"I Release You"
Components:
Photo, drawing, or representation of the individual
Candle (one white as a minimum, a white and black is better)
Bowl
Marker, pen, chalk, or other marking tool.
Ritual:
1. Create a sacred space. Call upon any gods, guides or powers you would invoke for a spell of separation.
2. Prepare yourself mentally & emotionally for doing magic
3. Take the photo, and mark it with the rune: Nauthiz
4. Recite the following:
*Name*, I have bound you.
I have limited you.
I have restrained you.
I have been wrong.
5. Use the reiki mental/emotional symbol (Se He Ki), pass it through all the chakras. Recite:
I unlock the bonds.
I open my eyes.
I see you as you are.
6. Use the reiki distance symbol, connect to the person and send the mental/emotional symbol (Se He Ki) and the breaking of addictions symbol (Iava) across the bridge. Recite:
*Name*, I release you.
I release you from my expectations.
I release you from my needs.
I release you from my demands.
I set you free.
7. Empower the picture or representation with (Iava) and hold it over the candle flame. Once lit, drop into bowl. Recite:
*Powers/Gods/Spirits/Guides*, empower this spell.
Heal the wounds I have inflicted upon *Name* and myself.
Help me to accept *Name* as (he/she) is.
Help me to find joy in our present, free of the future and clear of the past.
As this image is consumed, consume my greed, my jealousy, my pride.
8. Once the image is gone, take time to ground out the negativity that may have come up during ritual. Use the Karuna grounding symbol if you know it.
9. When you are grounded and feeling clear, seal your chakras with the mental/emotional symbol.
10. Place an Algiz over yourself and empower it. Recite:
I protect myself from expectation.
I stay clear of illusion.
I fulfill my own needs.
11. Bring the ritual to a close as appropriate for the gods/guides/spirits you called.
12. Each day for the next 7 days, charge yourself in the morning with the mental/emotional symbol and recite:
I live free of expectation.
I accept the world as it is.
Simple spell, but if done with right intention, it should be quite profound.
It is important to note that you can not use this spell to cut yourself off from another's expectations, needs or desires. This is a spell specifically designed to free yourself and another of YOUR inappropriate, deluded, or misguided expectations and desires.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Rune: Algiz
Names: Algiz, Eolh
Represents: Protection, Connectedness
Alphabet: Z
Color: Purple
Sequence Number: 10 Blume, 14 Meadows, 15 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Heimdall
Gods: Magni & Modi
Plants & Minerals: Reed
Potency: Grounding Power
Challenge:
Primary Uses: Defense on all levels, connecting to the divine, grounding, inspiration, for centering and balance during difficult times.
Stroke Order: Vertical down, then left diagonal up-left, the right diagonal up-right
Blume looks upon Algiz as provide protection through awareness. You should be aware of your emotions, but not a slave to them, especially during times of change. Algiz advises that we keep from hiding behind denial or ignorance. Algiz advises timely action, which means one should never rush headlong nor delay too long. Another rune in the cycle of initiation, Algiz provides the safe space in which we can grow.
Meadows present's Algiz as a divine rune of knowledge and protection. It is a shamanic rune, allowing one to delve into the energy-patterns of a specific talent or task. It can be used to connect a shaman to totem animals and to both descend into the unconscious and to raise instinctual or insightful knowledge into consciousness. Algiz can be used as a protective barrier against all harm and to ground negative energies.
Cooper & Tyson add little to the discussion of Eohl beyond what Blume and Meadows. There is some debate as to the actual symbology of Eohl, whether it be an outstretched hand, a branched tree, the horns of an elk, or the claws of a hawk. No matter what the derivative symbol is, they all agree that Eohl is a rune of protection and defense.
Represents: Protection, Connectedness
Alphabet: Z
Color: Purple
Sequence Number: 10 Blume, 14 Meadows, 15 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Heimdall
Gods: Magni & Modi
Plants & Minerals: Reed
Potency: Grounding Power
Challenge:
Primary Uses: Defense on all levels, connecting to the divine, grounding, inspiration, for centering and balance during difficult times.
Stroke Order: Vertical down, then left diagonal up-left, the right diagonal up-right
Blume looks upon Algiz as provide protection through awareness. You should be aware of your emotions, but not a slave to them, especially during times of change. Algiz advises that we keep from hiding behind denial or ignorance. Algiz advises timely action, which means one should never rush headlong nor delay too long. Another rune in the cycle of initiation, Algiz provides the safe space in which we can grow.
Meadows present's Algiz as a divine rune of knowledge and protection. It is a shamanic rune, allowing one to delve into the energy-patterns of a specific talent or task. It can be used to connect a shaman to totem animals and to both descend into the unconscious and to raise instinctual or insightful knowledge into consciousness. Algiz can be used as a protective barrier against all harm and to ground negative energies.
Cooper & Tyson add little to the discussion of Eohl beyond what Blume and Meadows. There is some debate as to the actual symbology of Eohl, whether it be an outstretched hand, a branched tree, the horns of an elk, or the claws of a hawk. No matter what the derivative symbol is, they all agree that Eohl is a rune of protection and defense.
Rune: Eihwaz
Names: Eihwaz, Eoh
Represents: Defense, Avertive Powers, Support & Longevity
Alphabet: "e" (ei)
Color: Green
Sequence Number: 9 Blume, 13 Meadows, 13 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Heimdall
Gods: Forseti - god of justice
Plants & Minerals: Yew tree,
Potency: Perpetuality that is inherent in transformation & development.
Challenge: To decide and to act without hesitation. Starting and following through.
Primary Uses: for support, perserverence in still or stagnant times, and for hope and faith. It can be used for enlightenment.
Stroke Order: upper diagonal down to right, then vertical down, then the lower vertical down to right.
Blume says that our best defense is forethought and planning. Eihwaz advises a time to pause, to refill the spring and to set one's house in order. It is a time to make decisions, not to "do". Patience and perserverence are the counsel of this rune. As a part of the cycle of initiation, Eihwaz defines our bounaries and shows us the gateway to growth and change.
Meadows approaches Eoh entirely differently from the other rune seers. For Meadows, Eoh is the rune of perpetuity. It is the rune continuation and of totality from life to death, from earth to spirit, from beginning to end. It is a rune of finding the spiritual in every day life.
Cooper is more in alignment with Blume in his interpretation of Eoh. He sees Eoh as the rune of boundaries and limitations. Not of such boundaries and limitations as restraints or obstacles, but to be thought of as one's territory or space. It is a rune of perspective, and helps us to keep from overreaching beyond or abilities or talents. It also sets the limits across which others should not tread, such as individual rights.
Tyson, as usual, is the briefest in his treatis on Eoh. It is a foundational and protective rune which can lend strength and stability in magic. I represents dependability, strength and vitality. In some cases it is thought to be a rune of divination or good omens.
Represents: Defense, Avertive Powers, Support & Longevity
Alphabet: "e" (ei)
Color: Green
Sequence Number: 9 Blume, 13 Meadows, 13 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Heimdall
Gods: Forseti - god of justice
Plants & Minerals: Yew tree,
Potency: Perpetuality that is inherent in transformation & development.
Challenge: To decide and to act without hesitation. Starting and following through.
Primary Uses: for support, perserverence in still or stagnant times, and for hope and faith. It can be used for enlightenment.
Stroke Order: upper diagonal down to right, then vertical down, then the lower vertical down to right.
Blume says that our best defense is forethought and planning. Eihwaz advises a time to pause, to refill the spring and to set one's house in order. It is a time to make decisions, not to "do". Patience and perserverence are the counsel of this rune. As a part of the cycle of initiation, Eihwaz defines our bounaries and shows us the gateway to growth and change.
Meadows approaches Eoh entirely differently from the other rune seers. For Meadows, Eoh is the rune of perpetuity. It is the rune continuation and of totality from life to death, from earth to spirit, from beginning to end. It is a rune of finding the spiritual in every day life.
Cooper is more in alignment with Blume in his interpretation of Eoh. He sees Eoh as the rune of boundaries and limitations. Not of such boundaries and limitations as restraints or obstacles, but to be thought of as one's territory or space. It is a rune of perspective, and helps us to keep from overreaching beyond or abilities or talents. It also sets the limits across which others should not tread, such as individual rights.
Tyson, as usual, is the briefest in his treatis on Eoh. It is a foundational and protective rune which can lend strength and stability in magic. I represents dependability, strength and vitality. In some cases it is thought to be a rune of divination or good omens.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Rune: Inguz
Names: Inguz, Ing
Represents: Fertility, New Beginnings, Renewal, Continuity
Alphabet: "ng"
Color: Black
Sequence Number: 8 Blume, 21 Meadows, 22 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Tir
Gods: Freyer
Plants & Minerals: Apple Tree
Potency: Access to broader reality, dream-time, or spirit.
Challenge: to accept your power - your own 'medicine'. To be what you we're meant to be.
Primary Uses: To expand our influence, build a legacy, extend conscious awareness and to improve memory
Stroke Order: Upper-left to middle-right to lower-left, then upper-right to middle-left to lower-right.
Blume looks upon Inguz as the rune of fertility and new beginnings. It is a time to complete old tasks, release obstructions, and prepare for rebirth. This is when the fields of the soul are tilled and sewn as we anticipate the eventual harvest. Another rune in the cycle of initiation, Inguz is the necessity of prepartion. No growth can occur if you have not taken the time to prepare for it.
Meadows sees Ing as the rune of lineage and rebirth. It is both the physical lineage passed down by your parents, and the spiritual lineage passed down from your prior lifetimes. It is the rune of fertilization, the seed, and gestation.
Cooper takes Ing in another direction, speaking not of personal lineage but of communal lineage. It is a gathering of people or powers, It is a rune of fascination, which allows for hypnosis, trance or meditation.
Tyson aligns himself with Cooper in many ways, but is somewhere between Meadows and Cooper in his application of Ing. Ing is the rune of domestication, the hearth, and of common sense. It is a rune of stability and holds sway over the earth as Laguz holds sway over the waters. It is best used to solve domestic problems, as an anchor, and in matters of procreative-sex.
Represents: Fertility, New Beginnings, Renewal, Continuity
Alphabet: "ng"
Color: Black
Sequence Number: 8 Blume, 21 Meadows, 22 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Tir
Gods: Freyer
Plants & Minerals: Apple Tree
Potency: Access to broader reality, dream-time, or spirit.
Challenge: to accept your power - your own 'medicine'. To be what you we're meant to be.
Primary Uses: To expand our influence, build a legacy, extend conscious awareness and to improve memory
Stroke Order: Upper-left to middle-right to lower-left, then upper-right to middle-left to lower-right.
Blume looks upon Inguz as the rune of fertility and new beginnings. It is a time to complete old tasks, release obstructions, and prepare for rebirth. This is when the fields of the soul are tilled and sewn as we anticipate the eventual harvest. Another rune in the cycle of initiation, Inguz is the necessity of prepartion. No growth can occur if you have not taken the time to prepare for it.
Meadows sees Ing as the rune of lineage and rebirth. It is both the physical lineage passed down by your parents, and the spiritual lineage passed down from your prior lifetimes. It is the rune of fertilization, the seed, and gestation.
Cooper takes Ing in another direction, speaking not of personal lineage but of communal lineage. It is a gathering of people or powers, It is a rune of fascination, which allows for hypnosis, trance or meditation.
Tyson aligns himself with Cooper in many ways, but is somewhere between Meadows and Cooper in his application of Ing. Ing is the rune of domestication, the hearth, and of common sense. It is a rune of stability and holds sway over the earth as Laguz holds sway over the waters. It is best used to solve domestic problems, as an anchor, and in matters of procreative-sex.
Rune: Nauthiz
Names: Nauthiz, Naud, Nyd
Represents: Constraint, Necessity, Pain, Endurance
Alphabet: N
Color: Blue
Sequence Number: 7 Blume, 9 Meadows, 10 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Heimdall
Gods: Norns
Plants & Minerals: Beech
Potency: to come into being under pressure & restraint... achievment in adversity.
Challenge: You must meet your own needs before you can meet the needs of others.
Primary Uses: Used for meditation and focus, copig with stress, overcome crisis, break through limitations, develop perserverance & endurance.
Stroke Order: Carve the vertical down, then diagonal upper-right to lower-left
Blume see's Nauthiz as the rune of "the shadow self". It is a time to identify patterns of self denial, misfortune and pain. Nauthis advises that we embrace the shadow self, acknowledge our pains and sufferings as teachers and lessons. It is a time to acknowledge our whole selves and with restraint, humor and love, perservere the pain of self realization. Nauthiz is another rune in the cycle of initiation; the teacher disuised as pain and limitation.
Meadows aligns Naud with the "Three Fates" or Norns. It is a wyrd rune, that holds the power of all that came before and opens the potential of all which is to come. Naud is the essense of existing simultaneously in past-present-future. To control what will be, we must take the power, the lessons, of what came before and make conscious choice in present. This means we must own who we are, hold it, fulfill it, before we can choose our fate (what we will become).
Cooper also align's Nyd to the Norns. His is a much more compact concept of inner strength, of fortitude and perserverence. Tyson goes a step darker, stating that Nyd, the strength to survive, would be unnecessary without Haegl: Rune of Hardship & Suffering. The two go, at times, hand in hand. There is no glory in Nyd for Tyson, for the suffering one survives through is not noble or holy.
Represents: Constraint, Necessity, Pain, Endurance
Alphabet: N
Color: Blue
Sequence Number: 7 Blume, 9 Meadows, 10 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Heimdall
Gods: Norns
Plants & Minerals: Beech
Potency: to come into being under pressure & restraint... achievment in adversity.
Challenge: You must meet your own needs before you can meet the needs of others.
Primary Uses: Used for meditation and focus, copig with stress, overcome crisis, break through limitations, develop perserverance & endurance.
Stroke Order: Carve the vertical down, then diagonal upper-right to lower-left
Blume see's Nauthiz as the rune of "the shadow self". It is a time to identify patterns of self denial, misfortune and pain. Nauthis advises that we embrace the shadow self, acknowledge our pains and sufferings as teachers and lessons. It is a time to acknowledge our whole selves and with restraint, humor and love, perservere the pain of self realization. Nauthiz is another rune in the cycle of initiation; the teacher disuised as pain and limitation.
Meadows aligns Naud with the "Three Fates" or Norns. It is a wyrd rune, that holds the power of all that came before and opens the potential of all which is to come. Naud is the essense of existing simultaneously in past-present-future. To control what will be, we must take the power, the lessons, of what came before and make conscious choice in present. This means we must own who we are, hold it, fulfill it, before we can choose our fate (what we will become).
Cooper also align's Nyd to the Norns. His is a much more compact concept of inner strength, of fortitude and perserverence. Tyson goes a step darker, stating that Nyd, the strength to survive, would be unnecessary without Haegl: Rune of Hardship & Suffering. The two go, at times, hand in hand. There is no glory in Nyd for Tyson, for the suffering one survives through is not noble or holy.
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