Runes
 

20/1/00 Should I go to work today?
06/10/99 Should I get a tattoo?
06/10/99 What will happen on my holiday?
10/7/99 Will I see * this weekend?
04/7/99 Should I pursue a friendship with *?
14/6/99 Please give advice about *?
25/3/99 What should I do for the rest of the day?
25/3/99 Will I find love soon?
?/?/99 What's going on with *?
?/?/98 The issue is my course.
?/?/98 House I'd like to move into...



Date: 14/6/99
Question: Please give advice about *?
Explanation: This person was an acquaintance I was working with at the time, that 
I felt very attracted to. I had a feeling, though, that he wasn't interested in me.

Layout: Two Rune
* Two runes presented themselves for position 1.
      
  1a.     1b.          
  
    2.

Results:
1a. THE SITUATION.  OTHEL. An ideal or a vision. He represents an image 
of your perfect man. 

1b. THE SITUATION.  MANNAZ. A more positive attitude would be beneficial. You 
are being driven by a need for connection with another human being.

2. THE OUTCOME.  BEORC. You are a woman, and nothing can take those qualities 
away from you. Your family and friends are the most important - you already 
have all you need; but a new friendship can only be good.

Later insights: When the project we were working on ended, I asked him out to 
lunch and he said no. I saw him again only once, but by this time, I was no longer 
interested in him.



Date: ?/?/99
Question: What should I do for the rest of the day?
Explanation: 

Layout: Single Rune
 
  1.

Results:
1. WHAT I SHOULD DO.  KENAZ rev. An offer withdrawn.
She won't call you, so you should call her!

Later insights: 



Date: ?/?/99
Question: Will I find love soon?
Explanation: I guess I was feeling a bit lonely that day.

Layout: Cross
         
          1.
          
  2.           3.
         
          4.  
         
          5. 

Results:
1. PRESENT.   NIED. Things suck. Hopefully you are being patient.
2. OBSTACLES.  EIHWAZ. There will be problems - you will need to anticipate them. 
A hidden matter may come to light, giving you the chance to solve it. 
3. HELP.  JERA. Justice will come to you  - if you put in the effort. It will take some 
time, however.
4. WHAT I SHOULD DO.  TIR. If you fight for what you believe in, you will be successful. 
Look to friends for help.
5. OUTCOME.  URUZ rev. Your weak will power may result in your failure 
to achieve your goal.

Later insights: It was some time before I found what I was looking for,
but a conscious decision to try to be happy in the situation I found myself in
led to a solution to the problem of sorts.



Date: ?/?/99
Question: What's going on with *?.
Explanation: I was starting to develop a crush on an acquaintance and
wanted to know if I could hope for friendship, or even more.

Layout: 
     
  1.     2.     3.
      
     4.     5. 

Results:
1. PAST.  TYR rev. A lack of enthusiasm or understanding.
2. PRESENT.  DAEG. A change for the better is occurring. Your strength will
continue this, but growth will be slow. Have a positive attitude.
3. OUTSIDE INFLUENCES.  EIHWAZ. There may be obstacles, but they will be 
covercome. A hidden matter may come to light.
4. WHAT I SHOULD DO.  MANNAZ rev. YOu will receive no help from anyone. You 
should do it on your own. Don't deny your own weaknesses. Also indicates a 
foreigner with a sexual interest. Try to see things from someone else's point 
of view instead of your own. 
5. OUTCOME.  ANSUZ. YOu will encounter a new situation in life, one which you 
will learn from. You will be guided though this by someone older and wiser than 
yourself.

Later insights: The acquaintance later became a friend (but not until much later). 
Soon after this reading, he gave me some advice on my course and my future. 



Date: ?/?/98
Question: The issue is my course.
Explanation: I had started to realise that my course wasn't right for
me, but I couldn't decide whether to continue or quit.

Layout: Unknown.

Results:
1. PAST.  WYRD. The situation was not what you thought it
would be. 
2. PRESENT/STATE OF MIND.  HAGALL. Disruption, thinking 
of taking a risk; do not make a new start now; delay.
3. FUTURE.  EHWAZ rev. Probably positive; a sudden
change?; possibly travel.
4. HELP/ADVICE.  ING. Always positive, you can complete your
project; peacefulness; the beginning of a new, exciting phase.
5. MUST BE ACCEPTED.  RAIDHO rev. Problems; delays; 
take care in commercial/personal areas; possibly a journey you don't want to take.

Later insights: After quite some time, I decided to quit my course and 
concentrate on the job I had just started. I guess the project I was meant to 
complete was the change in emphasis in my life, not finishing the course itself.
One reason I couldn't complete the course was because it involved an overseas
journey that I couldn't afford.



Date: ?/?/98
Question: House I'd like to move into...
Explanation: I needed to move house, and I was considering my options.

Layout: Unknown.

Results:
1. PAST.  ANSUZ rev. Lies; deceit; soemone not looking 
out for my interests; failed communication; failure to learn from life's 
lessons; misuse of knowledge.
2. PRESENT.  MANNAZ. Help or advice; dependence; be modest.
3. FUTURE.  NIED. Patience; you will be delayed; a 
difficult situation; but you will learn and evolve.
4. HELP/ADVICE.  RAIDHO rev. Movement, but with problems
and delays; perhaps an accident; patience and wariness is needed.
5. ACCEPT.  OTHEL. Possessions/money; you are consumed by
an ideal, possibly of the past?; possibly help from someone older.

Later insights: I moved into the house, but it was not a positive 
experience, and I ended up moving again 6 months later. It was emotionally 
difficult to move on from the original place I was living in.


Resources Used:
Peschel, Lisa. A Practical Guide to the Runes. St Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn, 1989.
Pennick, Nigel. Secrets of the Runes: Discover the Magic of the Ancient
Runic Alphabet. London: HarperCOllins, 1992.
Barrett, David V. Runes. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1995.
Adcock, Will, et al. How to Predict the Future. London: Hermes House, 2003.


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