words. spirit. alchemy.
©2022 Michael Raven
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all runes have be reworked, I will migrate the old interpretations to the archive to maintain link integrity and for historical references.
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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”©2021 Michael Raven
in my harrow kneeling i ask the spirits to guide & protect all associates, family, and friends through turn of the wheel -- a lamppost in the dense forest on a cold & snowy night of the soul
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.
©2021 Michael Raven
casting, asking for a sign hands have really reached out to me: upcoming opportunities, a gift & oaths exchanged with a god breathing through is enough confirmation for me
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.
©2021 Michael Raven
standing still
grounded
breathing balance
stripping away the
nonessential
protected &
strong
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.
I’ve been exploring creating bindrunes. This one may exist elsewhere, but I came up with it independently. Unless it came through as a subconscious thing, it is an original.
I don’t know that I’m done with it yet, but there is already a lot there, some of it unintentional until I started looking at the creation closer.
I started with a single algiz and two raido (for my upcoming trip).
algiz (ᛉ): protective, connections to higher self
raido (ᚱ): to guide me and set me along the right path (doubled)
Then, I added a stem to mirror to algiz and “double” that up as well. And that might have been the end of it, but I now see that a number of other runes are present.
inguz (ᛜ): seed, rest, internal growth (x1)
kenaz (ᚲ): transformation, enlightenment (x2; alternately, x4 or x6)
sowilo (ᛋ): guidance, wholeness, sun (x2)
othala (ᛟ): legacy, lasting peace (x2)
thurisaz (ᚦ): defense, protection, catalyst (x2)
gebo (ᚷ): gift, exchange, vision (x2)
tiwaz (ᛏ): sacrifice, justice (x2)
laguz (ᛚ): memory, dreams, water, unconscious (x4)
isa (ᛁ): stillness, self control, unity (x1)
nauthiz (ᚾ): understanding ørlǫg and wyrd, learning and opportunity (x4)
raido (ᚱ): with stem is now x4
algiz (ᛉ): with stem is now x2
In other words, there’s a lot going on here that came up as a result of me doing the initial mirrored raido combined with a single algiz. There are others that could potentially be represented, but I feel it is a bit of a stretch to do so.
©2021 Michael Raven
snow tomorrow another hurdle to bringing the kitten home i have galdr & spirits to safeguard me on the roads on which i roam
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.
©2021 Michael Raven
rediscovering the past to inform what should reclaiming the center claws, beak and aett stand as shields while tearing apart the veil to let in the light
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.
©2021 Michael Raven
if i could i would spellspin a web of love protection & self-compassion to my friends & loved ones to wish them all joyful and hale
“Joy”, optimism, familial/friendship/fellowship bonds, bliss, pleasure, prosperity, wishing, spell-craft/galdrcraft, fulfillment
Murk: blockage of flows, misery, unhappiness, loneliness, strife, sorrow, deception, betrayal
“Sun”, guidance, revelation, the whole, action, life force, spiritual will, health, higher self, personal growth, illumination, “icebreaker”; Alternative name: sowulo
Murk: bad advice, misleading success, inaction, darkness, stagnation, fragmentation
“Humanity” or “Man”, mind, memory, social order, sustainability, mental/creative and spiritual power, self-actualization, compassion, extending love to others
Murk: depression, self-delusion, arrogance, social division, chaotic mind, forgetfulness, misanthropy, farewells, hatred, grief, mortality
As I was moving my sachet of runes, algiz (ᛉ) fell to the floor. Because I rarely accept events such as that as being a coincidence, I have included algiz in the poetry above as a modifier rune.
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.
©2021 Michael Raven
lifting the veil from cloud-covered eyes listening to messages beyond all time the web stretches out embracing the unknowing kissing the dice before rolling...
algiz: “elk”, protection, divine plan, connections, awakenings, spirituality, fearlessness, listening, hidden danger, being tested, unlocking the higher self, communication with the other worlds
pertho: prophecy, chance, psychological or emotional addictions, delusion, fantasy, living with unknowns, perception of wyrd, patterns, luck, play
Note: There is no divinatory question being considered, but merely an investigation into the relationships the runes might suggest as they come together. For these exercises, I am starting now to consider the murkstave implications from the drawing, but focusing primarily on the core concepts. I am more intent on learning the primary meanings and making connections via wyrd at this time.
sceadugenga 
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