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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
