Slavic embroidery amulet for the home, for men and women, the meaning of the symbols of talismans

History of protective embroidery

Embroidery already existed in Ancient Egypt: during excavations, archaeologists discovered embroidered elements on Egyptian clothing and household items.

With each century, the embroidery technique became more complicated, improved, and passed on from one generation to another. In Slavic culture, thanks to the patterns on clothes, one could learn a lot about a person without even knowing him. Each drawing was not accidental - everything had meaning and significance.

Often, symbols embroidered on clothes were designed to protect their owner from troubles and endow him with certain qualities.

Schemes of Slavic amulets with axial symmetry

A number of Slavic amulets have axial symmetry relative to the vertical axis.

"Straight Cross"

symbol of Dazhdbog, God of Reflected Light. The sign is a straight equilateral cross.

"Heavenly Abyss"

symbol of the Water Goddess Agidel, reminiscent of the silhouette of a girl turning into a river.

"Belbog"

sign of the Slavic God of Creation Belobog. A simple symmetrical sign that is convenient to embroider and apply to amulets.

"Lelnik"

symbol of Lelya, Goddess of Spring and Maiden Love. The sign resembles a light, dancing silhouette of a girl.

"Bull's Head"

sign of God Veles. A symbol resembling a bull's head or an inverted letter "A".

"Lunnitsa"

symbol of Divya, the Moon Goddess. A crescent-shaped sign.

"Watchman amulet"

sign of Chur, Guardian of the Slavic Clans. A symbol resembling the figure of a standing man with his hands on his belt.

"Crossroads"

sign of the Goddess Kostroma, sister of Kupala. A simple rhombus, inside of which there is a rhombus “with horns”.

"Amulet Family"

sign of the Brownie, the Guardian Spirit of the hearth. Two human figures united by a common body.

"Talisman of Wealth"

sign of Dyya, one of the oldest Gods. A triangle standing on a wide base, with a rhombus at the apex.

"Summer Oblique Cross"

sign of the Goddess Alive. The sign resembles the letter “F”, an oblique cross with a vertical crossbar in the middle.

"Winter Oblique Cross"

symbol of Morena, Goddess of Winter. The diagram of the Slavic amulet of the Goddess Morena contains not just an oblique cross, but always ends with dashes on each ray of the cross.

"Koschun"

sign of Koshchei, the Commander in the world of Navi. A sign resembling a human figure: an oblique cross, on top of which lies a straight cross with a long horizontal crossbar.

Meaning and description of Slavic amulets symbols.

Ladinets.

Is a female symbol. Helps its owner protect herself from curses, damage, and the evil eye. Thanks to its powerful energy, it is able to fight women’s diseases, attract happiness into the family, and impart prudence.

Makosh.

This goddess is the patroness of women and home comfort. Her embroidered images promised a woman support and helped her find peace, balance, and worldly wisdom. The family, under the protection of the goddess Makosh, lived in harmony.

Woman in labor.

This goddess protects pregnant women and babies. The amulet is also suitable for young girls who are planning motherhood in the future. The image was embroidered on the clothes, underwear, and towels of a woman preparing for childbirth.

Fern color.

This ancient Slavic symbol was intended for men. The color of the fern could fulfill wishes and assist in the search for treasures. It also has healing properties.

Fireeye.

This is one of the most powerful symbols that can ward off any negative influence from its owner. With it, any evil eye, damage, or black magic will be avoided. The design can be embroidered not only on clothes, but also on household items: pillows, towels, etc. You can embroider a small amulet with the image of a fire eye and carry it with you. Often such a talisman is given to young children to protect them from negative influences.

Veles.

For our ancestors, this god was, first of all, the protector of the animal and plant world. Among the people, cattle breeders and cultivators enjoyed his patronage. Today, the sign of Veles is used for successful trade and business. Therefore, it is most suitable for entrepreneurs. He will also provide support to traders, farmers and farmers, as in ancient times. Veles will endow its owner with determination, perseverance, energy, and prosperity.

Molvinets.

The amulet owes its name to the Slavic word “to say” - that is, “to speak.” He protects against slander. This amulet can be worn by men and women. The main condition is not to exude evil yourself, because the amulet acts like a boomerang, and everything transmitted to the outside world comes back. The amulet can be embroidered on household items - tablecloths, bed linen. Then he will act inside the house and protect the whole family from evil.

Alatyr.

Alatyr is a concept from ancient Slavic mythology. This is the name of the stone that serves as the basis for the whole world. When the gods get tired, they sit down on Alatyr - it gives them strength for new achievements. This symbol is most suitable for protecting the family. It was embroidered on pillows - the one who sleeps on this will gain the wisdom of the gods, find the answer to a difficult question, and understand how to get out of a difficult situation. A towel with embroidered Alatyr will help a husband and wife maintain harmony and mutual understanding.

Cube.

To enhance magical protection, you can embroider six amulets at once. To do this, an ordinary hexagonal cube is created from fabric, on each side of which a certain symbol is embroidered. If the amulet is given to a man, male symbols are embroidered on it. If it is intended for a woman, then it is for women. And if for a married couple, both signs can be depicted equally on the cube.

Perun.

The sign of the god Perun is an eight-pointed star, shaped like a cross. She personifies the power of God, who strikes lightning on the earth, destroying all evil spirits. In the same way, its owner will be under the protection of the formidable Perun, who will not allow his owner to be harmed.

Oak leaves.

The oak leaf is a male symbol. It symbolizes power, strength, courage. This symbol was embroidered on the clothes of sons so that they would be strong and healthy, like centuries-old oak trees.

Slavets.

Slavets is a talisman for women. It helps to bear and give birth to a healthy child. Usually used not separately, but together with other female symbols, increasing the power of their impact. After the birth of a child, it can be embroidered on diapers - it can protect the baby from damage.

Ratiborets.

Since ancient times, this sign has been intended for male warriors. Today it can help those who are serving in the military or participating in hostilities.

Sun.

This symbol was embroidered on children’s clothes in order to protect them from negative influences. The sun represents health, development, spiritual formation. Can be embroidered on toys, clothing items, personal hygiene items.

Cockerel.

Embroidery with the image of a cockerel will not only delight the baby, but also protect him from the evil eye. Most often it is intended for the youngest - from birth to three years.

Radinets.

Radinets is a children's amulet. Embroidered on diapers, toys, pillows, handkerchiefs. It helps not only to avoid damage and the evil eye, but also makes the baby calm and healthy.

Do-it-yourself embroidery of a talisman

Embroidery is an accessible method of making a talisman.
The best way to protect your child is to make protective embroidery on clothes, especially paying attention to the neckline, sleeves (cuffs) and hem (at the bottom of a shirt or T-shirt). It is good to use amulets with embroidery in the form of pendants, jewelry, and key chains.

In addition to clothing, the following items can become a field for applying magical symbols:

painting, panel;
car suspension;
decorative pillow;
bed dress;
tablecloths and napkins;
towel;
blanket or bedspread;
handkerchief;
scarf;
baby toy;
hostess apron;
protective doll;
herb bag;
tab for books;
refrigerator magnet;
keychain for nags;
case for laptop, phone, tablet;
wallet;
Cover for documents.

When choosing an item to place embroidery on, you should consider the overall meaning of the symbol. If the amulet is to be personal, it is better to embroider on objects that are constantly with the owner. Home amulets can be made on interior items.

Material selection

Linen fabric is best suited for making protective embroidery, but if you can’t buy linen, you can take fabric made from any natural fiber: wool, cotton, silk, nettle.

The threads should also be natural and bright; cotton is most often used, but if possible, you can enhance the effect of the amulet using the composition of the thread.

Silk is suitable for embroidery for good luck and wealth;
cotton protects from evil eyes and words (damage, evil eye, slander, curses, slander, angry words);
wool to improve health and protect against evil energy;
linen threads serve for the benefit of family and family relationships. It is better to make all home amulets and talismans for family harmony from linen.

Basic rules for embroidering a talisman

Amulets embroidered by relatives, especially mothers, for children are more powerful. On days of poor health or bad mood, it is better not to engage in protective embroidery; the creation of a sacred item occurs under the influence of the energy field of the craftswoman.

Create a talisman only in a good mood and concentrating on the positive! - This is the basis of magical embroidery.

For the amulet to be valid, several simple conditions must be met.

Protective embroidery is created by hand without using a hoop.
Knots in the design canvas impede the free flow of energy and weaken the sacred meaning of the chosen symbol. When making protective embroidery, try to avoid knots on the reverse side.
Tear off the thread with your hands or burn it over the flame of a wax candle; when using scissors, you can harm the energy of the person for whom the man-made talisman is intended.
The embroidery always starts from the middle; the gradual filling of the canvas with a pattern simultaneously gives the embroidered shirt strength.
When interrupting work, wrap it in a white piece of cloth and put it in a secluded place.
Unfinished work must not be shown or placed on a bed or other sleeping place.

If during production the craftswoman accidentally pricks her finger with a needle, except her thumb, then the work will be successful. If a large one is damaged, expect trouble.

A talisman embroidered by the hands of a pregnant girl will be more powerful thanks to the great power of motherhood.

When to create protective embroidery

Amulets for attracting health, good luck, blessings, for self-development and learning something are created for the waxing moon.

The 2nd lunar day is the time to start embroidering children's amulets: lelnik, carol, squirrel, fern color (up to 3 years), radinets, svarozhich, ladinets, molvinets.

From 4 to 6 days, time for embroidering the Veles symbol.

The 10th day of the waxing moon is favorable for starting work on symbols: day-night, woman in labor, Ladinets, Veles, Makosh, wedding, Molvinets.

On the waning moon, overpowering grass is made.

Start performing protective symbols against the evil eye, damage, and slander on the 21st day of the lunar calendar.

How to charge an embroidered amulet

After manufacturing, the amulet does not have full strength; in order to feel the full power of sacred signs, the amulet still needs to be charged. The best activation method involves endowing the amulet with the powers of 4 elements.

To activate the amulet, you need symbols of all the elements, if it is not possible to go into the forest and take advantage of the natural elements:

candle fire;
a little earth or pebble;
a glass or clay pot with clean water (preferably spring water);
open window.

Any amulet is charged with the power of 4 elements and faith in its strength.
When the amulet comes into contact with each symbol, turn to the elements with a request to endow your amulet with power.

Place the amulet on a clean tablecloth in front of you and try to mentally establish a connection with it. Concentrate on what you want to get from the talisman you make.

Sprinkle with earth, sprinkle with water, carry over the flame of the fire and expose to the breeze from the window.

If you have a personal amulet, it is important to constantly carry the amulet with you for several days to tune into a single energy wave.

Rules for using the amulet

The embroidered amulet is used for its intended purpose. When soiled, it is washed off, and if its integrity is damaged, it is replaced with a new one. If the protective embroidery is torn or lost, it means that it has exhausted its supply of magical power and should be replaced with another one.

Embroidery according to Feng Shui.

Since ancient times, the Chinese have also embroidered their sacred symbols on clothing and interior items in order to endow themselves and the surrounding space with the necessary properties. To attract love, peonies or roses were embroidered - these flowers were considered symbols of passion and love. To be healthy, you need to embroider the symbol of a mighty, spreading tree, a turtle, a peacock. Paintings with embroidered ripe fruits, images of a giraffe or a rat, as well as a sunflower help to attract monetary wealth into the home. In China, embroidered images of an elephant, lion, and horse are considered symbols that can protect against negative influences.

How to use the book

First of all, the Table of Contents will help you navigate the book. But I would recommend starting with the chapter “Algorithm for creating an embroidered amulet”, where step-by-step instructions are given with links to sections of the book corresponding to each stage of production.

The book itself consists of several main blocks:

– direct description of the symbols with their images in the form of a cross stitch pattern;

– selection of symbols separately for men, women, children, etc.;

– the meaning of materials, colors and patterns in embroidery;

– how and when to make amulets, charge them, wear and care for them.

What to choose?

For men.

Slavic amulets, which were intended exclusively for men, were designed to endow their owners with courage, bravery, strength, and good luck. Such symbols include the Hammer of Svarog (will protect against bad luck, will give confidence), Gromovik (will overcome ill-wishers, will give courage), Vseslavets (will help to cope with everyday difficulties), Rodomich (will protect from dangers, will give fortitude), Kolyadnik (will attract good luck), Znich (will help you achieve your cherished goal).

Women's symbols.

The Slavic woman, first of all, was the keeper of the hearth, so her amulets are aimed at preserving comfort, everyday life, harmony and love. Star of Lada (helped preserve youth, beauty, family happiness), Ognevitsa (only married women wore this sign, it protects from troubles), Zhiva (drives away despondency, attracts prosperity, promotes economic success), Slavets (relieves infertility, helps in treatment female ailments).

Schemes of Slavic amulets with mirror symmetry

"Perunitsa"

the sign of the Goddess Diva Dodola, resembling lightning.

“Whirlwind” (“Stribozhich”)

a sign of Stribog, the God of Air, similar to the swirling currents of air.

"Heavenly Fire"

a sign of Semargl, the Slavic God of Fire, resembling tongues of flame.

"Polar Star/Vaiga"

The sign of the Goddess Tara, the patroness of travelers, looks like the brightest star in the sky.

"Gromovik"

the symbol of Perun, the God of Thunder - six rotating rays emerging from a single center.

"Labyrinth"

a sign of Pereplut, the God of Sailors, reminiscent of stone labyrinths located on the shores of the White Sea.

For family and home.

The family was revered by the Slavs, so many symbols are aimed specifically at preserving the home: Belobog . This Slavic god is the embodiment of goodness and light. It will charge the house with positive energy, bring mutual understanding, harmony, and peace. A sign of the unity of two principles. Symbolizes the masculine and feminine principles fused together. Protects family relationships from discord, strengthens love. A pair of peacocks. This embroidery symbolizes the harmonious union of two spouses.

Color and embroidery

The importance of color in the embroidery of amulets cannot be overestimated, because it is the color that classifies this or that amulet. Let's figure it out:

White color. Embodies light, purity and sacredness. They talked about the White Light and the White Tsar - the king above the kings. However, the color white is also associated with mourning and death.
Red color is fire and blood. Fire corresponds to the energy of the sun, and blood corresponds to the power of life.
Green is the color of life. They are shown vegetation. It is believed that green will help a person to successfully conduct business in everything.
Black color – earth;
The golden color is the sun;
Blue color. They are shown the sky or water.
Violet. This color can very rarely be found in Russian embroidery; more often it comes across in Ukrainian works. The color purple is said to help with learning.

Inventory.

It is forbidden to use hoops while working. You cannot cut the threads with scissors - it is better to burn the desired area with a candle flame.

Material.

The Slavs embroidered their signs on linen fabrics. You can use others - but they must be natural. The threads should also be non-synthetic.

Depending on what kind of amulet you decide to embroider, you can consider different thread options:

Silk - suitable for amulets for good luck and fulfillment of desires.
Cotton, wool - if you have to work on a talisman against damage or the evil eye.
Linen - to protect the family, family relationships.

Charms for children

Children's protective symbols are designed to protect the baby from evil forces to which children are very susceptible. Symbols also help children avoid mistakes and rash actions. Symbols that promote development, the discovery of talent, learning, the formation of perseverance, self-confidence and others are important. Here are a few symbols suitable for kids.

Sun

The image of the sun is an excellent protective symbol for a child. The image option can be any. The power of the sun is aimed at preserving and increasing health, developing fortitude, and spirituality. You can embroider the sun on clothes. toys, bedding Embroidered paintings also have protective powers.

The most common children's amulet is the sun.

cockerel

A stylized or sketchy cockerel is well suited for protection against the evil eye, damage and disease.

radinets

Children's protective symbol against the evil eye, damage and disease. Promotes restful sleep.

to facilitate teething

To facilitate the growth of a baby’s teeth, you can use different symbols that symbolize growth, renewal and bestowing health.

The most common is the tree of life, overcoming grass or the color of fern (depending on the gender of the child, radinets. The combination can be any.

Embroidery according to the lunar calendar.

Focusing on the lunar calendar while working on the amulet is very important:

The process must begin in the first lunar quarter. If this is a talisman for an adult - on the second or third day.
Embroidery aimed at improving health and well-being is done on the 4th, 7th, 10th, 14th days.
The 3rd, 4th, and 20th days are suitable for amulets against the evil eye and damage.
Almost all amulets are best embroidered during the waxing moon. The exceptions are overcoming grass, Perun's color, all amulets against the evil eye and damage.

Tips for craftswomen

There are many different techniques in embroidery. Beautiful original patterns on the canvas can be created from beads and ribbons. The most ancient method used by craftswomen in Rus' is cross stitch. To accurately reproduce a neat, beautiful thread pattern on fabric, beginners and experienced needlewomen use a visual diagram that shows the location of one or another element of the pattern. There is so much beauty, grace, elegance in the thread pattern, it’s hard to disagree with this. To ensure that the protective ornament not only has a neat appearance, but is also endowed with a certain power, needlewomen should adhere to the following tips in their work:

Embroidery should be without knots. They negatively affect the amulet, so the thread must be secured in a special way. This principle is used in cross stitch.

In order for the protective ornament to have a neat appearance, the embroidery must be without knots

To secure the thread at the end, you need to pull it under the finished crosses on the “face” of the embroidery, and then carefully cut off the tip of the thread.

It is important to use the lunar calendar in your work. Our ancestors believed that the state of the moon in one way or another affected various aspects of the life cycle. For example, amulets for children are embroidered during the waxing moon, in the first quarter of the cycle, for adults - in the second and third phases. Get to work according to the principle: on a waxing moon we embroider to increase and stay something, and on a waning moon, vice versa.
Use the meaning of the color combination in the ornament. To attract financial well-being and good luck, green is used, and red flowers are used to protect love and harmony. To protect against betrayal and betrayal, a combination of orange and red shades is suitable.

Green is used to attract financial well-being and good luck; red flowers are used to protect love and harmony.
Before you begin creative painstaking work, you must wash your hands. It is believed that water will wash away bad thoughts and help you tune in so that a talisman is created for a specific person, his health, well-being, and no one else.
You cannot make several amulets at the same time. If you need to make several crafts, it is better to complete them one after another. Also, a woman cannot embroider a talisman during Women’s Day; it is better to postpone work during this period. To serve as a talisman, an embroidered pattern does not necessarily have to decorate clothing or household items. This can be a beautiful miniature accessory that is always at hand: a keychain, a picture, a pillow, a pendant for a phone or a handbag. The main thing is to do it with your own hands, with love and care for your loved one.

A beautiful miniature accessory that is always at hand can become a talisman

Embroidery signs.

While embroidering, you should pay attention to some signs:

the thread often gets tangled - a man speaks well of you,
prick your finger (except the thumb) with a needle - you will like your work; if blood comes out - make a wish, it will come true,
prick your thumb - trouble awaits you or the one for whom you are preparing the amulet,
You cannot leave unfinished embroidery on the bed - the process will be delayed or will not be completed at all.