Rune casting is a tool of divination that has been done for years and years. This isn’t about telling the fortune but rune casting is more like a tarot card reading where it can help to give you guidance for life’s problems.
The meanings behind rune casting aren’t always easy to understand but a reader has to cast the runes and use the questions that they are asked and their intuition to help give answers.
Understanding Rune Casting
Rune casting is a type of divination where the runes are either laid out in front of someone or they are cast. This is not done in any order but it is a time of guidance that can help someone to make a decision or solve a problem.
Runes don’t give you an exact answer, they don’t give you advice, the thing that they do is they help you to come out with a possible outcome based on what is going on in your life. The way that the rune works is that you will use your own critical thinking and intuition to figure out what to do.
This kind of tool is similar to tarot card reading where it isn’t a fixed reading. If you don’t want to accept the answers that the runes give you, stop doing what you are doing and do something different.
Origins of Runes
The runes were once known as an ancient alphabet which was called Futhark. This was seen in Scandinavia and in Germany and was there since the middle ages. It was discovered by Odin who was a Norse legend and the runes are more than just symbols but they are part of the universe and the gods.
Some believe that runes are part of mythology and that they are more than just something that was invented. They are a force that has been there for years and years and they can help you through whatever you are going through.
The runes can be carved sticks that have symbols on them and they can be used as from bronze or even rock carvings. They are written on and can be interpreted for whatever the reader needs them to be interpreted as.
Casting Runes
In order to cast runes, you have to have runes. You can buy these that are already made, or you can make your own. Runes were often made from wood of a nut bearing tree but many places that make them use pine or oak because it lasts longer and is easier to carve.
Some people will carve things into the runes while others will paint or burn it. Some will use stones and pain to make their runes and this is completely up to you.
There are some magical traditions as to the way that runes are cast such as in a cloth or even right to the ground. The way that you cast runes is completely up to you, but you should store your runes in a box or a bag when you aren’t using them.
There is no real way to cast runes and there are different ways that people do it. Before you even start, you can put your hand in the bag that holds your runes and move them around. This allows them to be mixed up before the reading.
Casting happens when there is a problem in your life or when you need to make a decision and you can find out more about your past and present. You can pull out three runes at one time and put them on a white cloth in front of you. The first will be what your problem is, the middle will tell you what challenges you will face and the last shows the action you need to take.
Nine-Rune Cast
Once you understand your runes, you will be able to up your rune cast. Some will go to a nine-rune cast which is a magical number in the Norse mythology. This cast is a time where you take the runes all out of the bag and lay them on the cloth in front of you. You close your eyes and when you open your eyes, see which ones are facing up and which ones are face down. Which ones are close to you and which ones are far from the cloth? Those that are face down might be issues that you will face in the future and the ones that are face up are the ones that you have to focus on.
The runes that are on the center of the cloth are the important runes and the ones on the outside edges are less important. All of the runes will have a symbol and they will have meaning. Some will have different meanings and you have to figure out what they mean. Pay attention to what your intuition tells you when you are doing rune casting.
Final Thoughts
Remember, runes are considered sacred, and you need to make sure that you don’t use your runes for bad purposes. The runes are considered magical, and they are used by humans so that they can give a supernatural reading for those that are in need.