Wednesday, January 4, 2012

4 January 2012

Raido, Odin, and Perth are the selections for today.

Raido indicates a journey.  A journey can be a physical trip or a personal development/progression.  Today, I led a meeting of a variety of speakers where we are each evaluated on our speaking abilities.  This was my first true attempt at it, and I did pretty darned well!  I also made progress in understanding people.  It amazes me the disguises some people have.

Odin indicates I can change my health at any time.  Health may not be physical, it can be mental or emotional, too.  Something else to consider, when Odin is drawn for your health, could He indicate you are a blank slate today so you can reflect the health or emotions of others back to them??  That you are channeling someone else's health?

Perth represents intimacy in a relationship.  Intimacy comes in many forms.  Tonight, it came in the form of visiting with a close friend.  As much as I understand family and friends thinking they are being supportive when they ask: "Why are you with him?"; what I don't understand why they think that is helpful?  If they see something, they should bring it up and then be able to discuss it objectively.  Our parents teach us to stay through thick and thin but yet will ask question our good judgement when they don't agree with our choice.  They voice their judgement and expect us to blindly follow.  Counter-productive, don't you think?  Discussing relationships are much easier when you are objective and open.  Appreciate the strength of character and heart in our friends and family.  We don't know what the other person is experiencing and therefore, need to refrain from judging until a change occurs.

Hagalz brings disruption, anger, and challenges.  A bad dream?  Memories of past trespasses?  Anger at past events which create challenges in current circumstances?  Who knows until morning?

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

3 January 2012

Today's selection was Nauthiz reversed, Uruz, and Thuriza.

Nauthiz represents Pain, Constraint, or Necessity.  Reversed, it advises a cleanse, a cleaning.  It is a New Year.  Dust out the corners, clear out the old.  Make room for the new.  A new life cannot take up residence in your life if the old hasn't been cleared out to make room.

Uruz reminds us to express Gratitude.  Be grateful for past lessons even if they were painful.  Be grateful for the past lessons which were pleasurable, too.  Be grateful for the present.  Be grateful for the future.  Be grateful.  You never know where a Grateful Life will lead you.

Thuriza is the rune of Compromise.  Compromise is making a situation a Win-Win.  Always strive for the Win-Win.  Never give up your morals, yet, be willing to give to make that win-win.

Ansuz is the task for tonight.  Signals, Guilt, and Communication.  Ansuz may bring some messages through dreams.  There may be guilt from how one communicated or failed to communicate.  Communicate with your Self and self.  Also, make efforts to communicate with everyone in your life.

Monday, January 2, 2012

2 January 2012

Today's selection was Berkana, Tiewaz, and Wunjo.

Berkana is the rune of Growth.  Continuing to live ones life in the manner one wishes is a daunting challenge.  I need to remember to complete homework in a more timely manner.  In fact, I need to write a survey.  Also, because this is a new year, it is a good time to focus on growth, looking within to determine what you need to change about yourself.  No one is perfect, there is always work to be done both externally and internally.

Tiewaz is the rune of Courage.  A warrior needs to feed courage so one can face challenges as they come.  One of the biggest challenges is to face forward, leaving the past behind.  Not being bitter.  Not staying in the past, longing for a different outcome.  Face forward, take a step towards the future, knowing that you are never faced with a challenge which you are unable to handle.  You can learn from your past: the failures and the successes; taking those lessons to the future with you.

Wunjo is the rune of joy and joy can be found in Celebration.  Celebrate a new year, a new life!  Vow to put the past behind you and look to the present and live it the best you can.  Are there things you have neglected?  Undertake them now.  Is there something you can do to make tomorrow easier?  Do it now.  Celebrate the friendships.  Celebrate you family.  Celebrate the associations you have made: both long gone and in the present.  Celebrate!

Nauthiz reversed is the task tonight for tomorrow.  A time of cleansing is brought by this rune.  This rune, when seen by itself, may indicate a period of pain, constraint, or plans going awry.  However, when you look at it in context of the rest of the runes from today, doesn't it reflect the events of the day, which, in turn, reflect life in a condensed manner?  Not so much life and death, but the cycle of our choices.  The Earth, our lives, and all manners of relationships are held within a series of circles, of cycles.  The seasons cycle.  The year cycles.  The Earth cycles.  Our lives cycle and within that cycle, our choices are a cycle.  We make choices, act on them, evaluate them, and then cleanse them.  At times, those choices result in Shame which we can sweep under the rug in hiding or we can look at our choices and determine what we could have done differently.  In doing this, we take our limitations and stretch those boundaries to encompass what we learned.  Then the cycle is complete and ready to begin again by growing.

Take this opportunity to look within and cleanse the blocks to our growth.