Ceremonial Runecasting With Sticks
The advantage of stick casting over all other rune
divination methods is that the runes only come into being
after you cast the sticks and they fall across one another.
In this way, the runes created by a stickcast reflect the
exact moment that the casting is done, when the sticks hit
the ground. The other interesting thing to note about stick
casting is that the same runes may appear more than once in
a single reading. This is called doubling, and it is something
that never occurs when you use rune stones or cards. Runes that
are doubled point to extremely strong energies.
It is customary to use birch sticks for runecasting, but other
woods also work well, such as oak, madrona, fir, and pine. Take
nine sticks of similar lengths and sizes, and pass them back and
forth between your hands while you think of a specific question.
(Some people also like to roll the sticks between their hands, but
that's entirely up tp you.) Feel as though you are putting the
question into the sticks. Next, toss the sticks, in one motion,
onto the ground or your rune cloth, along the rig. The patterns of
the sticks, after they fall across one another, reveal particular
runes. The stick form shapes that resemble rune shapes. Some of
these rune shapes are upright, some reversed, some backwards, and
others appear doubled. The rune shapes that lie at the center of
the casting, plus the doubled runes (those that appear more than once),
are the ones to focus upon.
Stick casting can also be done when walking in the woods. As your
walking in the woods, pick up nine sticks off the ground. Size them
into similar shapes and then clear off a nine-inch (22.5 cm) round
circle on the ground with the side of your shoe. While holding the
sticks, think of a question, and then toss them onto the ground.
Generally, its best to keep stick casting simple when just beginning,
so I suggest selecting one, two, or three rune shapes to focus on.
As you progress, stick casting can also become the most profound and
advanced form of runecasting that you practice.
Ceremonial Runecasting
The Stol
Ceremonial Rune Cloth
The Mearomot
Procedure For Ceremonial Runecasting
Nine-Rune Ceremonial Casting Method
Ceremonial Casting With Rune-Tines
Rune Layouts
The Runes
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