This year, the Krasnodar Regional Youth Library named after I.F. Ekaterina Zhigalkovskaya, a reader of the Staroderevyankovskaya library of our district, also participated in it. In these pre-New Year's days, the results of the competition were summed up. A collection of the best came to our library creative works total young readers Krasnodar Territory. Among them is the work of Ekaterina Zhigalkovskaya. This is an interesting fantasy story, it is called "Dolmens - the embodiment of our desires." We congratulate Katya on this event, wish her creative success in the literary field and that all her dreams, conceived in new year's eve come true! To all readers, happy reading!

Dolmens - the embodiment of our desires

"Dolmen" - (from the Breton "tol"- table and "m en" - stone) - megalithic structure in the form of a large stone box covered with a flat slab. The weight of the upper stone slab often reaches several tens of tons…”. The tour guide said something else, but I didn't listen very carefully.I inhaled the fresh forest air and admired the play of light on the surface of the waters of the river. White. For the first time in weeks, I felt great when I got out of the house. And nothing could spoil my high spirits. Relatively recently, having parted with my girlfriend, I felt lost. Now this feeling is gone, replaced by calmness. Maybe the place has something to do with it? My trip to Adygea, the village of Guzeripl, was spontaneous. One good friend, shoving meticket in hand, grumbled: “Trip tomorrow at eight, otherwise it’s completely wildl at home. Do not be late". And here I am, and I have absolutely no regrets. Some woman of retirement age crept up to me imperceptibly and asked:

- Aren't you going to make a wish?

– Desire? I asked, not understanding what she meant.

- Well, yes , - she nodded towards the dolmen. - Did you listen?

“Looks like it does,” I hesitated a little.

- Just touch and make a wish, and it surely come true?

I could not answer her anything and, gathering all my skepticism into a fist, headed towards the tourists who were already making their wishes, putting their hand to the stone.

Having bypassed the pandemonium and, finally, finding a more or less quiet place, I carefully touched the dolmen, which turned out to be warm to the touch.

So what should I guess? I would like a lot of things. But then I smiled sadly, I'm not a child and I don't believe in these stupid fairy tales. Having changed my mind about what to think of, I abruptly turned away from the stone that was beginning to annoy me, and met the intent curious gaze of that same old woman. Taking a deep breath, I turned back to the stone. Well... why not? Closing my eyes, as in early childhood, I wished for rain. Shower. Strong refreshing downpour. By the way, it's summer. Exhausting hot summer. And even here in the forest you could feel the heat. And the forecasts did not give any chances for a drop in temperature. And a downpour would be, by the way, very much so. This was my only desire at the moment.

Finally, we headed towards the parking lot, where our bus was supposed to arrive. I glanced over the dolmen for the last time and followed the others. We arrived pretty quickly and waited another thirty minutes, but the bus didn't come. After an hour of waiting, the crowd became agitated and made a low noise, this rustle seemed to me the sound of the surf, I was not worried, and I would like to stay here a little longer, away from the suffocating city.

The sun slowly descended to the horizon, and we all looked into the distance and waited. The bus didn't show up. Our guide called everyone he could, but something happened there, and he, with an extremely sour face, turned to us, explaining that we would not go home today. It was decided to spend the night in the forest, at the edge, just near that very dolmen. I don’t even remember who suggested it, but everyone agreed. I didn't care, just to sleep, I was terribly tired. The procession moved in the opposite direction. The guide on the road had exhausted all the jokes he knew. He felt awkward.

We arrived at sunset. Grasshoppers and some birds chirped softly. Tired people fell in all directions. I chose a place away from them all and, having a light snack, fell into a dream ...

Without opening my eyes, I realized that something was not right. The frightened whisper of the group finally brought me out of my half-sleep, forcing me to stand up abruptly and carefully look around. People sat huddled together, as if trying to hide from something terrible. This feeling washed over me too, but I drove it away and asked:

– What actually happened?

“So, don’t panic,” raising my hands in a soothing gesture, I took a closer look at our group. This is true. Students and female students plus one adult woman. I sighed heavily.

“He wouldn’t have gone to the city on his own… Unlikely. Warn someone. Maybe just lost?

I shrugged helplessly. But this is nonsense. He certainly knows the area. People listened attentively to me with hidden hope on their faces. But I could not tell them anything except my guesses.

“Okay, it’s worth looking for it anyway,” I said. We collected a few things and, after breakfast, went to the ill-fated forest.

He met us with coolness and sounds inherent only in the forest. The participants of this trip obeyed me unquestioningly. We stayed in the forest almost until the very evening, unsuccessfully trying to find any traces of our guide's presence. But without finding anything, they returned to the parking lot. People, overwhelmed by an incomprehensible threat, sadly sat down on the grass. We have already tried calling. The missing person's cell phone was turned off.

Thus another day passed.

The next day was marked by a surprised female cry. I hurriedly got up and turned in the direction of the voice. One of the students dumbfounded was holding a considerable bundle of money in her hands. The rest were silent, and like me, staring at the green bills clutched in my hands, they tried to calculate the amount.

“I opened the bag, and they are there,” the girl justified herself. - I have never seen such money in my life, but here ... She awkwardly waved her hands and several pieces of paper swirled in the air. She greedily picked them up and pressed them to her chest.

One oddity more. But this money can be used wisely. I have already looked with interest at the unexpected money. The group also looked at them with predatory interest. I tried to dispel the obsession. What do we think about in such a situation? The guide disappeared, some kind of forest, it’s not clear what to do, but here is the money. Though I had one thought...

After an hour of wandering, we reached the village and the very first untidy-looking man admitted that he would take us even to hell for that kind of money. Of course, we didn't give him everything. But it seems that what we gave him was enough for him. Tired of the strange trip and the unexpected ending, people fell asleep. I also dozed off unnoticed.

Finally, after a long jogging on bumpy roads, we got to the hotel. We got through on the phone from the company and confusedly apologized. The guide was never found. I met the morning under dumbfounded cries. Went out into the living room. Not particularly surprised, I looked at my neighbor, the very only adult woman in our already former group. And a shiver went through me. Since this woman was about fifty years old. But now she looked twenty. She looked at her young face in a small mirror and touched it in disbelief. Turning to me, she said this phrase:

- I wished there, on a dolmen, to look younger. I didn't think it would come true. Her face lit up with a dazzling smile. And I took a deep breath. That's it…

It's been two days since then. The tour guide was found. He was in America. It turned out that he always wanted to get there, but the salary did not allow. The phone was simply turned off, and he woke up in an incomprehensible place, in some kind of park. As far as I know, the company took him away, and he continued to work as before. The rest of the participants of this excursion also had a lot of things happen, their wishes came true. A group of scientists went to the dolmen, but they did not achieve anything. The dolmen no longer granted wishes.

I was walking home late at night. My T-shirt was soaked with sweat. Dropped a drop. Another one. I looked up into the sky. Downpour. He washed my mind and body. It was extraordinarily good. Cold drops fell on the heated asphalt. And I stood with my arms outstretched and looked at this blessing. Here is my wish. It came true. I could think of anything, and my life would change. I was sad. I don't know how long I stood there on the pavement, but when the rain passed, I saw a sky full of bright stars. I breathed in the delightful air with full breasts and, opening my eyes, looked at the beauty of the washed night sky ...

Journey to the Krasnodar Territory, Sochi, Lazarevskoye

On the evening of December 11, our group of 15 people arrived at the base in the village of Lazarevskoye, Krasnodar Territory. After accommodation in the rooms and evening exercise, having dinner with the hospitable owners of the mini-hotel, everyone went to rest.

In the early morning of December 12, a 20-seater mini-bus arrived for us, the driver, who was Sergey, who met us at the Adler airport and subsequently transported us along the entire route of the trip.

After breakfast and a short gathering, everyone cheerfully plunged into a mini-bus and moved towards the gorge of the village. Soloniki, where the local ranger and local historian Vladimir was waiting for us, who later accompanied us when climbing the mountain along its slopes.

After a rather long steep ascent, the group first went to a picturesque waterfall on a mountain stream, and only then to the first two Dolmens of the dolmen group located on this mountain.

We called the first Dolmen "Old Man", as it is a rather large trough-shaped dolmen with a fallen lid and a pyramidal upper ledge located to the left of the portal. The dolmen is notable for the fact that in the center of the broken and slid down lid there is a hole resembling the shape and size of a dolmen portal. And also the view of the rock itself has a rounded shape from below and a strange scaly surface of the base. The impression is that the whole rock was processed from below instrumentally and delivered from another place.

The whole group noted the fact that being on the dolmen "Old Man", people felt relieved after a long climb. Lost breath. There was a desire to think about the eternal, to admire the beauties of the surrounding gorge. Apparently, the energies passing through the Dolmen have a beneficial effect on a person, which was also noted by Mehdi, being on the surface of the Dolmen. Vladimir told the group members that there were several Dolmens in the area, which disappeared from their places without a trace, which is confirmed by other witnesses of these events. Moreover, they were in hard-to-reach places, for any equipment, and the process of dismantling and export is rather difficult. Which once again reminds of the mysterious forces associated with the Dolmens.

To the right of the Dolmen "Old Man" adjoins a smaller Dolmen, also trough-shaped with a whole, but cracked lid. He was called Dolmen "Grandson".

The energy of that place also turned out to be positive and even healing. Holding hands and forming a circle around the Dolmen, on the advice of Mehdi, closing their eyes, everyone made a wish. Touching the Dolmen in its back part, a warm zone was discovered and several members of the group felt relief of pain in the joints of the legs, this especially helped Radik, as it removed chronic pain. Also, in the area of ​​​​this Dolmen, a member of the group Vlad noticed an ancient burial in the form of a barrow with masonry of identical stones, to which Vladimir said that this, apparently, was not a plundered medieval burial. Here Mehdi felt that the Dolmens, perhaps, are a means of communication for the inhabitants of an ancient antediluvian civilization, their age is from 10 to 15 thousand years. They were used for warning over long distances about enemy raids and warning about events in a specific area. The Dolmen chambers are frequency resonators, the Dolmens themselves stand above the faults. ancient civilization could communicate telepathically and, entering into resonance with the energies of the earth in the resonator chamber of the Dolmens, the thought was transmitted at a distance to that Dolmen, which corresponded to the same frequency characteristics. The inhabitants of that civilization were much larger than people in size, and the construction of Dolmens was not difficult for them. This is just a theory, but it has the right to life and is confirmed by the sensations of the strongest psychic. In any case, the location of the Dolmens above the faults in the earth's crust and the shape of the resonance chamber speak of the energy purpose of the Dolmens. Possibly, these are also accumulators of energy clots, since all of them had massive plugs in the portals or traps for the same plasmoids, born by faults during the movement of the layers of the earth's crust, and the piezo effect produced by this. And there is no doubt that Dolmens are connected with energies and their frequencies. Their secondary use, by more modern inhabitants in the past, is storage, temples, and ritual places of sacrifice to gods and spirits. And a later use is the burial places of the remains of individuals and entire clans and clans of the Circassians and Alans, who lived in these territories in the relatively recent past. Also, under many burial mounds, small dolmens are found, in which there are the remains of the dead and objects corresponding to that era.

So let's get back to our expedition. After the ritual on the Dolmen "Mushroom" we moved to the dolmens of the slope, where we found a huge trough-shaped Dolmen completely covered with soil, but, unfortunately, only the "trough" itself is visible on the surface.

Further, already descending the forest slope, we came to a strange rock, resembling the walls of a gigantic structure torn apart by a powerful explosion. And even on some stones, a kind of processing was observed, again in the form of a large “scale”. Just below the rock there is an interesting trough-shaped dolmen, leaning (possibly from the impact of this explosion to the side). The uniqueness of this Dolmen is that it has a so-called false portal in the left wall. Convex hemispherical "false" plug. The dolmen was called "False Portal"

Then we went down to an interesting Dolmen with a broken lid plate, it is also trough-shaped, having a ledge on the back wall with a strange ornament in the form of nine identical recesses, similar to some kind of control scheme. The worker dolmen and all those who were nearby felt the impulses of energies emanating near its portal. The dolmen was called "Nine", according to the number of recesses on its step. Mehdi told us that this Dolmen was used as a time machine.

Even lower is the Dolmen with a missing lid, protruding above the slope, also trough-shaped and rather large.

There is also a strange pile of rocks nearby, giving the impression of a broken building. When examining the last Dolmens for today, the rain drizzled and a dense fog descended.

And we still had a long descent from the mountain. But everyone descended safely, loaded into a mini-bus and went to our base in Lazarevskoye to Ilgiz, where a delicious barbecue was waiting for us. The day ended with a delicious dinner with a pleasant tiredness, with conversations about dolmens, about the mysteries that surround us everywhere, with songs and jokes. The next day, December 13th, the rain ended successfully and did not bother us anymore. After breakfast, we got into a mini-bus and went to the famous Volkonsky Dolmen, having gone down to it and having examined and photographed, paying attention to the strange vegetation on the stones, hollows in the surface of the dolmen and the heel stone fused into it, we listened to Mehdi's feelings. Where he said that the Dolmen was used for a long time as a place of sacrifice and therefore has quite a negative energy. This is one of the only surviving completely monolithic Dolmens, the camera of which is made through the portal. The dolmen is carved into a huge sandstone rock and is located between two streams flowing down the gorge, just above the fault of the Volkonsky gorge. And he, for sure, is the most visited by tourists in the area.

But our interest lay a little further than the location of the Volkonsky Dolmen, to the "Two Brothers" rocks, or rather, to their reverse side. These rocks are located a little further along the gorge and rest against each other above the Volkonka river. Ennobled leads there hiking trail and it's pretty easy to get in.

So, the rocks have strange round dents scattered over the entire surface of the back side of these rocks. The impression is that the dents were left by some high-temperature object that had a collision with a stone wall. The shape of a more melted rim and the depressed spherical surface of the dents speaks of this.

To which Mehdi said, referring to his feelings, that this may be the impact of some kind of energy weapon of the ancients. Plasma or gun. Perhaps this is a collision of fireballs or plasmoids, born by the fault of this gorge and whose path is blocked by these rocks. By the way, in the Volkonsky Dolmen area, luminous balls and flashes of some energy objects are often observed. Electronic equipment often fails. It was there that Mehdi's phone went completely out of order and cannot be repaired. But why only him? Perhaps the merging of Mehdi's personal energy and local energy led to an overabundance, and what happened was what happened.

After completing the ritual of installing a stone pyramid and making a general photo session, the group went up to the bus. And our path lay later on in the Mamedovo Gorge, where we had to climb to the picturesque waterfalls, which form a whole multi-level cascade. After several ascents and descents, we finally reached the river. Igor and Irina bathed in the icy waters of the Molodist and Love waterfalls, respectively.

Everyone washed up with pleasure and posed for a photo shoot in this picturesque and strong, energetic place. We rested and went on our way back. After lunch at a trout farm and drinking herbal tea, everyone went up the slope to the “Healer” or “Pyramid” Dolmen, a large trough-shaped dolmen in the Mamedov Gorge.

The dolmen, like everyone else, made an impression on the whole group. On this day, the energy from him was felt heavy and negative, which Mehdi also told us about, but at the tree of desires, burned out from a lightning strike from the inside, we all felt a surge of strength and vigor.

And holding hands around, they made their innermost desires, tying ribbons on a tree.

Having gone down to the bus, we cheerfully plunged and went to the sea, to meet and spend the evening sunset. After all, tomorrow already to leave ...

At the sea, everyone wetted their hands and feet, since the winter water is already cold, took pictures and went to the base, where they were waiting for a farewell dinner and an already warmed-up bath. After dinner, Mehdi gathered all of us and here it is - the psychic's opinion about what he saw.

Shocking facts about dolmens from psychic Mehdi:

“During different periods of time, dolmens were used in different ways: someone kept pets there because it was not damp there, someone used them to store food (since the temperature is constantly cool), someone used them as burial places, someone I used it as a place of detention (prison), someone used it as an insulator (for sick people) ... If you imagine all the action in our time, then the dolmens were both like a refrigerator, and like a cage, a grave, a place for sacrifice. Also, these places were used as a refuge from someone (something), sometimes they were used to shelter children. There are a lot of versions and they all have a reason.

And now I will tell my vision: I am firmly convinced that 7 years ago I said what was confirmed after the trip - dolmens were used to communicate at a distance, in modern world this is a radio. How the mechanism worked: dolmens are often located on coastline on the hill. Some structures have a sealed opening, which means there is no entrance to them. Such dolmens are amplifiers for transmitting information. The initial sound was achieved with the help of a large instrument, which at one end entered the hole of the dolmen and the person “blew” it three times, after which the hole was closed. The resonance reached another dolmen, which was located at a certain point in a certain scheme. And in order to transmit information to distant dolmens (which were very far away), amplifier dolmens (which were sealed) were needed. Near each dolmen there were settlements where people lived. That is, where there was a dolmen, there was also a settlement. Near each dolmen there were those who guarded it, and if the guards saw the approach of the enemy (mainly from the sea), they gave warning signals in the form of 3 sound messages. In today's language, alarms. Thus, information could be distributed along the chain from one locality in another. This distance could be more than 10 km. If the signal was not strong enough, the keepers of the dolmens repeated it. The age of the dolmens is more than 10 thousand years, and everyone who lived in this area after they did not know about the original goals and objectives of the structure, which means they used them in a way that was convenient for them.

It is a pity that today some dolmens are badly destroyed. This cannot be allowed. This is the heritage of our ancestors, which must be protected. According to my visions, I can roughly describe the people who built dolmens. They differed from modern man, were highly developed physically, 10 times stronger than us, they were about 4 meters tall. When I saw a monolithic dolmen, I understood the clue, since dolmens were mostly built in a U-shaped way, the main blocks were turned and a roof was laid on top, which weighed several thousand kg. And who could put such a stone?.. Strong and very strong people. Then about 10 people 4 meters tall will suffice. But when I saw a monolithic dolmen with a hole, I realized that there were people like us at that time. A hole in a monolithic dolmen was carved by a person, using a transparent liquid and a special tool. First, the stone was treated with a liquid that corroded the surface, and then the tool worked. The clear liquid acted like an acid. I would also like to say a few words about the fact that in those distant times these "big people" were very afraid of enemies, but it is difficult to describe who these enemies were. If I write, then for many it may cause laughter, because it is connected with mythical creatures and with the same "big people".

So, the dolmens were intended to transmit signals at a distance, but also on some dolmens I saw certain signs that speak of creating contact between the worlds. In addition to these signs, the depicted constellations were also visible, but they were fuzzy (destroyed by time). I have no more evidence, but still, according to my feelings, the original appearance of the dolmens was different. Now we see only a stone frame. The upper lining of the dolmens was darker and on top of it were depicted drawings and hieroglyphs. Too bad they didn't survive. What we see as images on dolmens now is the work of a person who, just as a keepsake, decided to carve or engrave or depict something on a stone. It even happens that some people take part of the dolmens and transfer them to the territory of their possessions. for sure, then to build a business on this and show a historical find for money. Understand that this is our heritage and it is important to treat it with respect. Modern houses stand for 200-300 years and collapse, and these architectural monuments stand for many centuries, and more specifically, for more than 10,000 years. Have respect for this and for those who built these structures.”

The next morning, everyone said goodbye to the hospitable owners of the mini-hotel, Ilgiz and Sonya, and went by bus to the airport. 100 km of Sochi serpentine. Before the flight, we visited the Olympic Village and the facilities of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Then we said goodbye to our friends from Krasnodar: Vlad and Natasha and flew safely to Moscow. This is how our trip went. The team was very close-knit and friendly. "MehdiTravel" expresses its deep gratitude to everyone who participated in this journey. See you soon!

Visiting Gelendzhik and not seeing the dolmens is the same as going to Egypt and not seeing the pyramids. After waiting for the end of the downpour, which unexpectedly postponed the trip, I was able to agree with an experienced guide and explorer of these places ... And finally I was able to see the dolmens with my own eyes.

Dogs love the central dolmen...

Dolmens - the place of power of the Zhane River (Gelendzhik)

As I wrote earlier (see material:) I managed to get to the area of ​​the Zhane River in Gelendzhik, a place known by the Anastasievites (many call them a sect) and the presence of many dolmens.
Despite the fact that the day before it had been cold rain, and according to the weather forecast, it had to go for another three days, on the day when we were supposed to be with our guide (Vladimir Vlasovich Kosolapov), the sun shone brightly from the very morning ... As if an unknown force dispersed clouds, despite the opinion of the Roshydrometeorological center ...

Kosolapov Vladimir Vlasovich - a famous researcher of dolmens

The path to the dolmens lay through the forest and the shallow Zhane River itself.

Also in the village of Vozrozhdenie in this very valley of the Zhane River, in the forest and in the clearings, there are many tent campers hanging out. Among them are Hare Krishnas, Shaivites, Anastasievites, hippies, etc. They live there quite peacefully and amicably ...

Oigi?

And here is the central dolmen "Ecumenical" itself. Our guide did not recommend climbing into the dolmen. Nevertheless, many climbed there with their children.

They say dolmens grant wishes. I don’t know - I didn’t check :) I would like to listen to the people who were there and their life improved significantly.

In general, do you know why it is impossible to climb into dolmens?
I will tell only the basic theory (without burial grounds and other things - otherwise they say the Anastasievites collect (scrape off) the inside of the dolmen and make tea with it ... Will there be much useful in the carrion? after all, people were buried there ...). So, let's imagine that a person is a light bulb - and instead of 220 volts per light bulb they will give more ... What can happen? It will burn ... And a person who is unprepared can go crazy. There is a story - when they say that a young couple climbed into a dolmen and spent the night there. In the morning, the girl spoke in verse, like the guy. Which began to look a little different ...
There is one more story to tell - very similar to the truth, they say that a young couple with a baby came to the dolmens and left the baby (naked, which is interesting) to frolic nearby. Well, both parents (some idiots) climbed inside the dolmen ... When they nevertheless got out of the dolmen, it turned out that the baby was gutted by foxes ... They managed to save the guy - and he now lives in Gelendzhik ...

The dog is crazy... They say they love energy places...

Right dolmen. Harmonies. In energy - one feels the hidden strength and power. A little later, talking with a historian guide, I told him about my feelings.
At the same time, he said that the right and left dolmens were hard in terms of energy, and the central dolmen studied goodness and warmth. And in general, it was nice to be next to him ... Smiling, the guide replied that the side dolmens were of the male type, and the central one was of the female type :) It was clear that he was pleased with the coincidence of sensations coming from the dolmens with historical theory ...

The sun is certainly not the best for filming - but as it is!

Tomorrow I will try to finish the 2nd part about the dolmens of the Zhane River and a little later I will post the 3rd part - an interview with a historian who has been studying dolmens all his life ...

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We have already visited, rode a Ferris wheel and admired the beautiful views of the city and the Gelendzhik Bay ...

But it's time to go down.

Near each dolmen there is a sign with its name. But, unfortunately, there are no instructions on what to do next to each of them. And, in my opinion, it would not hurt - additional entertainment for tourists.

Not far from the Dolmen of Love stands a small stele-totem Many Faces - the good spirit of this place. As you can see, he has many faces. It stands right by a mountain stream and, apparently, protects the Dolmen Valley from flooding.

Stela-totem Many-faced

You can climb mountain paths to the highest Olympus park.

But the children were already tired after a whole day of walking in the park, and we returned to the city.

View from Olympus to the sea

We still need to have time to eat, relax a little and go for a walk on the Gelendzhik embankment to admire.

View from Mount Olympus to Tolstoy Cape

It was a pity to leave, but we will return to Olympus!

However, we were not in too much of a hurry and still walked on top of the bypass road of Gelendzhik and admired the beautiful mountain junction.

Interchange of Gelendzhik bypass road

It is a pleasure to travel on such roads of the world, isn't it?

The road from Olympus to the center of Gelendzhik

Did you like our walk through the Dolmen Valley?

Have you been there? Did you make wishes? And how did something come true?

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