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.