(Ostarmond = Ostara Month)

Plans: work 10hrs 

Essie over my feet and Toby at the side of the bed…life is good!

AM Prayer: Wodanstac/Wednesday, we pray to Wodan:
All-Father God!  Wandering God!  Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! WODAN!! Son to Paru and Bezzia, brother to Willo and Wî h; 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 HEIL, 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: Fehu (R): The negative blessing of prosperity, lack of
creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create
wealth, greed, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an
unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, lack of self-esteem, an
ineffective beginning and a misuse of power.


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.

Interpretation: Fear of failure (Fehu) leading to Fate (Not)

Outcome: Chilly morning, but WHOOSH, there goes Socks!

Walpurgisnacht, a legitimate German observance:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Column-Sing-dance-the-night-aw_1398817253/#.U2DGL6Io6M8
http://german.about.com/od/holidaysfolkcustoms/a/mai_2.htm
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/travel-tips-and-articles/52160

Good day at work.
*The lead person reneged on an extended, free lunch on Monday.  She pulled me
aside and told me of not getting along well with someone in the shop.  I’m
really surprised at this.  I never would have guessed.
*Fehu and Not right here.
*Another step taken for permanent employment at Weaver; driver’s license
scanning.

Socks was SO ready to go into his Cat House.


Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell, my former and most evil christian brother finally
responded to my FB PM.  The first time I’ve had any contact with him in YEARS,
probably more like DECADES, and he accused me of being a terrorist, but hey, he
responded.
*Fehu and Not here, too.

Toby was über excited to go on his walk.  He took it upon himself and crossed Munnell w/o being on his leash.  Needless to say he got a very verbal berating.  It was a good thing he was on his retractable leash.  Two distractions would have gotten him in some serious
trouble.

I gave a hearty HEIL to Frouwa on this Walpurgisnacht with my last little bit
of honey-whiskey.  While I don’t personally have a CLOSE relationship with her,
I definitely have the greatest respect for her.

Not much on the boob-tube this evening.  Time to settle=in for a bit of
reading prior to bed.

PM Prayer: 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 HEIL, 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)

Plans: work 10hrs

AM Prayer: Ziustac/Tuesday, we pray to Ziu:
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 HEIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu 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: 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/the Irminsul/the All, power,
generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.

 Interpretation: Stress (Eihwaz) leading to balance (Kun).

Outcome: Another chilly morning.  I turned on the heat in the Cat House for Socks.

Toby’s staying inside this morning.

Good start to the AM work.
Off to AMS Laboratory for drug screen.
Okay, I have a new McDs addiction; sausage McGtriddles.  I nabbed one prior
to going back to work, along with a hash brown and a sweet-tea.
Very cooperative lunch.
Good rest of the day.

AWESOME cloud formations.

MY REPLACEMENT DEBIT CARD ARRIVED TODAY!  Whew…

That had to be the smallest dinner I’ve eaten in a long time; lean meat with a veggie, and there was still plenty of room left on the plate.

Toby and I out for a .6 mile walk.  Toby still gets the same voice commands
on his retractable leash.  He just cant react stupidly to a distraction.
*pulled a winter jacket out from the closet.

Making plans for a Lindsborg trip.

I’ve actually turned on the space heater in the bedroom.

YaWK came for a visit; stayed a bit too long for Socks’ liking.
*drives Toby crazy.

All animals are safe and sound on this chilly night.

“It’s been a good day, a good day” (The 134th Warrior)

PM Prayer: Paltar, blameless god, 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 HEIL, 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)

BP 142/86
Pulse 89
Glucose 127

Socks has been out all night.  When I went out to let him into his Cat House, YaWK (Yellow and White Kitty) was there, too.  Socks readily went inside, I told YaWK to stick around for breakfast.  He did, as I went to get him some kibble.  Yep, he was hungry.

Plans: VA lab work, work 8hrs or so.

AM Prayer: Manostac/Monday, we pray to Mano, male aspect and god 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 HEIL, 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: Hagalaz (irreversible): The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, protection within, holiness,
destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable
unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.


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, the awakened Self, 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: Evolutionary (Hagalaz) calm (Is)

Outcome: It’s hard being up this time of a morning and not be able to eat
breakfast; ya know, fasting lab at the VA and all.

It’s a BEAUTIFULLY cool morning.

VA lab work went very well; in and out!

Work went VERY well.  Today, I was told that Weaver wants to put me on THEIR
payroll; no longer a temp worker, plus give me a $2 per hour raise.  Mixed
feelings here.  One the one hand, I am EXTREMELY grateful for the chance.  On
the other hand, it’s still substandard.  Nonetheless, I’LL TAKE IT!  So, by the
end of the week, I should be errantly employed.
*Hagalaz and Is right here!

At home, it was chilly enough to turn on the heater for a bit.

Toby and I for a .6 mile walk.

GODDAMN it’s heluh windy!  So windy in fact, Socks was ready to go into his
Cat House quite early.

Lazy…

Everyone is safe and sound.

GOTTA get everything done at a decent time and in bed at a decent time.

PM Prayer: 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 HEIL, SIBBA, as we honor the Sibba that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond = Ostara Month)

Plans: Hopefully set the garden.

AM Prayer: Sunnastac/Sunday, we pray to Sunna, goddess 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 HEIL 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: Uruz (U): The Auroch beast, the primal instinct, survival, an impulse towards action, creation taking shape, expansion, tenacity, vital strength, instinct of survival, taking risks, stick-to-itiveness, foundation, a stabilizing effect, moral strength, healing, rejuvenation, good health and energy, primal drizzle.


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: Man: 
Havamal 159.
A fourteenth know Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, Allfather, to gain wisdom.

Great gain, male mysteries, male leadership, pulling down the spiritual into
material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic,
spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase,
maleness and man, divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power,
thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree,
Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune
of humankind encouraging us to be human.

Interpretation: Expansion (Uruz) leading to gain (Man)

Outcome: Donar rumbles.  Socks is ready to be in his Cat House.  Essie is
doing her uncomfortable growl.

I TIRED to take Toby out for a walk, but the rain had started.

Getting a Sunday paper turned into an excursion.  The stand at the corner
convenience store wouldn’t work.  There was no stand at another.  Now I have to
go back home to get a bit more change in order to obtain a paper from retail;
which means, added tax that’s not necessary in any newspaper stand.  Off to the
QT http://www.quiktrip.com/ for a
retail newspaper.  ARGH!

Toby for a mid-morning walk to Meeka Park where he RAN LIKE THE WIND!  On the
way home I gave him two blocks off the leash.  Luckily, there were no
distractions and Toby behaved well.

Separated recyclables.

Jamie and I shopped at Dillons together.  We opened up a joint account on
their shoppers card.  She doesn’t drive.  Dillons grants gas points whether or
not someone drives based on the amount spent.  I drive.  I can utilize her gas
points.

Enjoyed store-bought sushi at Jamie’s apartment.  She had no idea I liked
sushi.  SURPRISE!

Quick trip back to Jamie’s.  She left her bleach here.

Comfy-cozy all evening.

Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/ 
Augsburg hosts Hamburg 3-1
Schalke hosts M’Gladbach 0-1

MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/ 
Houston hosts Portland 1-1

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-Frô 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!   HEIL!  HEIL!!  HEIL!!!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmond = Ostara Month)

Plans: busy day

AM Prayer: AM Prayer: Saturn’s Day/Saturday/Tag der Fruchtbarkeit, we pray
to Frouwa and Ing-Frô :
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 HEIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!

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 HEIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!


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: Sowulo (Irreversible): The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt,
victory, success, life force, confidence, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, success and leadership.


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: Fa: 
Havamal 145.
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.

Guidance, help, Father, beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being
and passing away; procreation, original fire, creative father principle,
guidance, Father-God principle.  primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as
well as the power of creativity, guidance, divine masculine principle, success,
pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares
manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.

Interpretation: Success (Sowulo) leading to the Divine Masculine Principle (Fa)

Outcome: slept in a bit…

To FedEx for copies
Bank
McDs for a quick breakfast
Prepared RTAA for post

Toyed around in the backyards with the slingshot.

I’ve decided to forgo planting the garden until tomorrow.  The wx is supposed
to turn nasty tonight.  I want the garden to benefit from the moisture, but be
spared the bad mojo.

Pulled an extension chord into the Haruc to aid the a/c.  Heating it isn’t
the problem.  Cooling it is.  My hope is to make it as comfortable for Socks as
I can as it warms up.
*Worked on the air-tightness.

Haircut

Kohl’s http://www.kohls.com/ because I’m badly in need of new house slippers…doctor’s orders.  She said never go barefooted.  If I were to wear slippers, they have to be hard rubber soles.  The shoes I got today fit the bill quite well.

Our cameo appearance at the company bowling party wet about was well as could be expected.  I talked to a few people and introduced Jamie to a few more.  I made sure to introduce Jamie to the lead person.  Jamie was quite gracious in her comments.  MAN you should have seen those pizzas!  I’ve never seen pizzas made that large…HUGE!  We stuck around until almost 6:30PM/18:30 and that was enough for both of us since we aren’t  bowlers.  Eating pizza, meeting others and attending a company function was quite enough.
*Sowulo and Fa, right here!

SKC loses in injury time…AGAIN!

Fun with Janie…hehe…if you had any idea, it would scare the shit out of you.

The 13th Warrior for the 111th time!
*Got a good buzz!

Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/ 
Bayern München hosts Bremen 3-2
Mainz hosts Nürnberg 2-0
Bremen hosts Freiburg 2-2
Hertha Berlin hosts Braunschweig 2-0
Hoffenheim hosts E. Frankfurt 0-0
Leverkusen hosts Dortmund 2-2

MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
Seattle hosts Colorado 4-1
Montreal hosts Philly 1-0
DC hosts Dallas 4-1
Columbus hosts NY 1-1
New England hosts SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2-0 JsFnChst!
Salt Lake hosts Vancouver 2-2
San Jose hosts Chivas 1-0

(Ostarmond = Ostara Month)

Plans: work 8hrs, VA, Jamie over

AM Prayer: Frijastac/Friday, we pray to Frija:
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 HEIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija 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: Thurisaz (R): Thorn, Outside the favor of Donar, the strong One, beware of enemies from the outside, defenselessness, disruptive opposition, lack of fertility, shadow of the unconscious, disease, explosive violence, introversion, cowardice, destruction, a loss of masculinity, fight or flight: choosing flight.


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.

Interpretation: Enemies from without (Thurisaz) leading to the All-Mother (Hagal).
*Heil the All-Mother on this her day!

Outcome:  Both Toby and Essie stayed pretty close all night.

Good AM at work.

During 1st break the lead person started talking about taking all of burr-shop out for lunch.  We all were on board with it, but then she said she needed to clear it with the plant super for an hour lunch.  When she talked with him, he decided he wanted to go to.  So, we  have an hour lunch coming up on May 5th at a Chinese restaurant paid for by the company.  Exciting!

Good PM work.

Right at the end of shift we get this really hot order of sizeable parts.  The whole of burr shop shut down to concentrate on this one order.  We barely got it started and had to go home.  Damn the good luck…LOL.

Visit with the VA dietician went okay at best.  I gleaned SOME good, but she let me know I was on the right track.  Hel, I’ve already lost 4 lbs for barely trying.

Jamie over.

Toby for a two block roundy-roundy.

Family front yard time.

Vikings Episode 209; the Choice http://www.history.com/shows/vikings/videos/the-choice?m=51896f6e2acad Wooooooooooooooow…

It’s so much easier for Jamie to stay up than it is for me.  Yeah, age has its dilemmas.

I dunno about Thurisaz (R) and Hagal; remember today’s Runes?  Background maybe?

PM Prayer: Forsizo; Heil to you, 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 just, grant us the proper conclusion.  On the other side, if our argument is fraudulent, mete-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 HEIL, 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)

Plans: work 10hrs

No sign of Donar’s rumbling overnight…extremely disappointed.

AM Prayer: Donarstac/Thursday, we pray to Donar:
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 to 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 HEIL, 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: Dagaz (irreversible): Light of day, total enlightenment,
awakening, the AH-HA moment, achieving balance, harmony, positive focus on life, light at the end of the tunnel, increase, growth, an ending prior to a beginning, transformation,  possibly related to the 3rd eye (the place where the two lobes of the brain join).


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: 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/the Irminsul/the All, power,
generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher
consciousness, return.

Interpretation: Enlightenment (Pertho) leading to being favored (Kun).

Outcome: Work?

Heading out the door for work, I noticed raindrops on the driveway. 
Contemplating for a moment, I decided to keep Toby inside.  At first, Socks made
out like he wanted to go into the Cat House, but changed his mind on the stoop. 
Okay socks, you’re on your own.

Good AM work.

Early in the shift we heard Donar rumble.  Soon it was POURING down rain! 
Essie and Toby were safe; however, I was sure Essie was sounding her “I’m
uncomfortable with this” growl and hiding deep.  Socks, well, he’s another
matter.  I wasn’t necessarily worried about his since he’s so street smart.

Home for lunch, with the storm past, the first thing out of the car I started
calling for Socks.  In a matter of a minute, Socks came a-running ready for his
Cat House.  Checking Socks…perfektly dry.  He’s amazing.  Toby, was ready to
potty.  Essie, well, it took her a bit to come out from wherever she was hiding,
but soon enough, she did.  All is well.  WHEW!

Good PM work.

Garlic skinless/boneless chicken and a salad for dinner…FREAKIN’
YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Toby out for a two-block-roundy-roundy on his retractable leash.

Hm…I was contacted to do a wedding…excellent!

I am doing better about staying offline, but still working at it.

Nighty night

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)

Plans: work 10hrs

AM Prayer: Wodanstac/Wednesday, we pray to Wodan:
All-Father God!  Wandering God!  Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! WODAN!! Son to Paru and Bezzia, brother to Willo and Wî h; 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 HEIL, 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: Isa (irreversible): Ice: dormancy: a calming, reflective
influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich
(the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be
still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of
vibration levels, and the loss of momentum.


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, the awakened Self, 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: I got it!  I’m calm!

Outcome: It’s a bit cool in the Cat House this morning with both fans going
all night, but Socks is just going to have to be okay with it.  He’s going to
need them later on this afternoon.

With Toby spending all day outside I keep a close eye on the weather.  Things
are turning nasty, but later on in the day.  He’ll be fine until I get home.

Good day at work!
*Straight from the plant super’s mouth, “We’re working on putting you on
Weaver’s payroll.”  I’M GOING TO BE PERMANENT PARTY SOON!  It was all I could do to remain calm (Isa/Is).  I’ll reserve judgment on this for a later date as
things progress.
*Damn same parts most all day.  Only a few left for tomorrow.
*LOTS of orders backed up in line…job security!

Lay-offs from Textron:
Textron Aviation starts laying off 750 employees, 575 in Kansas
http://www.kansas.com/2014/04/23/3418915/cessna-aircraft-beechcraft-start.html 

Calls into:
Brother
Jamie
Sisser

J’sW brother over for a visit.
*Turned it into a family front yard time.

All animals are safe and secure in prep for tonight’s possible storm.

Hoping for a good visit from the Thunder God.

Nighty-night.

PM Prayer: Brego, long-bearded god; son of Wodan and Gunnlod; 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 HEIL, 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)

Plans: work 10hrs

AM Prayer: Ziustac/Tuesday, we pray to Ziu:
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 HEIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu 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

*Tyr’s Rune on Tyr’s day, EXCELLENT!


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.

Interpretation: Evenhandedness (Teiwaz) leading to Destiny (Laf).

Outcome: I didn’t even see Socks this morning.  All of a sudden, THERE HE
WAS, ready to go into his Cat House; smart kitty.

Work went well.

You just wouldn’t believe some of the stuff I throw onto flavored rice.

Toby for a .6 mile/3 block roundy-roundy walk.  I don’t know what got him all
sorts of corn-fuzzled, but he lost it for a second.  Thanks to his retractable
leash, he was quickly and easily brought back under control.

Essie on tether.

Family front yard time.

  Thorough check on Socks’ condition in the Haruc demanded some back and forth
between the Haruc and the house.  What do I see?  Two baby possum cadavers. 
Good boy, Toby!  Where they came from I have no idea.  I took their little
cadavers to the hind parts of the yard for disposal.

Enough.

PM Prayer: 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 HEIL 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)

Plans: work 10hrs.

AM Prayer: Manostac/Monday, we pray to Mano, male aspect and god 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 HEIL, 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: Wunjo (R): Sadness, disruption in the Clanic relationship, questionable social contacts, loser, miserable, loneliness, shunning, weakened family ties, social and domestic disharmony, the inability to attain a wish, strife, alienation, failed social relationships, Fridu is challenged, 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: Bar: 
Havamal 157.
A thirteenth I mention, when I sprinkle the son,
The young one, with holy water,
If once he faces the foe, then he cannot fall,
No sword can wound him so he collapses in the dust.

Inspiration, security, life, birth: birth of the future life that is
preordained for us, becoming, being projected, help in birth, son, bread, song,
fountain, mountains, meaning of life on this planet/in this world, the power of
becoming, reconstruction, Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth
metamorphosis, return to the Mothers; the fountain as female symbol, the eternal
spring of humans.

Interpretation: Sadness (Wunjo) leading to transformation (Bar).

Outcome: WOW!  6hrs of undisturbed sleep; neither dog nor bladder?

Good day at work.

Toby got a little wet today while I was at work.  Coming home, however, he
appeared none the worse for wear (shades of 13th Warrior).

Yummy dinner; Polish Kielbasa, red cabbage with apples and two ears of corn.

Nice online time with Jamie.

Uneventful…

PM Prayer: Heimo, HEAR ME!  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 HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!