List of All Runes
Rune 01:
    			1 - The Self

Awareness, Growth and Transformation all begin with the Self.

Know Thyself.


--If Reversed:

   Difficulty & Emnity are mere misunderstandings of our reflection.


        

Rune 02:
    			2 - Partnership
			   The Gift

 A Union of you and the Divine is at hand.  Your Calling is the Gift.

	Equality in all partnerships teaches great lessons.

--If Reversed:

	There is no reverse for the Divine's gift of Freedom.

        

Rune 03:
    			3 - Signals
			   Messenger Rune
			       Loki

   Self Transformation begins with the messages from the Inner.  Listen.
   Spirit communicates in gentle essence through all of Life.  See.

--If Reversed:

	Futility and Confusion are merely the mind's offer to clear.
      When the well runs muddy it's not because the water isn't clear.

        

Rune 04:
    			4 - Separation
			      Retreat
			    Inheritance

	An inheritance's gift is not without giving up someone/something.

What is it you're being called upon now to abandon in order to 
  receive Spirit's gift?   How are you resisting your blessing?

--If Reversed:

         You are called upon now to grow into the Age of Wisdom.
	The old ways have brought you here to your new challenges.
    Time to evolve new ways:   Do without doing and All is Done.

        

Rune 05:
    			   5 - Strength
			 Manhood / Womanhood
			     The Wild Ox

  The comfortable cocoon of your life is cracking:  Your Evolution awaits. 
   Darkness and Light exchange their gifts.   Opportunity disguised as Loss.

--If Reversed:

	Vigilance is necessary just now in order to benefit.
    Else, all is lost and you may have an opportunity to regress.

        

Rune 06:
    			   6 - Initiation
			   A Hidden Token 
			     Secret Call

   Parting the Veil is the essence of this drawn rune.  You've arrived
     at another station in life, bearing new inner tools for your art. 

     Letting go just now is essential for the Outer clings to darkness.


--If Reversed:

	Don't expect too much right now from yourself or others.
    The path is too narrow just now for packing your donkey too high.

       Sometimes the challenge of overwhelm is a message to rest.


        

Rune 07:
    			   7 - Constraint
			      Necessity
			         Pain

Whoever said that climbing in through the dark window was without peril?
   Outgrown garments from our youth don't make good formal dress...
 There is a Season for All Things and a reason life doesn't always fit.

--If Reversed:
     Great Teachers sometimes are in disguise as Pain and Constrictions.
      Remember the etymology of sufferance... su.fer: doing foundations

        

Rune 08:
    			   8 - Fertility
			  New Beginnings
			  The god hero Ing

 The Sun boasts its perfect zenith; the Moon feels her way to perfection.
	Completing incompletions is the begining of the birth:
	   We are born when we outgrow the comfortable womb.	 

--If Reversed:
	There is no reverse to the cycles of life.  It is all One.

        

Rune 09:
    			   9 - Defense
			Avertive Powers
			The Yew Tree

  Muscles tend to atrophy when not challenged.  So it is with us.
     Appropriate Patience and Timely Action yield Perseverance. 
Right Action in Wisdom is the key to success, however uncomfortable.

--If Reversed:
	No reverse.

        

Rune 10:
    			   10 - Protection
			    Sedge or Rushes
				The Elk

  Protection calls for timely right action and conduct above reproach.
          Trespass sometimes reminds us of our boundaries.
    For the Higher Warrior, the battle is always with the Self.

--If Reversed:
    Tend your physical body, your health, your diet, your associations.
	We are a product of the company we keep, the food we eat.
		Take heed of the messages of The Fit.	

        

Rune 11:
    			   11 - Possessions
			      Nourishment
				 Cattle

 Be mindful just now of what is truly necessary among that which you seek.
      The nature of possession can be a damnation as well as a gift.
	Keep Prudence, Vigilance, Generosity in your Nourishment.	

--If Reversed:
	Serious frustration may be on the horizon with possessions.
 Be mindful of HOW what you reach for slips through your fingers just now.
	Ask yourself what you can learn from the nature of the Flow.

        

Rune 12:
      			     12 - Joy
			       Light

Compare with the 10 of Cups in the Tarot.   Celebration, bearing of Fruit.
  Time to share the blessings and receive the gift from Heaven's Grace.
 You are invited to relish the new Clarity now on this, your Restored Path.

--If Reversed:
  Birth is usually preceeded by a series of contractions and great labor.
 Be mindful that it's usually the Torch's Light we seek and not the Fire.
 But everything when seen in its True Light is one of a series of Tests. 

        

Rune 13:
      			     13 - Harvest
			     Fertile Season
				One Year

	A Full Season doesn't always make sense when seen as its Parts.
   Pushing the River or Pulling the Shoots can't speed the natuaral Gifts.
	      Patience in your own Season is called for.

--If Reversed:
	no reverse.

        

Rune 14:
      			     14 - Opening
				The Fire
				  Torch

The Morning Light is the natural Beginning for Growing into Partnership. 
Another gift of the day is Illumination of the Folly of a previous Night?

--If Reversed:
    Expect a Shadow to overtake your awareness of important issues.
   A Friend, Relationship, Plan or Opportunity may be dying just now.
    Recognize the necessity of the shadows for appreciating Light.

        

Rune 15:
      			     15 - The Warrior
				Tiw, the Sky God

   The Battle of the Spiritual Warrior is always with the Self.
   Getting out of your own way just now may be your best action!
Open to Messages and Cues from a Higher Self before you pursuse that Conquest.

If this is in question to relationship or partnership, realize there are 
Karmic ties here:  you've been together before, and its time to continue the 
travails of the previously unfinished business between you.

--If Reversed:
  There is no value in hurrying to a Wrong Action or Decision. Be Patient.
    Check out your Motives in order to best understand why things fail.

        

Rune 16:
      			     16 - Growth 
				Rebirth
			      Birch Tree

   Between the seedling and the harvest is Growth and Formation.
 Examine Will, Motive, Expectations to make best use of available Energy. 

--If Reversed:
  It is much more likely a flaw of Character which interferes with Growth.
   You will stand naked before Heaven;  would you be ready for that Today?

        

Rune 17:
      			     17 - Movement 
				Progress
			       The Horse

 Steadfast Honest Perseverance is key to the completion of your goals.
    There is a Natural Process and Progression in all Success.
		Remember to Share the benefits you reap.

--If Reversed:
          There is no such thing as Missed Opportunity.
		Either it was Time or it was Not.
  Sometimes the Opportunity may be in learning HOW to patiently Not Do.

        

Rune 18:
      			     18 - The Flow 
			         Water
                            That Which Conducts

  Being best in touch with the Flow of Life reminds us of our Place.
	Unseen Currents and Meaning are at work here.   Trust.
   Now is a time of Cleansing, Release, ReOrganizing, Realignment.

--If Reversed:
	OverStriving and OverReaching will not help the Process.
           There is no Right Way to take Wrong Action.


        

Rune 19:
      			     19 - Disruption 
			     Elemental Power
                                  Hail

   Plans cast awry;  Relationships gone asunder;  Poles can Reverse.
 Spirit's Great Planetary Surges can cast discomfiting Energy into Life.
		Learning through Radical Discontinuity emerges.

--If Reversed:
	no reverse for this rune.


        

Rune 20:
      			     20 - Journey
                             Communication
                            Union,  ReUnion

This is a Solitary Time of union with Inner Teachings on a Journey to Truth.
   Self-Healing, Personal Growth, Awakening become possible.  Joy nears.
Stand clear even of like-minded travelers in this devoted Spirit-Truth Trek.

--If Reversed:
Reality can be a Consensus of Illusions.  Relationships may rupture and fail. 
 Best one not try to Force things to Be;   Foundations will be clear in Time.
   What appears to be disintegration may well re-unite in altered state. 

        

Rune 21:
      			     21 - Gateway
                           A Place of NonAction
                               The God Thor

          There is great power in pondering and contemplation,
  and no way through the stone Gate of Wisdom without gentle thought.
  Not the time for Decision, but a time of Awareness of The Great Cycle


--If Reversed:
  A quickening of your Development is before you:  A Curing of the Clay.
       It is your Attitude which mostly affects your trials now.
            Learn the difference between Haste and Devotion.

        

Rune 22:
      			     22 - Breakthrough
                               Transformation
                                    Day

	The timing is Right.   This is a seminal moment of "Aha!"
     Outcome is assured, though not necessarily as envisioned!  :-)
 A major period of Achievement & Prosperity is often introduced by the rune.

[If this is followed by the Blank Rune, then magnitude of transformation
 is so great as to portend "death", the Ultimate Moment of Completion.]

--If Reversed:
   none

        

Rune 23:
      			     23 - Standstill 
                                Withdrawal
                                    Ice

  Seeming great difficulty and impasse is before you;  a Spiritual Winter.
 Positive Accomplishment, Help or Friendly Support all Unlikely just now.
It's not your doing.  Take time to Reflect, to thaw out Fears, Attachments.

    ( And don't forget to continue to breathe as you await Spring! )

--If Reversed:
   no reverse

        

Rune 24:
      			     24 - Wholeness
                                Life Force
                             The Sun's Energy

   Self-Realization and many Great Things are Possible for you now, 
 not the least of which is because Great Things are already within you.
        Boldly embrace this path to Wholeness now and proceed.

--If Reversed:
  No reversed form exists, but if you are drawn Inward instead of Onward,
  then Self-Realization may emerge that way too:  Perhaps a Dark Secret
  yearns now to Come Out?  Great Things have been done by Not Doing, too.

        

Rune 25:
      			     25 -  The Unknowable 
                                  The Divine
                              Odin, the All-Father

                  Blank is the End,  Blank the Beginning.  
    All is Possible now, with a great Void of Nothingness put in motion.
  Relinquishing Control is probably a good idea right now.   Time to Trust.

--If Reversed:
    no reverse possible


        

Rune Reversed 01:
    			1 - The Self

Awareness, Growth and Transformation all begin with the Self.

Know Thyself.


--If Reversed:

   Difficulty & Emnity are mere misunderstandings of our reflection.


        

Rune Reversed 03:
    			3 - Signals
			   Messenger Rune
			       Loki

   Self Transformation begins with the messages from the Inner.  Listen.
   Spirit communicates in gentle essence through all of Life.  See.

--If Reversed:

	Futility and Confusion are merely the mind's offer to clear.
      When the well runs muddy it's not because the water isn't clear.

        

Rune Reversed 04:
    			4 - Separation
			      Retreat
			    Inheritance

	An inheritance's gift is not without giving up someone/something.

What is it you're being called upon now to abandon in order to 
  receive Spirit's gift?   How are you resisting your blessing?

--If Reversed:

         You are called upon now to grow into the Age of Wisdom.
	The old ways have brought you here to your new challenges.
    Time to evolve new ways:   Do without doing and All is Done.

        

Rune Reversed 05:
    			   5 - Strength
			 Manhood / Womanhood
			     The Wild Ox

  The comfortable cocoon of your life is cracking:  Your Evolution awaits. 
   Darkness and Light exchange their gifts.   Opportunity disguised as Loss.

--If Reversed:

	Vigilance is necessary just now in order to benefit.
    Else, all is lost and you may have an opportunity to regress.

        

Rune Reversed 06:
    			   6 - Initiation
			   A Hidden Token 
			     Secret Call

   Parting the Veil is the essence of this drawn rune.  You've arrived
     at another station in life, bearing new inner tools for your art. 

     Letting go just now is essential for the Outer clings to darkness.


--If Reversed:

	Don't expect too much right now from yourself or others.
    The path is too narrow just now for packing your donkey too high.

       Sometimes the challenge of overwhelm is a message to rest.


        

Rune Reversed 07:
    			   7 - Constraint
			      Necessity
			         Pain

Whoever said that climbing in through the dark window was without peril?
   Outgrown garments from our youth don't make good formal dress...
 There is a Season for All Things and a reason life doesn't always fit.

--If Reversed:
     Great Teachers sometimes are in disguise as Pain and Constrictions.
      Remember the etymology of sufferance... su.fer: doing foundations

        

Rune Reversed 10:
    			   10 - Protection
			    Sedge or Rushes
				The Elk

  Protection calls for timely right action and conduct above reproach.
          Trespass sometimes reminds us of our boundaries.
    For the Higher Warrior, the battle is always with the Self.

--If Reversed:
    Tend your physical body, your health, your diet, your associations.
	We are a product of the company we keep, the food we eat.
		Take heed of the messages of The Fit.	

        

Rune Reversed 11:
    			   11 - Possessions
			      Nourishment
				 Cattle

 Be mindful just now of what is truly necessary among that which you seek.
      The nature of possession can be a damnation as well as a gift.
	Keep Prudence, Vigilance, Generosity in your Nourishment.	

--If Reversed:
	Serious frustration may be on the horizon with possessions.
 Be mindful of HOW what you reach for slips through your fingers just now.
	Ask yourself what you can learn from the nature of the Flow.

        

Rune Reversed 12:
      			     12 - Joy
			       Light

Compare with the 10 of Cups in the Tarot.   Celebration, bearing of Fruit.
  Time to share the blessings and receive the gift from Heaven's Grace.
 You are invited to relish the new Clarity now on this, your Restored Path.

--If Reversed:
  Birth is usually preceeded by a series of contractions and great labor.
 Be mindful that it's usually the Torch's Light we seek and not the Fire.
 But everything when seen in its True Light is one of a series of Tests. 

        

Rune Reversed 14:
      			     14 - Opening
				The Fire
				  Torch

The Morning Light is the natural Beginning for Growing into Partnership. 
Another gift of the day is Illumination of the Folly of a previous Night?

--If Reversed:
    Expect a Shadow to overtake your awareness of important issues.
   A Friend, Relationship, Plan or Opportunity may be dying just now.
    Recognize the necessity of the shadows for appreciating Light.

        

Rune Reversed 15:
      			     15 - The Warrior
				Tiw, the Sky God

   The Battle of the Spiritual Warrior is always with the Self.
   Getting out of your own way just now may be your best action!
Open to Messages and Cues from a Higher Self before you pursuse that Conquest.

If this is in question to relationship or partnership, realize there are 
Karmic ties here:  you've been together before, and its time to continue the 
travails of the previously unfinished business between you.

--If Reversed:
  There is no value in hurrying to a Wrong Action or Decision. Be Patient.
    Check out your Motives in order to best understand why things fail.

        

Rune Reversed 16:
      			     16 - Growth 
				Rebirth
			      Birch Tree

   Between the seedling and the harvest is Growth and Formation.
 Examine Will, Motive, Expectations to make best use of available Energy. 

--If Reversed:
  It is much more likely a flaw of Character which interferes with Growth.
   You will stand naked before Heaven;  would you be ready for that Today?

        

Rune Reversed 17:
      			     17 - Movement 
				Progress
			       The Horse

 Steadfast Honest Perseverance is key to the completion of your goals.
    There is a Natural Process and Progression in all Success.
		Remember to Share the benefits you reap.

--If Reversed:
          There is no such thing as Missed Opportunity.
		Either it was Time or it was Not.
  Sometimes the Opportunity may be in learning HOW to patiently Not Do.

        

Rune Reversed 18:
      			     18 - The Flow 
			         Water
                            That Which Conducts

  Being best in touch with the Flow of Life reminds us of our Place.
	Unseen Currents and Meaning are at work here.   Trust.
   Now is a time of Cleansing, Release, ReOrganizing, Realignment.

--If Reversed:
	OverStriving and OverReaching will not help the Process.
           There is no Right Way to take Wrong Action.


        

Rune Reversed 20:
      			     20 - Journey
                             Communication
                            Union,  ReUnion

This is a Solitary Time of union with Inner Teachings on a Journey to Truth.
   Self-Healing, Personal Growth, Awakening become possible.  Joy nears.
Stand clear even of like-minded travelers in this devoted Spirit-Truth Trek.

--If Reversed:
Reality can be a Consensus of Illusions.  Relationships may rupture and fail. 
 Best one not try to Force things to Be;   Foundations will be clear in Time.
   What appears to be disintegration may well re-unite in altered state. 

        

Rune Reversed 21:
      			     21 - Gateway
                           A Place of NonAction
                               The God Thor

          There is great power in pondering and contemplation,
  and no way through the stone Gate of Wisdom without gentle thought.
  Not the time for Decision, but a time of Awareness of The Great Cycle


--If Reversed:
  A quickening of your Development is before you:  A Curing of the Clay.
       It is your Attitude which mostly affects your trials now.
            Learn the difference between Haste and Devotion.