#bindrunes

[theflaminggoat]

I made a bindrune for Deny, Defend, Depose that's easy to draw quickly on things like insurance paperwork. 🫀

For more info: Deny, Defend, Depose runic charm reference

[ironwood-magickals]

Protection Bindrune Stainless Steel Necklace by Ironwood Magickals

This Bindrune protection pendant necklace blends clean, modern craftsmanship with ancient Norse symbolism. Designed for those who value both meaning and durability, this piece serves as a wearable talisman, subtle yet powerful, for everyday protection and spiritual grounding.

[when-november-ends]

Making My First Bindrune

Process explained - advice appreciated

At the top left you can see my goals for this bindrune. What I want it to do for me.

Below that, I wrote down all runes that would make sense to use, based on their meaning. The circled ones are the ones I decided to use in the end.

If you look closely, on the bottom left you can see two small runes. I wrote those down because these runes cannot be avoided when making my bindrune. Wunjo, for example, is already present in Berkana. Isa is present in more than one rune. I happened to be lucky with Wunjo, because it was a rune I was considering using anyway.

The small bindrunes on the top right are my practice attempts.

The big black bindrune is my final one. The three small dots are representative of the Norns and fate.

[lokavisi]

This past weekend I attended a facilitator training for the middle/high school age OWL program. (It's taken me a few days to reacclimate into the "real world" and find the time to write about this.) OWL, or Our Whole Lives, is a sex education program run by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. As the name suggests, this program is offered for all ages, from kindergarten all the way into old age, with material presented at developmentally appropriate levels. The training in and of itself was an incredibly rewarding experience and I wanted to share something that came out of it.

At the beginning of the training, we created an altar on which we put things to represent ourselves as we spent our time together. The facilitators also offered markers to draw things on the altar cloth. Now, I forgot to take a picture of the altar cloth (because of course I did), but I did recreate the bindrune I made for the altar for you to see.

I wanted to make something that reflected the values (and value) of the program. I chose ansuz (top left) for making accurate knowledge accessible, which is opposite laguz (bottom right) because knowledge, particularly when it comes to sexuality, can be crucial for self-understanding which facilitates healing. Mannaz (top right) is for embracing ourselves and our bodies in their fullness, and is opposite wunjo (bottom left) as finding joy and pleasure in our bodies and our lives is something we want to foster in the participants of the program. You can also read these clockwise starting with ansuz: learning about ourselves and our bodies (mannaz) allows us to heal (laguz) from the messages and experiences that have caused us harm which then allows us to more fully enjoy our life and bodies (wunjo). And at the intersection of all of this is gebo (the "X" connecting the 4 other runes) because the program is a gift that facilitates all of the above. Plus, when thinking of gifting cycles, this type of program is a gift that keeps on giving. If one participant takes positive things away from the program, then they share that with others in their lives, which those people can then share with others in their lives, etc. etc.

I wanted to share this for a couple of reasons. 1. I'm frankly quite proud of my work with it and how this bindrune impacted the other people at the training. Multiple people expressed their appreciation for me (and the other person from my congregation that went) for being so openly pagan. I also noticed one of our instructors got misty eyed when I explained the meaning of it, which tells me I did good. 2. I want to encourage any other pagan/heathen folks that are involved in sexuality education (or otherwise support it) to use it if you so choose. Bindrunes (and other sigils) contain magic and energy we wish to foster, so if this resonates, please feel free to use it in whatever context feels appropriate. (Also depending on context, I would appreciate being credited.) Even if you feel like what I created here doesn't exactly fit your purposes, I still offer it as inspiration for you to create something of your own. (In which case, I would love to see it if you're willing to share!) It did occur to me later that adding tiwaz for an element of justice would be incredibly powerful, as well as algiz and/or eihwaz for protection. (Though I guess you could argue with algiz across from laguz there is technically an eihwaz in there.) This work is going to be particularly targeted in the U.S. and, even without the current administration being what it is, is political because of how our culture is. So justice and protection are certainly relevant with this work.

Anyways, I just wanted to share this part of my spiritual journey with y'all. (I'm also happy to answer any questions I can about OWL, too!)

[hydris-chaos]

meditative experience☆

Hi~

I wanted to share this thing that happened to me a few days ago!

I was meditating with a meditation sound on the background to connect with Loki. I'm starting to do the simple thing of letting go by breathing - because I struggle with giving up control – and so I did that time.

I'm easily subjected to visions, despite me thinking I'm going crazy every time I receive one. I had one even that time. I was in the woods – that my mind recognised as Jötunheimr – and there was a bindrune made of wooden sticks on a rock. I thought of the Yggdrasil as soon as I saw it, but I drew it, so if anyone has any suggestion, it's here.

Then I found myself on a waterfall with someone behind my back, but that's another story.

- Hydris

[ghilliedubh]

I was inspired to design a pro-diversity and inclusivity symbol that I call the Othalwynn, it is a bindrune of Othala and Wunjo with features referencing the progressive pride flag. Wunjo is here representing friendship, kindness, sanctuary, tolerance. Here Othala is representing how we all are part of the same family, we are all branches of the same tree. I carry this further in the second symbol here which is a spin-off, the Othalwynn Yggdrasil, symbolizing the connection between all our different worlds and how we flourish and grow the strongest when diversity is nurtured. We are all branches of the same tree. Please feel free to use it!

[lunasarcanum]

Custom rune reading-based sigils I was commissioned to create 🌒

[lunadaturaa]