casting runes — 18dec25

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raido
his backstep to gloaming
cloakworn & graveled
as bonesky carries her down
all at the edge before dreaming
with raven feathers in their hair

to awake?
when cries burn obsidian

A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.

Today’s rune is raido, which has been translated as “ride” and the implied “journey”. This may be spatial and literal in practice (a physical journey), or it may be more figurative (an inner/shamanic journey, i.e., útiseta). The rune is associated with cyclic motion and the movement of the sun. Some consider the journey represented by raido to be that of returning.

Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.

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8 responses to “casting runes — 18dec25”

  1. Tansy Gunnar Avatar
    Tansy Gunnar

    That one’s my favorite Rune.

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    1. michael raven Avatar
      michael raven

      It’s up there for me. I’m torn between berkanan, thurisaz and nauthiz, but this comes in right after those.

      Reply
      1. Tansy Gunnar Avatar
        Tansy Gunnar

        My second favorite is (X). I had a dream about 11 years ago where the rune appeared and spoke. It said “God only forgives two things: imperfections & failure.” It was a weird dream. I wrote it down when I woke up.

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        1. michael raven Avatar
          michael raven

          Weird. But dreams can be that way. I’m sure there was a context at the moment that might be missing after the passage of time. Who knows? Perhaps it was the “gift” you needed at the time. 😊

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          1. Tansy Gunnar Avatar
            Tansy Gunnar

            I didn’t provide context. The dream made sense, it even showed me my dad pinned up against a tree. I felt his pain and fear. I saw through his eyes, when nobody knew where he was. Nobody bothered to tell me my dad was missing. The dream was quite a shock until I got a phone call later that day saying my father was just rescued but was badly burned (after several days of being missing.)

            The dream also showed we what I personally needed to do, to protect myself during a volatile time in a relationship. It also showed the corrected layout of a project I had been working on. The dream also told me to keep building and to not worry. Like I said, it was weird and I wrote it down when I woke up.

            Have you had any strange dreams like that? I get them during the day too. My Mom fell down the stairs and hurt herself. I saw and heard it in my head when I was shopping at Wal-Mart. I left my cart in the middle of the store and ran to my car and drove home. My mom was on the bottom of the stairs when I opened the door. She said she was calling for me. I was like, “yeah, I know.” This was before we had cell phones. It was the same voice as the other times I have these strange dreams. It’s only when someone I know is in great danger though.

          2. michael raven Avatar
            michael raven

            Thanks for the context.

            I am a frequent dreamer of what others might think are odd, but they make perfect sense to me. I have just plain strange dreams that are just dreams, and I have others that feel more like messages — and the occasional waking dream. I wouldn’t class either as precognitive or pericognitive. They are just signposts and spirit chatter. 😊

          3. Tansy Gunnar Avatar
            Tansy Gunnar

            Mine are just strange. I tend to think dreams are just our unconscious trying to speak to our conscious minds. Bubbles that rise up every once in a while.

          4. michael raven Avatar
            michael raven

            At least my subconscious seems currently done with the zombie apocalypse… Those dreams were getting bonkers.

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