Protection from negativity
An energy attack on a believer can be neutralized with the help of an icon against damage and the evil eye. They pray before the face of the patron saint in the temple, and the holy image is placed in the house. Universal images include:
- Mother of God (Seven Arrows, Sign);
- Nicholas the Wonderworker;
- Guardian Angel (everyone has their own)
They close the human energy field, not giving ill-wishers the opportunity to direct damage, remove the consequences of hostile influence, and restore protective forces.
Icons against damage and the evil eye must be correctly located: opposite the entrance to the room or in the eastern part. You cannot place them surrounded by runes and Feng Shui symbols. The Orthodox protection corner must be kept clean.
Only icons that were consecrated in the church have miraculous power. That's where you should buy them. Under no circumstances should you buy a miracle-working face from your own hands. Often sorcerers damage icons, as a result of which the destructive force appears in the house in the guise of the image of the Saint.
How to recognize negative energy in the house?
Many people do not think about protecting their home from evil people, since they cannot even suspect their surroundings of bad thoughts and intentions. Nevertheless, by certain signs you can understand whether negative energy is present in your home. Namely:
- You can't be at home. In your own home, you feel moral discomfort and anxiety, and try to spend more time outside of it.
- You don't feel well. This can be expressed in headaches, lethargy, constant drowsiness or insomnia.
- Quarrels and disagreements constantly arise in the family for no apparent reason.
- There are changes in the behavior of pets. They become restless and aggressive.
- Indoor flowers are dying for no reason. They may grow poorly, dry out, or even rot.
- You notice some objects that have entered the house in an unknown way.
- Dramatic weight loss. Neither you nor your family feel like eating anything; even high-quality foods make you feel sick.
It is interesting that people living in multi-storey buildings can feel the negativity and damage caused to neighboring apartments. Therefore, even if no one directly wishes anything bad to you, you should still know how to protect your home from evil people.
Mother of God
The strongest icons against evil thoughts depict the face of the Virgin Mary.
The image of the Mother of God of Seven Arrows (other names: Softening of Evil Hearts, Simeon’s Prophecy) can save all family members from misfortune. The Mother of God is pierced with seven arrows or swords - according to the number of sinful passions that take possession of a person and cause the Mother of God unbearable mental pain. The Mother of God, begging before God for forgiveness, is the intercessor of believers.
Softening even the most cruel and envious hearts, the image brings salvation from negative emotions, mental illnesses, intolerance and human envy. In addition to direct protection, the holy face restores mental balance, awakening one’s own abilities of self-preservation.
If you carry an icon against the evil eye with you, it can protect you from evil thoughts and damage.
A special prayer from theft, conspiracies and slander can protect the hearth and family happiness from all filth; it helps to maintain and strengthen peace between relatives, improve health, and cleanse from erroneous actions. The icon, known since the 17th century as the defender of besieged Novgorod, is located in the Novgorod St. Sophia Cathedral.
They pray before the face of the Mother of God in case of a threat hanging over an entire village or an individual, in case of severe illnesses, disasters, slander and insult that can destroy a person.
Prayers
We talked about icons. Now let's touch on the topic of prayer. This subsection contains prayers to the Lord, the Mother of God before the image of the “Seven Arrows”, St. Nicholas the Pleasant and John the Baptist.
People pray in front of the Seven Arrows icon during family discord. They also resorted to her for help when enemies threatened the Russian land.
O long-suffering Mother of God, who exceeds all the daughters of the earth in Her purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have endured on earth, accept our much-painful sighs and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. You know of no other refuge and warm intercession, but, as you have boldness in the One who was born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing praises in the Trinity to the One God, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Troparion, tone 5. Soften our evil hearts, Mother of God, and extinguish the misfortunes of those who hate us, and resolve all the tightness of our souls, for looking at Your holy image, we are touched by Your compassion and mercy for us and kiss Your wounds, and our arrows that torment You , we are horrified. Do not let us, O Compassionate Mother, perish in our hard-heartedness and from the hard-heartedness of our neighbors, for You are truly the softener of evil hearts.
Kontakion, tone 2. By Thy grace, O Lady, soften the hearts of evildoers, send down benefactors, keeping them from all evil, to those who fervently pray to Thy before Thy honest icons.
Prayers to the Lord are read for various needs. The most famous of them is “Our Father.” We publish lesser known ones here:
First prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, my God, cover me and your servant (names) from the malice of our adversary, for his strength is strong, but our nature is passionate and our strength is weak. You, O Good One, save me from the confusion of thoughts and the flood of passions. Lord, my sweet Jesus, have mercy and save me and Your servants (names).
Second prayer
O Lord Jesus Christ! Do not turn Your face away from us, Your servants (names), and turn away in anger from Your servants: be our helper, do not reject us and do not forsake us.
Prayer three
Have mercy on me, Lord, and do not let me perish! Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am weak! Shame, Lord, the demon that fights me. My hope, fall over my head on the day of demonic warfare! Conquer the enemy that fights me, O Lord, and subdue the thoughts that overwhelm me with Your silence, the Word of God!
Prayer four
God! Behold, I am Your vessel: fill me with the gifts of Your Holy Spirit, without You I am empty of all good, or even more so, full of all sin. God! Behold, Thy ship I am: fill me with a load of good deeds. God! Behold Your ark: fill it not with the charm of love of money and sweets, but with love for You and for Your animated image - man.
Prayer to Nicholas the Pleasant. Here is the kontakion and troparion:
O all-holy Nicholas, exceedingly saintly servant of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper! Help me, a sinner and sad person in this present life, beg the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins, which I have sinned greatly from my youth, in all my life, in deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me the accursed, beg the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver me from airy ordeals and eternal torment: may I always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your merciful intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4. The rule of faith and the image of meekness, self-control teacher show you to your flock as things are true; For this reason, you have gained high humility, rich in poverty, Father Hierarch Nicholas, pray to Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion, tone 3. In Mireh, the holy priest, you appeared: For Christ, O Reverend, having fulfilled the Gospel, you laid down your soul for your people, and you saved the innocent from death; For this reason you have been sanctified, as the great hidden place of God’s grace.
And finally, a prayer to John the Baptist:
To the Baptist of Christ, preacher of repentance, do not despise me who repents, but copulating with the heavenly ones, pray to the Lady for me, unworthy, sad, weak and sad, fallen into many troubles, burdened by the stormy thoughts of my mind: for I am a den of evil deeds, by no means have an end to sinful customs; For my mind is nailed down by earthly things. What will I do, I do not know, and to whom will I resort, so that my soul will be saved? Only to you, Saint John, give the same name of grace, as you are before the Lord, according to the Mother of God, greater than all who are born, for you were deemed worthy to touch the top of the King Christ, who takes away the sins of the world, the Lamb of God: pray for Him for my sinful soul, so from now on , at the first ten hour, I will bear a good burden and receive compensation with the last. To her, the Baptist of Christ, the honest Forerunner, the ultimate prophet, the first martyr in grace, the teacher of fasters and hermits, the teacher of purity and the close friend of Christ, I pray to you, I resort to you, do not reject me from your intercession, but raise me up, having fallen into many sins; renew my soul with repentance, as with the second baptism, of which you are the ruler: with baptism you wash away sin, and preach repentance for the cleansing of every bad deed; Cleanse me with the sins of the defiled and force me to enter, even if nothing bad enters, into the Kingdom of Heaven. Amen.
These prayers are read at home. But if you come to the temple and there is no one there, you can read it in front of each icon. Light the candles and venerate the images. And ask for help from the Lord, the Mother of God and the saints.
Nicholas the Wonderworker
The face of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is depicted on one of the most powerful protective icons against the evil eye and damage! Such an Orthodox icon helps if something goes wrong in life and there is an assumption that this is happening due to a negative influence. Before prayer, you should visit the temple, light three candles in front of the image of the Saint.
The anti-witchcraft and sorcery icon located in the house does not allow magical powers to influence the residents. The intercessor of Christians helps travelers and sailors, removes the crown of celibacy as a result of corruption.
There are several options for depicting the Saint:
- Nikola Mozhaisky - with a sword, which is clutched in his right hand, and a fortress in his left.
- Belt - with the Gospel.
- Rostova - his arms are spread apart.
Causes of evil
Official medicine is critical of any energy diseases, trying to find a rational answer. There are no pills or potions against witchcraft and sorcery, so modern man is not protected from the influence of bad people. Illnesses or troubles gradually destroy the usual pattern of life.
What is damage? Due to the directed negative flow, the destructive black ritual sucks the strength out of the victim. As a result, illnesses become more active or a series of failures occurs.
Main symptoms:
- insomnia;
- premonition of trouble;
- sensation of foreign odors;
- depression.
They can cause damage out of envy. This is the most common reason. A successful person can cause negative emotions in both colleagues and neighbors. People who actively boast about their successes are especially susceptible to evil influence.
Have you deprived a subordinate of his bonus or taken someone else's parking space? If a person is not able to throw out all the negativity in the face of the offender, then he uses a dark ritual for revenge. The victim is subjected to regular energy attack, so dangerous problems begin.
By the way, there is a category of people who are simply embittered at the whole world. Someone else's luck drives them crazy, and the good deeds of others make them add a fly in the ointment. Ordinary villains stop at minor dirty tricks, but individuals begin to use magical rituals.
There are people who have powerful negative energy. They do not cause damage and do not wish harm upon their loved ones, but their praise can cause children and animals to get sick, and equipment simply falls apart. This phenomenon is usually called the evil eye.
Other icons that protect against damage
When choosing which icon to pray against the evil eye , you should pay attention to other options. These are images of the following Saints:
- Archangel Michael, protecting the spirit and body from enemy power, dark magic, and temptations.
- Jesus is the constant protector from dark energy. The image of Jesus is the strongest amulet, the guardian of family peace.
- Matrona of Moscow is an example of boundless patience, love, and self-denial. During her lifetime, the blessed one helped those affected by the evil eye and damage, and warned against occult actions. The icon helps protect against deception, save the family, and destroy magical influences.
Patron
Many people believe that a guardian and a nominal saint are one and the same. An erroneous opinion due to ignorance is firmly rooted in the minds of compatriots. Often, instead of the image of an angel, the faces of a martyr are acquired. We hasten to explain the difference.
In the Orthodox calendar, each day is assigned to one or another patron. It is “attached” to a person after birth with the first beat of the heart, and not after baptism, like a guardian. Winged defenders are in no hurry to interfere in people's decisions, leaving them the right to choose. Named saints prompt and guide actions, protecting against mistakes.
How do you find out who the patron is? There is a month book for this. It is enough to select your date of birth and see who became the heavenly intercessor. If you were baptized, then you can find the information in the certificate or go to the temple where the ceremony took place.
It is recommended to always keep the personalized icon with you. Envy and the evil energy of sorcerers will not pass through the prism of her power. They regularly say prayers and light candles near the image in the church. The heavenly patron does not require any sacrifices or offerings. It is enough to simply thank from the bottom of your heart for your intercession.
