TEUTONIC MAGIC - Awaken Video

GALDR-SONGS
In the Norse texts, runic magic is often described as galdr-magic, as opposed to the more shamanic forms
of spae- and seidhmagic. The word galdr comes from a root meaning “to sing or chant,” which shows the
needfulness of vibrating the rune-sounds and magical songs on all levels in order to bring their power into
full being. As a meditative means, the chanting of the galdr-sounds will cause your very body, as well as
the world around you, to vibrate with the might of the rune upon which you are calling.
You should begin training yourself by practicing meditative breathing for some time until it feels
quite natural. When you are able to control your breath and establish a strong regular rhythm, you should
start singing the galdr-sound (given individually with each rune) on the outward breath and subvocalizing
it on the inward breath, being sure to continue to breathe from the diaphragm. The sound should, at least
at first, be sung on a single tone. This should be as low and loud as is comfortable for your voice, in order
to create the maximum resonance within your body. You should be able to feel the resonance within and
around you growing in power as you sing the galdr-sounds on the outward breath of each cycle, while the
subvocalized songs of the inward breath intensify the runic might in your spirit so that you can bring it
forth more mightily on the exhalation. After a while, you may find alterations of tone to be more
powerful; once you have mastered the basic skill of galdr-singing, this is a worthwhile path of
experiment.
If the full rune name is used, each of the sounds should be prolonged as long as possible, so that
one complete exhalation is required to sing the name once. This should hold true in magical rites when
one is using runic sounds or names as well as in meditation. The use of galdr-sounds in meditation is also
a good way to learn to vibrate one’s galdrar (“magical songs”-vocal part of the enchantment) in active
magic so that the words resonate through your body and all the levels of being, bringing the silent and
hidden force of the runes on which you call and of the words which shape and guide their might forth into
earthly being. The resonance of the song is one of the major gateways through which power is brought
between the worlds!
BRINGING THE RUNES FORTH
When you have worked your way through the futhark in one, or all if possible, of these manners, you will
be ready to begin using the runes outside of yourself. Meditation and seeking, of course, never end as
long as you live, but after you have brought these basics within yourself, your individual path is up to
you. The best way to start bringing the runes forth is by sitting in a dark room with your eyes open.
Choose a rune with which you have done well in meditation and begin to breathe, singing the name of
that rune until you can feel its might within. Slowly stretch out your strong hand, index finger out, and
trace the stave-shape in the air. The shining power, in red or a fitting color, should flow through your
hand and eyes in a brilliant beam so that you can in some manner see the rune you have written there.
Should this not be easy for you, close your eyes and visualize its bright lines before you, looking through
the eyes of your soul. When you can see it in this manner, open your eyes again. This may take some
practice, but in time you should be able to see at least the shining ghost of the lines of power you have
written. Once you have finished your practice, you should either draw the rune’s energies into yourself or
dissipate it back into the universe. It is bad practice to leave about any sort of magical energy which is not
clearly bound to a specific goat and done over a period of time it can be dangerous.
This should be practiced until you are able to do the Circle Rite easily and comfortably. When
you are comfortable with the basic internalization and theoretical function to the point that you can use
this simple ritual to ward yourself you will be ready to begin performing active runic magic.
RUNIC WORKINGS
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“Know’st how to write, know’st how to read,
Know’st how to stain, how to understand,
Know’st how to ask know’st how to offer,
Know’st how to supplicate know’st how to sacrifice?”
(Havamal, 144)