Seeking Wisdom from the Norns
The Norns represent Choice. In times of stress they guide us toward making choices for our best outcomes. However they also offer wise advice for the simple daily activities, which can be very grounding.
I asked the Norns for three Runes which would reflect their advice for today, then drew ING, EOH, and ALGIZ, reversed.
ING is a rune of completion and new beginnings. It can mean a need to finish what you start, whether in terms of an art project, a business deal, or ending an old relationship before taking on a new one. By cutting old ties you are totally free to take on a new beginning.
Sometimes we just do not realize how the attachment to the old stuff has enslaved us. We cannot be totally free and open to manifesting our highest good in the Universe held back by negative thinking. When ING shows up in a reading, it indicates the useful application of self-examination and tossing out worn beliefs, attitudes, or thoughts that no longer serve us.
Look for patterns of behavior that no longer gain you the results you desire by questioning yourself, “Why am I repeating this?” You may be acting out something that rewarded you in childhood but does not serve your adult self. Old patterns of behavior may have internal triggers that lead to emotional blowups that may make you feel better but damage relationships at home or at work. This is easy to say, but takes plenty of practice. Observe the patterns and resolve to change them through self understanding and releasing the need behind the behavior.
EOH (or EOLH) can represent the continuity of life, things coming into form and passing away. If you look back on your life or ahead in your life, you see how events continually fade away. There is no grasping of the past, for nothing lasts. Even as we mentally rush into the future, it too is gone: tomorrow becomes yesterday’s memory. Our real power lies in the present moment and here in the present moment is when we act on our power of choice. Will you choose wisely?
Wise choices come from a practice of being centered and grounded in our lives, represented here by the rune ALGIZ. ALGIZ often means protection and is compared to the horns of the Elk or the sedge. A tree roots itself securely in the earth with its branches reaching toward heaven. It is securely grounded in its rooted-ness and sense of place. Humans too can experience this sense of being securely grounded in our daily activities by bringing mindfulness into all that we do. We can be mindful in our motion. We can be mindful walking, doing the dishes, and carrying out the ordinary tasks of an ordinary day. We can take the time to honor ourselves by taking the time to say “hello” to ourselves. For some people this may mean meditation or keeping a journal.
For many of us who must go to work interacting with other people, there may be interactions with those who disrupt our self-composure or with those with whom we just do not get along. Whenever this happens it is simple enough to take a moment of mindfulness – come back to yourself, compose yourself, and breathe calmly for up to five minutes before bringing your attention back to the fray. Take stock of what you are feeling and from that you can determine the best way to respond to the situation (or not). Your strength then comes from an inner place of calm and certainty, instead of anxiety or uncertainty.
Another time I intend to talk about the Norn’s teaching on self-actualization in attuning to your life path and destiny.
I asked the Norns for three Runes which would reflect their advice for today, then drew ING, EOH, and ALGIZ, reversed.
ING is a rune of completion and new beginnings. It can mean a need to finish what you start, whether in terms of an art project, a business deal, or ending an old relationship before taking on a new one. By cutting old ties you are totally free to take on a new beginning.
Sometimes we just do not realize how the attachment to the old stuff has enslaved us. We cannot be totally free and open to manifesting our highest good in the Universe held back by negative thinking. When ING shows up in a reading, it indicates the useful application of self-examination and tossing out worn beliefs, attitudes, or thoughts that no longer serve us.
Look for patterns of behavior that no longer gain you the results you desire by questioning yourself, “Why am I repeating this?” You may be acting out something that rewarded you in childhood but does not serve your adult self. Old patterns of behavior may have internal triggers that lead to emotional blowups that may make you feel better but damage relationships at home or at work. This is easy to say, but takes plenty of practice. Observe the patterns and resolve to change them through self understanding and releasing the need behind the behavior.
EOH (or EOLH) can represent the continuity of life, things coming into form and passing away. If you look back on your life or ahead in your life, you see how events continually fade away. There is no grasping of the past, for nothing lasts. Even as we mentally rush into the future, it too is gone: tomorrow becomes yesterday’s memory. Our real power lies in the present moment and here in the present moment is when we act on our power of choice. Will you choose wisely?
Wise choices come from a practice of being centered and grounded in our lives, represented here by the rune ALGIZ. ALGIZ often means protection and is compared to the horns of the Elk or the sedge. A tree roots itself securely in the earth with its branches reaching toward heaven. It is securely grounded in its rooted-ness and sense of place. Humans too can experience this sense of being securely grounded in our daily activities by bringing mindfulness into all that we do. We can be mindful in our motion. We can be mindful walking, doing the dishes, and carrying out the ordinary tasks of an ordinary day. We can take the time to honor ourselves by taking the time to say “hello” to ourselves. For some people this may mean meditation or keeping a journal.
For many of us who must go to work interacting with other people, there may be interactions with those who disrupt our self-composure or with those with whom we just do not get along. Whenever this happens it is simple enough to take a moment of mindfulness – come back to yourself, compose yourself, and breathe calmly for up to five minutes before bringing your attention back to the fray. Take stock of what you are feeling and from that you can determine the best way to respond to the situation (or not). Your strength then comes from an inner place of calm and certainty, instead of anxiety or uncertainty.
Another time I intend to talk about the Norn’s teaching on self-actualization in attuning to your life path and destiny.