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Forward from: Thoughts from the Fyrgen
There's a significant reason that 'ALU' was here carved in mirrored runes. Those of you who've read the introduction to my book 'Fire in the White Stone', or indeed the story itself, may know why. Indeed, the ALU runes were often carved backwards on urns too. The reason is that ALU describes a two-way process. Uruz-Laguz-Ansuz elevates spirit from matter, and Ansuz-Laguz-Uruz brings spirit down to matter. Its purpose is to cement the bond between spirit and matter, and when I get a chance I'll try to demonstrate a meditative practice I use to nurture this back-and-forth flow of energy.


Forward from: Avalonian Duke 🐝⚡️
The NT alienates its own staff and deconstructs our heritage in an attempt to get blacks and Pakistanis to take an interest in English estates and country houses, but they simply don’t care.

NT properties are one of the few places you can go to escape ‘diversity’ totally. Few will admit this but it’s the key reason their sites are so popular.

This is from a friend of mine that works for the NT:
“Of the many thousands of visitors that I meet and talk to, not once have I came across any ‘BAME’ people, with the exception of a few Japanese tourists once every few months. Yet, look at much of the Trust’s advertising and you’d think that half our visitors are black and brown”


'English Heritage' describe this marking as reading TIW - the name of the English sky god - however the rune workers amongst you will recognise the runic formula ALU - each rune bearing its mirror image.

Again - found on a burial urn at Spong Hill.


Another example of an Anglo-Saxon swastika or fylfot, stamped on the side of burial urns - from the Spong Hill Anglo-Saxon cemetery, North Elmham in Norfolk, England


Anglo-Saxon swastika design - based on one of the many stylised swastikas found on burial urns, from the Spong Hill Anglo-Saxon cemetery, North Elmham in Norfolk, England


Thunor (Thor) is the god of the farmer and his wife Sib (Sif)- the corn goddess, whose hair represents the Golden Wheat. Thunor is a thunder god as we all know, and his gift is the fertility his lightning gives the soil as it hits the ground.

Nitrogen in the atmosphere can be transformed into a plant-usable form, a process called nitrogen fixation, by lightning. His bolts of lightning carry an electrical energy strong enough to break the bonds of the nitrogen molecule in the atmosphere. Once split, the nitrogen atoms quickly bond to oxygen in the atmosphere, forming nitrogen dioxide. Nitrogen dioxide dissolves in water, creating nitric acid, which forms nitrates. These nitrates then fall to the ground in raindrops and seep into the soil which is absorbed by plants.

It's easy to see the symbolism. Thunor fertilises Sib, who grows the wheat. Logi (Loki) kills the organic crop by cutting Sib's hair and a replacement wig of Gold is made – but like the GMO crops of today, could never fully replace the original.


Nyd - Need. The shape of the rune represents the action of the Bow-fire which gives us the Need-Fire. Another way of looking at the rune is as a threaded needle. This connects the rune to the Norns.

Middle English 'nede', from Old English 'nied' (West Saxon) or ned (Mercian).

Nædl – needle, Soul; Nædre - adder, snake, serpent.

Nêadhâd - compulsion, force; Nêadian - to compel.

Nêod - desire, longing; Nêodfrêond - kinsman, friend.

Nêodlaðu – wish, the rune a symbol of crossed fingers.

From the root *nauti – Death. The Old English 'ne', 'neo', Old Norse 'na' and Gothic 'naus' – "corpse”.


Wyn is the rune of the tribal banner and the rune of Joy, as can be seen in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem;

Ƿenne bruceþ, þe can ƿeana lyt
sares and sorge and him sylfa hæf
blæd and blysse and eac byrga geniht.

Who uses it knows no pain,
sorrow nor anxiety, and he himself has
prosperity and bliss, and also enough shelter

From the root Wyn, we find the following words-

Wyn – joy, pleasure

Wine – friend; Wini (German) beloved.

Wun – Wunno – (High German) Joy, luck, lust

Wonne (German) bliss;

Won – victory, to win.

The root *wen means 'hope' whilst *wansk means 'to wish'. Wunsc-Frea is Woden is his role as the Wish Lord.


The Thorn rune represents the sound 'Th' and depicts the thorn – as in the legend of Sleeping Beauty (German Ðornröschen), but this can be the Thorn of Awakening also. Ðorn – thorn; Ðornig – thorny; Ðurresdæg ~ Ðunresdæg ~ Thursday.

We associate the rune with Thunor the Thunderer and the thorn rune on its side is symbolic of his hammer and also the axe – which predates the hammer (as a symbol). The rune poem connects Thorn with the Thurs, who are the giants in Germanic myth.


More commonly known as the Life Rune, this is a protecting rune and means Elk. The High German – Elho, Old English – Eohl, Old Norse – Alg all mean Elk. The Anglo-Saxon name for the rune is Eolh-Secg and you'll often read that this means Elk-Sedge. The Gothic name combined both elements (Eolh+Secg) to become Ezec.

Secg translates as Sedge (grass) but Secga means sayer, from Secgan - to say, speak, inform, utter; Whilst Secgplega means sword−play, battle. The root word *sek means to 'cut' and this ties in with the German name for sedge-grass which is Schwertel-gras or Sword-Grass.


Ever turns the wheel of life
Ever revolve time and Earth
Ever is renewed the year
And for each man death and birth

Heinrich Anacker


The Sigel rune can be seen as the twisting leaves of the willow tree, which was once called Sallow here in England. This is rooted in Sal (Latin Salix, from this we get Salicylic acid, used to make aspirin) and gives us the words Sealh /sêales, both meaning willow. The Sowilo rune again connects with this idea as the Sal-Willow.

In Ogham the letter 'S' is Saille and again represents Willow. The Middle Irish word for willow was sail, which is interesting as the rune name Sigel means to Sail (on the Sea).

Another Old English word for Willow is ‘welig’ – from the root *wel which means to twist or turn, just like its leaves and is the root of words like withy, widder and wicker.


Solutions Pt.2 Δ In the UK, charity shops and car boot sales are a great place to find PYREX cookware for the kitchen. Pyrex is a type of glass that was designed in the 1920's to withstand sudden temperature changes, as other glass types would often shatter. Pyrex does not leach any chemicals into the food being cooked in it, making it one of the safest materials to use. Vintage Pyrex has become highly collectable lately, especially glassware with retro patterning.

Aluminium on the other hand is one of the worst materials to use in the kitchen. Aluminium has been linked with Alzheimer's disease and reacts to acidic foods (tomatoes for example). Less harmful is anodised aluminium which has been hardened making it less likely to leach out.


The previous post Δ is well worth reading, and I'll be posting a few ideas to add to this topic soon. Personally I had no idea shop till receipts had BPA on them!

Bisphenol A (BPA), is used to make plastics, including materials that come into contact with food. But it can mimic the female sex hormone, estrogen, and cause a lower sperm count in men. The chemical is also thought to be linked to several different types of cancer, including breast and prostate.


Forward from: Avalonian Duke 🐝⚡️
SOLUTIONS!

Protect yourself and your family, do research on the things you buy.
There is always a safe alternative to many dangerous products.
Don't touch receipts from shops, they're coated in BPA.
Stop buying plastic, switch to steel, glass or paper alternatives.
Get a reverse osmosis water filtration system for your home, only buy cookware made from cast iron and stainless steel (No plastic or non stick/teflon), buy clothes made from cotton/linen instead of polyester/acrylic, buy organic fruit and veg and meat from local farms, avoid tinned food as much as possible, invest in an air filtration system and clear dust in your home.
Most importantly, tell as many people as possible.


The Alder tree takes its name from the Old English 'alor', this is from the root *el- meaning reddy brown. This same root gives us the name Elk. The German name for the tree in Erle and can be found in the title Erl-King (German Erl-könig) the elf-king or Alder-king who dwells in the Germanic forests. The Danish translation gives us Ellerkonge, again meaning king of the elves - alder. Another tree with a similar name is the Elder, from the Old English ellæn or ellærn, and Elm, from *elmaz, again from the *el- root meaning red.


The Song of the Alder Fairy
by Cicely Mary Barker

By the lake or river-side
Where the Alders dwell,
In the Autumn may be spied
Baby catkins; cones beside —
Old and new as well.
Seasons come and seasons go;
That's the tale they tell!

After Autumn, Winter's cold
Leads us to the Spring;
And, before the leaves unfold,
On the Alder you'll behold,
Crimson catkins swing!
They are making ready now;
That's the song I sing!


Part 3 – Hagal, Haga and the Hag

In this part on Hagal, we see this as the rune of the Hag or Hedgewitch. Christians cast out this wise-women as witches and crones, but really they were the mid-wives and healers of the time.

Hagal is their rune – from Hagal we find the Old English word Haga, a protective hedge and a word connected with the Hawthorn (the fruit of which were called hægberie), a thorned and protecting tree. Haga cognates with the word Hag which became associated with the witch, as in the Old English hægtes, hægtesse (witch). The Dutch word heks and German word Hexe both meant 'witch' but are used today to describe a curse, but could also be connected to Hex, meaning six, like the six armed Hag-rune!


Part 2 Haegl - Hail

Hail is the whitest of grain;
it is whirled from the vault of heaven
and is tossed about by gusts of wind
and then it melts into water.

Hail is frozen rain and represents the runes destructive side. The Old English hægl or hagol means hail or hailstorm and is where the name for the rune comes from. G was pronounced as a Y in Anglo-Saxon so this rune is called 'Hail'. This rune can take different forms. As a six armed rune it symbolises the frozen ice in the form of snow. In the Anglo-Saxon variant it can be seen as two interlocking laguz (water) runes – water made solid.


Part 1 The Hagal – Hail rune

This is the rune of health and healing, the Star of Life which still adorns ambulances. It represents the holistic union of a healthy body and a healthy mind. It is the sacred and holy 9th rune and is associated with, or the root of the following words -

heal, health, holy, whole, holistic, hal (breath), hail, heil, hallow.

Invoke this as a rune of healing and protection! The rune can also represent the seven worlds of Anglo-Saxon myth with Middangeard being the central point.

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