A Practical Guide To The Runes: A Brief History of What They Were Used For
A Practical Guide To The Runes: A Brief History of What They Were Used For
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The word RUNE or RUNA means whisper, secret, or mystery in old Germanic
language. Used by the Nordic and Germanic tribes of Northern Europe from
about 200BC to the 13th century.
They were primarily a magical system of pictographs representing the
forces and objects in nature.
By calling upon the appropriate rune one could there by make contact with
the force in nature the symbol represented.
Are several different runic alphabets but the most common is the Germanic
or Elder FUTHARK.
They contain 24 letters plus 1 blank.
The Runes you are about to make will be valuable allies in your journey
through life. Always treat them with respect and as you make them, make
them with love.
By the time you have finished crafting them you will have imbued them with
YOUR energy and YOUR life force.
Dont lend them out to any one as you will bond with them.
The making of runestones re-creates the life-giving ritual of Askr and
Embla, the Ash and the Elm trees from which Odin and his brothers created
the first human beings.
Runes are living things. When you make runes, you create life.
By carving the rune, you give it senses.
By coloring it, you give it the hue of life.
By chanting its name, you give it breath.
Each rune has its own energy and the more attuned you are to that energy,
the better the runestones will be charged.
Coloring.
Each rune has its own corresponding color.
Red is the traditional color of rune magick. It represents the active male
principal, the life force that is embodied in the red of blood.
Blue is the color sacred to Odin and healing.
Green is the color of prosperity, fertility, and growth. Also the color of the
Goddess. Always use your intuition and choose what YOU want.
To charge each rune, chant its name and meaning while you are
carving/marking and coloring it.
Afterwards it is best if they are in contact with your person as often as
possible. They can be worn on a belt, carried in your purse, or held in your lap
as your watch TV. They can be placed under your pillow as well, but be
cautioned this can cause dreams with runic themes.
They dont HAVE to be in contact with you at all times, but an effort must
be made to attune the runes with your own personal wave lengths.
THE RUNES
1
th
10
11
12
13
e or i
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
ng
23
24
25