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 Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:54 pm
By 'runes' I mean the Norse runes and, usually, the Elder Futhark.
I feel moved to take up some study of these, again, since I was asked a couple of days ago what the runes on my necklace were and the details of my charm escaped me. Most days I wear Uruz backed by Algiz, strength and protection. and I know that I get tiwaz and algiz mixed up.....
Anyway, I will post up the contents of my northern studies shelf over in the books thread and start some discussion here on the meanings, uses and history of the runes.
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:45 pm
Let me start by saying that the Norse runes have a history. They were a form of 'words that stay' or symbology for a range of ancient peoples and may not have necessarily been reserved for magical or divinatory purposes. I refer anyone who wants to seriously take them up to R.I. Page's "Reading the Past: Runes" for background information.
Some general ideas:
A rune can stand for a letter, a word or an idea.
The use of the runes can only be dated for about 2000 years because of the perishable nature of wood. Note that stone inscriptions may be difficult to date.
There are several rune poems that give the meanings of the various symbols. Note that there are variations, depending on the time and place of rune useage.
Just as language evolves, rune use evolved with time.
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:22 pm
As you may have gathered I have a mixed attitude about tradition and study. I regard 'truth' as a fluid quantity as opposed to something which is writ in stone. I get in trouble with the 'bookish' sorts. With that in mind, my rune studies have included Edred Thorsson (a satanist), Freya Aswynn (a somewhat insane norse mystic), Diana Paxson (a splinter Asatruar), R.I. Page (a strict scholar) and Jane Sibley (norse wise woman workshop facilitator). There are a few other authors I find interesting, such as Hermann Haindl (I have his rune cards which seem to be out of print) but I don't recommend Blum, Tyson or anyone with no specific focus to norse studies.
Be wary of the gnosis of others, of leaps of faith that you have not experienced yourself.
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:53 pm
My main use of the runes is as charms, a historically accurate use for them, I seem to think. Most of my magic in this respect is to encourage the indwelling of love, for protection and strength, to sustain my artistry. These are done passively, wearing a charm on a necklace. I have also done more active magic with them, protecting a circle and writing names.
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 2:54 pm
It's funny that I wrote of 'charms' last week. On Saturdays I go to a big Farmer's Market that has other sorts of vendors at it. My market companion is a magpie....enthralled by shiny things! So we're stopping by the low-price jewelry booths and what did I find? A steel spinning ring covered in Gebo, a rune that looks like the letter X. I slipped it on to test the size and couldn't remove it so now I wear an invocation to love, forgiveness, balance and gifts.
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:11 pm
I was organizing my jewelry-making supplies after attending the local Gem and Mineral show, just the other week. I came across the bundle of rune charms I had made up for sale back when I did shows with my celtic vendor friend. Among them I found a rune pairing of Laguz (the lake) with Tiwaz (warrior)....earning and deserving wisdom is something I could stand to concentrate on right now...
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:07 am
To begin a basic Rune study typically we discuss them singly, in the rows called aettir and in the order called the Futhark. HERE is a good start on the runes, explaining, for example, that the 'why' of the ordering is unknown at this time. Rune study can be *ahem* controversial in its own way as can be seen HERE.
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