Lughnassa 2002
Anyone who has read my last two Ovates reports, may recall that all runes cast
have been "Murk" since Beltaine. This cast is no exception.
I've been rather concerned by that. I've offered to forgo acting
as Grove Ovates for awhile, but no such luck... I had been using my personal
set of runes, and I switched to the Grove's set, hoping that might have an influence.
Again, no dice...
I will explain my interpretation of this cast as I see it. Please feel
free to disregard my conclusions and draw your own, if you disagree.
I try to be as objective as I can while functioning as the grove Ovates. It
is my intention to "Divine" the will of the Gods, and to interperet
as clearly as I can the message they send us. I try not to use the position
of seer as an opportunity to put forth my own agenda under the guise of "Divine
Proclamation." I am not without concern however, that this particular
reading betrays many of my own fears about the couse of events in our nation.
| The cast fell approximately as shown here: |
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 Murk
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Old English Rune Poem:
(hail) is the whitest of grains, it comes from high in the heaven
showers of wind hurl it, then it turns into water.
Old Norwegian Rune Rhyme:
(hail) is the coldest of grains; Christ shaped the world in ancient times.
Old Icelandic Rune Poem:
(hail) is a cold grain, and a shower of sleet, and the sickness (destroyer)
of snakes.
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 Murk.
- Ehwaz: War Horse (or Ehwo: two horses)
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Old English Rune Poem:
(horse) is, in front of the earls the joy of athlings, a charger proud on
its hooves; when concerning it, heroes —wealthy men— on war-horses
exchange speech, and it is always a comfort to the restless. |
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 Murk.
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Old English Rune Poem:
(birch) is without fruit but just the same it bears limbs without fertile
seed; it has beautiful branches, high on its crown it is finely covered,
loaded with leaves, touching the sky.
Old Norwegian Rune Rhyme:
(birch-twig) is the limb greenest with leaves, Loki brought the luck of
deciet.
Old Icelandic Rune Poem:
(birch-twig) is a leafy limb, and a little tree, and a youthful wood.
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I try to draw meaning from the position in which the runes lay, and their relationship
to one another. For instance, Ehwo is astride Hagalaz in
this cast. That tells me that the force represented by Ehwo is blocking,
stopping or surpressing the force represented by Hagalaz. I also
try to consider the context in which the runes were cast. This cast was
made at the groves Lughnassa Rite. Our rites celebrate the Marriage of
Lugh Lamfaddah to the Goddess of Sovereignty. Lugh is the God of all skills,
sometimes seen as solar, and is also a god of champions. The Goddess of
Sovereignty is a divine abstraction; as much a title as an entity, unique
and seperate unto each tribe, people, land, nation, and time.*
I believe this omen concerns us as a nation. I feel it refers to our
ongoing national crisis, and the "war" in which we find ourselves.
There is a destructive storm, held at bay by an unwholsome partnership
(the proverbial "deal with the devil"). This cruel stalemate
is a deception (loki) that robs us of true healing (birch).
I call this omen good insofar as we consider it carefully, and attempt to heed
it's warning. Such is the great way of things.
Chris /|\
*for a very enlightening discussion of the concept of divine sovereignty,
read Mabon and the Mysteries of Britain by Caitlin Matthews.