Runes?
What are they?
by
Chantell
the RuneSinger
The most common and easily recognized virtue of runes is their magical
and divination abilities.
It was believed that by calling upon the appropriate rune one could
thereby make contact with the force in Nature in which the symbol
was representing.
It is this combining with nature that has enabled insights and even
prophecies for centuries, right up to the present times of today.
Today, you can see runic symbols everywhere, even when you don’t
realize you are looking at them.
Trees, buildings, talismans, even the written word can be recognized
as runic symbolization,
be it a natural coincidence or not, it simply shows that runes are
a part of our
everyday lives and we only have to take a moment to recognize their
very existence to feel their impact.
Consecrating
Your Runes
After you have taken your runes home, the next thing that you may
want to do is to consecrate them.
This is a small dedication that will add your personal power to
your runes.
If you're using these runes for religious purposes then design a
small ritual
and consecrate them the same way you have with other tools that
you may have consecrated before.
If you are not familiar with consecration,
or would simply prefer not to consecrate your runes that is your
personal decision.
60s & Further recommends to at least preparing your runes before
using them for the first time.
You can do this simply by holding the runes.
Open your mind and familiarize yourself with each symbol,
perhaps even looking up the name of each and saying it softly to
yourself.
This will allow your energies to enter into the runes for a more
personalized reading.
If you would like to read for someone else, they must first place
their energies into the runes.
Lay the runes out and have the person you are reading for place
their open palm slightly over the runes.
There is no right or wrong amount of time to do this, it is simply
‘knowing’ that the energies have been placed.
Make sure you repeat the process yourself before reading your own
runes again.
Storing
Your Runes
You have been provided with a felt pouch or container to safely
store your runes.
60s & Further recommends you to place the runes in a place
that you are likely to be present often so that your personal energies
will continually be absorbed by the runes for a deeper spiritual
connection.
Your bedside, or your altar,
or some place that is special to you is a great place to store your
runes until you use them again.
Your relationship with your rune set will be a
personal and spiritual one from this point on, so safekeeping is
important.
Casting
Casting is a very personal experience,
and therefore you may develop your own methods for casting once
you have become more experienced and have learned to trust your
intuition.
Many rune casters choose to cast their runes on a casting cloth.
The casting cloth does not have to be fancy, even a placemat will
work.
If colors are important to you, use the color that best represents
your own personal energy.
Laying
of the Runes
How do you choose which rune(s) to use for each layout?
There is much dispute on this very question.
We believes that it is also a very personal decision, and through
time,
you will develop your own techniques with what simply ‘feels
right’.
Once you let go of should be’s and have to be’s,
you will be on the right track to accepting your inner voice or
intuition.
We recommend laying all the runes out in front
of you,
with the symbols hidden, or face down.
It does not matter if you can see through the runes;
you will not be looking at them when you choose them.
Then choose the layout that you would like to use.
Next, close your eyes and place your hand slightly over the runes,
with your palm facing down.
Take a deep breath and concentrate on a question you would like
to ask the runes.
Don’t be discouraged if you do not have a question’
just simply ask the runes what is in store for you, or some other
generalized question.
Next, you will wave your hand slowly over the runes, without touching,
this way if you are familiar with the feel of your runes,
particularly if they are different shapes and sizes,
you will not subconsciously choose the one you want to be in the
layout.
As your hand is waving over the runes, be aware of your senses.
When you pass over a rune that ‘feels’ right,
or you have a tingling sensation in your hand…stop.
The universe is guiding you to that rune.
Pick up the rune,
place it aside in it’s position (see layouts for positioning)
and repeat until you have chosen the required amount of runes.
The runes in their positions should still be face down,
but it does not matter if one is upturned,
just read each rune in its proper order
turning each one over, as you are ready to read it.
It is said that a rune reading has a time span of three months.
That is three months into the future.
If you want a longer time span,
be sure to mention this as you are asking the runes your question.
For example, I would like to know how my trip is going to go in
6 months… and so on.
RUNE
SPREADS
One Rune Layout
The most basic layout involves one rune.
Select one rune and perceive its overall energies and feelings as
the outcome of your question.
One rune readings are great for generalized readings, perhaps to
discover how your day is going to go.
Three Rune Layout
1 2 3
This is a very popular layout for rune readings.
It represents past, present and future.
When you lay the runes out in front of you,
place the past rune to the furthest left (position 1),
place the present rune in the center (position 2),
and the future rune in the furthest right position (position 3).
Read the rune in the center, your present position first,
then you read the past influences that brought you to the present,
and finally the future outcome.
Five Rune Layout
3
2 1 4
5
Lay the runes in the numeric order above.
Then read them in the same order.
1 –
Represents the question,
the present position of the querent.
2 –
Represents the past,
the past that has brought the querent to their present position
or question
3 – Represents
Influences of the querent.
People, material, karmic, spiritual, etc influences of the querent
that will be influential or helpful to the outcome of the question
at hand.
4 – Represents
the situation on a whole,
basically, what must be accepted and cannot be changed.
5 – This
is your final outcome, the result rune.
Usually this rune is used in conjunction with the other four runes
to create a scenario
that is in conjunction with the question.
A negative rune in this position does not
necessarily mean a negative result,
particularly if combined with positive runes in other positions.
