A reminder and an update
I’d like to repeat something here from an earlier post.
In today's sped up world of instant gratification, most folks want wish fulfillment now, and make that without any effort. "I wanna lose weight, just gimmie a pill."
Oracular devices play into this need for the folks I call "gimme-gimme's". Runes will be a sorry disappointment for these folks. Runes are not a Oiji board.
Most folks out there now see the spiritual side of their lives as only needing attention for an hour or two a week, in their local church or whatever. Most pagans are paganistic only when it is convenient. Many talk the talk, but cannot walk the walk.
People spend more time planning their vacation, then they spend planning on their own spritual development.
It is time to walk the walk and let your actions do the talking.
It has been said that Odhinn hung on the tree for nine days and nine night to gain the runes; which he then gave to mortal man as a means of communication with the Gods.
Let us not cheapen the gift.
As a newbie, you should be developing a "split consciousness" or split/divided focus. To develop a state of mind where small portion of your mind is always focused and open to the voice of the Gods, and your spiritual side. Where even if a client is screaming at you, you don't have to think "Ooops, I forgot to think about..." Without aid, it is a state impossible for most folks.
However it is possible, and the stones can be your tool, AND, it is, and should be part of the Bonding Process.
We are used to wearing jewelry. A ring "disappears" after a few hours. A pendant/talisman is admired in the mirror, and then forgotten.
I would like to tell you what worked for me. It has worked for many others. It will work for you.
The point is to have it be a constant reminder. Like a stone in your shoe. Make a sturdy cloth bag for your stones. Carry them where they are always reminding you that they are “there”. Like a blazer pocket. You want a part of your mind always focused on the bag.
It will be large enough where you will always aware of it, but it is not in your way. After time, focus is trained to be divided. You become of two minds. One portion is working with the mundane world, and the other is ALWAYS pushing the darkness back. Your Rune Stones in a nice corduroy drawstring bag will do just fine, and allow you to bond with each other. You learn to split focus and become more spiritual, and your stones bond with the spiritual aspect of your consciousness and not the mundane. (This is huge).
Having split mind/focus also creates a natural shield.
Begin cultivating the spiritual side of your life now. it is not difficult.
Also, some authors go into great lengths to explain the rituals necessary before a reading is given. It is my opinion, that rituals serve to “get your mind right”, to “be here now”. Like a pianist sitting down before a keyboard does not just rip into a piece. They sit, get their mind right, and then produce music.
What ever you find necessary to do, to get your mind in the correct space before a reading, you should do. This is not a parlor game.
