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Feb 5, 2006 6:03:17 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 5, 2006 6:03:17 GMT -5
I am going to start introducing the runes here, one by one each week, If you have any question regarding Runes in general or the weekly Rune please feel free to ask away. I do not profess to know everything about the Runes. But I have travelled with the Runes for many years and have much personal knowledge to share. There is also room to learn more. I will concentrate on the Elder Futhark (Viking or Nordic Runes), Bind Runes and the History, also will touch a little on the Celtic Runes. Also feel free to add any knowledge of your own here, as this is everyones Forum, make yourself at home. Please give me a couple of days to gather some information together and then i will post our first Rune. Which will be Mannaz - Self, Man, Woman, The Human race. Self is the best place and only place to Start Love and Light Dancing Bear xx A GAELIC BLESSING Deep Peace of the Running wave to you. Deep Peace of the flowing air to you. Deep Peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep Peace of the Shining Stars to you. Deep Peace of the gentle night to you. Moon Stars pour their healing light on you. Deep Peace of the Light of the World to you.
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Feb 5, 2006 6:38:04 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 5, 2006 6:38:04 GMT -5
Here are my Runes, Elder Futhark, Viking Runes. Runes the word means "sacred", "mystery" and "whispered". Runes are read from the top right to left. Mannaz being the first runes in the cylce of transformation. Each new line of runes Start from the right and work left. Odin (blank Rune) being the last Rune The magik Runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back. Led Zepplin (The battle of evermore) The Runes of Power were writ upon the doors of Delphi. p.s please note my Blank rune is Odin.- Mystery, path that is hidden and sacred. Not to be unveiled. I chose Odin for this Rune to pay homage to the legend who sacrificed much to bring us the magik of the Runes.
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Feb 5, 2006 14:24:27 GMT -5
Post by ~¤LilacSky¤~ on Feb 5, 2006 14:24:27 GMT -5
oh cool!! Thank you so much dancing bear for starting this, and I bet many people will be greatful, I know for myself I appreciate it..so what would you suggest one does when starting out with rune readings, is there anything they should do like season them as we do in tarot or is that not nessecary? are we starting here with the first one to study and learn? okay great well I look forward to learning and sharing information of the runes!!yay!
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Feb 5, 2006 14:27:33 GMT -5
Post by Anise on Feb 5, 2006 14:27:33 GMT -5
Can the blank Rune be anything or is it always Odin... From what is sounds like, you always read the runes right to left? I have thought about getting into runes but I want to make my own. I haven't decided what wood to use to do that though. Is there any particular type of wood that is "better" than others? I am particularly drawn to willow trees so I thought about using that. Since I do pyrography I think it would be nice to be able to make my own from scratch.
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Feb 5, 2006 14:28:47 GMT -5
Post by watchman11 on Feb 5, 2006 14:28:47 GMT -5
great dancing bear. Count me in.
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Feb 5, 2006 15:22:54 GMT -5
Post by ~¤LilacSky¤~ on Feb 5, 2006 15:22:54 GMT -5
anise maybe try making them out of rocks you can get from anywhere..I was gonna make my own but I saw such beautiful ones at my magic shop so of course I had to buy them lol
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Feb 5, 2006 16:41:20 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 5, 2006 16:41:20 GMT -5
Thanks guys for your response Lilacsky; I will give some excercises if you like, so you can get to know your Runes on a deeper level, The meanings i give are not just for divination they are also for inner transformation, so be prepared for a journey if you are so inclined. We are starting with the first Rune of transformation. The very first we all must start with, which is self. To give to others we must give to self first. No need to do anything with your Runes other than try choosing one a day, and think on it for the day. If at all possible with our busy lifestyles. If you get stuck with it sit for a few days until you feel you can understand, by either applying it to you or people you know, this way helps to understand the life meanings. Anise. Traditional Runes were made from a fruit bearing Tree,from a branch pointing to the east. But as we have evolved with our beleifs and traditions, Runes can be made from anything. I made mine (shown above) from Pine. I couldnt cut a branch from a living tree, so found something that was already dead. If you are taking a liking to Willow, go with it. This will make your Runes YOURS your personal energy will be put into it and it will give you a very intimate relationship with them. Other ideas are River Rocks try finding 25 that are similar is fun Clay glazed or unglazed. I will be making the Celtic Runes to show you all from Clay A girlfriend of mine made hers from Soap stone.I have also got a really beutiful set i bought made of Rose Quartz, Rose quartz representing Love. So there are many ways to aquire a set, My personal preference is to make them. Yes traditionally reading from right to left. especially when writing messages with them. To read them in a spread we automatically read left to right so I stick with that rather than confuse myself. You can choose whatever you like for the blank Rune. Keep it blank, or choose Odin it is a personal preference, the meaning to the Rune stays the same. Look forward to posting the first Rune over the next couple of Days. Dancing Bear
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Feb 5, 2006 18:01:06 GMT -5
Post by ~¤LilacSky¤~ on Feb 5, 2006 18:01:06 GMT -5
okay sounds great dancing bear, shall I pull a rune today and just add my ideas/opinions on it here? or should I focus on the self rune first? well i may do both if I have time..hehe
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Feb 7, 2006 2:19:58 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 7, 2006 2:19:58 GMT -5
I will give you the basic meanings to all the Runes, and an more indepth one on Mannaz today. You can work on Mannaz and where it stands in your life, It may not seem to relate to you at the moment but elsewhere, friends, neighbors, family member.It does not matter where you can relate it to, as long as you can find a relation to it somewhere.This will help you understand the rune on a deeper intimate level. Take the entire week with it,if you like! post up any questions that arise. With the Picture of the runes i will start from Top right going left, each new line begin on the right hand side.
Mannaz - Self - Man - Woman - the Human Race. Gebo - Parnerships - a Gift, - Offerings from an unknown source- Love. Ansuz - Signals- The norse god Loki ( the trickster) mouth, river mouth. Othila - Separation - inherited property or possessions - also native land - Home. Uruz - Strength -the aurochs ( A species of a wild OX) Peorth - Initiation - Uncertain Meaning - a Secret Matter. Nauthiz - Constraint - Need -Neccessity - cause of human sorrow - Lessons - Hardship. Inguz - Fertility Eiwaz - Defence - avertive powers - Yew Tree. Algiz - Protection - defence, The Elk, sedge grass. Fehu - Possessions - Cattle, goods, vital community wealth. Wunjo - Joy - Happiness - absence of sorrow Jera - Harvest - Year Kano - Opening of doors. Teiwaz - Warrior - victory in battle - a guiding planet or star. Berkana - Growth - rebirth - new life Ehwaz - Movement - horse - movement of the sun. Laguz - Flow, water, sea a fertility source. Hagalaz - Disruption - Hail - sleet - natural forces that damage. Raido - Communication - Journey - riding - carriage. Thurisaz - Gateway - a thorn - Giant - the norse god Thor. Daegaz - breakthrough - Day- prosperity and fruitfulness. Isa - Standstill - ice - freezing. Sowelu - Wholeness - The sun. Blank Rune - The Unknowable - Fate
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Feb 7, 2006 2:43:06 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 7, 2006 2:43:06 GMT -5
MANNAZ - The Self Alphbetical letter M.We all need to start with the Self, if youv'e heard the old saying to love someone you must first love your self. This is what Mannaz tries to council. If you are willing to look within and be objective and correct your relationship with yourself, from it will flow all things possible. relationships with others, work, life will correct itself to a more serene understanding. Remain Modest is of utmost importance. Be in the world but not of it. sit back and observe, remain open and receptive. Follow your heart at all times in your speach, and intentions.Look within how do you see yourself, are you kind and gentle to yourself? Once you have reached a state of living in the true present you have reached your true Self. Cut Mannaz down the middle and you get Wunjo - Joy and its opposite. Nothing in excess. The Runes on a Whole their council is "Know Thyself" Excercise for the week with Mannaz. Carry Mannaz around with you until you feel you have realised its meaning. You may not acheive what it is meaning, but that is ok! as long as we know what it means to be counciled by Mannaz. Who can you see around you that is Humble, Follows their own star, Walks to their own drum beat, With all the grace of a swan, and with the reserve and gentleness of a fawn. Has your inner voice been quiet and gentle, non critical, understanding of self. Have fun observing and i will check in every so often to answer questions Dancing Bear
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Feb 8, 2006 23:26:11 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 8, 2006 23:26:11 GMT -5
Mannaz in Divination Basic --- Love, Work and Money Relationship spreads Positive note; You both appreciate the personal space that is needed to truly grow within a relationship. truly harmonious relationship . Negative note; Are you treating each other as you would like to be treated in return, Look within the relationship, Find what you both Love and work from there. Because at the moment self seems to be selfish. Work oriented Spreads; Positive note; You are working in an enviroment where you have freedom of expression, individual creativity, trades person, artist, writer, journalist. etc... Negative note: You are feeling stiffled, being bossed around unable to allow the true self to express themselves, needing a change. Money oriented spreads. Positive note, You are a highly creative individual, your creative abilities will earn you a great deal of monetry rewards, You are yet to receive them, but apply your ideas and the sky is the limit. Negative note; You have put yourself into a corner, overindulging, overspending on whimsicle things that you truly did not need. Wanted Yes!! Needed No!! Council is to revert to Mannaz council and all things including monetry matters flow more evenly and peacefully These are basically what Mannaz means in these type of spreads, obviously depending on question and surrounding Runes meaning may vary slightly. Eg... In relationship spread we have Mannaz and Wunjo, Self and Joy. Fantastic reading as far as the couple are going and their future being very bright. Mannaz put with Fehu --- Self and Possessions, Are you being overly possessive of each other restricting each other of being their true selves You get the gist Dancing Bear
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Feb 9, 2006 0:29:53 GMT -5
Post by ~¤LilacSky¤~ on Feb 9, 2006 0:29:53 GMT -5
cool dancing bear, so yeah I wil do this study thanks for taking time to do this!! I already feel I know more of the runes, I do have basic knowledge of them, however not as far in depth as the tarot, so yeah this should be great for me!
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Feb 11, 2006 3:31:09 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 11, 2006 3:31:09 GMT -5
I have found a lovely poem which is basically thought how the Runes came about. I know that i hung for nine whole nights upon a windswept tree, Gasshed by a spear and given to Odin, Myself given to Myself. On the tree of which no man can tell from what roots it has sprung. No Man served me with bread or drink; I peered down below, Took the Runes up, Shrieking took them, Then fell back agin. Well being I won and Wisdom. I grew and took joy in my growth: from word to word I was led to a word, from deed to another deed. The Poetic Edda ( c.a. A.D 1200) This Poem found on my travels is a brief version of Odin's quest to retreive the knowledge, mind i have also read Odin had lost his left eye, (his sacrifice) To gain the knowlede of the Runes. This Poem does not mention this. Maybe the mention; gasshed by a spear could refer to it ?? Odin / Woden was a great magician, thought to be a vast pool of knowledge and wisdom.being an all powerful magician had suppossedly sacrificed much to know the secret language of the Runes. As before mentioned the word Runes means Mystery, Secrets and the whispered word. If any divination, cure or spell was written in the language of the Runes it must hold Odin's personal Power and Wisdom. Therefore it must be true and hold great magic. Runes are Germanic in Origin, The Germanic Heathens had no known source of the written language, that they have today. They were known to engrave Runic symbols into Wood, Stone, Clay etc.. to convey their beliefs, history, and magic upon. (It must be noted though no-body really knows exactely when Runes first were used in any form). There are many referrals to the Runes and it seeems it would be a life long quest to gather together All known material ever written.Our earliest known artifacts go back to the 12th century. It could go back further now. It is hard to actually pin point the real stories behind them, Unless you were actually there. majority of knowledge we have today have come from remnants left behind written in Stone Such as our famous Kensington Rune Stone. Our sources of knowledge have been in fragments and scholars had tried to piece it all together with the small amount of information we have.I forgot where i read this ,but even as early as the seventeenth century, In Iceland people caught with Runes in their possession were being Burnt.(just thought it was an interesting snippet i'd share,that just popped in my head) It has also been said that the Art of Divining the runes, It was passed on from generation to generation verbally, which makes a lot of sense to me, as my family have passed on their family secrets and history verbally, as with many families. Because the Runes were German in Origin there was a fear to use them in World War 11 , if you were English you were branded a traitor. The swastika was a Runic symbol for Victory. So Runes went underground for decades , Runes have had a slow emergence back into the mainstream, at the moment talking to people it seems Runes are very fast becoming popular again. I hope some of this info has helped understanding the basic origins of the Runes. Dancing Bear P.S I have stored much information about the Runes in my memory and having read oodles of runic & history books , i am unable to quote any particular book that the above information has come from, as it is a mixture of information stored in memory over the years.
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Feb 11, 2006 11:04:39 GMT -5
Post by ~¤LilacSky¤~ on Feb 11, 2006 11:04:39 GMT -5
cool dancing bear, thanks! I think I know what Mannaz means for me, at this time in my life it is saying that think of myself before others, and do for myself as well that which will make me happy I must follow, and also my inner light, to me this rune is saying Ive done all I can ,its time for to do for myself in the way that I have not yet.
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Feb 12, 2006 1:29:29 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 12, 2006 1:29:29 GMT -5
Yes sometimes we get carried away trying to please everyone, Our boss, friends, lovers, children, etc... etc... even our pets. LOL!! We also forget what we truly want in life, and it all seems too hard because our energy is spread out all over the place, too much in the way. Once we pull our energies back in towards self we can start living "OUR" life ....and becoming our true self, .... at peace with our lot in life. I think you have related to the meaning of Mannaz really well ,Some have a problem with this way of thinking, they beleive if they think of themselves it is being selfish and its a bad thing to do.( I know of many people who think this) But I think we really need to concentrate on ourselves a whole lot more, we deserve it. I also beleive if we are more relaxed and at peace with ourselves through looking after ourselves, and living the live we dreamed for ourselves, we can approach everything else in a better manner with more to offer. I also found once i let go of trying to please, it was no longer expected from me and much more appreciated when i gave myself. Mannaz Means to me at the moment, I also need to allow myself time to do things i Love, Especially my painting. I too give a lot of myself to everyone else and sacrifice me time for others. My 'Self' is screaming out to kick back and start painting again. I'm dragging all the Art gear in from the shed tomorrow. Hope all goes well for you Lilacsky. ( nice luxurious essential oil , bubble baths, candles lit, glass of favourite bubbly and a good book is a really good start ) "all at once" LOL!! Also a great place to draw up plan of attack. I stay in the bath until the bath water has gone cold and my toes and fingers are all shrivelled like Prunes, And it feels so darn good. Dancing Bear
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Feb 13, 2006 2:12:22 GMT -5
Post by ladybleu on Feb 13, 2006 2:12:22 GMT -5
Oh I am behind in the studies! I so love this topic, I will spend a day getting caught up. Thank you Dancing bear for your help!
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Feb 13, 2006 22:11:41 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 13, 2006 22:11:41 GMT -5
You are so very welcome Lady Bleu Welcome aboard take your time, it will be a couple of days before the next one goes up. Which will be Gebo. Dancing Bear
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Feb 15, 2006 22:18:23 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 15, 2006 22:18:23 GMT -5
GEBO
alphabetical letter G
Gebo looks like an X Gebo has no merkstave (reversed) meaning.
Gebo is the Rune of Relationships, Partnerships of any kind and Gifts received or given to yourself.
This Runes indicates a relationship in some form is about to eventuate. There is an old saying regarding relationships, "Let the winds of heaven flow between you."
In any true partnership there are two individual separate beings, One can survive without the other. In Love relationships we choose to live with one another, But if our hand were forced we would survive without the other.Even though we prefer not to... we can survive on our own. Those who feel they would just die if the other half went to europe for holidays for a couple of weeks and feel absolutely hopeless. Gebo would be a gift you gave yourself, The gift of being able to stand on your own two feet and survive by yourself. It does not means you Love someone less- by all means it means you are giving yourself Love, strength and courage . Gebo's Gift to you.Your gift to you. Retain sense of self. In business; A business partnership is about to form, or extra contacts will form that benefit you.Gebo's council would be to keep your own ideas, do not allow others to dominate your ideas and self. And Again Retain sense of self.
In any spread, Gebo means a new patnership in coming into form. Do not collapse yourself into that union.This does not mean that it is a bad partnership,It could be the best thing that has happened in your entire life. It means human nature cant help it, we all go out to please... sacrificing ourselves MANNAZ,.... We need to give ourselves the gift of Love, Strength, and Courage to retain our sense of self.
Excercise for the Week , Try to spot where Gebo fits in with you. Find where you or others alter their persona just to please and fit in with others, sacrificing their true self just to keep the peace so to speak. Where are you denying yourself ? What do you need to do to give to yourself? How would you regain your sense of power? How can you Love yourself more?Where in already exsisting partnership can Gebo be applied? Once we know what Gebo is all about we can receive the rewards.
A man shall utter wisdom, write Runes, Sing songs, Earn praise, expound Glory, be diligent daily.
Anglo Saxon Maxims 1
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Feb 15, 2006 22:26:39 GMT -5
Post by Dancing Bear on Feb 15, 2006 22:26:39 GMT -5
My gift i gave to me, My eisel came inside and i gave myself the time to create again! Creating for me is retaining my sense of self. My Gift - the strength to Reclaim some "Me Time"
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Feb 15, 2006 23:56:02 GMT -5
Post by dragonspell on Feb 15, 2006 23:56:02 GMT -5
I finally found a set of Runes that wound my fanci around my soul. I'd been looking for a set to replace the ones that my mother had given me. (she bought them for me even though she's studying to be a Christian "Preacher" , now that's LOVE) They were clay and worked well with earth matters but messages of certain topics were often unclear to me, so I dreamt of ones that would open all veils to me. Clear Quartz is what I needed, with gold engravings. 3 years I examined sets wherever I could find them, them decided that I was going to have to make them myself. So on Imbolc I set out to barter my homemade earings at a local Spiritual supply store for polished quartz that would be suitable to engrave on. Guess what I found instead, clear quartz runes engraved then painted with a type of Gold oxide! Better yet the owner of the shop made them herself,and had not even put them out for sale because they had been finished the evening before. I had told her what the quartz would be for when she found me on the floor tossing the stones to see how they would lay, and she ran upstairs and returned with the set made by her for me. She even allowed me to trade her the stone earings and offered to see if they would sell in her store, if so I could continue to sell them there on consignment. FATE Do you have any advise on how to charge them? I've tried a few ways and some things are very clear to me, yet not all. Is there a certain way for this kind of set that will work better than others? or do they just need more time to adjust to my vibrations? since the trauma of the engraving was so recent I've been patient and I will try any sane, white, pure, suggestions. Please all Ideas and thoughts welcome ALWAYS LOVE }}} dragonspell }}}
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