I have a whole list of subjects to cover for Mystical Monday and one of these is a series on the Futhark Runes. This is not intended to be a historical dissertation but more to focus on the most common use of these today which is in divination or ritual work. That said, a brief bit of history is always in order.

Background:
I use, and will talk about, the Elder Futhark. These are also known as Viking Runes or Nordic Runes and were in use historically between about 200 and 800 B.C.E. There are quite a few suppositions about their use but they seem to agree that they were the written language of that age for the nordic and germanic peoples. It’s called “futhark” for the same reason the alphabet was dubbed the “alphabet.” In the english alphabet, the first two symbols are alpha and beta. In futhark, the first six symbols spell out F-U-Th-A-R-K.

I, personally, tend to use runes for divination or meditation over tarot or more complex graphical methods for two reasons - one is that I am just not very visual. The other is that I think it gives my subconscious more room to ponder and I’m less likely to get hung up on a visual that may or may not actually pertain to my purpose or question. Read More