A Rune for a Birthday

It's a friend's birthday today.   I pulled a Rune for the energy of her day and got Mannaz reversed.  Mannaz is about self, feeling blocked.  I would encourage her to look inside for the enemy of her progress.  No matter what area of her life may be in uncomfortable, she needs to consider that the outer enemy is but a mirror to what she has not, until now, been able to recognize as coming from within.  She is to remember that she is always at the beginning. and with this rune,  breaking the momentum of past habit and practice is the challenge here.

The Self is required to balance the self.

Gaylle & Wendy
The Whispering Path

Runes, Readings and the Destination

The readings of drawn or tossed Runes operate on the most basic and ancient forms of psychology.  It is a recognition of cause and effect and the interconnectedness of all things.


By accepting that fate isn't a helpless predetermined destination, but instead a destiny created by one's earlier actions then there is a realization that not only do our actions affect our immediate world and those around us, the actions of others affect us.  


So where does this leave us?  Examine a rune reading on the basis of discovering the whole environment around the issue at hand.  Know that the future is changeable based on one's actions and the various possibilities that those around us will bring to the mix.  Use the reading to uncover the likely outcome for the issue and the special care needed.


Gaylle & Wendy
The Whispering Path 

Runes and Runic Ritual

If you're just getting started in reading runes, here's an interesting article on Runic Ritual from Freya Aswynn.  Enjoy!

http://www.aswynn.co.uk/the-runes/history-a-exoteric-aspects/79-sample-runic-ritual.html


Gaylle & Wendy
The Whispering Path

Learning Rune Meanings

The earliest runic inscriptions found on artifacts or tools give the name of either the craftsman or the propietor.  Sometimes, though it remains a mystery.  Doe to this, it is possible that the early runes were not so much used as a simple writing system, but rather as magical signs to be used for charms.

The name rune itself, taken to mean 'secret, something hidden', seems to indicate that knowledge of the runes was originally considered esoteric, or restricted to an elite.

Regardless, learning to read the meanings behind runes isn't hard - certainly it's no longer restricted to any elite except the elite who care to learn..  There are numerous books written to help out the beginner, and classes can probably be found in your locale.   I encourage you to take the time to delve into this scolarship because runes can help one divine the issues around a situation, and provide the reader with alternative solutions to their challenge.

Gaylle & Wendy
The Whispering Path

Write Your Name in Runes with the Whispering Path

Here's a fun link for you to use to write your name in Runes.    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/write-your-name-in-runes.html

Gaylle & Wendy
The Whispering Path

How to Pronounce the Rune Names

Rune	Name	Letter	Phonetic Value
	Fehu  "fay-who"	F	f as in "fire"
	Uruz "ooo-rooze"	U	oo as in "booze" (might be pronounced: oo as in "book")
	Thurisaz  "thoor-ee-saws"	TH	unvoiced th as in "thorn" (never th as in "the")
	Ansuz "awn-sooze	A	a as in "awning", "call" or "law"
	Raidho "rye-though	R	r as in "ride"
	Kenaz "kane-awze	K or C	k as in "kick", or hard c as in "cane".
	Gebo "gay-boe" or "yee-boe"	G	hard g as in "gift" , y as in "yes", or silent
	Wunjo "woon-yo"	W or V	w as in "warm", with lips close together, almost like a "v".
	Hagalaz "haw-gaw-laws"	H	h as in "hail", aspirate "h" as in modern English
	Nauthiz "now-these"	N	n as in "need"
	Isa "ee-saw"	I	ee as in "sleep"
	Jera "yare-awe"	J or Y	y as in "year" or j as in "jaw".
	Eihwaz "eye-wawz"	EI	i as in "pride", possibly short i as in "pick"
	Perthro "perth-row"	P	p as in "poem"
	Algiz "all-yeese" or Elhaz "ale-hawz"	Z or -R	z or final R
	Sowilo "soe-wee-low"	S	s as in "sun"
	Tiwaz "tea-wawz"	T	t as in "Tuesday"
	Berkano "bear-kawn-oh"	B	b as in "birch"
	Ehwaz "ay-wawz" or Ehwo "ay-woh"	E	a as in "day"
	Mannaz "mawn-nawz"	M	m as in "mankind"
	Laguz "law-gooze"	L	l as in "life"
	Ingwaz "eeeng-wawz"	NG	nasal sound as ng in "singer"
	Dagaz "thaw-gauze"	D	voiced th as in "the" (never unvoiced th as in "thick") or d as in "dog"
	Othala "oath-awe-law"	O	o as in "oath"

Since the Algiz symbol can represent a final rolling -R rather than a Z, one might substitute that sound wherever a Z appears above.

Rune Meanings - the Elder Futhark

Elder Futhark

Elder Futhark is thought to be the oldest version of the Runic alphabet, and was used in the parts of Europe which were home to Germanic peoples, including Scandinavia. Other versions probably developed from it. The names of the letters are shown in Common Germanic, the reconstructed ancestor of all Germanic languages.

Notes

The letter k is also called kēnaz (torch) or kanō (skiff). The meaning of the letter nameperþ is unknown.