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

 

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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.