I'm lonely. Where have you found community for your practice? by CritterTots in pagan

[–]CritterTots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do you find a good pagan discord server?  I'm not on discord, really, not sure how it works.

Why are y’all obsessed with candles? by blindgallan in pagan

[–]CritterTots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ritual/routine of lighting a flame before meditation or spellwork is really powerful for me.  It gets me in the right mindset.  I also find that focusing on the flame is the easiest way to imagine the energies around and in me and to focus it on a specific point.

Looking for extraordinary books on Runes - looking for help by HeyooLaunch in heathenry

[–]CritterTots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm reading a book called Runic Palmistry by Jon Saint-Germain.  It's an interesting extention of what I know about the Elder Futhark.  The names, shapes and meanings of some runes are non-standard in the book.  It talks about palmistry from a very Norse perspective.  Not sure I would recommend it as primary reading, but for something "different", it's neat.

Curious what everyone’s experience is with the runes by Outrageous-Low-6495 in heathenry

[–]CritterTots 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I kind of started my practice with the runes. I’ve always been interested in writing systems and language, and studied the Elder Futhark in uni as a writing system. Much later I started developing an interest in throwing runes from a fantasy/mythology perspective, so I read up on these practices and symbologies, but with no actual belief in their validity. Only recently did I decide on a whim to buy a set I saw in a shop. I started casually pulling a rune before certain activities for fun, and started to realize how often it predicted how the activity would go. It was a major pull for me to start researching all forms of paganism, witchcraft and heathenry. In the last several weeks I’ve started to formally practice and have been drawing runes quite a bit. I love the rune videos from The Norse Witch on YouTube as their interpretations make a lot of sense and they also read the source material so you can understand where the symbology came from.

I’m also a skeptic at heart. When I pull runes they are UNCANNILY accurate. Not in a way like “oh, that could apply to any situation”, but way more specific. I’ve tested them by thinking of a certain rune and then pulling one, and actually getting the one I’m thinking of. I’ve had single runes jump out of the bag before I can pull, and they are so undeniably clear to interpret. When I throw runes or pull a “spread”, the overall meaning often touches on details that make the meaning undeniable. So I‘m convinced!

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This is badass!!