Waking The Dragons: Norse Myth, Runes and Magic

The etymology of the word "rune" means: "to carve" or "to cut". In Low German, the word is "raunen". As the runes were cut and carved into wood, metal or stone, the word "rune" was analogous to the rune letters themselves. In Old English, "writing" comes from "wrītan"; which orig

The anathema of logos is "mythos". It is subjective, the personal; the oral story, the poetry - mythos speaks of eagles carrying golden keys, and of the Earth being created in seven days; it speaks of gods riding through the rainbow bridge.

The three sisters of time are called Urd, Verdandi and Skuld. Past, present and future. The word Skuld, depicting the future, means "hidden" - also this is the same root word as "debt" in many Scandinavian languages.

The heart of ceremony is transformation and when done correctly it can offer us a set of new eyes with which to view our relationships, obstacles or community.

Fundamentalism arises when mythos tries to infiltrate into the world of logos; suddenly the poetic and mythological language is taken as literal truth and people demand evidence for the eagle that carries the golden key; does it fly through Manchester or Philadelphia?

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The word rune also means: "mystery, secret or whisper."

But Odin knew that his largest and most dangerous battle would have to be against the firstborn babe, Ymir - the biggest of all the giants and the most wild. Upon an ice mountain in Nifelheim they battled, none was a victor at first and for many years they fought. Until one day, Odin (spirit) cut open the throat of Ymir and blood cascaded out of hi

We don’t need to discredit either science or the fairytale. Mythos is necessary; we need it at funerals, at weddings and when a baby is born. It is a language that shows a reflection of our humanity and it carries metaphorical and poetic depth. We need logos too; in the laboratory, to build a house, in calculating the speed of sound and the mathema