Vicillas Cauldrons Elder Futhark Handmade Runes...An Old World Divination Tool with Old Heathen Inspired Designs

 The Elder Futhark.. The History of runes is they were original used as an alphabet, used for divination and for magical works. The word futhark like the word alphabet, is comprised of the first 7 letters in the runic sequence, and the word rune means letter or inscription. Traditionally runes were used as an alphabet to write letters, messages, for to create rune stones(Rune stones are standing stones used as travel markers, god/goddess devotion and for magical rites, The are still scattered through out Scandinavia and England).
              
 Runes were also used to adorn jewelry, weapons, armor, tools, houses, family name(like a family crest) etc. For these items the people believed that carving and creating these runes on things like weapons and houses empowered the wearer and crafter to become closer to the runes and what they represent and the meanings of the runes. Single runes were used, and also bind runes were also used.

Bind runes are several runes put together to make multiple meanings and coincide and empower, for example if the rune gebo(love) and wunjo(Friendship and happiness) are put together the bind rune would mean love with friendship and happiness. bind runes can also be made using the phonic letters like for a family name, and the meanings of the runes would tie into is also.. Traditionally items that were adorned with  runes , how they were made was the crafter or the person using the tool would carve the rune or runes onto the item while concentrating on the rune/s and after they were done they would stain the runes with there own blood, Today that is not the custom and now they are carved or wood burned.

Vicillas Cauldrons handmade runes made from Michigan Ironwood for sale in my etsy shop.. www.vicillascauldron.etsy.com

From Norse Mytholgy, Odin, the Norse High God of the Aesir, hung from the world tree, Yggdrasil, impaled on his own spear, for nine days and nights in order to gain the knowledge of runes. When the runes appeared below him, he reached down and took them up, and the runic knowledge gave him power . He later passed on this knowledge to the goddess Freya. She, in turn, taught him the magic of seidr. Heimdall, the god who guarded the Rainbow Bridge, taught the runes to mankind

Runes for divination can be created on wood or stones, Wood from trees that are empowering is a particular favorite of mine. Trees hold specific meanings and most trees are considered sacred to most cultures around the world. in magical purposes the wood from trees hold power and meaning and energy for example:

Oak has been considered sacred by just about every culture that has encountered the tree, oak can be used in spells for protection, strength, success and stability, and carry its own energy and magic.. and this is why I created this set for oak wood

Willow is a tree for intuition and "sight", balance and harmony, healing,emotion, divination so that is why I chose this wood to create this set of runes

 

There are many different types of woods with different meanings that you can use for your purposes and different types of wood carry different types of emotion, energy and meaning

 

I create my runes by selecting a piece of wood I want to use for the meaning and , I only select wood that has fallen from the tree or has been harvested on midsummer and has been left to dry for one for one whole moon cycle or up to one year. I start by carving runes into tiles or cutting them into circler pieces and I sand them until smooth. then I Woodburn the rune symbols onto the wood, when I'm wood burning the runes I concentrate on each rune individually and do the  same for all of them.. so when I'm creating runes I am in a constant meditative state. if I'm doing a design on the back I draw the design directly on the wood and wood burn it.. When I'm finished I meditate with the runes and Bless and Consecrate them for use .. Then they are buffed with oil and a clear coat is added for scratch protection. All of my runes are made with love and care and lots of meditation and energy!!

 

Reading runes or casting runes takes some skill, one has to be connected to the runes and allow them to tell you through feeling, because each rune has many meanings and feelings this technique works well for me.. it takes some skill.. Meditation also works well to connect with your runes by concentrating and feeling each runes energy help you to connect.

 

Handmade Wood Runes For Sale at www.vicillascauldron.etsy.com I take Custom orders for all types of runes, Elder Futhark, Witches Runes, Ogham Sticks/Tiles