#rune spirits

[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

Journeys of Wyrd: Beyond

Rune Art@Gifts of Heimdall Runes

A design constructed following playing with Celtic Knots Font (by Woodcutter) while fashioning a decorative border.

A design for Wyrd or Skuld’s Net that was originally created early 2024 called to be central in this picture. Backgrounds and textures were mainly created contemporary to 'The Dragon and The Spear: Journeys Within Wyrd' using MirrorLab & ChromaLab (Ilixa.)

The design was assembled as a loving tribute to Serif DrawPlusX8 which had been used to create collections of personal rune art since 2003.

[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

RUNE ART: THE DRAGON AND THE SPEAR Part II - JOURNEYS IN TEXTURE

Welcome to Part II of "THE DRAGON AND THE SPEAR" rune art project "JOURNEYS IN TEXTURE" that showed further creative travels with the mystical world of the Anglo-Saxon FUTHORC through a visual exploration of these ancient staves using an abstract theme. Part I was of the project was entitled "Journeys of Anglo-Saxon Staves."

The FUTHORC, an extended version of the older Elder Futhark, consisted of 26 to 33 runes used by the Anglo-Saxons and Frisians from the 5th to the 11th centuries CE. Each stave not only served as a letter but also held significant symbolic and magical meanings, often associated with natural elements, deities, and everyday life.

The Dragon and The Spear symbolise power, protection, and the journey of the soul. The dragon, a creature of legend, represents the primal forces of nature and the guardian of treasures. The spear, a weapon of both war and ceremony, signifies strength, direction, and the warrior’s path. Together, they weave a symbolic narrative of courage, wisdom, and the eternal quest for knowledge.

The project was created from a personal collection of images foraged from originals found via Tumblr, Flickr, Facebook, Google, DeviantArt, ArtStation & occasional screenshots. These designs were then modified to idiosyncratic personal preferences with the combined use of:

▪︎ Serif DrawPlus X8

▪︎ Mirror Lab [Ilixa]

▪︎ Chroma Lab [Ilixa]

▪︎ Artificial Intelligence [Copilot]

Through this series of images, you are invited to experience a visual richness of these ancient symbols. Each picture in this collection was designed to evoke textures symbolising the beauty and timeless mystery of the Anglo-Saxon era.

This post showed 33 images created by @gifts-of-heimdall-runes the Anglo-Saxon FUTHORC and an additional ten designs based upon representing the nine realms of ancient norse mythology within Yggdrasil, The World Tree. A tree of life image was found by PINTEREST.

'The Dragon & The Spear: Journeys in Texture' was created Summer 2024 and posted Autumn 2024 on Instagram & Facebook. It was shared to honour Spirit inspiration and for fun.

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Part III of "The Dragon and The Spear" entitled "JOURNEYS WITHIN WYRD" will follow in 2025.

[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

PRIDE MONTH JUNE 2023

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Pride Month 2023 is popular in social media at the moment. So coincidentally, it seemed an opportune time to share a runic rainbow circle design that was originally created a year ago that coincidentally popped up within my MS OneDrive reminder 2023/06/07.

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This design was created whilst developing the "Textures of Bifröst - Abstract Staves" collection. The rainbow rune circle ultimately did not sit well with the final collection shared on Instagram & Facebook 2022 - 2023. However, since a shameless nod towards Pride Month 2023 would be unlikely to do any harm, this seemed a fortuitous time to finally share this design.

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Tree design ref

Wallpaper: EiwaR (@Gifts_Of_Heimdall_Runes)

Background textures sourced using BingAI and Pinterest.

[grumpylokeanelder]

Question: Getting started with runes, getting taught runes by Gods?

witchyguy asked grumpylokeanelder:

What would be the best way to start working with runes? And which god/desses are associated with runes?

Anonymous asked grumpylokeanelder:

How do we ask to be taught runes by a God or Goddess?

Dear Anons, To petition a Deity to assist you in learning the runes is much like any other petition. Just give an offering and ask. Start building a relationship with them through the gifting cycle and spending time with them. My main experience with Deities who know the runes is Odin and Heimdall. feuerundstein says that other options of Deities or spirits to ask include Dáin, Dvalinn, Freyja, and Angrboða. Odin will pop up at some point if you're working with runes. You don't have to take any deal or suggestion He offers. You can ask Him to leave you alone. Just be aware that work with runes attracts His attention and interest sooner or later. Go look at the Rune Tag for book recommendations and the entries for my Rune Series. I'd recommend reading what you can, but taking each rune one at a time and taking a week to meditate and think about it. One week per rune. Chant the name. Think about it some more, not just during study time but as you run about doing things in daily life. Write down all the thoughts that pop into your head.  It takes a long time to learn them really well. The runes are their own spirits, so you can try giving them offerings to assist in the learning process and get them to talk to you, but they're a bit strange. They won't "feel" like other spirits you might be more familiar with.