http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary Rune Shamanism Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:37:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's decision time again.  No, it is not about moving.  It is about taking on students.  I've been approached by someone I work with.  She wants me to take her and her son on as students.  I hadn't planned on taking on anymore students after Liz.  It isn't that I ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=129 Sometimes you just have to sit back and think about how the various runes have affected your life.  Today I thought back on one of the most important Peorthian episodes in my life. I don't remember what year it was that Matt and I visited New Mexico for the first time.  ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=128 I wasn't planning on working with Peorth today.  But I sank into a trance while taking a bath.  All of a sudden, Shakti was there in front of me pulling me through the darkness.  We didn't bother with the skiff and just walked through the dark forest.  Again we came to ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=127 Today I completed my first journey with Peorth. Shakti and I traveled in a small boat through dark swamps. I was poling the boat and it was just her and I.  We went through hanging vines and dark waters.  The sky was black except for the full moon.  Finally we reached ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=126 I've really wanted to study this rune since it is the one I am most drawn to.  I have used it so many times to meditate by that I feel like we are old friends.  Today is Samhain when so much magick is in the air and the veil is thin.  ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=125 Today I am finishing up with Jera.  I feel that I have learned a lot about the true harvest which really does not concern grain or fruit crops.  It is the fertile growth of the mind and spirit.  A lifetime of knowledge grows into a lifetime of spiritual essence.  For ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=124 Today as I was soaking in the bath, I started thinking about the sigil of Jera.  The one form uses "V"s.  The first reminds me of the "less than" sign < and the other "greater than" >.  The upper branch of > is in the space between the branches of ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=123 On we go to crystal and herb.  Not so easy............I had to think about whether the crystal would be green or gold/yellow.  As I thought about it, I realized that I had to go for one of my favorites - green.  Not just any green but a bright deep green.  I ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=122 No that isn't really a mispelling.  It is a play on words, shall we say.  Looking out the window, it came to me what the scent and tree of Jera were.  The pinon, of course. At this time of the year (which is the time of Jera), the smell of roasting pinon ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=121 It is a beautiful day.  Just the sort of day to go off into the mountains and enjoy the bounty of Jera.  So off we went.  Heading towards Colorado, up we went.  The air got colder and crisper.  The sky varied from a beautiful blue to a "Ohio" gray.  It ... http://www.massenahouse.com/nimuediary/?p=119