Category Archives: rune of the day

August 3, 2010 – Aethel

Aethel

Aethel is the sound “ae”

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

An estate is very dear to every man,
if he can enjoy there in his housewhatever is right and proper in constant prosperity

Today is probably a good day to work on the home. Maybe doing some of those cleaning chores that need to get done, or organize those drawers you have been meaning to organize. Use your kitchen and cook something, or kick and back and relax with a good book for part of the evening.

August 1, 2010 – Dagaz


Dagaz

Dagaz is the letter D

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Day, the glorious light of the Creator, is sent by the Lord;
it is beloved of men, a source of hope and happiness to rich and poor,and of service to all

As an interesting counterpoint to the energies of Jera, August first is marked by Dagaz, the rune of Day, change, and awakening. While the energies of Jera are slow, patient and methodical, Dagaz is quick to change, abrupt, and changeable. In their relationship, it could be seen that Dagaz is aggressive change that is being set in motion, to be followed through with Jera, to sustain, encourage and nurture it, so that those changes may become something new.

August 1 – 7, 2010 – Jera

Jera

Jera is the letter J

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Summer is a joy to men, when God, the holy King of Heaven,
suffers the earth to bring forth shining fruitsfor rich and poor alike

Jera, the rune of Summer, Harvest and the year, is the rune for this first week of August. A very propitious sign, as Jera equals well the with wiccan festival celebrated by many on the first, and over this week, the First Harvest known as Lammas. Fruits and grains are coming in now, some to be enjoyed, others to be processed so they can be stored away for the rest of the year. The day is starting to get shorter as we have moved away from the peak of summer. For some, the first chill of autumn may start to arrive in the evening, while others experience great heat waves, often called the “Dog Days of Summer” so named for the rising of the constellation Canis Major and its’ major star, Sirius.

August – Feoh reversed


Feoh reversed

Feoh is the letter F

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Wealth is a comfort to all men;
yet must every man bestow it freely,if he wish to gain honour in the sight of the Lord

Feoh reversed is the rune cast for August, indicating problems related to finances. It might come in the form of unexpected bills or expenses that need to be paid off. It might be that the time prior was spent in frivolous living, and now your savings is empty. Or it might just be worry, possibly necessary, over finances and whether you will have enough to meet your needs and your desires, to experience not just survival, but fulfillment. It may be other resources that are being expended too quickly as well, anything that can signify that wealth that you possess.

July 31, 2010 – Cweorth


Cweorth

Cweorth is the “q” sound.

There is no rune poem for Cweorth. It is a Northumbrian Rune.
Cweorth felt like an appropriate rune for Saturday. I was participating in ritual observance of holy days of the Wiccan tradition I belong to, and then in a totally twist of mildly ufortunate turn, I got a good sunburn, as I was on a beach near San Diego, CA for the observance. The sacred fires of Cweorth can burn you, if you are not careful.

July 27, 2010 – Laguz reversed

Laguz reversed

Laguz is the letter L

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

The ocean seems interminable to men,
if they venture on the rolling barkand the waves of the sea terrify themand the courser of the deep heed not its bridle

Last week, some neighbors with whom I am friends, had another friend move in, as he has just relocated from Florida back to California. The friend is a Santero and Vodouisant and involved with people down in Miami. We were talking one night as I cam home from my grove’s full moon ritual, and he went and got me his copy of Maya Deren’s Divine Horseman: The Living Gods of Haiti. I have to say, it’s a wonderful book. Reading it is great, and very involving. What does this have to do with Laguz reversed. Well, in the book, she talks about the abyssal waters, to which the spirits seem to go, and are also called back from, sometimes. When I pulled Laguz reversed today, my first thought was descending into those deep waters, where it is cool and dark and relatively still. In these deep waters, souls can rest, but also wait, to hear the call that will bring them back to the warm, dry land above. Much as laguz reversed appears to be a vector arrow pointing down, sometimes it is in the depths that one will find what is sought.