Practical Rune Magic II

[Rick]

In the previous Practical Rune Magic post, I discussed the 1st Rune charm in the Havamal. Here, I will discuss the 2nd charm. We'll call it "Health".

You will need: a votive candle, a candle holder, & something with which you can carve into the candle.

To invoke "Health", or healing, cast a protective circle, calling on the Norse/Germanic Gods/esses to the cardinal directions. Carve onto your candle these Runes: a Sowulo on the "east" , a Kenaz on the "south", a Laguz on the "west", & an Uruz on the "north". Chant/sing/speak each Rune's name as you carve it. If you're not to squeamish, put a drop of your blood on each Rune. Envision poor health being replaced by better health, either for yourself or a loved one. Put the candle in the holder, place it "directionally", light it, & let it burn 'til it can't burn anymore.

You can carve this charm into wood or clay & carry or wear it.

Here's to your health!

[Silver Venus]

Thanks so much for sharing that with us Rick!! It sounds lovely and I will try to do it one day when I have a little more time on my hands!! I will also send it to a friend who will love it too! :D
I bought lots of small tumble stone speckadled Jasper yesterday to make my New Moon runes with over the weekend!! Its my first set so Im so excited!! Wish me luck!! I will be reading with them soon :D

(I also sent out your dirt to you!! :))

[Rick]

Rather than luck, I'll wish you the wisdom of Odin, the far sight of Heimdal, the strength of Thor, & the passion of Freya. Happy Runing!

(Thanks in advance for the dirt.)

[Vinga]

Thanks for the Rune magic classes :) very appreciated, keep 'em coming!

Should one use a certain colour candle?

[Rick]

Ya know, when I give this lecture at the psychic fairs, I try to stress "practical". On one hand, there's candle magic, on which I'm no expert. Seems I recall from somewhere (Gods! I wish I HAD done drugs in the '60's, so there'd be a reason for the flashbacks!) that blue is associated with healing; black absorbs negativity, & white (good general purpose candle color) repels negativity. Red (vitality) might be good, as might gold, or yellow. On the other hand, practicality says, "Use what you got!" (OK, it's bad grammar!)

Hey, out there, any better suggestions on candle color for healing/health?

[Vinga]

I was thinking red for healing and health. I'm no expert at candle magic either but one of my sources says;


WHITE: --Self; Protection; Purification; Full Moon Magic; Purity; Innocence; Centering; Truth; Sincerity; Meditation; Peace; Power of a Higher Nature; Greater Attainments in Life; Spirituality.

RED: -- South; Protection; Strength; Blood; Passion; Courage; Health; Power; Fire Elemental; Sexuality; Vigor; Energy; Enthusiasm; Will Power; To conquer fear or laziness.

LT. BLUE: --Healing; Patience; Happiness; Psychic Awareness; Quests; Intuition; Opportunity; Tranquillity; Understanding. Ward Depression; Safe Journey; Harmony in the Home; Peace.

DARK BLUE: --The Goddess; West; Water Elemental; Inspiration; Truth; Dreams; Protection; Change; Impulse; Fidelity; Deep Emotion; Peace; Meditation; Changeability; Psychism.

GREEN: --North; Money; Fertility; Growth; Employment; Earth Elemental; Herb Magic; Luck; Healing; Balance; Prosperity; Courage; Nature type Faerie-magic; Garden blessing; Abundance; Generosity; Renewal; Marriage.

YELLOW: --East; Air Elemental; Intellect; Creative Work; Learning; Changes; Confidence; Attraction; Harmony; Clairvoyance; Charm; Imagination; Power of the Mind; Gentle persuasion; Action.

BROWN: --Earth Elemental; Animal Health; Endurance; Steadiness; Houses & Homes; Physical Objects; Overcoming uncertainty and hesitancy; Attract Money and Financial Success; Concentration; ESP; Intuition; Study.

PINK: --Love; Peace; Femininity; Friendship; Honor; Morality; Emotional Love; Affection; Romance; Spiritual Awakening; Healing of the Spirit; Togetherness.

ORANGE: --The God; Attraction; Stimulation; Energy; Healing; Vitality; Encouragement; Adaptability; Luck; Pulling things to you; Clearing the Mind; Dominance, Sudden Changes; Change Luck.

PURPLE: --Power; Dignity; Spiritual Development; Meditation, Spirituality; Intuition; Ambition; Spirit Communication; Tension; Business Progress; Healing Severe Diseases; Occult Wisdom; Success; Idealism; Higher Psychic Ability; Break Bad Luck; Drive Away Evil; Honors.

GOLD: --The God; Solar Energy; Physical Strength; Power; Success; Mental Growth; Skill Sought; Healing Energy; Fortune; Divination; Creative Work; Intuition; Money; Fast Luck; Attracts Higher Influences.

SILVER: --The Goddess; Lunar magic; Removes negative forces; Opens astral gates; Conducts Energy; Meditation; Creative Work; Protection; Money; Psychic Development; Success; Balance; Ward Negativity; Remove Negative Energy; Stability; Victory.

VIOLET: --Self Improvement; Intuition; Success in searches; Creative Work.

BLACK: --Endings; Closing of Doors; Psychic Work; Death; Ward Negativity; Remove Hexes; Protection; Spirit Contact; Truth; Remove Discord or Confusion; Reversing; Releasing; Repel Dark Magic and Negative Thought Forms.

GREENISH-YELLOW: --To Negate; Discord, Sickness, Anger, Jealousy, Cowardice, Anger.

INDIGO:--Meditation; Spirit Communication; Karma Working; Balance; Learn the Ancient Wisdom; Neutralize Another's Magic; Ward Slander, Lies or Undesirable Competition

GRAY: --Non-Nature Faerie Magic; Travel to Otherworld; Vision Quests; Veiling; Cancellation; Hesitation; Competition.

LAVENDER--Spiritual Development; Psychic Growth; Divination; Sensitivity to the Otherworld; Blessings.

MAGENTA: --Very High Vibrational Frequency that tends to work fast so usually burned with other candles; Quick Change; Spiritual Healing, Exorcism.

[Emy]

Really? Red for healing?

Well I too think that blue is associated with healing, and black absorbes negativity and white is never wrong =) . But when I read your reply, Vinga, I really agreed with that aswell, it seems awfully familiar. ;/
So I guess you should just be practical and use what you've got... =) Well at least I will =)

[Silver Venus]

Thanks for the colour reference list Vinga!! :D
Ive always thought Orange was for healing and health but can see how you go with Red ~ everyone has different feelings with colour so just go with what you feel! Go with your instincts again!

[Emy]

Oh I agree, go with your instinct... it doesn't matter if you have ten books telling you to go with blue, if your heart tells you to go with green, then you should definitly go with green! Although a chart is nice to use when your instincts doesn't tell you much... =)

[Rick]

Did a little research. Aswynn, Thorsson, & others give lists of Runic correspondences, including colors associated with the Runes. The "anchor" Rune in this charm is Uruz. The corresponding color of Uruz is dark red ("blood" red). Interesting, eh?

[Rick]

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[Rick]

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[Myst]

And I always thought runes were just for divining! Cool!

You seem to love using runes, do you use any other divinatory methods you like?

[Rick]

...well, let's see...

Professionally, I read Runes, Rune cards, Rune sticks, Runic palmistry, Medicine cards (animals), wolf cards, chicken guts (OK, just kidding on that one :D )...

I kinda piddle with scrying mirrors, crystal balls, pendulums, divining rods, & speaking boards (more commonly known as ouija)...

I also used to read tarot, but I was never very good at it

[Myst]

Any particular reason why you call it a speaking board instead of a ouija board - I can imagine doing that because people assume ouija is something to play with... but then you probably have your own reason. I use tarot cards, runes, a crystal ball, a pendulum, and the ouija board on occasion. You also into faeries, dragons, herbal witchcraft, or anything else really cool and interesting... ?

[Rick]

Originally posted by WillowRaven
Any particular reason why you call it a speaking board instead of a ouija board - I can imagine doing that because people assume ouija is something to play with... but then you probably have your own reason.

Yeah, something like that... ouija kinda seems to carry a negative conotation (see the thread in the 'Divination' Forum).

I use tarot cards, runes, a crystal ball, a pendulum, and the ouija board on occasion. You also into faeries, dragons, herbal witchcraft, or anything else really cool and interesting... ?


I was into Dragons for a while... don't know much re: the other stuff, but I think it's cool...

Stop by "Divination" & visit the "What Do You Use To Read?" thread.

[Sunday's Child]

okay so Uruz means Aurochs, wild ox. unbridled energies? This Rune indicates a speedy recovery or continuting good health? I've also read that it is a Rune of hidden changes.. can someone give me an example?

[Rick]

Originally posted by Sunday's Child
okay so Uruz means Aurochs, wild ox. unbridled energies? This Rune indicates a speedy recovery or continuting good health? I've also read that it is a Rune of hidden changes.. can someone give me an example?

Um... well, no. I'm not familiar with that aspect. Uruz represents primarily physical strength & physical health (and yes, raw, wild power, energy, & vitality. It is a Thor Rune, & a fertility Rune). In this working, it's presence reinforces or strengthens health & physical well being.

I suppose, as Uruz literally means "aurochs" (a wild European bison, now extinct), it could represent slow, subtle changes (as in "plodding ox"), but it could also represent sudden change, or sudden release of energy (as in "wild ox").

Hope that helps.

[Sunday's Child]

Yes, that helps... thanks!

[Rick]

This is the second Runecharm in the Havamal:

"That other I know which all will need,
that leeches list to be:
on the bark scratch them of bole in the woods
whose boughs bend to the east."

Havamal 147:1-4

[The Mad Vitiki]

Originally posted by Sunday's Child
okay so Uruz means Aurochs, wild ox. unbridled energies? This Rune indicates a speedy recovery or continuting good health? I've also read that it is a Rune of hidden changes.. can someone give me an example?

i have never herd this one could you please share where you read this ??????

[Sunday's Child]

I read it on one of the Rune sites, can't remember which one. I'll look back through and try to find it. Rick hadn't read it either, maybe it's a farce?

[Rick]

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[Sunday's Child]

Would the Uruz Rune also indicate that the life you have been living has outgrown it's form?

[Rick]

Originally posted by Sunday's Child
Would the Uruz Rune also indicate that the life you have been living has outgrown it's form?

Hmm... well, not as applied in the Rune charm here... check out the stuck thread about Runes in Divination... Rune # 2... you might get some more insights about Uruz there...

[Rick]

go go gadget thread

[The Mad Vitiki]

Originally posted by Sunday's Child
Would the Uruz Rune also indicate that the life you have been living has outgrown it's form?
an aspect of uruz is right of passeage hope this helps

[The Mad Vitiki]

relax your body first
in you minds eye find your self in an old forst. you fallow a game trail to a bluff and sit on a rock and looking over a grate vally there may be a lake or a river you looking at. chant the word uruz slowly as you can holding each letter as long as you can. many times at lest say about 9 times . then behind you hear a loud snort stand up very slowly and turn arond a giant long horn bull an auroch is staring you dowen. the beast stops his right front foot, you feel the grond beneth you feet trembel and he begains to charge you and you run towards him while you put a brave face hold out your lift hand and place it frimly on his large head and push off and jump over the beast you land on your feet he turns and this time you do the same but use you right hand and and push off his big head land on your feet behind him once more he turnsand chages you agine you run towards him and push off on you lift hand but instead of jumping over this grate best you fall in to him becoming him. you and the grate auroch become one now for the nexts 10 or 20 minits you become the king of the wood and struit threw the woods and feel the power you have become.

[Flar's Freyja]

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[♪Hazel♪]

Thats awesome, Rick. i will definetly give it a try.. and let you know how it goes...
*huglet* :raining:

Thankies!!! -runs now-

[cyprian]

Thanks I'll work this rune charm into the healing spell for my sister.

[WhiteWingedGoddess]

Merry Meet to you,

I have someone in my life who's x-wife is no longer able to take Chemo or Radiation due to her heart. The family is scared. Can you suggest something that I may cast to help ease the transition or increase healing energy for her?

White Winged Goddess

[cyprian]

Merry Meet to you,

I have someone in my life who's x-wife is no longer able to take Chemo or Radiation due to her heart. The family is scared. Can you suggest something that I may cast to help ease the transition or increase healing energy for her?

White Winged Goddess
Merry Met,
A few months back I started a thread asking about healing spells and rituals, thats how I found the rune charm. A few people answered me with some helpful information, you can check it out if you like.
http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=35436
I think this link will take you there. Good luck.

[Calzaer]

This is fantastic! More! More!

Question: When you say
You can carve this charm into wood or clay & carry or wear it.
What do you mean? I assume you mean that you can carve the same runes into a block of wood and carry it around or make a pendant out of it for the same results, but I'm not sure since the rest of the post is about the candle.

Another question:
I have some STRANGE results when I try coloring a rune with blood for magical intent. Am I just not used to the energy that blood puts on a rune, or could it be something more worrisome?

[Rick]

This is fantastic! More! More!
For more, see the stuck thread Practical Rune Magic near the top of this forum.
Question: When you say

You can carve this charm into wood or clay & carry or wear it.
What do you mean? I assume you mean that you can carve the same runes into a block of wood and carry it around or make a pendant out of it for the same results, but I'm not sure since the rest of the post is about the candle.
Yes, I mean that you can carve this same runecharm in the prescribed manner into a piece of wood or clay and carry it or wear it for the same results (the results will probably happen more slowly, but will probably be longer lasting, as well). The post is about practical rune magic, not candle magic, per se. Using a candle is simply one of the most practical ways to use the runecharm without a significant amount of knowledge of runes, runelore, how to make bindrunes, etc.

Another question:
I have some STRANGE results when I try coloring a rune with blood for magical intent. Am I just not used to the energy that blood puts on a rune, or could it be something more worrisome?
Hmm... don't know... the only results I get from staining my runes are more powerful workings...

[CzechWoods]

Ya know, when I give this lecture at the psychic fairs, I try to stress "practical". On one hand, there's candle magic, on which I'm no expert. Seems I recall from somewhere (Gods! I wish I HAD done drugs in the '60's, so there'd be a reason for the flashbacks!) that blue is associated with healing; black absorbs negativity, & white (good general purpose candle color) repels negativity. Red (vitality) might be good, as might gold, or yellow. On the other hand, practicality says, "Use what you got!" (OK, it's bad grammar!)

Hey, out there, any better suggestions on candle color for healing/health?

i assume its a repeating, but pink is often associated with healing

[Rick]

Thanks, CW, I'll give that one a go...

[Sage Rainsong]

I like red for healing When I used runes I used uruz on a red candle to give my immune system a big kick in the ass and to restore vitality. Sorry if this has been repeated.

[CzechWoods]

just adding some more colours and general meanings that came to my mind
black - bannishing
white - blessing
red - life force
green - growth
dark blue - spiritual protection
purple - spirituality
yellow, gold - money drawing , solar energy
silver, ivory: lunar energy
pink - healing

of course in the context of healing the assosiations would be:
pink, general healing
and teh other colours would be slightly different in interpretation / adapted

also you could use the chakra colour of the corresponding chakra

[Teresa]

Blue and also Green candles are good for healing and health type of candle spells and perfect for carving sigils or runes into! I hope this helps.And CW is right You could also use the chakra color for a particular area.