The Mystery of Fate ~ Runecasting for 17 April 2017

I saw a set of runes the other day made from acorns. The oak tree is sacred amongst witches signifying strength, longevity, endurance, and protection. My husband and I planted an oak tree a couple of years ago but it’s growing slowly and it was on a walk one day that we found some acorns on the ground and stuffed our pockets full. So when I saw the set of runes made from acorns, I remembered the ones we found and got out my wood burner.

Usually, I draw the runes first on whatever wood I’m using but this time I burned them free hand and for whatever reason, I didn’t have to redo any. I only had so many acorns so it was risky but it went effortlessly. Maybe it was the sacredness of the runestock in play.

Hagalaz, Isa, and Perthro comprise today’s runecasting. All are Water element runes so I used shells to surround the runes emphasizing emotional presence. Hagalaz and Isa are both Norn runes representing Urdh (past) and Verdandi (the present), while Perthro represents fate and the well of Wyrd from which the Norns revealed the runes to Odin.

Establishing the framework from which the runecasting flows, Hagalaz as the cosmic ice egg representing hail and winter levels the playing field as it destroys our existing foundation so that change can take hold. Like the witch, Hagalaz creates a fuss then disappears as if never there.

Isa continues the preparation for change as the center of the the hailstone creating the stillness necessary to align in Source Presence. Development of the will is expressed by Isa as we bring an end to destructive forces affecting our life.

The power of the Norns to determine the fate of men is Perthro’s influence. Position is relevant with Perthro. Known as the cauldron of transformation, when open to the right, it indicates the womb and birth, to the left, death. At the end of a runecasting, Perthro is telling us to embrace a new direction. Although change is in store there is still much that is unknown but given the influences of both Hagalaz and Isa, it promises to be transformational in nature.

Sometimes the runes divine a greater truth and sometimes they’re simple and straightforward. My youngest son and his wife are having their first child and our first grandchild. Our lives are about to change when our little grand-witchling is born and we couldn’t be happier.

For all its destructive power, Hagalaz is also considered the blessing rune for marriage and partnership and provides the positive structure necessary for a new family dynamic to emerge, one that centers on new life and love. It was fate when they met, something in each that trusted the mystery before them and allowed a great love to spring forth. And now they’re gifting us with the most precious gift of all, the love of a grandchild.

Like the oak, a mighty family will grow from seeds lovingly and carefully sown which began long ago. We’ve come full circle, with life beginning anew. And when she arrives this summer we’ll be forever over the moon!

And to our son and our beautiful daughter-in-love:

Thank you!