Runes

My first ever set of runes, which I made from an east growing branch from a tree on Glastonbury Tor

My first ever set of runes, which I made from an east growing branch from a tree on Glastonbury Tor

My Current Series - WYRDWAYZ - The Anglo Saxon Runes

My current series delves into the world of the pre-conversion Anglo Saxons, those people who migrated to this land from the continent from around 450 CE, and made this place their home. A number of strange synchronicities lead me to this place, not forgetting an overwhelming pull towards the Anglo Saxons and their spirituality. Unfortunately, with so many hundreds of years of Christianity to wade through, much of the truth of their lives and beliefs before they converted to the new religion has been lost to us. But there, if one looks hard enough, are tantalizing glimpses of the truth can be found and when one pulls hard enough on the threads, it is quite amazing what can be found.

Introduction Video

Welcome to Wyrdwayz. Following on from my last runic series about the Elder Futhark and the runic wheel of the year, I bring you Wyrdwayz, where we delve int...

 

Although I may appear dead, I am on a one woman misison to bring the world of the Heathen Anglo Saxons alive.

Episode One - UR

 

Episode Two - Part One - Thorn

 

Episode Two - Part Two - Thorn

 

Episode Three - Part One - Woden Cults in England - Os

 

Episode Three - Part Two - Woden - Progenitor, Shaman and Shapeshifter - Os

 

Episode Four - Part One - Rad

 

Episode Four - Part Two - Rad

 

Episode Five - Part One Cēn - Riddles, Æðelings and Mead Halls

 

Episode Five - Part Two Cēn - Ritual in the Mead Hall?

 

Episode 6 - Part One - Gyfu - Gifting in the Anglo Saxon Meadhall

 

Episode 6 - Part Two - Gyfu - The Anglo Saxon in Exile!

 

Episode 6 - Part Three - Gyfu - Sacrifices into Liminal Spaces

 

Episode 7 - Part One - Wen - Joy

 

Episode 7 - Part Two - Wen - Hall Joy - Anglo Saxons in the Meadhall

 

Episode 7 - Part Three - Wen - Anglo Saxon Sexuality and Gender

 

Episode 7 - Part Four - Wen - Anglo Saxon Magic and Medicine

 

Episode 7 - Part Five - Wen - Slavery in Anglo Saxon Society

 

Wēsaþ gē hale ond bēoþ wilcuman

 

Anglo Saxon Creative Specials

 
 

The Elder Futhark and the Runic Wheel Series - Astrorunes and Galdr

The Runes

If you are under the impression that the runes are just another divination tool,  similar to the tarot, then please put this notion out of your mind as this is very far from the truth. The runes are energies - they are the building blocks of the universe. Each rune is complex and has many layers, both exoteric and esoteric. 

Each rune is strongest during its half rune month - a period of approximately 15 / 16 days during which it is in it's power. Placed around a wheel, the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark or Uthark (the system I am drawn to), they form a sun wheel - the Northern Tradition version of the Medicine Wheel. Jera sits in the Northern position, with it's peak at the Winter Solstice. Dagaz sits opposite it marking the point of the Summer Solstice.

I have been chanting the runes - known as Galdr - usually atop Glastonbury Tor for a while. I am sometimes joined by my good friend, Carolina, who happens to be an Astrolger as well as a Rune enthuiast. During our runic work we have found that there are links with the energies of the runes around the Sun Wheel with what is happening astrologically. So, we started making these vides for YouTube, where we talk about the runic and astrological energies that are happening at each point on the wheel and then I drum and we chant Galdr.

We hope you enjoy these videos. We started our journey around the Sun Wheel at the Autumnal Equinox with the rune Kenaz and we worked our way around the wheel. It was great fun making these 24 videos and hope you will enjoy them too.

 

Kenaz Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Kenaz on Glastonbury Tor with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on the 2016 Autumnal Equinox. Each of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark sit around a wheel.

 

Gebo Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Gebo or Gifu on Glastonbury Tor with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on the peak of this rune's power, 6th October 2016. Each of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark sit around a wheel.

 

Wunjo Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Wunjo - the rune of joy and perfection - in Avalon Orchard on the side of Glastonbury Tor with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on the peak of this rune's power, 20th October 2016.

 

Hagalaz Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Hagalaz - the rune of sudden change - in Avalon Orchard on the side of Glastonbury Tor with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus 2 days before the peak of this rune's power, 3rd November 2016.

 

Naudiz / Nauthiz Video

Well, Naudiz energy has been particularly strong this runic half month. Throwing up all sorts of blocks and making us dig deep into uncomfortable situations, it even manage to prevent Carolina from being here for this video and thus we don't have the usual astrological insights that she usually proviodes.

 

Isa Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Isa - the rune of ice - in Avalon Orchard on the side of Glastonbury Tor with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on the peak of this rune's power, 5th December 2016.

 

Jera Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Jera - the rune of the Year which peaks around the Winter Solstice - in Avalon Orchard on the side of Glastonbury Tor with artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus.

 

Eihwaz Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Eiwaz or Eihwaz in the centre of the Glastonbury Zodiac in a Yew Grove with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 6th January 2017.

 

Perthro Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Perthro in a neolithic chambered long barrow with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 20th January 2017. Each of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark sit around a wheel.

 

Algiz Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Algiz on top of an Iron Age Hillfort (during a storm!) with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 3rd February 2017. Each of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark sit around a wheel.

 

Sowilo Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Sowilo, the rune of the sun, on the eastern slope of Glastonbury Tor with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 26th February 2017. Each of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark sit around a wheel.

 

Tiwaz Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Tiwaz, the rune of the the God Tyr, in the Avalon Orchard on the slope of Glastonbury Tor with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 3rd March 2017.

 

Berkana Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Berkana, the rune of the birch tree, the archetypal mother, in Glastonbury - spring equinox 2017 - with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus. Each of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark sit around a wheel.

 

Ehwaz Video

Spring is well and truly here. We have gone just past the point of east on the runic wheel and are now well and truly into the light half of the year. Ehwaz is an interesting rune, linked strongly with death, seidr and witchcraft and the routes along the helwegr.

 

Mannaz Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Mannaz, the rune of man / humanity / man in balance, in the Avalon Orchard on the slopes of Glastonbury Tor with Artist and Shamanic Practitioner Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 28th April 2017.

 

Laguz Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Sowilo, the rune of water, on the banks of the River Brue on the Somerset Levels with Glastonbury Tor rising majestically behind us. With Shamanic Artist Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 9th May 2017.

 

Ingwaz Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Ingwaz, the rune of the God Ing, or Ingvar Freyr, at the Egg Stone on the slopes of Glastonbury Tor with Shamanic Artist Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 25th May 2017.

 

Othala Video

Galdr - verbalising the runes in the form of runic chanting - for the rune Othala, the rune of the Ancestors, Inheritance, Family and Estate in the Avalon Orchard on the slopes of Glastonbury Tor with Shamanic Artist Sharyn Turner and Astrologer Carolina Lamus on 13th June 2017.

 

Dagaz Video

It's the summer solstice! Energy is at it's peak. We have reached the culmination of a cycle and now we descend towards winter. We are now at the most southern point on the runic wheel. Dagaz is the rune which marks the point of the Summer Solstice.

 

Fehu Video

The summer solstice has passed. We are now in the waning part of the year as day by day the sun's energy decreases, taking us towards the dark part of the year. We are now at 1pm on the runic wheel. Fehu is the rune which marks this point.

 

Uruz Video

We are heading towards Lammas, the grain harvest. The year is waning and day by day the sun's energy decreases, taking us towards the dark part of the year. We are now at 2pm on the runic wheel, almost at the south western point. Uruz is the rune which marks this point.

 

Thurisaz Video

We are now at the south western point on the runic wheel, the point that marks the first grain harvest known as Lammas. we are half way between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox and the days are pulling in fast. Here we find the rune Thurisaz.

 

Ansuz Video

Hail Odin! We have moved beyond the south western point on the runic wheel, and we are just a month away from the Autumnal Equinox, the point where we began this trip around the runic wheel a year ago. Here we find the rune Ansuz; the rune of Odin.

 

Raido Video

Wow, made it. The 24th rune video that I have made in this Elder Futhark / Uthark series! I have now travelled all the way around the runic wheel and it has been quite the journey!