Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

Today’s runecast is Dag – Eh – Ing The Dag Rune can represent a short period of time. It is also a symbol of revelation and exposing the truth, much as daylight exposes that which had been hidden by night. A new revelation can set forth a journey or a process leading to a destination. [...]

The actual power behind spellcraft is a matter of much discussion. Everyone has a theory of why spells work. They also speculate on the ultimate source of the power behind them. At the end of the day, the only thing that stands out is that whatever it may be, it works. We do not need [...]

Today’s runecast is Bjork – Mannar – Isa Tonight I am not going to interpret this reading. I am going to leave that to you.

Most spellbooks are collections of various formulae, rituals and actions purported to apply magickal force. To be fair, most of their spells are superstitious nonsense. A good number of the spells are copied from older works. In almost all cases, the authors have little or no knowledge of the principles underlying spellcraft. At best, their [...]

Today’s runecast is Lagu – Wunjo – Thurs Water is a symbol of the realm of subjectivity. It is the place of moods and feelings. In its negative side, Lagu can be the realm of illusion. Wunjo is a rune of elation. Its negative side is the place of insanity. It is the manic state. [...]

To continue yesterday’s discourse on spellcraft, the knot spell can be very effective. It is an application of a binding power. One can bind to keep a thing out. One can also bind a thing to bring it to oneself. The power of binding is a form of Naud. Knots provide symbolism and give a [...]

Today’s runecast is Bjork – Gyfu – Tyr Bjork is the Female, Tyr is the Male. Gyfu is the Gift. It can also be an Exchange or Interchange…or Intercourse. Consider yesterday’s runecast. Here, we see Gyfu as a crossroads where the realm of Nature meets the world built by Man. One of Gyfu’s meanings is [...]

I have a few old spellbooks, mostly as references or entertainment. One of these is the old Pow Wows by John Hohman, which is a collection of Christianized German spells. Some are collections of various spells, almost all of European origin. I have written spellbooks, too. I do not use rote spells, myself. I use [...]

Today’s runecast is Bjork – Mannar – Tyr Bjork represents the Female. Both Mannar and Tyr are considered Male. This reading has the natural growth of Bjork and the man-made expansion of Tyr. Bjork grows naturally, and Tyr applies tactics and effort to grow. It is as if Mannar, the Rune of Identity, is caught [...]

We ought never be afraid of new ideas. Life grows and our knowledge grows. Ideas grow. As our ability to understand grows, so does our capacity to encounter new and different ideas. Those ideas may be good or bad, new or old, true or false. We can determine what they are. However, ideas by themselves [...]