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The Inheritance of Power Brings Change

Last night, after tea with Barb, I decided to try a reading with my runes. I decided on the three rune draw, seeming the simplest way and most familiar to me. In the three rune draw, three runes are pulled, each one in order representing the past, present and future: the three Norns.
My "question", the thing on my mind at the time of the reading that I wanted to clarify was "how do I reconcile myself to my spiritual path?"

Oþila is in the position of the past. The rune represents my "home", my centre and can also be associated with legacy; the legacy of my ancestors perhaps (the Saxon, German, Nordic), or the legacy of my own past. Jennifer Smith at www.tarahill.com says of this rune "Oþila not only completes the smaller cycle of the third aett, but also brings us back to the beginning of the fuþark itself, only on a higher level". The idea of coming back to the runes I thought was fitting here. This could be seen as reinitiating my study of the Gods and the runes I had begun so long ago and left over the years; inheriting the runes, the spiritual path from my own past.
Ansuz is in the position of the present. Odin's rune, the governor of magic, of balance between wisdom and war, mind and body. It is a rune of innate power, strong in magic and intuition, and indicates to me that a path of magic, of wisdom, may indeed be the right path. By feeling the forces, learning about the old ways and studying the realms of magic I can attain better spirituality.
Eiwaz, the yew, is in the position of the future. It is a rune of transformation, of facing fears and death. Through the death of my former self, I can be remade. By passing into Hel, I can confront the darkness (of myself perhaps) and learn the mysteries hidden there. Learning wisdom that can't be taught, learning through experience. This isn't a new concept to me. I generally face whatever stands in my way, living through hardship, learning from it and being better because of it, leaving behind many "former selves". However, change for me is always dramatic, full of upheaval. I very seldom emerge from change the same person. But maybe this is the "fear" I have to face. Perhaps in not becoming something completely different, but by reintergrating myself, bringing together my past selves, my legacy and combining that with magic I can be a whole spirit, instead of several fractured ones.
An interesting read. I'll have to revisit this to see what has progressed.

posted by September @ 8:15 AM