Anton Platov. The concept of runes according to Platov

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Current science arrogantly ignores the topic of runes, referring them purely to the field of esotericism. However, numerous facts testify that the runes, these ancient icons, strange for today's man in the street, influence the world around us. It is believed that it was in the runes that the primary and most ancient writing was presented, which was common to all peoples.

It is characteristic that this writing took its origins back in the Golden Age, when our world was not saturated with lies and intolerance. Perhaps that is why the rune contains an ancient charge of truth, taken from the time when people may have communicated with the gods.

More than twenty years ago, the scientist, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Anton Platov became interested in the theme of the runic revival. Passion has grown into a life's work. Today he is one of the leading Russian specialists in runic esotericism. The systematic approach of the scientist and the literary gift allowed Anton Valeryevich to systematize disparate information onNorthern sacred tradition and write more than a dozen thematic books in demand by fellow countrymen - adherents of ancient knowledge. His writings cover areas such as northern mythology and runic magic; refer to the images of the Holy Grail, the Tree of Life and the Island of the Immortals.

At the same time, Anton Platov is a well-known practitioner and teacher who works a lot with people. This is a seeker of ancient knowledge, the founder and director of the School of Northern Tradition "Nordheim".

Anton Platov - scientist and runologist

Later, in one of his interviews, he will say that he first felt that there was something extraordinary, like magic, in the life around him, being a fourteen-year-old boy.

The scientist, carried away by the knowledge opening before him, realized that the Northern tradition is more than religion, faith, magic. It is even more than the lifestyle of the people. He defined tradition as a certain state in which people of a certain ethnic group, a certain people can get access to something big.

Anton Valeryevich as a researcher discovered the discrepancy between the interpreted ancient history and the greatness of the ancient heritage, which was reflected in the many known found runic artifacts. Numerous sources he found clearly indicated the presence of magic in the Northern tradition, and this magic was obviously associated with runes.

Identified four ways to use the ancient rune masters Anton Platov. Runic magic has been classifiedthem into four categories:

• changing household items (Lund comb with a runic inscription);
• Create your own magic items (runic rings are an example). Non-household item, the only purpose of which is to be a carrier of magic;
• magic tools (magic stick from Narsaq, Greenland) that create magic (figuratively, tools that create amulets).
• performing a magical action without using a medium.

Gradually, from a series of generalizations, the great Northern sacred tradition was revealed to the scientist, and is still being revealed. He understood that this is what is passed down through the ages: from ancestors to descendants.

It became clear to him that it is impossible to act within the tradition without plunging into it, without understanding from experience where the knowledge we operate with comes from. Anton Valeryevich, therefore, did not limit himself to the role of an observer, but became an adherent of the Northern sacred tradition in order to study knowledge while being inside the stream. Anton Valeryevich felt for himself that truths often come precisely through meditation, through the art of runes.

It is not surprising that, moving along this path, Anton Platov, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, acquired the sacred name Yggvolod. His books, generated by his inspiration and involvement in Knowledge, summarized the milestones of this spiritual path, and also systematized the knowledge of the Northern sacred tradition that became available. Below is a list of them:

• "Arctic Hysteria…", 2012.
• "In Search of the Holy Grail…", 1999.
• "Road to Avallon",1997.
• "The Magical Arts of Ancient Europe", 2002.
• Megaliths of the Russian Plain, 2009.
• Rune Magic, 1994.
• "Rune Art. Training course”, 2012
• "Runes: 2000 years of magical tradition", 2010.
• "Slavic Runes", 2000.
• "Practical Rune Course", 1999.
• "Runes of the Slavs and Glagolitic", 2010.

The concept of runes according to Platov

How does Anton Platov define runes?

In a broad sense, this is an ancient system of studying the world, knowing it, as well as a system of certain actions aimed at our interaction with this world.

In a narrower sense, runes are a self-sufficient closed system for describing the world. Those. the runic alphabet contains enough characters to describe any situation that might occur.

Currently, several types of runic rows are known, each of which contains a different number of characters. But the most commonly used most ancient and classic runic alphabet is Futhark, which has 24 runes.

The very appearance of the runes is connected with the legend of finding the runes by Odin. With their help, mantika (prediction) is carried out. Thus, runes are an ancient traditional way of obtaining information based on an understanding of the world and a person's place in it.

A scientist's view of runic art

Runic practice is called rune-related actions that visibly or invisibly change the world. Anton Platov identifies three areas of runic practice:

• Runalor (the doctrine of runes). Mastering the runes, letting them in. This direction is not temporary, but ongoing.
• Runamal (work with runic analysis (fortune-telling). An attempt to figure it out, the process of pure understanding.
• Runagald (implementation of intentions with the help of RM).

Let's consider these directions in more detail.

Runalor

Teaching about runes and their system. The word "rune" itself is of Gothic origin, it is originally equivalent to the word "mystery". Those. something with closed access or something that can be unraveled, explored. It is according to the second option that the adherents of the Northern sacred tradition perceive runes.

Masters of runic art are able to depict everything that happens in runes. They perceive the runes as identifiers of forces (gods) and interact with them with the help of runic art. Those. when working with runes, communication with the gods occurs. Each rune is viewed from three positions. To enter the rune, it is important to perceive it in three aspects:

• archetype - a stable image in our subconscious, materialized in the world;
• mythologeme - mode of action;
• potency is what makes an archetype capable of functioning.

The sacredness of the Futhark is affirmed in the principle of the sacredness of the sequence of runes.

Runamal

This is the use of rune magic for divination purposes. The annals mention that German soldiers regularly practiced mantic before battles. By the way, you should not identify banal fortune-telling, which involves an element of chance, and mantle, systemic andpurposeful determination of the future. This art, fortunately, was not lost in the Middle Ages. As a later example of divination dating back to the 17th century, one can name fortune-telling plates from the island of Hiddensee, B altic.

Two principles work in the mantika process: synchronicity (involvement in the flow of actions) and involvement of the master (a kind of field that organizes people's actions).

Runagald

Practical use of magic to influence the world:

• Changing household items (Lund's comb with a runic inscription - a household item improved with magic);
• Creating your own magic items (runic rings, Britain 10th century) The item is the carrier of magic;
• Creating magic tools (Magic stick from Narsaq, Greenland) We work with tools that create magic (figuratively, tools that create amulets).
• Performing a magical action without using a host.

Slavic runes

Anton Platov systematically illuminated this unique direction in the Northern sacred tradition. Their affinity and common epistemological roots with the Aryan runes, Futhark are obvious. Some of them are even visually similar.

It is characteristic that in the perception of the descendants of the Aryans and the descendants of the Slavs, the images of the Slavic god Veles and the Aryan Odin are quite similar. Like the Aryans, the Slavs called on the gods with the help of runes. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Scandinavian or Slavic rune, the mechanism of their action is the same: you should feel it inheart, turn on the invisible tuning fork in your soul and feel its verbal reflection. Only then will the rune come to life and work.

The meaning of the runes in the Slavic and Aryan traditions also echoes. Let's take, for example, the Slavic rune BelBog "Mir", which is an image of God and Man. The rune itself also symbolizes the Family Tree growing upwards. In Futhark, the meaning of this rune is conveyed by the rune Mannaz (the image of a man) and the rune Algiz (the image of God). The very same Slavic image of BelGod is similar to Heimdal (White Ace).

Platov's books and the Nordheim school as one whole

One of the first in Russia to write a serious practical book on working with runes Anton Platov - "Runic Art". The book was created on the basis of lectures on runic magic given in Moscow in 1995-1998. Thus, the work contains not only a description of the laws of ancient runic magic, but also recommendations for adepts on a comprehensive mastery of all aspects of the runic art.

Platov reads the course "Runic Art" at Nordheim School as a leading subject. Andrey Valerievich is reverent about the Northern sacral tradition. He claims that each rune, figuratively speaking, is a reflection of a certain nuance in the state of the world. The Rune Master, thus, comes to the feeling, awareness, understanding of the World, the Path and the place of Man in it.

Since it is impossible to convey a vision of the world in the light of the Northern sacred tradition without studying the mythology of the Scandinavian pantheon, it is also taught at Platov's school of runes.

Rune Art Workshop

It should be recognized that most serious domestic adherents of runic art agree that the effective, concise book created by Anton Platov - "Practical course of runic art" - became the basic book for entering it. Structurally, this training course (it is classified by the author as such) consists of:

• Introduction, where the concepts of runes are given, the magic of the inner circle, the story of the sacrifice of Odin.
• "Young Fighter's Course" (the name is ironic and conditional), where the rune system, Elder Runes (Futark) is determined.
• Foundations. Runic practice is any action that visibly or invisibly changes the world. Three categories of Northern rune art work are defined here: Runalor (learning about runes), Runamal (working with runic analysis, divination), Runagald (practical use of magic to influence the world).
• Section "Art". The eight skills of the Runemaster are characterized.
• Runic Mantika.
• Rune magic (Elder Runes, spells, sacred words, appeals to the gods).

The consistency and logic of the presentation allows people interested in rune art to come to an understanding of its main positions.

Conclusion

Anton Platov claims that the art of runes and Christianity do not contradict each other. Yes, they are different, but both are traditions of the White Man, who sees the integrity of the World as a system declaring the personal responsibility of everyone for their own destiny and the fate of the World.

The runes themselves are the background, icons. For example, the outline of the rune Isa (ice) is similar to the Latin letter "I", but the presence of this outline does not at all make the Latin text magical. The main influence on the surrounding world is carried out by the master with his personality, his involvement in the Stream of being.

How did modern serious masters come to runic art? Basically in two ways. Some, having first encountered runes in encyclopedias, in Tolkien's books, incomprehensibly felt the forces behind them. Others, when looking at these signs, have a strong feeling that they once already owned "it".