Rune Shamanism
“Thorn, or Thurisaz, is used to place painful obstructions in the path of someone who is following you. It’s a nasty little rune, and only to be used in emergencies. It’s especially good when laid on brambles, shrubs, trees placed thickly together, an area with stumps or roots sticking up, or any mass of plant […]
Today is Thursday and thus a good day to complete my
journey with Thurisaz. Matt and I took a drive up to
Espanola which took us through some of the area
mountains. As we drove,I thought about the strength shown
in the mountains themselves. I thought about how stable
they are. Even though the Earth is everchanging, these
mountains have been […]
I did some more thinking about Thurisaz today. Again I
felt the caution that is needed when this rune is used.
It comes across as a rune that reacts without thinking -
like fighting fire with fire - or possibly using excessive
force. Since there is no pre-thought, the repercussions
of using Thurisaz unwisely could be disastrous.
Somewhere I read that […]
Due to the injury to my left arm, I have been unable to
make any entries in this diary although I have been
working and journeying with Thurisaz. This is a summation
of those journeys.
Thurisaz is a very volatile rune as signified by the
presence of lightning bolts and dragons. There is a
temperment involved that doesn’t always take the […]
My meditation today brought up the same facts as
yesterday. It was my dreams while sleeping that were so
informative.
They were about intense, raw power. I wish I could
remember more than that but my husband just had to talk to
me the minute I woke up (about his computer program) and
poof the memory of the dream is gone. […]
Today I did some reflecting on Thorn although my time was
limited due to my work schedule. It is difficult fitting
in time with 12-hr night work shifts.
Anyway, I did spend some time which was really strong in
feelings. Thorn can be a ferocious rune. It has a lot of
Fire in it so obviously Fire is its element. […]
Today starts my relationship with Thorn or Thurisaz.
Rune Piece 12 - Thurisaz in Depth
Thurisaz (pronounced Thoo-ree-sawz) is the third rune of
the Futhark and of Freya’s Aett. It represents the TH
sound for which there is no English letter equivalent. But
in phonetics there is the (Thorn) symbol for it, which is
a mediaeval variant of the rune.
Thorn was […]
“Uruz, or Ur, is the Rune of the Wild Ox. It signifies strength, and can be added to anything that needs strengthening, including yourself. It’s good for poles that need to not snap under heavy winds, or straps that need to hold up a heavy bag, or ropes that are stretched to the end of […]
I made no entries for Sunday or Monday. Sunday we had
company all day and I was just too exhausted to consider
any work with Uruz. Monday I had a headache which just
escalated all day until I finally had to take medication.
It was during Monday night in a dream that I pulled Uruz
together. Some of it is […]
Yesterday I thought about the shape of Uruz and how it
related to the use of my strengths as a source of power.
So today I wanted to know what my strengths were.
Focusing on Uruz, the Stag and I found ourselves in a
library. Of course there were a zillion books on every
subject. Just as I reached for […]