In my case, I get to experience it unfold within me, while watching how it unfold within my husband. Watching an attunement to a certain type of energy unfold is an interesting thing, especially when you can compare the way different people react. It included an energetic attunement to the Runes. The second class was using them in healing, which was especially interesting to me as a Reiki Master. It was incredibly informative and added a whole new level of understanding for me to use in creating magical objects with them. The first class was all about the meanings of Runes in divination, and different spreads to use. With both of us having interest in Runes, we decided to try it out. My husband and I heard that Sali Crow, my mentor Sandy’s sister, was doing a three part class on Runic divination and magic recently. I’ve also always integrated them into amulets that I’ve made, finding their basic angular shape easy to draw or embroider, and their ability to move energy to be rather powerful. I dabbled in working with them for years, using them for divination, and even using them to invoke energies in my life by having select Runes tattooed on my back. I believe my first real introduction to Runes was from my high school friend Robin (who, incidentally, also introduced me to Shamanism). From the Well of Urd at the base of the tree, he beheld the Runes that the Norns carved into the tree to direct fate, bringing the information into this world. As myth goes, the Norse God Odin hung himself to Yggdrasil, the World Tree, pierced by his own spear, for nine days and nine nights. There are 24 letters in this alphabet, and each carry a meaning and its own power. My husband and I just returned to our house from part 2 of a 3 part class on Runes, giving me a little time to talk about this magical Norse alphabet that I work with.įor those of you who aren’t familiar with Runes, the Elder Futhark (the set of Runes that I work with) is a writing style from Northern Germanic tribes from around the 2nd to the 8th centuries. There is a blessing in the tardiness of this week’s piece, though. I’ll be back on track this upcoming week, I promise. Now, not wanting to get permanently inked with something just from having done research online, I emailed a well known professor who teaches Old Norse and Scandinavian History at a University in order to get an experts opinion on the translation and to make sure it was as accurate as possible.With a computer issue Friday night, and a birthday party to put together Saturday, I’d like to apologize for the lateness of my blog. Younger Futhark is what was mainly used during the Viking Age (8th-11th century) translates to þᚱ ᚢ ᛏ ᛦ Now, that word written in the runic alphabet (I'd be using the Younger Futhark alphabet, there are different sets of runes depending on region and time period. I researched a fair deal, asked people online about what the translation would be for the word, and found out that the word 'strength' translates to 'Þróttr'. I've always been interested in Norse mythology, so I thought it would be cool to get what I initially wanted (the word STRENGTH) written out in runes rather than just getting it written in English or something else. Long story short, I've been thinking of getting a tattoo for a while now (it would be my first).

Elder futhark rune tattoos