Kennaz – the blazing torch that leads to inner Sovereignty

As we go into the Autumn Equinox, we can seek guidance from the rune Ken or Kennaz – the Old Norse rune most associated with this turning of the seasons. And it seems to me that this year, its guidance is needed more than ever, because Ken symbolises the ultimate in the sort of blazing…

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Wisdom from the Dark Elves and the Light Elves

ROSEMARY TAYLOR is a shamanic practitioner who specialises in the Northern Tradition of the Eddas and Runes. Here she writes about her experiences with the spirits who were known as the Elves in the Old Norse myths. In the Old Norse Eddas, we are told about “Other Places in Heaven”: “There are many magnificent places…

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“When the going gets weird, the Wyrd turns pro” … with apologies to Hunter S

In the Northern Tradition, the Wyrd is the product of the three Norns who weave this web of fate or destiny which is under the control of Orlog, the omnipotent, omnipresent and eternal law of the universe to which we all are bound. However, I’ve found that shamanically, one can work with the three Norns…

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