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Today I received a letter from Victoria Semenova from Irkutsk:

"Hello Irina. Recently I learned that 2014 is the year of the Firebird according to the Slavic calendar. I thought that it might be interesting for you and that you can convey this magical information to all our fairies from the site.

The following year, Ivan Tsarevich and Baba Yaga from the Firebird center appeared out of nowhere in the book “The Gift of Fate”.

These images were born by themselves, I didn’t even think that in 2014 the topic would receive the most unexpected continuation!!! My life is already full of miracles, and this ... this is generally a wonderful miracle and a wonderful marvel !!! So, according to the Slavic calendar, we are entering the year of the Firebird. What does he bring us?

WHERE IS THE FIREBIRD COMING FROM

In different parts of our world, there are legends about amazing animals and birds that no one has ever seen, but the descriptions of which are strikingly similar.

The ancient Slavs revered the mythical miracle bird, also known as the Phoenix bird, as the messenger of Iriy (the Old Slavic analogue of Paradise) - a holy place where there is neither death nor winter, where everyone is content and happy. Her name is preserved in fairy tales, epics, legends.

The Egyptians believed that the Phoenix is a link between the divine plan and the embodiment of the plan in life, reminds of divine creation and the revival of life. Phoenix is the soul of Osiris, it is the hope of overcoming the path of the dead. In the Egyptian "Book of the Dead" it is written: "Like a phoenix I will pass through the regions of the other world."

The Greeks, who took the story of the Phoenix from Egypt, believed that the life of the Bird is cyclically connected with world history and depends on the course of the planets (the Sun, the Moon and other planets return to their "former" places). The Stoics, in support of this, said that the world, like the Bird, perishes and is born in fire, and there is no end to this transformation.

The Iranians knew another name for this bird - Simurgh. The bird had the gift of foresight, but its nature was dual, containing the "good" and "harmful" halves.

In Sufism, the Simurgh symbolizes the Perfect Man, possessing the knowledge of the Divine Essence. This Essence, like the legendary bird, cannot be seen.

In the early Christian apocrypha of Baruch, it was written about the Bird: “This is the guardian of the world ... If it were not for covering | the fiery eye | of the sun, neither the human race nor all creatures on earth would live from the heat of the sun.

The Chinese fiery Fenghuang was one of the four sacred creatures, and symbolized immortality, perfection and generosity. The appearance of such a bird, even in a dream, meant a turning point in a person's life, the need to commit a significant act or the birth of a child endowed with special talents.

Alchemists medieval Europe considered the Phoenix a symbol of rebirth, the completion of the "Great Work". For them, it also meant a purifying and transforming fire, chemical element sulfur and red.

Description Birds are very similar to different peoples. “The air blossomed with all the colors of the rainbow, beautiful sounds came from the feathers and wings of the bird, a pleasant smell emanated from it ...” - this is how it was said about the miraculous bird Simurgh in an Arabic treatise of the 13th century. “There is another sacred bird there, ... and its name is Phoenix,” Herodotus wrote. “Her appearance and appearance are very reminiscent of an eagle, and her feathers are partly golden, partly red.” “The cinnabar bird, the substance of the flame”, “its color is pleasing to the eye, its crest expresses righteousness, its tongue is sincere,” the Chinese said, referring to Feng Huang, the ruler of the South. The fire bird, the Slavs believed, meaning the Firebird, you can easily get burned on its plumage. Each feather glows like a multitude of candles, and is sharper than damask steel. And she herself shines either blue or crimson light.

“O Atum-Khepri, you shone [in the form of] Benu on the eternal Hill of Ben-Ben…” – this is how the words of the ancient Egyptian Hymn about the creation of the world sound. Not created by anyone, the originally former bird flew over the waters of the ocean, until it finally built a nest for itself on Ben-Ben Hill. However, many nations tell stories that a bird took part in the process of creating the world. It is unlikely that people knew exactly who created the world, but the image of a dazzling bird remained in myths and legends, and obelisks shone, reflecting the sun, on a memorial hill near Heliopolis.

If we try to restore the story of the fabulous Firebird, or, as it is more commonly known, the Phoenix, according to the surviving legends, then we can tell such a legend.

The beautiful Bird with dazzling plumage existed from the very beginning of the world, perishing and being reborn in the purifying flame at the turn of the eras. She herself sacrificed herself, and each time, rising again from the ashes, she turned her gaze beyond the earthly limits, through the stars, to the world of pure light, to where the once immortal gods were born, and where she went in those three days until her body turned to dust, and her soul became free. The bird knew what was, what is and what will be, and yet it kept the world in which it built its nest. People who heard about the Bird believed that, like her, they also have an immortal soul that only changes shells.

There lived a magical Bird far, far away, on the very edge of the earth. Exactly where, no one knew. Some said that her nest was hidden from human eyes on the top of a mountain, others said that she built it in the middle of an endless desert, in the thirtieth "other" state, perfect and far from worldly bustle. A lot of trials and dangers lay in wait on the way of those who dared to go in search, for any path to a creature that keeps the fire of the original creation in itself is thorny and unpredictable.

To get to the Bird, one had to overcome the Valley of Search, the Valley of Love, the Valley of Knowledge, the Valley of Separation, the Valley of Unity, the Desert of Amazement, the Desert of Annihilation and Death. And this one long haul one could try to walk along the roads, washing iron boots and gnawing iron loaves, or one could try in one's heart, overcoming and changing oneself.

Rarely have mortals been able to see the beautiful Bird in all its glory. For this to happen, peace and harmony had to reign on earth. Only a desperate daredevil with pure thoughts, led by a dream through life, could see her, having overcome many trials. No wonder the Bird was sometimes called the Firebird, because heat, fire is both creativity, and creation, and “burning”.

She was a perfect creation of the One, and everyone who saw her even from a distance became the owner of a wonderful gift. The light of the divine radiance that surrounded the Bird also fell on a person, endowing him with what he most wanted in his heart: talents, skills, happiness. And now the person who received the gift from the Bird himself carried a reflection of magical light.

WHAT IS THE FIREBIRD?

It is about the size of a peacock.

The Firebird lives in the Garden of Eden of Iria, in a golden cage.

At night, it flies out of it and illuminates the garden with itself as brightly as thousands of lit fires.

The Firebird has a favorite food in the garden - rejuvenating apples, which give her beauty and immortality.

The Firebird has a healing song, and when it sings, pearls fall from its beak.

A blinding light surrounds her. Every year, in the fall, the Firebird dies and is reborn in the spring.

Sometimes you can find a dropped feather from the tail of the Firebird, brought into a dark room, it will replace the richest lighting.

You can’t catch it with your bare hands, as you can get burned on its plumage.

The fallen feather retains the properties of the plumage of the Firebird for a long time. It glows and gives warmth. And when the pen goes out, it turns into gold.

And only then people, so that the luck and happiness that the Firebird bestows, do not leave them, they began to make amulets and amulets, paint dishes with its bright images.

CRIMEAN LEGEND ABOUT THE FIREBIRD

Long ago, peace, joy and prosperity reigned in our region. Overseas guests came with outlandish gifts, they were welcomed by local residents, they were taken to look at the wondrous marvel - the Firebird.

There was that bird of extraordinary beauty: every feather on it burned and shimmered, and it shone in the night like the clear sun. The Firebird flew in every night to feast on the rejuvenating apples that grew at that time on our fertile land. Having eaten, she began to sing angelic songs in a heavenly voice. The guests listened to healing singing and admired such a rich land and its kind people.

Year after year passed, and somehow, with one ship, Greed sailed from across the sea. She went into the huts to people, whispered evil intentions in her ear.

The neighbors began to quarrel with each other, looking for richer guests so that they would get the best and richest gifts. Black thoughts entangled their heads, fierce envy settled in kind hearts. People became greedy, evil and inhospitable, they began to slander and often stomp their feet in anger.

And the earth hardened, went to stones, dried up without human love.

From this apple trees with bulk apples dried up, there was no one to look after them. Yes, and magic apple trees never grow on earth, where brother will not give a hand to brother and where discord reigns between people.

The marvelous Firebird stopped coming for her favorite delicacy. The last bulk apple fell from the branch, the grains fell into the earth's cracks, and did not germinate again.

So they lie there until now, waiting for the soil to become soft and caring again. And the earth will be better only if kind and good people begin to live on it.

As soon as people begin to coexist in love with each other again, they stop envying and intrigues to repair evil, so the earth and nature will answer them the same. And then the seeds of the rejuvenating apple tree will sprout, and the Firebird will again fly to us. And again, overseas guests will come with gifts to look at the wondrous marvel, listen to angelic songs, and will praise our wonderful prosperous land.

2014 - THE YEAR OF THE FIREBIRD

2013 is the beginning of the Great Transition, 2014 is the time of realizing where we are and where we are going.

Friends, we are waiting for a unique, magical time. Just think: in Reality, that is, in the physical world, the program of Iria, the world of the absolute, ideally tailored, is launched. And we are invited to live by this tracing paper.

What is especially pleasant is that it is not necessary to turn into the righteous, fall into asceticism and religious ecstasy. We are waiting for a kind of fitting wings on the usual clothes.

We will live in two worlds: physically - in Yavi, and on a psychological level - in Iria.

Zhar bird is a mythical creature from oral folk legends, epics and Russian folk tales. This mythical bird got its name due to its plumage, which, according to the legends, is fiery gold, with reddish tints, shines like the sun and just like the sun warms. When touched, her plumage burns.

In size, article, length of the tail and wingspan, this fiery bird is very reminiscent of a peacock.

The Firebird is a creature of divine origin, it is one of the incarnations of God the Thunderer Perun, the lord of lightning, thunderstorms and storms.

The Firebird is the Russian "sister" of the mythical Phoenix bird, better known to us from European culture. And, like the Phoenix bird, the Firebird of immortal nature

Motherland of the Firebird

Since the Firebird is of divine origin, the Gardens of Eden of Iria, the abode of the Gods in many Slavic traditions, are considered its cradle. Iriy is the heavenly abode of Gods and mythical creatures, where peace, serenity, bliss and abundance reign. Iriy is also considered the home of the sun, rivers of living water flow there and trees grow with fruits that give immortality.

Element

The Firebird, like all beings in the universe, is a child. But her main elements are, which determines her luminous and burning nature and the element, which allows her to fly, overcome great distances between worlds and gives her a magical healing voice.

Character Fire Bird

The character of the fiery bird born in paradise is gentle, trusting and not devoid of curiosity. As a creature deprived of need, little can distract the Firebird from his beloved, idle pastime.

And the Firebird loves to fly over the Gardens of Eden, eat magic rejuvenating apples that give immortality and beauty, and then, sitting on a tree, sing their beautiful songs.

However, curiosity makes her leave their homes and embark on journeys through numerous worlds, including human ones.

Habitats of the Firebird

Most of the time the fiery bird spends in paradise, however, out of curiosity, it often travels, especially to those regions where there are many apple orchards, especially orchards with rejuvenating apples.

There is a belief that the Firebird can stay with a person for a long time, in whose heart she feels selfless love for herself, she will delight her patron with her magical singing, which will attract a person to the house, prosperity and well-being.

However, she immediately leaves the person if she feels that his heart has cooled to her songs or self-interest has settled in his soul.

Due to the fact that greed easily penetrates into a person, it rarely stays with anyone for a long time, and in addition to the Paradise Gardens of Iriy, it is easiest to meet it in nature in the summer, in apple orchards.

Abilities and Traits of the Firebird

Like any creature of divine origin, the Firebird has magical and magical abilities. So, her plumage shines as brightly as the sun, and even one feather warms and illuminates everything around as brightly as thousands of simultaneously lit candles would illuminate.

After the feather of the fiery bird loses its luminosity, it cools down and turns into a feather of pure gold. But even the possession of the cooled golden feather of the Firebird brings good luck and prosperity to its owner, however, provided that greed does not completely take over his heart.

In this case, the pen can bring trouble.

Singing the Firebird has healing properties and can cure any disease with regular listening. In addition, when the firebird sings, pearls pour from its beak, which in modern language would sound like pearls.

A drop of bile from the Firebird restores sight to the blind.

And as mentioned earlier, the presence of the Firebird in the house can turn the dwelling into a paradise, provided, of course, that people do not lose their heads from such happiness and do not allow greed and selfishness to take over their hearts.

How to catch the Firebird

Despite all the warnings that only the pure of heart can hope to meet and befriend the Firebird, because of its magical properties, it has always been a desirable prey for many seeking wealth and fame.

Once the Firebird managed to capture Koshchei the Immortal and keep her in his cage for some time, but we know that this story did not end well for him.

The easiest way to track down the Firebird is in the apple orchards, especially where golden rejuvenating apples grow - her favorite food.

But it is impossible to catch the firebird with your bare hands, its plumage burns too much, at best you will have it in your hands if only the pen is lucky. You need to catch a bird with a net or in mittens.

However, this is unlikely to bring you happiness, it is better for the bird to want to stay with you. Therefore, if you want to catch the Firebird for some reason, it is better to have sincere intentions and admiration for this amazing creature in your heart. Then not only wealth will come to your home, but also health, happiness and good luck.

Feather Firebird

The Feather of the Fire Bird, accidentally dropped or even forcibly taken away for some time, retains its magical properties: to warm and illuminate. One feather illuminates and warms no worse than a thousand burning candles. Which was priceless in the old days.

After the feather has spent all its heat, it cools down and turns into pure gold. One such feather can make its owner rich. In addition, according to some folk tales, the golden feather of the Fire of Birds can point to a hidden treasure on magical nights, for example, on the night before Ivan Kupala.

However, you should always remember that if your only motive is self-interest, then magical powers can easily confuse you, and you will find yourself at least in the cold, and even in serious trouble.

The role of the Firebird in literature

The fire bird is a fairly common character in oral epics and Russian folk tales.

The fire bird is a symbol of prosperity, wealth, status and power. The kings sent their sons to capture her, thereby trying to evaluate their valor, courage and ingenuity. The Firebird served as a reward to the hero for the mission accomplished.

A chance meeting with the Firebird always promised new adventures with many trials and a well-deserved reward at the end.

Becoming the patron of the Firebird, or at least the owner of its feather, means both literally catching your bird of luck and finding your life path, revealing your talents, abilities and finding happiness.

And if the Firebird is not main character Russian fairy tales, then at least a key mythical character, without whose existence and the desire to possess him, many stories in Russian folklore literature would not have begun at all.

The Firebird by its very existence inspired many heroes for adventures and exploits, no less than the Phoenix bird in European legends or the divine fire in ancient Greek myths.

Symbolism and Heraldry with the image of the Firebird

Since the Firebird is an exceptionally auspicious symbol, personifying not only wealth, abundance, status, but also divine origin and heavenly life, its image is very often found in Russian symbols and emblems.

In books on heraldry, one can find a large number of coats of arms and flags of Russian principalities, cities and estates, and in our time cities, districts and regions with the image of the Firebird.

The figurine of the Firebird or its image can be found on many souvenirs and products. folk art. Like the matryoshka, the Firebird is a well-known souvenir made in Russia.

Below are some examples of coats of arms and flags depicting this mythical bird.

Coat of arms of the city of Palekh

Coat of arms of the city of Plast

Flag of the city of Vidnoye

Flag of the Yuzhsky district of the Ivanovo region

HYPERBOREAN CALENDAR

Hyperborean Russian calendar has more than 7,000 years in world history. The gifts of the Sun were imprinted in mystical chronology of world history, which was called the ancient archetypal dictionary or calendar.

This is a book of living solar succession and writing. Who touched the calendar, he was attached to the solar secrets of life and clothed in solar robes.

The Hyperborean calendars were intended for reading the Minnian scrolls, messages and revelations given by the Mother of God to the great anointed ones. Slavic-theogamic elders and white shipbuilders guarded and valued them in the highest way. Calendars were kept in Russia until the 20th century. They were hunted for, and when found by punitive detachments, they were burned, and in the same fire with Christovers, Balti and Belitsy. Nothing was more feared than these calendars, because they exposed falsification and distortion of true historical events...

The structure of the Hyperborean calendar depended on the purpose: (1) for beginners in following spiritual path, (2) for dedicated ascetics and (3) for white elders. The calendar consisted of 12 volumes (one volume per month), each of which contained about one and a half thousand pages. The calendar is bound in valuable papyrus or leather binding.

YEAR OF THE FIREBIRD

Nowadays, revelations from the mystical library are opened directly by the Virgin Mother Goddess herself to her faithful son, the outstanding mystic Blessed John.

In the last revelations, Wisdom says the following:

‘2014 is the year of the Firebird. The symbol of the Firebird of the coming year will awaken the archetypal memory of the seven billion inhabitants of the Earth, will open their spiritual heart to them.

The freedom-loving Russian people in fairy tales, legends, epics preserved the magnificent image of the Firebird, which surpasses all ideas of kindness and beauty. The Firebird lives in the distant kingdom (3x9 - 27th dimension). Her eyes are like burning crystals, her wings are like a tongue of flame. She is the size of a peacock, her voice heals, and while singing, pearls pour from her beak.

The Firebird is a small spiritual sun that visits the world from time to time. She is the personification of Minne (divine love). Our fathers glorified her, saying that the goal human life is to turn into a firebird with golden plumage. The spiritual heart captures the flame of higher love, and then, as the candle ignites, it turns into a firebird.

It's not easy to get a Miracle Bird. To find it, one must be Ivan Tsarevich, a faithful son of the ecclesia of Ioannova, and Ivan the Fool - who has abandoned the path of rationality and embarked on the path of opening the spiritual heart. One must give up all the treasures of this world in order to covet her alone.

According to legend, one magic feather of the Firebird kindles thousands of candles of the heart, illuminates the path of those who seek the truth and acquire the superior love of Minne. Each appearance of the Queen of the World is a dropped golden feather, burning millions of beautiful souls on Earth with the fire of love.

ARCHETYPICALITY OF THE FIREBIRD

In the archetypal memory of all ancient peoples and civilizations, flaming images of firebirds, phoenixes, firemen, finists of clear falcons are stored ...

Ancient Greek legends indicate that Apollo donated the first model of the Delphic temple from the Atlantean pantheon of deities to his ancestral home of Hyperborea. This temple was created from fabulous feathers, each of which was the most illustrious scroll of the Hyperborean Beauty - the fiery Firebird.

Ancient Slavic legends speak of the great bird Phoenix: as large as nine mountains, its wings from East to West. She is the keeper of light and peace on Earth. It spreads its wings and blocks the fiery rays of the sun, so that the fire of the Spirit does not harm those who live on Earth. She dies every evening in a fiery sunset and resurrects the world every morning at sunrise, separating light from darkness.

The martyrs of the Middle Ages, going to the fires with the words ‘God is love’, burned like a phoenix... These were hours of inspiration, fragrance and the birth of new deities from the ashes.

In our time, the planet Earth, perceived in the intergalactic synclite of 16 good constellations, is worthy of an extraordinary sign - the Firebird Minne. The image of the miracle bird given from above is intended to resurrect the humanity of the Earth from the deadly corruption of adaptive molding, awakening it from an oppressive icy sleep. The descent into the world of the Love Bird Minne will illuminate and enliven millions of thirsty hearts with golden pollen.

May the whole of humanity acquire fiery wings, a fiery heart and fiery flight of the Firebird - bestowing the purest light of love!

According to the Hyperborean calendars, the coming year 2014 is the year of the Firebird. But how to get the Firebird in the new year, many ask? The Firebird (Simurg, Phoenix, Alkanost) symbolizes true Hyperborean beauty. It is known that visiting the earth and throwing her golden feathers on it, she makes it virginally beautiful, and fills hearts with unearthly love. But not everyone could acquire the ability to perceive this unearthly beauty. Since ancient times, it was considered a great gift if the Firebird herself visits a person - that will be a great success in everything.

On the one hand, the Firebird itself chooses those whom it seeks to visit. Her fiery wing always touches those who are passionately and virginally in love. And then the first spark of her wing, like a great fire, touching the heart of a person, begins to displace all evil, which is considered a great gift according to the Hyperborean scrolls. When evil is incinerated inside by a Firebird with golden feathers, a flame of great heavenly love is kindled in the heart.

Ancient mystics explained: just as much as a person is sealed in evil, so he is not able to perceive perfect beauty and pure love. The Russian epic depicts the search for the golden feather of the Firebird by Ivan Tsarevich (the virgin son of the heavenly King).

Alas, the contemplation of beauty was lost for a long time by mankind. And the Firebird stopped visiting the earth...

The firebird, the phoenix bird, risen from the ashes... The fire conquers it, it is the fire of heavenly love, which awakens the bodhisattva sleeping in the soul of every person with the bell of Kuan Ming. And how many of these firebirds descended into this world - do not count! The hypnosis of this world is powerless against them, they are the spiritual knights of the White Lady - the heavenly Mother, bowing to man as a vessel of the divine principle. One should hold on to such lamps and taste what each soul came to Earth for.

The great sign of the coming 2014 is next. When a person can see the true, perfect beauty, the fiery Firebird will visit him and bring him the fire of heavenly love. And whoever opens his heart to her will be touched by the sparks of her golden feathers and the golden rain of heavenly drops of love will pour into the inner!..

Based on the materials of Blessed John Bogomil

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Secrets of the Firebird

In different parts of our world, there are legends about amazing animals and birds that no one has ever seen, but the descriptions of which are strikingly similar.

In different cultures, the image of the Firebird acquired its own details and shades. The Slavs have the Firebird, ptak Ohnivak (Czech and Slovak) - a fabulous, fiery bird, its feathers shine with silver and gold (Ognivak has reddish feathers), wings like flames, and eyes glow like a crystal.
It is about the size of a peacock.
The Firebird lives in the Garden of Eden of Iria, in a golden cage.
At night, it flies out of it and illuminates the garden with itself as brightly as thousands of lit fires.

The Firebird has a favorite food in the garden - rejuvenating apples, which give her beauty and immortality.
The Firebird has a healing song, and when it sings, pearls fall from its beak.
A blinding light surrounds her. Every year, in the fall, the Firebird dies and is reborn in the spring.
Sometimes you can find a dropped feather from the tail of the Firebird, brought into a dark room, it will replace the richest lighting.
You can’t catch it with your bare hands, as you can get burned on its plumage.
The fallen feather retains the properties of the plumage of the Firebird for a long time. It glows and gives warmth. And when the pen goes out, it turns into gold.

And only then people, so that the luck and happiness that the Firebird bestows, do not leave them, they began to make amulets and amulets, paint dishes with its bright images.

According to a Russian fairy tale, each feather of her "is so wonderful and bright that if you bring it into a dark room, it shone so much, as if a great many candles had been lit in that peace." The golden coloration of the Firebird, its golden cage is connected with the fact that the bird arrives from another (“thirtieth”) kingdom, from where everything that is painted in golden color comes from. The Firebird can act as a kidnapper, in this case approaching the Fire Serpent: she takes away the mother of the hero of the fairy tale "to distant lands."

Comparative analysis suggests an ancient connection between the Firebird and the Slovak “fire bird” with other mythological images embodying fire, in particular with Rarog, the fire horse-bird.

The Firebird is a fabulous bird, a character in Russian fairy tales, usually the goal of finding a hero. The feathers of the firebird have the ability to shine and with their brilliance amaze the human eye.

The extraction of the firebird is associated with great difficulties and is one of the main tasks that the king (father) sets for his sons in a fairy tale. Only a kind youngest son manages to get the firebird. Mythologists (Afanasiev) explained the firebird as the personification of fire, light, and the sun. The Firebird feeds on golden apples, which give youth, beauty and immortality; when she sings, pearls fall from her beak. The singing of the firebird heals the sick and restores sight to the blind. Leaving aside arbitrary mythological explanations, one can compare the firebird with medieval stories, very popular in both Russian and Western European literature, about the Phoenix bird reborn from the ashes. The Firebird is also the prototype of peacocks. Rejuvenating apples, in turn, can be compared with the fruits of the pomegranate tree, a favorite delicacy of Phoenixes.

Feather of the fire bird is the subject of Russian folk tales, known for its magical properties. Who has not read or listened in childhood to the fairy tale about Ivan the Fool, who found the feather of the fire bird. It was from this find that his adventure began.

Many different fairy tales are associated with the firebird and its feather, which eventually became legends. More famous, perhaps, is only the fern flower. It can also be noted that our fire bird is clearly a relative of the phoenix - a fiery bird from European legends and fairy tales.

According to descriptions from fairy tales and illustrations for them, the fire bird looks like a peacock, and the fire bird's feather also resembles a feather from a peacock's tail. The firebird is also about the size of a peacock, while the phoenix is described as being about the size of an eagle.

They say that the only way to catch the heat of a bird is to use the bait - a cage with golden apples inside. Since not only the found feather of a fire bird, but also all its plumage burns with fire, you cannot grab such a bird with your bare hands, you will instantly burn yourself. So Ivan had to lure her into a cage and put on a bag so that the heat would not reach her hands.

Also, according to legend, the firebird guards the fern flower on the night of Ivan Kupala, when it blooms only once a year, and many young people go into the forest to look for it.

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According to the well-known fairy tale, Ivan the Fool found a bird's feather in the forest on a stump when he passed by at night. This feather glows in the dark, it burns as if glowing with fire. At first, Ivan even decided that it was a fire burning in the darkness of the night, but, coming closer, they saw a feather of unearthly beauty.

According to some descriptions, this feather is golden, like all the plumage of the firebird, some talk about the red, orange, yellow and even crimson color of the firebird feathers. Someone mentions that the heat bird glows with silver and gold, and its wings are fiery, which once again proves the connection between the fire bird and the phoenix. In books, the heat of the bird and its feathers are usually drawn in red and orange.

Fire bird feather properties
The feather of the heat of a bird can illuminate any, the darkest room, so that at night it will be light, as it does not happen on the clearest day. If you remember the tale, this is how the servant of the tsar noticed that Ivan the Fool had a feather of a fire bird, instantly reporting this to his master.

According to legend, over time, the feather of the fire bird ceases to glow and burn with fire, hardening and turning into gold. If you find a few of these feathers, you can get rich pretty well, if only you knew where to look.

Also, they say that with the help of the feather of the heat bird, you can find treasures, since like attracts like. And so the golden pen attracts the gold stored in the earth.

The feather of the heat of the bird for a long time, until it becomes golden, retains the properties of the plumage of the heat of the bird. And besides the fact that it glows brightly, it gives warmth. Apparently, not so much that they could burn themselves, since Ivan the Fool took it with his bare hands, but enough so that he could warm himself from it. Such a good heating pad.

Somehow I accidentally came across an article in which, referring to a Slavic legend, it was said that when the gods saw that people walk the earth without loving anyone and destroy themselves with the cold of their hearts, they sent a magical fire of love to the earth in the form of a bird - Firebirds.

And since then she has been flying on the ground and spreading the fire of love.
Happiness to the one who manages to catch her, but a hundred times greater happiness to the one whom the Firebird will honor as his master. After all, the Firebird is more like the molten metal of which it most likely consists. You can catch it only in mittens, it is very hot - you can get burned very badly. To the one to whom she submits of her own free will, she will give her beneficial warmth all her life. But as soon as she feels indifference, she will immediately fly away - she cannot stand it, and it's easy to kill her ... Put her in a cage and she will die. Her fiery body will cool down and there will be a cold piece of gold in the cage instead of hot love ...

This is such a beautiful legend. It is a pity that I could not find the original.

The Egyptians believed that the Phoenix is a link between the divine plan and the embodiment of the plan in life, reminds of divine creation and the revival of life. Phoenix is the soul of Osiris, it is the hope of overcoming the path of the dead. In the Egyptian "Book of the Dead" it is written: "Like a phoenix I will pass through the regions of the other world."

The Iranians knew another name for this bird - Simurgh. The bird had the gift of foresight, but its nature was dual, containing the "good" and "harmful" halves.

In Sufism, the Simurgh symbolizes the Perfect Man, possessing the knowledge of the Divine Essence. This Essence, like the legendary bird, cannot be seen.

In the early Christian apocrypha of Baruch, it was written about the Bird: “This is the guardian of the world ... If it were not for covering | the fiery eye | sun, neither the human race, nor all creatures on earth would live from the heat of the sun.

The alchemists of medieval Europe considered the Phoenix a symbol of rebirth, the completion of the Great Work. For them, it also meant the purifying and transforming fire, the chemical element sulfur, and the color red.

The description of the Bird is very similar for different peoples. “The air blossomed with all the colors of the rainbow, beautiful sounds came from the feathers and wings of the bird, a pleasant smell emanated from it ...” - this is how it was said about the miraculous bird Simurgh in an Arabic treatise of the 13th century. “There is another sacred bird there, ... and its name is Phoenix,” Herodotus wrote. “Her appearance and become very reminiscent of an eagle, and her feathers are partly golden, partly red.” “The cinnabar bird, the substance of the flame”, “its color pleases the eye, its crest expresses righteousness, its language is sincere” - the Chinese said, referring to Feng Huang, the ruler of the South. The fire bird, the Slavs believed, meaning the Firebird, you can easily get burned on its plumage. Each feather glows like a multitude of candles, and is sharper than damask steel. And she herself shines either blue or crimson light.

“O Atum-Khepri, you shone [in the form] of Benu on the eternal Hill of Ben-Ben…” - this is how the words of the ancient Egyptian Hymn about the creation of the world sound. Not created by anyone, the originally former bird flew over the waters of the ocean, until it finally built a nest for itself on Ben-Ben Hill. Or maybe it was not Benu at all, but a beautiful white goose The great Gogotun, who laid the egg on the same hill from which the sun god was born? However, many nations tell stories that a bird took part in the process of creating the world. It is unlikely that people knew exactly who created the world, but the image of a dazzling bird remained in myths and legends, and obelisks shone, reflecting the sun, on a memorial hill near Heliopolis.

If we try to restore the story of the fabulous Firebird, or, as it is more commonly known, the Phoenix, according to the surviving legends, then we can tell such a legend.

There lived a magical Bird far, far away, on the very edge of the earth. Exactly where, no one knew. Some said that her nest was hidden from human eyes on the top of a mountain, others said that she built it in the middle of an endless desert, in the thirtieth “other” state, perfect and far from worldly fuss. A lot of trials and dangers lay in wait on the way of those who dared to go in search, for any path to a creature that keeps the fire of the original creation in itself is thorny and unpredictable.

To get to the Bird, one had to overcome the Valley of Search, the Valley of Love, the Valley of Knowledge, the Valley of Separation, the Valley of Unity, the Desert of Amazement, the Desert of Annihilation and Death. And one could try to go this long way along the roads, washing iron boots and gnawing iron loaves, or one could - in one's heart, overcoming and changing oneself.

If you want - believe, if you want - check.
If you want - listen, if you want - hear.
But it was, the reality grew,
and what was not - fiction.

Only in one distant kingdom,
heavenly state
lived, were, red girls -
they are all such needlewomen,
your article is bright and pretty,
the beauty of the soul is fine.
Only with people, who of them was known,
pretended to be a bird of paradise
burning fiery bird,
light the world of the soul illuminating.
Because they were all called Firebirds,
expelling all that is unclean,
that's why all people are not just like that
songs birds of paradise now hear.
But a fiery bird is waiting for everyone,
that you can’t take it with your hand, don’t touch it,
where the goblin did not even walk,
The tree is one life true,
a beautiful bird sits there,
glowing with heat and with a marvelous voice
gives the traveler sweet peace
and burns everything that is wrong in it.
It is unlikely to be able to reach the Tree on your own,
dark forces do not let people in,
strict guards guard from the eyes
by command from above.
For a long time escorted there
were that they knew
go around like dark thickets
and impassable mountains.
But worthy only and lucky
could lead to the Tree of Eternity,
so that when meeting with that bird girl
the fire ceased to burn her.

That's the whole tale of that marvelous one.
Who was obedient, to feast - for that.
for good, for health, but for glory
to live, but at the same time not to be twisted !!!

Legend of the Crimea about the Firebird
Long ago, peace, joy and prosperity reigned in our region. Overseas guests came with outlandish gifts, they were welcomed by local residents, they were taken to look at the wondrous marvel - the Firebird.

Year after year passed, and somehow, with one ship, Greed sailed from across the sea. She went into the huts to people, whispered evil intentions in her ear.

And the earth hardened, went to stones, dried up without human love.

The marvelous Firebird stopped coming for her favorite delicacy. The last bulk apple fell from the branch, the grains fell into the earth's cracks, and did not germinate again.

So they lie there until now, waiting for the soil to become soft and caring again. And the earth will be better only if kind and good people begin to live on it.

Chapter first

At the very bottom, dreaming of nothing,
Once upon a time Midia lived, not knowing grief.
She spent her whole life in the depths
And life seemed quite enough.

There was no Light, but it was calm.
And that was enough for the Mussels.
But at night disturbed her sometimes
A charming dream where she is like a star

Illuminated all the inhabitants, the creatures of the sea,
And she lit the way to the Gulf Stream.
And in the morning she woke up in delirium:
“I will definitely find this Light!”

But the days passed, as before, in the mist.
And where can he get it, at the very bottom?
But once something bad happened to her:
A grain of sand seeped through its doors.

She began to slightly irritate the body,
All the time interfering in peace to sleep.
But Midia decided to end it.
She surrounded her with mother-of-pearl.

And suddenly a pearl began to grow in it,
As if a flashlight was lit inside.
Mussel became proud of the pearl
And keep on working on it.
She, as best she could, sent her Light,
And she blossomed more and more in response.

One day, the Mussel's sash opened,
And the space around was lit up with Light.
That pearl shone like a star in the sky,
And Midia immediately melted into bliss.

To this Light, fish, jellyfish sailed,
And even the lobster squirmed in the silt.

Nobody wanted to offend anyone

And the Light from the pearl burned brighter.

But Midia suddenly closed her doors.
And a flock of fish immediately swam away.
"I will not shine for everyone in the sea, -
She said, “I will keep my Light!”

And she became suspicious, angry.
She was annoyed and disturbed by anyone,
Who accidentally swam near the bottom,
Who invited to visit him for an hour.

Since then, she has not been calm at all.
She was very tired of keeping the Light within herself.
She wanted to open the doors, as before,
But it was a pity to give Light to everyone!

She hid from everyone under a rock.
Deeper, into the crevice, into the very darkness.
And there, finally, away from everyone, Revealed.
"Shine for me alone!"

But the darkness did not dispel, did not change.
A pearl turned into a simple stone.

Midia wept: “What can I do?
How to sparkle, shine and shine again?

Then a sea hermit crawled out to Media:
“I could help you with this trouble.
And if you wish, I will give wise advice,
How can you get back your lost Light.

“Ah, good hermit, I really want
Find out why I don't light at all?
And what should I do to return the Light?
I want to shine like a star again!

“So listen carefully. Star in the sky
Shines for everyone. Right?
-Yes.
“After all, Light is a gift that the Creator gives us,”
The hermit, the great sage, said to her,

Someday everyone will understand
That only the one who distributes it is happy.

Then only you will be able to return your Light,
When you forget about yourself And go
You will go, helping everyone along the way,
Filling the pearl with love again.

Then she will shine, as before.
Take Faith, Love and Hope with you.
And remember: the more you distribute the Light,
The brighter you burn and the happier you live. —

The hermit said so and suddenly disappeared.
Or maybe he just dreamed of Mussels?
I don't know, but Midia still decided
To return her Light and hurried on the campaign.

Chapter Two

"Farewell! I'm going to the far seas!
And I'm on my way as soon as possible,
She told everyone who knew her,
I will not return to my parents' house soon.

But she didn't get far.
It was hard to walk without legs.

Mussel jumped up: one, two and three.
There is only one leg, and besides - inside!
Only a crab and a flock of cod laughed.
And our Midia was completely sad.

Suddenly he looks, slowly rolls along the bottom,
Dreaming about something, cuttlefish clam.
She sings and does not know grief,
Meanwhile, a flock of cod swims up.

Here is a predatory flock surrounded her.
Here the toothy mouths opened wider.
They are about to seize the unfortunate victim.
But Midia shouted to the predators: “Enough!”.

Then she gathered her strength,
She kicked off as far as she could,
And jumped right into the cod flock,
Just a thought flashed by:
"Well, that's it, I'm dying!"

From her impudence
The military order was broken.
And the Cuttlefish woke up
The ink rose like a cloud
And like a fast arrow
She immediately swam away.

The cod was left without dinner.
"I did it! Victory!
I was able to overcome myself
And help cuttlefish!”

And then it became clear to our Media
That doing good is very nice!
As if bliss was overflowing in a wave.
Or maybe the pearl lit up a little?

When the ink dispersed into the sea,
The clam-cuttlefish sailed again.
And Midia started a conversation with her,
In which she invited me on a hike.

The survivor was not surprised.
And gladly agreed to go with her.
“For a long time I dreamed of seeing the sea.
I want to jump, laugh and sing!

Everyone knows that it's more fun to go with friends.
— Oh, how glad I am! Swim quickly!
Her Cuttlefish in "hands" took
And sailed to a distant unknown land.

Chapter Three

Mussel with his new girlfriend
They sailed many days and nights.
Anyone in need was helped along the way.
Warm words warmed the hearts.

Have seen a lot. Learned a lot.
Distant distances became their home.
Mussels really wanted to open up,
To enjoy the pearl again.

She was only afraid that again
A pearl stone will lie.
In general, she did not dare to open up.
So at least there is still hope!

And then one day, on Sunday evening,
They had a meeting with Dolphin.

“Look, Cuttlefish, do you see, Dolphin?
The cub is still completely alone.
The poor man rushes about, does not know what to do.
We need to get closer to him!

Our friends swam up to the baby,
- What's wrong with you, little one? they asked in unison.
The Dolphin told them a story.
I give it to you this very hour:

“To be honest, I was just born.
In the morning I swam with my mother, frolic.
Suddenly an unexpectedly angry shark
She closed her teeth in front of me.

Mom shouted to me: “Darling, swim!
Meet me near the rocks, near the ground."
I got scared and quickly swam away.
What happened next, I don't remember. Forgot.

When I woke up, it was already evening...
Mom is probably waiting among the rocks.
I can't find them at night.
There are no stars in the sky. It's scary to scream.
Maybe a shark will swim to my cry.
What should I do? And how can I be?

Good Midia almost cried:
“Oh, this villainous shark to me!”
If only I could shine
That Dolphin, of course, saved!

He could lift me to the surface
And find your mother among the rocks.
How I want to give the Light to me!
-I believe. You can, dear, shine! —

Her friend supported her as much as she could, -
You just try! The wave has passed.
And Midia slowly opened the doors.
Suddenly the Divine Light illumined everyone!

Oh miracle! The pearl glowed brightly.
She was filled with kindness and love.
As if there had never been a stone before.
Only Faith, Love and Hope remained.

- Take me, Dolphin, rather.
I will light the way for you instead of fire!
Travelers joined their hearts
And together they swam to the blackening rocks.

And here, near the formidable mysterious rocks,
The kid saw his mother among the waves.
Everyone was happy to meet this!
Gratitude and happiness flowed like a river.

The clam cuttlefish said in the morning:
We sailed with you, my friend, a lot.
You have found the Light, like a bird of paradise.
Do you think it's time to return?

To which Midia replied:
-You know,
I'm home. I'm always at home, you know?
And everyone that fate sends me
Fills me with Divine Light.

You know people sometimes say
That in the sea, in the night, the lights are burning.
And these pearls glow brightly.
Lost Souls Return Home.

Elena Ponkratova