July 14, 2010 – Shtan

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Shtan

Shtan is a “sh” sound.

There is no rune poem for Shtan. It is a Northumbrian Rune.

Shtan, the stone, you can say that it “grounds” you, in that contemporary terminology, of taking you from the phrenzied[1] state of mind and soul, to one that is stable, calm and unshakable. It is a foundation, the rock solid support to build upon. As any construction engineer can tell you, a good foundation can protect a buidling, even during natural disasters, that other buildings collapse from, because their foundations were unsteady or made with minimal attention.
In Orion Foxwood’s book “The Tree of Enchantment” he talks about the Stone, a state being where you have worked and achieved, a point of stability, and a foundation, from which now the higher levels and the being who dwell in them are now accessible, which he describes as the stars, or rather the stars above. I think of it, in this sense, as being the mountain peak, beyond the tree line, where it is only rock, wind and sky. From there it seems that direct access to the celestial powers above can be reached, but they also pour forth that holy starfire, into the stone, and the land beneath.

[1] Terminology taken from Henry Cornelius Agrippa Von Nettesheim’s text “Three Books of Occult Philosophy”

july 13, 2010 – Gar

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Gar

There is no letter equivalent for Gar

There is no rune poem for Gar, it is a Northumbrian rune.

Gar as a symbol of the axis mundi, but also of the all, the center and the circumference. Yes, it could be a symbol of Odhinn, but in the sense of him being the Cosmic One, Jormunr, All-father, the one that gave the breath of life, ond. Yet, it is ond that is not yet shaped, not yet apparent, not yet accessible, unlike other runes that reach out to the activating potential. It is the ond of emptiness, of the allness that exists beyond everything, even beyond concepts, that my words fail to express.

July 9, 2010 – Tiewaz

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Tiewaz

Tiewaz is the letter T

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem (from ragweedforge.com)

Tiewaz is a guiding star; well does it keep faith with princes;
it is ever on its course over the mists of night and never fails

The guiding star that never falters and never fails, the Pole Star, the Nail Star, by which the heavens are held up, and all the other stars move about in eternal circumlocution. It was by the Pole Star that people would find their way at night.
In the Southern US, it was, and is, the Star of Freedom, guiding slaves north, where they could be emancipated. As it is part of Ursa minor, it takes it’s place in mythology of Artemis, for whom the bear was sacred. It is also believed to be part of Hesperides, the daughters of Atlas, who protect the apples of immortality, also with Draco, the Dragon, surrounding them. It was also called Cynosura, The Dog’s Tail, as Ursa minor was also seen as a dog in another myth about these stars.

In Scandinavia it was called Veralder Nagli, (World Spike) which the world was to revolve around, it’s end a glittering jewel which sparkles in the night sky.

It is a symbol of constancy and fixedness, but yet also freedom and guidance. Tiewaz holds it’s own in all things, but by following it one can find their way.

July 8, 2010 – Ear reversed

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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.

Things/concepts/behaviors would normally pass away are being preserved. The end is in sight, but there is still a distance to go before completion.