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 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:50 am
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Runes
Odin - Scandinavian God - The Hanged Man. Odin was a principal divinity of the Norse pantheon. His wife, the Goddess Freya. Odin had suffered for nine days, hanging upside-down from the Yggdrasil Tree, helpless and alone, until a raven plucked an eye from his head. He lost the ability to see "normally". In exchange for his sacrifice, Odin was given the runes, the first letters of a sacred alphabet, which enabled him to see within, to see into the past, and into the future. Without the runes, there would be no language, no poetry, no stories of love and valour and there would be no prophecy, for each letter bears a magickal meaning. To win the power of wisdom and the gift of inner sight, Odin had to be willing to sacrifice the way in which he had always seen the world.
ALGIZ - Protection. Shield. Help.
ANUZ - Wisdom. Occult. Power. Revenge. Healing.
BERKANA - Women's mysteries. Birth. Process. Emotional Stability.
DAGAZ - Rendered invisible. Catalyst. Between the Worlds.
EHWAZ - Shapeshifter. Telepathic. Links. Adjustment.
EIHWAZ - Outgoing. Dynamic. Go Hunting. Evolution.
FEHU - Good Fortune. Wealth. Luck. Creative Energy.
GEBO - Agreements. Settlements and Union. Boundaries.
HAGALAZ - Drastic Change. Disruptive Forces.
INGUZ - Astral. Vessel. Grounded. Progression. Fertility.
ISA - Standstill. Defence to delay. Chrysalis.
JERA - Gentle gestation and change. Cycle. Time.
KENAZ - Knowledge. Learning. Quest. Hereditary Knowledge.
LAGUZ - Occult. Sex. Influence. Movement.
MANNAZ - Communication. Cooperation. Legal Affairs.
NAUTHIZ - Need. Future. Victory. Opportunity. Defence.
OTHILA - Centring. Grounding. Invoking. Values. Family. Kundalini.
PERTHRO - Secret. Discovery of Hidden. History.
RAIDO - Defence. Take Control. Journey. Decisions.
SOWULO - Healing. Strength. Centring. Luck.
TEIWAZ - Justice. Legal Matters. Dedication. Bravery.
THURISAZ - True Will. Matter of Form. Chaos. Conflict.
URUZ - Strength. Higher Self. Determination. Health.
WUNJO - Blessings. Controlling will. Success. Fertility.
The runes were a magickal alphabet, only later used to write ordinary messages. As they were carved on wood, stone or metal, there are few curved lines. They were often painted red, to embody magickal power. The old Germanic word, 'run' means 'to make red' and also ' to endow with magick power', in old Norse, 'run' meant 'secret lore', in old English, 'run' meant ' mystery'.
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:52 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:53 am
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Initiation on the world-tree reflects a shamanic custom that has been used for millennia. The Tree of Life (Yggdrasil, human spine with chakra centres, Cabbalistic Tree of Life) connects all worlds and all dimensions. The shaman climbs this world-tree to receive a personal vision between the worlds of heaven and earth. The exhaustion and pain undergone during this magick initiation are but technical aids to achieve an altered state of consciousness (not as mortification of the sinful flesh as in Christianity).
Futhark is the common name for the rune alphabets. The word is made up of the first six rune signs, which are the only ones to occur in the same order in all rune alphabets.
The original futhark was invented north of the Alps in the first centuries of the Christian era. This system, called the Elder Futhark, consisted of twenty-four runes, but was repeatedly modified - in Britain there were up to 33 runes, in Scandinavia, 16 only.
The Elder Futhark is grouped into three families of 'eights' ("Aettir"). The first Aettir is attributed to Frey and Freya, deities of growth and abundance; the second to Odin in his shamanic and outdoor, wandering capacities, or else the World tree (Hagal); and the third to Tyr, the primal bisexual god and patron of fair play and courage.
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:59 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:02 am
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To use the runes for divination, paint or etch each rune on one side of a small flat stone, collected by you and purified in an initial ritual. Keep them in a leather bag.
Hold the bag in your hands, and say:
Allfather Odin, Runemaster,
Lead me to true knowledge
Of the sacred runes.
Freya, Mistress of Magic,
Vana-Goddess of seidr,
Reveal to me the future paths.
Stir the runestones with your hand and say:
Urd! Verthandi! Skuld!
(These are the names of the three Norns, or Fates - Past, Present and Future)
Draw out three stones, and cast them onto a square piece of cloth or fur. The past is the one closest to the caster, the present the centre and the future is the furthest away. If the future is unclear, then draw three more runes to make it clearer.
GEBO or GYFU
gyfu (old Norse - gifa; Old German - geban) means giving.
Partnership, A Gift
Shape of the modern symbol of a kiss!
The giving of a gift placed a responsibility on both giver and receiver of gifts in the Norse lands. It was seen as an essential act marking friendship and love, or the joining of two people, families or tribes. A chief would support the young warriors who followed him with gifts of horses, weapons and lavish feasts. Relations between tribes were always conducted with the exchange of costly presents. Tacitus wrote in his Germania:
It is usual to give the departing guest whatever he may ask for, and a present in return is asked with as little hesitation. They are greatly charmed with gifts, but they expect no return for what they give, nor feel any obligation for what they receive.
Generosity was the virtue of great chiefs. The covetous were despised. Gyfu would generally mean something of personal value, freely and willingly given away. It might be a life sacrifice - forsaking present happiness for future joy.
Originally, the act of giving the giving of oneself, the only thing one can be free to give.
Magickally, it is a sign of Initiation. What must be given up in order to gain wisdom and spiritual power. No advance is possible without pain and loss.
A gift was regarded as unpaid if another gift of equal or more value was not given in return. A gift for a gift. Odin says:
"A gift always demands repayment. It is better not to send at all than to offer too much".
The rune can be applied to another person as the bringer of gifts, or unfavourably as the causer of sacrifice.
The rune warns the seeker there will always be a price to pay for knowledge and wisdom. It emphasises the Law of Threefold Return. Whatever energy we send out will eventually return!
No reverse - it signifies the gift of freedom from which flow all other gifts.
Reverse - Separation. End of a relationship or partnership. Sadness caused by someone close.
Partnership is at hand.
A gift of shared love, cementing friendship, marriage
An obligation to return a favour.
Realisation of union with the Higher self, and the immanence of the Divine.
Gift, award, bequest, inheritance, legacy, offering, promotion, windfall.
Sacrifice, obligation, toll, privation.
Exchange of force or power between gods and humans.
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:08 am
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Corespondences
Alphabet : G
Element : Air
Polarity : M/F
Trees : Ash, Elm
Herb : Pansy
Deities : Odin, Freya
Colour : Deep Blue
Tarot : Lovers (Haindl says Sun)
Zodiac : Pisces
Symbolic meaning : sacred mark
"Gift is for everyone
Glory and exaltation,
and for the needy
a help and sustenance."
"Give me freely of your heart
I will witness you
And stand by you when the tale is told of you life
before the ancient Ones
And speak for you when your tongue is mute
one can force me from you
But if you covet me, I am not
Unless another give me you
I am love, and pain, and joy, and tears
In all of these, yet not these things
Only when you cease desire
Will I come to you
When hope is forsaken and you bow your head
will I embrace you as my love
And bittersweet love draw from you
Making ice to burn and melt to air
a joyous dancer on the winds
To sing to you and beckon
Laughing
To vanish vain regret." - Donald Tyson
"Gyfu brings credit and honour
which supports one's dignity;
it furnishes help and subsistence
to all broken men
who are devoid of aught else."
- Old English Rune Poem
The rune posture, often used to release excess power, symbolises a person who spreads and opens up. Posture: Legs apart, arms raised as a V.
JERA
This is the Rune of the Harvest and fertile seasons. However be aware that the beneficial outcome requires patience; usually a span of one year is required, so continue to persevere.
It is more properly seen as a rune of cycles and a transition from one season to another. The shape suggests this whirling energy, a vortex of active forces.
'Year of fruitfulness,
Is the hope of everyone,
When the Gods allow the earth,
To give Her bright increase
To rich and poor.'
Magickally, it brings about an inversion of circumstance, causing events to come full circle. It can actualise desire by making inner vision into physical reality.
It is associated with cycles, change for the better, reaping rewards, and a period of waiting. Reversed it brings troubles with the law and harsh words, a change for the worse.
All information found at www.ozwicca.com
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