Agaliha
June 3rd, 2007, 01:19 AM
I came across these when I was looking though Okana's Web (http://okana.org/).
Has anyone heard of them before or perhaps use them? I'm pretty interested in them. Especially what all the symbols are and mean.
From the site:
For thousands of years, Slavic people have made talismans called pysanky (from the Slavic verb "to write") on eggs, decorated with beeswax and dye in batik fashion. The designs themselves are called znaki, which means "charm" or "symbol". Each of the znaki had special meaning, and since the ancient Slavs had no writen alphabet, these symbols were the expression of ideas and the method of communicating magickal desires.The znaki are not intended to tell the future, but to provide guidance for meditation and action.
For millenia women in the Slavic tribes learned to decorate the beautiful talismans called Pisanki. Examples of designs used on the pisanki are found on pottery and household items in archaeological digs all over what Marija Gimbutas refers to as Old Europe.
A good crafter will learn between 50 and 100 different singular symbols, and then learn the traditional combination designs that are comprised of those symbols and others. In ancient times they were made as talismans all year long for a multitude of intents and desires. These symbols, called znaki (plural - znak is singular) are the basis of the set of runes that comprise the Znaki. Fifty of the most common singular designs are used.
Znaki : Slavic Charms (http://www.amazon.com/Znaki-Slavic-Charms-Okana/dp/0967805031)(Pamphlet) by Okana (amazon.com)
I did a search on Yahoo's Images and found a few things:
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2331/runesoo7.png
Can anyone read the Russian there?
These look like they could be symbols used to me various things.
And here is a site (http://www.mindspring.com/~dragynphyre/page_3_b_1.htm) that shows many of them, here's an example:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9162/sloneczcn3.jpg
I also looked up pisanki:
Pisanki (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkm7dWmJGQ.EA.YlXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2dDh2NzlyBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=1234rprrv/EXP=1180937309/**http%3a//www.polishamericancenter.org/Pisanki.htm)
Polish pisanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkm7dWmJGQ.EA_4lXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2cmcxb25jBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11vce52am/EXP=1180937309/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_pisanka)
Pisanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkm7dWmJGQ.EAA4pXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2bWo2ZTBtBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNARjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11o814dl8/EXP=1180937309/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisanka)
Pisanki: An Ancient Art of Hope and Life (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkmw6W2JGT2EB37RXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2dDh2NzlyBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=126ubqbfv/EXP=1180937402/**http%3a//culture.polishsite.us/articles/art344fr.htm)
Pysanky Traditional Ukrainian Easter Eggs, how to make (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkmw6W2JGT2EB6LRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2bWo2ZTBtBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNARjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11o6ik1pk/EXP=1180937402/**http%3a//www.papereggs.com/pysanky.htm)
www.pgsa.org/EggsPisanki.pdf (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkmw6W2JGT2EB4rRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2Z241Mzk5BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11n3pv8pr/EXP=1180937402/**http%3a//www.pgsa.org/EggsPisanki.pdf) (PDF)
Has anyone heard of them before or perhaps use them? I'm pretty interested in them. Especially what all the symbols are and mean.
From the site:
For thousands of years, Slavic people have made talismans called pysanky (from the Slavic verb "to write") on eggs, decorated with beeswax and dye in batik fashion. The designs themselves are called znaki, which means "charm" or "symbol". Each of the znaki had special meaning, and since the ancient Slavs had no writen alphabet, these symbols were the expression of ideas and the method of communicating magickal desires.The znaki are not intended to tell the future, but to provide guidance for meditation and action.
For millenia women in the Slavic tribes learned to decorate the beautiful talismans called Pisanki. Examples of designs used on the pisanki are found on pottery and household items in archaeological digs all over what Marija Gimbutas refers to as Old Europe.
A good crafter will learn between 50 and 100 different singular symbols, and then learn the traditional combination designs that are comprised of those symbols and others. In ancient times they were made as talismans all year long for a multitude of intents and desires. These symbols, called znaki (plural - znak is singular) are the basis of the set of runes that comprise the Znaki. Fifty of the most common singular designs are used.
Znaki : Slavic Charms (http://www.amazon.com/Znaki-Slavic-Charms-Okana/dp/0967805031)(Pamphlet) by Okana (amazon.com)
I did a search on Yahoo's Images and found a few things:
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2331/runesoo7.png
Can anyone read the Russian there?
These look like they could be symbols used to me various things.
And here is a site (http://www.mindspring.com/~dragynphyre/page_3_b_1.htm) that shows many of them, here's an example:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9162/sloneczcn3.jpg
I also looked up pisanki:
Pisanki (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkm7dWmJGQ.EA.YlXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2dDh2NzlyBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=1234rprrv/EXP=1180937309/**http%3a//www.polishamericancenter.org/Pisanki.htm)
Polish pisanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkm7dWmJGQ.EA_4lXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2cmcxb25jBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11vce52am/EXP=1180937309/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_pisanka)
Pisanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkm7dWmJGQ.EAA4pXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2bWo2ZTBtBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNARjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11o814dl8/EXP=1180937309/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisanka)
Pisanki: An Ancient Art of Hope and Life (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkmw6W2JGT2EB37RXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2dDh2NzlyBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=126ubqbfv/EXP=1180937402/**http%3a//culture.polishsite.us/articles/art344fr.htm)
Pysanky Traditional Ukrainian Easter Eggs, how to make (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkmw6W2JGT2EB6LRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2bWo2ZTBtBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNARjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11o6ik1pk/EXP=1180937402/**http%3a//www.papereggs.com/pysanky.htm)
www.pgsa.org/EggsPisanki.pdf (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkmw6W2JGT2EB4rRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2Z241Mzk5BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA3cEdnRpZANGNjY2Xzc3BGwDV 1Mx/SIG=11n3pv8pr/EXP=1180937402/**http%3a//www.pgsa.org/EggsPisanki.pdf) (PDF)