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Celebrate the Small Things – Gratitude

My weekly gratitude post, in the Celebrate the Small Things [ongoing] Blog Hop.

I’m grateful for people who play fair and honor the hard work of others.

I’m grateful for time away with my dear heart!

I’m grateful to feel better after weeks of respiratory funk.

What are you grateful for this week? How will you show thanks? Who is grateful for you? I am!

This post is part of Lexa Cain’s blog hop, Celebrate the Small Things, along with her  co-hostesses L.G. Keltner and Tonja Drecker. Participate by following the link and adding your name to the Linky list, then post your gratitude every Friday.  Easiest blog hop ever!

Click here to hop on, and thanks for coming with me on this journey of self-empowerment and collective awareness.

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The Weekly Rune – Othala

For the week of  17 April 2016

Rooting new traditions takes all our awareness, this week.

Mannaz is the half-month rune through 29 April. Laguz is the stave indicating the planet’s needs, and Othala is the intuitive stave. Read right to left is Mannaz, Laguz, then Othala.

The half-month rune is set by the runic calendar, and governs for a tad over two weeks. The planetary stave indicates the state of the planet. The intuitive stave indicates the life force most available to us, which brings the focus of the half-month rune into sharper focus for the present week. It suggests how we can handle these energies.

Starting 1 May!

Following is a summary of The Weekly Rune. Read the full runecast for more details on how these runes impact human life force over the next week, and how to best manage the curves and twists.

My new year-long Intensive Reclaiming the Runes – Putting the ‘Elder’ Back in Futhark will be available 1 May. Stay tuned for sneak peek discounts! This Intensive is focused on teaching the story  of the runes in as full an Old Norse context as possible, and instructing on how to work with them as a personal tool for growth, and a facilitator of gaining insight for others.

Patterns in the runecasts over the last few weeks have been interesting. After a succession of Tiwaz and Eihwaz in various positions and locations of casts, now Laguz repeats, though with a more uplifting message.

Mannaz entered as the half-month stave toward the end of last week, with an emphasis on finding new community. Mannaz is a midpoint of a cycle that began with Isa. Before we can understand the role of Mannaz, we have to delve more deeply into the message of Isa.

Meaning “ice,” Isa is the final rune of the winter trio. It represents the sacred seed just below the surface, just before sprouting to new life. More specifically, it is the frozen Niflheimr principle of the Old Norse creation story.  In that light, Isa is eternal. It is the part of All Things that is always coming into being. Mannaz is the point along the process of bringing that seed into form that requires a change of atmosphere for it to grow well. Taking the initiative to step into new spaces and engages new places, new people, is likely not going to be comfortable. However, without doing so, the seed can’t reach its apex of growth with Ingwaz, which we know is coming down the line.

 

To learn more about the relationship between Isa and Mannaz, read the full runecast.

Laguz indicates rightful flow, on behalf of the planet this week. Last week when it was reversed, we were asked to see the places where we are not in flow with the planet’s needs. This week in its upright position, Laguz asks us to honor where we are flowing with the planet’s needs. For some, this perspective may be as challenging as the reversed one. We may not realize the things we do right in how we live with Earth’s needs, though we need to. It needs us to. Take some time to realize the things done on a daily basis that support Midgard, and take it a step further to celebrate that fact. Devote prayer, ritual or ceremony to how flow with the planet’s needs is part of our daily awareness, and express gratitude for how we benefit from that relationship.

The message from Othala brings in more allies and considerations. The stave of ancestors, we are reminded that we must do the release work our ancestors didn’t receive. Any family lines that need blessing, give it this week. If healing is needed, contact me and we can explore that work in-depth. What isn’t released from our ancestors, we carry. The heaviest burden carried is the one in addition to our own. This week is a good time to address any heaviness that isn’t ours. In blessing the ancestors we come into wisdom, as well as how to value it.

Read the full runecast.

Learn more about the Reclaiming the Runes Intensive.

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Celebrate the Small Things – Gratitude

My weekly gratitude post, in the Celebrate the Small Things [ongoing] Blog Hop.

I’m grateful for feeling even better, despite that it’s taken a really long time!

I’m grateful for passing my first standardized exam in 21+ years.

I’m grateful that our kids get to do cool educational adventures.

What are you grateful for this week? How will you show thanks? Who is grateful for you? I am!

This post is part of Lexa Cain’s blog hop, Celebrate the Small Things, along with her  co-hostesses L.G. Keltner and Tonja Drecker. Participate by following the link and adding your name to the Linky list, then post your gratitude every Friday.  Easiest blog hop ever!

Click here to hop on, and thanks for coming with me on this journey of self-empowerment and collective awareness.

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The Weekly Rune – Eihwaz

For the week of  10 April 2016

Surrendering to process is the focus this week.

Ehwaz is the half-month rune through 14 April, at which point Mannaz is the focus. Laguz reversed is the stave indicating the planet’s needs, and Eihwaz is the intuitive stave. Read right to left is Ehwaz above, Mannaz below, followed by Laguz reversed, then Eihwaz. The half-month rune is set by the runic calendar, and governs for a tad over two weeks. The planetary stave indicates the state of the planet. The intuitive stave indicates the life force most available to us, which brings the focus of the half-month rune into sharper focus for the present week. It suggests how we can handle these energies.

Starting 1 May!

Following is a summary of The Weekly Rune. Read the full runecast for more details on how these runes impact human life force over the next week, and how to best manage the curves and twists.

My new year-long Intensive Reclaiming the Runes – Putting the ‘Elder’ Back in Futhark will be available 1 May. Stay tuned for sneak peek discounts! This Intensive is focused on teaching the story  of the runes in as full an Old Norse context as possible, and instructing on how to work with them as a personal tool for growth, and a facilitator of gaining insight for others.

We spent several weeks engaged with Tiwaz, and how Eihwaz has dug in for the last few casts.

A rune of deep transformation, this week we experience Ehwaz’s shift from rooting into the etheric to see the fuller picture of a dynamic, to rising from those depths to put it all into action. Regardless of how sore or tired, this isn’t the time to slow down. Find a keen balance between sustaining self and moving forward. Putting what has been learned into action, making it habit, is of the essence.

To that end, Mannaz brings community that can support doing just that. The rune of gathered people, it signifies the need for new community. The need for tribe right now will not be sated by existing social structures. New habits must be practiced consistently and regularly, else they are lost. Now is that tender time of anchoring change as the new way. This does not have to be and should not be done alone.

We don’t heal in isolation, but in community .

To learn more about initiation and Ehwaz transitioning to Mannaz, read the full runecast.

Laguz reversed as the voice of the planet speaks of flow out of bounds. One of the most reliable things about water is what contains it. For this time, the shores we usually rely on are shifting. Not only is the water turbulent, but what usually holds it in check is upheaved, as well.

From an emotional standpoint, consider that the planet is expressing rollicking mood shifts at this time. We are the ones who give them voice, who must give them voice, so that their swells can berelieved.

The message from Eihwaz is short but sweet: let it change. Whatever it is, however it needs to move through, let it. Eihwaz is the corner we can’t turn from, yet can’t see around. Forward is the only direction. Given any other placement in the cast, the mystery would be its emphasis. As it comes on a note of closure with Ehwaz mid-week, Eihwaz encourages us to allow change. We may not know what’s around the corner, though by this point, we know the damn corner inside and out. It’s time to move on.

Read the full runecast.

Learn more about the Reclaiming the Runes Intensive.

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Celebrate the Small Things – Gratitude

My weekly gratitude post, in the Celebrate the Small Things [ongoing] Blog Hop.

I’m grateful for feeling better, and for feeling back in my body.

I’m grateful for allopathic medication, despite how hard it is on my body.

I’m grateful that our kids did great on their first homeschool standardized tests.

What are you grateful for this week? How will you show thanks? Who is grateful for you? I am!

This post is part of Lexa Cain’s blog hop, Celebrate the Small Things, along with her  co-hostesses L.G. Keltner and Tonja Drecker. Participate by following the link and adding your name to the Linky list, then post your gratitude every Friday.  Easiest blog hop ever!

Click here to hop on, and thanks for coming with me on this journey of self-empowerment and collective awareness.

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The Weekly Rune – Tiwaz

For the week of  3 April 2016

The heart answer isn’t the wanted answer, this week.

Ehwaz is the half-month rune through 14 April. Eihwaz is the stave indicating the planet’s needs, and Tiwaz is the intuitive stave. Read right to left is Ehwaz, followed by Eihwaz, then Tiwaz. The half-month rune is set by the runic calendar, and governs for a tad over two weeks. The planetary stave indicates the state of the planet. The intuitive stave indicates the life force most available to us, which brings the focus of the half-month rune into sharper focus for the present week. It suggests how we can handle these energies.

Starting 1 May!

Following is a summary of The Weekly Rune. Read the full runecast for more details on how these runes impact human life force over the next week, and how to best manage the curves and twists.

My new year-long Intensive Reclaiming the Runes – Putting the ‘Elder’ Back in Futhark will be available 1 May. Stay tuned for sneak peek discounts! This Intensive is focused on teaching the story  of the runes in as full an Old Norse context as possible, and instructing on how to work with them as a personal tool for growth, and a facilitator of gaining insight for others.

Just glancing over this cast, we can’t seem to stray far from Tiwaz, as it was the half-month rune last month, and has continued to feature in the cast one way or another.

As the half-month rune, Ehwaz tells us that it’s time to dig deeper. Whatever is needed will not be found at superficial levels of being. It doesn’t necessarily mean a total departure from the current avenue, though it does point to needing new eye to interpret the map. And that new vantage point isn’t just going to dawn on us. We have to set aside time, set the intention to delve into it, cultivate the life force to go there, then sustain the fortitude to see it through.

This week presents the turning point to stagnate or soar.

To learn more about initiation and Ehwaz, read the full runecast.

This week we are asked to not to fight our relationship to the planet, and to consider the impact of personal choice on the collective. In going more deeply into Ehwaz, we don’t know what Eihwaz will reveal. What’s assured is that once it’s known, turning from it will be impossible. How we go forward in our individual and collective life will be transformed. The two will not remain separate.

Tiwaz remains the real challenge of this process. It demands that we mine the wisdom needed from Ehwaz, allow ourselves the transformation of Eihwaz to implement it, then be willing to put all else down to bring it into being. In fact, with Tiwaz, whatever the current story we’re telling ourselves can’t come into being, or at least not the way we’re currently telling it. The narrative at present has to be let go so that what’s most needed can manifest.

 Much movement is coming this week, lots of internal landscapes moving. The timing is right to be an active participant in that process; else, we will just sit around wondering what all the turmoil is about.

Read the full runecast.

Learn more about the Reclaiming the Runes Intensive.

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Celebrate the Small Things – Gratitude

My weekly gratitude post, in the Celebrate the Small Things [ongoing] Blog Hop.

I’m grateful for no more strep. Holy cats, that wasn’t fun.

I’m grateful for a really lovely spring.

I’m grateful for my wonderful family, particularly my dear heart, who so fabulously takes care of everything when I’m sick.

I’m grateful for revelations.

What are you grateful for this week? How will you show thanks? Who is grateful for you? I am!

This post is part of Lexa Cain’s blog hop, Celebrate the Small Things, along with her  co-hostesses L.G. Keltner and Tonja Drecker. Participate by following the link and adding your name to the Linky list, then post your gratitude every Friday.  Easiest blog hop ever!

Click here to hop on, and thanks for coming with me on this journey of self-empowerment and collective awareness.

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The Weekly Rune – Tiwaz

For the week of  27 March 2016

Owning personal truth in taking a stand is on the horizon this week.

 Berkano (Berkana) is the half-month rune through 30 March, at which point Ehwaz steps up. Kenaz reversed is the stave indicating the planet’s needs, and Tiwaz is the intuitive stave. Read right to left is Berkano above, Ehwaz below, followed by Kenaz reversed, then Tiwaz. The half-month rune is set by the runic calendar, and governs for a tad over two weeks. The planetary stave indicates the state of the planet. The intuitive stave indicates the life force most available to us, which brings the focus of the half-month rune into sharper focus for the present week. It suggests how we can handle these energies.

Starting 1 May!

Following is a summary of The Weekly Rune. Read the full runecast for more details on how these runes impact human life force over the next week, and how to best manage the curves and twists.

My new year-long Intensive Reclaiming the Runes – Putting the ‘Elder’ Back in Futhark will be available 1 May. Stay tuned for sneak peek discounts! This Intensive is focused on teaching the story  of the runes in as full an Old Norse context as possible, and instructing on how to work with them as a personal tool for growth, and a facilitator of gaining insight for others.

We can’t seem to stray far from Tiwaz, as it was the half-month rune a mere couple of weeks ago.  For a few more days Berkano continues to bring balm and a sense of personal stability to the mix. It indicates a holding pattern after glorious though draining toil, and heavily impresses upon us to do any healing work needed. Now’s the time to get house in order.

As the half-month rune, Ehwaz tells us that our effort up to this point hasn’t been enough. It doesn’t mean that our effort is wrong or fruitless. Rather, it calls us to take what we’ve been doing to the next level, and by next level I mean spiritually.  The subtlety of this stave is its power. It doesn’t call for a grand overhaul of effort, just that it be finely focused at all level of being.

To create the things we want, we must work to create the world that can realize them.

To learn more about weaving wyrd and Ehwaz, read the full runecast.

It’s telling, then, that all of the runes cast thus far to indicate the planet’s needs have been reversed. Kenaz reversed indicates not owning personal truth. Exalted, Kenaz is that niggling idea burst brilliantly onto the scape of a fertile mind ready to craft it into being. As it is this week, there’s hesitation, perhaps even fear, around holding that deep truth.  Yet, nothing moves forward without that revelation.

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The Weekly Rune – Ehwaz Reversed

For the week of 20 March 2016

A reality check of the soul comes this week.

 Berkano (Berkana) is the half-month rune through 30 March. Wunjo reversed is the stave indicating the planet’s needs, and Ehwaz reversed is the intuitive stave. Read right to left is Berkano, followed by Wunjo reversed, then Ehwaz reversed. The half-month rune is set by the runic calendar, and governs for a tad over two weeks. The planetary stave indicates the state of the planet. The intuitive stave indicates the life force most available to us, which brings the focus of the half-month rune into sharper focus for the present week. It suggests how we can handle these energies.

Following is a summary of The Weekly Rune. Read the full runecast for more details on how these runes impact human life force over the next week, and how to best manage the curves and twists.

My new year-long Intensive Reclaiming the Runes – Putting the ‘Elder’ Back in Futhark will be available 1 May. Stay tuned for sneak peek discounts! This Intensive is focused on teaching the story  of the runes in as full an Old Norse context as possible, and instructing on how to work with them as a personal tool for growth, and a facilitator of gaining insight for others.

While the battle feel of Tiwaz hasn’t dissipated in the world around us, Berkano has brought balm and a sense of personal stability to the mix. If we must be in a holding pattern, which is somewhat the energy of Berkano, it’s a good one to be in. It honors us, recognizes how hard we’ve worked, forces us to be present, and expects us to give props to ourselves.

Brightstave, Wunjo brings a time of joy. Many refer to this rune as the “Law of Attraction” rune, in that it’s the state of all possibilities for success colluding on our behalf.  The key player in the collusion is self.

To learn more about the complexity of Wunjo reversed, read the full runecast.

Starting 1 May!

Wunjo reversed, though refers to disappointment, and cautions around beating ourselves up over what we could have done. What’s significant is that we not shirk away from the state of disappointment.

For most of us, facing disappointment means masochistic behaviour and self-talk. “Why didn’t I do it this way? What was I thinking? If that hadn’t happened…”  The reality, though, such talk distracts us from the work we’re called to do at this time, which is to  feel the feels, completely.

Given that Wunjo reversed is in the place of the planet’s needs, it’s asking us to realize our role in its state, and move on. Stop stagnating in the grief of the state of affairs of the world. Stop obsessing over saving one pocket of being and expand awareness to how it’s ALL interconnected.

Get back to the work of providing the planet sanctuary.

Through Wunjo reversed, this is what she’s saying she needs, and what is specifically needed from us to provide. We can’t provide it until we truly face our own role in her wellbeing, which is directly connected to our own. It’s quite a lot to hold, yet is wholly within our ability to do so. It has to be. We did this. We may not be able to completely undo it, yet we can bear witness to all that must be done in blessing it.

Ehwaz reversed gives great insight into how we accomplish that. Brightstave, Ehwaz is the great horse that carries us deeper into collective space, into ecstatic trance, to meet the spirit teachers and bring back the potent healing needed most. Reversed, it indicates that we are somehow unable to do that, or that we aren’t quite reaching the depth of ecstasy that’s needed. It speaks of restlessness, feeling caught in a dynamic we know can be improved.

The trick is not to get sucked into thinking we can do it all alone, yet realize that all work we do in this life has to begin with ourselves.

This week, we are indeed challenged to “Go deep, or lie.”

Read the full runecast.

Learn more about the Reclaiming the Runes Intensive.

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Celebrate the Small Things – Gratitude

My weekly gratitude post, in the Celebrate the Small Things [ongoing] Blog Hop.

I’m grateful for pain relief, and appreciation of just how hard the last few years have been in that regard.

I’m grateful for a wonderfully successful yard sale.

I’m grateful for sleep.

I’m grateful for breathing room.

What are you grateful for this week? How will you show thanks? Who is grateful for you? I am!

This post is part of Lexa Cain’s blog hop, Celebrate the Small Things, along with her  co-hostesses L.G. Keltner and Tonja Drecker. Participate by following the link and adding your name to the Linky list, then post your gratitude every Friday.  Easiest blog hop ever!

Click here to hop on, and thanks for coming with me on this journey of self-empowerment and collective awareness.

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