Ancient method of using divining rods to predict the future, or events. The ideal behind the action, is that in every tree lives a tree spirit, or a dryad. Druidism supports the theory that the tree dryads came before the first rays of light had touched the earth, and therefore without them, the earth could not survive. Seven divining rods are used, made from various types of wood. Three rods are made nine inches long, three are made 13 inches long, and one, is made in any length you desire. That wand is marked with ogham runes. Many use their altar wand as the seventh wand.The wands are then decorated, and charged to your own personality, and wrapped together in a cloth, ideally of natural materials, to be kept when not in use..
Divining rods are used thusly:
Lay the special wand on the earth in front of you, with the other six wands held in your right hand, about three feet above the one placed on the ground. Close your eyes, thinking of the question or concept at hand. Allow the wish or question to fill your mind, to the exclusion of all else.Take your left hand, and take hold of the end of one wand, permitting the others to fall to the ground. They are read as follows.
A. If more long wands fall, the answer to the question is yes, or the wish you desire is going to happen.
B. If more short wands fall, the answer is no.
C. the reply is more fervent if the special wand touches any of the others.
D. If all of the wands point to the special wand, your own actions will influence the wish.
E. If even one wand does not touch the earth in any way, the wands require to be recast.
Typical woods that may be used are:
Alder, which represents purification by fire. Ash, representing justice. Laurel, representative of honor. Oak, the representative of fertility, love, and endurance. Pine, representing birth and rebirth. Rowan, sorcerers wood, which enhances enchantment. Willow, drawing its strength and energy from water.
Feather Augury
Feather augury is the branch of druidism that has to do with divining the future by the signs left behind by birds or fowl. The idea is simple and simply accomplished. Feathers you find will point to factors which will influence your life and future. Feather colors and meanings:
Red: good luck, new opportunity
Blue: love, friendship, a gift
Orange: newfound happiness, healing
Brown: good health
Gray: peace and contentment
White: purity, joy, new birth
Black: bad fortune
Blue and white: new love, or new friendship
Yellow and green: lies and gossip affect you
Speckled, or spotted: divine guidance from the gods
Black and white: a warning, take care
The Runes were a form of ancient writing, widely used for many thousands of years. There is much mystery surrounding the use of the runes, as well as their origin. According to legend, the word "Rune" means a whispered secret. It is from ancient Midgardian culture that the runes originate, and in fact were the very heart of life for those peoples.
After many centuries of disuse, and being confined to some dark recess, the runes are reemerging as a gift from our forebears, to be used to impart wisdoms of the ancients. As Albion spread, erection of the runestones eventually died The church made it the business of the moment to outlaw the use of runes, and to destroy all evidence of them. This total eradication of a culture was achieved by the insidious overtaking and usurping of its tenets.
Ystre (Easter) and Saturnalia (Christmas) were summarily stolen for Albion's own use. The early Christians engaged upon a conscious and stubborn campaign to wipe out loyalty to any god but their own deity. There would be no celebrations, no festivals, no worship of any kind, unless it was sanctioned by, and for, the Christian church. The Christian church was extremely effective in eradicating cultures.
