(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: classes

AM Prayer: Manostac/Monday, we pray to Mano, male aspect and god of the moon, lighting a white candle (symbolic of the moon):
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high.  You’re the measurer and teller of time.  As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods.
Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!


Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today

AM Elder Rune: Eihwaz (Irreversible): Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it!“, temporary  cosmic consciousness, inner stability over external circumstances, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All.



Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today

AM Armanen Rune: Ur: 
Havamal 146.
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers;
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and it’s causes.

 Healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, self-aware, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.

Utterance:  EIHWAZUR!!!!!!!!!!!

Interpretation: Things may be difficult (Eihwaz) but there is healing (Ur).

Outcome: Toby misbehaved early in the walk, enough it deserved a verbal berating.  After that things went well.

CNC Mills was frustrating.  The program for the Spirit Aerospace inspection part just isn’t working well.  Thru the frustration (Eihwaz) will come continuity (Ur).

Home for lunch; porch time with Essie and Toby.  Socks eventually showed up.

GPS class went well enough.  Still hanging in @ 93%.

Skinless chicken breast, baked potato and mixed veggies; ice cream for dessert.

Warmest Spring day thus far: 89F/32C.  I refuse to turn on thee a/c yet as there is a serious cool-down on the way.  Perhaps after that.

Some study time; equating words to a letter/number combination (aka Codes) is difficult for me.

Pre-bedtime potty walk.

PM Prayer: Scata:
Scata, Winter goddess, fleet on your skis and let me be the game you bag with you bow. Stun me with your grace and beauty, tuck me in the skin-sack at your side, and then take me to your home where wolves howl. There, show me the crisp freedom of winter and wilderness.  Just as you were
ready, willing and able to obtain your revenge on the Aesir for the killing of your father, Thiazi, grant us the same ferocity in our lives.  Direct us to be strong, able and favored of you. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, SCATA, as we honor the Scata that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: enjoy…

AM Prayer: Sunnastac/Sunday, we pray to Sunna, goddess of the Sun, lighting a yellow candle (symbolic of the Sun):
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!


Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today

AM Elder Rune: Ansuz (R): Outside the favor of Wodan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wodanic wisdom, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, the shadow side of Wodan. 



Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today

AM Armanen Rune: Yr: 
Havamal 160.
A sixteenth I speak if a maid is reluctant,
To wake her lust and desire;
I change the heart of the delightful woman,
Then to me her wishes turn.

 Perfection, Female mysteries, roots of the World Colum, the carrier of genetic material, God-woman, femininity, desire, sensual love, passion, perfection, Mother, chaos from which creation emerges, female principle in the Cosmos, the night, death and instinct, anger, falsehood, error and the oppositions found in humankind, mystical union, night, moon, well grounded, roots of Irminsul from which all life springs, woman as the opposite/balance to man, the descending Divine being.

Utterance: ANSUZYR!!!!!!

Interpretation: Where there is a problem with the masculine (Ansuz) lean on the feminine (Yr).

Outcome: Early morning family porch time.

ABSOLUTELY YUMMY three-egg omelet LOADED with sausage and cheese!

Lots of excellent time online!

Whether or not my words (Ansuz) mean anything, I truly feel well-grounded (Yr) in my discussion points.

LENGTHY telephone conversation with my Irminenschaft buddy.  He is THE MOST INTERESTING person to talk to.

Filed TRA/unemployment benefits

A load of laundry

Study time

Vikings, finale http://www.history.com/shows/vikings
FUCKING EXCELLENT!  Can’t wait for Season II.  “It’s alright little brother.  There are more!” (13th Warrior).

MLS (Major League Soccer) http://www.mlssoccer.com/ 
Houston Dynamo 1:1 Colorado Rapids

PM Prayer: Paltar:
Blameless Paltar, gloriously shining god, restoration god, beloved son of Wodan and Frija: Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help is to avoid evil, and seek the good. Inspired by you, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving this life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: ???

NOTE:  Perfectly proportioned serving of , yolk-well-done eggs with cheese, salsa, bacon, sausage, home fries, milk and juice: YUM!

AM Prayer: Saturn’s Day/Day of Fertility/Tag der
Fruchtbarkeit/Saturday, we pray to Ing-Frô  and to Sibba, lighting green candles (for fertility):
Ing-Frô , you’re the Great God of
Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô , for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô  that resides in
all of us!

Sibba, Great Goddess of Fertility and Family, wife of Donar; let us see you in all the growing things that sustain our lives. Help us look beyond the packaging and promotion, to the richness of the Earth from which all bounty comes. When ordinary eyes see only corn, let us see your golden hair hid in its silk. When others see only bread, let us see the grain, beyond that, your smile and laughter. Feed our might and main, Holy Sibba, that we may do our work in the world. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, SIBBA, as we honor the Sibba that resides in us all!


Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today

AM Elder Rune: Kenaz (U): The torch, light, shaping, fabrication or
fashioning of primordial material, the hearth fire, brightly burning, knowledge, divine inspiration under control of human craft, knowledge from within, intuition, Self-awareness, creativity and transformation, clarity of thought, the application of the Divine.



Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today

AM Armanen Rune: Hagal: 
Havamal 151.
A seventh I learned, if the hall is burning
With fire around bench and comrades;
However bright it burns, I will banish the blaze,
As soon I sing the magic chant.

 Eternal change, the Mother of all Runes, the cohesion of the world, the All-Mother, Frija, that which cares and maintains, protects, and preserves; that which is motherly; wisdom, harmony, salvation, blessing, protects from hail and fire, eternal change, caring and maintaining principle in the Universe, Higher Self, the perfect human being, Divine within, the Rune of humanity, married to the World, Rune of enclosure but contains a potential for growth, builder/architect of the worlds, the macrocosm of the world itself.

Utterance:  KENAZHAGAL!!!!!!!

Interpretation: Divine inspiration (Kenaz) in the Divine Mother (Hagal)!

Outcome: Plenteous activity on Toby’s 1-mile walk.  Early in the walk I saw human coming toward us.  About that time, Toby saw him too, froze and looked back, almost like saying, “Dad, this can get me into trouble” so I leashed him.  As soon as the human turned the corner I took Toby off the leash.  At the end of the same block a car pulls into a driveway just ahead so I put Toby on the “wait” command.  As soon as the car pulled in, a little girl gets out and heads for Toby.  With Toby still on “wait” I got the permission of her father and told Toby to go ahead.  He first visited with the little girl then took it
upon himself to visit dad.  Toby KNOWS he’s not supposed to jump up on me but for some reason he takes license with strangers.  One call down and he was fine.  The walk continued.  In front of a small apartment complex I at times encounter a man who dotes over Toby.  As he came down from the steps he came down to greet me as Toby was farther ahead.  He praised Toby on how well he handles intersections.  I called Toby back, showing this guy that Toby knows he’s not in trouble when he’s called back coupled with a specific hand gesture.  Toby first assessed the command and came back, knowing he wasn’t in trouble.  The guy walked on with me to the next intersection where Toby did his usual “wait” then “go”.  He was just amazed.  I was proud. 

Family porch time:
*Essie on straw bales, Socks in lap, Toby under foot.
*Socks on straw bales, Essie in lap, Toby under foot.
*Essie and Socks share straw bales, Toby under foot.
*ROTFLMFnAO!!!!

Bundesliga (on usagoals.com)
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1:2 Borussia Dortmund 
With my friend/brother in Kiel, Germany
GODS that was fun!

Scooped some poop…I need to be more diligent about it.

Am I spending too much time online?

McDs for an early dinner.

Study time…really…study time

Focusing so much on the Bundesliga earlier today, I almost forgot about domestic soccer.
MLS (major League Soccer) http://www.mlssoccer.com/ 
Montreal Impact 2:0 Chicago Fire
Vancouver Whitecaps 2:2 FC Dallas
Columbus Crew 3:0 DC United
New England Revolution 2:0 Philadelphia Union
Sporting Kansas City 2:3 Portland Timbers (damn)
Real Salt Lake 0:2 LA Galaxy 
Chivas USA (boo-hiss) 2:2 San Jose Earthquakes

PM Prayer: All you gods and goddesses bless and keep your Holy Folk. From the cold shadows of the glaciers to the colder shadows of space, always, we have been your people. Guide and guard your North Folk as you did in ages past. Wodan, give wisdom and craft to wits shaped by ice and fire that our foes be foxed. Donar, give us strength and the will to use it. Ing-Fro and Frouwa, give full wombs so that bodies will be found for the souls of heroes. Let your Northern Folk grow in number and in power, so that our kind may live, love, survive and thrive, not just today, not for a millennium, but for ever and ever!


PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

NOTE:  Cloudy, rainy, cooler…perfekt!

Plans: class

AM Prayer: Frijastac/Friday, we pray to Frija, and Frouwa, lighting gold candles (for Frija’s spinning threads of gold, Frouwa’s golden tears):
Frija, Great All-Mother; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home.  Teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija that resides in us all!

Frouwa, most lovely of all goddesses; who could not love you?  Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!


Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today

AM Elder Rune: Wunjo (U): Joy, pasture, joy attained with the fulfillment of a wish, the strong Clanic relationship, social contacts, fellowship, happiness, optimism, realization of true will, social and domestic harmony, good cheer, new social relationships, Fridu; within a secure setting, the good/bright side of Wodan.



Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today

AM Armanen Rune: Not: 
Havamal 152.
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk
Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises up between man and man,
This is can settle fast.

 Separation, calm, necessity of fate, misery and death, change of luck as
necessity, decision of the Wurtâ , Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, the Ur-law that is active in every creature, separation, stress, karmic debt, karmic need, but with outlook for change of karma, banishing ill fortune by means of accepting karma and karmic law, Skuld, Divine justice that balances, use your Fate; do not stem yourself against it.

Utterance:  WunjoNot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Interpretation: Joy (Wunjo) in Fate (Not).

Outcome: Toby was perfectly behaved on his 1-mile walk.

HA-HA…in CNC Mills class a student who has been a programmer has quit programming and is now production like me.  Now there are three student concentrating on production.  The part for Spirit Aerospace that has been on hold has now become front and center, but with problems.  Monday we’ll see of the problems can be worked out.  In the mean time I can still work on the cube project as able.

I was disappointed in my Veterinary’s reaction yesterday to Helgi’s Mead.  Thinking to myself, I deduced a comparison.  If I were to introduce someone to beer I certainly wouldn’t do it with Guinness.  I can imagine Helgi’s Mead is a bit stout for the un-meaded person.  So, I opted to take in a bottle of Camelot Mead, what I call the Kool-Aid of meads.  He and the receptionist liked it much better.  The wife turned up her nose at it.  Believe me, I judge a lot about a person by how they react to mead.  I’m just saying…

OMGs!  I almost forgot!  IT’S TOBY’S 4TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I posted this on Facebook and he received plenty of well-wishes.

Errands:
*Aldi, while at Aldi I noticed a checker with a triple moon necklace.  I asked, “Are you Wiccan?”  Seemingly stunned, she replied, “Why, yes, are you?”  “At one time” I replied.  I can’t believe I actually used the term “Norse Pagan” rather than Heathen but I figured it was term should would understand.
*Car payment
*Dillons petrol

The gods have given us exactly the kind of moisture we need.  As I have noted several times, we have been in such a severe drought for the last several years.   Today’s rain has been the slow, steady, all day, soak into the ground rain we need.  The last thing we need is unbeneficial rain run-off.  This is perfekt.

I tried a bit of porch time.  Toby and I were fine.  Essie was quick to let me know she doesn’t like rainy weather.  Not that she was ever exposed to the rain as she was under the porch overhang, but it certainly didn’t take long for her to communicate, “Dad, I’m ready to go back inside, now.  This sucks.” 

Couch nap

Ya know, I may not have much of a social life, but I think I have a good life.  Sure, the money isn’t there and right now that’s okay.  As much as I’m glad the divorce is about to wrap up, I need time for me, now.  I need time to explore.  I need time to heal.  It might sound kind of ridiculous coming from a 58 yr old man, but I think everyone comes to that point at one time or another.  If this is Fate (Not) I’m happy (Wunjo) it.

LOVE my furry babies!

Three shots of honey whiskey…

PM Prayer: Saga
You’re the goddess of history; part and parcel of our ever expanding past.  Whisper to our hearts of the stories about our gods, our ancestors, our heroes and their glories.  Be the resource for our memories should we ever forget from whence we come.  Gently remind us that we all have a rich history from which to pull.  For it is as we remember and respect the past can we deal with our present, knowing that we will some day have to deal with our spiritual debt.  We honor you, Saga, as a repository for the basis of all that we are, all that we are coming to be, and all that our offspring will inherit from us.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, SAGA, as we honor the Saga that resides in us all.


PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD,
BCE or CE)

Plans: ???

AM Prayer: Donarstac/Thursday, we pray to Donar, lighting a red
candle:
Donar, Son of Wodan and Erda, husband to Sibba, wielder of Malant
and Great God of thunder, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back,
encourage us to advance. When we would be weak, hearten us be strong. When we
would shun life’s pleasures, inspire our appetites for that which is lusty and
good. Excite our growth from strength; teach us, elder brother, how to throw our
own Hammer, and slay the giants who oppose our will. WE GIVE YOU A MOST
HEART-FELT HAIL, DONAR, as we honor the Donar that resides in us all!


Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today

AM Elder Rune: Teiwaz (U): The God Ziu, one handed god of war and honor, justice, valor, uncompromising in judgments, victory in conflict, the spiritual warrior, self-sacrifice, motivated by a sense of justice, law and order, bravery, honesty, evenhandedness, warfare as a part of evolution, mental and emotional order.



Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today

AM Armanen Rune: Laf: 
Havamal 158.
A fourteenth I sing to the assembled Folk
When naming the divine names;
The Aesir and Alves and their various kinds
No one can spell out without learning.

 Determination, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.

Utterance:  TeiwazLaf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Interpretation: Victory in conflict (Teiwaz) comes with determination (Laf)!  

Outcome: Divorce?  Methinks so.

On Toby’s 1-mile walk he was so full of shit and vinegar.  It was all I could do to keep Mr. Opportunist at bay.  Prior to his walk he was yapping at something.  I couldn’t see it.  As the walk began I saw it, something resembling a Lab/Irish Setter mix dog.  Luckily Toby didn’t see it as the walk began, otherwise there might have been some problems early.  He even handled a person distraction pretty well; not perfectly, but pretty well.

Already the Internet is very active!

Oh…right…full moon!

Essie is spending more time on her tether alone.  Now that she has a bit of size on her she can’t pull her head out of her harness so readily.  

Porch time

Worked in the garden

Three loads of laundry

Gathered up and took in recyclables http://recyclewichita.org/ 


Took a bottle of mead into my veterinary’s.  It was probably not a good thing to take him homemade mead.  That was kind of like popping a beer cherry with Guinness.  Needless to say it didn’t go over too well.  I plan on taking him some retail mead, Camelot Mead, instead.

I must admit my hope was to be able to talk to his receptionist/assistant.  I’m sorry to say it didn’t happen.  Or, on the one hand, who knows?  What the hel am I doing?  With the age difference it may not be able to happen anyway.  On the other hand, I need to keep trying until I know for sure.  If I stop before I know for sure I’ll always be wondering, “what if…?”  Sometimes it’s so frustrating to be so old and fat yet so interested in actively pursing someone…well…younger.

Mowed and trimmed the yard as much as possible before it started sprinkling.  Any kind f water is not a good friend to an electric mower with a chord.

Goddamn exhausted now…

Socks missed out on the pre-bedtime potty walk and ALMOST missed out going to his room.  It might storm tonight so luckily he made it inside.

PM Prayer: Forsizo:
As the son of Paltar and Nanda, we call out to you in our time of legal need.   You’re the god of justice and reconciliation.  We know that justice is a double-edged ax.  On the one side, if our argument is right, grant us the proper conclusion.  On the other side, if our argument is fraudulent, meat-out justice
accordingly.  Whether in the court of legal proceedings or the court of public opinion, grant us the justice according to the rightness of our deeds.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, FORSIZO, as we honor the Forsizo that resides in us all!



 PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

NOTE:  Another full eight hours of sleep!
*WOW!  There’s a dusting of snow this morning.  Ya know, people are bitching nine ways to Sunday about Old Man Winter not leaving town.  It’s kind of like McDs to me, “I’M LOVING IT!”  So what if it’s 28F/-2C in late April.  Soon enough ya’ll will have your warm spring days leading into your blistering summer,  Let me enjoy this WONDERFUL winter weather in the spring!

Plans: ?????

AM Prayer: Wodanstac/Wednesday, we pray to Wodan, lighting a blue
candle:
All-Father God!  Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! WODAN!! Son to
Paru and Bezzia, brother to Willo and Wîh; We call out to you, not as slaves or on bended knee, but on our feet and open-armed as befits your offspring. Watch us as we struggle, but the fight and
fame must both be ours! Grant us that victory which we win by OUR might and mane! After a life battle-worn, Wodan, grant us access to our Great Ancestral Hall, where we may feast, drink the glorious mead and be merry with our heroes and our Altmâgâ .  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, WODAN, as we honor the Wodan that resides
in us all!


Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today

AM Elder Rune: Laguz neutral, so it could be either:
Laguz (U): A body of water, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu, Erda (Mother Earth), Ing-Fro and Frouwa, emotions intact, potential for life, magical workings, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, intuition.

Or

Laguz (R): A dried-up body of Water, difficulties with relating to the feminine, manipulation, lack of moral fiber, emotions out of control or suppressed, shallow minded, fear, deception, unsympathetic, totally void of growth, failing to go with the flow, frivolity, immaturity, disconnect with the Inner Self.

Or both

Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today


AM Armanen Rune: two Runes:

Os: 
Havamal 148.
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up
My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.

That which is offered, freedom, Wodanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.

And

Kun: 
Havamal 150.
A sixth one is mine, if a man wounds me
With the root of a trunk still with  juice;
Then I am unscathed, the man himself is consumed
By the evil with which he threatened me.

That which is existing, defense, the polarity of the male/female principle in the Universe, opposing energies, earthly love, as executive power of balancing justice, art, capability, artist, genius, being favored, procreation, the child, force, that which is established, World Tree, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.

 Utterance: LaguzOsKun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Interpretation: Questionable emotions or growth (Laguz) controlled with leadership (Os) and the higher consciousness (Kun).  

Outcome: Toby was über excited, but was perfectly behaved on his 1-mile walk.

Lovely morning without having to go to classes!

Out and about shopping for myself as well as a gift for a friend.

Catch-up phone call with my WONDERFUL niece.

Separated recyclables

LOTS of time online, but not just on Facebook…hehe…hey, I’m single…and alone…

Essie spent a couple of times on the tether today…pretty much by herself.

Okay, so there wasn’t much growth (Laguz) today or much to discuss (Os), but it sure was sensual…alone but sensual (Kun).  If you had any idea…

PM Prayer: Die Wurtâ :
Die Wurtâ , all three, are present at birth
To weave our Fate from merriment to dearth.
Urda, Werdanda and Sculd, the dark queens renowned;
Glorious ladies ‘neath the Tree, work your mysteries in us now.

That which “was” we can clearly see.
That which “is becoming” will form now in our deeds.
That which “is owed”, will be, but we cannot yet see.
We celebrate die Wurtâ , the Ladies Three, for all eternity.



 PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: class

NOTE: Goddamn slept-in until 05:15.  WTF gives with that?  That has certainly shot the morning.
*News is saying we had some pretty decent thunderstorms roll in overnight.  I THINK I heard them, not sure.  I know I slept well.  Some places around Wichita got anywhere between 1 ½ - 2 inches of rain.

AM Prayer: Ziustac/Tuesday, we pray to Ziu, lighting a purple candle (for honor):  Ziu, husband to Zisa, Great God of bravery, one-handed god, you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter our own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties, and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!

Outcome: No Runework done.

No time for walking Toby.

CNC Mills class went fine.  I finished my part and deburred it.  Now, inspection.


No classes for two days.  There’s some kind of Skills competition http://www.skillsusa.org/compete/updates.shtml going on there Wed and Thurs. 

Petrol

YUMMY homemade tacos with guacamole!!!!!!

Important calls made to:
*Attorney
*Internet provider
*VA

Since I didn’t have time to take Toby out this morning, this afternoon I took Toby out for a .6 mile walk.  Obviously we both were ready for a nap.

On the verge of a nap all afternoon and evening.  Luckily, it didn’t happen.

Some time soon, there has to be a 13th Warrior for the 107th time!  I’m feeling the
symptoms!  When I start quoting lines for no particular reason it’s a sure sign of the deprived!  When it gets to that point there is nothing else to do but succumb.

PM Prayer: Brego:
Long-bearded god; son of Wodan and Frija; husband of Ostara; you’re the god of poetry and eloquence; the adherent god of skalds.  You have the Runes carved on your tongue.  Your inspiration is enhanced by a drink from the glorious mead.   Our oath to you, as we partake upon your silver cup called Bregofull; we swear our never-ending faith and allegiance to the gods and ways of our ancestors.  We stand firm with them as we live our lives to the fullest.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST
HEART-FELT HAIL, BREGO, as we honor the Brego that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD,
BCE or CE)


Plans: classes


AM Prayer: Manostac/Monday, we pray to Mano, male aspect and god of the moon, lighting a white candle (symbolic of the moon):
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high.  You’re the measurer and teller of time.  As you fly silently on your way reflect into our
souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!

Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today

AM Elder Rune: Eihwaz (Irreversible): Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it!“, temporary  cosmic consciousness, inner stability over external circumstances, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All.

Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today

AM Armanen Rune: Is:  

Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.

Course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.

Interpretation: Stress happens (Eihwaz).  Control yourself (Is)

Outcome: I wasn’t able to take Toby for a walk all weekend because the weekend was so jam-packed.  This morning, Toby was SO excited.  Yet, he was able to control himself well enough to have a perfectly behaved 1-mile walk.

In CNC Mills class there was a bit of frustration (Eihwaz) on the instructor’s part getting people motivated for clean-ups.  I beat him to the punch (Is) and grabbed a broom before he had a chance to fly off the handle.  After that, equal frustration setting up the CNC Mill (Eihwaz), but, I maintained calm (Is)!

Home for lunch and finished cleaning off the patio from a weekend of fun.

Called attorney to remind her that A_ owes her $450 not $400 as A_ is claming.  Hopefully it will now soon be singed and entered into the court’s journal entry. 

WONDERFUL conversation with the office person from my Veterinary’s office.  Who knows?  Maybe…

GPS class went well enough.

It’s been looking like Donar could voice himself any time, and he’s finally doing it.

That little…green chair…is…so comfortable…ZZZzzzZZZzzz…

PM Prayer: Êra:
Êra, handmaiden of Frija, goddess of the healing arts; whose loving hands and sweet breath brings wholeness and health, PRAISE YOUR NAME AMONG NORTH-FOLK! We thank you for your gentle caress, your soft ministrations and your care. When stress, strains, aches and pains plague us, you come with your herbal medicines and compassion to ease our distress. Êra, goddess holy and wise, we honor you. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL Êra, as we honor the Êra that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: GPRF, friends back to Oklahoma

AM Prayer: Sunnastac/Sunday, we pray to Sunna, goddess of the Sun, lighting a yellow candle (symbolic of the Sun):
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!

*Last night went WAY too late.  This morning came WAY too early.  No Runework
was done.

Outcome: At the GPRF to catch my nice and great nephews.  I searched for them for two hours, only to find out they didn’t show as planned.

To Jimmy’s Egg http://www.jimmysegg.com/ breakfast before OKC friends head home.  We are DEFINITELY a tightly-knit group!

A couple of trips back and forth to the GPRF http://www.greatplainsrenfest.com/ equated into a good contact for Rheinwood Nordliut and some of Helgi’s Mead for my Thauling.

It’s been an excellent day!

It’s been an excellent weekend!

Toby was an absolute hit this weekend.  Essie was the most social I’d ever seen her.  Socks stayed aloof.

McDs for dinner…because I’m exhausted.

Weekend MLS (Major League Soccer) http://www.mlssoccer.com/
Saturday
Colorado Rapids 0:1 Seattle Sounders FC
NY Red Bulls 4:1 New England Revolution
FC Dallas 2:0 Vancouver Whitecaps
Chicago Fire 1:0 Columbus Crew
Real Salt Lake 1:0 Chivas USA (boo-hiss)(good job, RSL)
LA Galaxy 2:0 Sporting Kansas City (ouch)
Sunday
DC United 2:3 Philadelphia Union
San Jose Earthquakes 1:1 Portland Timbers

PM Prayer: Heimo:
HEAR ME HEIMO, Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart,  the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond =  Ostara month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: GPRF http://www.greatplainsrenfest.com/ , friends over

AM Prayer: Saturn’s Day/Day of Fertility/Tag der
Fruchtbarkeit/Saturday, we pray to Ing-Frô and to Sibba, lighting green candles (for fertility):

Ing-Frô, you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!

Sibba, Great Goddess of Fertility and Family, wife of Donar; let us see you in all
the growing things that sustain our lives. Help us look beyond the packaging and
promotion, to the richness of the Earth from which all bounty comes. When ordinary eyes see only corn, let us see your golden hair hid in its silk. When others see only bread, let us see the grain, beyond that, your smile and laughter. Feed our might and main, Holy Sibba, that we may do our work in the world. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, SIBBA, as we honor the Sibba that resides in us all!


Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today

AM Elder Rune: Inguz (Irreversible): Ing-Fro, the god of Ar: prosperity,
abundance, sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, nature wisdom, sacrifice for the positive, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal growth, wait,  enhancing male energy.



Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today

AM Armanen Rune: (VERY talkative)
Ar: 
Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.

 Transmutation, Ing-Fro, comfort, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.

And

Laf: 
Havamal 158.
A fourteenth I sing to the assembled Folk
When naming the divine names;
The Aesir and Alves and their various kinds
No one can spell out without learning.

 Determination, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.

And

Is:  
Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.

 Course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.

Interpretation: Prosperity (Inguz) from rewarding work (Ar) Fate (Laf) and action in the Cosmos (Is).

Outcome: WOW!

LOTS going on first thing this morning.  There’s not enough time immediately to take Toby for his walk.
*Cleaned patio
*Cleaned porch
*Cleaned house
* Cleaned Haruc

GREAT day at the GPRF! http://www.greatplainsrenfest.com/  Picked up my mead order.  Lots of friends I haven’t see for so long, AND MY OKLAHOMA FRIENDS ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prep time was for my Oklahoma friends was time well spent.  It was an entire evening lavishly spent in feasting and samal.  It may very well have been a  signature point in my life as well as Rheinwood Nordliut’s.  It was simply that outstanding!

WAY past my bedtime.  Time well invested!  Fertility (Inguz), Divine Spirit (Ar), Fate (Laf), Positivity (Is) ALL well played-out all night!

Lots of pics to place on the Internet.

PM Prayer: Eger und Râhana:
Eger und Râhana, mysterious keepers of the deep hall at ocean’s bottom, host to the drowned and the sea lost. Your dwelling might be thought sad and gloomy, but you are known to be kind and hospitable ale givers. In your goodness then, cheer us when waves of misfortune pound our life’s fragile boats to the bottom. For even at the bottom, there is warmth, cheer and hope. Be our assurance; be our inspiration to strive on despite the swells and swirls of fate. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, EGER
UND RÂHANA, as we honor the Eger und Râhana that resides in us all!



 PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!