Kiama
Hi Guys!
Another really interesting use of Runes, and one which is fairly common nowadays aswell as in the old Norse Sagas is the making and using of BindRunes.
The name for these things says it all: It is a combination of different runes, bound together so that they bring a special gift to the user of the BindRune, eg- Fertility, Good luck, Happy home, etc. One of the most common bindrunes found was on a Norse amulet, which read 'Gibu Auja', (I give good luck) and and a bindrune on it that looked like a mixture of Gibu/Gefo, and Feoh.
Traditionally, there are 10 types of Runes. Depending on what you want your bindrune to give you, you could choose the Runes in it based on the type of Runes... (I'm not very eloquent tonight, bear with me!)
Alerunes Protection on both the physical and spiritual realm. Constraining evil spirits and warding off harm. Ansuz, Laguz, Uruz, sometimes Neid.
Hugrunes Mind, memory, concentration, inspiration, guidance, philosophy. Kenaz, Algiz, Mannaz, Ansuz
Biargrunes Birch, babies, new beginnings. Dagaz, Berkana
Brunrunes Weather magick, sailing, farming, hunting. Hagallaz, Laguz, Isa
Limrunes Healing. Othala, Auroch, Kenaz, Sigel
Malrunes Enhance mental ability, speech, poetry, communication. Ansuz, Kenaz
Ramrunes Strength, power. Auroch, Feoh, Hagallaz, Isa, Tir
Swartrunes Used by Norse to speak to the dead. Or so its says in the Havamal. Unfortunately, I don't know which Runes go with this category.
Trollrunes Divination, the Otherworld, prophecy. Peorth, Wyrd (If you use this one), Ansuz.
Sigrunes Success, victory. Sigel, tir
These categories do not accomodate for all the Runes however, and you will notice that some are used more than others. This is because all this info is from the Havamal and other such texts, so we have only what is written down in them, not the full extensive knowledge of what the Norse peoples know back then. So, you can use them as a rough guideline for working with Runes in magick and bindrunes.
Anyway, onto creating Bindrunes...
A bindrune consists usually of two or morerunes meshed together and sharing one stem. They should mesh togther in such a way that they form whole new symbol. You can get creative here, and do whatever you like! Another cool thing to remember is that sometimes with bindrunes, the actual word created by the first letter of each Rune usedcan be more symbolic than the symbol itself. It was common for Norse people to put together Wunjo, Othala, and Dagaz to create WOD, short for Woden/Odin, and thus call upon hisdivine inspiration through that bindrune. You really can get creative whilst trying out bindrunes. Starting out with your name is a good way to start... See if you can get your initials into a harmonious whole!
Kiama
Another really interesting use of Runes, and one which is fairly common nowadays aswell as in the old Norse Sagas is the making and using of BindRunes.
The name for these things says it all: It is a combination of different runes, bound together so that they bring a special gift to the user of the BindRune, eg- Fertility, Good luck, Happy home, etc. One of the most common bindrunes found was on a Norse amulet, which read 'Gibu Auja', (I give good luck) and and a bindrune on it that looked like a mixture of Gibu/Gefo, and Feoh.
Traditionally, there are 10 types of Runes. Depending on what you want your bindrune to give you, you could choose the Runes in it based on the type of Runes... (I'm not very eloquent tonight, bear with me!)
Alerunes Protection on both the physical and spiritual realm. Constraining evil spirits and warding off harm. Ansuz, Laguz, Uruz, sometimes Neid.
Hugrunes Mind, memory, concentration, inspiration, guidance, philosophy. Kenaz, Algiz, Mannaz, Ansuz
Biargrunes Birch, babies, new beginnings. Dagaz, Berkana
Brunrunes Weather magick, sailing, farming, hunting. Hagallaz, Laguz, Isa
Limrunes Healing. Othala, Auroch, Kenaz, Sigel
Malrunes Enhance mental ability, speech, poetry, communication. Ansuz, Kenaz
Ramrunes Strength, power. Auroch, Feoh, Hagallaz, Isa, Tir
Swartrunes Used by Norse to speak to the dead. Or so its says in the Havamal. Unfortunately, I don't know which Runes go with this category.
Trollrunes Divination, the Otherworld, prophecy. Peorth, Wyrd (If you use this one), Ansuz.
Sigrunes Success, victory. Sigel, tir
These categories do not accomodate for all the Runes however, and you will notice that some are used more than others. This is because all this info is from the Havamal and other such texts, so we have only what is written down in them, not the full extensive knowledge of what the Norse peoples know back then. So, you can use them as a rough guideline for working with Runes in magick and bindrunes.
Anyway, onto creating Bindrunes...
A bindrune consists usually of two or morerunes meshed together and sharing one stem. They should mesh togther in such a way that they form whole new symbol. You can get creative here, and do whatever you like! Another cool thing to remember is that sometimes with bindrunes, the actual word created by the first letter of each Rune usedcan be more symbolic than the symbol itself. It was common for Norse people to put together Wunjo, Othala, and Dagaz to create WOD, short for Woden/Odin, and thus call upon hisdivine inspiration through that bindrune. You really can get creative whilst trying out bindrunes. Starting out with your name is a good way to start... See if you can get your initials into a harmonious whole!
Kiama
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