root meaning of this letter is “bonds”, “fetters”, “chains”, “knots” and words with similar meanings. Often Yus small was used in texts as a symbol of punishment and was denoted by the following words: bonds and knots.
Yus big was a symbol of a dungeon or prison, as a more severe punishment for atrocities committed by a person. It is interesting that the shape of this letter was similar to a dungeon. Most often in ancient Slavic texts you can find this letter in the form of the word uziliche, which meant a prison or prison. The derivatives of these two letters are the letters Iotov yus small And Iotov yus big. Graphic image Iotova Yusa small in Cyrillic is similar to the image Yusa small, however, in the Glagolitic alphabet these two letters have absolutely different shapes. The same can be said about Iotov Yus the Great and Yus the Great. What is the secret of such a striking difference? After all, the semantic meaning that we know about today is very similar for these letters and represents a logical chain. Let's look at each graphic image of these four letters in the Glagolitic alphabet.
Yus small, denoting bonds or shackles, is depicted in the Glagolitic alphabet in the form of a human body, whose hands and feet seem to be wearing shackles. For Yus small coming Iotov yus small, which means imprisonment, confinement of a person in a dungeon or prison. This letter in the Glagolitic alphabet is depicted as a certain substance similar to a cell. What happens next? And then it goes Yus big, which is a symbol of a prison and is depicted in Glagolitic as a crooked figure. It's amazing, but Yus big coming Iotov yus big, which means execution, and its graphic image in the Glagolitic alphabet is nothing more than a gallows. Now let's look separately at the semantic meanings of these four letters and their graphic analogies. Their meaning can be reflected in a simple phrase that indicates a logical sequence: first they put shackles on a person, then they imprison them in prison, and finally the logical conclusion of the punishment is execution. What comes out of this simple example? But it turns out that Constantine, when creating the “lower” part of the alphabet, also put into it a certain hidden meaning and ordered all the signs according to a certain logical criterion. If you look at all thirteen letters of the lower row of the alphabet, you will see that they are a conditional edification for the Slavic people. Combining all thirteen letters according to their meaning, we get the following phrase: “Insignificant liars, thieves, swindlers, drunkards and heretics will accept a bitter fate - they will be tortured as outcasts, shackled, thrown into prison and executed!” Thus, Constantine the Philosopher gives the Slavs the admonition that all sinners will be punished.
In addition, graphically all the letters of the “lower” part are much more difficult to reproduce than the letters of the first half of the alphabet, and what immediately catches the eye is that many of them do not have a name or numerical identification.
And finally, about the second half of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, we can say that most of the letter-words do not have the positive beginning that is inherent in the letters of the “higher” part. Almost all of them are expressed in hissing syllables. The letters of this part of the alphabet are tongue-tied and lack melody, unlike those located at the beginning of the table.
Divine part of the alphabet
Having studied the true meaning of the two parts of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, we receive two pieces of advice from the sage. However, don’t think that the ABC secrets end there. After all, we have a few more letters that stand apart from all the others. These signs include letters Her, Omega, Tsy And Worm.
The most interesting thing is that the letters X - Dick And W - Omega stand in the center of the alphabet and are enclosed in a circle, which, you see, expresses their superiority over the other letters of the alphabet. The main features of these two letters are that they migrated to the Old Church Slavonic alphabet from Greek alphabet and have a double meaning. Look at them carefully. The right side of these letters is a reflection of the left side, thus emphasizing their polarity. Perhaps Constantine, not by accident, but deliberately borrowed these letters from the Greeks? Indeed, in the Greek sense, the letter X means the Universe, and even its numerical value 600 - six hundred corresponds to the word “space”. Constantine put in the letter X the unity of God and man.
Considering the letter W, which corresponds to the number 800 - eight hundred, I would like to focus on the fact that it means the word “faith”. Thus, these two letters circled symbolize faith in God and are an image of the fact that somewhere in the Universe there is a cosmic sphere where the Lord lives, who determined the fate of man from beginning to end.
In addition, Konstantin in the letter Her invested special meaning, which can be reflected by the word “cherub” or “ancestor”. Cherubim were considered the highest angels who were closest to God and surrounded the Throne of the Lord. Slavic words derived from the letter Her, have only positive meanings: cherub, heroism, which means heroism, heraldry (respectively, heraldry), etc.
In turn, Omega on the contrary, it meant finality, end or death. This word has many derivatives, so “offensive” means eccentric, and disgusting means something very bad.
Thus, Her And Omega, enclosed in a circle, were the symbol of this circle. Look at their meanings: beginning and end. But a circle is a line that has neither beginning nor end. However, at the same time, it is both the beginning and the end.
There are two more letters in this “enchanted” circle, which we know in the Old Church Slavonic alphabet as Tsy And Worm. The most interesting thing is that these letters have a dual meaning in the Old Church Slavonic alphabet.
So positive meaning Tsy can be expressed in the words church, kingdom, king, Caesar, cycle and many more similar words-synonyms of these meanings. In this case the letter Tsy meant both the kingdom of earth and the kingdom of heaven. At the same time, it was used with a negative connotation. For example, “tsits!” - shut up, stop talking; “tsiryukat” - shouting, shouting and “tsyba”, which meant an unstable, thin-legged person and was considered an insult.
Letter Worm also has both positive traits, and negative. From this letter came such words as monk, that is, monk; brow, cup, child, man, etc. All the negativity that could be thrown out with this letter can be expressed in words such as worm - a low-lying, reptile creature, womb - belly, devil - offspring and others.
Having studied the alphabet from the very beginning, we can come to the conclusion that Constantine left his descendants the main value - a creation that encourages us to strive for self-improvement, learning, wisdom and love, trampling the dark paths of anger, envy and enmity.
Now, revealing the alphabet, you will know that the creation that was born thanks to the efforts of Constantine the Philosopher is not just a list of letters with which words begin that express our fear and indignation, love and tenderness, respect and delight.
References:
- K. Titarenko “The Secret of the Slavic Alphabet”, 1995
- A. Zinoviev “Cyrillic cryptography”, 1998
- M. Krongauz “Where did Slavic writing come from”, journal “Russian Language” 1996, No. 3
- E. Nemirovsky “In the footsteps of the first printer”, M.: Sovremennik, 1983.
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