Practical Rune Magic V

[Rick]

Greetings.

This Runecharm is to "deflect an enemy's weapon". Works equally well to deflect a spell, or negative energy, etc.

You will need the usual 'Practical Rune Magic' items. The "anchor" Rune here is Raido, so use a yellow candle (although white or black would work here, as well).

Cast your circle & do your invocations as lined out in 'Practical Rune Magic I'. Think on that which you wish to deflect. On the East side of your candle, carve Raido; on the South, Kenaz; on the West, Isa; & on the North, Jera. Chant. speak, or sing the names of the Runes as you carve them. Burn the candle 'til it's gone.

As usual, this charm can also be carved into a piece of wood, to be burned or carried (but not both at the same time :D).

Happy Runing!

[Rick]

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[Myst]

Rick I've found these posts very interesting. Where did you learn all this? I guess I should get out my bag of runes and do some meditation :)

[Rick]

Originally posted by WillowRaven
Rick I've found these posts very interesting. Where did you learn all this? I guess I should get out my bag of runes and do some meditation :)

Well... places like this, where those who've studied something a bit longer share with those who haven't studied it as long.

If you're a serious Rune student, then you should own 'The Poetic Edda' (most any translation is OK), 'Northern Mysteries & Magic' & 'Principles of Runes' by Freya Aswynn, 'Futhark' by Edred Thorsson, 'Helrunar' by Jan Fries, & 'Runes' by R.I. Page. Anything by these authors is recommended. Also works by Bernard King & Kveldulf Gundarsson. I'd avoid Ralph Blum, P.M.H. Atwater, Kenneth Meadows... that list could go on & on...

Remember, this list of authors represents my opinions, & not necessarily that of MysticWicks.

PS We're currently up to #5... 13 to go in this current series of Runecharms (more or less one weekly), then we move on to the Runecharms in the Sigdrifumal

[Silver Venus]

Im still waiting for my 'Northern Mysteries & Magic' & 'Principles of Runes' by Freya Aswynn!! Its been four weeks now ~ so I think Im going to write to the company because I cant bear it anylonger! (im waiting for a new Tarot deck too :()

13 to go hey! Wow! Have you got one for making my book come faster to me? ;)

[Rick]

Originally posted by Silver Venus
Im still waiting for my 'Northern Mysteries & Magic' & 'Principles of Runes' by Freya Aswynn!! Its been four weeks now ~ so I think Im going to write to the company because I cant bear it anylonger! (im waiting for a new Tarot deck too :()

13 to go hey! Wow! Have you got one for making my book come faster to me? ;)



...'Practical Rune Magic I'... best done on a Thorsday, but Tyrsday is good, too (Wodinsday is the only day you really have to be careful about doing Runeworkings, as it's generally the day to do woe workings).

[Silver Venus]

Okilly Doukilly! Ill give the negative influences a whirl tonight and then try out the need one for Thorsday!

Interesting about Wodinsday ~ why is that then? because I thought it was Odin's day

[Rick]

Originally posted by Silver Venus
Okilly Doukilly! Ill give the negative influences a whirl tonight and then try out the need one for Thorsday!

Interesting about Wodinsday ~ why is that then? because I thought it was Odin's day


Odin (Wodin, Wotan) is seen as the God who brings woe to his enemies. By extension, he therefore would be the God to invoke to bring woe to your enemies. And what better day to invoke him than on his own day? :)

[Silver Venus]

Aha the penny has dropped now!! Ok Ill give workings a miss on a Wodinsday :p

[Rick]

Originally posted by Silver Venus
Aha the penny has dropped now!! Ok Ill give workings a miss on a Wodinsday :p

Thank you. I'll sleep easier...

(OK, I never said it was a GOOD joke... :bad: :D )

[Jazzy Cat]

Rik

Interesting point on Wednesday, but don't you think Odin also represents our Exemplar, our role model as the God who hung for nine days on the world tree and gave his eye for the runes? I agree he does have his warrior aspects but as a God of searching and wisdom I feel he is unparalleled, well as an Odinist of 15 years I would think that. So Wednesday under that thought would be a day to work spells, magic or Blots concerning wisdom, striving, self sacrifice and Galdr. For the last 5 years I have worked magic on Wodensday's or conducted rites to Odin and all results have been good. It might just be point of view, to a warrior Odin means destruction to the enemy but to the Shaman or Gothi, he means wisdom and learning.

I see your point, but I also think it is important to note Odin was much more than woe to the enemy. I think much of that type of thought arrived because of the prevelance of Thor as he was and is much sought for patronage by artisans, after all then the conquoring is done you have to get down to the work of farming and blacksmithing etc.

I agree, Freya Aswynn is a good author, I like Nigel Pennick too, however I have a dislike of Edred Thorsson, never taken to his stuff although I know lots of people like it.

Incidentally have you come across anything on working with trollrunes? Like wendrunes they are a magical use of the Elder Futhark.

See ya

[Rick]

Damn! You're gonna make me think (don't you know thinking makes your brain get all wrinkled up? ;) ).

You make a good point about Odin being Patron God of artists & poets. I wouldn't discount doing all Rune workings on Wednesday (the ones you pointed out being prime examples of Wodin's Day workings). But it's been my experience that doing workings involving negative energy, even one's where you're trying to remove it , reflect it, ect., can have strange results if done on this day. Kinda like doing workings on the dark of the moon... it's not that you can't, it's just that they often seem to have weird & unexpected results.

I am an Odinsman, as well. Have conciously been since I was about ten or twelve years old. Yes, Odin, as First Shaman, is my shamanic role model. To me, this reinforces his role in woe; there's no free lunch. Anything worth having, especially knowledge & wisdom, comes at a price. What are you willing to sacrifice to receive what you want? This is how I see Odin as my role model. I emulate his sacrifice to gain what I seek.

As a general rule of thumb, I would still recommend against doing most Rune workings on Wednesday, especially for those less experienced (& most of those here are not Odin's Children, & therefore might not understand much of the significance, pro or con).

I use Thorsson's works as reference. I find his writing style kinda pompous & overly-scholarly, but that doesn't take away from the value of the knowledge he presents (it just makes it annoying to sift it from the pomposity).

I'm not familiar with the term 'trollRunes'. The term 'wendRunes' is familiar, but at the moment, I'm drawing a blank. I'll go to the Source (the Mad Vitki, Russ the Runester), & get back to you.

[Jazzy Cat]

Don’t worry about your brain getting all crinkled! No one can see it, well unless you get roped into re-enacting a scene from the X Files. Hide from scalpels and circular saws!! Errr I think I will leave that train of thought!

I think on the matter of Wednesday we will have to just differ in our opinions. On a point of comment on the use of the word “woe”, a friend of mine who is a hereditary Odinist from the very north of Scotland uses the term “wodening” to mean wedding. So I am beginning to wonder does the word woe have a different meaning. There is often information worth looking at in nursery rhymes so if we think about the rhyme of what day a child is born you have “Wednesday’s child is full of Woe”. Since nursery rhymes are meant to be nice I can’t believe the rhyme is dooming any child born on a Wednesday. I wonder if anyone has any insight into that rhyme’s origins? So the actual word “woe” would be interesting to trace back.

On the topic of working magic or not on particular days I think there is an important point on avoiding or not avoiding days. As an example, way back in the days when I started off on this path, via Wicca like just about everyone else, I would get into arguments with others who would not use the waning or dark moon time as it was negative. My argument was, that it was not negative, the new moon is to begin and grow, the full moon to celebrate the Mother Goddess and seek her aid and finally the old moon to loosen hold and rid yourself of things. I think it’s worth mentioning this as even if people view Wednesday as “woe” as in “ohhhh wooooooe” they should think on how they can use that attribute to help them. After all those avoiding the old moon because it is the crone phase may be missing out if a friend is ill, as they could do a spell to loosen the hold of the illness.

Trollrunes I am only finding small snippets about. They, as I say are adaptations on the Elder Futhark for powerful magic. Wendrunes are similarly used in magic, to write a wendrune you just scribe or carve it back to front or upside down. Quite a lot of runestones have them. The other type of magical rune is the svartrune. Yes, you've guessed it for the dark stuff, making people get out of their barrows etc. Something to avoid if you want to remain sane and in the Gods good books!!

Your views on Thorsson are right. Whereas his info is good, I can’t stand the “I am the great Oz” pomposity!

Haes thu hael

[Myst]

This reminds me of that old (Christian) poem about the day on which you were born. As I recall, "Wednesday's child is full of woe". I suppose that's where the idea came from.. Neat huh :)

[Silver Venus]

Originally posted by Jazzy Cat
“Wednesday’s child is full of Woe”. Since nursery rhymes are meant to be nice I can’t believe the rhyme is dooming any child born on a Wednesday. I wonder if anyone has any insight into that rhyme’s origins? So the actual word “woe” would be interesting to trace back

Yeah Ive always been puzzled by that one too as woe to most and me means misfourtune... Ive just done a little search ~ havent found much apart from
http://www.shu.ac.uk/cgi-bin/tp_post4.cgi?=413900
http://tech.irt.org/articles/js045/

So it looks like its got soemthing to do with the bible but still doesnt explian why woe?

[Rick]

...maybe Wednesday's Child is full of... WOTAN!! :D

[Rick]

The 5th Runecharm of the Havamal:

"That fifth I know, if from foeman's hand
I see a spear sped into throng,
never so fast it flies but its flight I can stay,
once my eye lights on it."

Havamal 150:1-4

[Myst]

I think I'm going to go visit the local bookstore and see if they have a copy of Northern Mysteries & Magick tonight.

[Mairwen]

Originally posted by Rick
If you're a serious Rune student, then you should own 'The Poetic Edda' (most any translation is OK), 'Northern Mysteries & Magic' & 'Principles of Runes' by Freya Aswynn, 'Futhark' by Edred Thorsson,

If you can find it, The Road to BiFrost is also excellent.

[Sunday's Child]

Rick, why would you avoid works by Ralph H. Blum?

[Rick]

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[Lavender]

Greetings.

This Runecharm is to "deflect an enemy's weapon". Works equally well to deflect a spell, or negative energy, etc.

You will need the usual 'Practical Rune Magic' items. The "anchor" Rune here is Raido, so use a yellow candle (although white or black would work here, as well).

Cast your circle & do your invocations as lined out in 'Practical Rune Magic I'. Think on that which you wish to deflect. On the East side of your candle, carve Raido; on the South, Kenaz; on the West, Isa; & on the North, Jera. Chant. speak, or sing the names of the Runes as you carve them. Burn the candle 'til it's gone.

As usual, this charm can also be carved into a piece of wood, to be burned or carried (but not both at the same time :D).

Happy Runing!
Rick, I've been meaning to ask you this...if you were to carve this charm into a charm, would you use YOUR direction as the charm faces you or the charm's direction as it faces you? Did I make sense there? :lol:

And why should you not use both at the same time?

[Rick]

OK, if I understand what you're asking, ;) you'd use the charm's directions as it faces you...

Hmm... I've never tried both at the same time... I'm gonna have to think about that one... (that's code-talk for "I don't have the foggiest idea"... :T )

[Lavender]

Thankee!! (that's code-talk for "thank you" :D)

[Zephyroth]

I accept that it´s a problem, to believe in the Uthark theory.Also in his book Uthark T.Karlsson told that there are a few findings as proof for Uthark theory...But it is exist or not, how can we trust in the whole findings of the countries of the north, which one is exist, which rune system is more Magickal?Were you there during the excavation?The 33 anglo-saxon Runes or futhark or uthark.
For me the uthark is exist because I´m believing in the academic people and I like the both rune theories even though I`m at the beginner stage of the runemagick...
By the way Rick you can find the books from Fries at amazon.com.uk .....

[Rick]

Thanks, Zephyroth... now if I can just cipher pounds into dollars... hmm... naught plus naught equals naught... carry the naught...