Interpretation of runes is an attempt to designate in simple words the energies behind each runic sign, in order to understand and explain the runes that fell during fortune telling, receiving answers to the questions asked. Interpretation of runes requires certain experience and skill. At first, studying the key meanings of runic symbols will help with this. This is one of the stages of entering the Northern Runic Tradition for further work with runes.

RUNE Fehu. Fehu.

Direct position of the Fehu rune.

Rune of property. The key word is happiness, prosperity, success, wealth, values, movable property. Rune of prosperity and wealth, fulfillment of desires. This is profit, success in every sense, providing for further development and multiplication of what has been achieved.

Reversed position of the Fehu rune.

The key word is loss, loss, damage, limitations, failure. The rune warns of troubles, difficulties, obstacles and possible disappointments.

Direct position of the Uruz rune.

Rune of strength. Key words – perseverance, perseverance, power, initiative, health. Uruz destroys old outdated forms, coming into our lives as a sign of strength, natural power and transformation. Where there is strength, there is no stagnation. The sign can also indicate success as a result of the action of this force.

Reversed position of the Uruz rune.

Key words – lack or absence of strength, lack of will. The appearance of this sign may indicate missed opportunities or failures and disappointments. You need to analyze the situation and yourself and figure out where and why there is an imbalance in your Power, which may turn against you.

Direct position of the Thurisaz rune.

The key word is thorn, gate, power, not an act - an action, active defense. Turisaz is the personal choice and responsibility of each person. This is reflection, a deep study of the situation, introspection, the search for the only correct solution. Having made your choice, you should act quickly, leaving fear and doubts behind.

Reversed position of the Thurisaz rune.

The key word is uncertainty, weakness, insecurity. Indicates the haste and immaturity of the decision being made and calls for caution.

Direct position of the Ansuz rune.

The key word is thought, speech, understanding, wisdom, inspiration. The Ansus rune is the receipt of gifts, someone's appearance or news from someone, the acquisition of new knowledge. The appearance of this rune recommends being sensitive and wise, paying attention to the signs. Ansus involves constant development and learning.

Reversed position of the Ansuz rune.

The key word is illusions, error, misunderstanding, disconnection. Your actions are far from wise, and your analysis of the situation may be wrong. The reverse Ansus rune can also indicate cunning and deception.

Direct position of the Raido rune.

The key word is road, path. These are various journeys and movements. This rune of development and movement at all levels of existence, successfully overcoming difficulties. Start moving, trust the changes, don't hesitate.

Reversed position of the Raido rune.

The key word is wrong path, stop, indecision, dead end. The appearance of this sign recommends attentiveness and accuracy in everything. Unexpected events and obstacles are likely to await you. In any case, you will need some effort, perhaps significant.

Direct position of the Kenaz rune.

A very powerful rune. Key words – torch, energy, passion, sexuality, transformation, embodiment of the plan. The appearance of this rune speaks of a powerful surge of energy that has matured for a certain time and began to unfold. The Kenaz rune favors any realization, changes worldview and views, but one should take into account its power and swiftness.

Reversed position of the Kenaz rune.

Key words – ashes, lack, loss of energy, wandering in the dark. The inverted meaning of Kenaz speaks of the end of a period, a process. You should accept the changes, let go of everything that is outdated and old.

The upright and inverted position of the Gebo rune is the same..

The key word is partnership, cooperation. The sign testifies to union in various manifestations. If you strive for the successful completion of a business that interests you, know that success here is associated precisely with joint, partnership activities. If you asked for advice, the advice is to strive for unity, remembering the need for freedom.

Direct position of the Wunjo rune.

The key word is joy, luck, perfection. The Vunyo rune is a symbol of joy and pleasure. In all respects it is a good and positive sign. Under the sign of Vunyo, life is arranged in the best possible way, joyful events and changes occur practically without our participation.

Reversed position of the Wunjo rune.

The key word is approaching crisis, disharmony, illusion. When the rune is inverted, try to perceive what is happening calmly and prudently, this will help overcome the crisis and turn the situation in the right direction.

The upright and inverted position of the Hagalaz rune is the same.

The rune of destruction, uncontrollable natural processes, unpredictable events, disasters and revolutions. Hagalaz destroys with its energy, forces you to abandon the usual and go in a different direction, literally starting from scratch, experiencing a feeling of loss and parting with the past. Having destroyed the old, the new comes into life and it depends on the person how he will accept it, what place he will take in the changed world.

Direct position of the Nauthis rune.

The key word is difficulties, need, necessity, poverty. The appearance of this sign indicates that the time has come for the necessary restrictions and discipline, when development (growth) is slowed down or impossible. This is a test of endurance through patience, endurance, and self-control. It is important not to despair and not to give up, this period will end, and patience and work will grind everything down.

Reversed position of the Nauthis rune.

The key concept is internal evil. In an inverted position, Nautiz indicates that all difficulties and limitations are caused by the person himself. Determine the reason, understand your inner world, get rid of dogmas, admit your own mistakes, only then changes in life will be possible.

The upright and inverted position of the Isa rune is the same.

The key word is ice, freezing, stopping. The rune means stopping all processes. Isa often implies an obstacle that is not worth overcoming. She recommends peace, rest, avoidance of active actions and irritation. Observe what is happening from the outside, reflect, allow yourself to be inert, take a break to accumulate strength for the further path.

The upright and inverted position of the Jera rune is the same.

Key words – year, harvest, repetition, cycle. This is the rune of completion, harvest, evaluation of the results of previously invested efforts. Yera symbolizes the cyclical process of gradual but steady development, giving wisdom and experience.

The upright and inverted position of the Eihwaz rune is the same.

The key word is relationship, interaction, help in overcoming obstacles. The rune is complex and ambiguous; one can call it the unity and struggle of opposites, a combination of the incongruous. Rune of deep synthesis, transformation and metamorphosis. By combining logic and intuition, combining activity and passivity, the right decisions and the right directions are chosen.

Direct position of the Perth rune.

The key word is search, mystery, intuition. The rune of initiation and secret knowledge radically changes the consciousness and inner world of a person. In a practical sense, Perth means obtaining hidden information, the emergence of new people who can significantly influence both the personal and event plan, the return of lost things, and the search for objects.

Reversed position of the Perth rune.

Key words – regret about the past, unfinished situations, unwanted surprises, disappointment, mistakes.

Direct position of the Algiz rune.

The key word is protection, patronage, friendship. Favorable, good rune of passive protection, protecting and warning of danger. To this day, Algiz is quite often used for amulets and amulets. This rune gives calm, attention, sensitivity and flexibility, has a positive effect on a person’s environment, attracting friends and patrons into life.

Reversed position of the Algiz rune.

The inverted Algiz rune means weakness, vulnerability, lack of protection. You should be careful and attentive.

The upright and inverted positions of the Sowulo rune are the same.

The key meaning is sun, light, vitality, love, energy, self-realization. This is the rune of success, victory, strong-willed actions. It also symbolizes good health, luck, inspiration. This rune helps in completing any task, makes a person strong, confident and powerful.

Direct position of the Teiwaz rune.

The key word is victory, perseverance, courage. This is the rune of warriors, defenders, pioneers. Teyvaz reveals the process of rivalry, competitive struggle, active confrontation, and defending one's interests. Teyvaz is also the ability to take risks, take responsibility, take an active life position, and be brave.

Reversed position of the Teiwaz rune.

Key words – loss, failure, defeat, loss of energy, weak character. An inverted rune speaks of incorrect or untimely actions, the wrong direction.

Direct position of the Bercana rune.

The key word is growth, birth, fertility, increase, femininity, motherhood. This is a very soft, gentle, delicate rune, embodying the image of maternal love and protection, peace, meekness and humanism. Berkana means birth, steady growth and harmonious development.

Reversed position of the Bercana rune.

An inverted position means a slowdown, cessation of growth, an obstacle to development, poor health, both physical and emotional.

Direct position of the Ehwaz rune.

The key word is forward movement, happy changes, progress, progress, speed. Evaz is a favorable positive rune that brings fresh ideas and projects to life, opens up new horizons and prospects, and takes it to another level.

Reversed position of the Ehwaz rune.

The key word is slowdown, difficulty, obstacle, inertia, lack of initiative, unpreparedness for change.

Direct position of the Mannaz rune.

The key word is I, ego, person, personality. This is the rune of one’s own self, personal identification. Mannaz involves inner honesty, self-knowledge, self-improvement, self-education in order to find one's place in the world.

Reversed position of the Mannaz rune.

The inverted rune Mannaz indicates internal discord, contradictions, difficulties, and pressures.

Direct position of the Laguz rune.

Key words – water, flow, penetration, emotions, intuition. The Laguz rune gives the ability to feel, the ability to be flexible and adaptive at all levels of existence, reveals talents and increases creativity. When making decisions, listen to your intuition, trust your inner voice.

Reversed position of the Laguz rune.

The key word is an incorrect assessment of the situation, error, deception or self-deception, illusion, obstacle.

The upright and inverted position of the Inguz rune is the same.

Key words – abundance, well-being, fertility, fecundity, realization, reward. A very strong and favorable rune. Inguz is vitality, potential, easy resolution of problems, transition to a qualitatively new level, success and good luck.

Direct position of the Otal rune.

Key words – family, clan, property, inheritance, house, territory. The rune is focused on protecting the clan, family, and property. The rune promotes both the acquisition of real estate and the transmission of spiritual heritage, traditions of the family.

Reversed position of the Otal rune.

Key words – loss, loss, damages, abandonment of foundations, traditions, connection with the family is interrupted.

RUNE – Dagaz. Dagaz.

The upright and inverted position of the Dagaz rune is the same.

Key words – day, breakthrough, transformation. The rune denotes rapid and decisive changes, dramatic transformations, a quantum leap. Dagaz is the rune of action, courage, and presupposes a person’s high awareness and trust in change.

1. RUNE FEU - Rune of Prosperity
The magical uses of the Fehu rune are very diverse and are associated primarily with property and material values. A rune inscribed on a ring, bracelet, necklace can help you get out of need, guiding or pushing you towards favorable opportunities that are just emerging. It is believed that a talisman with the Fehu rune can even protect against mistakes when purchasing real estate, helping to preserve and increase it. This same talisman is able to protect its owner from troubles and unforeseen circumstances when transporting valuables and expensive cargo. Of course, a runic spell with this rune itself will not bring cash; rather, it will help you find a job or start a new business, that is, it will create a situation favorable for increasing your well-being. In addition, the Fehu rune can provide some assistance in harmonizing relations between a man and a woman, but it should be remembered that the action of this purely material, down-to-earth rune is limited only to the physical sphere, and if we are talking about emotions, then it can only affect their most general manifestation. That is, Fehu is hardly able to help in resolving psychological or emotional problems caused by deeper, fundamental reasons; for this you should turn to the help of other runes.
R. Blum considers Fehu a rune that helps send your energy into “formative spheres”, that is, it is able to collect and direct the eril’s own forces or the force of influence of other runes in the right direction. This property of the rune allows it to be successfully used in treatment and self-medication if it is necessary to give strength to the patient. On the other hand, Fehu is very favorable as part of a spell designed to cleanse a place of hostile will or negative energies.

2 RUNE URUZ - Rune of Strength

The magic of this sign is mostly sympathetic. Uruz itself reflects man's first attempt to penetrate the level of archetypes of deep reality, on which the runes operate, or to act on this level by means of sympathetic magic. In this rune, the masculine and feminine aspects are inextricably fused. Working with this rune in a ritual or act of magic, we return to our original essence, as if falling to the source of Urd, in order to quench the persistent thirst for true Power and real, eternal Love. And Uruz helps us with this, giving men masculinity, and women femininity, and both - self-confidence, in their strengths and capabilities. The interpretation of this rune in all systems of interpretation of the meaning of runic signs agrees on the fact that it embodies the unbridled power of life, and it is this uncontrollable, overflowing energy, being awakened by the Uruz rune, that can serve as a kind of catalyst for events, defuse tense situations or make it explode. Some practitioners believe that a spell created on the basis of Uruz is also good to use in order to create a new situation in your life, to bring new circumstances into it solely through volitional effort and without resorting to more specific and “rough” methods of influence to your destiny. Uruz is also used when deep self-knowledge is required. It is useful to resort to Uruz in healing, especially when the patient is weakened by illness and needs additional strength. The feminine aspect of this rune contains the potential of natural energy with healing properties. Uruz also helps to maintain good physical shape, which is greatly helped by concentration and meditation on this rune. Place in front of you a wooden block with this rune from the magic set and meditate on the Uruz rune. If there is no special set of runes for magic, you can take a rune from a fortune telling set. If it is not possible to resort to a material, material image of the rune, imagine it. When thinking about the rune, try to record exactly what associations and images arise for you. Then try to connect with the rune of the mighty aurochs that have long disappeared from the face of the earth and allow the image of this beautiful and fearless animal to convey to you some of its strength and energy. Since Uruz equally embodies both the masculine and feminine principles, this rune is considered especially favorable for spells, the purpose of which is the creation and strengthening of love or friendship, the conclusion of a lasting marriage, the emergence of reliable partnerships.
3 RUNE THURISAZ - RUNE OF ACTION
The use of the Thurisaz rune in magic finds the widest range of possibilities, although it is usually believed that the power of this powerful rune has a somewhat “evil connotation.” Practitioners of runic magic believe that spells with it are especially useful for those who are engaged in any kind of research; they also promote self-discipline. The Thurisaz rune itself favors meditation. Carved on a large obsidian cabochon, it is the perfect talisman for meditation. The Thurisaz rune used for magical purposes and spells based on it are capable of, by somehow structuring chaos or - on a more mundane level - allowing you to see certain patterns in a seemingly chaotic accumulation of events, to help clarify an unfavorable situation for you - both existential and everyday. Moreover, through them you can also try to influence the course of events so that the situation develops in your favor. Thurisaz's ability to cleanse and clarify a confusing situation allows one to build spells on its basis, the purpose of which is to protect against hostile magic and curses - Thurisaz, as it were, neutralizes their effect. It is possible to use this rune in sexual magic.
Note: When composing spells based on any rune, and especially Thurisaz, one should never take the selection of runes of complementary action lightly. Thus, many practitioners believe that the combination of Thurisaz with Wegsap, symbolizing the “cosmic marriage” of the ace Thor with the Great Mother, has an impact on the deepest parts of reality, and this combination should be used in runic magic with great caution.
4 RUNE ANSUZ - Rune of Inspiration
The magical use of the Ansuz rune directly follows from its content and symbolism. Spells based on it will push you to a wise decision and will help you achieve or strengthen success or leadership. In addition, as a rune directly associated with the creator of Futhark Odin, Ansuz patronizes fortune telling, prophecy and magic in general. Spells created on its basis will be a reliable help to any practitioner. We have already spoken above about Odin’s acquisition of runes as a result of a mystical “shamanic” insight, and therefore Ansuz is considered not just the rune of a magician, but rather a shaman traveling between worlds. When applied to any magical object or amulet, it will simultaneously provide protection and attract the high inspiration necessary for any magical action. R. Blum, and after him many modern practitioners, cite a number of very specific situations in which the Ansuz rune can be used in the most favorable way. Since Ansuz patronizes both trials and the magic of speech, it is quite effective in passing exams. The same applies to business negotiations. In both cases, it is worth keeping with you some object with the image of Ansuz, attracting the powers of this rune. Based on the fact that one of the meanings of this rune is “message,” A. Platov associates this rune with telepathy and the development of abilities for it.
5 RUNE RAIDO - Rune of the Path
The use of the rune in magic is associated primarily with the direct translation of its name, as a result of which it is called the rune of the path. In addition, it belongs to the group of surf runes, which also protect travelers. Raido amulets will protect you from minor troubles, often associated with the road, and will save you from delays along the way. It is also believed that spells based on the rune also protect those who go on a shamanic journey, that is, travel without moving from one place to another in material reality, but on a spiritual journey. Those who resort to shamanic practices in their spiritual development can put the image of Raido on a tambourine or rattle - instruments that generate rhythm. Bloom describes in detail the connection of Raido with the comprehensive Cosmic Law, thereby turning it into a rune of justice that can help in litigation. In fact, it should rather be considered as a rune that can push for the restoration of the Law in the event that it has been violated, and litigation is only a special case of the use of Raido. In spells, Raido can be used not as a protective rune, but also as a rune of transformation, a rune that leads to or contributes to changes at the event level. However, in this case it will act as an additional rune, and it is desirable that it be accompanied by some kind of strong protection, for example Inguz or Algiz. If the purpose of such a spell is “global” changes, the main rune in it will be Eihwaz or Ehwaz - powerful runes of transformation, but the presence of a protective rune in it is already considered mandatory.
6 RUNE KANO - Rune of Disclosure
Using the Kepas rune in magic opens up extremely wide possibilities. First of all, Kenaz tends to “attract inspiration,” but it does not promote mystical ecstasy, but creative combustion, therefore it is believed that it is the patron of artists and craftsmen. In practice, this is expressed in the following: in the runic spell Kenaz, on the one hand, contributes to the clearest formation of a creative plan, and on the other, makes the process of its implementation more fruitful and joyful, giving the hand fidelity, accuracy and firmness. In general, it would be worth using the Kenaz rune for everyone whose activities are in one way or another connected with creativity. For those who are not interested in magical arts as such (although from the point of view of the Old Scandinavian tradition, any creativity and craft is the most magical arts), it will be enough to keep an image of this rune in front of you. It is also recommended to make yourself a talisman with her image. The next aspect of the magical use of this rune is associated with Kenaz as a symbol of a torch that dispels darkness - this time we are talking about the darkness of ignorance. Kenaz patronizes researchers and scientists, all those who in the old days were called “recluse scientists”, and in our time are called “bookworms”. Spells based on this rune contribute to the systematic and fruitful progress of research. Those who are not confident in their abilities or have lost faith in the necessity of their work should keep on their desktop an object with the image of the Kenaz rune printed on it three times. This simple spell will bring them peace of mind and create an upbeat mood. The search for mystical or other occult knowledge is also under the special protection of Kenaz, and if we talk about ways to use this rune, then talismans are the most effective. On the basis of Kenaz, spells for amulets are also often compiled - in this case, they are intended to provide protection and assistance to those who are engaged in research in the field of magic and who themselves practice any of the occult teachings.
Note: Some rune researchers believe that Kepaa is also closely associated with specific magical actions or rituals in which it weakens, enhances or somewhat modifies their course and, accordingly, the final result. However, since knowledge of the technical aspects of the magical arts varies from one school to another and is necessarily passed on from master to student, it is both unreasonable and pointless to give any recommendations. It is only necessary to mention the possibility of using Kenaz in love magic, namely as a love potion. The rune is also used in healing, although it is believed that it affects not the human body, but his state of mind, bringing calm and, like a candle in the dead of night, dispelling fears.
7 RUNE GEBO - Rune of Unity
According to R. Blum, the use of the Gebo rune for magic purposes “is associated with its main content as a rune of partnership in all spheres of life and areas of human activity. This rune contains the energy of two or more people who have united and become a force beyond the reach of any of them individually.” Regardless of whether it appears in a spell as the main or as an additional rune, its effect is always positive. It is often used in love and, in particular, in sexual magic, since, embodying the harmony and unity of the masculine and feminine principles, it helps to resolve internal conflicts. Spells based on the Gebo rune help to find not just physical balance, but the balance of the spiritual and physical principles in a person. This rune is also extremely effective if it is used to strengthen love and friendly ties that can result in a free and happy partnership. Regardless of the sphere in which these relationships lie (we are talking specifically about partnership), the magic of Gebo does not imply the dissolution of one person into another and in no way encroaches on the individuality of either partner. All systems for interpreting the meanings of runes agree that one of the aspects of Gebo is the gift of establishing a connection with higher powers. Based on this, the Gebo rune can be used to seek advice and help from those forces that you (for yourself) consider to be higher. Some practitioners of runic magic believe that through this rune you can successfully try to “establish a connection with the most ancient and wise part of your own soul.” In addition, Gebo can also be useful for accumulating your personal magical power. You can use Gebo and spells created on its basis in the field of business relationships. The rune will help in choosing the right partner, strengthen and maintain established contacts. In general, this rune is considered an extremely powerful spell and a talisman that brings happiness and good luck.
8 RUNE VUNO - Rune of Success
The use of the Wunjo rune in magic, which belongs to the runes of thought, refers more to the external than to the inner world of a person. The action of this, as well as the previous, rune is always positive and is aimed at giving joy to those who work with it. Spells based on this rune contribute to the completion of any undertaking and, most importantly, support a person’s desire to achieve his “set goal.” In addition, the Wunjo rune applied to the door frame sometimes makes a significant contribution to creating psychological comfort in the room. If it is applied to some item of clothing, then it can not only improve the mood of the person wearing this clothing, but also strengthen his friendships and love ties, eliminate alienation in relationships with loved ones, and sometimes even contribute to career advancement. Like the Raido rune, Wunjo brings success to those who travel. Being a rune of synthesis, or, as it is also called, a “rune of connection,” Wunjo is indispensable in the manufacture of runic talismans.
9 RUNE HAGALAZ - Rune of Destruction
In the modern practice of runic magic, the Hagalaz rune is used mainly to break those models and patterns, developing according to which events lead to the destruction of the individual. Thus, Hagalaz can help you get out of the “vicious circle” of events, circumstances or experiences. A similar experience is, in particular, an obsessive state of self-pity, which takes away a lot of mental strength and, as a result, affects health. In other words, a person does not get sick due to any objective reasons, but rather makes himself sick. Constantly tormenting ourselves with our own failures, we subconsciously set ourselves up for future failures. Thus, a negative model is formed, which subjugates both the behavior and way of thinking of a person, as a result of which he is no longer able to discern either the favorable opportunity opening up to him or the change in the situation for the better. Whatever happens, everything is already perceived as failure or defeat. To realize that you are captured by the endless internal reflections of this very Lady Failure and that you have allowed a negative model to form means to take the path of liberation. If you see someone else in a similar situation, try creating a spell based on this rune for them. You do not have to be constantly near him, nor is it necessary for him to be present when casting a spell or when burning what it was applied to. It will be enough, while drawing runes, to think about him or mentally evoke his image. It is necessary to indicate one more area of ​​application of Hagalaz - this rune is capable of removing unwanted influences, that is, weakening or even nullifying someone else’s magic if you feel its effect or its presence in your life. The simplest example of such “alien magic” is the “evil eye”. In addition, Hagalaz can protect you from someone who you think is a bad influence on you. Some practitioners claim that Hagalaz can even ward off an “energy vampire,” but we do not have reliable evidence.
10 RUNE NAUTIZ - Rune of Braking
Beer runes perform primarily a protective function in magic, allowing one to recognize betrayal and protect against deception. Suspecting that he is being tricked into drinking poisoned beer, Egil puts runes on the horn, one of which is Nautiz. It is believed that this rune protects against poisoning, as well as from excessive alcohol abuse, so it is recommended that when going to a reception, dinner or presentation, you take an amulet with this rune with you or put its image on your clothes. Naupiz embodies the "fire of desire", which can be both destructive and creative. Working with this rune requires the practitioner not so much personal strength as significant experience, since Naupiz is a very strong rune and, if used incorrectly, can destroy, “burn to the ground” everything for which you turned to this rune. This requires restraint and self-control, since where the “fire of desire” will be directed depends solely on the will of the magician. In this aspect, the Naupiz rune is very effective in sexual and love magic, acting as a love potion. Overcoming a difficult situation - “need” - requires a certain restraint in emotions and actions from the person working with the rune, but, on the other hand, the spells themselves contribute to the manifestation of this restraint. Thus, Naupiz helps to overcome stressful conditions, neutralizes hatred and helps resolve disagreements and disputes. Sometimes spells with it can strengthen the will and give strength to resist external circumstances.
Note: Naupiz is extremely rare in compound talismans (knitted runes) or in compound spells (a group of runes written in a line). In spells built on its basis, it denotes, first of all, yourself and those of your needs and desires that direct you to find a partner, so working with it requires great caution.
11 RUNE ISA - Rune of Stagnation
The Isa rune is one of the most powerful runes in terms of magic. There are currently two trends that differ in the purpose of runic spells based on this rune, but they both agree that it is an extremely effective protective rune. From the evidence scattered in crumbs in the manuscripts of the early Middle Ages, it follows that the old tradition considered Isa primarily as a rune of “freezing”, of suspending anything. This is also shared by some of the modern practitioners of runic magic, who believe that through Isa it is possible to stop (but not completely eliminate) negative processes that in one way or another affect the lives of each of us, for example, to “slow down” the course of an illness. This property of the Isa rune allows you to create spells, the purpose of which will be to influence not only those events that happen to the one who works with the runes, but also events related to people close to him or occurring in his immediate environment. By focusing on this rune, visualizing its shape, you can, as it were, “slow down” and win the most necessary respite, which will allow you to find the best way out of the current situation. The rune is of great importance as a rune of protection - helping both on the external (events happening around you, everyday life) and on the internal plane (your own experiences, thoughts) to create a “magical ice shell.” If it seems to you that magic protection is needed only at the internal level, a talisman that also contains the Sowulo rune will be useful. At the external event level, a spell consisting of the Isa rune repeated several times will help you take control of events and not lose it again. And again, the Teyvaz rune will provide considerable help here.
12 RUNE YER - Rune of Harvest
The scope of the Jera rune includes everything related to harvesting or reaping fruits, that is, the results that your work and the efforts you expended bring. It is probably worth resorting to the help of this rune when you expect tangible results from, for example, monetary investments; in addition, spells built on its basis will contribute to the successful completion of any project or business in which you have invested a lot of time and labor. Some modern rune practitioners believe that one can try to “insure” this project in advance. To do this, even before starting it, you should cast a spell or make an amulet from wood, stone or bone. You can also apply it to any object that will be directly involved in this matter or which will be constantly in front of your eyes while working on this project. Perhaps such a spell or amulet will help even if, halfway to success, obstacles arise that interfere with the favorable outcome of the undertaking. In addition, some of the most pragmatic of modern practitioners of runic magic believe that Jera is capable of attracting funds to a project in which this rune is involved in one way or another; what is sown must necessarily be reaped - from this point of view, Jera is a very pragmatic rune and in magic it has the property of clearing the way for events. The use of this rune in magic requires the person composing the spell to apply (or rather, spend) both their own mental strength and to part with a considerable amount of energy.
13 RUNE EIVAZ - Rune of Rebirth
The use of the Eihwas rune for magic purposes is quite wide, but the entire range of possibilities is in one way or another connected with the sacred World Tree of the North - Yggdrasil. Tradition believes that the powers of the Eihwas rune were turned to in order to penetrate the mysteries of Yggdrasil, the secrets of life and death. In this aspect of its magical use, Eihwas became the rune of wisdom. As a symbol of the World Tree connecting all nine worlds, Eihwas was used to establish connections between them. Modern sources interpret this as establishing a connection between different layers or levels of reality. Working with this aspect of the Eihwas rune is extremely complex and requires not only vast experience in working with both individual runes and entire spells, not only significant reserves of personal magical power, but also a deep understanding of the magical arts and occult sciences in general. According to the “Speeches of Sigrdriva”, the Eihwas rune belongs to the group of surf runes, although due to the nature of its magical effect it should be classified as a transformation rune. The second important area of ​​its use in magic is protection, and it should be noted that Eihwas, along with Isa, is one of the most powerful protective runes. Its peculiarity is that with this rune you can protect not only yourself, but also a person close to you: to do this, you need to draw it, focusing on the image of the one you want to support or protect. Those who practice runic yoga believe that the Eihwas rune, associated with the mysteries of life and death, can help in gaining memories of past incarnations.
14 RUNE PERTH - Rune of Initiation
In general, Perth is considered a favorable, although very unreliable, rune. Its scope of action includes fertility and assistance during childbirth, on the one hand, and assistance in fortune telling and magic, on the other. Perth represents luck in action, the spinning wheel of Fortune. It is believed that Perth is capable of initiating and facilitating the process of qualitative change in consciousness at any level; in some cases, the magical effect of this rune is similar to the effect exerted by Hagalaz - that is, a spell composed on the basis of Perth can give the very impetus that is necessary for this to break out of the “vicious circle” of obsessive thoughts and the events they form. .A. Platov points out that the use of the Perth rune for magical purposes can lead to an act of “mental death” - a severance of cause-and-effect and astral connections between a person’s past and future. In some situations, this can be beneficial and give the desired result, in others, instead of a successful resolution of the current situation, it may only lead to its aggravation, “burdening personal karma and tightening karmic knots.” From the above it follows that working with the Perth rune, especially using it for magic purposes, requires reasonable caution. Spells with the Perth rune are quite effective, the purpose of which is to help in the development of various ideas and theories, including magical ones. T. Torian believes that this rune can be successfully used when searching for treasures or simply lost things; in addition, since one of the variants of the name of this rune means “dice”, Perth patronizes gambling and desperate gamblers. Some practitioners believe that through the Perth rune one can try to influence the sphere of finance, especially for everything related to excitement and risk: stock exchange shares, “rolling” money and, in general, any transactions with cash deposits. It is not recommended to include the Perth rune in composite talismans - due to the too unpredictable “character” of the rune itself and the impossibility of predicting its action in combination with other signs.
15 RUNE ALGIZ - Rune of Protection
Algiz is one of the runes used in the battle magic of the Scandinavian North. It was applied to the shield and carved on the weapon in order to ensure victory. In modern tradition, Algiz is considered primarily as a rune of magic in its practical aspect, that is, a rune that enhances the personal power of the practitioner of the rune, on the one hand, and protects him during the ritual - with another. When it comes to everyday life, the protective function of this rune is emphasized: it is believed that it can create barriers to the possible invasion of external harmful forces into your life. Along with the Teiwaz rune, correctly applied Algiz will serve as reliable protection against other people’s witchcraft, evil eye or damage. In order to provide yourself with such protection, it is not necessary to resort to sophisticated rituals and complex spells; it is enough to simply wear an amulet with its image. This helps to sharpen a person’s ability to anticipate the danger that threatens him, and sometimes to prevent it in some way. When working with Algiz for magical purposes, one should, however, remember that the use of this powerful rune requires a significant expenditure of “personal strength” from a person.
16 RUNE SOULU - Rune of Integrity
In all interpretations of runic magic, the Sowuli rune appears as one of the brightest, most joyful runes. Used for magical purposes, the rune of the sun can influence such areas as the granting of strength and success, fertility and healing. Modern tradition emphasizes the healing effects of this rune. Sowuli can lead to the transformation of negative spiritual experiences, turning painful experiences into a solid basis for further development. The purpose of spells built on the basis of Sowuli is to enhance abilities in all types of magical arts, strengthening the strength of the magician himself. Sowuli is also capable of bestowing insight, achieved through an act of individual will. In one of its aspects, Sowuli acts as a symbol of the forces of the individual in opposition to his society. Released through a correctly composed spell, these forces will provide powerful support to those who seek to transform their own life and those around them world.
It has already been said above that the name of this rune can be interpreted as “sun energy”. Therefore, it can be successfully used for treatment, as well as in the process of “cleansing” the energy centers of the body - the chakras. Spells based on the Sowuli rune contribute to the accumulation of psychic energy, which increases the own magical potential of the one who works with the runes, allowing him to better master them, on the one hand, and has a beneficial effect on his general physical condition, on the other. To do this, we can advise, firstly, to wear an amulet with the image of this rune, and secondly, to contemplate it during meditation. Sowuli is also very effective for composite talismans.
17 RUNE TEYVAZ - Rune of the Warrior
The areas of magical application of the Teiwaz victory rune seem to be bifurcated: on the one hand, it is protection and healing, for example, of a wound received in battle, on the other hand, it is used to give strength to the hand and mind, strengthen the will and make the blade deadly. For protective purposes, talismans and spells based on Teiwaz were also created, the purpose of which was to protect a person from an unjustly imposed curse. The same is true for “damage” or the “evil eye” - everything that is usually attributed to, albeit primitive, but quite effective dark witchcraft. Modern practice has managed to combine both of these spheres, since the modern tradition of rune magic believes that the Teiwaz rune is most effective as a weapon in the fight that “a person wages with the chaos of his own self.” Strengthening the will and mind, Teiwaz helps them organize and structure the internal chaos of emotions, experiences, dangling, half-thought thoughts, unclear experiences, vague images and much more, which, according to Freud’s teachings, constitutes our subconscious.
18 Vegsap Rune
Both old manuscripts and modern practitioners agree that Vegsapa has very powerful magical properties. Its main uses are healing and protection. It is important to remember that the protective effect of this rune does not extend to momentary actions (i.e., you should not think that, having protected yourself with a spell with the Vegsap rune, you can not look at your feet when crossing a river on shaky bridges), but on the contrary, rather, it protects the emerging sprout and promotes uniform and fruitful development. The healing function of this rune lies primarily in liberating and cleansing the body from, in the language of modern medicine, foreign agents, that is, infection. In the Middle Ages, Vegsap was used to drive out demons from a possessed person. It is also believed that spells based on the Wegsap rune promote not only growth, but also new birth - rebirth, or give the strength necessary to start something anew.
Both the runic spell and the amulet with the image of the Wegsap rune can be successfully used for its intended purpose - that is, for healing from infertility or facilitating the process of childbirth. Some practitioners believe that Wegsap can help successfully resolve problems associated with raising children. The protective function of Wegsap, like the beer rune, is also manifested in the fact that talismans and spells with it protect against deception and illusions that a person builds in relation to himself and the people around him. This rune is also very effective in composite runic talismans.
19 RUNE EVAZ - Rune of change (movement, progress, shift from a dead point)
Before us is another of the signs that modern practice calls transformation runes, and an extremely powerful sign, since Ehwaz itself belongs to the group of magic runes. Its main purpose from the point of view of magic is change as the transformation of the circumstances of the surrounding world or change as movement from one world to another. At the same time, this rune can change or “push” any process that has entered a phase of stagnation. This also applies to processes occurring in the human body, so it is possible to use Ehwaz in an attempt to cure a chronic disease. It is believed that Ehwaz is capable of bringing a person out of “mental slumber”, helping him to give up fruitless thoughts on certain questions, to which he is currently unable to find an answer, that is, freeing himself from being “obsessed” with some problem. You should not think that the power of Ehwaz itself will change the course of a chronic illness, however, it will affect certain deep processes, which, in turn, will transform the mental state of the patient and thereby give him the strength to fight the disease and push him to recovery. Ehwaz is useful for facilitating travel, especially when it comes to traveling by water. In addition, the Ehwaz rune is extremely effective for “sending,” in other words, directing a spell in the right direction. If a practitioner casts a spell not for himself, but for another person, then it is necessary to take some actions so that it has an impact on that person or his circumstances - this is where the Ehwaz rune can provide considerable assistance. Another area of ​​its use is associated with Ehwaz, as a symbol of Sleipnir, the mystical steed on which Odin travels between worlds, which makes the rune itself a mystical means of transportation. F. Asvind believes that meditation on this rune promotes mystical and shamanic journeys or “journeys in the spirit.”
20 RUNE MANNAZ - Rune of Compassion
The main purpose of the magical use of the Mannaz rune is to designate a specific person or group of persons, therefore, both in runic spells and in runic talismans, Mannaz is rarely used as a single rune. In those cases when Mannaz is used exclusively on its own, it plays the role of a rune of help and support, that is, through its practitioner, the rune transfers to someone part of his personal strength and energy. The action of the Mannaz rune also extends to the sphere of interpersonal relationships (in the case when this rune denotes a team or group of people) and is to help an individual establish cooperation or contacts, and find his place within the microsociety. It is also possible to use Mannaz in order to influence the microsociety or team itself in order to create a stable business or friendly atmosphere in it. In one of its aspects, Mannaz is considered by modern practice as a rune of personality. The purpose of spells based on this rune is then to help release the original “divine spark” hidden in every person. This is apparently due to the fact that Mannaz is a midwife rune, the purpose of which is to help the emergence of a new soul into this world.

21.RUNE LAGUZ - Rune of Intuition
Almost all modern rune practitioners agree that the main purpose of the Laguz rune in runic spells is to strengthen psychic abilities, that is, everything that is in one way or another connected with the sphere of the occult, with magic and the field of the paranormal. Many, describing the magical use of this rune, consider it almost a “rune of psychologists,” attributing to it the ability to get rid of complexes and fears, stabilize an emotionally or mentally unfavorable situation - that is, restore lost mental balance. In addition, spells built on the Laguz rune sharpen and strengthen the intuitive perception of the world, assist not only in the study of secret sciences, but also in establishing the so-called contact with the subconscious. Since witchcraft and sorcery, at least in their most extreme manifestations, are associated with women, Laguz is considered an extremely favorable rune for women. Laguz is very effective for finding or revealing what was hidden, and this applies to both secret knowledge and treasures or those things that were once hidden, but the location of the cache with them was forgotten for some reason. On the other hand, the Laguz rune itself and spells based on it contribute to marriage, the establishment of new friendships and the restoration of old ones, and the cessation of quarrels and discord.

22 RUNE INGU3 - Rune of Recovery
Inguz is one of the few runes directly named after one of the aces, and therefore it is under his direct protection. Runic spells in which this rune is present appeal to the powers of the light Frey, and when creating a spell or talisman, one should remember that this appeal must be completely conscious. Freyr was revered in the Scandinavian countries primarily as the god of fertility, and therefore the rune associated with him will be most effective in spells aimed at ensuring fertility and growth (both plant growth and the internal growth of a person practicing runes). As one of the “healing runes”, the Inguz rune is very effective in spells, the purpose of which is to strengthen the overall health and balance of both the vital forces of the body and external circumstances. It is traditionally believed that Inguz patronizes agriculture. This rune governs spells and magical rituals. It can be used to awaken a person's dormant abilities and qualities and help them to fully mature and develop. As for its specific application, Inguz can effectively help in healing female infertility or male impotence. It is worth resorting to to relieve tension, as well as if it seems to you that your efforts in any area are not bearing fruit or the desired results.
23 RUNE OTHAL - Rune of Forking Paths
The use of the Opila rune is in the sphere of everything related to clan or family; it contributes to the acquisition of land, reliable investments and strengthening relationships between family members. We should not forget that Opila is, in fact, a rune of memory, but not the ability of the human brain to accumulate information, but memory as a kind of family heritage, practical experience accumulated by many generations of the family. People turn to the help of this rune if problems arise with the health of elders in the family. Opila is also useful for protecting property. Applying Opila to the door frame or frame of the front door will not be difficult for you, but the rune will serve as a powerful amulet against evil spirits or will scare away a random burglar. The Opila rune is also favorable in composite talismans.
24 RUNE DAGAZ - Rune of Breakthrough
The main magical effect exerted by the Dagaz rune is to ensure a successful outcome - no matter whether it is the successful completion of a project, the achievement of a goal, or the successful resolution of a situation. At the conceptual level, the Dagaz rune embodies the unity of two concepts associated with the concept of “day”: on the one hand, it is the onset of a new day, the light of which can disperse the darkness of the night and pre-dawn twilight, on the other, it is a summer afternoon, symbolizing prosperity and abundance. Thus, if in the first case Dagaz appears as a rune of transformation, then in the second it is a rune of completion. Both sides of a rune can be used in runic spells. Thus, Dagaz is able to bring closer the end of the dark period of your life and the beginning of a bright, fertile period, illuminated by the mystical light of the rune. As a rune of transformation, it is very effective for making, in modern terms, a “breakthrough” in any area of ​​your activity or for moving a stalled process from a “dead point.” In addition, it can be used to try to change your own views and behavior patterns and influence the opinions and attitudes of people around you. It is no coincidence that, according to Futhark, Dagaz appears as a rune of speech. As a rune of completion and well-being, Dagaz is able to strengthen both the financial position of the master working with it, as well as psychological stability and internal harmony. Masters who practice runic magic especially value the Dagaz rune as a kind of “compass, indicating a certain threshold or moment of transition. This aspect of it allows you to use Dagaz in order to determine the most favorable time for performing a ritual - the act of creating a set of runes for fortune telling or magic, creating a runic spell or a runic talisman. In addition, it is believed that Dagaz is capable of imparting the strength necessary to carry out the ritual itself. This rune is also useful in healing. In this area, it can help treat lingering or chronic diseases.

The magical uses of runic spells are very diverse. They can be performed for different purposes, and their action can extend over different periods of time, but they all certainly include the act of inscribing or cutting and coloring runes. The runes can be carved on a wooden plate, which is then burned, or can be carved on a candle, which is then lit. One of the most striking areas of application of runes in magic are talismans as a permanent physical manifestation of rune magic. The runic talisman and their creator himself, and the person for whom the talisman was created, can be worn as a decoration or simply an object that is kept with oneself.
In ancient inscriptions, compound runes were used - to reduce the number of characters in a spell, or in order to use the magic of the Futhark number. Nowadays, composite runes are used to create a so-called “seal”, covering the effect of several runes at once. When creating a compound rune, additional runes often appear in the “seal,” the influence of which can somewhat weaken or “deflect” the effect of the talisman. However, the rune is only really present in the talisman if it is included in it consciously, that is, if the practitioner deliberately carves its shape; and nevertheless, if possible, runes with opposite effects should be excluded from the “seal”. This is achieved by changing the overall shape of the composite rune.
A compound rune represents two or more runes superimposed on each other or combined with each other. Often runes such as Fehu, Raido and Wunjo are connected on the basis of a common “core”, that is, a common vertical line, forming a wheel. You can put runes in a row or stack them on top of each other, combining them into a single rune.

Runes are considered a pagan invention, but they have also penetrated Christianity. For example, the baptismal font is known from literary sources, which is located in the Burserud church in Småland. The runic inscription on it reads: "Arinbjorn made me, Vidkunn the Priest wrote me, and here (I) will stand for some time."

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Find out what awaits you in the near future with the help of runes.

How to read runes?

To begin with: what are runes? Once upon a time, they represented the basis of writing, letters with which our ancestors could equally successfully draw up debt obligations or record sacred knowledge. Over time, the applied role of ancient symbols was forgotten, and the “everyday alphabet” became completely different.

Today, runes are signs that are poorly understood by most people and are used in magic (for spells, amulets, fortune telling). Those who want to understand how to read runes should spend a lot of effort on learning: symbols standing next to each other can reinforce each other, giving a special shade to the meaning of the formula. This is important in all cases: both when writing a “recipe for happiness” and when trying to unravel the charades of fate.

Fortune telling on runes - an action that does not tolerate fuss

It is best to make runes yourself, from those materials that are in harmony with the energy of the owner. For example, for people born in spring, willow, pear, apple, and birch wood are suitable. Do you want to carve symbols on stone blocks? It is best for Aries to take chalcedony or jasper, and for their “neighbors” Taurus – light agate or carnelian.

If magical assistants are made with your own hands, they are already sufficiently charged, are “on the same wavelength” with their owner and are ready to cooperate with him. Now you should prepare a “dwelling”, preferably a bag made of thick, opaque fabric. When asking a question to fate, the fortuneteller takes out the runes without looking, puts them on the table - and only then examines and evaluates them.

As with any divination, first you need to put your own feelings in order. Working with runes is prohibited if a person experiences acute negative emotions - resentment, irritation, melancholy, anger. Physical illness is another serious contraindication. The point is not that the symbols will lie to a sick person, it’s just that the energy costs in this case can worsen his condition.

Reading runes - looking for answers

The main thing is to formulate the question correctly and clearly. Understanding the meaning of a long combination can sometimes be very difficult, so it is best to limit yourself to one rune as an answer. It must be taken into account that fate does not speak in human language - the fortuneteller has to guess what exactly the Higher Powers had in mind when they “slipped” this or that sign. It is not advisable to ask again, so if interpretation is impossible, you should put the bag of runes aside for several days.

It would be stupid and naive to assume that the ancient Slavs did not have any written language before the creation of the famous alphabet by Cyril and Methodius. Of course she was. But very little data has been preserved about her. We know that symbols like letters among the Slavs were called runes.

Runes are special Slavic symbols that were used not only for writing, but also for fortune telling and magical rituals. They have often been found during archaeological excavations and have been dated to the first to fourth centuries AD. All Slavic runes are guardians of ancient wisdom and knowledge. Sometimes they are also called amulets. They appeared and existed long before the emergence of the Cyrillic alphabet.

The Slavic runes that the Ha'Aryans used for writing (in fact, it was their alphabet) were called Karuna. At that time it was the most advanced writing system. However, one symbol of Karuna meant either a letter, or a whole word, and even an image. It is believed that in this very Karuna there are 144 signs - runes.

Slavic runes and their number remain a great mystery to us. According to some sources, there were more than three million runes. The eighteen symbols known to us are only a fraction of the entire runic alphabet. By the way, they are among the most ancient symbols.

How to write in Slavic runes?

This is not an easy matter, there is a clear system here. Firstly, you need to write sixteen characters in a row, and there should be nine rows. Secondly, there can be either 32 or 64 characters in a row. In this case, you will be dealing with translation. That is, every second (and sometimes third) rune is an interpretation of the previous one.

How to read Slavic runes?

Correctly reading the runes is very important to understand the meaning of what is written. The lines are initially read as usual, as we are used to - from left to right. And then we read the lines, on the contrary, from right to left, starting from the very last character of the ninth line. We rise, as it were, from the bottom up. Moreover, reading can be done in two ways - alphabetic and figurative. It was already said above that one symbol can represent either a letter or an image. Of course, for beginners, reading and writing runic texts will be very difficult. But if you practice well, you will succeed!

Runes. Mysterious symbols of ancient culture. Documentary.

Futhark and terms

Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon run, Old Icelandic runar and Old German runa are related to the Germanic root ru and Gothic runa, meaning “secret”, as well as Old German runen (modern raunen), meaning “to whisper mysteriously”. This name is apparently due to the fact that the ancient Germans attributed certain mystical properties to the runes.

Side of a rune stone from Denmark. The inscription reads as þusi: kubl: ub: biruti, which translates as “The man who destroys this monument will be a sorcerer”

The Elder Futhark is the main, pan-Germanic runic system. Today it is generally accepted that it arose at the beginning of the 2nd century and existed until the 8th century.

There are common Germanic runes - “senior”, Scandinavian - “junior”, and Anglo-Saxon runes.

The most senior runes are known as the "elder futhark" - this name comes from the first six characters of the runic alphabet

F-U-Th-A-R-K

The modern version of the Elder Futhark, unlike the ancient one, has the following assumptions:

1. Rune graphemes have been standardized - although in reality this has never happened.
2. The names of the runes have been standardized - although, most likely, they were never called that.
3. The order of the runes in Futhark was standardized - although there were also several options.

The main distinguishing feature of the runic alphabet is the order of the letters. Such an alphabetical order has never been found in any other written language.

The alphabet was divided into three genera (Il. Ættir - ettir, Norse. Ætt - att), with 8 runes in each.

The first ettir included the runes f, u, þ, a, r, k, g, w.

In the second - h, n, i, j, é (ih-wh), p, R (z), s.

The third ettir included the runes t, b, e, m, l, ?, d, o.

Each rune had its own name. The original names of the runes have not been preserved, but here are their tentative names, reconstructed from the names of the runes in later alphabets:

Rune	Name	Translation	Transcription
1 ettir
	Fehu	"livestock, property"	f, v
	Uruz	"bison"	u
	Þurisaz	"thorn, damn"	þ
	Ansuz	"God"	a
	Raidu	"path"	r
	Kauna	"torch"	k
	Gebu	"gift"	g, γ
	Wunju	"joy"	w
2 etir
	Hagalaz	"hail"	h
	Naudiz	"need"	n
	Isaz	"ice"	i
	Jara	"year, harvest"	j
	Iwaz	"yew"	é (ih-wh)
	Perþu	Meaning not clear	p
	Algiz	"elk"	-R (-z)
or	Sowilu	"Sun"	s
3 etyr
	Tiwaz	"Tyr"	t
	Berkana	"birch"	b
	Ehwaz	"horse"	e
	Mannaz	"Human"	m
	Laguz	"lake"	l
	I?waz	"Yngwie"	?
	Dagaz	"day"	d, р
	Oþila	"heritage"	o

The direction of writing is from left to right, but boustrophedon is found in early inscriptions. Thus, on the spear from Kovel the inscription is read from right to left, and the runes themselves are also turned in the opposite direction, like Northern Etruscan letters and Greek letters in the early monuments of ancient Greek writing. Words were separated by a period, colon or cross.

Natural order of runes

The sequence of runes in their natural order differs from the so-called traditional construction not only by the movement of the FE rune to the culmination point, but also by the rearrangement of some other runes. PETRAS and YO change places, the same happens with ODAL and DAGAZ.

The alphabetical order of the Futhark runes was intended primarily to disguise their original sequence. According to oral tradition in modern Sweden, the original order began with UR, the U-rune, and ended with FE, the F-rune. In fact, “began” and “ended” are also not entirely correct terms, since the runes were originally arranged in a circular or spiral, and not in a linear sequence, where the “last” member of the series was directly adjacent to the “first”. Each rune had its own serial number. Phenomenon can be compared to an ace in a deck of playing cards, giving the highest or lowest number of points depending on the rules of a particular game. The Futharkian order corresponds to a card game in which the Ace gives the most points, so the UR is counted as one and the FE is 24. Many who have studied the runes according to the Futharkian system may have wondered, like me, why the first rune should be associated with the culmination wealth and power, while the second rune is associated with primary substance or potential. In my opinion, the order of the sequence is clearly broken here. In the natural order, UR R is the primary potential, followed by everything else, and FE is the rune of fulfillment and completion, as I will shortly demonstrate.

Runes arranged in a circular, or cyclic, order.

The Futhark order of runes also had magical significance. They were divided into three groups of eight runes; the binary code indicated which eight the rune appeared in and determined its position in the group. In other words, it was an order that placed Reason above all else in order to draw power from Will and effect changes to satisfy the Ego.

The Utharkic order is a natural and original system that reveals the process of creation of the Universe and the various qualities inherent in its manifestations, for it places emphasis on the activity of the Spirit.

Thus, the runes reveal the very process of creation and the qualities originally inherent in nature and ourselves.

Runic shamans have always treated the Futhark order with care and respect, motivated by Love and Harmony. They contributed to the runic power; their general intention was to bring harmony and order, to avoid; intentional harm, regardless of the purpose for which the runes were asked. The main purpose of what we may call "personal development" was the cultivation of the Spirit - the innermost Self - and the well-being of the whole person.

Uthark order of runes and their meanings

24 statutory styles with their names, letters of the alphabet and place in natural sequence.

The first runes UR, TERS, ACC and KEN contain the potential activated in the first phase of Creation, and work at the deepest levels of the subconscious, generating creative forces that create the entire world of phenomena.

U-rune, UR

At the beginning of all things there was a great primordial Chaos, which the northern peoples called Ginnungagap, which was the “space” between two extremes or opposites: Fire and Ice, Yin and Yang. UR symbolizes Chaos, the primary material of creation. The outline of the rune resembles the horns of a cow, lowered down when it grazes in a meadow. This rune is also the symbol of the sacred mythological cow Audumbla - which means "nurse" - a powerful, primal creative force created from the first mixture of Cosmic Fire and Ice, Yin and Yang. According to the myth, in the “womb” of Ginnungagap a bisexual giant was born, named Umr and fed with the milk of Audumbla. This act symbolizes the alchemical process of evaporation, condensation and purification; this is how UR power works

T-rune, TERS

Is the primitive force that formed Umrah. "Ters" really means "giant" or "strong man." In Scandinavian myths, Umr was the father and mother of the gods - entities that control and direct the natural forces operating in the gradual process of organic development.

A-rune, ACC

Is a creative force. In northern myths, three gods - Odin, Vili and Be - defeated Umr and created the Universe as we know it from his body. The word "ace" means "god", and in Anglo-Saxon it also means "mouth". This is the power that breathed in the word of Creation that created physical reality; a force that manifests the Unmanifest.

R-rune, RAID

It is the force of movement and order, expressed in four directions and four elements. Therefore, it is the fourth rune. In legends, it is considered the rune of Thor, the god of thunder and lightning, since Thor personifies the force that prevents the Cosmic Order from returning to the original Chaos. This is the defender of order and the creator of laws. R-rune - illuminating power; lightning that brings sudden flashes of inspiration. It is also the power of direction and movement contained in the first phase of Creation.

K-runa, KEN

Fire is born from lightning, and K-rune, KEN - personifies spiritual fire, clear and bright, like the flame of a torch with which it is sometimes associated. This rune is the illumination of the Spirit, illuminating the path. This is the energy of light emanating from the “inner” fire and making any achievement possible.

G-rune, GIFU

Symbolizing the six directions and the center of the Universe. This is the power of harmony and balance. The statutory outline reflects an equal exchange of energy between different directions. This is the divine gift of Life - the giving and receiving of life force.

W-rune, VINYA

The power of joy resulting from the exchange of energy. It is the joy of satisfaction and completion that accompanies orgasm. Therefore it is the seventh rune, for seven is the number of perfection.

N-rune, HAGAL

Represents a rainbow, or a bridge between worlds. With it we approach the material world, since this rune serves as the completion of the first octave and at the same time a transition to the next. This is the rune of the primary crystal, which contains all the colors of the spectrum and carries the potential for realization, like a DNA molecule in a human cell. The N-rune can also be represented by a snowflake symbol representing the eight directions.

N-rune, NIID

With the NIID rune, entities appear that weave the Network of the Universe, spinning the thread of human life. These entities in mythology were represented by three goddesses or Norns: Urd (that-that-is), Verdandi (that-becomes) and Skald (that-should-be). The Norns are usually defined as Past, Present and Future, but it must be taken into account that this division of time is a historical concept in Western culture that arose under Greco-Roman influence. The shamans of antiquity had a completely different idea of ​​time; they saw it as a closely intertwined unity, an ever-changing Now, flowing from what was to what is coming into being. In this understanding, everything that has ever happened is still active and influences the present, in which the future is formed. The statutory outline of the N-rune looks like two sticks folded to make fire. It denotes the force of friction and the need for resistance inherent in the energy of this rune.

I-rune, ISS

Tenth rune ISS - a force that slows down energetic vibrations and compacts the structure of matter. It has the properties of clarity and massiveness, and therefore is sometimes identified with ice.

The first ten runes represent the primary Creation and the forces that create the internal spiritual structure of the Universe. The next ten runes relate to physical manifestations.

Y-rune, YARA

Starting with the Y-rune YAR, we first enter the world of “ordinary” reality. The word "yara" means "year", since this rune is a cyclical force, as well as the energy that gives birth and sustains life. The statutory outline symbolizes the seasons of two half-years, summer and winter, constantly interacting with each other. Summer's harvest is winter's food; seeds hidden in the ground with the onset of winter germinate by the beginning of summer. Thus, the Y-rune is the power of translating intentions into tangible results.

The next three runes are associated with the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms.

R-rune, PETRA

The energy of transformation present in earthly minerals, metals, such as iron, which can be absorbed in thousands of things, but remains iron. It is the binding force that keeps things strong and stable.

El-rune, Yo

Growth energy that supports wild plants. It is present in the cerebrospinal fluid, which gives strength to the spine. Possesses the qualities of flexibility and endurance.

Z-rune, OLGIZ

An instinctive protective force prevalent among wild animals. It provides survival intent.

S-rune, SOL

Meaning "solar power". This is the energy of the spiral development of life and light vibrations, as well as an energizing factor at the birth of the “light” of consciousness in the process of individual isolation.

Then human beings appear.

The human principle appears in the plane of Creation along with the T-rune TIR (man) and the V-rune BJARKA (woman). They also represent heaven and earth, Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother.

T-rune, TIR

It is a masculine force that expresses courage, decisive action, power and pressure. It is shaped like a spear - a symbol of determination and intention to succeed.

V-rune, BJARKA

A symbol of feminine power that nourishes, nurtures and protects. This is the maternal force of the Earth, expressing unconditional care and support. The rune is shaped like a woman's breast, representing love, beauty and feeding.

EH-rune

Can be seen as communication or a connection between the feminine and masculine principles. This is the power inherent in ecstatic uplift. She also represents the energy experienced in the shamanic "journey" - an altered state of awareness that allows one to explore other planes of reality. This rune is sometimes associated with a horse, since in Norse mythology Odin's steed Sleipnir carried him to other realms of existence. It has the property of cohesion.

M-rune, MADR

In the M-rune, MADR, this connecting force manifests itself most deeply. This is a creative interaction that is the basis of unity and harmony. The same force brings together the activities of the right and left hemispheres of the brain, ensures their mutual support, so that the intellectual ability of the mind and intuitive insight develop harmoniously and harmoniously.

L-rune, LAGU

The power of fluidity. It is the force that drives lunar tides and energy flows of all kinds. The L-rune marks the end of the next cycle of the runic sequence.

ING-rune, ING

Considered a symbol of fertility. At the same time, this is an impulse moving from physical existence to the Cosmic. This is a comprehending power, the ability to perceive and realize new things.

O-rune, ODAL

It is the force that makes us human beings. It is inherited, and we carry it with us from previous lives. It is sometimes associated with heritage and the sense of security found in tradition and home.

D-rune, DAGAZ

Typeface D-runes, DAGAZ looks like a butterfly and symbolizes the ability to overcome one's own limitations - like a butterfly crawling out of a cocoon and taking on a different form, with wider possibilities of perception. This rune contains the transformative power of enlightenment, heralding a new dawn of spiritual awareness.

F-rune, FE

With the F-rune, FE, we are approaching the final stage of Creation. This is the ability to accomplish everything for which we came into being in this life. The rune symbolizes completion, but when we reach it, we discover that this is not the end, but a new beginning. The F-rune stands next to the U-rune, and both have a cow as their symbol.

Origin of runes

Some historians claim that runes originated among the Teutonic tribes of Northern Europe in the 5th century. BC e.

Others hold that the Scandinavian Goths adapted the Greek script during their contact with Hellenic culture around the 2nd century. AD

Still others suggest that the runes arose much later, in Northern Italy, and originate from the Latin alphabet. There is an opinion that they were invented by the Vikings in the 8th century. n. e.

But although scientists differ on the origin of runic writing, most agree that runes were used by pagan tribes throughout the vast expanse of Northern Europe. Many of these tribes were descendants of the Teutonic peoples, whose mythology and theology are most fully expressed in the later texts known as the Eddas. These loosely related poems, songs and texts were collected together in the Codex Regius (Royal Manuscript), so named because it was kept in the Royal Library of Copenhagen until 1971, when it was returned to its homeland of Iceland. This manuscript is from the 13th century. Was compiled more than 200 years after Iceland converted to Christianity.

The Elder and Younger Eddas were attempts to preserve on paper the living words of the ancient poets, who captured in allegorical form the eternal struggle between the beneficial forces of nature and the hostile forces of Chaos. Perhaps not everyone understands that the events described in these texts have less to do with origins and more to do with the rediscovery of the runes, comparable only to the “runic renaissance” of our day.

According to oral tradition, runes have a much longer history than modern scientific works suggest.

Vikings

In the Viking culture, which flourished from the 6th to the 12th centuries. n. e., runes were widely used. The word "Viking" is translated as "traveler" or "pioneer steamboat". This Scandinavian people became famous for their exploration of vast stretches of continental waterways and long sea voyages on sailing galleys or longships, very advanced vessels for that time. Shamans often accompanied the Vikings on their travels, spreading knowledge of the runes, myths and legends about their origin.

What is hidden under the myth?

A myth is an attempt to explain in allegorical form how life arose and developed on our planet, how the events of past eras influenced humanity. Illiterate people memorized myths and passed them on through oral tradition from generation to generation.

Mythology is a non-scientific way of explaining the origin of the universe and the relationship between the fundamental forces of nature. Myth expresses in poetic or narrative form certain basic principles rather than literal truth and thus appeals to intuition rather than common sense and stimulates the senses rather than reason. The difference between a myth and a legend is that myths are usually about non-ordinary reality, while legends are about human activity in ordinary reality. Perhaps the myths are part of the racial memory of a previous civilization and are presented in a form accessible to the descendants of those who survived the global environmental catastrophe. In the verycase: Holy Scripture also contains references to a prehistoric civilization destroyed as a result of an environmental disaster. An example is the Old Testament legend of Noah's Ark.

In the myths of the Elder and Younger Eddas, runes are presented not as a human invention, but as something already existing, waiting only to be discovered and released. It remains unclear whether Odin received them in divine form, or in the form of a man, subsequently deified for his merits.

Runes and Odin

In the poem "Havamal" (the title means "Song of the High One") from the Elder Edda it tells how Odin, in an attempt to accomplish something valuable for people, voluntarily hung upside down for nine days without food or drink, nailed to a tree with his own spear. As a result, he lost his eye, but gained the runes, which were revealed to him as a gift to humanity from the unusual reality of the shamanic experience. Runes provided a means of gaining knowledge about the secret forces of nature and the processes underlying existence. They expanded perception beyond the physical senses, allowing one to “see” the Spirit with inner vision and “hear” the inaudible. Personal transformation has become possible because the runes themselves are a great transformative force.

The following poetic passage about Odin's experiences is taken from the Poetic Edda (c. 1200 AD), translated from Old Norse:

Hanging on this tall tree

Hanging out there for nine long nights

Wounded by his own blade,

Bloodied for Odin's sake

Self-sacrificed

Nailed to the tree

Whose roots go into the unknown.

Nobody gave me bread

Nobody gave me anything to drink

I looked into the deepest abysses,

Until I tracked down the Runes.

With a cry of victory I grabbed them,

Then everything was enveloped in darkness.

I got the blessing for everyone,

And wisdom too.

From word to word,

I was brought to the Word

From action to another action.

Why did Odin hang upside down on a tree? This issue is usually ignored by those who write books about runes, but with his gesture Odin was clearly trying to convey some important knowledge.

The legend of Odin hanging on a tree has similarities to the story of the crucifixion in the New Testament. Christianity was acceptable to the northern peoples largely because the suffering of Jesus on the cross reminded them of the suffering of Odin, nailed to a tree with a spear. But with the difference that Odin was hanging upside down!

Such a choice can be seen as a conscious act of a martyr,
ready to sacrifice his life to achieve truth, as a willingness to give up his “ego” in order to gain wisdom and understanding. Odin's gaze, hanging on the tree, was turned to the roots. This can be interpreted as a providence of the depths of the Subconscious, where the potential of all phenomena lies, or as a transition from the external activity of physical existence to the peace and renewal that precedes rebirth. Odin's self-sacrifice, his refusalhis “I” for the benefit of the Higher Self, could serve as an impetus for a sudden flash of inspiration - that inner insight that allowed him to comprehend the secret meaning of the runes. But it could mean something more.

Although there is a certain affinity between humans and trees, their functions and characteristics are opposite. For example, tree leaves absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen. A person, on the contrary, breathes oxygen and releases carbon dioxide. The roots of trees are in the ground, and their reproductive system - flowers and fruits - is located at the top of the trunk. Man's reproductive organs are located at the base of his body, and the "stem" and "roots" are in the head, because although the nutrition for the physical body comes from the Earth, the source of life is in the Universe. The center of a person’s mind is located in his head, and through this center personality development is realized. Micho Kushi, in his Book of Macrobiotics, writes: “It would be more accurate to say that we are hanging from the sky than standing on the ground.”

Thus, Odin, through his shamanic experience, demonstrates that our “roots” are brain cells, and our body, being a physical object, has a primarily spiritual nature, and we are, as it were, suspended between these two states. One in allegorical form expresses an understanding of the energetic nature of man and teaches us that the purpose of human life lies in the harmony of the forces of Heaven and Earth, in the balance of body, mind, soul and Spirit. He shows that although in physical reality development is directed outward, in the reality of Spirit development is directed inward, towards our seed and source, towards the fusion of the physical and spiritual.

The tree on which Odin hung is called Yggdrasil in northern mythology and symbolizes the Tree of Life. The Old Norse word "ygg" is said by some writers to be another name for Odin, but I think it is better translated as "I", which indicates the presence of the original Spirit within us. The word "drasil" means "horse" in the sense of a carrier or transporter. Therefore, the “steed of my self” is the force that carries the primordial Spirit, the creative and creative principle, through life’s journeys and experiences of multidimensional reality for the sake of cultivating the human and expanding its limits. Therefore, the Yggdrasil tree is also the Tree of the Existence of the Spirit, outside and inside time.

Before telling how the runes were revealed to Odin, and what he experienced when looking into the depths of the Subconscious, it should be noted that the shaman of the northern tradition was also known as the “bearer of the staff” or “bearer of the charter.” The staff can be compared to a magic wand.

There are two different ways of working with runes - either for one's own benefit and the achievement of power, even at the expense of others, or for personal development in harmony and balance with the forces of nature. Since each shaman had his own skills in handling runes, the difference was often visible only in the results of their work - for the benefit or harm of themselves and those around them.

The term runic shaman

The use of the term "rune shaman" is intended only to identify those people who worked with the runes in their natural sequence, described in more detail below, and not in the "traditional" Futhark order accepted among rune sorcerers.

Runic shamans treated the runes as a divine gift not simply because they were revealed to Odin in an unusual way, but also because, like any form of writing, the runes served as a means of transmitting knowledge and wisdom. The runes were considered a blessing to humanity, given in the spirit of love and intended to understand the forces at work in nature and in human beings.

How the Runes were formed

The nine rune sticks that belonged to the shaman reminded him of the Cosmic Law of Creation, by which matter emerges from invisible energy and ultimately returns to it. From Zero, from the abyss of Nothingness (Ginnungagap in northern mythology), everything that exists came into being. From the great mystery of Nothing came the singular Unity - the Unit, containing within itself the dynamic dualism of opposites. When the Two merged, the Third arose, which set into motion a structure of infinite probabilities. Nine is the sum of three triplets, denoting the primary cosmic scheme of existence and the sequence of processes occurring in nature and in the Universe. Their combination creates integrity. The nine sticks of the runic charter represented for the shaman the entire Cosmos - the totality of existence - structured in nine worlds or “compartments” of reality in which the perception of life processes is possible.

Ready to sacrifice his "ego" for the purposes of the Soul and the ultimate good of humanity, the shaman Odin took nine sticks and threw them to the ground as he hung upside down from a tree. The sticks formed a pattern of vertical and diagonal lines, from which angular symbols began to appear one after another, totaling 24. Thus, the runes were revealed to Odin.

Sequential arrangement of runes

These 24 symbols later became known as the "traditional" or "elder" Futhark runes due to the phonetic combination F-U-Th-A-R-K of the first six symbols appearing in the earliest manuscripts, oral runic poems and tales. This is the prototype from which all other runic systems descended. However, it should be taken into account that the sequential arrangement of the runes given in the Eddas is not necessarily the same order in which they were revealed to Odin. To make information accessible only to a select few and to hide its true meaning from others, it was common to use allegories, symbols, or methods of permutation; at the same time, the meaning of the message became unclear to those who were considered unprepared or even unworthy to perceive it. However, the very number of runic symbols - 24 - contains several important principles of shamanism.

Harmony number 24

The number 24 is in accordance with the Cosmic Law of Harmony. It consists of three octaves, or eights, like musical notes. These runic octaves correspond to movement in the vertical and horizontal plane of the highest, middle and lower levels, as well as external, central and internal. They rely on three main aspects of existence: physical, mental and spiritual. The number 24 can also be represented as two groups of 12. Twelve is the number of stability and organization on an organic level, while Two represents the duality of the active and receptive principles, complementing each other in the dynamic unity of the Cosmos.

In addition, the 24 runes can be represented as four dice, each containing three pairs of complementary opposites. Four symbolizes harmonious balance, and Three symbolizes creativity and change resulting from the fusion of the feminine and masculine principles, One and Two.

According to Professor Sven B. F. Jansson, a leading Swedish runologist, these 24 symbols were used by all the Teutonic peoples and tribes of Northern Europe. His book Shamanic Runes claims that of the 3,500 inscriptions on stones and other artifacts discovered in modern Sweden, the vast majority belong to this archaic order.

Professor Jansson and other historical researchers have concluded that in most cases the runes were not used for sinister purposes of magic and witchcraft, although magical intent may explain why the meaning of some inscriptions remains unclear. By this I want to say that although runes were used by people who sought power over the invisible forces of nature, they were open to humanity for completely different purposes.

Using runes

The presence of so many rune stones and artifacts in Sweden suggests that runes were widely used in everyday life with good intentions: to improve well-being, to protect against disease and the elements, to bring people into harmony with nature and with themselves.

Like all natural forces, runic power can be used for good or evil. For example, fire can be used to heat a home or cook food, but you can also set fire to anything that can burn. Nuclear energy can be used to run powerful factories and light up big cities, but as a weapon it can kill millions of people and devastate the Earth. The end result is determined by the intention of the one who puts the force into action and gives it direction. The same is true for runes.

What is a rune?

The truth is that runes are not inherently magical symbols or secret codes. Each rune is a container of transcendental potential, originally inherent in nature and in ourselves, which determines the qualities and characteristics of the forces that act on the physical plane and outside. As qualities of the Soul, runes express what is part of our human experience, affecting our lives now, or in the process of change and transformation.

What were the runes applied to?

Since runes are made up of only two simple components - vertical and diagonal lines, they are easy to draw, carve with a knife or burn into wood, apply to skin, or engrave on stone and metal. Runic symbols were applied to rings, bracelets, belts and personal items; for shields, swords, daggers and other weapons; for staffs and shamanic tools, for amulets and talismans. Large boulders inscribed with runes that served as memorials and boundary markers were especially popular in Scandinavia. Runic patterns were also used in the arrangement of cladding beams on the facades of houses, which became a characteristic feature of German architecture. They were included in trademarks, monograms and even in heraldic accessories - coats of arms and banners. In other words, runes played a prominent role in everyday life.

Slander of the runes

During times of religious persecution, in the Middle Ages and later, runes were slandered along with old pagan beliefs. Those who used them were accused of heresy. Attempts were made to destroy the teaching of runes and exterminate everyone who had anything to do with them. The knowledge hidden in the runes threatened the dogmatism of the “new” religion, which sought to convert everyone to its faith. Masters, writers, sorcerers and shamans who used runes were subjected to severe persecution. Over the course of several generations, the knowledge of runes was almost erased from human memory.

What are the benefits of using Runes?

Runic practice inevitably deepens all visions and makes understanding and perception multidimensional and multicolored. The energy of all life becomes special, mysterious and magically charming. Existence takes on additional dimensions, new overtones of the music of life appear. In fact, the Runes unite the practitioner across space and time with the legendary world of the ancients - the forefathers. Everyday life is beginning to resemble more and more the magical spaces described in fantasy literature. However, it must be remembered that the result of using Runes significantly depends on the sense of proportion and sanity of the one who decided to use this magical tool, which we inherited from the patriarchs of northern civilization.

Runes are too powerful to allow a person to handle them frivolously and irresponsibly. Runes can accompany a practitioner to any of the upper and lower worlds of the universe, but they may well send a careless and dissolute person to a clinic for the mentally ill. Thus, the result of using Runes depends almost entirely on the moral maturity and spiritual responsibility of the one who turned to them for help.

Fundamental postulate of Rune Philosophy

The 24 runes of the Elder Futhark can describe any process, any thing, as a sequence of semantic concepts, as a sequence of Runes. The great mission of the god Odin is that he gave people a certain number of specific concepts. These are the bricks of the universe, parts of the world's construction set. And none of these bricks are superfluous. And all the bricks together give a whole, complete picture that does not require additional elements.

All concepts were defined many centuries ago. A lot of time has passed, but they are ideal for all modern situations and processes. Although, why be surprised! What are several centuries and even several tens of centuries for the universe... A moment.

Each concept should be displayed in a short form, in the form of a symbol. And so Odin gives us the symbolism of concepts. Rune symbols appear. It is interesting that the human body is able to display every runic symbol. And isn’t Rune Gymnastics, consisting of poses reflecting one or another rune, the most ancient way of addressing a person, both to another person and to the gods? We are talking about a system so ancient that it existed even when there was not only writing, but there was not even a spoken language! Isn't this system a system of commands transmitted from gods to people, a system of controlling people with the help of command-concepts, expressed in short form using runes? When the need for writing arose, the rune system formed the basis of the alphabet. We perceive the runic system as a system of global concepts expressed in a laconic form using symbols.

If we create a runic symbol, following a certain technology and a certain ritual, then we are already using runes as magical elements. We not only communicate information in the form of a global concept, or a list of concepts, but we already launch a mechanism for influencing existing reality according to the communicated concepts. We create magic!

One threw nine sticks to the ground. The sticks formed a matrix of vertical and diagonal lines. By highlighting certain segments of the matrix, 24 symbols appeared - Runes. The sticks lay on the ground and formed a matrix, a matrix of runes. It is quite possible that when considering this or that concept, Odin took a pose corresponding to this concept. Perhaps a certain posture contributed to a more complete sense of a certain concept. Then, in order to depict the pose in the form of a symbol, he threw sticks on the ground, making a symbol from them. The symbol repeated the pose in outline and became a reflection of a certain concept. The original nine sticks are the entire Cosmos - the cosmic tree. It represents nine worlds. This is typical both for the entire universe and for the micro-universe - man. The most accurate and accessible description of the nine worlds and the cosmic tree itself was given by the famous rune researcher Kenneth Meadows in his book “Rune Magic”.

Cosmic Tree of nine "worlds" with Earthly reality at the center ( northern tradition)

Kenneth Meadows "Rune Magic"

In the cosmic Tree there are nine “worlds”, or nine planes of existence, whereEach of the worlds is separate from the others and functions differently, its existence makes an important contribution to the well-being and harmony of all things. This is true for the entire Universe, and since each person is a miniature Universe, we are constructed in a similar way.

Midgard, key rune YAR

Let's start with the Middle World, whose name Midgard literally means "Middle Earth." It is called so because it is located in the center of the cosmic structure, at the point of interaction of all other worlds. Here, all aspects of our holistic being - physical, energetic, mental and spiritual - are in dynamic balance, influencing each other. This is the realm of everyday reality, reason and emotion.

Here where Time reigns, and the temporary “I” of the human personality also inhabits. Here the forces that we call Good and Evil are present in equal quantities, and every act is committed as a result of choice or tacit consent.

Midgard - the habitat of humanity, “a house in the midst of everything.”

The key rune of Midgard is YARA, closely related to the element of Earth. Its main property is the “rotation” of time, since this force controls the change of seasons. It is expressed in gradual changes and development, clearly indicating the true purpose of our earthly life: it is a period for the development of all aspects of our integral being for the improvement of the Spirit.

Alfheim, SOL key rune

Above Midgard on the vertical axis is Lightalfheim, which in abbreviated form is usually called

Alfheim is the place of enlightenment, where the light of Reason reigns. This is the realm of intellect and imagination. This is our mental Universe, and we are very familiar with it, without even suspecting its existence in an alternative reality.

In northern myths Alfheim served as the home of the elves- tiny creatures that were rarely seen by people, but had a strong (beneficial, but more often malicious) effect on the human mind. The reason here is that they are collective thought forms that are not really easy to “see.”

The key rune of Alfheim is SOL - the potential of solar energy, which allows you to perceive the hidden. This rune is usually associated with the rising sun and the element of Fire, although in northern mythology the solar deity also had a feminine aspect. This aspect did not represent the sunshine of the day, but the reflected light of the night Moon. Alfheim is the realm of the Mind, but the Mind itself is only an emanation of the Soul and reflects its light. The SOL rune, although associated with the movement of the Sun and the Soul, is here associated with the Mind, as a reflection of the Soul.

Svartalfheim, key rune of YO

Located under Midgard along the vertical axis

Svartalfheim meaning "kingdom of the gnomes". In northern mythology, gnomes are kind of counterparts to elves, but they are creators. They process the raw material of the earth's interior (for example, gems), giving it a completed form. In the classic Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the dwarves are shown as miners who mine for precious stones. Mythological gnomes personify the creative principle of the Lower World: they are processors and shapers of everything that comes into existence in Midgard. Thus,

Svartalfheim is the realm of "becoming", where the future is formed from mental images of the present; it is associated with the subconscious activity that occurs beneath the surface of consciousness and maintains the structure of our “ordinary” reality.

The key rune of Svartalfheim is YO, whose charter symbolizes the spinal column, tree trunk or plant stem: the central axis that supports the physical body. Svartalfheim therefore represents a level of consciousness corresponding to the subconscious aspect of the Mind, the servant of the conscious self.

Hel, the key rune of HAGAL

At the very base of the vertical axis of the Yggdrasil tree is Hel. However, this is not hell in the Christian sense, as the name might suggest. The Christian underworld is an interpretation of the Jewish Gehenna: a public dump in Ancient Israel where waste and dead plants were burned. According to the ideas of our northern ancestors, Hel served as the abode of the dead. In the natural cycle, life leads to death, and death leads to new life or rebirth. Hel was never depicted as “fiery Gehenna.” Fire had a completely different meaning for the ancient northern peoples than for the inhabitants of hotter countries located closer to the equator. In the north, the threat of death for humans was brought with it by the cold, not the warmth!

The word "hel" means "shell". Hel truly “envelops” the natural forces operating at the deepest levels of the Unconscious.

This is the realm of stillness and inertia, a place of peace that was associated with death. This is the abode of impulses and instincts, where the essence of the physical body - the bodily "I" - is located.

In the pre-Christian northern religion, Hel had a dual nature. His personification was the goddess Hela, who, on the one hand, was depicted as a corpse, and on the other, as a beautiful, desirable woman. Thus, one aspect of the deity pointed to the entrance to the tomb, and the other to the entrance to the woman's womb. The dual nature of the goddess implies that everything that “dies” is reborn in the next cycle of existence.

The key rune of Hela is HAGAL - the transformative power contained in the seed of living beings. This is the power of becoming in an inert state. It is like a bridge that allows you to cross from one bank to the other.

Asgard, key rune of GIFU

At the top of the vertical axis of the Cosmic Tree is Asgard, the heavenly the realm of the "gods" or "shining beings". Although Asgard is located at the highest point of the Tree, almost out of reach, it is in fact the most intimate part of the human being.

The views of Central American shamans are similar to those of their northern “colleagues”: they believed that all living beings have a Spirit that resides in both spiritual reality (the nagual) and physical reality (the tonal). According to their concepts, after death and detachment from the flesh, awareness continues to exist in the spiritual reality, where it is surrounded by energy fields created within the human being during his earthly life. Therefore, we create our own hell!

The supreme position of Asgard meant that this place was reachable only after determined, persistent effort and (in the shamanic tradition) with the help of Valkyries. Mythological Valkyries were daughters of Odin who accompanied the souls of fallen Viking heroes to kingdom of happiness and eternal life. The word "Valkyrie" means "one who chooses among the dead." Valkyries symbolize the perfection of the human self, which, having fought valiantly in earthly life, has earned a happy afterlife for itself. Key rune of Asgard - GIFU

In the horizontal plane there are four “outer” worlds.

Nifelheim, ISS key rune

Nifelheim (name means "abode of mists") - a place of illusions, where external forms are in accordance with the internal essence of the observer. It has a magnetic force that pulls things into itself, like a “black hole” in the Universe.

It was argued that water is “born” in Nifelheim. Fog is water in a vapor state, and water has the ability to solidify into ice, so it implies a state between the tangible and the intangible. The key rune of Nifelheim is ISS.

Muspelheim, key rune DAGAZ

Muspelheim (the name means "abode of fire" or "kingdom of passion") is the opposite of Nifelheim, mutually complementing it. This place is like electrical energy, ever expanding from its source. The mythical creatures associated with this kingdom were called thurses. They were of great age and possessed both transformative and destructive powers. The key rune of Muspelheim is DAGAZ - the power of transformation and transformation.

Vanaheim, the key rune of ING

Vanaheim is the home of the Vanir. The Vanir are intelligent forces that control organic processes and natural abundance, which is why Vanaheim was sometimes called " a place of peace and abundance" His key rune is ING - the energy of conception and organic growth.

Jotunheim, key rune of NIID

Jotunheim is abode of giants, endowed with gigantic size and great strength. This kingdom of intellect and imagination; both have terrifying power. The key rune of Jotunheim is NIID, which is associated with necessary changes.

Bridges between worlds

Existing outside of us, these nine “worlds” also form our inner Universe. The cosmos - the integrity of collective and individual existence - includes the internal and external, the known and the unknown.

According to the teachings of some mystics, the nine "worlds" are connected by twenty-four "lintels" or "bridges" that hold the Cosmos together as an indivisible whole. Each of the worlds is governed by an irreversible rune that protects the entrance, like a door or gate, and at the same time opens access to another level.

The irreversible rune looks the same in normal and inverted form.

There are nine such runes in total:

GIFU, ISS, HAGAL, ​​NIID, YARA, SOL, YO, ING and DAGAZ

Inner conductor

The 24 bridges between worlds are explored using a method called “shamanic dreaming.” It is similar to the methods used by Kabbalists and those involved in the study of the deep esoteric aspects of the book of the Tarot. Shamanic dreaming cannot be accomplished without an inner guide. This is not a spiritual leader, not a guru, and not an external force, such as spirit guides in seances. The inner guide is located at the inner levels of being. It is the entity that guides and protects the physical body during its incarnation; it exists in the form of energy and has intelligence.

You cannot find the inner guide simply by calling upon it, for it is already with you. You must allow it to reveal itself to you, and this can only be achieved through the intention expressed in the shamanic journey - an altered state of awareness in which higher levels of our multidimensional being are achieved. The inner guide cares for you: it is a friend, companion, adviser and protector, rejoicing in your achievements in the process of spiritual development.

24 transitions in the structure of the Cosmic Tree Yggdrasil

The Nine Realms are also the levels of awareness perceived by runic shamans during their "journey" with the runes. A shamanic journey is a movement into another reality, usually with the help of a shamanic drum or rattle. This is the deliberate act of shifting awareness to another area of ​​​​multidimensional existence in order to perform a specific task, solve a particular problem, or gain knowledge. During the journey, the shaman enters a dream-like state, perceiving the properties and attributes of the rune as visual images, sounds, feelings and even physical sensations. Such journeys can be as vivid and “real” as in everyday life.

Roots of the Yggdrasil tree

According to legend, the roots of the Yggdrasil tree, although firmly rooted in the soil of reality, go deeper, receiving water from subterranean, or "unconscious" levels.

First root

The first of the three roots is immersed in the Mimir spring (the name means “memory”). But this is not a simple retrieval of information contained in the human mind and relevant to our mortal self. Rather, it is the knowledge of the Soul, where memories of life before our birth are stored. In order to drink from this source, Odin sacrificed his “eye of reason,” connected to the mind. He strengthened the intuitive vision associated with the Soul, and thus was able to “see” inaccessible to the intellect. The memories received from the Mimir source are information about the potential talents inherent in our integral energy system. They have manifested themselves in previous incarnations and can now be revived for use and development.

The waters rising from the root of the Yggdrasil tree symbolize the introduction of the unconscious into conscious experience. The branches of its immense crown symbolized the kingdom of Reason and thoughts, which move like air and are just as intangible. The top of the tree reached the heavens, symbolizing the path to the kingdom of even more subtle energies of the Soul and Spirit, access to which opens through a vertical pillar connecting the Upper and Lower.

In northern mythology, Mimir was also the name of the wisest of the ethins, who gained knowledge by drinking water from a sacred spring. The waters of knowledge of Mimir are the ancestral memory of our ancestors and memories from past lives, each of which influenced the next. Each individual life can be considered as a stage in the process of perfection of one immortal Spirit. Like the pearls in a pearl necklace, the line of life continues in the Spirit.

Second root

The second root of the Yggdrasil tree took water from the well of Urd, where, according to myth, three Norns lived, spinning the thread of Wyrd. Although the word "wyrd" is most often translated as "fate", it does not mean something predetermined. It is not identical to the concept of karma, which states that certain privileges or trials in the present life are a reward or punishment for actions committed in a past life. Norns represent the natural process by which the energy of our individual actions is distributed, transformed and returned to the primary source. In other words, each of us decides our own destiny with our thoughts and actions.

Third root

The third root of the Cosmic Tree sank into the bottomless pool of Hvergelmir, where it was tirelessly gnawed by a huge dragon, personifying the endless process of absorbing the past into the present and transforming the present into the future.

Water coming from the roots nourishes the trunk and branches of the tree down to the smallest leaves. It is then absorbed into the soil and returned to the source for a new cycle of activity. Thus, each of us has our own personal wurd: the integrity of the experience of our past lives and the conscious actions taken in our present life. Each of us weaves the web of our destiny.

Each of the nine worlds has its own key, irreversible rune. The irreversible rune looks the same in its normal and inverted positions. There are nine worlds, nine irreversible runes.

The nine worlds are connected by 24 “jumpers” or “bridges” that hold the Cosmos as a single whole.

More precisely, 9 worlds are connected by 20 jumpers, four vertical jumpers are the trunk of the Tree. Four horizontal jumpers are controlled by two runes. In fact, each horizontal jumper consists of two parts. That's why they are shown as two lines. Each part is controlled by its own rune. The remaining jumpers consist of one part and are controlled by one rune.

Runes of the Magi

Having done colossal work, Yuri Larichev found a connection between the letters of the alphabet, the Futhark runes with the Arcana of the Tarot and the tree of life (sephiroth).

Runes reveal the forgotten knowledge of our ancestors and allow us to comprehend the bright path of the Magi. In his books, he reveals the significance of the origins of the Russian language as a sacred language, allowing one to think with absolute purity, being a mirror of the human Soul and a ray to the light of knowledge. You can burn all the manuscripts, get rid of the Magi, but it is not possible to erase the information that is in every person. Look to the root, become pure in spirit and you will find within yourself everything you are looking for.

Roman - lassos.
Green - alphabet letters
To the right of the runes is the numerical value of the runes, alphabet and Hebrew letters.

The Arcana of the Tarot, as an ancient scripture known as the “Sacred Book of Thoth,” are a set of philosophical doctrines, the harmonious connection of which allows us to plunge into the science of knowledge of both ourselves and the entire universe. The meaning of the arcana is very well revealed in the fundamental work of V. Shmakov “The Sacred Book of Thoth. Great Arcana of the Tarot. Absolute beginnings of the synthetic philosophy of esotericism." Moscow. 1916. The book was republished. "Sofia" (Kyiv) in 1993

Man is the universe in miniature

The system of worlds can also be applied to humans.

Vanaheim (earth element) - physical body.

Nifelheim (ice element)- etheric body. Energy body. An ethereal double, almost identical to the physical body. After the death of the physical body, the etheric double is discarded and slow decay begins. The etheric shell remains several meters from the decaying physical body, and since it is easily visible even to those who are even slightly sensitive, it is the cause of many walking stories about cemetery ghosts. A psychically developed person walking through one of our large cemeteries can observe many of these bluish-white, misty forms hanging over the graves where the physical shells they recently left behind lie.

Muspelheim (fire element)- astral body. Every physical object has its astral counterpart.

Jotunheim (intelligence) is the mental body. The mental body consists of even more subtle degrees of matter belonging to those levels of the mental plane that still have form.

Alfheim (soul) - Causal (causal) body. The guide of the Higher Self, demonstrating the stage of development of the true Ego on its path from birth to birth.

Svartalfheim - subconscious.

Midgard is the assemblage point. Everything fits together harmoniously here. When they say about a person that he moves from one of these worlds to another, they mean not only his movement in space, but a change in consciousness.

When we focus on the mind, we shift the assemblage point to Jotunheim.

Working with the subconscious, we shift the assemblage point to Svartalfheim.

By establishing a connection with the soul, we shift the assemblage point to Alfheim.

If we are too down-to-earth (the power of instincts), we shift the assemblage point to Vanaheim.

With increased energy, the assemblage point shifts to Muspelheim.

At rest, the assemblage point shifts to Nifelheim.

Astral travel is a journey through the Nifelheim system of worlds.

Every person contains within himself matter belonging to each of these planes, and for each of them has a corresponding vehicle, or body. Each of these bodies responds only to the vibrations of its own world. For example, while a person’s consciousness is concentrated in the astral body, he will perceive only the astral world. Our consciousness, using only physical senses, perceives only the physical world, although these worlds, as well as many others, surround us all the time.

And a certain civilization (or part of this civilization) can simply abandon Vanahem and exist in all other worlds. They will be, but we simply won’t see them, because we are focused on the physical world, on Vanaheim, and are fixated on it. And as long as ordinary human civilization does not affect the interests of a more developed civilization in the subtle worlds (without realizing it at all), then there is no conflict of interests. Otherwise there is a conflict of interest. And here it is obvious that a more developed civilization, having the ability to clearly operate on the subtle plane (for example, the energetic and astral) can very easily change the existing physical reality.

And if we move away from such global concepts and turn to the human level through projection, we will see that a highly developed person with the ability to operate on subtle planes is able to change the existing physical reality through these subtle planes. This is the mechanism of psi-reality.

The ego, as the driving force of consciousness, prevents us from building our inner world. For the Ego is aimed at transformations in physical reality.

Jotunheim (consciousness) “organizes” matter. All changes in matter are described by the laws formulated by Jotunheim. Let's give an example. All the diversity, functionality and beauty of nature would not be possible without natural selection, controlled by Jotunheim. As a result, Jotunheim and Vanaheim cannot exist without each other. There is one more point. Jotunheim needs “feeding” from the Jotunheims of biological beings, and first of all people, each of whom has their own Jotunheim. The activities and functioning of biological beings in the material world are determined by Jotunheim and Vanaheim. The material world, displayed only by Vanaheim, without Jotunheim, will be devoid of development. One might even say more: it will be deprived of the initial idea of ​​creation. And the material world, displayed only by Jotunheim without Vanaheim, will be insane. But just above it was said that a certain civilization could abandon Vanaheim and exist in all other worlds. Yes. But their world is not oriented towards Vanaheim. And we are talking about the world, about civilization, oriented towards physical matter, towards Vanaheim. In general, the Universe is unthinkable without Vanaheim.

If a person wants to create something where his Ego will realize what it has not realized in ordinary reality, then this will be an unhealthy mental process. This is madness. This is the fine line that distinguishes between true inner peace and “woe from mind.” The ego will “push through” ideas that could not and cannot be realized in ordinary reality. And no matter how much you build your inner world, following these positions, you will not achieve happiness. The ego will build a world full of unhappiness. After all, it is not realized in the physical world, which means it does not fulfill the goal of the Ego - to realize what is planned in the physical world. This means that the world created with the help of the Ego is obviously not happy.

So we cannot rely on consciousness, which is controlled by the Ego. In addition, you must understand that, operating with the concepts and principles of consciousness, we operate with general things that have nothing to do with our personality, which have nothing to do with our inner essence. We will not build our inner world, but we will build something social. Public doesn't mean bad. It just won’t reflect our inner essence again. We will leave something, but we will find ourselves among what we left. We need to interact with something that will reflect our essence. Therefore, we must dialogue with our higher self, as the most developed aspect of your personality. Alfheim. A special dimension, the dimension of the soul. The Higher Self has the experience of many lifetimes and naturally has superior wisdom compared to the Ego. The Higher Self is silent and does not interfere with the plans of the Ego, even if these plans are obviously incorrect. It does not speak unless asked, but it does not refuse to answer if spoken to. It reflects our true personality. If you create your own inner world, receiving information from your higher self, then it will be a world of true happiness. And this world can then be realized in the real world!

It would seem that there is some paradox. An individual may die, but the higher “I” knows everything and is silent. This is only so at first glance. The Higher Self speaks. It speaks, but we simply do not understand its language. We understand the language of our Ego well. By and large, we have become the Ego. We have moved the assembly point to Jotunheim. And they allowed the Ego to rule there. The ego talks to itself. The dialogue turned into a monologue. But we don't notice this. We are like a traveler walking ahead and talking to someone walking behind. He walked and did not notice that there was no one behind him for a long time. The traveler talks to himself. The traveler felt this and looked back. There's no need to ever look back. The demons of the past can eat us. Neither yesterday nor tomorrow is gone. The traveler became blind and deaf. He is still wandering around and looking for the one who followed him. This small Eastern allegory illustrates the situation very well.

The ego is only the driving force of consciousness. Ego is pure movement, and consciousness is the movement of understanding, development. No development, no movement. No movement, no consciousness. The ego doesn't want to lose. It will always strive to hide defeat, and even if there is no development, the Ego comes up with false development. The horse rushes, biting the bit, the locomotive sways, imitating movement. And with all this, - The ego is not me, not he, not she, not you. Ego. Movement. And nothing else. No one points to the burning fire and says, “It’s me.” But there is a fire burning there too - and it’s me. The same goes for the Ego.

But that's still not so bad. Let us turn once again to the above allegory. Demons of the past. That's the other half of the problem. The past teaches us. We live one life and another, passing certain milestones in our current life. The ego operates only in the current life. The ego is called upon to carry out only forward movement. But it is not intended to evaluate the movement, nor to draw conclusions and direct development according to the conclusions drawn. In the current life this is done by consciousness, and throughout our entire incarnations this is done by the higher “I”. The Higher Self knows everything that has happened to us throughout all our lives. It knows what our purpose is and what we need to do in this life. He has true information, in contrast to consciousness, which sees only the situation in the current life and, moreover, is often in a depressed state of the Ego. So, demons of the past. This is one side of the issue, and the Ego is the other side. And we instruct the Ego to deal with them. We are trying to observe the invisible side of the Moon through a telescope. The ego cannot do this. Demons eat us. Phobias, illnesses, mental illnesses. If we build our inner world with the help of the Ego, we will build this world for the demons of the past. They will come there and give us real hell. For the higher "I" - demons are something. These are just millstones for preparing the best flour, these are just rollers for making the perfect product. For the higher "I", demons are only servants, but for the Ego they are masters. They force the Ego to run forward. By building our inner world, we try to neutralize demons in order to get a break. We need a new movement. Movement from movement. This is peace. The ego cannot stop, but we can. We can go into our inner world for a while, because we need to stop. The time will come when we will move forward again, but we can’t go now. We need to rethink everything. You need to wait for the wave, ride it and boldly ride it into the distance.

We dealt with the Ego. Higher Self. We settled on the fact that we do not understand his language. It speaks, but we do not understand. But in our inner, magical world, we will be able to understand what the higher “I” is telling us. The Higher Self speaks in the language of symbols and images. Images that reflect global concepts. If we build our inner world on this foundation, we create opportunities for the higher self to speak to them. But we cannot speak directly to the higher self. To do this, we must be filled with the light of the soul. Then we will merge with the higher Self. This is Nirvana. Now we will not consider processes that are available to very, very few. We consider processes that are accessible to anyone. We consider our inner world. So we cannot communicate directly with the higher self. We need a mediator. This mediator is the subconscious. It is also called the hidden "I".

Yes, yes, you say. We have been taught all our lives that the subconscious not only performs good functions. The hidden subconscious self has little ability to reason, but has a good memory and learns skills through commands and repetition. It is a great benefit to unload the mind from routine affairs. But the subconscious also absorbs negativity. The roots of all diseases, phobias and problems are hidden in the subconscious. Everything that cannot be resolved, everything that was once negative, all of this sits in our subconscious. And at any moment it can be “splashed out” into our inner world, instantly filling it with negativity. We open the way for demons to enter our inner world. We are creating hell. No. This is wrong. It was the Ego that turned everything upside down. It is the Ego that fears them. The subconscious simply stores information. Yes, this information is endowed with emotions. All the horror created by demons is stored there. There is often information stored there that is so scary that the consciousness simply cannot cope with all the fears. Such information is blocked. Otherwise, the consciousness will not cope and the person will go crazy. But for the subconscious itself this information is not scary. For him it is neutral. Zero, one. Binary code. The subconscious reacts violently, produces powerful emotions because the Ego taught it this. The ego programmed him. Here's a demon. Here's the reaction to it. The subconscious obediently and trustingly performs. So, if we pull out such information from the subconscious, then the conscious mind will suffer. For him, such information is “poisonous.” And for the higher “I” this information simply reflects the conditions in which the individual found himself in order to cultivate certain qualities in him. The Higher Self is above all demons. If we build our inner world by receiving information from the higher “I” through the subconscious, then the demons that get into it are just images completely dependent on you. Moreover, in images that are obviously weaker than you. Roughly speaking, an unarmed person (consciousness driven by the Ego) faces a bandit armed with a knife. One on one. Scary. Scary. But in your inner world you are not unarmed. You can use any weapon, even a nuclear bomb. You can create such conditions for him... You are the owner. And the judge, and the government, and the law. All of you. This is one side of the issue. The other side of the issue is that in addition to images and emotions, your emotions on the image, emotions that may have been the cause of your phobia, there are also comments in the subconscious. These comments are given by the higher self. What was the reason for the rigid framework in which you found yourself? What a way out. But this is the practical side of the issue. Purely practical. By deciphering images, you can receive and record invaluable information in your mind. And in the future get rid of phobias.

Working with runes in practice

Reconnecting with the Tree of Genesis

Over the course of nine days and nights spent in the tree, Odin proved one important truth: before we can “find” ourselves—discover who and what we really are—we need to open up to our higher self, the highest and noblest aspect of ourselves. whole being. It, in turn, will respond to us and open itself for the benefit of the lesser self.

Find a place where you can be quiet and alone for a while.

Take a pen and notebook with you. Face north, in the direction of the North Star, the turning point around which the universe revolves. Join your legs and raise your arms at a 45° angle to your body in the form of the Olgiz Z-rune.

Focus on the connection with this rune. Through it you can connect with the Tree of Being and expand the boundaries of your awareness. While maintaining the original position, say the following words out loud (you need to learn them before completing the task):

Connecting with the Tree of Genesis,

I give myself to Myself.

When I take runes

I am driven by love and harmony.

May I be given understanding,

And those whose lives are connected with me,

May they also receive blessings.

Take a break and try to understand the meaning of what was said. Then wait for a response. It can come through: 1) sensation; 2) mental image; 3) feeling - either in the form of a combination of all three points. Once you receive the answer, lower your hands, relax, take a few deep breaths and write down your feelings.

Subsequently, reflect carefully on your experience and seek the understanding that will come from within. It may not come immediately, but later and unexpectedly, and this too should be written down. I want you to keep a written record of your personal experiences with runes in a special Journal of Dedication, in which you can freely express your experiences and innermost thoughts without worrying about how others will react to it.

The recordings will help you understand who you are, where you came from, and where you are going in developing your “ethereal” perception. They will become an integral part of your runic quest - a journey that will lead you to self-discovery.

Where you came from?

Having acquired a book to record your work with runes, you can now open your Journal of Dedication. This journal is more than a personal diary. This is a part of your Sacred Space that belongs only to you. It's a safe haven where you can reveal your innermost thoughts without worrying about what other people think about it.

Your first entry describes your impressions of reconnecting with the Tree of Genesis. It should be supplemented by a short account of the paths you have explored, of your searches and reflections - of every philosophical concept, every religion, sect or cult that has attracted your attention. Start in order - preferably in the order in which you gained experience. What brought you to this? What was the appeal of this or that idea? What doubts did you have? What experience enriched you the most? What caused you the most suffering? What are the key lessons you've learned from each journey you've taken?

Don't try to complete a task in one go. It is better to move forward step by step over several days, carefully considering each point.

Self-esteem

The main purpose of understanding runes is to continue our individual development and nurture the Spirit. In preparation for working with runes, we first need to work on ourselves. It is important to do this work before we have enough experience to advise others. There is a great shamanic truth in the saying that we need to take the plank out of our own eye before we can help take the speck out of our neighbor’s eye. Therefore, you have to make a new entry in your Dedication Journal.

First, make a list of everything you like about yourself. These are positive qualities, strengths of your experience, activities that give you pleasure. List them under the heading “My Light List.”

Then list everything you don’t like about yourself: your flaws, weaknesses and bad habits, activities you don’t like, lack of certain skills or character traits that you would like to have. List them under the heading “My Dark List.” Be honest. Don't hide anything from yourself.

In the previous exercise, you reflected on where you came from and what led you to where you are today. This exercise is about assessing your present. Make a “bright list” of all your assets, both physical and mental. Then make a “dark list” of your unfulfilled obligations and everything that prevents you from becoming the person you would like to see yourself.

Now let's look at the Future. Make a “bright list” of your hopes and aspirations. What kind of person would you like to become? What would you like to achieve in your life. Then make a "dark list" of things and events that you would prefer to avoid, but that are likely to happen if you don't change your life.

Finally, when all four lists are ready, try to think carefully about them, noting the advantages that direct your life along the most desirable path and the disadvantages that hinder your development. The result should be a clear identification of those conditions of your life that need to be changed so that you can come to harmony with the “bright” Future.

This task must be completed without haste. Don't try to complete it in one sitting. It is best to do it over several days. Don't downplay its importance. By completing the work, you will have gained an important experience of self-esteem that will be useful in transforming and improving your life.

Collecting rune stones

Although the rune set can be purchased at Path to Yourself stores, it will be better if you assemble it yourself. This can be done during a country walk.

Choose time for a walk in nature - in the forest, on the sea coast, in the countryside - and devote it to searching for your stone “helpers”. Shamans of all cultures and traditions, who had a deep affinity with the Earth, considered the mineral kingdom to be the most ancient, since it appeared on earth long before plants, animals, birds and people. The stones were considered the “bones of the earth” and, like a skeleton, formed a structure that held everything in place. Rocks are of great age, so they can be considered as wise helpers for people seeking communication with nature. Minerals (including crystals and gems) were considered to be reservoirs of energy because their energetic vibrations were very slow and inert. Therefore, stones are the most suitable material for a rune set: they firmly and invariably hold the energy vibrations of each rune.

The search for the 25 stones for your set - one for each rune plus the 25th stone of Fate - should be done without unnecessary haste. The activity is not limited to mindlessly collecting any stones of suitable size that catch your eye while walking - you must let the stones choose you! How to do it? It's very simple - actively focusing your intention on it while searching. Tell yourself (or rather, instruct your subconscious self): “I went on this shamanic walk so that the stones needed for my rune set could show themselves.” Somehow your attention will be drawn to certain places and stones that are there. Look for small, flat stones, about two centimeters in diameter.

When a rock catches your attention, pick it up or carefully remove it from the ground using a pocket knife. If its shape and size seem right, take it in your right hand, close your eyes and ask yourself if this is the stone you need. Then wait for an answer. If the stone is right for you, you will experience a clear sensation or emotion - an intuitive inner confirmation. If there is no answer, return the stone to the place where you found it. Treat it with care and respect.

You may only get a positive answer two or three times during your search, so you'll likely need to take a few walks before you get the full set. Each time you bring pebbles home, wash them thoroughly and store them in a safe place, preferably on a windowsill where they can be lit. Having collected a complete set, you will be ready for the next stage of working with runes.

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