CW: Suicide, politics, economics A disclaimer before you begin reading: Most ceremonial magicians and all Republicans will disagree with nearly everything I say in this article. That is okay, and in fact is kind of the point. There is a saying that I keep seeing bandied about on the interwebs: “There are no rules in […]
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Tarot for Rune Lovers – The Fives
Fives in the Minor Arcana For all the talk of how depressing runes are, there is no Rune of sadness. The Fives are cards of ᚦ (Thurisaz) and ᚾ (Naudhiz), but only because there isn’t a rune that really captures the longing and despair of the cards. I will discuss the cards in chronological order, […]
Runes for Tarot Lovers – Ansuz
You may notice that there are two runes at the top of the page, which is different from the last three posts on this blog. Ansuz is the first rune of the Futhark which changed dramatically from the Elder Futhark to the Younger Futhark. This rune has had at least a half-dozen shapes that I […]
Ansuz and Raidho
Ansuz clapped as Althunn finished reciting another of her poems. Dwarven poetry's style was different than what he was used to from Midgard, but beautiful in its own way. Like the dwarves themselves, the initial horror of their unusual shape hid great beauty.#futharkvillage — Perseus Greenman (@futharkvillage) December 30, 2019 In all, Ansuz was finding […]
Eiwaz stalks the Einherjar
Today’s story is all about Eiwaz, even though he isn’t on-stage for most of it. Eiwaz is a rune of going out with your bow to defend your village, rather than waiting for bad things to come. #futharkvillage @blithgunde pic.twitter.com/QXiO3PwvAb — Perseus Greenman (@futharkvillage) November 22, 2019 "Okay, Perthro, here's the plan: You come up […]
Nordri talks to Mannaz
Today's story involves a bit of verbal sparring between King Mannaz and King Nordri. While Nordri is mentioned in the Eddas, we don't know much about him. Mannaz is based on the rune Mannaz, a rune of mankind, leadership, and cooperation. #futharkvillage @CeruliasCircle — Perseus Greenman (@futharkvillage) November 20, 2019 King Nordri sat himself down […]
Ansuz talks to Althunn
When they had found their seats, Ansuz found himself seated next to Althunn. “Hello,” he ventured. “Hello,” she said. “Are you the Ansuz who apprenticed with Dvallin all those years ago?” “Yes,” Ansuz said, surprised. “Do you know rune master Dvallin?”#futharkvillage — Perseus Greenman (@futharkvillage) November 19, 2019 “Yes," Althunn said. "Dvallin worked closely with […]
Arrival in Nidhavelir
Laguz sailed the longship Tyr up the river toward the city he could see in the distance. The river had twisted and turned so much since they had last seen the sun that he no longer had any concept of North, South East or West. It was only upstream and down.#futharkvillage — Perseus Greenman (@futharkvillage) […]
Arrival in Svartalfheim
Today's story focuses on Kenaz. While two of the rune poems describe Kenaz as an ulcer, harmful to children, today's story focuses on her aspect as warming and protecting fire. The runes are interesting in that fire is protective, and ice (Hagalaz/hail) is destruction. pic.twitter.com/MQgRnaOkFZ — Perseus Greenman (@futharkvillage) November 12, 2019 It had taken […]
Searching for Svartalfheim
The next morning found a search party exploring the area around the waterfall. Laguz had sailed the search party up to the waterfall, where they had all disembarked and climbed the steep hill up to a lake above. #futharkvillage @MjolnirForge @blithgunde @MightySigurd — Perseus Greenman (@futharkvillage) November 11, 2019 When Laguz inspected the waterfall, he […]