Friday, January 23, 2009

Uruz, Berkana and Thurisaz

i drew three runes this morning. since i have been setting my house in order and lately i've been feeling rather... restless in a numb sort of way... i felt it is time to draw again.

for what has just passed i drew the Rune of Strength Reversed:

Without ears to hear and eyes to see you may fail to take advantage of the moment. The result could well be an opportunity missed or the weakening of your position, a feeling that your own strength is being used against you.

Some will experience minor failures and disappointments. This Rune calls for serious thought about the quality of your relationship to your Self.

But take heart. Consider the constant cycling of death and rebirth. Honour your passage into darkness.

for what is passing now i drew the Rune of Growth Reversed:

Events, or more likely, aspects of character can interfere with the growth of a new life. You may feel dismay at failing to take right action. Yet what is called for here is diligence. Perhaps you are required to cultivate the soil once again, for through correct preparation growth is assured.

Examine what has occurred, your role in it, your needs, the needs of other people. Are you placing your wants before the needs of others? Strip away until you can identify the obstacles to growth in this situation. Then, penetrating gently, imitate the wind.

for what will come to pass i drew the Rune of Gateway:

There is work to be done both inside and outside yourself. This is a Rune of non-action. Here you are presented with a true reflection of what is hidden in yourself or in your situation, what must be exposed and examined before right action can be successfully undertaken.

This Rune strengthens your ability to wait. Now is not a time to make decisions.

Visualize yourself standing before a gateway on a hilltop. Your entire life lies behind you and below. Before you step through the gateway, pause and review the past: the learning and the joys, the victories and sorrows -- everything it took to bring you here. Observe it all, bless it all, release it all. For it is in the very act of releasing that past that you reclaim your power.

Step through the gateway now.

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