Ask teh runes!!!1

[louiselux]

Day 158 - runes

Ahem.

I impulse bought them from the British Museum shop, along with King Harald's Saga by Snori Sturluson. It's gripping and fast paced and so far I have got to part 34, where Harald and King Svein of Denmark are about to fight it out over who deserves Denmark more. In this part, I like that there is a court poet known as Thorleik the Handsome. He must've been very very handsome to be known for it.

I also bought Chronicles of the Vikings by RI Page, which I mostly picked because it has a chapter entitled 'the unheroic life' that comes straight after a chapter called 'the heroic life'.

Anyway! I have been practising with the runes (put hand in bag, extract rune, consult little book, feel baffled). Apparently, long distance rune-reading is quite acceptable. Please do feel free to ask them anything you like!! (Answers may not make sense, may contain nuts)

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[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

I had a rune set, but they vanished somewhere amidst all the moves I've made in the past 5-6 years. Let's see...I'd like to know if Milkweed's poetry editor is feeling positive about my manuscript (assuming it's even arrived on her desk with the post yet). Yes, I ask dangerous questions *g*

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Dangerous! Hmmm, well, what do you make of this?

That question drew 'eihwaz', whose meaning is defined here as:

'Patience is the counsel eihwaz offers: nothing hectic, no acting needy, or lusting after a desired outcome. This rune speaks to the difficulties that can arise at the beginning of a new life. Often it announces a time of waiting - for a spring to fill up with water, for fruit to ripen on the bough. Perseverance and foresight are called for to overcome obstacles.

You are put on notice that, through inconvenience and discomfort, growth is promoted. This may well be a trying time; certainly it is meaningful one.'

I hope that helps!

[kintail.livejournal.com]

Tav and I are currently debating whether to enroll in a tai chi program at the local rec centre this summer. What do the runes say? ~_^

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

*jiggles the runes*

Nauthiz: constraint, necessity, pain. You have drawn nauthiz reversed, or merkstave (upside down).

"Nauthiz is the great teacher disguised as the bringer of pain and limitation. A cleansing is required here; in undertaking it you fund a will and strengthen character. Begin with what is most difficult and proceed to that which is easy. Conversely, begin with what is easy and proceed to what is most difficult. Either way, remember that 'suffering' in it's original sense, merely meant undergoing. Thus you are required to undergo the dark side of your passage and bring it into the light.

Controlling your anger, restraining your impulses, keeping your faith firm - all this is at issue here. Modesty and good temper are essential at such a challenging time."

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

What do the runes say about Mr Kispexi2's new job?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Well done Mr Kispexi2!

You have drawn berkana: growth, rebirth (yew tree).

Berkana represents a form of fertility that fosters growth both symbolically and actually. The growth may occur in any form.

A rune that leads to blossoming and ripening, berkana is concerned with the flow of beings into their new forms. Its action is gentle, penetrating and pervasive. Consider your issue with care and awareness. First disperse resistance, then accomplish work. You must be clear and controlled, your motives correct. Dark corners must be cleansed; this must be carried out diligently and sometimes with expert help. Modesty, patience, fairness and generosity are called for here.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Oh Mighty Runes, was it a mistake to drink a whole litre of PJ's grape & mango smoothie for tea?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You have drawn Laguz: flow, water, that which conducts. However, it is reversed (upside down).

This is a warning against overreach and excessive striving. Flow reversed is a counsel against trying to exceed your own strength, or to operate beyond the power you have funded to date in your life.

It often indicates a failure to draw on the wisdom of instinct!

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Deer runez,

how might I obtain a new passport photo that does not make me look like a troll?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Ah, the age old problem!

You have drawn Algiz reversed, or merkstave. It says: 'be thoughtful about your health, and do not add to the burdens others are carrying. Look carefully at the associations you form at this time.

Regardless of whether your enterprise prospers or suffers, do not be overly concerned. You may not win, but you will never lose, for you can always learn from what takes place."

A shorter, less sweet one: Hidden danger, consumption by divine forces, loss of divine link. Taboo, warning, turning away, that which repels!!

[emungere.livejournal.com]

I can be getting into grad school plz, y/n?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You has drawn othilia: separation, retreat, inheritance.

"This is a time of separating paths. Old skins must be shed, outmoded relationships discarded. A rune of radical severance. A peeling away is called for.

The appropriate action here is submission, and quite possibly, retreat. Real property is associated with othilia, the rune of acquisition and benefits. However, these may be derived from something you give up. This can be particularly demanding when what you are called upon to abandon some aspect of your behaviour or your cultural inheritance.

Hmmmmm, does that help?

Whether it is your attachment to your position in society, to the work you do, or even to your beliefs about your own natures, the separation called for will free you to become more truly who you are.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Teiwaz: the warrior, sky god! It is reversed, so it means:

One's energy and creative flow are blocked. Mental paralysis, over-analysis, over-sacrifice, injustice, imbalance. Strife, war, conflict, failure in competition. Dwindling passion, difficulties in communication, and possibly separation.

Reversed, this rune calls for examining your motives carefully. Is it self conquest with which you are concerned? Or are you trying to dominate another? Are you lusting after outcomes, or are you focused on the task for its own sake? The danger is that through ill timed or hasty action, life force leaks out or is spilled.

...Well, that was as clear as mud, sorry.

[vom-marlowe.livejournal.com]

Deer Runz:
Please to be telling me whether I should try to buy a house!

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You have drawn dagaz: breakthrough, transformation, day.

Breakthrough, awakening, awareness. Daylight clarity as opposed to nighttime uncertainty. A time to plan or embark upon an enterprise. The power of change directed by your own will, transformation. Hope/happiness, the ideal. Security and certainty. Growth and release. Balance point, the place where opposites meet.

Dagaz often signals a great breakthrough or change. For some the change may be so radical that they no longer continue to live the ordinary life in the ordinary way. A major period of achievement and prosperity is often introduced by this rune. Nevertheless, considerable hard work can be involved in a time of transformation. Undertake to do it joyfully.

[kickingrad.livejournal.com]

Dear Runes,

Will I pass my school year and (sub-question) will my submitted work get into the artbook?

Please to be thanking.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Teh runes seem to have a lot to say. You drew kano: opening, fire, torch. However, kano is reversed this time (back to front)

Generally, this is the rune of opening and renewed clarity, for dispelling the darkness that has been shrouding some part of your life. Reversed, expect a darkening of the light in some situation or relationship. A friendship may be dying, a partnership, marriage or some aspect of yourself that is no longer appropriate to the person you are becoming. This rune points to the death of a way of being that is no longer valid, and puts you on notice that failure to face up consciously to that would constitute a loss of opportunity.

It calls for giving up gladly the old and being prepared to live for a time empty.

As I say with many of these readings, hmmmm.

[nekonexus.livejournal.com]

Yay, runes! ^_^

Will I be able to finish something (anything >.< ghods) I've been writing, in the next, oh, three months?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Well... You drew isa: standstill, withdrawal, ice.

It has this to say: positive accomplishment is unlikely now. There is a freeze on useful activity; all your plans are on hold. You may be experiencing an unaccustomed drain on your energy and wonder why: a chill wind is reaching you from the ice floes of outmoded habits. Submit and be still, for what you are experiencing is not necessarily from your actions or habits, but arises from conditions about which you can do nothing.

Just as winter is a time for going within, drawing isa can announce a time of restoration and renewal at the deepest level. In your solitude, exercise caution and so not stubbornly persist in attempting to work your will. Remain mindfull that the seed of the new is present in the shell of the old.

So, would that be a no?

[cicer.livejournal.com]

My goodness! Some of these answers seem eerily accurate. I must try one for myself.

Oh, great runes! Will I be able to accomplish the goals I have set for myself for this summer?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Oooh, you also drew dagaz: breakthrough, transformation, day.

Breakthrough, awakening, awareness. Daylight clarity as opposed to nighttime uncertainty. A time to plan or embark upon an enterprise. The power of change directed by your own will, transformation. Hope/happiness, the ideal. Security and certainty. Growth and release. Balance point, the place where opposites meet.

Dagaz often signals a great breakthrough or change. For some the change may be so radical that they no longer continue to live the ordinary life in the ordinary way. A major period of achievement and prosperity is often introduced by this rune. Nevertheless, considerable hard work can be involved in a time of transformation. Undertake to do it joyfully.

[enigel]

OK, I'll try not to let myself influenced, but I feel compelled to ask, since the reasonable sources (dad and boss) have already been questioned: should I accept the fresh challenge offered at work?

Thanks and sorry, runes, to be disturbing you for such mundane matters. :D

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Teh runes do not mind a bit of hard work now and then.

You have drawn Laguz: flow, water, that which conducts. However, it is reversed or 'merkstave' (literally black stick!)

This is a warning against overreach and excessive striving. Flow reversed is a counsel against trying to exceed your own strength, or to operate beyond the power you have funded to date in your life.

It often indicates a failure to draw on the wisdom of instinct. As a result the intuitive side of your nature may be languishing, leaving you out of balance. What is called for now is to go within.

[aonekosama.livejournal.com]

Ahem. If I may? ^^'

O runes; will I be able to study what I want come fall?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You drew gebo: partnership, a gift.

Gifts, both in the sense of sacrifice and of generosity, indicating balance. All matters in relation to exchanges, including contracts, personal relationships and partnerships.

This rune is an indication that partnership is at ahdn. In love, business, or partnergin of every kind, you are put on notice not to collapse yourself into that union. Remember to let the winds of heaven dance between you.

So... make of that what you will!

fun! Also, i'm impressed you're still 365-ing.

[herchuckness.livejournal.com]

Dear runes of louiselux,


Will that guy ever actually apologize?


♥, herchuckness

Re: fun! Also, i'm impressed you're still 365-ing.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Dear herchuckness

You have drawn raido: journey, communication, uniion, reunion. However, it is reversed.

Crisis, rigidity, stasis, injustice, irrationality. Disruption, dislocation, demotion, delusion.

Recieving raido reversed puts you on notice to be particularly attentive to personal relationships. At this time, ruptures are more likely than reconciliations and effort may be required to keep your good humour. Whatever happens, how you respond is up to you.

The requirements of your process may totally disrupt what you had intended. Desired outcomes may elude you. And yet what you regard as detours, inconveniences, disruptions, blockages and even failrures and deaths, will actually be re-routing opportunities.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

O runes-in-the-hands-of-louiselux, will the Secret Project that requires regular trips to Pasadena ever come to, you know, fruition?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You have drawn ehwaz: movement, progress, the horse. However ehwaz is reversed (upside down).

This is not really a negative rune. A change is perhaps craved. Feeling restless or confined in a situation. Reckless haste, disharmony, mistrust, betrayal.

It signifies movement that appears to block. Be certain that what you are doing, or not doing, is timely. There are no missed opportunities. You simply have to recognise that not all opportunities are open to you, that not all possibilities are for you. The opportunity at hand may be precicsely to avoid action. If you are at a loss, unclear about the need to act, consider what is timely to your nature and remember: what is yours will come to you.

Teh runes have spoken.

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

Snori Sturlson is my favoritest guy ever, I think.

Ask the runes if losing an eye for wisdom is really worth it.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You drew 'eihwaz', defined here as:

Strength, reliability, dependability, trustworthiness. Enlightenment, endurance. Defense, protection. The driving force to acquire, providing motivation and a sense of purpose. Indicates that you have set your sights on a reasonable target and can achieve your goals. An honest man who can be relied upon.

Patience is the counsel eihwaz offers: nothing hectic, no acting needy, or lusting after a desired outcome. This rune speaks to the difficulties that can arise at the beginning of a new life. Often it announces a time of waiting - for a spring to fill up with water, for fruit to ripen on the bough. Perseverance and foresight are called for to overcome obstacles.

You are put on notice that, through inconvenience and discomfort, growth is promoted. This may well be a trying time; certainly it is meaningful one.

Hmmmmm. The runes appear to be telling you to decide that for yourself!

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I'd love to have a go if you don't mind?

Not sure what to ask though!

ok...I'd like to see what it says of the story I have to post second for the Springkink challenge! (Yes I is an idiot and signed up for three! >.<)

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You have drawn nauthiz: constraint, necessity, pain!

Delays, restriction. Resistance leading to strength, innovation, need-fire (self-reliance). Distress, confusion, conflict, and the power of will to overcome them. Endurance, survival, determination. A time to exercise patience. Recognition of one's fate. Major self-initiated change. Face your fears.

Drawing this rune indicates there may well be hold ups and reasons to reconsider your plans carefully. The necessity to deal with constraint is the lesson of nauthiz. The rune represents the obstacles we present for ourselves as well as those we encounter in the world around us.

Ahahaha. I daren't ask them about my own deadlines now.

[wedjateye.livejournal.com]

I've been off work for four weeks now (illness) and am desperate for some encouragement. I would love to ask the runes - will my next medical appointment show improvement?

Thanks.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I am very sorry to hear that. :( I very much hope things get better.

You drew mannaz: the self. It was reversed (upside down), but this is not a necessarily negative connotation, more that you must give careful thought to the situation and your actions.

If you feel blocked, mannaz urges you to begin by being clear with yourself. Do not turn to others now, but look inside, in silence, for the enemy of your progress. No matter what area of your life is in disarry, stop and consider. You will recognize the outer enemy as but a reflection of what you have not, until now, been able to recognize as coming from within.

Breaking the momentum of past habits is the challenge here. In the life of the spirit, you are always at the beginning.

I hope that's some help?

[kinsugi.livejournal.com]

I am facing the beginning of a very difficult time in my life and would like to know what advice the runes have for me. Is there light somewhere in the apparent darkness? Should I be more active and try to fight my way out or remain quietly hidden until things improve?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry to hear that. I hope this helps a little.

You drew kano: opening, fire, torch.

Vision, revelation, knowledge, creativity, inspiration, technical ability. Vital fire of life, harnessed power, fire of transformation and regeneration. Power to create your own reality, the power of light. Open to new strength, energy, and power now. Passion, sexual love.

This is the rune of opening and renewed clarity, for dispelling the darkness that has shrouded some part of your life. You are free now both to receive and to know the joy of non attached giving.

This is the rune for seriousness, clear intent and concentration, all of which are essential at the beginning of any endeavour. In relationships there can be a mutual opening up. Recognize that on the one hand you are limited and dependent, on the other you exist at the perfect centre where the harmonious and beneficial forces of the universe merge and radiate. Simply put, if you are operating in the dark, there is now enough light to see that the patient on the operating table is yourself.

[ro-anshi.livejournal.com]

Hello Runes of louiselux:

I could ask you something of import (such as whether I will manage to stay on the diet-and-exercise plan I just started, long enough to positively impact my health) but instead I want to ask:

Am I going to be able to write those four damn Springkinks I so blithely selected some weeks ago, yet which now appear to be inexorably STALLED?!

I bow before your awesomeness, O Runes (and I also bow before the awesomeness of louiselux, who has set such a high standard in previous Springkinks...)

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you. :)

You drew perth: initiation, something hidden, a secret matter.

Uncertain meaning, a mystery, hidden things and occult abilities. Initiation, knowledge of one's destiny, knowledge of future matters, determining the future or your path. Pertaining to things feminine, feminine mysteries including female fertility, and vagina. Good lot, fellowship and joy. Evolutionary change.

Powerful forces are at work here, yet what is achieved is not readily or easily shared. After all, becoming whole, the means of it, it is a profound secret.On the side of the earthly or mundane, there may well be surprises, gains or rewards that you did not anticipate.

On the side of human nature, the rune is symbolised by the flight of the eagle, soaring free from entanglement, lifting yourself above the endless ebb and flow of ordinary life to acquire a broader vision.

I has no idea what that means in term of your question! I hope it means something to you.

[ainokitsune.livejournal.com]

He probably wasn't all that handsome, people just probably couldn't think of anything more interesting to call him.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Ha! Yes, or he was just the one with the fewest scabs.