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Review for Queering the Runes

I received a copy of Queering the Runes by Siri Vincent Plouff from Eryn Carter Eaton, Director of Publicity for Red Wheel/Weiser, the publisher of this book. This is the first time I can recall receiving a book from a publisher to review for my blog, so, when I got it in November I determined I would work through it. The book is, at its core, a workbook. You are meant to work through it with…

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Ehwaz

I am horse I am rider I am swift journeys I am the trailrider I am the trailblazer I am the well-worn traveler I am quick passage I am saddles and tack I am hats and chaps I am leathers I am breeches and stirrups I am safety belts and helmets I am safe travel I am cars and bikes I am ships and boats I am planes and rockets I am Sleipnir’s Hooves I am Sleipnir I am Grani’s…

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Eihwaz

I am yew I am the mighty bow I am the staff I am the spear I am rootedness I am grounding I am centering I am the deep roots of Yggdrasil I am the heights of Mímameiðr I am the shelter of Hoddmímis Holt I am the sureness of the shield I am the grip of the sword I am the flexibility of the arrow I am adaptability I am craftsmanship I am survival I am the flame-guardian I am…

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Jera

I am seasons I am harvest I am preparation I am the Turning of the Wheel I am the gathering of the crops I am the slaughter of the animals I am the given gifts of the ground I am the taken gifts of the animal I am the dropped gifts of the trees I am the reckoning of time I am the movement of stars I am the sky-keeper I am the welcome Spring I am the good Summer I am the bountiful…

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Hagalaz

I am hail I am storm I am sleet I am the destroyer of fields I am the stripping of flesh from bone I am the icy sting that scours skin I am the booming shot that crumples metal I am the raging white that shuts eyes I am the whirl of wind and snow I am the flattening of the fields I am the breaking of bones I am the ravaging rains I am the frozen knife I am the cold kiss I am the…

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Ansuz

I am Önd I am breath I am the mouth I am the words I am cleansing I am the estuary I am galdr I am ljóð I am kvæði I am gerningar I am varðlokkur I am frœði I am songs I am chants I am incantations I am poems I am alliteration I am mumbling I am the spoken word I am storytelling I am the story I am reykr I am the prayers that comfort I am the words of blessing I am the…

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Dagaz

I am Day I am Dæg I am Dawn I am the cycle of Day and Night I am Máni’s route I am Sól’s work I am the cheer of morning I am the heat of midday I am the cool of night I am Nött’s Blanket I am Wolves’ Course I am Stars’ Tapestry I am the embers of first light I am the setting of the Sun I am the Equinox and Solstice I am the timekeeper I am the clock I am the primstav marks I am…

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Laguz

I am waters I am oceans I am rivers I am creeks I am streams I am trickles I am floods I am downpour I am tsunamis I am life-giving rains I am the bath I am the shower I am the sauna steam I am aquifers full of potable water I am irrigation that sustains crops I am blessings of Freyr and Þórr I am gifts of Njórðr and Nerðus I am the domain of Rán and Ægir I am the flow of…