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July 26, 2010 – Peorth

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Peorth

Peorth is the letter P

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Peorth is a source of recreation and amusement to the great,
where warriors sit blithely together in the banqueting-hall

Peorth, the rune of chance and luck, marks today. Chance can take many forms, from the easily recognized games to chance, to anything that is a risk, a leap of faith, a blind groping in the dark, by which something fortunate is sought. As one of the parts of the whole weaving which can be considered part of wyrd and orlog, it is the one most sought after and often praised, at least when it is unfortunate. But usually when misfortune is met with, fate or the evil conspiracies are usually blamed as the culprit, now matter how unlikely it maybe.

July, 23 2010 – Eihwaz

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Eihwaz

Eihwaz has the long “i” sound, but is not used in writing regularly.

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

The yew is a tree with rough bark,
hard and fast in the earth, supported by its roots,a guardian of flame and a joy upon an estate

Eihwaz, the yew tree, Yggdrasil in the underworld, but also the tree that connects, for all things enter in the realms below, but also the rune of defense, in the sense that “the best defense is a good offense.” Sometimes, to enter the realms below and walk the road ot Hel, and yet still live, you need to turn your perspective around. Sometimes to make those connections, things need to be seen from a different angle that it outside your usual tunnel vision.

July 22, 2010 – Ac reversed

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Ac reversed

Ac is the long a sound like “ah”

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

The oak fattens the flesh of pigs for the children of men.
Often it traverses the gannet’s bath,and the ocean proves whether the oak keeps faithin honourable fashion

So, this morning I found the following quote in my inbox, from a service that I subscribe to for daily inspiration. Just so you know it’s background, I was raised in a religion known as Christian Science. (No, it’s not scientology, completely different). It was founded by a woman named Mary Baker Eddy, and she wrote a book called “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The following is a quote from that book.

“Honesty is spiritual power. Dishonesty is human weakness, which forfeits divine help”

Ac reversed indicating dishonesty and dishonorable conduct, it was interesting to find this quote this morning. Are you being honest with yourself?

July 21, 2010 – Cweorth

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Cweorth

Cweorth is the letter Q

There is no rune poem for Cweorth. It is a Northumbrian rune.

Well yesterday was the rune of the Grave. Today is the Fire-Twirl, the sacred fire which both hallows things, but is also used to light the funeral pyre. It appears that a great ending and purification is occurring.

July 20, 2010 – Ear

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Ear

Ear is the dipthong “ea”

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

The grave is horrible to every knight,
when the corpse quickly begins to cooland is laid in the bosom of the dark earth.Prosperity declines, happiness passes awayand covenants are broken

July 19, 2010 – Eihwaz

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Eihwaz

Eihwaz doesn’t have an exact letter correspondence. It is similar to the long vowel “i”

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

The yew is a tree with rough bark,
hard and fast in the earth, supported by its roots,a guardian of flame and a joy upon an estate

Eihwaz is the rune of the yew tree, the aspect of the Yggdrasil as the tree of the underworld, but also the tree that is connected to all parts of creation. Even though it has a vowel sound, it was rarely used in written inscriptions, it’s sound usually written out long hand in other letters. The bending twisted branches and roots of the yew indicate the many links and connections that it can form, while it’s toxic nature to humans, while being evergreen, and a common tree used in old European cemeteries speaks of it’s connection to the underworld and the afterlife. Sometimes by going down though, one arrives in the upper worlds, and the afterlife can be the means to apotheosis, becoming a divine being.