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starwind123 
Keeper of the Sacred Arts
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(1/14/04 4:52 pm)
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Runes the basics
Condesned verison of my web page on the subject more will follow.. as well a rune by rune... explaintion
The world of Yggdacil..the leaves of the tree of life...the way of runes....our Anglo-Saxton alphabet owes its beginnings to this form of symbols...used by the old ones.. some of which have not changed to this day...
Runes have been used for divination almost since they first came into being.But their first use was a representation of the world.a representation of sounds..the sounds of all living things...not unlike the Buddhist OMN....which is the sound of the universe...their spiritual meanings evolved right along with their more mundane meanings...
The Runes are a tool....
the means where by we make a connection
with the divine..ask questions and get suggestions .....
they help open us up to the person in front of us...
( even if the person IS us )
and see the path that lies before them...
I see them before me and pick up a thread,...
the next thing I know the reading is over...
and I can barely remember what was said...
10 minutes after they are gone....
As it should be..it wasn't for me...
basic meanings and how to say them
Ansuz`~(Ahn-zoo) Signals and signs,, the sound of the divine
Berkana~( Behr-kan-na) Sign of growth, creativity.
Kenaz~( Ken-ahz) Opener of the way, the direction of travel...
Dagaz~(Dah-gahz) A breakthrough prosperity bow to hit the mark
Ehwaz~(Eh-waz) Movement, creativity, the realm of action
Fehu~ (Fay-hoo) Possessions, community link. wealth and gain.
Gebo~(Gay-bow) The gift, partnerships, marriage and oneness with the divine
Hagalaz~(Hah-gall-ahz) Disruption, Natural forces at work, damage and delay
Isa~(Ee-sah) Ice, the mode of non movement, times for which to do nothing
Jera~(Yeh-rah) The harvest, a period of time, the wait for the ripening.
Laguz~(Lah-ghuz) The flow, fertility, that which comes into and out of our lives.
Mannuz~(Mah-naz) The self, the whole of humanity
Nauthiz~(Naw-thiz) Constraint, the lessons of adversity. Need.
Othila~(Oh-tha-lah) Separation, retreat, home and inheritance
Perthbo~(Per-throw) The opening of life, initiation, secrets....
Inguz~(Ing-wahz) New beginnings, fertility, release of the old , on with the new.
Raido~(Rye-though) The journey, thur life and after death, a time of change
Sowulo~(Soe-will-ow) Wholeness, the reach for completion...
Teiwaz~ (Taa'-wahz) The warrior within, victory in battle..
Uruz~ (Oor-ooze) Strength, endurance, sacrifice.
Thurisaz~(Thoo-ree-sahz) The gateway, the crossroads
Eihwaz~(Eth-wahz) Defense, cunning, warnings.
Algiz~(Ale-hahz) Protection, giving yourself space.
Wunjo~(Whun-yoe) Joy, rites of passage..
more will follow
yours
Esta
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starwind123
Keeper of the Sacred Arts
Posts: 155
(1/15/04 4:52 pm)
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Re: Runes the basics typical layouts
Typical Lay Outs:
Any means of divination is a living,
growing thing. Like wise the kind of spread, as its called,
will vary from person to person..
But for your understanding
Here are some commonly used ones,
and their meanings
1---2---3
Runes can be read, as words are read....left to right..
or right to left....this too is another issue of debate
But whichever you call number one
is the Rune of the situation..what is happening
#2 is the action..that you need to take, or avoid taking.
#3 is the possible outcome of the event if you are successful
The Five Rune Spread......
1~The general overview of the situation
2~The challenge...
3~The action called for...
4~The Sacrifice
5~The situation when complete...
As you can see this is a little more complex,
for more complex issues..
Then there are horoscope spreads for the 12 houses of life
Three life times spread,
Which speaks of the past,present and future..
There are many more....
Draw till ya drop: which is my personal Favorite and My
Creation
Number ? There is no limit..
the contents of the entire bag if need be
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-..........to however many
My means are simple, I give the bag to the client and tell them to
shake it up while thinking of the issue about which they wish to
know..
Then when they are ready...to draw as many runes from the bag as they
feel the need for...and place them in a line... which I then
read...one at a time, each one as they relate to their neighbors and
overall as they relate to each other...
This can be a very simple read...one to three stones..
.to a very complex read.....the entire contents of the bag....
This is a very good read to give an in-depth look
at a persons life at that moment in time...
It has never failed me yet... 
Blessings Esta more soon
Blessings on your coming
Blessings on your going
Blessings on all your house
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starwind123
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Posts: 177
(1/24/04 11:32 pm)
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Re: Runes the basics how to make them
Making Rune Stones or Staves:
Runes can be made of a variety of materials. I have seen sets in silver and gold. Sets in gemstones, and pottery. Sets that are painted or made of paper.
I saw a set once inscribed on marbles and he read them by playing a game of marbles with the client.
But traditionally they are made of wood:
Oak or Yew, Ash and Alder: Are the traditional ones.
..but any wood will do
The wood should be a gift of the tree,
which means its a branch that has fallen off....
The wood for my travel set literally hit me on the head....
the Oak tree really wanted me to have it..
Find a section of even depth and size and cut the needed number with a sharp saw. A half inch or less in thickness works well. Too thin they tend to break, too thick and they break each other in the bag.
Once they are cleaned, sanded and as perfect
as you can make them, then you must stain them.
One side should be red by tradition.
In the old days, anyone of a dozen plants and herbs might be used to do this. In the current day, we have a large variety of goods to do this service.
I used thinned out nail polish for a travel set I made
and they have always served me well...
Now comes the work: to carve them and make them your
own. To turn them from mere bits of wood,to tools to see into the abyss.
Mark the blank runes lightly with a pencil with the rune signs...this is just to give you a guide to carve. The primitive looking lines on Rune stones are not just tradition, as anyone who has ever tried to carve wood or stone will tell you..anything but a straight line is very hard to do
Any sharp knife will work, I use an exacto myself.
And carefully carve the lines in each one...:
Then its time to activate them:
Up to now there is just the tasks of cut, stain, carve...they are done in one respect..but they are just the bits of wood they started out as....
What is needed now is blood. This is the only rite of which you will ever hear me speak of blood...in most rites this would be profane...but not here...blood and power make rune stones more than just a rock or a bit of wood...
YOUR OWN... I say again..your own,
never..Ever anyone or anything else's....
And this is only for runes that you make for your own use..
.never for anyone elses....they must charge them for themselves ( now you know why the backs are stained red...)
You don't want to know what will happen if you make runes with the blood of a sacrifice that is not your own forefinger getting a nick.....the Gods take profanity very seriously.....
Light candles, burn incense, play music, wear ritual robes or sky clad, whatever puts you in the right frame of mind to do high work:
A tiny lip brush works well as a "paint" brush,
or a twig from the tree from which the wood came will do nicely:
Paint over each carved part of the runes,
all the while chanting the sound of the rune,
feeling its meaning, feeling the connection with the divine
from whom all right action flows:
Feel the pulse of the sound, the meaning of the stave,
until its mundane self and spiritual self are one: The most commonway of "saying" rune names is to sing them
Then do the same for all of them:
This and the whole " series " can be seen on one page on site..
If you have questions feel free to ask..
Starwind
Blessings on your coming
Blessings on your going
Blessings on all your house |
starwind123
Keeper of the Sacred Arts
Posts: 355
(3/31/04 10:50 pm)
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Re: Runes the basics how to make them..more
While in this same state is a good time to make a sigel. A sigel is a combination of Runes, that stand for you...your name...it's a very personal possession ones name...it's
not just a moniker your parents hung on you....it's you...
For Example:
My current use name is not the name I was born with...although its a derivative of it..its meaning is changed a little however with the difference in spelling...it is more fitting of my personality...its like my mother and father had the right idea, but they didn't know me yet...
In runes it looks like this, rune graphics
in English ESTA, which means
The movement that is protection, who is the warrior , who gives the signal to others. This is me...a teacher, a defender of the weak, the one who gives information to others to avoid trouble. My birth name had more components which changed the meaning...
rune graphics...which in English is ESTHER..
Which means, the movement that is protection, who is the warrior, of destruction, the movement towards the final journey of death...
Which is a totally different kettle of fish to say the least...!
In one I am the defender...in the other,
I am Kali ..the dark goddess...both are needed..both are respected...
But I really don't want to be the dark one...
this turn of the wheel...so I changed my name, and my life...
but back to the sigel.
I cannot draw one here as its not possible to superimpose type on top of each other but I will try to explain.
First I would draw the (frist rune letter...) now you can see the top of the mark is part of all that is needed is one more line off the right top of the first mark and I would have them both..( rune letter ).Look again and you see 2/3s of the mark
all that is needed is the left hand line...now all three are there...and last... just add one line to the last mark of and you get ( rune letter )and its done...
If you have ever tried to carve anything you can see sense
of reusing lines wherever possible.... and there a million possibilities...play with all the letters until you find a final shape that's pleasing...
The sigel is made much the same as the Runes, the only different beingthe concentration is on aspects of yourself...this is a representation of you...most
people keep their sigels on their alter space...and keep them
face down..unless high work is being done..this is your inner most self...not for sharing with just anyone...
I hope this missive gives you a starting point to the world of the World Tree
There is so very much more ....
Related things
"Sacred Trees"
" The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Runes "
Alder - The "battle witch" of trees, it represents trusty, as in purification by fire.
Ash - The "guardian tree", dispenser of justice. The first man was an ash. The world tree, Yggdrasil - synonymous with the yew - is commonly referred to as an evergreen ash.
Ash bark is deadly to snakes.
Beech - Tree of the Three Norns, its bark is also deadly to snakes.Runes were written on thin beech boards.
Birch - Called the "birth tree", and associated with the Mother Goddess,it has been used in healing and for magickal besom brooms. It also symbolizes the return of spring. Traditionally you consecrate it to Thor. The birch protects against lightening.
Elder - The "thirteenth tree", it represents the Great Goddess
and is associated with Berkana.
Elm - In the Northern Tradition, the first woman was shaped from an elm. This tree also is associated with the Mother Goddess, the light elves, and healing.
Hazel - The "tree of wisdom", the hazel cuts away impurities to see the self honestly.
Laurel - The "oracle tree" of Delphi, this tree represents victory and honor.
Oak - the "Forest King" of endurance, tree of the Norse god Frey, and the primary wood
of the sacred fire of the Goddess, the oak is associated with fertility, ancestry, and love.
Its fruit, the acorn, is a symbol of the Goddess.
Pine - Representing the cycle of life and rebirth, the pine is called "Tree of Manifest",
the sun. Pine cones are its fruits and symbolize the Goddess.
Rowan - Called "Tree of Runes" and "Wood of the Sorcerer", the rowan's pliability is thought to aid in magick. The tree branches are tied with red thread to protect your home or property from enemies.
Silver Fir - The fir is associated with the moon, representing feminine rebirth.
Willow - The traditional tree that wands are fashioned from, the willow is flexible and excellent to use for magic and enchantment. This tree draws is power from water.
Yew - Yew is a popular wood for runic talismans and wands. It is also a tree of death,and rebirth and is associated with Yggdrasil, Odin, Ymir, Uller, and the Valkyries.
by Sirona Knight
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Blessings on all your house |
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