The runes I drew this morning were Algiz, Othila, and Raido.
Algiz is the rune of Protection, often signified by the sound of sedges and rushes or an elk's antlers in the shrubs. A conversation last night about spiritual things encouraged me to live today for the day and not looking to the past. Algiz is an excellent rune to help with doing that; it advises to control emotions, especially during times of change. To leave yesterday behind is a step towards change, towards Self change. One needs to protect one's self when making that change. Leaving past hurts and successes behind is a huge step for the Self to take. The Self is fragile and it needs protection, especially when removing the protections of the past. The results are worth it, though!
Othila is the rune of Grief. Care for your heart, even as you shed yesterdays, protect your heart from past hurts and future hurts. To live for today and remove the influences from yesterday, recognize the grief you resulting from actions in the past. Ask for forgiveness, if needed. Or, are you being sent another's grief so you can help that person? Today, I helped loved one develop a plan for facing some grief from his past. Part of the relief of letting go of grief or planning how to do it, is part of that grief disappears. You feel better having a plan. And even better when you take steps towards carrying out that plan!
Raido indicates Harmony has entered a relationship. Living today without revisiting yesterday brought peace and harmony to my day. In fact, it opened numerous ideas that would not have surfaced under normal circumstances. Deciding to expand my rune studies, for example. I grabbed two books out of my library as I left for work this morning. One of them inspired me to help a loved one deal with grief from the past. As I read the interpretation this morning, it also occurred to me that even though I ask about the relationship with myself, often times, the rune applies to other relationships as well. In particular the relationships with people closest to me.
Today was a great example of readings that started out to not have the potential of having a huge impact on the day. As it comes to a close, I must admit that the choice I made to live in today and outside of yesterday caused these runes to have a completely different interpretation as I expected them to when I drew them this morning. Evidence of making a small change that has a big impact!
Algiz is the advice for tonight. Protection/sedges or rushes/Elk; Boundaries; and Mutual Trust. As I live in the present, I must learn a new way of protecting myself. The development of boundaries will assist in this. I am not referring to physical boundaries, but more on a cellular level. Emotional, mental, etc. These boundaries will not be designed to keep everyone out or at a certain distance. They will be designed to limit access to a certain extent. Much like checking a book out of special collections as compared to the general collection. Access to the absolute innerness of mySelf will require building Mutual Trust with those who want access. That is part of building boundaries, determining who you want to build that mutual trust with and creating it so the trust can be paid back with access to our intimate cores. It has to be two-sided, therefore, Mutual.
