Category Archives: raidho

December 18, 2010 – Raidho

Raidho

Raidho is the letter R

Anglo-Saxon rune poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Riding seems easy to every warrior while he is indoors
and very courageous to him who traverses the high-roadson the back of a stout horse

Raidho indicates that today will be a day of action, planning, and traveling about. Doors and roads will be opened, to help one achieve what is desired. It doesn’t necessarily indicate a fast paced day, but there will definitely be things going on. It will help if you can be orderly, organized and directed with it, but it’s not a requirement.

September 25, 2010 – Raidho

Raidho

Raidho is the letter R

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Riding seems easy to every warrior while he is indoors
and very courageous to him who traverses the high-roadson the back of a stout horse

Raidho is indicating that today is going to be full of action, and travel. Taking journeys of various kinds, internal and external, to reach the intended goal. There is a rhythm to the day, one that in aligning with that rhythm, it will propel you to where you need to be, and what you need to do.

May 27, 2010 – Raidho

Raidho

Raidho is the letter R

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Riding seems easy to every warrior while he is indoors
and very courageous to him who traverses the high-roadson the back of a stout horse

Raidho is the rune of the road, journey, and travel. It is all about have a destination (literal, metaphorical or metaphysical) in mind, and taking the steps necessary to get there. In a reading it indicates travel of various kinds, and in a reading about travel, is a benevolent indication that the journey will go well and proceed with out overwhelming difficulty.

It is a definitely a rune of action, especially planned and decisive action (in the sense of being prepared for a trip). It is also well suited for any kind of spiritual journeying, whether it be shamanic, pathworking or astral projection. Combined with other runes, it can be the mean of going on the road you need to walk, a means to ensure that you are going where you want to go in the changeable lands of the otherworlds, and that you don’t wander from your road on accident.

May 18, 2010 – Raidho

Raidho

Raidho is the letter R

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Riding seems easy to every warrior while he is indoors
and very courageous to him who traverses the high-roadson the back of a stout horse.

Raidho is the rune of riding, roads, and journeys. While it can be metaphorical, it is often more direct and literal. You can expect travel of some kind involved. While there is a sense of action, it is more direct, focused and purposeful. There is often a goal, destination or end point in the journey, even if it is only a large circle of heading out, only to return. Generally in a question of travel, Raidho indicates a safe journey, although not always an easy or fast one.
Part of what I notice with Raidho is that it also connects with rhythm. It is rhythm which drives music, and a rhythm can also drive people as well, helping them to keep acting, and keep moving forward until they have reached their goal. A slow, steady rhythm can organize people, much like in iconic images of people rowing in a long ship, or a quick rolling tempo can help to bring on states of spiritual ecstasy, allowing one to walk the roads between worlds to seek out spiritual beings for weal or woe. Raidho is the expression of those rhythmic energies, and also work to harmonize with rhythms around you, no matter what kind.

Rune of the Month – Raidho

Raidho

Raidho is the letter R

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Riding seems easy to every warrior while he is indoors
and very courageous to him who traverses the high-roadson the back of a stout horse

Raidho, the rune of riding, the road and journeys is the rune for May. Expect issues to arise dealing with travel, both physical and metaphysical. You may find barriers or obstacles being removed or created, as well as new insights, new roads opening up, and many other themes relating to journeys. The beginning of May has the possibility to focus more on the inner journey, one that my be psychological or magical in nature, with the closing of Mercury Retrograde. The inner journey may help you to realize what outer journey’s you should take when the time comes.

Part of my understanding of Raidho is that there is an element of rhythm. In many journeys, establishing a rhythm to the way you are moving helps make the journey easier, whether that be music you listen to, or a “right-left-right” going through your own head as you proceed down the road. You might even align with the greater rhythms of creation, and use that as your guide to when and where to go, how to get there, and what time to arrive. Even when it seems absent, rhythm is something that may subtly be present, from the long subtle rhythms that mark the cycles of sun and moon, to the rhythm that pounds away within your chest, created by the beating of your heart.

January 30, 2010

Ehwaz

Ehwaz is the vowel sound of a short e, as in “get”

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

The horse is a joy to princes in the presence of warriors.
A steed in the pride of its hoofs,when rich men on horseback bandy words about it;and it is ever a source of comfort to the restless

Ehwaz translates as horse. The horse was and is a domestic animal of great value. While most of modern transportation has replaced horses as the original means of expediting a trip, we still retain the association, for example in “horsepower” (which is the power of an automobiles engine). As I mentioned in Audh-runa, this rune is one of those runes of wealth, a joy to princes, warriors, rich men, and a comfort to the restless (meaning I think to those who travel, or have great wanderlust).

The esoteric meaning to me is about speed, motion and movement. Horsepower in vehicles, is the power of the car to move, and to move quickly. The more horsepower, the faster it goes. So it is with horses. They could quickly get you moving, much faster then on foot, and your journey (raidho) could get you there quicker, but also go much farther and faster. So, I expect today to be filled with a great deal of speed, movement and motion. That motion maybe cyclical (like a journey that eventually takes you back home) but it will definitely be fast.