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ocean waters call to me with the raucous laughter of trickster cousins teasing life, death, rebirth? all nonsense they insist be honest now -- there is only feasting, play & the wind under your wings
laguz
“Lake”/”Water”/”The Unconscious”; Sound: “L” as in “lake”
Subconscious, memory, dreams, water, guidance through difficulty, testing, journey by or to water, inner flow/wellsprings, tidal synergy
Murk: fear, depression, avoidance, toxicity, poison, emotional blackmail, blockages, perils, internal difficulties
tiwaz
“Tyr” (the god)/”The Warrior”; Sound: “T” as in “Tuesday”
Justice, faith and loyalty, principled action, honesty, self-sacrifice, balance, chaos comes to order, opposition that must be faced with courage, higher causes, tenacity
Murk: injustice, imbalance, mendacity, zealous behavior, disloyalty, futile battle, misapplication of warrior energy
eihwaz
“Yew”/”Transition”; Sound: “I”, “E”, or “Y” as in “tip”, “tree”, and “yew”; Alternate name: “Ihwaz”
Mysteries of life/death, liberation from fear of death, recalling past lives, vision, ancestors, shamanic ecstasy, near death experiences, cycle of life/death/renewal, threshold, continuity
Murk: confusion, breaking cycles, weakness
Argument: Ever evolving this process, I have decided that three is a sacred number for runes (as is nine) and have expanded the number of runes to include in my exploration. Please do not confuse this for a wyrd reading, there is no divination implied in these rune explorations. However, there is always shamanic and internal alchemy being explored.