Runic
Consecration Ritual
1.
Hallow
space with Hammer Sign +
“Hammer
in the North, Hold and hallow this stead”
(Directions:
east, south, west, above, and below)
Hail
Thunor (Thor), the Thunderer, protect this space.
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2.
Cleanse
space.
Hail
Sibb (Sif), Wife of Thunor, may this space be sanctified.
Offer
incense
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3.
Greet
the Gods and Others
Hail,
Woden, the All Father!, May I honor your Gift and Sacrifice of the Runes
Hail
Frige, Shining Lady of Asgard, May I show discernment in reading the Runes
Hail
Freo (Freya), Shining Lady of the Vanir, May I be deft at understanding the
Wyrd.
Hail,
Urdhr, Norn of What has become
Hail,
Verdhandi, Norn of What is becoming
Hail,
Skuld, Norn of What shall be.
“From
there come the maidens
With
knowledge of many things
Three
from that sea,
Which
stands beneath the tree;
One
is called Urdhr,
The
other Verdhandi,
They
carved on sticks,
Skuld
the third.
They
laid down the law,
They
choose the lives
Of
the children of men,
The
fates of men.”
“Voluspa” Verse 20
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4.
Consecrate
the Runes by tracing a figure over them, and saying each out loud.
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5. Working
May
these Runes draw from each of the Nine Worlds,
Midgard,
the World of men,
Muspellheim,
the World of raging fire, Niflheim, the World of freezing cold,
Asgard,
the World of the Shining Ones, Vanaheim, the World of the Fertile Ones,
Jotunheim, the World of the
Giants, Svartalfheim, the World of the Dark Elves, Ljossalfheim, the World of
the Light Elves,
and
Hel, the World of the Dead.
May these Runes be worthy of the
Well of the Wyrd.
May
these Runes read right!
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6.
Open
space to ordinary time and place
Hail
and Farewell All!
Hail
and Farewell, Woden, the Wise One
Hail
and Farewell, Frige, the Frith Weaver
Hail
and Farewell, Freo, the Seidhkona
Hail
and Farewell the Norns, the Weavers of the Wyrd.
Hail
and Farewell Sibb, Lady of the Golden Hair, may this space be ordinary
Hail
and Farewell Thunor, Son of the Earth, may this space be ordinary
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Please
note that I use the Anglo-Saxon names of the Gods since They are the Ones I am
most familiar with.
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Works
Used:
Aswynn, Freya, “Northern Mysteries & Magick,”
Llewellyn, Woodbury, MN, 1998.
Kaldera, Raven, “The Pathfinder’s Guide to the Nine Worlds,”
Asphodel, Hubbardston, MA, 2007.
---, “Voluspo,” “The Poetic Edda,” Sacred Texts, http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe03.htm.
Krasskova, Galina, “Exploring the Northern Tradition,” New
Page Press, Franklin Lakes, N.J., 2005.
Wild, Sean, “The Runes Workbook,” Thunder Bay, San
Diego, CA, 2004.
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