Folk folklore: how does it look like a house?

In Russia, his house was rarely called. Basically - good nature, breadwinner, goodwill or grandfather-cuckold. How does it look like a brownie - for certain nobody knows. This old man is very cautious and prefers not to show himself to people. But some ideas about its appearance, of course, there are, and mostly thanks to folk folklore.

How does the house look like according to folk ideas?

An old man with a beard

They say that this is a pretty strong and shaggy old man. He has a very long beard, his arms are huge, his palms are wide. As experience shows, we hear it more often than we see it! He can make noise, overturn any household things (for example, children's toys).

According to folk beliefs, a housekeeper wanders around the room at night, something constantly mumbles to himself, and sometimes sighs ... It is generally accepted that if the house is threatened by any kind of trouble, the old man begins to cry. If he laughs, expect happiness!

Do they talk at home?

Yes! According to legend, this grandfather can talk. Some people, despite the folklore fiction, say that they actually heard him talking. According to them, his voice is indistinct and, as it were, rustling. At the same time, to disassemble what he mumbles quite realistically! Most often they talk at night, to predict the owners of the house some event or news. For example, one grandmother living in the village woke up from a strange chill that ran along her arm. It turned out that it was her house woke up to say that the cow had gone to bed, but the baby was frozen ... Grandma hurried to her cattle, and the truth was that the calf, frozen from the cold, was lying next to his mother ...

Do not offend the brownies!

They say that the voice of the house-servant is heard from under the oven or from the darkest corner in the room. The most important thing is not to be scared! After all, it can not offend the old man, who will not speak to you any more. But if you calmly ask about everything, you will learn a lot of new things!

Slavic mythology: what does the brownie look like ?

The real guardian of the home, according to the ideas of the Slavic nationalities and ancient legends, looks like a good-natured and rather nice old man, wearing a darn caftan and a straw hat. He has a long and gray beard. His favorite dwellings are wooden huts. By the way, some modern people assure that they know exactly what a brownie looks like-real, live, and not mythological or folklore! Some say that this is a small man with large dark eyes, all covered with wool, and others - that this is a tiny wobbling lump.

How does the house look in terms of esotericism

In various doctrines and treatises on esotericism, our dear old man is described as an energy entity that does not have any definite form and does not have a definite growth. Some parapsychologists confirm this fact, relying on young children. After all, every child knows how he looks like a brownie, because he sees it many times! Why does he see him? Yes, because the energy field of the child is still very weak and vulnerable to the other world. Many children describe our old man as a small wad of wool running around the house.