Note: Be sure to read, meditate, re-read, re-meditate these meanings and key words several times. As you tune into the Runes time and again, continuously new insights will open up to you and your power to handle creative energies will increase!

The Rune FA

FA is the Rune of original fire. It is a Rune that symbolizes the cosmos and the universe. FA symbolizes fire that acts creatively in love. It is will that sparks manifestation down to the material levels. FA is one of the Runes that rules the Salamanders, spirits of the fire element. It symbolizes change from within the creative levels and spiritual creation. FA represents the Phoenix that rises from its ashes. It represents spiritual creation, Fate, and Divine Law. FA is a Rune of fate, of mobility, and of wealth. It is said to connect with the Norse god Freyr and it connects easily with the Rune KA.

Uses of FA:
You can use FA to attract and absorb Solar and Lunar energy as well as the energies of the planets and fixed stars. Practice this absorption of energy with the body posture of FA.

FA also strengthens the personal magnetism. On the etheric planes it symbolizes the electric fluid. Practice of FA strengthens the personal magnetism and the spiritual powers that you project into your environment. It is useful at the beginning of psychic healing. Use FA to increase wealth!

FA is one of the Runes that you use to transfer energies. It is helpful in your practice to unfold the original fire.

Time of the Year: December 22 through January 12.

Runic Zodiac of 18: 0 degrees Capricorn to 20 degrees Capricorn.
Note: The correlation with the degrees in the zodiac is an affinity not an exact superimposition. This means that the astrological zodiac may have its beginning anywhere in the Runic zodiac. The Runic zodiac has 18 Runic months of 20 degrees each.

Number: 1

Mantra: fffffffff (visualize fire or a bright red and flaming Fa symbol).
Note: Put the emphasis on the f-sound! some people make the mistake to chant faaaaaaaaaa, with hardly and "f" at the beginning. Chant: ffffffffffffaaa (much more "f" than "a"!)

The Rune UR

UR is the Rune of original cause, or root-causes, of cosmic and planetary events. It is the Rune of original time at the threshold of creation, original eternity and roots of eternity: Time-les time where space-time loses its relevancy. UR connects with cause of causes, with original creation, with original immortality, and with original law of vibration.

UR is the threshold of creation that FA energizes with its impulse. It is creation for which created deities (or, even more ridiculous, anthropomorphic collective egregors of religions - assumed gaseous mammals above the clouds) take undeserved credit. It is original knowledge.

Mythologically speaking the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasil, reach into the Rune UR. It is here where the tree Norns, goddesses of fate and destiny, are spinning the threads of the web of time that determines the fates of humans and of gods. Here the fountain of wisdom is running to which depths the gods (think here also of the gods within!) "descend" to gain knowledge and wisdom.

Uses: From UR is coming forth continuously new existence. On the etheric levels it represents the healing Orgone energy, life force, and its structural linkages and magical uses. UR opens clair-audience. Work with UR increases your capability to recognize the true origin, or root, of the universe and the true causes of everything. Practice of UR strengthens your healing energies.

Time of the year: January 13 through February 3

Runic Zodiac of 18: 20 degrees Capricorn to 10 degrees Aquarius.

Number: 2

Mantra: oo - oo - oo - oo rrrr. Emphasis on the oo-sound!

The Rune THORN

THORN is the Rune of activity and of the active mind. In this capacity, the Rune THORN is symbolized as the Rune of the master of the swords. It is a Rune of active exchange and one of the Runes that represent Thor's Hammer.

THORN is a Rune of polarities. While FA is the spark of creation and original structure, UR connects with the chaos at the threshold of creation, THORN symbolizes the emerging of opposite polarities from the zero point energy of chaos as it gains its first structure. From the realm of opposite polarities THORN reaches much deeper into multiple polarities of an infinite order.

As Rune of opposing polarities THORN represents life and death, hot and cold, light and darkness, etc. It is a Rune of opposites that actually are polarities of one and the same process. Therefore THORN is also a rune of eternal return and as such contains in itself the mystery of the thorn that awakens from sleep. The THORN that touches the zero energy of chaos brings forth continuous creation.

THORN is the Rune of the dowsing rod, of lightning and thunder, of magnetic transfer and of mental telepathy.

THORN awakens in us the will to act and to creatively act upon our universe. It helps us get in touch with the continuous change of day and night, waning and waxing, life and death. THORN protects us against attacks, especially magical attacks. The mantra of THORN strengthens the aura.

Time of the year: February 4 through 25
Number: 3
Mantra: th-th-th-th-th-o-o-o-o-r-r-r-n-n-n

The Rune OS

OS is the Rune of the fourth element which is the element of conscious manifestation. It is a Rune of Odic energy (Chi, Orgone) that frees us from the bondage of the perceived material world.

Being the Rune of conscious manifestation it can give us strong magical powers. OS teaches us to recognize the laws that govern the magical universe and the magical hyper spaces. Four = completion: Thesis - antithesis - energetic exchange - synthesis which is the "thesis" of the next following system.

You can use OS to enhance the growth of your spiritual powers. You may use OS also to draw powerful astral and mental energies and to maneuver life force (od, chi, orgone, mana, ...)

Time of the year: February 26 through March 20
Number: 4
Mantra: o-o-o-o-o-o-s-s-s-s-s-s
o-o-o-o-th-th-th-th-ee-ee-ee-l-l-l-l
o-o-o-o-d-d-d-d-a-a-a-a-l-l-l-l

THE RUNE R I T

RITA = right. RIT is the Rune of original law, of Divine law. It connects with the powers of all-justice. RIT signifies true religion, inner strength, and ritual. It is the Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds. RIT symbolizes movement, rotation, wheels, and spiraling development and unfolding. It is the Rune of the rolling Sun-wheel, of rhythmic and of the dance of lives and life times.

Uses: RIT allows you to tune into the rhythms of the worlds, into the rhythms of your own universes and the universes of others. It awakens higher powers. It strengthens inner guidance and deep insights. It increases experience of ritual. RIT directs thoughts towards inner guidance. It strengthens your power of visualization and as such it teaches you how to establish and maintain psychic links with any target: person, animal, plant, inanimate matter, trends, "spirits", gods, ... anything you like to connect with.

Time of the year: March 21 through April 12.

Number: 5

Mantra: rrrrrr, rrrriiiit

THE RUNE K A

KA is a sexual Rune. It is the Rune of capability and power, the Rune of the occultist, and of higher mysteries.

Uses: Like THORN, KA is a Rune of protection against magical attacks. KA gives intuition, inspiration, and it connects with the universe. KA connects with higher polarity. It increases courage.

Time of the year: April 13 through May 5.

Number: 6

Mantra: k-k-k-k-aaaa.

THE RUNE HAGAL

Fire refers here to "the fire of thirst." HAG-ALL = take care of the universe. It contains the symbolism of the omnipresent and all-penetrating creative energy. HAGAL is the symbolism of the builder-architect of the worlds. The seven is the rhythm of the Solar System. It connects with Venus-entities (Venus = 7), who create the world in an eternal NOW. HAGAL is the Rune of the world tree, of the world, of the tree of life. It is a combination of MAN and YR, NOD and EH. HAGAL is maintenance and equilibrium of the moving universe. It is the Rune of the zodiac, and mother of all Runes that signifies continuous change. HAGAL leads to the spiritual leader. In the microcosm it represents man, in the macrocosm it represents the universe.

Uses: HAGAL gives protection and harmony. It serves as the solid point within the flight of phenomena. It eliminates the burning thirst for things that are not important in life. It provides consciousness of Oneness with the Divine. It brings spiritual powers and wisdom. It increases the functions of the pineal gland and of the solar plexus.

Time of the year: May 6 through May 28.

Number: 7

Mantra: hag-all

The Rune N O D

NOD is the Rune of karma. In the Northern tradition, NOD is the Rune of the Norn, goddess of destiny. It is the Rune of karmic debts (the Norn SKULD), of karmic law, of karmic need. NOD signifies Divine justice that balances. "Hate" in the song refers to unresolved karma. Nod helps to master your karma after you have accepted it and recognized it as a structuring process rather than the primitive assumption of cause-effect. NOD symbolizes the appearance out of the infinite, out of the undefined. It connects with the Divine that manifests itself within the finite universe, for "a god who does no manifest itself is dead" (Feuerbach).

Uses: NOD makes you aware of your karmic debts and it helps dissolve karma. It leads to truth and fitting into the cosmic order, or the Divine Plan. NOD brings the protection of high spiritual entities of our Solar System. Use your karma and live it consciously. The emphasis here is on "use". With NOD you can recognize that karma is a structuring process rather than strict cause-effect and that the postulate ("law") of cause-effect is nothing but a human fallacy! Especially with the practice of NOD will you gain the insight of just how powerful work with the creative levels (Runes) can be, especially when it comes to the shifting of dimensions of time!

Time of the year: May 29 through June 20.

Number: 8

Mantra: nnnnnnnn, nnnnoooooddddd, aepandi nam.

The Rune IS

Rune of the ego, of self-discipline, of discipline. IS is the Rune of the personality, of the magical powers of self-consciousness. It symbolizes will, action, power, and personality. IS refers to the ego in the microcosm, the ONEness that connects everything created to ONE. It is eternal Divine Love within that transcends the lower ego. The Rune of completion. The unicorn, the magic wand, the number of the Moon.

Uses: IS strengthens the personality (ship) by calming emotionally charged thoughts (the wind on the billowing floods), controls thoughts. IS procures psychic powers through self-discipline and through elimination of that which is unnecessary. IS leads to Divine Magic.

Time of the year: June 21 through July 14.

Number: 9

Mantra: iiiiiisssssss,iiiisssssiiiissss.

The Rune AR

Rune of the Light, of the Sun. Wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame. Rune of the initiate. Symbolism of the Solar child that returns home from darkness. Rune of the explorer.

Uses: AR allows control of subconscious thought patterns and recognizes their point of origin, or roots (meditate on the stanza!). AR is the Rune of reframing, of re-assigning subconscious trends and activities, or usually subconscious parts of the personality. AR can cause change from within. You can use AR as a Rune of certainty that dissolves doubts. AR attracts Solar prana.

Time of the year: July 15 through August 7.

Number: 10

Mantra: aaaaaaaaaarrrrrr, rrrrraaaaaaaa

The Rune SIG

SIG is the Rune of the light, the Rune of the Sun, the Rune of victory, success, and of good luck. It is the Solar Light in spiritual contemplation. It symbolizes the path "from God to God," the path of the soul. Rune of the spiritual ray, of inspiration.

Uses: SIG brings success, overcomes material limitations, increases power of the spirit. It gives knowledge, wisdom, illumination. It increases the power of visualization, and psychic powers.

Time of the year: August 8 through August 30.

Number: 11

Mantra: ssssssssssss, ssssssssiiiiiiig, sig - sig

The Rune TYR

Rune of the god of the swords. Rune of the god(dess) who sacrifices him/herself, certain of resurrection. Rune of initiation, of reincarnation, of being born again.

Uses: Hammer of Thor. TYR helps overcome the material world, the fear of material death. Brings victory of spirit over matter. Helps the recalling of past lives.

Time of the year: August 31 through September 22.

Number: 12

Correlation with the Tarot: 12 card, The Hanged Man. Odin's Song (of initiation): I know how I hanged on the wind cold tree for nine icy nights, wounded by the spear, . . . . . A shamanic motif of the dying and resurrecting god, found in most religions.

Mantra: t-t-t-t-tyyyyyyrrrrr

The Rune BAR

Rune of revelation, Rune of birth of the spirit. Rune of birth, of spiritual rebirth. Return to the Mothers, to the empire of HEL. Life, hopes, wishes. Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth.

Uses: Development of higher spiritual, mystical and psychic capabilities. Lead to inner freedom and outer independence. Helps birth, spiritual birth.

Time of the year: September 23 through October 15.

Number: 13
Correlation with Tarot: 13th card: Death - Transformation - Metamorphosis.

Mantra: b-b-b-b-baaaaaarrrrrr

The Rune LAF

The ancients used the mythological method to talk of that which is psychological, psychic, and spiritual. LAF is the Rune of life, of the law of life, of the original laws of the universe, of the original waters. Rune of the sea. Rune of the etheric part of the body. Rune of initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation.

Uses: LAF brings understanding of the life processes, of true religion.

Time of the year: October 16 through November 7.

Number: 14

Correlation with the Tarot: The 14th card of the Tarot: Temperance.

Mantra: lllllllllaaaaaaaffffff

The Rune MAN

MAN is symbolism of man, of mankind, of humanity, of the resurrected god. It signifies the upper part of the world tree Yggdrasil. Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Mana powers.

Uses: MAN leads to Divine Magic and unfolding of life (see Symbol of Man). It protects against enemies. MAN increases and strengthens the aura. It opens the mysteries of MIMIR, the mysteries of original memories, or of root-memories. Use for levitation, elevation, reaching in the spheres of the Divine.

Time of the year: November 8 through November 29
Number: 15
Correlation with the Tarot: 15th card: The Devil.

Mantra: mmmmmmaaaaaaaannnnnn, aaooouuummmmmm mmmaaannniii paadmmmmeeeee huuummmmmm

The Rune YR

Rune of the unio mystica (mystical union, samadhi). Desire for completion, and perfection. Rune of the night and of the Moon. Rune of karma and of karmic tests. The counterpart of MAN, the god with antlers. Roots of the world tree, from which life springs ("the mighty tree which conceals man, where man grew from the roots . . .") God in the waters at the winter solstice. God descending to the material world.

Uses: YR overcomes illusion of the material world, which is often a painful process bringing radical changes, and a sudden overturning of affairs. Overcomes the illusions of neuro-semantic environments. It recognizes mappings as mappings.

Time of the year: November 30 through December 21.

Number: 16

Correlation with the Tarot: The 16th card: The Citadel, Lightning.

Mantra: yyyyyyyyrrrrrr

The Rune EH

Rune of cosmic union that transcends the 16 Runes of the zodiac, or the octagon with its polarities. It is the Rune of ideal love, of twin souls, of soul mates. Two in one, Soul and cosmic. God and human.

Uses: Connects two lives, brings from the Two to the One. Helps find the soul mate. Brings together soul twins. Brings success and increase.

Number: 17
No connection with the year, referring to polarities unified. Also no connection with the Tarot.

Mantra: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh

The Rune GIBOR

Rune of the wheel of life, of union of the god and the world, of Creator and Created.

Uses: GIBOR harmonizes the relations of twin souls, unifies the energies of the I and YOU in a cosmic context, both reaching into the common universe, in a true cosmic wedding. Leads to cosmic consciousness, vision of God, unio mystica, the deepest mysteries of the universe.

Number: 18

GIBOR has no relation to any part of the zodiac, but it is Symbolism of wholeness. Likewise, there is no correlation to any single card of the tarot.

Mantra: ggiiibbboooorrrr

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