Slavic ABC. The meaning of the initial letters. The secret of the Slavic alphabet Dynamic figures, fiery wheels and pinwheels

Ground pyrotechnics are a great addition to any holiday program. This group of fireworks shows includes all effects intended for use outdoors, with a safe zone radius of no more than 5 meters: fountains, firefalls, dynamic figures, burning inscriptions and symbols. Ground-based pyrotechnics have many advantages:

• relatively low cost of holding such a show;
• a wide variety of possibilities;
• modest requirements for the venue and the size of the venue, which often becomes the determining factor (in the next paragraph we will dwell on this in more detail);
• Unlike high-rise or park fireworks, a ground-based pyrotechnic composition can carry specific information: the name and logo of the company, the names of the newlyweds, specific images;
• ground compositions can be used as a background for a fire show, newlyweds’ dance, speech by the director of a corporation, etc.

Ground-based compositions are practically the only opportunity to use pyrotechnics if your event is held within the city, if there is no permitted site for launching fireworks near the venue. A small safety zone allows you to arrange a colorful fireworks show with turntables, flaming hearts, even in the courtyard between houses, where fire safety rules prohibit the use of household fireworks batteries!

Let's look at the types of ground-based pyrotechnics in more detail:

Pyrotechnic fountains, fountain path

Typically, the same products are used as in stage pyrotechnics. Fountains create a stream ("force") of single-color bright sparks from one and a half to 5-6 meters high, with a burning time from 20 seconds to 1 minute. Of course, you can also buy ordinary household pyrotechnic fountains for outdoor use. The BA-BACH online store always has in stock such products as “Golden Volcano”, “Silver Volcano”, “Gold of Siberia”, “Volga Silver”, which create a single-color sparkling fountain similar in appearance, at a significantly lower price . Such fountains are suitable if you need to run one product. If your task is the synchronous operation of a chain of several fountains, you will need professional pyrotechnics. Professional stage fountains are mounted on an electrical circuit and are launched strictly simultaneously by a command from the remote control. Unlike household fountains, such products do not create hot sparks, produce very little smoke, have a more uniform height of the spark flow and duration of operation - in household fountains these characteristics can “walk” a little, because they are not designed for simultaneous use of several products.

The most popular and sought-after type of ground-based pyrotechnic compositions. Fiery figures are not just a beautiful, spectacular show: Each song contains specific information. Classic options: company name, logo, names of the bride and groom, fire hearts, doves and other wedding paraphernalia. Fire figures are made from the so-called "contour candles", small burning fountains that look like flaming dots to viewers. Contour candles are very similar in appearance to cake fountains, but the products are not interchangeable. A contour spark plug produces a smaller and less sparkling boost, which is also a fire hazard, i.e. They cannot be used indoors. To create fiery letters and figures, contour candles of various colors and burning times are used: silver, gold, white, red, green, dark green, yellow, blue, light blue, violet. There are also candles that change color as they burn, for example, from red to blue or yellow. A characteristic of a candle, such as the number of sparks, can also create an interesting effect. For example, a silver candle with lots of sparkles looks great to create the outline of wedding doves: the flying sparks look like fluffy feathers (see video). For flaming scarlet hearts, as well as complex logos, it is preferable to use less sparkling contour candles so that the shape of the object remains clear from a great distance.

Contour candles are fixed on a pre-cut rigid backing made of plywood or hardboard and installed on metal supports. Initiation is carried out remotely, from the remote control, or by lighting the wick. A new type of contour candles is “horizontal” candles, from which you can create very complex and beautiful fire panels, real living pictures with shimmering, flowing effects. Thus, almost any contour, sign or image can be embodied in the form of fiery figures. You are limited only by a small selection of colors, as well as the size of the site.

Please note that fire compositions that are unusually large in size, with a large number of letters (more than 15), or consisting of two or more lines can be quite expensive and difficult to implement. When choosing a place to display burning figures, an area with a hard surface, asphalt or concrete, is highly desirable.

Fire figures: doves and heart

Fire heart, red double contour + fountains

Fire panel of horizontal contour candles

Firefall creates a stunningly beautiful effect that is quite inexpensive. This is real fire waterfall- a continuous wall of sparkling sparks, which is showered with golden rain from a height of several meters. Technically, the firefall is a variation of the same pyrotechnic fountains, only mounted upside down. Of course, ordinary concert fountains will not work in this position, so special products are used, attached to a special fire-resistant cable. The rope with fountains is fixed high enough (from 4 to 6 meters) to create a more impressive and voluminous wall of sparks. Closer to the ground, individual sparkling streams merge, forming a continuous river of fire!

In some cases, it is possible to use a firefall indoors, but as a rule, this is still a special area for holding a fireworks show, or a properly prepared stage in the open air. The most stunning effect is produced by a firefall located on the shore of a reservoir. Firefall produces more sparks than stage fountains and quite a lot of smoke, so it has a larger safety zone. If you are unlucky with the weather and it rains during the event, then it is better to refrain from using the fire waterfall.

As a rule, a fire waterfall is not used separately, since a uniform wall of fire is quite boring to look at. Firefall is a great backdrop for any dance or original number, especially fire shows (dances and tricks with open flames), as well as for a dance or photo shoot of young people. A sparse version of the firefall, with an average or small number of fountains per meter, will be a good addition to a composition of fiery letters and figures, but a dense wall of fire is not recommended, because any words and images will simply be lost against a continuous background of bright sparks. Firefall can be supplemented with flashes, strobes, fountains, and turntables.

The operating time of one line of a fire waterfall is from one to one and a half minutes. The cost is calculated based on the total length of the firefall.

Pyrotechnic flares also originate from concert, or stage, fountains. Once initiated, the flash produces a single burst of many bright sparks. Sparks can be either classic silver/gold or multi-colored: green, yellow, red, purple, blue. When using flashes, it is worth keeping in mind that their effect is not instantaneous: the total duration, from start-up until the flow of sparks completely subsides, is about five seconds. Flashes are best used in groups to create interesting dynamic effects: diverging paths, diverging concentric circles, as an accent at the beginning or end of a pyrotechnic show. Imagine, for example, an outdoor wedding ceremony: the bride and groom walk together along the path, and every few meters, to the side of where the newlyweds pass, a small fountain of sparks flares up! It looks quite impressive.

strobes are small lights, similar to very bright fireflies, that flash rhythmically and fade away within 30-60 seconds. It is also preferable to use strobes not individually, but in large groups, as an accompaniment to a ground-based pyrotechnic show. We recommend using this effect with caution, because... Bright, harsh flashes can be quite annoying and distract from other elements of the show, but flashing lights on the ground give an instant association with an airport runway - an association that you probably don't want. A suitable option for using a strobe can be suggested as follows: a large and bright composition of fiery letters and figures, which is accompanied on the ground by a line of 4-5 strobe, evenly spaced along the entire length of the inscription, the first and last strobe marking the exact beginning and end of the line. Such strobes will look like an “echo” or “reflection” of fiery letters.

Dynamic figures, fiery wheels and pinwheels

Dynamic figures are structures made of levers, sometimes very complex, rotating due to the combustion of fountains. When the fountains rotate, the effect of a fiery trail of sparks is created, which lasts from 30 to 60 seconds. The names "Dynamic figures", "wheels", "pinwheels", "sun" mean the same effect. The simplest versions of fire wheels can be purchased in our online store BA-BAH - these are household pyrotechnics, to launch which you will need a flat vertical surface, such as a wooden post or tree, and a thick nail on which this wheel will spin.

Professional turntables can be very complex designs, the effect of which exceeds all expectations. Spinning fans, shining double and triple suns, concentric circles of fire, the “Order of Malta”... Pinwheels do not necessarily rotate in a vertical plane, there are many other options: cascades, spirals, “swarm of bees”... The three-meter horizontal one makes a stunning impression a pinwheel made from a firefall. A wide variety of dynamic figures are described in our

Fire letters - burning fire inscriptions - fire words!

Fire letters, fire inscriptions, burning letters and numbers, fiery words And fireworks inscription on the ground, burning inscription on snow, burning letters everything in the air is a classic pyrotechnic fireworks show. Burning fire letters or fire inscription 45 seconds. Fire letters or fireworks inscription collected from contour candles. If fire letters or a fire inscription are assembled from large sparklers, then it burns for 4.5 - 5 minutes. Assembly and installation technology fire inscription allows you to install a burning fireworks inscription almost everywhere - on the snow, on the ground, on the water and in the air. To order fire letters or a fire inscription or to clarify the conditions for holding a pyrotechnic fireworks show using elements of a burning fire inscription, please call the phone number indicated in the contacts of our website.

Fire inscription and fire letters - how to make a fire inscription, design and installation

How make a fire inscription? The issue of making a fire inscription is mostly a matter of practice, but nevertheless... To make a fire inscription you will need a little theory and most of all, and as was said, practical experience, i.e. practices. And now, in more detail - fire letters or a fire inscription in the fireworks format is a frame assembly of individual elements in the form of numbers or letters. Fire letters, elements of a fire inscription, are usually made from inexpensive material, for example, a sheet of plywood 8-10 millimeters thick. Letters or numbers of the fire inscription of the required size are cut out of plywood using an ordinary jigsaw. Along the perimeter of each fiery letter - element of the fiery inscription, holes of small diameter are drilled every 10-15 centimeters. Then, the cut and drilled fire letters - elements of the fire inscription - are painted, most often black. Next comes the installation: special pyrotechnic elements (contour candles) are placed in the holes of the fiery letters - elements of the fiery inscription. Contour candles are placed around the perimeter of the fire letter and secured with hot glue. After this, the fire letters i.e. the fiery inscription is assembled into a single structure on a rigid aluminum profile or on a sufficiently large section of wooden beams. Now the fire letters - the fire inscription is almost ready, but there is still a little left - connect without any breaks with the help of a fire cord all the contour candles of each fire letter and the entire fire inscription as a whole in one line and secure it on each fire letter - an element of the fire inscription in several electrical igniters at points on the fire cord. A fire cord (stopin) and electric igniters are necessary to initiate ignition of all elements of the fire inscription synchronously. After completing the installation of the fire letters, the fire inscription is ready for use and now all that remains is to install the fire inscription on the tripod stands. The fiery burning inscription is installed with equal success both on the ground and on the snow. A fiery burning inscription can be suspended in the air, stretched with special cables, or a fiery burning inscription can be installed on the water, for example, on a sufficiently sized pontoon. A little information: to make a fire inscription, in particular, to assemble the letters of the fire inscription in the form of the fiery word “Congratulations”, it takes about 4.5 hours of work by two experienced and specially trained pyrotechnicians.

Fire letters and burning inscriptions - operating hours and design features

The height of each element of the burning inscription - a fiery letter or number in a fiery word - is usually about 1 meter. Burning inscriptions are collected in any number of fireworks elements - there are no restrictions here. Burning inscriptions work for a short time, about 45 - 60 seconds. The operating time of the fire inscription depends on the burning time of the pyrotechnic elements that complete the fire inscription - contour candles. Fire letters and fire inscriptions collected on the basis of large sparklers work for a much longer time - on average about 5 minutes. We assemble fire inscriptions - letters and numbers on a lightweight aluminum structure, which can be placed anywhere (fire inscription on the snow, fire inscription on the ground, fire inscription on the water and fire inscription in the air) on specially designed tripod stands. Burning burning inscription on the snow, fiery letters on the ground or in the air flash simultaneously and along the entire front, thanks to special installation technology and fireworks elements of a professional pyrotechnics group: electric igniters and a fast burning cord - stopin. Fire letters or the entire burning fire inscription are assembled from contour candles, which provide the fire inscription with an even and stable burning. The color of the elements of the fire inscription is silver-gold, red, blue, green. Fire letters - elements of a fire inscription are made with contour candles in one or two contours - internal and external.

Fire letters and fire inscription - a holiday attribute

Fire letters and fire inscriptions - features of display and installation

Fire letters and fire inscriptions are installed at a certain distance from the audience - the safety zone is approximately 15 meters, this is the minimum. An excellent backdrop for a burning fire lettering is the park's fireworks, which frame the fiery letters and make the fire lettering even more noticeable. Burning fiery letters or a whole fiery inscription are clearly visible in the large opening of the arch of a house or simply against the background of a dark sky. It is necessary to emphasize once again that fire letters and fire inscriptions can be displayed on any small area: in the courtyard of a house or restaurant, and viewers do not necessarily have to go outside. You can admire the fiery inscription from the windows of the house or from a table on the summer veranda of the restaurant. If the site for ground-based fireworks is very small, then the fiery inscription and burning figures of ground-based fireworks are shown in a certain sequence. This format for holding ground-based fireworks has its own advantage - the display time increases significantly, which is sometimes also very important when holding a pyrotechnic fireworks show. Fire letters or fire inscriptions of ground fireworks are the prologue and introduction of a large-scale fireworks show, followed by the park one, and then the most colorful part of the pyrotechnic show - high-altitude fireworks...

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.

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 of the alphabet, we get the following phrase: Az buki vede - I know the letters.

Please note: Az – I is the first letter in the alphabet (and not the last, as in the 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.

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.

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.

Tsy - sharpen, penetrate, delve into, dare.
Tsy is a vital energy, a higher structure. Hence the meaning of the word “fathers” - from “Tsy” coming - 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.

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 (the root “ut” - from there, there), evening - vek Rъ - vek Ra, the expiring time of the Sun.
In the sense of “space, Universe,” the Russian “frame” comes from the same root.

The word “paradise” means: many Suns, i.e. abode of the god Ra. The self-name of the gypsies “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”.

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!
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.

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.

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.

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.

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 - “You 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.

What is the current ABC? What are the images behind the letters now?
A - watermelon.
B - drum.
B – crow.

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 is another 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 sounds. 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.

And further. Each vowel sound has its own color. Because color is also vibrations, waves. For example, “A” is red, “E” is light green, “I” is blue, “O” is yellow. “U” is green, “Y” is brown, “E” is orange, “Y” is turquoise, “I” is pink-red.

Together with color, vowel sounds affect our internal organs, since each organ operates at a certain frequency. It is not for nothing that Indian mantras contain almost all vowel sounds. And chanting them is beneficial for the body.

So, you and I could see how important it is to know your language, your history, the images that stand behind the letters. And how important it is not just to say words. And put bright positive images into them. It will make your life immeasurably richer.

People use the word very carelessly, throw it in the wind, break it and remake it without thinking. Some Words are lost and simply forgotten. Many Words are aimed at the destruction of man, his soul.

Only Man is given the right to choose - to create or destroy. We have been given from birth the most precious gift - the gift of the Word. This gift must be used to its fullest.

Instructions

Create a new document in Adobe Photoshop. Select the menu items "File", "New...", or press the key combination Ctrl+N. In the "New" dialog, in the "Width" and "Height" fields, enter your preferred image width and height. In the "Color Mode" list, select "RGB Color". Click "OK".

Create an image on a black background. Select black as your foreground color. Activate the "Paint Bucket Tool" by clicking on the corresponding toolbar button. Fill the entire document area with black by clicking anywhere in the document. Select white as your foreground color. Activate the Horizontal Type Tool. Set the appropriate typeface and font size by selecting the appropriate elements in the lists of the top toolbar. Click the mouse on any area of ​​the image. Enter . Activate the "Move Tool". Arrange the text in a convenient way by moving it. Select "Layer" and "Merge Down" from the menu or press Ctrl+E.

Rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise. From the menu, select "Image", "Rotate Canvas", "90˚ CW".

Apply the "Wind" filter to the image three times. Use the menu items "Filter", "Stylize", "Wind". In the displayed dialog, in the “Method” group, activate the “Wind” switch, and in the “Direction” group, activate the “From the Left” switch. Click "OK". Do this operation two more times.

Rotate the image 90 degrees counterclockwise. From the menu, select "Image", "Rotate Canvas", "90˚ CCW".

Apply the Diffuse filter to the image. Sequentially select the menu items "Filter", "Stylize", "Diffuse...". In the filter settings dialog, set the "Mode" switch to "Normal". Click "OK".

Apply a blur effect to the image. Use the menu items "Filter", "Blur", "Gaussian Blur..." to activate the filter. In the "Radius" field, enter a value in the range 1.0-2.0. Click "OK".

Apply the Ripple filter. In the main menu of the application, select "Filter", "Distort", "Ripple...". In the "Ripple" dialog, in the "Amount" field, enter the value 100. In the "Size" list, select the "Medium" value. Click "OK".

Make an image of the inscription. Press the key combination Ctrl+U, or click on the menu items "Image", "Adjustments", "Hue/Saturation...". In the "Hue/Saturation" dialog, select the "Colorize" switch. Move the "Saturation" slider to achieve the desired saturation of the "flame" color. You can also change the value of the "Hue" field to give the image the desired hue. Click "OK". At this point, the creation of the fire inscription can be considered complete.

An article dedicated to the mystery of the 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 Slavic alphabet got its name from the combination of two letters “az” and “buki”, which designated the first letters of the alphabet A and B. An interesting fact is that the Old 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 is the initial letter of the 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 meaning 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 two that opened the numerical series of negative numbers that bring death to a person. That is why the birth of twins in Old Slavonic 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 objects 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.
Third, 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 most Slavic rituals and magical actions, you will see that they all ended with a three-time repetition of a 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 Constantine invested not only purely human character traits, but also virtue, which all people who love the Heavenly Father should 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 must maintain virtue in real life.

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!” With such a 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 a positive and a negative number, like, probably, the number that is made up of the “divine” triad and the “satanic” two.

If we talk about the positive aspects of 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 “living”, “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 posterity: “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? Everything is 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 you delve a little deeper into history, you 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 by the father to Konstantin, as a young man who is entering 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 seven almost everywhere in everyday life: a week consists of seven days, the 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 much,” 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 denotes 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 consists 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 came up with 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. Numeric 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 shaped like 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 completely different forms. 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. Behind 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 into the Old Slavonic alphabet from the Greek alphabet and have a dual 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 a 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 its 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 and negative traits. 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.

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