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CASTING THE RUNES
The simplest method of rune-casting is the three-rune spread. Holding the pouch or casting cup, you
should face north with closed eyes, meditating on the Well of Urdhr and the streams of power flowing
forth from it to shape the tree Yggdrasil (some of the images from the meditation on perthro may be
helpful here). You now concentrate on the shape of your question and try to feel the streams that are
flowing into it. When you feel a strong connection, you should trace the rune perthro around the pouch or
cup and say,
“Flowing now forth from Wyrd’s world-well
Staves shall show all Set into being
Urdhr who is Verdhandi becometh
Shadow-Skuld should be!”
Cast the runes onto the cloth. Eyes closed, pick up three runes, whispering “Urdhr-Verdhandi-
Skuld,” and lay them out in that order. The first will show that which is-the roots and layers shaping the
situation you asked about. The second will show that which is coming into being now, and the third will
show what should result from the interweaving of Urdhr and Verdhandi if nothing is done to change
things.
The three-rune reading may, if you wish, be expanded into nine, which will give you a more
complete view of the factors interacting in each phase of being.
Amore complex method, which is much more likely to be accurate and easier to judge with regards
to weal-working and woe- working aspects of the runes, is to follow the ritual up to the casting, but rather
than picking three or nine runes up, to leave them all untouched on the cloth and interpret them from
there. Only those which have fallen face-upward should be read; those which are facedown are the runes
of forces that are either too deeply hidden to affect the immediate question or are absent from the
situation. The positions in which they fall will help you to determine both meaning and degree of
importance. You should try to see the overall pattern of the runes first, tracing out the major lines or
clumps of runic power, which will represent the chief factors at work in the reading. Generally lines will
show you a progression of force, moving from the rune nearest the reader outward; clumps will indicate
that the runes in question are working together simultaneously.
When the runes fall in relatively straight lines, the next thing to look for is smaller lines that cross
the greater ones at perpendicular angles.~ These lines are lines of blockage; the runes in them will work
woe, reacting badly with the runes of the greater progression. They are hazards which must be crossed or
written around. Lesser lines that slant into the greater lines may be seen as “feeders.” They are lesser
factors that contribute to or rise from the larger progression. They will more often work weal than woe,
although not invariably. Some runes do not work well together in any position, while others almost never
work weal in any ordinary situation. A sudden decline of energy in a linear pattern (say, from fehu or
sowilo to isa) or a rune of disruption (such as thurisaz or hagalaz) should in most cases be taken as a
warning.
In clumps you should look for interactions within aettir divisions and conceptual interaction to
determine which aspects of each rune will show through. Berkano together with ingwaz or jera, for
instance, will in most cases show a good result, while berkano next to isa would show great inactivity,
silence, and perhaps even death. Runes that touch interact more strongly than runes that do not. Slight
overlapping may be a sign of unity: one rune hiding another shows either concealment or blockage and
woe-working, depending on whether the topmost stave is one that normally indicates concealment or not.
Those interested in further work with divination should consult Edred Thorsson’s At The Well of
Wyrd, the only reliable book on the subject which is currently available. Unfortunately, the market is
flooded with texts on what is alleged to be runic divination, written by people with little knowledge of
magic and less of Teutonic tradition (one book even calls the runes, which are almost purely Germanic in
origin and solely Germanic in use, the Celtic Runes!). You should beware of “experts” who cannot
backup their expertise with legitimate historical research and knowledge of the Teutonic mind.
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