In
runic writing, a space, a single dot (.) or two dots (:) may break the symbols
or words. Sometimes no break was used and the rune symbols all run together.
Runic writing can run from left to right, or from right to left; sometimes even
from top to bottom or the opposite. In the Vikings' runic inscriptions, we do find numbers
written down, but it's very rare. Usually
numbers are spelled out as whole words. They
can also be bind. Bind runes consist of
two or more runes superimposed on each other, sharing a common stem.
Since
ancient times, runes have been used for divination and magic, in addition to
writing. The word "rune" actually means mystery, secret or whisper.
Each rune has esoteric meanings and properties associated with it, beyond its
mundane meaning and phonetic value. Each translates into a word or a phrase
signifying concepts important to the early peoples who used them, representing
the forces of nature and mind. Each rune has a story attached to it, a
relationship to a Norse God.
Odin,
the Norse High God of the Aesir, hung from the world tree, Yggdrasil, impaled
on his own spear, for nine days and nights in order to gain the knowledge of
runes. When the runes appeared below him, he reached down and took them up, and
the runic knowledge gave him power . He later passed on this knowledge to the
Vanir Goddess Freya. She, in turn, taught him the magic of seidr. Heimdall, the
God who guarded the Rainbow Bridge, taught the runes to mankind.
Runic
alphabets first appeared among German tribes in Central and Eastern Europe.
Some runes symbols are likely to have been acquired from other alphabets, such
as the Greek, Etruscan, and the Early Roman. The runes were made of straight
lines to make the characters suitable for cutting into wood or stone. The
earliest runic inscriptions on stone are dated to the late 3rd century AD,
although it is probable that runic alphabets had been in use for some centuries
before.
Runic Yoga is a more recent addition to the runic
practice. It is gestures and postures
forming some part of almost every metaphysical or magical form. The can be seen
from the simple folding of hands in prayer to the extremely complex system of
asanas in the Indian hatha yoga school. Stadhagaldr
is used as a mode of psychological integration and personal transmutation, and
it is also employed in all other types of magical operations.
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