RUNE YOGA LESSON VII

Welcome to the seventh letter of instructions of Rune Yoga. In this letter, I will focus on the side of Rune Yoga which brings about spiritual experiences and insights. You are going to use meditational triggers for this purpose. Again, the group can project Runic energies on one (or more) persons who are the center of focus and who transform those energies into spiritual or mystical experiences. This same method may be used for readings. This would be a direct Runic reading without necessarily using staves. Now, let’s begin with the

PRACTICE

Spiritual Experience of the Crown of the Worldtree

1. Arrange your altar: cup, candle, incense burner, dagger or powerrod. Circle of Runes around yourself or on altar (the latter projects a protective circle around the group). Candle in the center of the circle.

2. Personal preparation: clean yourself, wear your robe, or clean clothes, or practice nude, according to your background. In any case, be in tune with the living universe.

3. Tune into your inner Rune Realm. Align the inner Rune Realms of the group by leading a meditative focus of the inner Rune Realm.

4. Establish the outer Rune Realm. Take Rune dagger, or power rod, trace Rune circle around you, then draw the NASAL Rune in all four directions, beginning with North (position of FA Rune), next West, South, and East. Each time you draw the NASAL Rune, do so with the strongest possible imagination of protection and Oneness with the Universe.

5. Light the altar candle and say:

"Forces of the Light
Eternal in the universe,
Penetrate darkness!
Sacred flame, shine!
Bring light to the night!

All around darkness
All around night
I amidst the Light
Darkness is penetrated
By the light.

Light candle in center and say:

Original fire of FA
Burning from the roots
Of times
Light force of AR
Born in the Sun
At the roots of the worlds,
Give Light to the seeker(s)!"

6. Light incense and say:

"May the power of the Runes
Lead me (us) to a greater understanding
Of the universe and myself (ourselves) "

7. Hold both hands over the cup with water (or wine which is thinned with water). Project the energies of MAN into the cup. Drink part of the water (or wine).

8. Look at Thor’s Hamuer. Be aware that this brings your consciousness in tune with the Rune MAN. Hold both hands over it, knowing of its power.

9. Body position of MAN
Look at the stave of MAN
Visualize MAN
Sing:

"mmaaaaaaaannnnnn
Rune of MAN
Unfold within me (us)
The powers of the Divine Insights.

Sacred MAN, inspire me (us)
Sacred MAN, make me (us) spiritual
Awaken in me (us)
Universal Wisdom,
Universal Love.

Sacred Man,
Rune of spirit
In original Light
Man is One.

10. Sit down, keep eyes closed, remain in meditation for several minutes. From time to time, mentally chant MAN, while drawing its energies into yourself.

If you lead a group, have the group do the following:

Body position of MAN
Look at the stave of MAN
Visualize MAN

Sing:

"mmmmaaaaaaaannnnnn

Symbol of ascent
Crown of the world tree
Symbol of mankind
I am open
To the influxus
Of spiritual power
And Odic energies
Which pulsate
In the universe.

Many other meditations are possible here.

11. After your meditation, conclude the ritual by grounding the energies:

Position of IS (grounding)
Look at stave of IS
Visualize IS

Sing:

"iiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssss
Powers of MAN
Thank you for your energies
Flow back to the
Realms of Creation’"

12. Imagine, or visualize, the energies grounding, flowing into the ground, through your body, like water flows down a drain, or seeps into sandy soil.

13. Extinguish the candles and incense burner.

14. Remove all utensils.

OTHER FORMULAS FOR MED ITATION

Similar to MAN, you may meditate on other Runes. The ceremonial with other Runes is similar to the ceremonial described above. For extra strength, you may expand the ceremonial, and energize your inner Rune Realm as well as your outer Rune Realm. The formulas that follow may be used to substitute in steps (9) and (10) above. Be CREATIVE in setting up the specific meditations. The student of the Basic Rune Course can also use some of the materials which are contained in the Rune Songs.

Here a few formulas for meditation connected with specific Runes and which may help you set up specific formulas for spiritual or mystic experiences:

FA

"Create your good luck in FA, and you will have it."

"The original fire, this high universal force, creates a higher self—consciouness within myself."

"Original Creative Force of Nature streams through me. Pure love acts and creates within."

UR

"Knowing UR within — Knowing myself — I have access to knowing everything."

"Know thyself then you know the worlds."

"Knowing my true Self I know the origin of my fate and destiny."

THORN

"No life without death, no death without life."

"Sacred power of THORN, free me from the wheel of eternal ret urns.

OS

"The power of my spirit frees me.

"Receiving I am tuning into the influxus of beneficial energies.

"Knowing of OS, I am receiver of high spiritual energies."

RIT

"I am my right, this right is invulnerable. Therefore I am invulnerable, because I am my right.

"One with original law, I am above human legalisms.

KA

"I am capable to do what I want to do."

"Cosmic knowledge and wisdom are revealed to me through the powers of KA."

HAGAL

"Care for the universe within yourself and you rule over the universe.

"Spirit and matter create the crystal — the all encompassing structure of the architect of the worlds.

NOD

"Use your destiny, don’t fight it."

"Become a true healer."

IS

"I am center and axis of the world."

"With IS, I am One with the Divine in eternity.

AR

"Be aware of the original fire."

"ARAHARI, Solar spirit, lead me to you."

S IG

"Creative spirit will be victorious."

"The Divine spark within me is victorious.

TY R

"Power of spirit rules matter. Eternal being triumphs over perishable illusions.

"Tiu—Ziu, Hammer of Thor, Creative drive of Creative original force, always active, Will to create, within myself.

BAR

"Protected by BAR, I enjoy the fruits of my wishes."

"A new life sprouts with the power of BAR."

L AF

"Learn to steer, then travel the seas.

"LAF, Rune of initiation, give ruse the blessing of illumination."

MAN

"Sacred MAN, Rune of spirit, united with original Light, man is ONE."

"MA, original word or plenty, increase that which is mine."

YR

"Be aware of consciousness, be aware of matter, Be aware of the tree roots of the world tree."

EH

"The sacred powers of EH unites me with my YOU."

"Cosmic Universal Love unites to ONE.

G I BOR

"Be ONE."

"Descending from the Origin, GIBOR leads me back to YOU."

PRACTICE

In the following, you practice a spiritual reading in which the energies are triggered by the group. The set up is similar as above, but I consider it helpful to give you again the full step by step instructions.

1. Arrange your altar: cup, candle, incense burner, dagger of powerrod. Circle of Runes around yourself or on altar (the latter projects a protective circle around the group). Candle in the center of the circle.

2. Personal preparation: clean yourself, wear your robe, or clean clothes, or practice nude, according to your background. In any case, be in tune with the living universe.

3. Tune into your inner Rune Realm. Align the inner Rune Realms of the group by leading a meditative focus of the inner Rune Realm.

4. Establish the outer Rune Realm. Take Rune dagger, or power rod, trace Rune circle around you, then draw the HAGAL Rune in all four directions, beginning with North (position of FA Rune), next West, South, and East. Each time you draw the HAGAL Rune, do so with the strongest possible imagination of protection and Oneness with the Universe.

5. Light the altar candle and everybody says:

"Forces of the Light
Eternal in the universe,
Penetrate darkness!
Sacred flame, shine!
Bring light to the night!

All around darkness
All around night
I amidst the Light
Darkness is penetrated
By the light.

Light candle in center and say:

Original fire of FA
Burning from the roots
Of times
Light force of AR
Born in the Sun
At the roots of the worlds,
Give Light to the seeker!"

6. Light incense and everybody says:

"May the power of the Runes

Lead me us to a greater understanding

Of the universe and ourselves!

7. Hold both hands over the cup with water (or wine which is thinned with water). Project the energies of MAN into the cup. Drink part of the water (or wine).

8. Look at Thor’s Hammer. Be aware that this brings your consciousness in tune with the Rune MAN. Hold both hands over it, knowing of its power.

9. Body position of MAN

Look at the stave of MAN

Visualize MAN

Sing:

"mmmmmmaaaaaaaannnnnn
Rune of MAN
Unfold within us
The powers of Divine Insights.

Sacred MAN, inspire us
Sacred MAN, make us spiritual beings
Awaken in us
Universal Wisdom,
Universal Love.

Sacred Man,
Rune of spirit
In original Light
Man is One.

10. Determine the person(s) for whom should be read.

11. One person (the main reader) stands in the center. Others around in a circle. As an alternative, there may be two or more persons in the center as main readers.

Those around:

Hand position of MAN
The free right hands point at the person(s) in the center.
Visualize MAN

Sing 3 times:

"mmmmmaaaaaaaannnnnn"

Each time, project energies of MAN on the person(s) in the middle of the circle.

At the same time, the reader(s) are aware of receiving the Runic energies, thei attention focussed on the person for whom the reading is done.

12. Everybody meditates for several minutes, waiting for insights and experiences.

13. Share experiences and discuss the situation(s) for which the reading was made.

14. Conclude the ritual by grounding the energies:

Position of IS (grounding)
Look at stave of IS
Visualize IS

Sing:

"iii iii iii i iiisssssssssss
Powers of the Runes
Thank you for your energies
Flow back to the
Realms of Creation!

13. Imagine, or visualize, the energies grounding, flowing into the ground, through your body, like water flows down a drain, or seeps into sandy soil.

16. Extinguish the candles and incense burner.

17. Remove all utensils.