Porfiry Ivanov and him Brood
Mihas SKRYPKA
Dear readers of the IBK, we, as well as promised, we continue to publish materials about various systems of improvement. This article is devoted to the unique person about whom different legends go. This person is Porfiry Korneevich Ivanov.
Porfiry Ivanov on February, 20, 1898 in village Orehovka in Ukraine in a large family of the miner was born, has finished 4 classes of the church-parish school. Porfiry Ivanov started to work from 12 years, and in 15 years was already the miner. In youth Porfiry drank, smoked, and liked to take a walk with friends. In 1917 of him have called up for military service, but because of the come armistice he did not participate in military actions. After demobilization in 1918 Ivanov married. At him were two sons (Andrey and Jacob) and the daughter which has died at chest age. In civil war Ivanov actively helped the Soviet authority. He worked at a factory, in depot, the forwarding agent and on other posts. In 1922 Ivanov has been condemned and served time (11 months) in the Arkhangelsk area. In the thirtieth years worked as the quartermaster. On April, 25, 1933 at Porfiry Ivanov the idea (it is marked by all his followers) was born. He was occurred with an idea (inspiration), that the reason of all illnesses of the person is him tearing off nature. It has served as the beginning of sharp turn in Ivanov's life and the beginning of his fifty years' personal experiment. Gradually he began to manage all smaller quantity of clothes, and then in general the year round went only in one long shorts. In 1934 Porfiry Ivanov has moved in Krasny Sulin and started to be engaged in salutary practice (cured the diversified and heavy diseases). He has released a beard and hair. Then Porfiry Ivanov has carried out well-known "Pass across Donbass" in one shorts, abstaining from meal and frequently from water. In 1935 he has been delivered in Rostov mental hospital. After treatment Ivanov have written out from hospital with the diagnosis "a chronic mental derangement in the form of schizophrenia". In 1936 Ivanov has carried the letter on VIII congress of Soviets, but in Moscow has been arrested by OGPU and violently sent in clothes home. In 1938 VTEK of the Rostov hospital has defined Ivanov the invalid of the first group without the right for work.
In 1942 Krasny Sulin where Ivanov with family lived, has been occupied by Germans. General Pauljus has given out to him the inquiry for movement on an occupied territory as "as to the verifier of in the nature". To tell the truth, after Ivanov's death this inquiry has not been found. As unique person Porfiry Ivanov has been sent to Berlin, but taken off from a train and arrested by gestapo in Dnepropetrovsk. But soon him have released. In 1943 Ivanov has gone to Stalin with the offer to conclude the world with Germany, but has been violently placed in Institute of psychiatry of Serbsky on treatment. In 1948 Porfiry Ivanov has made the Black Sea Pass (Tuapse - Sochi). In 1951 Porfiry Korneevich has written the work "History and a method of my training" which first copy has sent to Stalin, and the second - to the ministry of a science. But all was without result. All counted his technique simply training. All attempts of the reference of Ivanov to authorities with the program of health came to an end arrests and dispatches. In prisons, isolators and mental hospitals Porfiry Korneevich has carried out in total 12 years. Always and everywhere was engaged in healing, has cured thousand patients, at times absolutely hopeless. By 1971 on farm Verhnij Kondrjuchij Ivanov's pupils had been constructed the Teacher's club where Ivanov could accept people. In 1973 Ivanov’s wife Uljana Fedorovna has fallen from a high mow and has received a heavy trauma. Porfiry Korneevich could not help her, she has died. In 1975 first mass visiting of Chuvilkin Bugor, places of pilgrimage of all followers of Ivanov, has been accomplished. In 1976 in Novoshahtinskaja mental hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ivanov has been finished by doctors almost with death. Him have given out to die on hands to his pupils who have transported him on farm Verhnij Kondrjuchij. But Ivanov has survived. After recovery it was forbidden to him to treat people and to leave territory of a house on distance more than 30 meters. In 1979 to Ivanov there came journalists and removed documentary film. The same year the first note with Ivanov's photo in magazine "Technics - youth" has appeared. In 1982 the article, allowed by authorities, about the Teacher in magazine "Ogonjok", ¹8 has caused weight of letters and a stream of visitors to Ivanov. In reply to these letters Ivanov's ("Brood") well-known 12 councils have been written. Porfiry Ivanov in the age of 85 years on April, 10, 1983 has died. The reason of death of Porfiry Ivanov is unknown. Have buried him as he and bequeathed, alone with the nature, on his tomb there is no cross - but only a green hedge from colors.
Brood (Detka) of Porfiry Ivanov. Brood, you are full of desire to benefit to all people, for this purpose try to be healthy. The intimate request to you, accept from me some advice to strengthen the health.
1. Two times day bathe in cold, natural water that it was good. Bathe, in what you can: in lake, small river, a bath, take a shower or be poured. These are your conditions. Hot bathing finish cold. 2. Before bathing or after it and if it is possible, and together with it, leave on the nature, rise barefooted foots on the ground, and in the winter on a snow, even for one - two minutes, inhale through a mouth some times air and mentally ask to itself and wish all people of health. 3. Do not use alcohol and do not smoke. 4. Try though once a week completely to do without food and water since Friday from 18-20 o'clock till Sunday till 12 o'clock. These are your merits about rest. If it is difficult for you, that hold even day. 5. For 12 o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday leave on the nature barefoot and some times breathe and think, as it is written above. It is a holiday of your body. After that you can eat everything, that it is pleasant to you. 6. Love the nature surrounding you. Be not spat around and do not spit out from itself anything. Get used to this: this is your health. 7. Greet all and everywhere, it is especially with people of advanced age. You want to have at yourself health - greet all. 8. Help people, than you can, especially poor, sick, offended, requiring. Do it with pleasure, respond for its need and heart. You will get in it the friend and will help a cause of peace. 9. Win in itself greed, laziness, complacency, money-making, fear, hypocrisy, pride. Trust people and love them. Do not speak about them unfairly and do not take to heart bad opinions on them. 10. Release the head from ideas on illnesses, indispositions, death. It is your victory. 11. An idea does not separate from an affair. Has read, it is well. But the most is important to do! 12. Tell and conduct experience of this affair, but be not praised and do not tower in it. Be modest.
I wish you happiness, health good. Ivanov Porfiry Korneevich