Ceremonial Runecasting
Ceremonial runecasting differs greatly from readings using layouts.
It is more complex, subtle, and requires your undivided attention.
By tradition, only wooden, amber, or stone runes are used for ceremonial
runecasting.
One ancient ceremonial runecasting technique is called "Raed Waen,"
which translates as "riding the wagon," where you visualize yourself
as a rider in the divine wagon of the gods from which all things can
be seen and known. The riding of the wagon is the actual ceremony
while throwing of the runes is called the "shoat."
When working indoors, you need to throw the runes along the main axis
of the room, which is called the "rig," or "right line." The rig is an
energetic line that crosses the room. Its direction may vary, depending
on the rune. To find the rig, when you're doing the ritual the first thing
to do is find the four corners. Then determine the rig by drawing a straight
line between the north and south points and east and west points. The longest
line is the rig, which, in a room, is usually the line between the east and
west corners. The reason for this is that the rig parallels the path of the
sun, moving from east to west. When working outdoors-the optimal setting for
any rune ceremony-orient the rig so that it faces toward the sun at the time
the divination takes place. This direction will of course change depending
upon the time of day.
The poem entitled "Rigsthula," from the Edda, is the story of how
Rig (another face of the god Heimdall) visited families belonging to the
three classes. Rig stayed with each of the families for three days, lying
with all three wives, and is this way became the father to all classes of
people. Rigs were also strips of land belonging to a village that in
traditional Scottish folk law were allocated using runic lots called
"Runrigs," a form of lottery. Because the runes came from Odin, the
allocation of land by runrigs was considered the sacred will of the gods.
The Stol
Ceremonial Rune Cloth
The Mearomot
Procedure For Ceremonial Runecasting
Nine-Rune Ceremonial Casting Method
Ceremonial Casting Upon The Nine Worlds
Ceremonial Casting With Rune-Tines
Ceremonial Runecasting With Sticks
Basic Rune Meditations
Rune Layouts
Rune Dreaming Techniques
The Runes
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