![]() ![]() However, don’t feel that you have to use any of these items just because they were sold as a set. A drawstring bag or box and a set of basic instructions may also come with your runes. Most also have one blank (or “wyrd”) rune that acts as a wild card. Usually, rune sets for sale at metaphysical stores include the 24 Elder Futhark runes. Investing in a pre-made rune set that calls to you can be an equally good beginning to your runic studies. On the other hand, there are many beautiful rune sets for sale-many made with materials and techniques that would not be practical to replicate at home. ![]() Depending on your level of craftiness and the tools/materials available to you, making your first rune set can be a great option that lets you express your creativity. Painting or carving the runes can be a kind of meditation, and help to infuse your new rune set with your energy. Making your own set of rune stones or tiles is an excellent way to begin to learn the runic symbols. Sometimes, a single letter says something that paragraphs cannot. Runic symbols have powerfully condensed meaning. Rune-casting-or reading the runes-is a way to activate intuition and gather information about the past, present and future. But most of the time, when people talk about reading runes, they are referring to the Elder Futhark, which fell out of use as an alphabet around the 8th century AD.Įach rune has a threefold meaning: A phonetic sound (as a letter of the alphabet), a mundane object or action that it stands for, and a mystical or abstract significance. The best-known runic alphabet is the Elder Futhark, which contains 24 symbols.There are other rune systems, such as the Younger Futhark, Northumbrian runes, and Witches' runes. (Much as young children can quickly learn their ABCs.) The first learning tool you’ll need is a rune set of your own, to begin familiarizing yourself with this ancient system of knowledge.įirst, some background: Runes are archaic European letters used in magick and divination. Wanna connect with me? I’m on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and Etsy.Thinking about taking up the runes? Mastery of the runes can take many years, but it is not difficult for a beginner to learn the basics. If you’d like to discuss these concepts further, connect with me in The Witches’ Realm, a Facebook group by Keeping Her Keys where we discuss all things related to witchcraft. You could definitely reach out to incorporate energies from this rune to lean into good luck and success. This rune carries all the energy of the nurturing Goddess. Berkano is birth, the birch tree, growth, Goddess. Just be mindful that this is one of the “racist” runes and I definitely would NOT use Sowilo doubled – you run the risk of creating the symbol used by the Schutzstaffel (SS – the paramilitary organization which operated under Adolf Hilter and the Nazi party).īerkano ~ Again, not a rune directly associated with luck or success. Sowilo is the sun… the source of light and warmth – a necessary component to growth. It tends to carry very positive overtones, in my opinion. ![]() Sowilo generally speaks to me of victory and therefore success. Sowilo ~ I would absolutely include Sowilo when focusing on luck or success. While it doesn’t carry “success” or “good luck” as a specific message, you could include Algiz to “lock in” or protect the success or good luck you seek. Perthro also is associated with feminine mysteries, if I wanted to utilize a runic energy to assist with the conception of life or child birth… I’d use Perthro to pull in luck in that way.Īlgiz / Elhaz ~ Protection is the primary message of this rune. Perthro is the lot or dice cup, the vessel used to hold the lots that will be cast, therefore Perthro speaks to us of the gamble. Perthro ~ a very mysterious rune without a clearly defined definition in the poems. This energy could also lend itself towards the concept of “success” even that “success” isn’t one of Jera’s immediate keywords. The general sense Jera often carries for me is a sense of completion, a cycle that has come to fruition. Jera ~ keywords: year, harvest, seasons, cycles. Luck could also contribute to obtaining “abundance”. Being in a place of “abundance”, having an “abundance” of a resource is generally a component of success. Runes that may be of particular interest to a tattoo focused on good luck and/or success:įehu ~ the initial word that always comes to mind for me with Fehu is “abundance”. ![]()
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