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[wyrdkraft]

Why English-Speaking People Should Use the Anglo-Frisian Futhorc

Why English-Speaking People Should Use the Anglo-Frisian Futhorc

As far as we are concerned, runes are neither wall decoration nor a conversation starter, but powerful tools in the toolbox. Operative runic texts focus the will of the runer by way of symbolism, energize it, direct it, and refine it, while at the same time concealing it in mysterious signs. The content of such texts (a poem, spell, or curse) transcends time because it resonates with ancient…

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[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

YGGDRASIL: SHAPING NINE WORLDS

Elder Futhark Rune Art 2020

Gifts-of-Heimdall-Runes

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I know an ash tree,

named Yggdrasil,

a high tree, speckled

with white clay;

dewdrops fall from it

upon the valleys;

it stands, forever green,

above Urth's well.

Völuspá:19 [Crawford translation: 2015; Hackett Publishing]

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There are nine runes of the Elder Futhark which have the same appearance viewed upright or inverted (by 180°).

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Freya Aswynn, in her book 'Northern Mysteries & Magick' (Llewellyn, 1998) proposed the non-invertible runes represented the nine worlds of norse mythology. The nine worlds are Asgard, Ljosalfheim, Midgard, Svartalfheim, Helheim, Vanaheim, Jotunheim, Nilflheim & Muspellheim and together form the World Tree: YGGDRASIL.

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A diagramatic structure of Yggdrasil was also proposed by Edred Thorsson and other subsequent authors on Rune Magick. Runes have been variously distributed to the nine worlds by different writers in interesting ways. Yggdrasil and norse mythology is continually popular as a theme in various art forms and my work on this project was also inspired by other designs which have been previously shared on Tumblr.

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These designs illustrate my own journey of understanding Yggdrasil by distributing the non-invertible runes to represent the nine worlds based upon my own personal journey upon The World Tree. Runic John, in his book 'The Book of Seidr' (Capall Bann, 2004) proposed that Yggdrasil symbolises a model of understanding the Universe as "vertical" axis of consciousness juxtaposed with "horizontal" forces of growth & entropy. The interacting forces of life are represented by polarised interacting energies of expansion / exchange (fire) & contraction / containment (ice) that sprung from the primeval realm of Ginnungagap. Arguably, I interpret the return to Ginnungagap as a continual driving nexus for change at the heart of initiations and transformations within the runes themselves.

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To summarise, 'Shaping Nine Worlds" reflects a dynamic, evolving model of understanding the Universe of Yggdrasil that can be experienced as fluid, variable and constantly changing part of Wyrd itself. I hope this project perhaps inspires others to discover the nine worlds of Yggdrasil in their own unique ways.

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A commentary and some personal reflections on each of the nine realms accompanies the designs shared on Instagram Gifts_Of_Heimdall_Runes

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All designs shared here were created for recreation and fun though with serious & considered intent. These images were shared to honour the gift of the Runes by The Gods who have kindly watched my back & guided spiritual footfall for so long.

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ML. Birmingham UK.

July, 2020.

Image references:

https://www.pngwing.com/en/free-png-nesxi

https://www.pngwing.com/en/free-png-mechg

Millhole Wood [Explored] by Julian Heritage

[witnesstruesorcery]

Svefnthorn

I have drew this stave for personal usage and after a few years of using it, I don't need it anymore.That is to say, I've got what I wanted from it. Its magic worked absolutely effectively. When a maker or magician wants to use it for malevolent purposes or not, that is up to him or her. I never use sigils, runes or magical staves to harm anyone. I don't practice the dark arts, but I cannot deny that I am deeply interested and fascinated by them. The Icelandic Galdrastafir are not for everyone to say the least, but they are very much an open source and easy to work with, when of course used in the proper way. Thank you!

The Svefnthorn

The Svefnthorn (Old Norse svefnþorn, “sleep thorn,” pronounced “SVEFN-thorn”) is a symbol that features in several of the Norse sagas and in folkloric magical formulas recorded long after the Viking Age.

Its visual form, when described or depicted at all, varies considerably from source to source. Unlike most ancient Norse symbols, it doesn’t seem to have had any one definitive shape. There are also significant differences in how one would go about applying the Svefnthorn to someone, as well as the exact effects that the Svefnthorn would bring about once applied.

But the mentions of the Svefnthorn in the literature all have one thing in common: the Svefnthorn was used to put an adversary into a deep sleep from which he or she wouldn’t awaken for a long time. More about the Svefnthorn on the link below: norse-mythology.org/symbols/sv…

© Borislav Vakinov

[vulpineveter]

Got myself some new reading material for the summer months  💙

The books are “Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic” and “Northern Magic: Rune Mysteries and Shamanism” by Edred Thorsson, and “Norse myths: Gods of the Vikings” by Kevin Crossley-Holland  🔮

If you guys are interested, I wouldn’t mind writing my thoughts on them after I’m done 💙

[setemheb]

Hailstone

Before I had ever heard of the Temple, just at the beginning of what I consider my Initiatory Work a small rune-pendent came into my possession. I had no real knowledge of Runeology at the time nor was it a topic I was all that interested in but this pendant “call to me” while on a trip with some friends. It was a small earthenware pendant with the word “process” on the back and a Hagalaz Rune on the front. It was the word “process” which caught my attention as it was roughly when The Process Collective really began operating and I was consuming as much information as I could about the concept of “process.” I bought it and kept it on my person for some time, beginning to research a bit more deeply just what this image meant. I learned some of the basics, thought it was a rather neat concept and stopped seriously looking into the Runes. Shortly after having bought that Hagalaz Rune I took actions to cut myself free from the world I had created for myself up to that time. I ended a long-term relationship, began looking more seriously at my desires, and began changing from a rather bright but undisciplined student with no sense of direction towards being an Honors student in Anthropology. At the same time, I began a period of eclectic magical experimentation, drawing inspiration from Thelemic yoga and ritual, the sigil methods of Thee Temple ov Psychic Youth and Chaos Magic. My interest in Chaos Magic was strong enough that I made contact with the group and eventually enrolled in their Novice-Mentor Program. This was a six-month basic training in magic built around Peter J. Carroll’s Liber MMM and consisted of meditative techniques combined with operative magic and basic dreamwork. While I was doing this practice I was devouring at an alarming rate everything written on the topic of Chaos Magic, experimental occultism and all sorts of “High Weirdness.” Hagalaz reappeared as a result. A brief mention of it by Ian Read in an interview published in Rebels and Devils edited by Dr. Christopher S. Hyatt made me realize that despite my general non-interest in Runes and Heathenism, or any religious approach to magic, that there was something in this concept that kept reappearing and which I needed to know more about. This lead me to purchase a copy of Edred’s Futhark and Runelore. I was greatly impressed by both works and decided to find out what I could about Edred, which yielded surprising results.   I learned from Heathens that Edred was a Nazi. Well, that didn’t sound promising but I’d known a lot of people accused of that who weren’t. I learned from Isaac Bonewitts that not only was Edred a Nazi, what’s worse is he was a Setian. Huh, never really gave the Temple of Set a serious look after reading the GIL and getting an “Anton LaVey meets the A.’.A.’.” sense about it. I learned from the Order of the Trapezoid’s Website that he had been Grandmaster of the Order. Oh, now here was something I could sink my teeth into. One of the few things about Anton LaVey’s work that really grabbed me at that time, aside from the cynical humor, was his intimation of a kind of futurist re-interpretation of magical practice, one that sought new and novel manifestations of Undefiled Wisdom. I found his statement of the Law of the Trapezoid as a wonderful restatement of the Tantric idea that the very things that cause ruin in those who are asleep can be both stimulating and transforming to those who approach them with Wakefulness. The majority of the Anton LaVey Show was pretty clearly his own attempt to package his personal understanding but in his Trapezoid inspired speculations I felt there was real if underexplored, bedrock. From the Order of the Trapezoid, I had learned that not only were there people continuing this Work but that they were often individuals with a real stake in the world who had significant educational and experimental contributions to back their Work. The discovery that there was an active Order of the Trapezoid not simply re-enacting what Anton had done but which was looking to pioneer new Work gave me the impetus to look at the Temple of Set in a more serious fashion.

[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

Rune Footsteps IV

Early October 1986 and I was back at University for my second year. I purchased various books on the occult, catalogues and my first pack of tarot cards. By November I began a regular routine of meditations.

In January 1987 I purchased:

Thorsson, Edred (1984) ‘Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic.’ Weiser, Maine, USA. (My copy third printing 1985.)

This book was a milestone. My diary from that time records a stark choice was made to either follow rune magic or to leave the whole subject of the occult alone. I chose to follow rune magic. This decision shaped my life events between 1987 and 1990.

It is a tribute to this author and his publishing house that it remains in print after many years.

Following this I crafted my runes from Sunday 1st March 1987 (first night after the dark of the moon) which were consecrated Thursday 30th April 1987 (Beltane eve.)

A wand was subsequently crafted from Yew in April 1988 and a knife was crafted by Bill Elliot in May 1988. (Both now destroyed and not replaced.)

Mr Thorsson has published numerous works on rune magic and formed the Rune Gild. Though his works have been described as contentious by other writers, he remains an important part of shaping my footsteps in rune magic.

[honoringthor]

Limped my way around Lily Dale today.

Crystal cove is for sale.

I was surprised to see a barista wearing a vulknut at Sacred Brew.

Heard a lady who wants to a pod cast and is convinced non verbal teens are psychically talking to their parents and it’s being studied by science. I imagine this is news to them and their families.

I was disappointed to see a lot Edred Thorsson in one of the stores. Thorsson is the pen name of Stephen Fowers, a white supremisist. Apparently he also uses the name Darban i den.

Unsurised to see “chakra” and “smudging” stuff everywhere.

Drew stuff. It’s really pretty there and when my ankle heals I’ll hike there again.