TEUTONIC MAGIC - Awaken Video

the arrow which slew Baldr. It has power over both life and death. It should not be allowed to touch the
ground, as a great deal of its might comes from its heavenly birth and growth. It is fitting to use with
sowilo.
MUGWORT: The Mugwort is a great aid to faring forth from the Lich and to all forms of visionary
magic. It is used as a stuffing for pillows which open the vision of dreams. Mugwort can be made into
amulets to aid travellers. It guards one from woe-working beings on both bodily and spiritual journeys.
The Nine Herbs Charm mentions it as a protection against poison, serpents, and “the loathsome foe
roving through the land" (probably an ill-wishing seidh-farer). [6] It is gathered on Midsummer's for
greatest magical effect. Mugwort is associated with the rune raidho and with Sol (the sun) and her two
horses Arvakr and Alsvith.
NETTLE: The name nettle is derived from the passive form of an Indo-European root meaning "to spin or
sew." [7] It is sometimes used in undoing curses. It is fitting to use with nauthiz.
OAK: The Oak is unquestionably the holiest of trees in all Indo-European societies. It is the tree of the
Sky-Father in his original form. In Teutonic tradition it is associated with Thorr and Tyr (but not
Odhinn!). The hlaut-teinn (twigs for sprinkling the blood of the sacrifice) were usually oak, as probably
the Irminsul and the main pillars of the temple would have been. The mightiest mistletoe grows on oak
trees.
Oak is the preferred wood for the harrow of the godhi (Teutonic priest). It is a warder against all
workings of woe. Oak increases strength and male fertility. A common kenning for a warrior is "oak of
battle." The runes with which the oak works best are thurisaz, jera, tiwaz, and othala.
PERIWINKLE: Also called Sorceror's Violet. Used in love potions and for making garlands; called an
"herb of immortality" in Germany. This plant works well with gebo.
PENNYROYAL: Also called Dweogdweostle (Dwarf's pestle). Thought to be a cleanser of water and
corrupt blood, and used against the ill-workings of all watery wights. Pennyroyal is fitting to use with
uruz.
ROSEMARY: The herb Rosemary is said to strengthen the memory and the powers of thought in general.
It was used in incenses for cleansing, and it was also among the plants used for Yule decorations. It works
well with mannaz and jera.
ROWAN: The rowan tree or mountain ash is one of the best-known trees of warding, particularly in
regard to protecting one's home and lands from ill-wishing wights of uncanny nature. It is said that Thorr
clung to it to keep from being swept away in a torrent caused by a giant maiden; hence there is a proverb,
"the rowan is the salvation of Thorr," It traditionally protects against fire, lightning, and storms. Rowan is
fitting to use with thurisaz.
ROYAL FERN: This herb is also called Osmund the Waterman, a name which relates it to the rune ansuz
(os in Anglo-Saxon) and to Odhinn, whose name was also changed to St. Oswald by nominally
Christianized Germans. Odhinn often appears as a ferryman carrying away the dead - another side of
ansuz's being.
RUE: Rue is traditionally an herb of warding and cleansing. It is fiery and intense in being, and has been
worn for gaining second sight. It is fitting to use with elhaz.
SOWTHISTLE: Also called Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris) and Boar's Throat. According to Teutonic
tradition, this herb can be used to steal the vitality of another for oneself. It was also said that if this herb
were tied to one of a married couple without being noticed, the other partner would waste away and
die.[8] It works well with ingwaz.
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