Frey Day

Rune: Raidho

Ætt: Frey

Aspect: Murkstave

#11 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating journey, communication, union, reunion

The beginning of the Half-Month Hagalaz

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/5-raidho

 

Be attentive to personal relationships. At this time reconciliations are not forthcoming. In fact, any pressure at this time could see a fracturing of said relationship. The negatives in your life will actually be opportunities being redirected. Union and reunion being the final destinations. There may be rerouted opportunities. Breakups may be more plentiful than unions right now. Relationship: There are upcoming issues in the relationship. Keep a sense of Humor.

Thor's Day

Rune: Wunjo

Ætt: Frey

Aspect: Reversed

The end of the Half-Month Wunjo

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/8-wunjo

 

Things are slow in coming to fruition. The process of birth is long and arduous, and fears arise for the safety of the 'child' within. A crisis, a difficult passage - even if brief - is at hand.

Consideration and deliberation are called for. Ask yourself whether you possess the virtues of seriousness, sincerity and emptiness; to possess them is to have tranquility which is the ground for clarity, patience and perseverance.

Seen in its true light, everything is a test. And so, focused in the present, sincere toward others and trusting in your process, know that you cannot fail to grow and learn.

In times of crisis, this Rune Reversed is a useful meditation.

Wotan's Day

Rune: Nauthiz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Reversed

#5 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Constraint, Necessity, Pain

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/2-nauthiz

 

As part of the Cycle of Initiation, Nauthiz is the great teacher disguised as the bringer of pain and limitation. It has been said that only at the point of greatest darkness do we become aware of the light within us by which we come to recognize the true creative power of the self.

When something within us is disowned, that which is disowned wreaks havoc. A cleansing is required here; in undertaking it you fund a will and strengthen character. Begin with what is most difficult and proceed to what is easy. Or, conversely, begin with what is easy and proceed to that which is most difficult. Either way, remember that 'suffering', in its original sense, merely meant-'undergoing'. Thus you may be required to undergo the dark side of your passage, and bring it into the light. Controlling your anger, restraining your impulses, keeping your faith firm - all this is at issue here. Modesty and good temper are essential at such a time.

Tiw's Day

Rune: Eihwaz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/5-eihwaz

 

As we are tested we fund the power to avert blockage and defeat. At the same time, we develop in ourselves an aversion to the conduct that creates stress in our lives.

If there appears to be an obstacle in your path, consider that even a delay may prove beneficial. Do not be overly eager to press forward, for this is not a situation in which you can make your influence felt.

Patience is the counsel Eihwaz offers: nothing hectic, no acting needy, or lusting after a desired outcome. This Rune speaks to the difficulties that arise at the beginning of new life. Often it announces a time of waiting - for a spring to fill up with water, for fruit to ripen on the bough.

Perseverance and foresight are called for here. The ability to foresee consequences before you act is a mark of the thinking person. Avert anticipated difficulties through right action. For even more than we are doers, we are deciders. And once the decision is clear, the doing becomes effortless.

The Rune of Defense points out that, through inconvenience and discomfort, growth is promoted. For as the wood of the yew tree becomes the bow of the Spiritual Warrior, so the obstacle on your path can become the gateway to a new life unfolding.

This may well be a trying time; certainly it is a meaningful one. So set your house in order, tend to business, be clear, and wait on the will of Heaven.

Moon Day

Rune: Hagalaz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

#10 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Disruption, Elemental Power

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/1-hagalaz-1

 

Change, freedom, invention and liberation are all attributes of this Rune. Drawing it indicates a pressing need within the psyche to break free from constricting identification with material reality and to experience the world of archetypal mind.

The Rune of elemental disruption, of events that seem to be totally beyond your control, Hagalaz has only an upright position, and yet it always operates through reversal. When you draw this Rune, expect disruption, for it is the great Awakener, although the form the awakening takes may vary.

Perhaps you will experience a gradual feeling of coming to your senses, as though you were emerging from a long sleep. Then again, the onset of power may be such as to rip away the fabric of what you previously knew as your reality, your security, your understanding of yourself, your work, relationships or beliefs.

Be aware, however, that what operates here is not ultimately an outside force, not a situation of you-at-the-mercy-of-externals. Your own nature is creating what is happening, and you are not without power. The strength you have funded until now in your life is your support and guide at a time when everything you've taken for granted is being challenged.

Receiving this Rune alerts you: you may sustain loss or damage - a relationship fails, plans go awry, a source of supply dries up. But do not be dismayed; you are forewarned and, therefore, encouraged to understand and accept what occurs as necessary for your growth.

The more severe the disruption in your life, the more significant and timely the requirements for your growth. Another of the Cycle Runes, the term 'radical discontinuity' best describes the action of Hagalaz at its most forceful. The universe and your own soul are demanding that you do, indeed, grow.

Frey Day

Rune: Sowilo

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Reversed

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/8-sowilo

 

Although this Rune has no Reversed position, there is reason for caution. You may see fit to withdraw, to retreat in the face of a pressing situation, especially if events or people are demanding that you expend your energy now. Know that such a retreat is a retreat in strength, and that it can indicate the need for a voyage inward for centering, for balance. Timely retreat is among the skills of the Spiritual Warrior.

Sowilo may be drawn Murkstave or lie in opposition.

Thor's Day

Rune: Nauthiz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

#5 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Constraint, Necessity, Pain

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/2-nauthiz

 

Personal Shadows may be coming to bear. Delays, restriction. Distress, confusion, conflict, and the power of will to overcome them. Begin with what is difficult and work toward the easy. Control your anger, Restrain impulses. You need to cleanse in order to strengthen your character. Hasty actions will lead to failure, be inactive, or proceed with care. There is a need for initiation, progress, and evolution. Nauthiz is part of the GREAT CYCLE and is the Great Teacher disguised as a bringer of pain and limitations. We tend to learn quicker when steeped in adversity. Modesty and good temper will see you through this time as you take control of anger and impulse.

Wotan's Day

Rune: Berkano

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Reversed

#8 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Growth, Rebirth

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/2-berkano-1

 

Events or, more likely, aspects of character interfere with the growth of new life. You may feel dismay at failing to take right action. But rather than dismay, what is called for is diligence. You may be required to fertilize the ground again, but through correct preparation, growth is assured.

Examine what has occurred, your role in it, your needs, and the needs of others. Are you placing your wants before the needs of others? Strip away until you can identify the obstacles to growth in this situation. Then, penetrating gently, imitate the wind.

Tiw's Day

Rune: Hagalaz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

#10 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Disruption, Elemental Power

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/1-hagalaz-1

 

Change, freedom, invention and liberation are all attributes of this Rune. Drawing it indicates a pressing need within the psyche to break free from constricting identification with material reality and to experience the world of archetypal mind.

The Rune of elemental disruption, of events that seem to be totally beyond your control, Hagalaz has only an upright position, and yet it always operates through reversal. When you draw this Rune, expect disruption, for it is the great Awakener, although the form the awakening takes may vary.

Perhaps you will experience a gradual feeling of coming to your senses, as though you were emerging from a long sleep. Then again, the onset of power may be such as to rip away the fabric of what you previously knew as your reality, your security, your understanding of yourself, your work, relationships or beliefs.

Be aware, however, that what operates here is not ultimately an outside force, not a situation of you-at-the-mercy-of-externals. Your own nature is creating what is happening, and you are not without power. The strength you have funded until now in your life is your support and guide at a time when everything you've taken for granted is being challenged.

Receiving this Rune alerts you: you may sustain loss or damage - a relationship fails, plans go awry, a source of supply dries up. But do not be dismayed; you are forewarned and, therefore, encouraged to understand and accept what occurs as necessary for your growth.

The more severe the disruption in your life, the more significant and timely the requirements for your growth. Another of the Cycle Runes, the term 'radical discontinuity' best describes the action of Hagalaz at its most forceful. The universe and your own soul are demanding that you do, indeed, grow.

Moon Day

Rune: Laguz

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Murkstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/5-laguz

 

You may be making wrong decisions and poor judgments.  Do not overreach - Watch excessive striving. Go within yourself and honor your receptive side. Laguz murkstave warns that you are neglecting your intuitive side. Listen to your inner voice, it needs recognition too. By ignoring this part of your nature, you become unbalanced.

Frey Day

Rune: Ansuz

Ætt: Frey

Aspect: Brightstave

#1 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Signals. It is the Messenger Rune

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/4-anzus

 

The keynote here is receiving: messages, signals, gifts. Even a timely warning may be seen as a gift.

When the Messenger Rune brings sacred knowledge, one is truly blessed, for the message may be that of a new life unfolding. New lives begin with new connections, surprising linkages that direct us onto new pathways. Take pains now to be especially aware during meetings, visits, chance encounters, particularly with persons wiser than yourself.

The Rune of Signals is associated with Loki, the ancient trickster from the pantheon of the Norse gods.

He is the heyeohkah of the North American Indian, 'a mocking shadow of the creator god', the bringer of benefits to humankind. Even scoundrels and arch-thieves can be bearers of wisdom. When you draw this Rune, expect the unexpected: the message is always a call, a call to new life.

Ansuz is the first of the thirteen Runes that make up the Cycle of Initiation - Runes that focus directly upon the mechanism of self-change - and as such, addresses your need to integrate unconscious motive with conscious intent. Drawing it tells you that connection with the Divine is at hand. For Ansuz is a signal to explore the depths, the foundations of life, and to experience the inexhaustible wellspring of the Divine in your nature.

At the same time, you are reminded that you must first draw from the well to nourish and give to yourself. Then there will be more than enough to nourish others. A new sense of family solidarity invests this Rune.

Thor's Day

Rune: Hagalaz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

#10 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Disruption, Elemental Power

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/1-hagalaz-1

 

Change, freedom, invention and liberation are all attributes of this Rune. Drawing it indicates a pressing need within the psyche to break free from constricting identification with material reality and to experience the world of archetypal mind.

The Rune of elemental disruption, of events that seem to be totally beyond your control, Hagalaz has only an upright position, and yet it always operates through reversal. When you draw this Rune, expect disruption, for it is the great Awakener, although the form the awakening takes may vary.

Perhaps you will experience a gradual feeling of coming to your senses, as though you were emerging from a long sleep. Then again, the onset of power may be such as to rip away the fabric of what you previously knew as your reality, your security, your understanding of yourself, your work, relationships or beliefs.

Be aware, however, that what operates here is not ultimately an outside force, not a situation of you-at-the-mercy-of-externals. Your own nature is creating what is happening, and you are not without power. The strength you have funded until now in your life is your support and guide at a time when everything you've taken for granted is being challenged.

Receiving this Rune alerts you: you may sustain loss or damage - a relationship fails, plans go awry, a source of supply dries up. But do not be dismayed; you are forewarned and, therefore, encouraged to understand and accept what occurs as necessary for your growth.

The more severe the disruption in your life, the more significant and timely the requirements for your growth. Another of the Cycle Runes, the term 'radical discontinuity' best describes the action of Hagalaz at its most forceful. The universe and your own soul are demanding that you do, indeed, grow.

Wotan's Day

Rune: Dagaz

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Brightstave

#13 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating breakthrough, transformation, a successful conclusion to your passage.

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/7-dagaz

Here is the final Rune belonging to the Cycle of Initiation. Drawing Dagaz can signal a major shift or breakthrough in the process of self-change, a complete transformation in attitude - a 180-degree turn. For some, the transition is so radical that they no longer continue to live the ordinary life in the ordinary way.

Because the timing is right, the outcome is assured although not, from the present vantage point, predictable. In each life there comes at least one moment which, if recognized and seized, transforms the course of that life forever. Rely, therefore, on radical trust, even though the moment may call for you to leap, empty-handed, into the void. With this Rune your Warrior nature reveals itself.

A major period of achievement and prosperity is often introduced by this Rune. The darkness is behind you; daylight has come. However, as always, you are reminded not to collapse yourself into the future or to behave recklessly in your new situation. Considerable hard work can be involved in a time of transformation. Undertake to do it joyfully.

Tiw's Day

Rune: Ingwaz

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Murkstave

# 6 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Fertility, New Beginnings

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/6-ingwaz

Watch hasty actions. Movement without change. Examine your motives carefully. Matters of trust and confidence are at issue. Focus on the outcomes, not the task itself.

Moon Day

Rune: Ehwaz

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Murkstave

#9 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Movement, Progress

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/3-ehwaz

This is not really a negative Rune. A change is perhaps craved. Feeling restless or confined in a situation. Movement that seems to block. Not all possibilities are open to you. Make sure that your actions and attitudes are timely. Perhaps you are doing - or not doing - something that is not right for you at this time. You may need to avoid action. There are no missed opportunities - recognize that not all opportunities are for you.

Frey Day

Rune: Uruz

Ætt: Frey

Aspect: Brightstave

#3 in Cycle indicating Strength, Manhood/Womanhood

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/2-uruz

 

The Rune of terminations and new beginnings, drawing Uruz indicates that the life you have been living has outgrown its form. That form must die so that life energy can be released in a new birth, a new form. This is a Rune of passage and, as such, part of the Cycle of Initiation.

Growth and change, however, may involve a descent into darkness as part of the cycle of perpetual renewal. As in nature, the progression consists of five parts: death, decay, fertilization, gestation, and rebirth.

Events occurring now may well prompt you to undergo a death within yourself. Since self-change is never coerced - we are always free to resist - remain mindful that the new form, the new life, is always greater than the old.

Prepare, then, for opportunity disguised as loss. This could involve the loss of something or even someone with whom you have an intense emotional bond, and through whom you are living a part of your life, a part that must now be retrieved so you can live it out for yourself. In some way, that bond is being severed, a relationship radically changed, a way of life coming to an end. Seek among the ashes and discover a new perspective and new strength.

The original symbol for Uruz was the aurochs, a wild ox. When the wild ox was domesticated – a nearly impossible task - it could transport heavy loads. Learn to adapt yourself to the demands of such a creative time. Firm principles attach to this Rune, and at the same time humility is called for, since in order to rule you must learn how to serve. Uruz lets you know that your soul and the universe support the new growth.

Thor's Day

Rune: Berkano

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Brightstave

#8 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Growth, Rebirth

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/2-berkano-1

 

Another of the Cycle Runes, Berkano denotes a form of fertility that fosters growth both symbolically and actually. The growth may occur in affairs of the world, family matters, one's relationship to one's Self or to the Divine.

A Rune that leads to blossoming and ripening, Berkano is concerned with the flow of beings into their new forms. Its action is gentle, penetrating, and pervasive.

What is called for here is going into things deeply, with care and awareness. First disperse resistance, and then accomplish the work. For this to happen, your will must be clear and controlled, your motives correct. Any dark corners should be cleansed; this must be carried out diligently and sometimes with expert help. Modesty, patience, fairness and generosity are called for here. Once resistance is dispersed and rectification carried out and seen to hold firm, then, through steadfastness and right attitude, the blossoming can occur.

Wotan's Day

Rune: Othala

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Murkstave

#2 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Separation, Retreat, Inheritance

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/8-othala

 

You are called upon to be totally honest, as you shed that which is holding you back. To flow is the proper attitude, not rigidity in the old ways or habits. Do not be mechanical or robot like in your actions. Be aware of the changes going on around you. It may be time for a possible strategic retreat. You may be too comfortable, watch what you are doing. Do not be bound by old conditioning. Do what benefits you AND others. - Cultivate adaptability and skillful means.

 

Tiw's Day

Rune: Algiz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/7-algiz

 

Control of the emotions is at issue here. During times of transition, shifts in life course and accelerated self-change, it is important not to collapse yourself into your emotions - the highs as well as the lows.

New opportunities and challenges are typical of this Rune. And with them may come trespasses and unwanted influences.

Algiz serves as a mirror for the Spiritual Warrior, the one whose battle is always with the self. The protection of the Warrior is like the warning rustle of the sedge grass or like the curved horns of the elk, for both serve to keep open space around you. Remain mindful that timely action and correct conduct are the only true protection. If you find yourself feeling pain, observe the pain, stay with it.

Don't try to pull down the veil and escape from life by denying what is happening. You will progress; knowing that is your protection.

 

Moon Day

Rune: Eihwaz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

#9 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Movement, Progress

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/5-eihwaz

 

As we are tested we fund the power to avert blockage and defeat. At the same time, we develop in ourselves an aversion to the conduct that creates stress in our lives.

If there appears to be an obstacle in your path, consider that even a delay may prove beneficial. Do not be overly eager to press forward, for this is not a situation in which you can make your influence felt.

Patience is the counsel Eihwaz offers: nothing hectic, no acting needy, or lusting after a desired outcome. This Rune speaks to the difficulties that arise at the beginning of new life. Often it announces a time of waiting - for a spring to fill up with water, for fruit to ripen on the bough.

Perseverance and foresight are called for here. The ability to foresee consequences before you act is a mark of the thinking person. Avert anticipated difficulties through right action. For even more than we are doers, we are deciders. And once the decision is clear, the doing becomes effortless.

The Rune of Defense points out that, through inconvenience and discomfort, growth is promoted. For as the wood of the yew tree becomes the bow of the Spiritual Warrior, so the obstacle on your path can become the gateway to a new life unfolding.

This may well be a trying time; certainly it is a meaningful one. So set your house in order, tend to business, be clear, and wait on the will of Heaven.

Frey Day

Rune: Algiz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Reversed

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/7-algiz

 

Be thoughtful about your health. Do not add to the burdens others are carrying. Look carefully at the associations you form at this time. If you see fit to become involved with people who are using you, remain conscious of that fact and take responsibility for your own position; then you can only benefit. Regardless of whether your enterprise prospers or suffers, do not be concerned: you may not win, but you will never lose, for you will always learn from what takes place.

Temperance and courtesy are the sinews of this Rune's protective powers.

Thor's Day

Rune: Eihwaz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Murkstave

#9 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Movement, Progress

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/5-eihwaz

 

"The Death Rune". Spirituality: Death is not to be feared, but seen as a step in the evolution of the soul. Lack of imagination or initiative. Recurrence of an old problem, not properly dealt with.

Wotan's Day

The Half-Month of Gebo runs from 9/29 to 10/13

Rune: Sowilo

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Murkstave

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/8-sowilo

 

False goals or loss of goals, bad counsel, false success. Justice. Casting down of vanity. Wrath of god.

 

Tiw's Day

The final day of the Half Month of Kenaz

Rune: Laguz

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Murkstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/5-laguz

 

You may be making wrong decisions and poor judgments.  Do not overreach - Watch excessive striving. Go within yourself and honor your receptive side. Laguz reversed warns that you are neglecting your intuitive side. Listen to your inner voice, it needs recognition too. By ignoring this part of your nature, you become unbalanced.

Moon Day

Rune: Mannaz

Ætt: Tyr

Aspect: Brightstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/4-mannaz

 

The starting point is the self. Its essence is water. Only clarity, willingness to change, is effective now. For from a correct relationship to yourself comes a right relationship to all others and to the Divine.

Remain modest - that is the Oracle's counsel. Regardless of how great may be your merit, be yielding, devoted and moderate, for then you have a true direction.

Be in the world but not of it, which is implicit here. And yet do not be closed, narrow, or filled with judgment; rather remain receptive to impulses flowing from the Divine within and without. Strive to live the ordinary life in a non-ordinary way. Remember at all times what is coming to be and passing away, and focus on that which abides. Nothing less is called for from you now.

This is a time of major growth and rectification and, as a rule, rectification must come before progress. The field is tilled before the seed is planted, the garden is weeded before the flower blooms, and the self must know stillness before it can discover its true song.

This is not a time to seek credit for accomplishments or to focus on results. Rather, be content to do your task for the task's sake. This is more a problem for those whose eyes are always on the goal than for those who have not forgotten how to play and can more easily find themselves in their work. Herein lays the secret of experiencing a true present.

If you take the Rune of the Self and cut it down the middle, you will see the Rune for Joy with its mirror image. There is a subtle caution here against carelessness. The dancing acrobatic energy of balancing is called for now - the Self is required to balance the self. Nothing in excess was the second phrase written over the gateway to the temple at Delphi. The first counsel was Know thyself.

 

Frey Day

Rune: Isa

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/3-isa

 

Drawing Standstill often indicates that the winter of the spiritual life is upon you. You may find yourself entangled in a situation to whose implications you are, in effect, blind. You may be powerless to do anything except submit, surrender; even sacrifice some long-cherished desire. Be patient, for this is the period of gestation that precedes a rebirth.

Positive accomplishment is unlikely now. There is a freeze on useful activity; all your plans are on hold. You may be experiencing an unaccustomed dram on your energy and wonder why: a chill wind is reaching you over the ice floes of old, outmoded habits.

Trying to hold on can result in shallowness of feeling, a sense of being out of touch with life. Seek to discover what it is you are holding on to that keeps this condition in effect, and let it go. Shed, release, and cleanse away the old. That will bring on the thaw.

Usually Isa requires a sacrifice of the personal, the 'I'. And yet there is no reason for anxiety. Submit and be still, for what you are experiencing is not necessarily the result of your actions or habits, but of the conditions of the time against which you can do nothing. What has been full must empty; what has increased must decrease. This is the way of Heaven and Earth. To surrender is to display courage and wisdom.

At such a time, you cannot hope to rely on help or friendly support. In your isolation, exercise caution and do not stubbornly persist in attempting to work your will. Remain mindful that the seed of the new is present in the shell of the old, the seed of unrealized potential, the seed of the good. Trust your own process, and watch for signs of spring.

Thor's Day

Rune: Algiz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Reversed

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/7-algiz

 

Be thoughtful about your health. Do not add to the burdens others are carrying. Look carefully at the associations you form at this time. If you see fit to become involved with people who are using you, remain conscious of that fact and take responsibility for your own position; then you can only benefit. Regardless of whether your enterprise prospers or suffers, do not be concerned: you may not win, but you will never lose, for you will always learn from what takes place.

Temperance and courtesy are the sinews of this Rune's protective powers.

Wotan's Day

Rune: Sowilo

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Murkstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/8-sowilo

 

False goals or loss of goals, bad counsel, false success. Justice. Casting down of vanity. Wrath of god.

Tiw's Day

Rune: Wunjo

Ætt: Frey

Aspect: Brightstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/8-wunjo

 

This Rune is a fruit-bearing branch. The term of travail is ended and you have come to yourself in some regard. The shift that was due has occurred and now you can freely receive Wunjo's blessings, whether they are in material gain, in your emotional life or in a heightened sense and awareness of your own well-being.

This is an alchemical moment in which understanding is transmuted from knowledge. The knowledge itself was a necessary but not sufficient condition; now you can rejoice, having been carried across the gap by the Will of Heaven.

Joyousness accompanies new energy, energy blocked before now. Light pierces the clouds and touches the waters just as something lovely emerges from the depths: the soul is illuminated from within, at the meeting place of Heaven and Earth, the meeting of the waters.

There is a new clarity which may call for you to renounce existing plans, ambitions, and goals. It is proper and timely for you to do so, for Wunjo is a Rune of restoration, of the self properly aligned to the Self.

Moon Day

Rune: Nauthiz

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

#5 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Constraint, Necessity, Pain

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/2-nauthiz

The necessity of dealing with severe constraint is the lesson of Nauthiz. The positive aspects of this Rune represent the limitations we directly cause ourselves. Its negative side attracts limitations from those around us. Both can be equally difficult to handle.

The role of Nauthiz is to identify our 'shadow', our dark or repressed side, areas where growth has been stunted, resulting in weaknesses that we project onto others. Don't take this world personally, this Rune is saying. Work with the shadow; examine what it is inside you that magnetizes misfortune into your life. When at last you can look upon Nauthiz with a smile, you will recognize the troubles, denials and setbacks of life as your teachers, guides and allies.

The need for restraint is unquestionable here. Drawing this Rune indicates that there will be holdups, reasons to reconsider your plans carefully. There is work to be done on your self. So take it on with good will and show perseverance.

This is a time to pay off old debts, to restore, if not harmony, at least balance. So mend, restore, and redress: when fishermen can't go to sea they repair nets. Let the constraints of this time serve you in righting your relationship to your Self. Be mindful that rectification comes before progress. And once again, consider the uses of adversity.

Frey Day

Rune: Sowilo

Ætt: Heimdall

Aspect: Murkstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/8-sowilo

 

False goals or loss of goals, bad counsel, false success. Justice. Casting down of vanity. Wrath of god.

Thor's Day

Rune: Fehu

Ætt: Frey

Aspect: Brightstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/1-fehu

Fehu is a Rune of fulfillment: ambition satisfied, love fulfilled, rewards received. It promises nourishment, from the most worldly to the sacred and Divine. Moreover, if the ancient hermetic principle 'As above so below' is true, then we are also here to nourish God.

This Rune calls for a deep probing of the meaning of profit and gain in your life. Look with care to know whether it is wealth and possessions you require for your well-being, or rather self-rule and the growth of a will.

Another concern of Fehu is conserving what has already been gained. It urges vigilance and continual mindfulness, especially in times of good fortune, for it is then that we are likely to collapse ourselves into our success on the one hand, or to behave recklessly on the other. Enjoy your good fortune and remember to share it; the mark of the well-nourished self is the willingness and ability to nourish others.

Wotan's Day

Rune: Othala

Ætt: Tiwaz

Aspect: Reversed

#2 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Separation, Retreat, Inheritance

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/8-othala

 

Now is not a time to be bound by old conditioning, old authority. Consider not only what will benefit you but also what will benefit others, and act according to the light you possess now in your life. Because you may be called upon to undertake a radical departure from old ways, total honesty is required. Otherwise, through negligence or refusal to see clearly, you may cause pain to others and damage to yourself.

Adaptability and skillful means are the methods to cultivate at this time. Yet you must wait for the universe to act. Receiving this Rune, remember: we do without doing and everything gets done.

Tiw's Day

TODAY BEGINS THE HALF-MONTH OF KENAZ, FROM 9/14 TO 9/28

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/ii-memory-aids/iii-runic-half-months

Rune: Ansuz

Ætt: Frey

Aspect: Murkstave

#1 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Signals. It is the Messenger Rune

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/4-anzus

A lack of communication, awareness, clarity, either in your past or present position. Some mischief is afoot; guard against tricksters and smooth talkers. You may not feel right in accepting what is being offered or you may feel that life is passing you by. This is the time to clean out the old and make way for the new.  If the well is clogged, clean it!

Moon Day

Rune: Wunjo

Ætt: Frey

Aspect: Murkstave

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/8-wunjo

Everything is a test. Examine yourself and your motives. Don't dwell on sadness, loneliness and aloofness. There is blockage. Things are slow coming to fruition. A crisis or difficult time is at hand. Consideration and deliberation are called for at this time. Tread slowly and carefully, proceed with caution. It is time to re-evaluate your current position, to reflect and meditate.

Frey Day

Rune: Gebo

AEtt: Frey

Aspect: Murkstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/7-gebo

 

It signifies the ultimate Gift - Freedom

Thor's Day

Rune: Raidho

AEtt: Frey

Aspect: Brightstave

#11 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating journey, communication, union, reunion

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/5-raidho

 

This Rune is concerned with communication, with the attunement of something that has two sides, two elements, and with the ultimate reunion that comes at the end of the journey, when what is above and what is below are united and of one mind.

Inner worth mounts here, and at such a time you must remember that you are not intended to rely entirely upon your own power, but rather to ask what constitutes right action. Ask through prayer, through addressing your own knowing, the Witness Self, the teacher within. Not intent on movement, be content to wait; while you wait, keep on removing resistances. As the obstructions give way, all remorse arising from 'trying to make it happen' disappears.

The journey is toward self-healing, self-change and union. You are concerned here with nothing less than unobstructed, perfect union. But the union of Heaven and Earth cannot be forced. Regulate any excesses in your life. Material advantages must not weigh heavily on this journey of the self toward the Self. Stand apart even from like-minded others; the notion of strength in numbers does not apply, for this part of the journey cannot be shared.

Another of the Cycle Runes, Raidho represents the soul's journey and has within it the element of joy, for the end is in sight. No longer burdened by what you've left behind, Heaven and Earth unite within you to support you on your way. A simple prayer for the soul's journey is:

I will to will Thy will

Wotan's Day

Rune: Jera

AEtt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/4-jera

 

A Rune of beneficial outcomes, Jera applies to any activity or endeavor to which you are committed.

Be aware, however, that no quick results can be expected. A span of time is always involved; hence the key words 'one year', symbolizing a full cycle before the reaping, the harvest or deliverance.

You have prepared the ground and planted the seed. Now you must cultivate with care. To those whose labor has a long season, a long coming to term, Jera offers encouragement of success. Know that the outcome is in the keeping of Providence and continue to persevere.

Remember the old story about the farmer who was so eager to assist his crops that he went out at night and tugged on the new shoots. There is no way to push the river; equally, you cannot hasten the harvest. Be mindful that patience is essential for the recognition and acceptance of your own process which, in its season, leads to the harvest of the self.

Tiw's Day

Rune: Ingwaz

AEtt: Tyr

Aspect: Brightstave

# 6 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Fertility, New Beginnings

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/6-ingwaz

 

This Rune is akin to the moon, the intuitive part of our nature, with its urge toward harmonizing and adjusting in the sphere of personal relationships. Ingwaz embodies the need to share, the yearning to be desired, a search after similarities.

The completion of beginnings is what Ingwaz requires. It may mark a time of joyous deliverance, of new life, a new path. A Rune of great power, drawing it means that you now have the strength to achieve completion, resolution, from which comes a new beginning. Above all, completion is crucial here. It may be timely that you complete some project now; if so, make that your first priority. Perhaps a difficult state of mind can be resolved, clarified, turned around. Drawing this Rune indicates that you must fertilize the ground for your own deliverance.

All things change and we cannot live permanently amid obstructions. Ingwaz signals your emergence from a closed chrysalis state. As you resolve and clear away the old, you will experience a release from tension and uncertainty.

You may be required to free yourself from a rut, habit or relationship; from some deep cultural or behavioral pattern, some activity that was quite proper to the self you are leaving behind. The period at or just before birth is often a dangerous one. Movement involves danger, yet movement that is timely leads out of danger. Now it is time to enter the delivery room.

Another of the Cycle Runes, Ingwaz counsels preparation. Being centered and grounded, freeing yourself from all unwanted influences, and seeing the humor, you are indeed prepared to open yourself to the will of Heaven, and can await your deliverance with calm certainty.

Moon Day

Rune: Fehu

AEtt: Frey

Aspect: Murkstave

 

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/1-fehu

 

Observe yourself and the situation. Ask "What do I need to do to further?" Falling short in your efforts. There may be quite a lot of frustration in your life at this time. Loss of personal property, esteem, or something that you put in effort to keep. It indicates some sort of failure. Relationship: Attitudes in the relationship need looked at. Doubtful situations are abundant. Do not fritter away resources on personal whims or lost causes. You are letting what is yours slip away.

Frey Day

Rune: Jera

AEtt: Heimdall

Aspect: Brightstave

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/4-jera

 

A Rune of beneficial outcomes, Jera applies to any activity or endeavor to which you are committed.

Be aware, however, that no quick results can be expected. A span of time is always involved; hence the key words 'one year', symbolizing a full cycle before the reaping, the harvest or deliverance.

You have prepared the ground and planted the seed. Now you must cultivate with care. To those whose labor has a long season, a long coming to term, Jera offers encouragement of success. Know that the outcome is in the keeping of Providence and continue to persevere.

Remember the old story about the farmer who was so eager to assist his crops that he went out at night and tugged on the new shoots. There is no way to push the river; equally, you cannot hasten the harvest. Be mindful that patience is essential for the recognition and acceptance of your own process which, in its season, leads to the harvest of the self.

Thor’s Day

Rune: Ehwaz

AEtt: Tyr

#9 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Movement, Progress                                  

Aspect: Brightstave

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/tyr-s-aett/3-ehwaz

 

Ehwaz is a Rune of transit, transition and movement; of physical shifts, new dwelling places, new attitudes or new life. It also signifies movement in the sense of improving or bettering any situation.

There is about this Rune a sense of gradual development and steady progress, with the accompanying notion of slow growth through numerous shifts and changes. This could apply to the growth of a business or to the development of an idea. A relationship may need to undergo changes if it is to maintain growth and life. Moral effort and steadfastness are called for when you draw Ehwaz, another of the Cycle Runes. Let it be said this way: 'As I cultivate my own nature, all else follows.'

This Rune's symbol is the horse, and it signifies the inseparable bond between horse and rider. Bronze Age artifacts show a horse drawing the sun across the sky. Here, this Rune is saying, you have progressed far enough to feel a measure of safety in your position. It is time to turn again and face the future reassured, prepared to share the good fortune that comes. The sharing is significant since it relates to the sun's power to foster life and illuminate all things with its light.

Wotan’s Day

Rune: Hagalaz

AEtt: Heimdall

#10 in the Cycle of Initiation indicting Disruption, Elemental Power

Aspect: Reversed

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/heimdall-s-aett/1-hagalaz-1

 

There is no reversed to this Rune, but it may be drawn Murkstave or lie in opposition.

Tiw's Day

Rune: Fehu                                              

AEtt: Frey

Aspect: Reversed

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/1-fehu

 

There may be considerable frustration in your life if you draw Fehu Reversed, a wide range of dispossessions reaching from the trivial to the severe. You fall short in your efforts, you reach out and miss, you watch helplessly while what you've gained dwindles away. Observe what is happening.

 

Examine these events from an open perspective and ask, 'What lesson do I need to learn from this in my life?

 

Even if there is occasion for joy, do not let yourself be seduced into mindless joyousness. Reversed, this Rune indicates that doubtful situations are abundant and come in many forms and guises. You are being put in touch with the shadow side of possessions. Yet all this is part of coming to be and passing away, and not that which abides. In dealing with Fehu Reversed, you have an opportunity to recognize where your true nourishment lies.

Moon Day

Rune: Ansuz    

AEtt: Frey

#1 in the Cycle of Initiation indicating Signals, the Messenger Rune

Aspect: Murkstave

https://sites.google.com/site/themindofguido/chapter-8-the-elder-futhark/frey-s-aett/4-anzus

A lack of communication, awareness, clarity, either in your past or present position. Some mischief is afoot; guard against tricksters and smooth talkers. You may not feel right in accepting what is being offered or you may feel that life is passing you by. This is the time to clean out the old and make way for the new. If the well is clogged, clean it!

Starting This Week......

Starting this week, I will be posting a daily thumbnail of a random Rune, showing it's name, it's aspect when drawn, it's place in the Cycle of Initiation if applicable, and it's AEtt. Then on the weekend I'll give a Five-Rune reading from them.

Also in the post will be a link to that particular Rune on my Website.

Enjoy!

Peace, love, laughter
Guido

theoretical considerations of cause and effect often look pale and dusty in comparison to the practical results of chance.
C. Jung

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