Rune Lore of Yore

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Merry meet all,

I’m studying some extension courses at the Sacred Mists College. The extension courses are free. One of the courses is Runes. I was inspired to make my own runes, and I cut a 24-inch branch from a dead tree. Well the small branch was from a larger dead branch. I asked the tree branch for permission and I left a coin in the soil.

Once my nice carpenter handy neighbor has cut the branch into 25 different sections, I  plan to carve off the bark, sand each piece and stain the wood. I plan to use a wood burner and an Exacto knife to etch in each rune and then use acrylic paints to decorate the runes. Ahh but our ancestors didn’t believe in glittery runes- or in glittery Edward Cullens either. I am going the way my ancestors of yore did and making the runes a natural set. I have a sealant and I hope it’s enough to use for the runes. I am excited about this project. I do need to obtain a wood carving set and get some sandpaper. I might already own some. I promise photos when I am done of my runes!

I also glued a small tapered quartz crystal to my wand. That made my wand appear ‘finished’.  I still have to finish my faery crown. The string broke and the tiny beads are free. It is a nightmare. I am picking a calm time to tackle that project. ( Of course, I am crazy excited about my rune set.)

I own a lovely moonstone set but I am excited about the new  wooden rune set. I get to work more of my own energy  into the rune set. It was part of the runes extension course but I thought I would try this. I own the Poetic Eddas and I will now have to get down to reading them. I’d love to learn more of my Viking ancestry and I guess creating rune sets and studying runes is one way to achieve that.I have been listening to some truly cool Viking music on Youtube too.

I am as excited as anyone else to see how my rune set turns out. I cant’ wait. My neighbor recently drilled a hole through nine hazelnuts for a home protection charm for me. They were all strung on a string. I really  love my neighbors. In the past, he helped me with my witch broom too.

I promise to post here more about my project. I will also post on the Sacred Mists online forum. My garden is growing beauteously and Penny now spends her days perched atop her throne/ scratching post. She imagines she gets to chase the birds always out of her paw grasp as she gazes out at the world around her.

I hope this inspires you all to create your own magick!!

Blessings, Spiderwitch