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[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*

[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]

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!

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

It's exactly what my tarot cards said: shut up and wait, you impatient git ;)

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

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

[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]

Ahahaha. That's rather amusing. *g*

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Deer runez,

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

[emungere.livejournal.com]

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

[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."

[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.

[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 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!

[kintail.livejournal.com]

Huh, interesting!

Meantime, my attempt at registration has been diverted into very frustrating telephone tag after finding out that my tediously-applied-for "welcome policy" status (getting to take a program free due to low income) hasn't been processed and put in the computer systems yet, even though it's been a month and it should have taken no more than a week.

[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.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I hope the flow *isn't* reversed!

Ah well. It can't be worse than the time I had a bag of prunes for breakfast.

[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]

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!!

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Not that I believe any of this tosh, you understand, but sorchasilver did me a tarot reading on the same subject and it had a similarly positive result (although I half-interpreted the "Outcome: Sun" as many, many happy hours in the virtual company of Sanzo). Anyway, the job is not, as yet, secured. I'll let you know if Yew are correct.

[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]

Urgh, the frustration! *soothes you*

The rec centre clearly are on the ball with the 'suffering' aspect.

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

"That which repels" exactly describes the passport photos I took last week.

I think I need to go to a photographer rather than a booth . . . (Also, how can it be ten years since I renewed my passport? How??)

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Ha, sun!

I can't say I'd put my life in its hands, but I kind of like this rune stuff, at least when it's positive. Do let me know about Mr Kispexi2's job!!

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Oh noesss. I have the same problem. :(

It might well be worth getting professional ones done - they can't be that expensive can they, for some little photos?

[kintail.livejournal.com]

Yup, and also with the not replying to their phone messages by the end of the day!

Oh well, if it doesn't work out, we can try again for the fall session, and I can still attend free drop-in fitness classes over the summer.