Kiss! Chase! Tilt! (a rune reading)

Isa Wunjo Ansuz

Question: Am I intuitively moving toward where I need to be?

Ansuz: Ansuz is the rune of language, creativity, signs, and messages and is associated with learning, the spoken word, scholarship, and those we respect and admire. Sometimes indicates help or advice coming from one held in high esteem. Situations may change quickly. Dreams will provide guidance.

Wunjo: Wunjo is the joy rune and is associated with good fortune, domestic happiness, comfort, fellowship and harmony. Existing relationships will be happy and new attractions are possible. Creative, artistic, and intuitive concerns are well aspected and could bring an increase in money.

Isa: Isa relates to ice, cooling, and freezing. It tends to bind and solidify the messages of surrounding runes. Plans are slow to develop and it may be necessary to let some old plans go, especially to avoid a rut. Some kind of suspension of movement is indicated, but this could also bring safety and clarity.

My reading: The first two runes indicate that creativity or creative pursuit is at the heart of the question. Wunjo in the middle position suggests artistic endeavors bringing not only success but also harmony and happiness. Wunjo acts as a key rune here and asks you to pay attention to the messages of both Ansuz and Isa. Ansuz is also a powerfully creative rune, especially as creativity applies to language. It suggests that you should rely on the advice of those you admire but also on signs, messages, dreams, and your own intuition. Ansuz, also called "the poet's rune," indicates a period of intense inspiration. Wunjo and Ansuz together indicate newness and quick changes, and the idea is that going with changes rather than being afraid of them or trying to stand still will bring inspiration and joy. Isa is a rune of very slow change, and I think it is highly significant that a rune of sudden change and a rune of slow change or stagnation lie on either side of Wunjo or joy. Being too safe may lead to a rut. To me, this means you cannot go wrong with whatever love objects you are kissing or muses you are chasing. Hell, even the occasional windmill tilting is not a bad idea. It's all in the "ing"! While the track may seem a little wacky, you know it's right.

Musical Rx: Morphine, "The Night"

Crazy for you (a rune reading)

Laguz (reversed) Gebo Sowelu

Runes are read from right to left. The right and the left represent two pages. The middle represents that which holds them together or keeps them from being turned. I usually think of the right rune as the present situation, the middle rune as the obstacle or the vehicle (i.e. that which is blocking change or that which will allow it), and the left as the result of the first two.

Question:
What does the future hold for querent and the object of her infatuation?

Cast:

Sowelu: Sowelu is the sun rune and is associated with strength, light, clear vision, good health, good luck, and energy. It sheds a positive light on the other runes in the cast, suggests hope, and indicates eventual victory. Could represent the love of a man for a woman. A happy romance may be suggested.

Gebo: Gebo is a love rune and is associated with gifts, partnerships, and generosity. To those who are unattached, Gebo could indicate a new relationship forming. It indicates a need to share and to give of yourself. Literal and figurative gifts (talents, skills, creative abilities) should be given generously but responsibly.

Laguz (reversed): Laguz is the water rune and is associated with fluidity, lack of control, sensuality, and a feminine sexuality. Reversed, it indicates a tendency to try too hard and to control a natural ebb and flow that cannot be controlled. The counsel of Laguz reversed is moderation, of emotions and in all forms of consumption.

My reading: Here the two runes on each side of Gebo represent two possibilities for the relationship. The middle rune in this case works as a key that unlocks each possibility, depending on the choices made. Gebo itself suggests that the two people involved are exceptionally talented and have much to share with one another. You are capable of having a deeply mutually beneficial relationship, but this requires giving of yourselves and sharing your talents freely. If you do, the relationship will bring that which Sowelu offers--energy and good fortune to both of you. If competition, pettiness, or emotional stinginess replaces giving or if the infatuation begins to eclipse all other individual needs, the storms suggested by Laguz reversed will drown out the sun. When this happens, the tendency is to push, control, and overindulge in all the wrong ways. The placement of the runes suggests that returning to the strength of the relationship (Sowelu) is only possible through unselfish affection and respect (Gebo). The fact that Sowelu represents a man and Laguz a woman should not be overlooked. The key to bringing and keeping these two together lies with the messages of Gebo. There will always be a push and pull between these two strong egos, but Sowelu in the first position casts a happy light over their chances.

Musical Rx: Annie Lennox, "The Gift"

Happiness (a rune reading)

Isa Raido (reversed) Wunjo(reversed)

Runes are read from right to left. The right and the left represent two pages. The middle represents that which holds them together or keeps them from being turned. I usually think of the right rune as the present situation, the middle rune as the obstacle or the vehicle (i.e. that which is blocking change or that which will allow it), and the left as the result of the first two.

Concern:
Ability to recognize happiness

Cast:
Wunjo reversed: Wunjo is the rune of joy, good fortune, harmony, and love. Reversed, it indicates disharmony. Could indicate untrustworthy colleagues. Often associated with a highly emotional period, leading to depression and digestive problems.

Raido reversed: Raido is the travel rune, indicating inner and outer journeys, and is a rune of action and movement. Reversed, it indicates disrupted plans.

Isa: Isa relates to ice, cooling, and freezing. It tends to bind and solidify the messages of surrounding runes. Plans are slow to develop, and it may be necessary to let some old plans go. Everything is on hold, but this can also bring clarity.

OK, so here's my reading: You are perfectly capable of clearly recognizing and achieving happiness. I see the middle rune as representing an obstacle and it indicates that your plans have been consistently disrupted. You are starting from a baseline of disharmony and heightened emotion (wunjo reversed), then you hit more road bumps and disruption (raido reversed), and so of course this is going to lead to a state of suspended happiness (isa).

The fact that the first rune I drew was wunjo, which simply means "joy," indicates to me that you are capable of recognizing and experiencing joy, even though the rune is reversed. The other runes show that it's just being impeded, and not by you. The message is to ride out the turmoil, to rest, and to meditate. You'll find clarity and, yes, happiness. The numbers 7 and 3 are also associated with these runes, indicating that seven or three days, weeks, months, or even years might be of importance.

Musical Rx: Lucinda Williams, "Joy"