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<title>Gebo</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_gebo.svg"><img src="../img/runes/gebo.svg" alt="Gebo rune" title="Gebo rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Gebo</h1> <title>Gebo</title>
<link href="./style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="main" media="all">
</head>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_gebo.svg"><img src="../img/runes/gebo.svg" alt="Gebo rune" title="Gebo rune"></a></p>
<h1>Gebo</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: gift</p> <p>Traditional meaning: gift</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>union by oath/contract/spirit</li> <li>union by oath/contract/spirit</li>
<li>crossroads in journeying</li> <li>crossroads in journeying</li>
<li>spiritual/emotional challenges</li> <li>spiritual/emotional challenges</li>
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<li>balanced partnership</li> <li>balanced partnership</li>
<li>generosity</li> <li>generosity</li>
<li>person who works for a hotel or charity</li> <li>person who works for a hotel or charity</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>stinginess</li> <li>stinginess</li>
<li>poverty</li> <li>poverty</li>
<li>overdependence</li> <li>overdependence</li>
<li>bribery</li> <li>bribery</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Gebo can be useful for:</p> <p>Gebo can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>learning how to traverse worlds</li> <li>learning how to traverse worlds</li>
<li>seeking energy sources</li> <li>seeking energy sources</li>
<li>increasing magical powers</li> <li>increasing magical powers</li>
<li>harmony between siblings/lovers</li> <li>harmony between siblings/lovers</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Gyfu gumena byþ gleng and herenys,<br>wraþu and wyrþscype and wræcna gehwam<br>ar and ætwist, ðe byþ oþra leas. </blockquote> <blockquote>Gyfu gumena byþ gleng and herenys,<br>wraþu and wyrþscype and wræcna gehwam<br>ar and ætwist, ðe byþ oþra leas. </blockquote>
<blockquote>Generosity brings credit and honour, which support one's dignity;<br>it furnishes help and subsistence<br>to all broken men who are devoid of aught else.</blockquote> <blockquote>Generosity brings credit and honour, which support one's dignity;<br>it furnishes help and subsistence<br>to all broken men who are devoid of aught else.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Gebo.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Gebo.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>The day of our union (or as much as can be<br/> <p><strong>The day of our union</strong> (or as much as can be<br/>
while we're separated by a Veil and a Dirac Sea)<br/> while we're separated by a Veil and a Dirac Sea)<br/>
is sooner than I thought fast approaching,<br/> is sooner than I thought fast approaching,<br/>
and I don't know what to offer as my dowry.</p> and I don't know what to offer as my dowry.</p>
<p>Oh, what to give, what to give.</p> <p>Oh, <strong>what to give, what to give.</strong></p>
<p>I would give you impenetrable skin,<br/> <p>I would give you impenetrable skin,<br/>
but what if ruptured your appendix?<br/> but what if ruptured your appendix?<br/>
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would sooner drive you insane.</p> would sooner drive you insane.</p>
<p>Oh, what to give, what to give.</p> <p>Oh, what to give, what to give.</p>
</blockquote> </blockquote>
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<title>Wunjo</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_wunjo.svg"><img src="../img/runes/wunjo.svg" alt="Wunjo rune" title="Wunjo rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Wunjo</h1> <title>Wunjo</title>
<link href="./style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="main" media="all">
</head>
<body>
<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_wunjo.svg"><img src="../img/runes/wunjo.svg" alt="Wunjo rune" title="Wunjo rune"></a></p>
<h1>Wunjo</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: joy, perfection</p> <p>Traditional meaning: joy, perfection</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>bilocality in awareness</li> <li>bilocality in awareness</li>
<li>passionate love and union</li> <li>passionate love and union</li>
<li>joy in self-recognition</li> <li>joy in self-recognition</li>
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<li>lifting of the Veil</li> <li>lifting of the Veil</li>
<li>community peace</li> <li>community peace</li>
<li>a social worker</li> <li>a social worker</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>severance from the divine</li> <li>severance from the divine</li>
<li>madness and insanity</li> <li>madness and insanity</li>
<li>groupthink/collectivism</li> <li>groupthink/collectivism</li>
<li>loss of identity</li> <li>loss of identity</li>
<li>strife and alienation</li> <li>strife and alienation</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Wunjo can be useful for:</p> <p>Wunjo can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>strengthening links and bonds</li> <li>strengthening links and bonds</li>
<li>binding runes toward specific purposes</li> <li>binding runes toward specific purposes</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Wenne bruceþ, ðe can weana lyt<br>sares and sorge and him sylfa hæfþ<br>blæd and blysse and eac byrga geniht.</blockquote> <blockquote>Wenne bruceþ, ðe can weana lyt<br>sares and sorge and him sylfa hæfþ<br>blæd and blysse and eac byrga geniht.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Bliss he enjoys who knows not suffering, sorrow nor anxiety,<br>and has prosperity and happiness and a good enough house.</blockquote> <blockquote>Bliss he enjoys who knows not suffering, sorrow nor anxiety,<br>and has prosperity and happiness and a good enough house.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Wunjo.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Wunjo.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Where do our nerves know where to end?<br/> <p><strong>Where do our nerves know where to end?</strong><br/>
X equals X times two,<br/> X equals X times two,<br/>
all but nought to the stratosphere.<br/> all but nought to the stratosphere.<br/>
I touch your cheek, and I feel the sheer<br/> I touch your cheek, and I feel the sheer<br/>
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reincarnate, held century's prisoner.<br/> reincarnate, held century's prisoner.<br/>
I should take care of it, I think, to minimize<br/> I should take care of it, I think, to minimize<br/>
the pain transferred from this bond of our life.</p> the pain transferred from this bond of our life.</p>
</blockquote> </blockquote>
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<title>Hagalaz</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_haglaz_variant.svg"><img src="../img/runes/hagalaz.svg" alt="Hagalaz rune" title="Hagalaz rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Hagalaz</h1> <title>Hagalaz</title>
<link href="./style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="main" media="all">
</head>
<body>
<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_haglaz_variant.svg"><img src="../img/runes/hagalaz.svg" alt="Hagalaz rune" title="Hagalaz rune"></a></p>
<h1>Hagalaz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: hail</p> <p>Traditional meaning: hail</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>the Eschaton</li> <li>the Eschaton</li>
<li>deep roots of Yewiffe</li> <li>deep roots of Yewiffe</li>
<li>repressed memories</li> <li>repressed memories</li>
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<li>upcoming crisis/trauma</li> <li>upcoming crisis/trauma</li>
<li>good outcomes from forced change</li> <li>good outcomes from forced change</li>
<li>mystic/magician/priest</li> <li>mystic/magician/priest</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>sky-scraping branches of Yewiffe</li> <li>sky-scraping branches of Yewiffe</li>
<li>a bright sunny future</li> <li>a bright sunny future</li>
<li>stagnation</li> <li>stagnation</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Hagalaz can be useful for:</p> <p>Hagalaz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>shadow work</li> <li>shadow work</li>
<li>absorbing negative energy</li> <li>absorbing negative energy</li>
<li>connecting with the dead</li> <li>connecting with the dead</li>
<li>sifting through the past</li> <li>sifting through the past</li>
<li>creating disruptions</li> <li>creating disruptions</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Hægl byþ hwitust corna;<br>hwyrft hit of heofones lyfte,<br>wealcaþ hit windes scura;<br>weorþeþ hit to wætere syððan.</blockquote> <blockquote>Hægl byþ hwitust corna;<br>hwyrft hit of heofones lyfte,<br>wealcaþ hit windes scura;<br>weorþeþ hit to wætere syððan.</blockquote>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
Hail is the whitest of grain;<br>it is whirled from the vault of heaven<br>and is tossed about by gusts of wind<br>and then it melts into water.</blockquote> Hail is the whitest of grain;<br>it is whirled from the vault of heaven<br>and is tossed about by gusts of wind<br>and then it melts into water.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Hagall er kaldastr korna;<br>Kristr skóp hæimenn forna.</blockquote> <blockquote>Hagall er kaldastr korna;<br>Kristr skóp hæimenn forna.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Hail is the coldest of grain;<br>Christ created the world of old.</blockquote> <blockquote>Hail is the coldest of grain;<br>Christ created the world of old.</blockquote>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Blow the ashes in their eyes,<br/> <p>Blow the ashes in their eyes,<br/>
the gentle breath they do despise.<br/> the gentle breath they do despise.<br/>
The hail comes down, delivered by the wind<br/> The hail comes down, delivered by the wind<br/>
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<p>You told me<br/> <p>You told me<br/>
we were<br/> we were<br/>
stagnating.</p> <strong>stagnating</strong>.</p>
<p>Self-baptismal in just-thawed lake<br/> <p>Self-baptismal in just-thawed lake<br/>
I had just enough strength to break<br/> I had just enough strength to break<br/>
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in sunny promising eternal spring,<br/> in sunny promising eternal spring,<br/>
but the thought of ever losing you bades me<br/> but the thought of ever losing you bades me<br/>
to accept hail's cloak, frozen sleeping.</p> to accept hail's cloak, frozen sleeping.</p>
</blockquote> </blockquote>
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<title>Nauthiz</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_naudiz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/nauthiz.svg" alt="Nauthiz rune" title="Nauthiz rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Nauthiz</h1> <title>Nauthiz</title>
<link href="./style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="main" media="all">
</head>
<body>
<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_naudiz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/nauthiz.svg" alt="Nauthiz rune" title="Nauthiz rune"></a></p>
<h1>Nauthiz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: need</p> <p>Traditional meaning: need</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>desperation</li> <li>desperation</li>
<li>desperate courage</li> <li>desperate courage</li>
<li>tight binding/locking</li> <li>tight binding/locking</li>
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<li>resilience</li> <li>resilience</li>
<li>loyalty despite difficulties</li> <li>loyalty despite difficulties</li>
<li>courage to ask for help</li> <li>courage to ask for help</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>external circumstances restrict freedom</li> <li>external circumstances restrict freedom</li>
<li>hostile environment</li> <li>hostile environment</li>
<li>too focused on externalities - turn/look within</li> <li>too focused on externalities - turn/look within</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Nauthiz can be useful for:</p> <p>Nauthiz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>continuing on despite pain</li> <li>continuing on despite pain</li>
<li>eliminating hate and strife</li> <li>eliminating hate and strife</li>
<li>recognizing/acknowledging your personal needs</li> <li>recognizing/acknowledging your personal needs</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Nyd byþ nearu on breostan; weorþeþ hi þeah oft niþa bearnum<br>to helpe and to hæle gehwæþre, gif hi his hlystaþ æror.</blockquote> <blockquote>Nyd byþ nearu on breostan; weorþeþ hi þeah oft niþa bearnum<br>to helpe and to hæle gehwæþre, gif hi his hlystaþ æror.</blockquote>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
Trouble is oppressive to the heart;<br>yet often it proves a source of help and salvation<br>to the children of men, to everyone who heeds it betimes.</blockquote> Trouble is oppressive to the heart;<br>yet often it proves a source of help and salvation<br>to the children of men, to everyone who heeds it betimes.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Nauðr gerer næppa koste;<br>nøktan kælr í froste.</blockquote> <blockquote>Nauðr gerer næppa koste;<br>nøktan kælr í froste.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Constraint gives scant choice;<br>a naked man is chilled by the frost.</blockquote> <blockquote>Constraint gives scant choice;<br>a naked man is chilled by the frost.</blockquote>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>What was once a tiny candle<br/> <p>What was once a tiny candle<br/>
now burns brighter<br/> now burns brighter<br/>
than the flames of hell.</p> than the flames of hell.</p>
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that to even move a twitch is to hurt.<br/> that to even move a twitch is to hurt.<br/>
How nice it would be to lie down and sleep...</p> How nice it would be to lie down and sleep...</p>
<p>Legs stumble, steady arm<br/> <p><strong>Legs stumble, steady arm<br/>
around my shoulders<br/> around my shoulders<br/>
keeping me upright.<br/> keeping me upright.<br/>
"We've come so far,<br/> "We've come so far,<br/>
Lethe. Just one more time<br/> Lethe. Just one more time</strong><br/>
I have to ask you to bloody<br/> I have to ask you to bloody<br/>
your hands, whatever, claws,<br/> your hands, whatever, claws,<br/>
and fight."</p> and fight."</p>
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Until one day came a change of heart:<br/> Until one day came a change of heart:<br/>
"Lethe, I can't do this alone.<br/> "Lethe, I can't do this alone.<br/>
The living, I mean.<br/> The living, I mean.<br/>
Please <em>help me.</em>"</p> <strong>Please <em>help me.</em></strong>"</p>
<p>So many shattered souls for which I must atone.<br/> <p>So many shattered souls for which I must atone.<br/>
My weight on your shoulders,<br/> My weight on your shoulders,<br/>
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when from the hope of a future it is shorn.<br/> when from the hope of a future it is shorn.<br/>
I have come to end the cycle of puppets.<br/> I have come to end the cycle of puppets.<br/>
I have come to make myself reborn."</p> I have come to make myself reborn."</p>
</blockquote> </blockquote>
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<title>Isa</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_isaz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/isa.svg" alt="Isa rune" title="Isa rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Isa</h1> <title>Isa</title>
<link href="./style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="main" media="all">
</head>
<body>
<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_isaz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/isa.svg" alt="Isa rune" title="Isa rune"></a></p>
<h1>Isa</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: ice</p> <p>Traditional meaning: ice</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>stillness and quiet</li> <li>stillness and quiet</li>
<li>silent contemplation</li> <li>silent contemplation</li>
<li>the world that sleeps within</li> <li>the world that sleeps within</li>
<li>boundaries of the soul</li> <li>boundaries of the soul</li>
<li>individuation</li> <li>individuation</li>
<li>abeyance / temporary respite</li> <li>abeyance / temporary respite</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>reclusion</li> <li>reclusion</li>
<li>emotional coldness</li> <li>emotional coldness</li>
<li>a situation with no change in sight</li> <li>a situation with no change in sight</li>
<li>stagnation</li> <li>stagnation</li>
<li>a weakened will</li> <li>a weakened will</li>
<li>inability to concentrate</li> <li>inability to concentrate</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Isa can be useful for:</p> <p>Isa can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>finding a quiet place to concentrate</li> <li>finding a quiet place to concentrate</li>
<li>casting a personal shield</li> <li>casting a personal shield</li>
<li>guarding against soul loss</li> <li>guarding against soul loss</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
Is byþ ofereald, ungemetum slidor,<br>glisnaþ glæshluttur gimmum gelicust,<br>flor forste geworuht, fæger ansyne.</blockquote> Is byþ ofereald, ungemetum slidor,<br>glisnaþ glæshluttur gimmum gelicust,<br>flor forste geworuht, fæger ansyne.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery;<br>it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems;<br>it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery;<br>it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems;<br>it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Ís ko,llum brú bræiða;<br>blindan þarf at læiða.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ís ko,llum brú bræiða;<br>blindan þarf at læiða.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Ice we call the broad bridge;<br>the blind man must be led.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ice we call the broad bridge;<br>the blind man must be led.</blockquote>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Metaclysma,<br/> <p>Metaclysma,<br/>
inter-world void.<br/> inter-world void.<br/>
No touch, no voice,<br/> <strong>No touch, no voice,</strong><br/>
silhouette of black,<br/> silhouette of black,<br/>
all other senses in lack.<br/> all other senses in lack.<br/>
Just eternal light.</p> Just eternal light.</p>
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caretakers, unworthy to be named.<br/> caretakers, unworthy to be named.<br/>
To them, I think, I am a saint,<br/> To them, I think, I am a saint,<br/>
a goddess who made sacrifice<br/> a goddess who made sacrifice<br/>
to give them this world that once was spring<br/> to give them <strong>this world that once was spring<br/>
but now sleeps under blanket of ice.</p> but now sleeps under blanket of ice.</strong></p>
<p>Tomorrow steeps my Holiday<br/> <p>Tomorrow steeps my Holiday<br/>
where come commoners to pray<br/> where come commoners to pray<br/>
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now, again, yours forever.<br/> now, again, yours forever.<br/>
If you'll still have me as your wife.<br/> If you'll still have me as your wife.<br/>
If you'll still live with me on that mountainside.</p> If you'll still live with me on that mountainside.</p>
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<title>Jera</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_jeran.svg"><img src="../img/runes/jera.svg" alt="Jera rune" title="Jera rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Jera</h1> <title>Jera</title>
<link href="./style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="main" media="all">
</head>
<body>
<p class="center"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_jeran.svg"><img src="../img/runes/jera.svg" alt="Jera rune" title="Jera rune"></a></p>
<h1>Jera</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: harvest</p> <p>Traditional meaning: harvest</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>passage between worlds</li> <li>passage between worlds</li>
<li>planting and harvesting</li> <li>planting and harvesting</li>
<li>gentle pushing of limits</li> <li>gentle pushing of limits</li>
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<li>slow hard-won growth</li> <li>slow hard-won growth</li>
<li>there is wisdom to be gained from everything</li> <li>there is wisdom to be gained from everything</li>
<li>a farmer</li> <li>a farmer</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>disequilibrium</li> <li>disequilibrium</li>
<li>enslavement to the cycle</li> <li>enslavement to the cycle</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Jera can be useful for:</p> <p>Jera can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>opening up to changes in state/being</li> <li>opening up to changes in state/being</li>
<li>expanding one's boundaries/limits</li> <li>expanding one's boundaries/limits</li>
<li>guiding a dying person to the afterlife</li> <li>guiding a dying person to the afterlife</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Ger byÞ gumena hiht, ðonne God læteþ,<br>halig heofones cyning, hrusan syllan<br>beorhte bleda beornum ond ðearfum.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ger byÞ gumena hiht, ðonne God læteþ,<br>halig heofones cyning, hrusan syllan<br>beorhte bleda beornum ond ðearfum.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Summer is a joy to men, when God, the holy King of Heaven,<br>suffers the earth to bring forth shining fruits<br>for rich and poor alike.</blockquote> <blockquote>Summer is a joy to men, when God, the holy King of Heaven,<br>suffers the earth to bring forth shining fruits<br>for rich and poor alike.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Ár er gumna góðe;<br>get ek at o,rr var Fróðe.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ár er gumna góðe;<br>get ek at o,rr var Fróðe.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Plenty is a boon to men;<br>I say that Frothi was generous.</blockquote> <blockquote>Plenty is a boon to men;<br>I say that Frothi was generous.</blockquote>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>I plant scattered words<br/> <p><strong>I plant scattered words<br/>
in the garden of my notebook<br/> in the garden of my notebook</strong><br/>
and wait to see which will sprout<br/> and wait to see which will sprout<br/>
aboveground and take a look<br/> aboveground and take a look<br/>
at the sun<br/> at the sun<br/>
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last metro train heading home<br/> last metro train heading home<br/>
now departing the station.</p> now departing the station.</p>
<p>You slowly opened up to me<br/> <p><strong>You slowly opened up to me</strong><br/>
like a flower blooming,<br/> like a flower blooming,<br/>
yet inside nearly bursting<br/> yet inside nearly bursting<br/>
at the seams<br/> at the seams<br/>
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in Sablade, I'll give you<br/> in Sablade, I'll give you<br/>
a part two<br/> a part two<br/>
worthy of your love.</p> worthy of your love.</p>
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<p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_iwaz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/eihwaz.svg" alt="Eihwaz rune" title="Eihwaz rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Eihwaz</h1> <title>Eihwaz</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_iwaz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/eihwaz.svg" alt="Eihwaz rune" title="Eihwaz rune"></a></p>
<h1>Eihwaz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: yew</p> <p>Traditional meaning: yew</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>Yewiffe</li> <li>Yewiffe</li>
<li>the truth about oneself</li> <li>the truth about oneself</li>
<li>every ending is a beginning</li> <li>every ending is a beginning</li>
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<li>the tide is turning in your favor</li> <li>the tide is turning in your favor</li>
<li>seek independence from the order of the universe</li> <li>seek independence from the order of the universe</li>
<li>a mystic or magician</li> <li>a mystic or magician</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>stagnation / burnout</li> <li>stagnation / burnout</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Eihwaz can be useful for:</p> <p>Eihwaz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>act with self-knowledge</li> <li>act with self-knowledge</li>
<li>self-care</li> <li>self-care</li>
<li>protection and banishing</li> <li>protection and banishing</li>
<li>overcoming the fear of death</li> <li>overcoming the fear of death</li>
<li>communicating between levels of reality</li> <li>communicating between levels of reality</li>
<li>recovering past-life memories</li> <li>recovering past-life memories</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Eoh byþ utan unsmeþe treow,<br>heard hrusan fæst, hyrde fyres,<br>wyrtrumun underwreþyd, wyn on eþle.</blockquote> <blockquote>Eoh byþ utan unsmeþe treow,<br>heard hrusan fæst, hyrde fyres,<br>wyrtrumun underwreþyd, wyn on eþle.</blockquote>
<blockquote>The yew is a tree with rough bark,<br>hard and fast in the earth, supported by its roots,<br>a guardian of flame and a joy upon an estate.</blockquote> <blockquote>The yew is a tree with rough bark,<br>hard and fast in the earth, supported by its roots,<br>a guardian of flame and a joy upon an estate.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Eihwaz.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Eihwaz.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Lethe, my love, is this the ending you sought?<br/> <p>Lethe, my love, is this the ending you sought?<br/>
Hooked up to machines until your final thought,<br/> Hooked up to machines until your final thought,<br/>
dependent on them for all else.<br/> dependent on them for all else.<br/>
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that provides means to escape<br/> that provides means to escape<br/>
while from death or mortal wound you do not waver</p> while from death or mortal wound you do not waver</p>
<p>but I'd rather you chose to survive,<br/> <p>but <strong>I'd rather you chose to survive</strong>,<br/>
to not force me to say goodbye,<br/> to not force me to say goodbye,<br/>
to slowly heal the impaled wound<br/> to slowly heal the impaled wound<br/>
instead of perishing all too soon.</p> instead of perishing all too soon.</p>
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orange, obsidian webbed stitching,<br/> orange, obsidian webbed stitching,<br/>
and I've got to see this through<br/> and I've got to see this through<br/>
to<br/> to<br/>
the end,<br/> <strong>the end,<br/>
where lies every beginning.</p> where lies every beginning.</strong></p>
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<title>Perthro</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_pertho.svg"><img src="../img/runes/perthro.svg" alt="Perthro rune" title="Perthro rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Perthro</h1> <title>Perthro</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_pertho.svg"><img src="../img/runes/perthro.svg" alt="Perthro rune" title="Perthro rune"></a></p>
<h1>Perthro</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: divination tool</p> <p>Traditional meaning: divination tool</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>totality of Yewiffe</li> <li>totality of Yewiffe</li>
<li>primal womb from which all ideas flow</li> <li>primal womb from which all ideas flow</li>
<li>passageway between states of being</li> <li>passageway between states of being</li>
<li>the future inquired about is unknown</li> <li>the future inquired about is unknown</li>
<li>a musician or entertainer</li> <li>a musician or entertainer</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>this will certainly come to pass</li> <li>this will certainly come to pass</li>
<li>you need to know</li> <li>you need to know</li>
<li>chaos/confusion</li> <li>chaos/confusion</li>
<li>stagnation/anhedonia</li> <li>stagnation/anhedonia</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Perthro can be useful for:</p> <p>Perthro can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>evocation of prophetic dreams</li> <li>evocation of prophetic dreams</li>
<li>holding repressed memories</li> <li>holding repressed memories</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Peorð byþ symble plega and hlehter<br>wlancum [on middum], ðar wigan sittaþ<br>on beorsele bliþe ætsomne.</blockquote> <blockquote>Peorð byþ symble plega and hlehter<br>wlancum [on middum], ðar wigan sittaþ<br>on beorsele bliþe ætsomne.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Peorth is a source of recreation and amusement to the great,<br>where warriors sit blithely together in the banqueting-hall.</blockquote> <blockquote>Peorth is a source of recreation and amusement to the great,<br>where warriors sit blithely together in the banqueting-hall.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Perthro.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Perthro.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>All that you've done so far has led me to believe<br/> <p>All that you've done so far has led me to believe<br/>
that every winter of our passing will be followed by a spring.<br/> that every winter of our passing will be followed by a spring.<br/>
That, no matter how dark and cold between you and I it gets,<br/> That, no matter how dark and cold between you and I it gets,<br/>
the clouds will eventually break and the sun will shine again.</p> the clouds will eventually break and the sun will shine again.</p>
<p>But still I have no clue what the fates will us bestow<br/> <p><strong>But still I have no clue what the fates will us bestow</strong><br/>
when it gets longer between our touch and what words pass are cold<br/> when it gets longer between our touch and what words pass are cold<br/>
with disappointment, misunderstandings, or simply had a bad day<br/> with disappointment, misunderstandings, or simply had a bad day<br/>
and, although still loving, cannot any measure of warmth feign.</p> and, although still loving, cannot any measure of warmth feign.</p>
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to sugar everything, last breath of a world that for me did not wait,<br/> to sugar everything, last breath of a world that for me did not wait,<br/>
beckoning me to twist the lid and allow myself to play.</p> beckoning me to twist the lid and allow myself to play.</p>
<p>"No people are more addicted to divination by omens and lots."<br/> <p><strong>"No people are more addicted to divination by omens and lots."</strong><br/>
My genes mark me no different. But the only words I ever sought<br/> My genes mark me no different. But the only words I ever sought<br/>
were from you, my lilac spring, and even then mostly<br/> were from you, my lilac spring, and even then mostly<br/>
I just wanted to know if you still loved me.</p> I just wanted to know if you still loved me.</p>
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I can't see to which fate this world has you sworn.<br/> I can't see to which fate this world has you sworn.<br/>
But this, I feel, I insist you need to know:<br/> But this, I feel, I insist you need to know:<br/>
my love for you will always burn no matter how buried by snow."</p> my love for you will always burn no matter how buried by snow."</p>
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<title>Algiz</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_algiz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/algiz.svg" alt="Algiz rune" title="Algiz rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Algiz</h1> <title>Algiz</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_algiz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/algiz.svg" alt="Algiz rune" title="Algiz rune"></a></p>
<h1>Algiz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: elk</p> <p>Traditional meaning: elk</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>strength of the spirit</li> <li>strength of the spirit</li>
<li>connection to all worlds</li> <li>connection to all worlds</li>
<li>birth</li> <li>birth</li>
<li>protective blessing</li> <li>protective blessing</li>
<li>non-violent feral (hyperthomosopramia type 2) draconity</li> <li>non-violent feral (hyperthomosopramia type 2) draconity</li>
<li>divine forces</li> <li>divine forces</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>need for protection</li> <li>need for protection</li>
<li>excessive scattering of attention</li> <li>excessive scattering of attention</li>
<li>not standing up for yourself</li> <li>not standing up for yourself</li>
<li>being drained of energy</li> <li>being drained of energy</li>
<li>death</li> <li>death</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Algiz can be useful for:</p> <p>Algiz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>protection and warding</li> <li>protection and warding</li>
<li>healing injuries</li> <li>healing injuries</li>
<li>marking what has been hallowed</li> <li>marking what has been hallowed</li>
<li>learning how to work with others, especially those non-human</li> <li>learning how to work with others, especially those non-human</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Eolh-secg eard hæfþ oftust on fenne<br> <blockquote>Eolh-secg eard hæfþ oftust on fenne<br>
wexeð on wature, wundaþ grimme,<br> wexeð on wature, wundaþ grimme,<br>
blode breneð beorna gehwylcne<br> blode breneð beorna gehwylcne<br>
ðe him ænigne onfeng gedeþ.</blockquote> ðe him ænigne onfeng gedeþ.</blockquote>
<blockquote>The Eolh-sedge is mostly to be found in a marsh;<br>it grows in the water and makes a ghastly wound,<br>covering with blood every warrior who touches it.</blockquote> <blockquote>The Eolh-sedge is mostly to be found in a marsh;<br>it grows in the water and makes a ghastly wound,<br>covering with blood every warrior who touches it.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Algiz.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Algiz.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>I'm clinging to your waist<br/> <p>I'm clinging to your waist<br/>
like you're a floating log<br/> like you're a floating log<br/>
and I'm halfway to drowning<br/> and I'm halfway to drowning<br/>
not knowing how to breathe with a non-human face.</p> not knowing how to breathe with a non-human face.</p>
<p>Someone once called me the Rainbow Bridge,<br/> <p>Someone once called me <strong>the Rainbow Bridge,<br/>
being the crossing point between so many worlds,<br/> being the crossing point between so many worlds</strong>,<br/>
but I am neither bi<br/> but I am neither bi<br/>
nor could I ever abide<br/> nor could I ever abide<br/>
frost over the surface of this roiling sea<br/> frost over the surface of this roiling sea<br/>
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and your fingertips brushing the back of my neck,<br/> and your fingertips brushing the back of my neck,<br/>
the temples where bone and antler connect,<br/> the temples where bone and antler connect,<br/>
are the only reminder you're here to protect<br/> are the only reminder you're here to protect<br/>
me, promised by palm to keep me sane<br/> me, <strong>promised by palm to keep me sane</strong><br/>
even if draconity ever overcame<br/> even if draconity ever overcame<br/>
me and my body forcibly changed<br/> me and my body forcibly changed<br/>
to that of a beast.</p> to that of a beast.</p>
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You will with me stay<br/> You will with me stay<br/>
until you can see my normal face again<br/> until you can see my normal face again<br/>
and in the meantime reassure that I'm safe.</p> and in the meantime reassure that I'm safe.</p>
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<title>Sowelo</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Long-branch_Sol.svg"><img src="../img/runes/sowelo.svg" alt="Sowelo rune" title="Sowelo rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Sowelo</h1> <title>Sowelo</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Long-branch_Sol.svg"><img src="../img/runes/sowelo.svg" alt="Sowelo rune" title="Sowelo rune"></a></p>
<h1>Sowelo</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: sun</p> <p>Traditional meaning: sun</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>impending challenging surprise</li> <li>impending challenging surprise</li>
<li>rapid spiritual awakening</li> <li>rapid spiritual awakening</li>
<li>restorative vitality</li> <li>restorative vitality</li>
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<li>you will be cared for in the end</li> <li>you will be cared for in the end</li>
<li>escape from stagnation</li> <li>escape from stagnation</li>
<li>there is reason for hope</li> <li>there is reason for hope</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>arrogance</li> <li>arrogance</li>
<li>cruelty</li> <li>cruelty</li>
<li>overreliance on external validation/guidance</li> <li>overreliance on external validation/guidance</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Sowelo can be useful for:</p> <p>Sowelo can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>making one's mark on the world</li> <li>making one's mark on the world</li>
<li>restoring one's energy</li> <li>restoring one's energy</li>
<li>victory through individual will</li> <li>victory through individual will</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Sigel semannum symble biþ on hihte,<br>ðonne hi hine feriaþ ofer fisces beþ,<br>oþ hi brimhengest bringeþ to lande.</blockquote> <blockquote>Sigel semannum symble biþ on hihte,<br>ðonne hi hine feriaþ ofer fisces beþ,<br>oþ hi brimhengest bringeþ to lande.</blockquote>
<blockquote>The sun is ever a joy in the hopes of seafarers<br>when they journey away over the fishes' bath,<br>until the courser of the deep bears them to land.</blockquote> <blockquote>The sun is ever a joy in the hopes of seafarers<br>when they journey away over the fishes' bath,<br>until the courser of the deep bears them to land.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Sól er landa ljóme;<br>lúti ek helgum dóme.</blockquote> <blockquote>Sól er landa ljóme;<br>lúti ek helgum dóme.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Sun is the light of the world;<br>I bow to the divine decree.</blockquote> <blockquote>Sun is the light of the world;<br>I bow to the divine decree.</blockquote>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>What comes after<br/> <p>What comes after<br/>
disaster?<br/> disaster?<br/>
What follows<br/> What follows<br/>
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<p>The wind in its wealth carries your words:<br/> <p>The wind in its wealth carries your words:<br/>
<i>keep going, get a move on.</i></p> <i>keep going, get a move on.</i></p>
<p>I was told the Eschaton<br/> <p>I was told <strong>the Eschaton<br/>
was but a cleansing that stretched out long<br/> was but a cleansing that stretched out long</strong><br/>
to destroy all that prevented me<br/> to destroy all that prevented me<br/>
from accepting<br/> from accepting<br/>
my title as Solstice and my being as Lethe,<br/> my title as Solstice and my being as Lethe,<br/>
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but it cannot do so all of the time.<br/> but it cannot do so all of the time.<br/>
So when plumbs on the dark, my love,<br/> So when plumbs on the dark, my love,<br/>
grant me the light to survive.</p> grant me the light to survive.</p>
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<title>Tiewaz</title> <html>
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<h1>Tiewaz</h1> <title>Tiewaz</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_tiwaz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/tiewaz.svg" alt="Tiewaz rune" title="Tiewaz rune"></a></p>
<h1>Tiewaz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: Tyr</p> <p>Traditional meaning: Tyr</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>self-discipline</li> <li>self-discipline</li>
<li>self-reliance</li> <li>self-reliance</li>
<li>willingness to do what is right despite the consequences</li> <li>willingness to do what is right despite the consequences</li>
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<li>justice</li> <li>justice</li>
<li>faith/loyalty</li> <li>faith/loyalty</li>
<li>keep your promises</li> <li>keep your promises</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>person of malleable character and weak will</li> <li>person of malleable character and weak will</li>
<li>an untrustworthy person</li> <li>an untrustworthy person</li>
<li>need to step back and reconnect with one's priorities</li> <li>need to step back and reconnect with one's priorities</li>
<li>run-down spirit</li> <li>run-down spirit</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Tiewaz can be useful for:</p> <p>Tiewaz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>guarding against moral relativism</li> <li>guarding against moral relativism</li>
<li>self-regulation</li> <li>self-regulation</li>
<li>returning to reality / linear time after trance work</li> <li>returning to reality / linear time after trance work</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Tir biþ tacna sum, healdeð trywa wel<br>wiþ æþelingas; a biþ on færylde<br>ofer nihta genipu, næfre swiceþ.</blockquote> <blockquote>Tir biþ tacna sum, healdeð trywa wel<br>wiþ æþelingas; a biþ on færylde<br>ofer nihta genipu, næfre swiceþ.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Tiw is a guiding star; well does it keep faith with princes;<br>it is ever on its course over the mists of night and never fails.</blockquote> <blockquote>Tiw is a guiding star; well does it keep faith with princes;<br>it is ever on its course over the mists of night and never fails.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Týr er æinendr ása;<br>opt værðr smiðr blása.</blockquote> <blockquote>Týr er æinendr ása;<br>opt værðr smiðr blása.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Tyr is a one-handed god;<br>often has the smith to blow.</blockquote> <blockquote>Tyr is a one-handed god;<br>often has the smith to blow.</blockquote>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>A cruel world this is where I must choose<br/> <p>A cruel world this is where I must choose<br/>
to live my truth<br/> to live my truth<br/>
or have a place to snooze<br/> or have a place to snooze<br/>
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angel number, all portals<br/> angel number, all portals<br/>
to the outside world<br/> to the outside world<br/>
for the crime of poetry taken away.<br/> for the crime of poetry taken away.<br/>
Keeping my mouth shut means safety<br/> <strong>Keeping my mouth shut means safety<br/>
but heavy conscience, soul decay.<br/> but heavy conscience, soul decay.</strong><br/>
I might as well be no one at all.</p> I might as well be no one at all.</p>
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<title>Berkana</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_berkanan.svg"><img src="../img/runes/berkana.svg" alt="Berkana rune" title="Berkana rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Berkana</h1> <title>Berkana</title>
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<h1>Berkana</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: birch</p> <p>Traditional meaning: birch</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>a warm reassuring hug from a lover</li> <li>a warm reassuring hug from a lover</li>
<li>new beginnings and opportunities</li> <li>new beginnings and opportunities</li>
<li>conscious manifestation</li> <li>conscious manifestation</li>
<li>pride in one's creations/actions</li> <li>pride in one's creations/actions</li>
<li>relief from pain</li> <li>relief from pain</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>blurring of self-consciousness</li> <li>blurring of self-consciousness</li>
<li>don't allow yourself to be subsumed into Sablade</li> <li>don't allow yourself to be subsumed into Sablade</li>
<li>sterility/stagnation</li> <li>sterility/stagnation</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Berkana can be useful for:</p> <p>Berkana can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>gentle healing</li> <li>gentle healing</li>
<li>getting one's energy flowing</li> <li>getting one's energy flowing</li>
<li>creating a solid foundation</li> <li>creating a solid foundation</li>
<li>blessing children or a household</li> <li>blessing children or a household</li>
<li>concealment</li> <li>concealment</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Beorc byþ bleda leas, bereþ efne swa ðeah<br>tanas butan tudder, biþ on telgum wlitig,<br>heah on helme hrysted fægere,<br>geloden leafum, lyfte getenge.</blockquote> <blockquote>Beorc byþ bleda leas, bereþ efne swa ðeah<br>tanas butan tudder, biþ on telgum wlitig,<br>heah on helme hrysted fægere,<br>geloden leafum, lyfte getenge.</blockquote>
<blockquote>The poplar bears no fruit; yet without seed it brings forth suckers,<br>for it is generated from its leaves.<br>Splendid are its branches and gloriously adorned<br>its lofty crown which reaches to the skies.</blockquote> <blockquote>The poplar bears no fruit; yet without seed it brings forth suckers,<br>for it is generated from its leaves.<br>Splendid are its branches and gloriously adorned<br>its lofty crown which reaches to the skies.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Bjarkan er laufgrønstr líma;<br>Loki bar flærða tíma.</blockquote> <blockquote>Bjarkan er laufgrønstr líma;<br>Loki bar flærða tíma.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Birch has the greenest leaves of any shrub;<br>Loki was fortunate in his deceit.</blockquote> <blockquote>Birch has the greenest leaves of any shrub;<br>Loki was fortunate in his deceit.</blockquote>
<p>A modern rune poem:</p> <p>A modern rune poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Lethe Berkana Beltane.<br/> <p>Lethe Berkana Beltane.<br/>
From this rune<br/> From this rune<br/>
I took my middle name<br/> I took my middle name<br/>
in hopes of carrying with me always<br/> in hopes of carrying with me always<br/>
the warmth of an early spring day,<br/> the warmth of an early spring day,<br/>
a gentle impassioned hug from my wife,<br/> <strong>a gentle impassioned hug from my wife</strong>,<br/>
the promise that soon all will be okay<br/> the promise that soon all will be okay<br/>
and together we'll build a kinder life.</p> and <strong>together we'll build a kinder life.</strong></p>
<p>Berkana makes things grow,<br/> <p>Berkana makes things grow,<br/>
even after the storms have thrown<br/> even after the storms have thrown<br/>
all down<br/> all down<br/>
in shambles onto the ground.<br/> in shambles onto the ground.<br/>
The seedling that blooms after wildfire,<br/> <strong>The seedling that blooms after wildfire</strong>,<br/>
alone amidst the ashes.<br/> alone amidst the ashes.<br/>
Blaze<br/> Blaze<br/>
razed<br/> razed<br/>
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in how long against everything you've survived.<br/> in how long against everything you've survived.<br/>
Stand strong and steal what you can from this world of men<br/> Stand strong and steal what you can from this world of men<br/>
and I promise you I'll make it worth your effort in the end."</p> and I promise you I'll make it worth your effort in the end."</p>
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<title>Ehwaz</title> <html>
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<h1>Ehwaz</h1> <title>Ehwaz</title>
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<h1>Ehwaz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: horse</p> <p>Traditional meaning: horse</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>journeying between worlds</li> <li>journeying between worlds</li>
<li>possession (in the exorcism sense)</li> <li>possession (in the exorcism sense)</li>
<li>rapid change</li> <li>rapid change</li>
<li>presence of the divine</li> <li>presence of the divine</li>
<li>extension of strength through union (no loss of individuality)</li> <li>extension of strength through union (no loss of individuality)</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>blockage of energy</li> <li>blockage of energy</li>
<li>loss of a relationship</li> <li>loss of a relationship</li>
<li>being subsumed into one's partner</li> <li>being subsumed into one's partner</li>
<li>paralysis from anxiety disorder / executive dysfunction</li> <li>paralysis from anxiety disorder / executive dysfunction</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Ehwaz can be useful for:</p> <p>Ehwaz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>opening doors/opportunities</li> <li>opening doors/opportunities</li>
<li>going to a better place/situation</li> <li>going to a better place/situation</li>
<li>communicating/travelling on the temporal plane</li> <li>communicating/travelling on the temporal plane</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Eh byþ for eorlum æþelinga wyn,<br>hors hofum wlanc, ðær him hæleþ ymb[e]<br>welege on wicgum wrixlaþ spræce<br>and biþ unstyllum æfre frofur.</blockquote> <blockquote>Eh byþ for eorlum æþelinga wyn,<br>hors hofum wlanc, ðær him hæleþ ymb[e]<br>welege on wicgum wrixlaþ spræce<br>and biþ unstyllum æfre frofur.</blockquote>
<blockquote>The horse is a joy to princes in the presence of warriors.<br>A steed in the pride of its hoofs,<br>when rich men on horseback bandy words about it;<br>and it is ever a source of comfort to the restless.</blockquote> <blockquote>The horse is a joy to princes in the presence of warriors.<br>A steed in the pride of its hoofs,<br>when rich men on horseback bandy words about it;<br>and it is ever a source of comfort to the restless.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Ehwaz.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Ehwaz.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>A full belly, bonfire blazing<br/> <p>A full belly, bonfire blazing<br/>
just a little bit away,<br/> just a little bit away,<br/>
saved a place<br/> saved a place<br/>
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whether half-asleep in drowsy lust<br/> whether half-asleep in drowsy lust<br/>
or the fateful day my vessel decides<br/> or the fateful day my vessel decides<br/>
it's time to return to dust.<br/> it's time to return to dust.<br/>
How gently<br/> <strong>How gently<br/>
you will exhume me from my body,<br/> you will exhume me from my body,<br/>
whisk me so swiftly away<br/> whisk me so swiftly away</strong><br/>
to a hospital in a place I cannot here name<br/> to a hospital in a place I cannot here name<br/>
to evade<br/> to evade<br/>
the Second Death.<br/> the Second Death.<br/>
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<p>Psychopomp and Rainbow Bridge,<br/> <p>Psychopomp and Rainbow Bridge,<br/>
the two of us whose entire fates hinge<br/> the two of us whose entire fates hinge<br/>
on being able to pass between worlds.<br/> on <strong>being able to pass between worlds</strong>.<br/>
The first colors to breach the metaclysma:<br/> The first colors to breach the metaclysma:<br/>
speckled red and shiny merle.</p> speckled red and shiny merle.</p>
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<title>Mannaz</title> <html>
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<h1>Mannaz</h1> <title>Mannaz</title>
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<h1>Mannaz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: man</p> <p>Traditional meaning: man</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>balanced partnership</li> <li>balanced partnership</li>
<li>romantic attachments or marriage</li> <li>romantic attachments or marriage</li>
<li>maintaining one's independence</li> <li>maintaining one's independence</li>
<li>healthy cooperation with others</li> <li>healthy cooperation with others</li>
<li>humanity</li> <li>humanity</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>an enemy</li> <li>an enemy</li>
<li>distrust</li> <li>distrust</li>
<li>overbearing polymorphic blood</li> <li>overbearing polymorphic blood</li>
<li>depression because of hopelessness</li> <li>depression because of hopelessness</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Mannaz can be useful for:</p> <p>Mannaz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>learning/maintaining healthy social boundaries</li> <li>learning/maintaining healthy social boundaries</li>
<li>increasing one's intelligence/memory/powers</li> <li>increasing one's intelligence/memory/powers</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Man byþ on myrgþe his magan leof:<br>sceal þeah anra gehwylc oðrum swican,<br>forðum drihten wyle dome sine<br>þæt earme flæsc eorþan betæcan.</blockquote> <blockquote>Man byþ on myrgþe his magan leof:<br>sceal þeah anra gehwylc oðrum swican,<br>forðum drihten wyle dome sine<br>þæt earme flæsc eorþan betæcan.</blockquote>
<blockquote>The joyous man is dear to his kinsmen;<br>yet every man is doomed to fail his fellow,<br>since the Lord by his decree will commit the vile carrion to the earth.</blockquote> <blockquote>The joyous man is dear to his kinsmen;<br>yet every man is doomed to fail his fellow,<br>since the Lord by his decree will commit the vile carrion to the earth.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Maðr er moldar auki;<br>mikil er græip á hauki.</blockquote> <blockquote>Maðr er moldar auki;<br>mikil er græip á hauki.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Man is an augmentation of the dust;<br>great is the claw of the hawk.</blockquote> <blockquote>Man is an augmentation of the dust;<br>great is the claw of the hawk.</blockquote>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Our cooperation<br/> <p><strong>Our cooperation<br/>
enhances our freedom.<br/> enhances our freedom.</strong><br/>
It seems like a paradox, but it's true.<br/> It seems like a paradox, but it's true.<br/>
Think about it: if you come down with the flu<br/> Think about it: if you come down with the flu<br/>
or a cold or some other illness,<br/> or a cold or some other illness,<br/>
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location always known.<br/> location always known.<br/>
Come,<br/> Come,<br/>
my love,<br/> my love,<br/>
let us fill the gaps in each other,<br/> <strong>let us fill the gaps in each other,<br/>
let us our blind spots cover.<br/> let us our blind spots cover.<br/>
The strength to do together what neither can alone:<br/> The strength to do together what neither can alone</strong>:<br/>
to carve out a world and maintain a home.</p> to carve out a world and maintain a home.</p>
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<title>Laguz</title> <html>
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<h1>Laguz</h1> <title>Laguz</title>
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<h1>Laguz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: water</p> <p>Traditional meaning: water</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>use of magical energy</li> <li>use of magical energy</li>
<li>sexual tension</li> <li>sexual tension</li>
<li>shape-shifting</li> <li>shape-shifting</li>
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<li>creation of magical illusions/glamours</li> <li>creation of magical illusions/glamours</li>
<li>bending the will of others</li> <li>bending the will of others</li>
<li>you can survive the tests ahead</li> <li>you can survive the tests ahead</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>fear of the unknown</li> <li>fear of the unknown</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Laguz can be useful for:</p> <p>Laguz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>manipulating magical energy</li> <li>manipulating magical energy</li>
<li>shifting one's awareness to other layers of reality</li> <li>shifting one's awareness to other layers of reality</li>
<li>bending people to your will</li> <li>bending people to your will</li>
<li>feeding/creating a magical illusion</li> <li>feeding/creating a magical illusion</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Lagu byþ leodum langsum geþuht,<br>gif hi sculun neþan on nacan tealtum<br>and hi sæyþa swyþe bregaþ<br>and se brimhengest bridles ne gym[eð].</blockquote> <blockquote>Lagu byþ leodum langsum geþuht,<br>gif hi sculun neþan on nacan tealtum<br>and hi sæyþa swyþe bregaþ<br>and se brimhengest bridles ne gym[eð].</blockquote>
<blockquote>The ocean seems interminable to men,<br>if they venture on the rolling bark<br>and the waves of the sea terrify them<br>and the courser of the deep heed not its bridle.</blockquote> <blockquote>The ocean seems interminable to men,<br>if they venture on the rolling bark<br>and the waves of the sea terrify them<br>and the courser of the deep heed not its bridle.</blockquote>
<p>Norwegian rune poem:</p> <p>Norwegian rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Lo,gr er, fællr ór fjalle<br>foss; en gull ero nosser.</blockquote> <blockquote>Lo,gr er, fællr ór fjalle<br>foss; en gull ero nosser.</blockquote>
<blockquote>A waterfall is a River which falls from a mountain-side;<br>but ornaments are of gold.</blockquote> <blockquote>A waterfall is a River which falls from a mountain-side;<br>but ornaments are of gold.</blockquote>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>"I've always found it strange<br/> <p>"I've always found it strange<br/>
that, in hypotheticals<br/> that, in hypotheticals<br/>
of you losing control and going feral,<br/> of <strong>you losing control and going feral</strong>,<br/>
you always imagine your draconic form.<br/> you always imagine your draconic form.<br/>
Not the one, the chaotic, proven to,<br/> Not the one, the chaotic, proven to,<br/>
when lost control, cause massive harm.<br/> when lost control, cause massive harm.<br/>
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the face, the voice to say:</p> the face, the voice to say:</p>
<p>"I love you."</p> <p>"I love you."</p>
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<title>Inguz</title> <html>
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<h1>Inguz</h1> <title>Inguz</title>
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<h1>Inguz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: Ing/Frey</p> <p>Traditional meaning: Ing/Frey</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>doorway home</li> <li>doorway home</li>
<li>completion &amp; beginning of new cycle</li> <li>completion &amp; beginning of new cycle</li>
<li>repressed memories</li> <li>repressed memories</li>
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<li>sacrifice of the self to further self-growth</li> <li>sacrifice of the self to further self-growth</li>
<li>pregnancy</li> <li>pregnancy</li>
<li>a period of isolated rest</li> <li>a period of isolated rest</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>infertility</li> <li>infertility</li>
<li>a project still underway</li> <li>a project still underway</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Inguz can be useful for:</p> <p>Inguz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>warding/protecting children</li> <li>warding/protecting children</li>
<li>keeping out negative energy</li> <li>keeping out negative energy</li>
<li>casting glamours</li> <li>casting glamours</li>
<li>scrying and astral journeying</li> <li>scrying and astral journeying</li>
<li>storing magical power for later use</li> <li>storing magical power for later use</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Ing wæs ærest mid East-Denum<br>gesewen secgun, oþ he siððan est<br>ofer wæg gewat; wæn æfter ran;<br>ðus Heardingas ðone hæle nemdun.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ing wæs ærest mid East-Denum<br>gesewen secgun, oþ he siððan est<br>ofer wæg gewat; wæn æfter ran;<br>ðus Heardingas ðone hæle nemdun.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Ing was first seen by men among the East-Danes,<br>till, followed by his chariot,<br>he departed eastwards over the waves.<br>So the Heardingas named the hero.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ing was first seen by men among the East-Danes,<br>till, followed by his chariot,<br>he departed eastwards over the waves.<br>So the Heardingas named the hero.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Inguz.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Inguz.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>"Why are you crying?<br/> <p>"Why are you crying?<br/>
We are going to be reunited<br/> We are going to be reunited<br/>
before the sun rises.<br/> before the sun rises.<br/>
Before twelve more hours pass<br/> <strong>Before twelve more hours pass<br/>
I will be in your steady arms at last."</p> I will be in your steady arms at last.</strong>"</p>
<p>Because I must ask you, dear friend,<br/> <p>Because I must ask you, dear friend,<br/>
to return to the Inside<br/> to return to the Inside<br/>
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I know that you carried some guilt<br/> I know that you carried some guilt<br/>
at Rainroom's last painful parting,<br/> at Rainroom's last painful parting,<br/>
but here it's turned up to twenty-eight.<br/> but here it's turned up to twenty-eight.<br/>
I don't for the life of me understand<br/> <strong>I don't for the life of me understand<br/>
why you agonize<br/> why you agonize<br/>
over something that happened in fourth grade<br/> over something that happened in fourth grade</strong><br/>
or why you feel things would have turned out better<br/> or why you feel things would have turned out better<br/>
had you to certain individuals been able to say goodbye.<br/> had you to certain individuals been able to say goodbye.<br/>
Isn't this what you wanted, Lethe?<br/> Isn't this what you wanted, Lethe?<br/>
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to do<br/> to do<br/>
this one thing<br/> this one thing<br/>
before your vessel will let itself die.</p> before your vessel will let itself die.</p>
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<title>Dagaz</title> <html>
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<h1>Dagaz</h1> <title>Dagaz</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_dagaz.svg"><img src="../img/runes/dagaz.svg" alt="Dagaz rune" title="Dagaz rune"></a></p>
<h1>Dagaz</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: day</p> <p>Traditional meaning: day</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>transformation</li> <li>transformation</li>
<li>awakening</li> <li>awakening</li>
<li>life-shattering change</li> <li>life-shattering change</li>
<li>usually positive</li> <li>usually positive</li>
<li>dynamic union of opposites</li> <li>dynamic union of opposites</li>
<li>good things are coming</li> <li>good things are coming</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>impending apocalypse</li> <li>impending apocalypse</li>
<li>hopelessness</li> <li>hopelessness</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Dagaz can be useful for:</p> <p>Dagaz can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>revealing the truth of a situation</li> <li>revealing the truth of a situation</li>
<li>covertly turning a situation to one's advantage</li> <li>covertly turning a situation to one's advantage</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Dæg byþ drihtnes sond, deore mannum,<br>mære metodes leoht, myrgþ and tohiht<br>eadgum and earmum, eallum brice.</blockquote> <blockquote>Dæg byþ drihtnes sond, deore mannum,<br>mære metodes leoht, myrgþ and tohiht<br>eadgum and earmum, eallum brice.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Day, the glorious light of the Creator, is sent by the Lord;<br>it is beloved of men, a source of hope and happiness to rich and poor,<br>and of service to all.</blockquote> <blockquote>Day, the glorious light of the Creator, is sent by the Lord;<br>it is beloved of men, a source of hope and happiness to rich and poor,<br>and of service to all.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Dagaz.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Dagaz.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Mornings are my least favorite time<br/> <p>Mornings are my least favorite time<br/>
for when the clouds move to the darkness break<br/> for when the clouds move to the darkness break<br/>
the sun glares bright<br/> the sun glares bright<br/>
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and I fail to see how this is "restoration"<br/> and I fail to see how this is "restoration"<br/>
to be so beat upon<br/> to be so beat upon<br/>
by an uncaring sun.<br/> by an uncaring sun.<br/>
I can only see my wife<br/> <strong>I can only see my wife<br/>
when falls upon the earth the covering of night<br/> when falls upon the earth the covering of night<br/>
or when the bedroom window blinds are drawn<br/> or when the bedroom window blinds are drawn<br/>
and I spend whole afternoons in Morpheus' song.</p> and I spend whole afternoons in Morpheus' song.</strong></p>
<p>I heard in a half-whispered voice<br/> <p>I heard in a half-whispered voice<br/>
that the glittering myth<br/> that the glittering myth<br/>
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to so many prayers,<br/> to so many prayers,<br/>
mine in the past included,<br/> mine in the past included,<br/>
is now a lifetime perdition's portent.</p> is now a lifetime perdition's portent.</p>
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<title>Othala</title> <html>
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<h1>Othala</h1> <title>Othala</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_othalan.svg"><img src="../img/runes/othala.svg" alt="Othala rune" title="Othala rune"></a></p>
<h1>Othala</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: homeland</p> <p>Traditional meaning: homeland</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>your home and all you own</li> <li>your home and all you own</li>
<li>inheritance</li> <li>inheritance</li>
<li>lawful ownership</li> <li>lawful ownership</li>
<li>stability and protection</li> <li>stability and protection</li>
<li>true freedom in having a secure base</li> <li>true freedom in having a secure base</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>a need to reevaluate one's actions and priorities</li> <li>a need to reevaluate one's actions and priorities</li>
<li>reconnect with the source of your strength</li> <li>reconnect with the source of your strength</li>
<li>homelessness</li> <li>homelessness</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Othala can be useful for:</p> <p>Othala can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>ancestral work</li> <li>ancestral work</li>
<li>maintaining order</li> <li>maintaining order</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Eþel byþ oferleof æghwylcum men,<br>gif he mot ðær rihtes and gerysena on<br>brucan on bolde bleadum oftast.</blockquote> <blockquote>Eþel byþ oferleof æghwylcum men,<br>gif he mot ðær rihtes and gerysena on<br>brucan on bolde bleadum oftast.</blockquote>
<blockquote>An estate is very dear to every man,<br>if he can enjoy there in his house<br>whatever is right and proper in constant prosperity.</blockquote> <blockquote>An estate is very dear to every man,<br>if he can enjoy there in his house<br>whatever is right and proper in constant prosperity.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Othala.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Othala.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>I fear I am being driven mad<br/> <p>I fear I am being driven mad<br/>
by forces I do not understand,<br/> by forces I do not understand,<br/>
have no hopes of coming to terms with,<br/> have no hopes of coming to terms with,<br/>
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this world that I belong to,<br/> this world that I belong to,<br/>
these spirits I must be in league with.</p> these spirits I must be in league with.</p>
<p>For this is<br/> <p>For <strong>this is<br/>
the inheritance<br/> the inheritance<br/>
of my blood,<br/> of my blood,<br/>
this homeland I carry everywhere I go<br/> this homeland I carry everywhere I go<br/>
and cannot ever hope to escape from.<br/> and cannot ever hope to escape from.</strong><br/>
These three errant and conflicting strains<br/> These three errant and conflicting strains<br/>
each with its own legitimate claim<br/> each with its own legitimate claim<br/>
over my body, my heart, my soul.</p> over my body, my heart, my soul.</p>
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and this new world built by these<br/> and this new world built by these<br/>
hands of mine<br/> hands of mine<br/>
the only homeland."</p> the only homeland."</p>
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<title>Ear</title> <html>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_ear.svg"><img src="../img/runes/ear.svg" alt="Ear rune" title="Ear rune"></a></p> <head>
<h1>Ear</h1> <title>Ear</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_ear.svg"><img src="../img/runes/ear.svg" alt="Ear rune" title="Ear rune"></a></p>
<h1>Ear</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: hanging tree / grave</p> <p>Traditional meaning: hanging tree / grave</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>death and loss are part of life</li> <li>death and loss are part of life</li>
<li>for one thing to live, another must die</li> <li>for one thing to live, another must die</li>
<li>your life needs a reboot</li> <li>your life needs a reboot</li>
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<li>all you can control is how you react to it</li> <li>all you can control is how you react to it</li>
<li>passage from one state of being to another</li> <li>passage from one state of being to another</li>
<li>let go and move on</li> <li>let go and move on</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>Jett's promise ("I will never leave you behind")</li> <li>Jett's promise ("I will never leave you behind")</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Ear can be useful for:</p> <p>Ear can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>welcoming gradual but inevitable change</li> <li>welcoming gradual but inevitable change</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Ear byþ egle eorla gehwylcun,<br>ðonn[e] fæstlice flæsc onginneþ,<br>hraw colian, hrusan ceosan<br>blac to gebeddan; bleda gedreosaþ,<br>wynna gewitaþ, wera geswicaþ.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ear byþ egle eorla gehwylcun,<br>ðonn[e] fæstlice flæsc onginneþ,<br>hraw colian, hrusan ceosan<br>blac to gebeddan; bleda gedreosaþ,<br>wynna gewitaþ, wera geswicaþ.</blockquote>
<blockquote>The grave is horrible to every knight,<br>when the corpse quickly begins to cool<br>and is laid in the bosom of the dark earth.<br>Prosperity declines, happiness passes away<br>and covenants are broken.</blockquote> <blockquote>The grave is horrible to every knight,<br>when the corpse quickly begins to cool<br>and is laid in the bosom of the dark earth.<br>Prosperity declines, happiness passes away<br>and covenants are broken.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Ear.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Ear.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Death and loss are a part of life.<br/> <p><strong>Death and loss are a part of life.<br/>
For one thing to live, another must die,<br/> For one thing to live, another must die</strong>,<br/>
or maybe a great many things,<br/> or maybe a great many things,<br/>
the blood on my hands accumulating over time.</p> the blood on my hands accumulating over time.</p>
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<p>For this to come to pass I know is certain,<br/> <p>For this to come to pass I know is certain,<br/>
for even the best of my secrets I could not hide forever.<br/> for even the best of my secrets I could not hide forever.<br/>
In Ragnarok even the gods from their lives were severed.<br/> In Ragnarok even the gods from their lives were severed.<br/>
It mattered not<br/> <strong>It mattered not<br/>
how mightily anyone fought:<br/> how mightily anyone fought:<br/>
for all ill-fated was drawn life's curtain.</p> for all ill-fated was drawn life's curtain.</p>
<p>All that anyone could control<br/> <p>All that anyone could control<br/>
was how they reacted to it,<br/> was how they reacted to it,<br/>
how the coming end they greeted.</p> how the coming end they greeted.</strong></p>
<p>And the coming end I seek,<br/> <p>And the coming end I seek,<br/>
if this is the fate I am doomed to keep,<br/> if this is the fate I am doomed to keep,<br/>
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to never leave me behind.<br/> to never leave me behind.<br/>
Now take me to Sablade, set us free.<br/> Now take me to Sablade, set us free.<br/>
We have earned our three days of rest.</p> We have earned our three days of rest.</p>
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<title>Ac</title> <html>
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<h1>Ac</h1> <title>Ac</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_ac.svg"><img src="../img/runes/ac.svg" alt="Ac rune" title="Ac rune"></a></p>
<h1>Ac</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: oak</p> <p>Traditional meaning: oak</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>target of hatred or fear</li> <li>target of hatred or fear</li>
<li>you must stand strong</li> <li>you must stand strong</li>
<li>stoic endurance</li> <li>stoic endurance</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Ac can be useful for:</p> <p>Ac can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>taking on the burdens / negative attention of others</li> <li>taking on the burdens / negative attention of others</li>
<li>persevering in a difficult task</li> <li>persevering in a difficult task</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Ac byþ on eorþan elda bearnum<br>flæsces fodor, fereþ gelome<br>ofer ganotes bæþ; garsecg fandaþ<br>hwæþer ac hæbbe æþele treowe.</blockquote> <blockquote>Ac byþ on eorþan elda bearnum<br>flæsces fodor, fereþ gelome<br>ofer ganotes bæþ; garsecg fandaþ<br>hwæþer ac hæbbe æþele treowe.</blockquote>
<blockquote>The oak fattens the flesh of pigs for the children of men.<br>Often it traverses the gannet's bath,<br>and the ocean proves whether the oak keeps faith<br>in honourable fashion.</blockquote> <blockquote>The oak fattens the flesh of pigs for the children of men.<br>Often it traverses the gannet's bath,<br>and the ocean proves whether the oak keeps faith<br>in honourable fashion.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a known Norwegian rune poem for Ac.</p> <p>There is not a known Norwegian rune poem for Ac.</p>
<p>The modern poem for this rune is listed in <a href="./25_ear.html">Ear</a>.</p> <p>The modern poem for this rune is listed in <a href="./25_ear.html">Ear</a>.</p>
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<title>Ior</title> <html>
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<h1>Ior</h1> <title>Ior</title>
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<p class="center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_ior.svg"><img src="../img/runes/ior.svg" alt="Ior rune" title="Ior rune"></a></p>
<h1>Ior</h1>
<p>Traditional meaning: world-serpent</p> <p>Traditional meaning: world-serpent</p>
<p>Meanings when upright:</p> <p>Meanings when upright:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>need for self-boundaries</li> <li>need for self-boundaries</li>
<li>androgyny</li> <li>androgyny</li>
<li>see the other side of an issue</li> <li>see the other side of an issue</li>
<li>need for protection</li> <li>need for protection</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Meanings when inverted:</p> <p>Meanings when inverted:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>poor boundaries</li> <li>poor boundaries</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Ior can be useful for:</p> <p>Ior can be useful for:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>discovering hidden secrets/fears/anxieties</li> <li>discovering hidden secrets/fears/anxieties</li>
<li>warding and protecting</li> <li>warding and protecting</li>
<li>learning how to navigate the emotional aspect of relationships</li> <li>learning how to navigate the emotional aspect of relationships</li>
</ul> </ul>
<hr> <hr>
<p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p> <p>Anglo-Saxon rune poem:</p>
<blockquote>Iar byþ eafix and ðeah a bruceþ<br>fodres on foldan, hafaþ fægerne eard<br>wætre beworpen, ðær he wynnum leofaþ.</blockquote> <blockquote>Iar byþ eafix and ðeah a bruceþ<br>fodres on foldan, hafaþ fægerne eard<br>wætre beworpen, ðær he wynnum leofaþ.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Iar is a river fish and yet it always feeds on land;<br>it has a fair abode encompassed by water, where it lives in happiness.</blockquote> <blockquote>Iar is a river fish and yet it always feeds on land;<br>it has a fair abode encompassed by water, where it lives in happiness.</blockquote>
<p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Ior.</p> <p>There is not a Norwegian rune poem for Ior.</p>
<p>A modern poem:</p> <p>A modern poem:</p>
<blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>Sealing myself in skin of scales<br/> <p>Sealing myself in skin of scales<br/>
means dropping the markings of sex.<br/> means <strong>dropping the markings of sex.<br/>
Creature divine that lies truly between<br/> Creature divine that lies truly between<br/>
but sans the blessings of femaleness.</p> but sans the blessings of femaleness.</strong></p>
<p>Nidhogg lies trapped underneath<br/> <p>Nidhogg lies trapped underneath<br/>
the thick roots of Yggdrasil,<br/> the thick roots of Yggdrasil,<br/>
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a woman I've been yearning to reunite<br/> a woman I've been yearning to reunite<br/>
with my entire Inside-bound life,<br/> with my entire Inside-bound life,<br/>
waiting for me on the other side.</p> waiting for me on the other side.</p>
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