Tag: algiz

runepoem | 15 mar 2022

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nauthiz (ᚾ)

algiz (ᛉ)

isa (ᛁ)

the razors edge
between now
and
what will be
in traversal
guided by raven wings

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.

runepoem | 06 mar 2022

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algiz (ᛉ)

eihwaz (ᛇ)

berkana (ᛒ)

guide me through
the dolman arch
with ravensong and
down below the world

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.

runepoem | 17 feb 2022

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jera (ᛃ)

algiz (ᛉ)

pertho (ᛈ)

spiritsang
& briar
untainted lots
tumble from
cup to earth
mugwort drifting
through

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.

runepoem | 14 feb 2022

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algiz (ᛉ)

tiwaz (ᛏ)

sowilo (ᛋ)

sun spear-pierces myrkur pasts
wakening lost & slumbering selves

a guarded path
towards balancing stones
underworld
points to truth

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.

runepoem | 09 feb 2022

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algiz (ᛉ)

uruz (ᚢ)

othala (ᛟ)

underearth my heart
gone to barrow
blackstone me feral
thornpaint my blood
spread arms &
cry mother shadow

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.

runepoem | 04 feb 2022

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kenaz (ᚲ)

algiz (ᛉ)

ehwaz (ᛖ)

raven
watches & protects
bound by promise
the myrkur path
now lit

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.

runepoem | 28 jan 2022

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algiz (ᛉ)

othala (ᛟ)

fehu (ᚠ)

blackthorn me
wrapped in my feathered cloak
protect from raging storms
& bury me deep
in your lush vales
of home

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.

runepoem | 27 jan 2022

©2022 Michael Raven

algiz (ᛉ)

laguz (ᛚ)

kenaz (ᚲ)

ravens gather over nightwater
illuminated by torches
staked along wending shorelines
feathered warders against
stormy weather

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.

Futhark update: algiz added

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I’ve revised my interpretations of algiz (ᛉ) based on additional reference material, inner reflection, and meditation. Rune poems and other writing referencing this rune moving forward will use the revised interpretations.

Once all runes have be reworked, I will migrate the old interpretations to the archive to maintain link integrity and for historical references.

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bindrunes: healing & purging

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As I dig further into my rune studies, I’m starting to explore combining the symbolically-interpreted meanings of various runes into a single sigil, known as a bindrune. Some of the better known (and more complex) bindrunes include the Icelandic staves known as Vegvísir (protection against getting lost; probably post-Viking) and Ægishjálmur (“The Helm of Awe”, for defense and instilling overpowering fear in an enemy; possibly Viking, mentioned in the Poetic Edda), but more simple rune combinations were used on various markers or, in the more recent case of ‘bluetooth’ which combines the latter version of the H rune (ᚼ, hagalaz) and B rune (ᛒ, berkana) to form the bluetooth symbol:

The letters were merely initials representing Harald Bluetooth, a king of Norway, not meant to have any mystical or symbolic rune meanings. But it worked.

Continue reading “bindrunes: healing & purging” →