The Grid of Nine
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Used for over 3,000 years, the Grid of Nine is one of the oldest and most powerful of ancient Northen European symbols. It was associated with the "wyrd" times of the year, when the veil between the worlds was thinnest. On one such day, a Beltane (May Day) custom was to dig the nine-square grid into the ground, removing the turf on the eight outside squares and leaving the middle square of turf intact. The sacred Beltane fire was then built and lit on this middle square. Another use of the Grid of Nine was made by Norse wise women in a form of trance- divination called "Utiseta," which means "sitting out." A wooden platform divided into nine squares was erected upon a sacred place, such as a burial mound or holy hill. A wise woman would sit on the middle square, facing north, the direction of the gods and the ancestors, until she went into a trance and received knowledge from them. In this application, the grid created a vortex of light that the wise woman could tap into. The Grid of Nine is made up of nine squares with a central square, like a king in a chess game, which is protected on all four sides by rows of three squares each. This makes the Grid of Nine the most appropriate rune layout for questions dealing with protection from negativity and personal attack, injury, bad luck, or evildoers. The Grid of Nine is known popularly as a Magic Square of Saturn. Notice that the numbers are placed in rows so that the sum of any one row of three is the same as that of every other row of three. All horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines add up to fifteen, so the total of all numbers of the grid equals forty-five. Think of a question that relates to protection from negative people or influences. Mix your runes or cards at random in the usual manner, and pull nine runes, placing them facedown in a row in front of you. Then take the first rune and turn it over from right to left,like turning the page of a book. Put this rune in square (1), the second in square (2), the third in square (3), and so on, until you have placed all nine runes in their proper grid positions according to the layout. Read the runes in horizontal rows of three, in the following order. Rune #8, #1, and #6 This row represents the past. Rune #8 reflects hidden influences from the past. Rune #1 denotes basic past influences, and Rune #6 shows the questioner's present attitude toward these past events. Rune #3, #5, and #7: This row represents the present. Rune #3 reveals the hidden influences operating right now. Rune #5 stands for the present state of affairs, and Rune #7 indicates the questioner's attitude toward these present influences. Rune #4, #9, and #2: This row represents the future outcome. Rune #4 shows the hidden obstacles, delays, and problems that can prevent a successful outcome. Rune #9 is considered the "key" rune in this layout, and symbolizes the best possible outcome. Rune #2 denotes the questioner's response to the outcome.
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