Cweorth
Cweorth is the letter Q
There is no rune poem for cweorth. It is a Northumbrian rune.
Cweorth, the holy fire, by which offerings are made, people, animals and objects are purified, and the dead are released and reborn again. Todays influence of cweorth was incredibly benign. It isn’t always burning, consuming purification and destruction. Sometimes it can just be the warmth, light and heat, filling the space the encompasses it, and radiating it’s holy power throughout.
Nauthiz
Nauthiz is the letter N
Anglo-Saxon rune poem (from ragweedforge.com)
Trouble is oppressive to the heart;
yet often it proves a source of help and salvationto the children of men, to everyone who heeds it betimes
Nauthiz is a rune of Fate, which is often described as troubling and cruel, usually because only the unpleasant things are attributed to it. Another meaning to Nauthiz is Necessity, that which needed. In the twisting, twining and weaving of fate, both benevolent and malevolent things are present. Yet in responding to each one, in it’s own way, it can bring help and salvation. Today is more about help and salvation. The trials faced have been somewhat prepared for, and while some pain will be present, the resolution will come quickly.
Yr
Yr is the letter Y
Anglo-Saxon rune poem (from ragweedforge.com)
Yr is a source of joy and honour to every prince and knight;
it looks well on a horse and is a reliable equipment for a journey
Yr signifies skill, ability and finesse. As a general indicator for today, it indicates that you have the ability to handle things as they arise, so they work out for you in a beneficial manner. It may not be quickly, as any artist or artisan can tell you, but often times the best things take time to produce.
Aethel reversed
Aethel is the vowel sound “ai” (like bait)
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
Aethel reversed indicates a flight from the home and personal estate. It might be an indicator of discord among the inhabitants, but it is also a sign that perhaps one just needs to get out and do things, and will not have an opportunity to rest, and enjoy the things of the home in prosperity. You might also find yourself isolated in your own home. Restrictions and limitations keep you there, against your will, and the joys of family and friends are not able to enter in, for other reasons.
Isa
Isa is the vowel sound “ee”
Anglo-Saxon rune poem (from ragweedforge.com)
Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery;
it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems;it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon
Isa is the rune of ice and cold. In a very literal way, today was a very cold day in Southern California. Not record lows, but according to weather history for the area, very close to it.
Spiritually, it shows that things have been put on ice. Generally it indicates things are frozen and locked up, unable to move or break free, contained or trapped by things around them. Of course, when things are frozen over, it might be an opportunity to pass them by, as you able to slide past easily (and hopefully gracefully) seeing things locked away, perhaps what was once ugly, not glistens like a jewel, frozen away
Gebo
Gebo is the letter G
Anglo-Saxon Rune poem (from ragweedforge.com)
Generosity brings credit and honour, which support one’s dignity;
it furnishes help and subsistenceto all broken men who are devoid of aught else
Gebo, the rune of the gift, of contracts and of generosity. The exchange between people, organizations, or countries and the social contract that binds us all is the essence of Gebo. Now is the time to experience that gift, and the exchange, but coming into that type of give and take. You have gifts that you should share with the world. The world has gifts that it will give to you in return.
Inguz
Inguz is the suffix –ing
Anglo-Saxon rune poem (from ragweedforge.com)
Ing was first seen by men among the East-Danes,
till, followed by his chariot,he departed eastwards over the waves.So the Heardingas named the hero
Inguz is the is the fruitful seed, ripe with potential. Recently, while contemplating Inguz, it came to me that it represents male energy, in that sense that it is activating and active, but also it’s form can also hold within it great potential, power that can be tapped, that is often not apparent by the surface. A tiny grain of pollen seems like a miniscule thing, but from it’s cycle, comes forth all manner of fruit, grain and infant plants. So it is with the sperm cell, which is tiny, but yet within it is the potential energy of new life. Inguz signifies both that male power, but also that energy, both in its potential, but also in its activating and active expression. This week is about that energy in all of its forms, and how it interacts with the runes that speak for the days ensuing
Ac reversed
Ac is the vowel sound “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.
Ac reversed indicates that things are unstable and not holding faith and honour with what is going on today. What seems like a good idea, turns out to be unsuitable. The presence of mind and dedication just isn’t there.
Feoh
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, wealth, favor, blessings – feoh gains all of these things and shows that they are given. But to continue to the good fortune, they must be given to others, from what you already have, and so more blessings may continue.
Ear reversed
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.
Seeing that this rune appeared at the beginning of the week, and now it appears again reversed, tells me that it’s role and influence has no completed itself. What I find interesting is that this ending (and reversal) occurs on the day when the two benevolent planets of Astrology, Jupiter and Venus, are also changing the retrograde motion and moving forward. No longer does “prosperity decline, happiness pass away and covenants are broken” but instead they will now increase and improve, at least a little. It doesn’t necessarily solve all of your troubles, but with the direct presence of their benefic influence, things can improve again.
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