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.