Monday, February 21, 2011

21 Feb 2011

Presidents' Day brought guidance from Uruz, Othila, and Odin. 

Uruz is reminiscent of the aurochs.  Aurochs were quite strong and tenacious.  If that strength is grasped, it can be used to make progress towards goals.  It can also be used to strengthen internal strength.  I need to increase my confidence in myself.  There are things that I am not comfortable with and I have been spending time second guessing myself.  On the flip side, I have learned that my relationships are strong and challenging.  I was consulted and was able to share my strength with a friend.  I hope any advice I gave was not hurtful.  It is hard, looking from the outside in.  One thing to make me a bit more relieved is that it has been easier to defend mine and my choices when asked.  I hope that I gain the strength to not be my worst enemy and can continue to defend that choice for a long time to come.

Othila is the rune of home, of family, of inheritance.  Part of that is learning to deal with grief.  Grief lives in your heart.  Look to the care of your heart.  Be it choosing to stay in a situation that may or may not be progressing where or how you want it.  Looking at the emotional bank account and assessing if you should stay or go.  Remembering the past, be it dead relationships or dead friends/family, and learning from the it.  Look within for the source and determine if it is something to release or if you need to hold on to it because you haven't started or aren't finished grieving.

Odin is the end and a beginning.  What is the end?  What is the beginning?  Perhaps I am in down time and learning more about myself.  Building on skills that haven't been developed or need further development.  Learning to relinquish control...  Good medicine is a handy thing and not something I have found here.  Granted, I haven't looked for it yet, either.  Perhaps that is the next journey for me to begin.

Sowelu, representing the sun, offers advice for tonight.  Perhaps good advice will arrive tonight.  Good luck comes with this rune.  The journey will be good.