Tag: rewilding

casting runes — 13nov25
raido
```
tasting the breath
of a weary world exhaling
while sitting chilled on
an autumn slope behind
i may have gone vulpine
tonight in the
heart of the wood
```
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.
13 Nov 25
casting runes — 12nov25
eihwaz
```
my spirit is shadow
flowing slow of evenfall river
where murky banks slip by
& all eyes turn away
while scarlet leaves
spin the eddies in-between
```
A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is eihwaz, it’s name meaning “yew”, is a rune of change and transformation. It represents the cycle of life/death/rebirth and is symbolic of the axis mundi (the world tree). The yew is envisioned as a path towards both the underworld and the heavenly realms. It is associated both with poison and protection as part of its perceived dual nature.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
12 Nov 25
casting runes — 11nov25
hagalaz
```
this crashing down
to shatter against rock
to freeze all ties
...to break

some storms
go that way;
not all can bring
forth gentle rain
```
A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is hagalaz, which has a core meaning of “hail”, which was associated with potential, transformation, renewal and change; hail is imagined a seed from which change will arise. Hagalaz is also seen as representative of things beyond our control: a clash between fire and ice.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
11 Nov 25
casting runes — 09nov25
fehu
```
i plant my ash
on the windswept—
lichen, mycelium, moss,
the rolling hummocks
littered in stone

overcast, the skies
weigh down

what riches i have
to share
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is fehu, which has a core meaning of “cattle” or a more generalized “livestock”, which was a representation of personal wealth or earned prosperity. Sometimes luck played a role. Wealth and prosperity was valued, but was looked down upon when material accumulation appeared to be excessive, greedy, miserly or turned to hoarding, especially when those around you were lacking.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
09 Nov 25

bone dreaming

bone dreaming
we rattle under ash
crisp as leaves
kissed of rime

bone dreaming
we slip that streaming
to rest at sieidi
longing of the everlast

08 Nov 25

tossing a rune — 07nov25
ansuz
```
burned onto
my heartwood black
hung over meltwaters
the old gals sing spears
to the blind
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is ansuz, which has a core meaning “a god” (intended to be Odin), “mouth” or “breath”. Odin is representative of many, many things… in this case, ansuz is most representative of the mouth/breath (speech) that gives life to poetry, magic, song, language, and spirit — largely inseparable in the Viking worldview — and Odin is considered the supreme master of these intertwined concepts. By way of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, the rune is named æsc, which is translated to “ash”, a tree associated with Odin and is representative of resilience and strength.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
07 Nov 25

nonsense verse

we cut away the fat:

there is sun, there is moon
there are seasons and stars
there is above and below
and there might even be here

there are stones and plants
the living and the dead
what more can
you really desire?

07 Nov 25

hermitage calling

Campfire — *Photo by Ville Palmu on Unsplash*

hermitage calling,
i shuffle to mountaintops
to sweep out the debris
from my simple shack
a facet of memory,
what hint of comradery;
it is slow work with
a single black quill
but it pleases
spirits when i do—

we flamegaze the dusk
telling tales 'til dawn
between long silences

06 Nov 25

casting runes — 06nov25
berkana
```
pale lady riverside
beckoning down narrow trails
to where soul & spirit dwell
carved of wood &
filling of stone
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is berkana, which translates to “birch”. Birch are associated with earth-mother and maternal energies. Because birch is a “pioneer tree” which tends to grow in advance of other tree growth — especially after forest fires — berkana is associated with renewal and rebirth. Additionally, berkana has ties to liminal thresholds of all types, especially those paths to the underworld.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
06 Nov 25
casting runes — 03nov25
othala
```
i return to sieidi,
for that is of which
i am born.

between bear & crow
river runs in stillness
my long hair windblown
as the old man sweeps
out a home
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is othala, which has a core meaning of “heritage”, “inheritance” and “legacy”. These are all associated with home, kin, ancestors, stability and (in some interpretations) past lives or spiritual legacy.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
03 Nov 25