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, let us advance. When we would be weak, help us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, sharpen our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Help
us grow 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 A 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 physical man the day

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: Nod:  Calm, necessity of fate, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, 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.


Havamal 152.
An eighth I know: which all can sing
for their weal if they learn it well;
where hate shall wax 'mid the warrior sons,
I can calm it soon with that song.

Outcome: strong and restructuring…YES!

Classes went well.  I think I did well on the final in Machine Processes.  OSHA class was boring as hel.  I’m sure I passed the 1st quiz in CATIA.

A few of us guys took advantage of a several hour break and made a trip to Cabela’s
http://www.cabelas.com/ just for the heluvit.

Came home and separated out videos and took food from the reach-in freezer.  I called around trying to get this food temporarily in somebody’s freezer.

Wal-Mart Neighborhood market http://www.walmart.com/cp/5440?povid=cat1070145-env172199-moduleA080112-lLinkGNAV_Grocery_Pets

Dillons petrol http://www.dillons.com/in_store/fuel/Pages/C1_no_Rx.aspx

Two trips, one to niece’s one to brother’s, to stash some freezer stuff taken from the reach-in freezer.

This is Audrey’s last night here.  Do I dare make a prediction that she goes into a deep tomorrow funk trying to make me feel like shit?

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 ouargument 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!

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

Plans: protect myself

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 opened-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 until the time comes to live or fight once more. 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 physical man the day

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: Laf:  Urlag, Life, 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.


Havamal 158.
A fourteenth I know: if I needs must number
the Powers to the people of men,
I know all the nature of gods and of elves
which none can know untaught.

Outcome: Fruitfulness in life’s experiences: perfekt!

Classes went pretty well.  Machining Process is getting ready to wind-up with the final tomorrow.  I’m not as far behind as I thought in CATIA.

Came home to the computer desk gone and the monitor gone.  I don’t know who she got to help her because I know she didn’t do it herself.

My brother came over to help me with pulling my things out from her fancy shed, but they only have to be in there a couple days or so; that is, as soon as she moves out and takes her stuff with her and I can move mine in.


Brother went with me to get a computer desk from Good will.  It works pretty well.  I also picked up another chair to go with it.  It didn’t take me long to put it back together.  The old monitor that’s been stored for almost 3-yrs still works like a charm.

Comfy…

PM Prayer: The Wurtâ:
The 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 the Wurtâ, the Ladies Three, for all eternity.



 PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

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

Plans: class, court…

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!


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

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: Thorn:  Impermeable, will to act, power to become, Return, new emergence from what's apparently old and dried-up, formative power of the seed, the thunderbolt, targeting goals, activity and the phallus, Return, formative power of the seed, mental telepathy, projection of the will, fierce protection, psychic attack & defense, penetrating time & space, Rune of opposing polarities and of joining opposites.


Havamal 147.
A third I know: if sore need should come
of a spell to stay my foes;
when I sing that song, which shall blunt their swords,
nor their weapons nor staves can wound.

Outcome: Light at the end of the tunnel coupled with formative power: I’m counting on it!

Toby was especially unruly on his 1-mile walk.  For about a  block I had no idea where he was.  Come to find out he had crossed the street to the other side and the street was extremely dark.  He spent about the same amount of time back on the leash to regain his attention.

I really like my machine processes class.  It’s not just a sit in the classroom class.  We spend time in the shop and are getting ready to make things.

Left class early for court hearing.

It was a great enlightenment (Dagaz) as I begin my emergence from that which is dried-up (Thorn).  The court has sided with me on the present living arrangement.  The current living arrangement will change very soon.

Deafening silence…

Weeeeeeeeeeell…now she’s being a hateful smartass.  Hey, she’s brought this on herself.  I was so ready to keep this between us but she pushed me into this.  SHE forced my hand.  No to mention I have a REALLY FUCKING GREAT ATTORNEY!

Oh yeah…the anger, the resentment and the taunting ahs begun.  I’M the low-life.  I’M the liar.  I’M the bad guy in all this.

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!

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

Plans: class

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 physical man the day

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: Hagal:  The Mother of all Runes, 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, Divine within, Rune of enclosure but contains a potential for growth, builder/architect of the worlds.


Havamal 151.
A seventh I know: if I see a hall
high o'er the bench-mates blazing,
flame it ne'er so fiercely I still can save it, --
I know how to sing that song.

Outcome: Stress just because, but the All-Mother is steadfast!

Toby fully enjoyed his cool walk this morning.

WATC http://watc.edu/ has introductory classes that are only a few days in duration but lasting several hours a day.  Lat week was the inspection intro with the final last Friday (93%).  Now there is a class on machining process for this week.  Methinks interesting enough.  Blueprint class was good.  CATIA is kicking my ass.  I’m lost.  I tried to get the instructor’s attention today to no avail.  I’ll try again another day.

Welcomed home by my furry babies!  I love them!

Uneventful evening…

PM Prayer: Êra:
Êra, 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!

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

Note: Okay, I don’t know where I fucked up.  Until I get a proper Irminic Lunar calendar I‘m just going with the Irminic name of the month.

Plans: study time…

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 A 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 physical man the day

AM Elder Rune: Berkana (R): Problems with relating to the feminine, the
maternal influence and the feminine mysteries, void of growth and caring, deceit, degradation, immaturity, deterioration,  contamination, needlessly clinging, tough love Mothering, in need of Mothering, missing/ignoring a significant life passage.



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: Thorn:  Impermeable, will to act, power to become, Return, new emergence from what's apparently old and dried-up, formative power of the seed, the thunderbolt, targeting goals, activity and the phallus, Return, formative power of the seed, mental telepathy, projection of the will, fierce protection, psychic attack & defense, penetrating time & space, Rune of opposing polarities and of joining opposites.


Havamal 147.
A third I know: if sore need should come
of a spell to stay my foes;
when I sing that song, which shall blunt their swords,
nor their weapons nor staves can wound.

Outcome: From this STUPID situation of divorce and deceit, I shall  rise again!  You just watch.

Toby off on his sunrise 1-mile walk.  He cornered his first possum.  He was so much easier to call off of it than was Meeka.

Luckily (and I DO mean luckily), I wasn’t watching him momentarily when he took off in curiosity of another dog.  This dog just happened to run onto a porch with an extremely lovely, friendly lady in a cute little nighty  there to guard it.  From a way back, I assured this lovely lady she was okay and she soon started petting Toby; telling his he’s a good boy.  This lovely lady and I introduced ourselves to each other; Michelle…hmmm…I’m going to have to remember this one. 

Errands with A_ and I have come to hate them.

Off to my niece’s.  Lemme tell ya, I have the BEST great nephews and they love their Great Uncle.  I was there to give the older one his birthday present I couldn’t give him last weekend because I was so sick.  Nonetheless, he started coloring immediately.  I love them all!

If it wasn’t for my furry babies I wouldn’t be in a hurry to come home.

Blueprint Reading Module 2 done!

I actually saw Essie and Socks play!  Socks attacked Essie but there was no hissing, spitting, or malicious intent.  It was simply kitty rough-housing.  Essie really needs that!

Major League Soccer (ML) http://www.mlssoccer.com/
LA Galaxy 2:0 FC Dallas
Sporting Kansas City 1:1 NY Red Bulls http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-08-26-skc-v-ny/recap

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!

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

Note: Okay, I don’t know where I fucked up.  Until I get a proper Irminic Lunar calendar I‘m just going with the Irminic name of the month.

Plans: kick-back, homework and work around the home…

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

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 MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, SIBBA, as we honor the Sibba 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 HAIL, 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 physical man the day


AM Elder Rune: two Runes:

Raido (R): Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a
breakdown in (divine) order, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, void of progress or proper perspective.


And

Ehwaz (R): The relationship of a horse and rider out of control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded,  indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, indecisiveness, treachery.


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:

Ur:  Healing. that which is permanent, medical help, healing powers, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after physical 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.


Havamal 146.
A second I know, which the son of men
must sing, who would heal the sick.


And

Hagal:  The Mother of all Runes, 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, Divine within, Rune of enclosure but contains a potential for growth, builder/architect of the worlds.


Havamal 151.
A seventh I know: if I see a hall
high o'er the bench-mates blazing,
flame it ne'er so fiercely I still can save it, --
I know how to sing that song.

Outcome: Well, talkative, are we?  Where there continues to be betrayal and treachery is overcome with protection from within. 

1.5 inches of rain overnight!!!!

Errands:
*Wal-Mart
http://www.walmart.com/cp/5440?povid=cat1070145-env172199-moduleA080112-lLinkGNAV_Grocery_Pets 
* Dillons http://www.dillons.com/Pages/default.aspx 
*McDs http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html 

2.9" total for the 2-days of rain; love it!

 LOTS of online stuff.

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

Sonic for lunch http://www.sonicdrivein.com/sonic101/index.jsp I just haven’t felt like cooking 
 
Nap…SERIOUS nap…

 The good rains continue.

 To smoke shop and liquor store; the things most important to A_.

 Off to Wal-Mart to complete my great-nephews birthday present.

 Wooooooooooooooooow…there are some REALLY beautiful storm clouds out this
evening!

 Blueprint Reading, Module 1, done; previewed Module 2 for tomorrow. 

Major League Soccer (MLS
http://www.mlssoccer.com/ 
Montreal Impact 3:0 DC United (good job Impact!)
Columbus Crew 4:3 New England Revolution (WOW!)
Houston Dynamo 1:1 Toronto FC
San Jose Earthquakes 4:1 Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers 2:1 Vancouver Whitecaps
Chivas USA 2:6 Seattle Sounders FC (f-n WOW!)

There is no change between us (Raido).  I don’t trust her (Ehwaz).  My spirit craves healing (Ur) from the ever-present All-Mother (Hagal).

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 and 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!

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

Note: Okay, I don’t know where I fucked up.  Until I get a proper Irminic Lunar calendar I‘m just going with the Irminic name of the month.

Plans: class

NOTE: Toby out for his very well-behaved, 1 mile walk.  As we were finishing it was actually sprinkling!  We have some RAIN, GLORIOUS RAIN headed our way!

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 A 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 physical man the day

AM Elder Rune: Berkana (U): The feminine, Frija, All-Mother, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, nurturing, caregiver, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, the kind Mother, Frija at her most Motherly, healing, bringing into being, a significant life passage.



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:  The Mother of all Runes, 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, Divine within, Rune of enclosure but contains a potential for growth, builder/architect of the worlds.


Havamal 151.
A seventh I know: if I see a hall
high o'er the bench-mates blazing,
flame it ne'er so fiercely I still can save it, --
I know how to sing that song.

Outcome: Surrounded by the Divine Feminine; Thank you, All-Mother.  I love you.

RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Classes went well.  I know I passed the final in Inspection; yeah, it was a short class.  Started anther blueprinting class.  Do they ever get enough of this blueprinting stuff?

Picked up A_ from work.  It’s seems I’m a taxi service today.  I guess it’s necessary to run errands.

LOVE my furry babies!

The rain continued all night; so far not drought busting, but some good rain.

Toby woke me up barking; that, and some nice thunder.  I go check out Pyewacket on the porch, AND THERE’S A RACOON ON THE PORCH EATING THE CAT’S KIBBLE.  It seemed to be a damned good-sized one, too.  This is a far cry better than seeing opossums on the porch.

Raccoon Totem: 
http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/raccoon.htm 
http://www.mrkay.org/projects/totems/raccoon.htm 
http://www.wildspeak.com/totems/raccoon.html 
http://www.angelfire.com/journal/cathbodua/Raccoon.html 
There are great lessons here!

We got a much better rains overnight.  NOW it’s going to be interesting to see HOW MUCH rain we’ve received over the last couple of days.

Thank you, All-Mother, for nourishing Midgard with your essence!

PM Prayer: Nirdu:
Nirdu, brother to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Fro and the Frouwa, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to
our doors daily from the wonderful universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

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


Note: Okay, I don’t know where I fucked up.  Until I get a proper Irminic
Lunar calendar I‘m just going with the Irminic name of the month.


Plans: class


NOTE: Toby out for his before the crack-o-dawn, very unruly, walk.  He
totally violated my trust, so equal to the amount of violation he spent on the
leash, but he was released to freedom soon enough.


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,
let us advance. When we would be weak, help us be strong. When we would shun
life’s pleasures, sharpen our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Help
us grow 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 A 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 physical man the day


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: Tyr:  Mysteries, rebirth of the Sun god, creation,
excitation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and
hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations
turn completely around, wisdom, spiritual understanding, the power of
generation, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice,
resurrection/reincarnation/born again.

Havamal 156.
A twelfth I know: if I see in a tree
a corpse from a halter hanging,
such spells I write, and paint in runes,
that the being descends and speaks.

Outcome: not a great start, but will survive with the warrior strength.

Classes was fine.  I think I’m going to do well in Inspection class.  New
class started up today for OSHA.  I just need to sit down with the instructor
for CATIA to set him straight.   

Off to the attorney’s office to sign papers.

Well, it seems A_ has retained an attorney.  She’s going for more than I ever
thought she was.  The fight is definitely on!

Pay-Less Shoes for some new boots


http://www.payless.com/store/product/detail.jsp?catId=cat10089&subCatId=cat10060&skuId=099486100&productId=21154&lotId=099486&category=&catdisplayName=Mens


This woman just irks the shot out of me.


PM Prayer: Ostara:
Ostara, trustworthy goddess; keeper of the
golden apples of youth and eternal life, keep us young inside. When we are
starving for laughter, hungry for the lightness that comes with having few years
on our shoulders, slip us one of those gleaming fruits that we may see the world
through youthful eyes. Let springtime be in our steps, love in our hearts and a
song on our lips. Change us to the core! Fill us with optimism and dreams for
the future. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, OSTARA, as we honor the Ostara
that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

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

Note: Okay, I don’t know where I fucked up.  Until I get a proper Irminic Lunar calendar I‘m just going with the Irminic name of the month.

Plans: class

NOTE:  Awwww…Essie slept on top of me for a bit last night.

NOTE: I have reason to suspect A_ had a sleep episode last night.

NOTE: Toby our for his .6 mile walk.  I got up just a wee bit late.

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 opened-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 until the time comes to live or fight once more. 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 physical man the day

AM Elder Rune: Naudiz (Irreversible): The Rune of Need (whether physical, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, force friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.


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:
Ar:  Ing-Fro, 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.


Havamal 154.
A tenth I know: when at night the witches
ride and sport in the air,
such spells I weave that they wander home
out of skins and wits bewildered.

And

Nod:  Calm, necessity of fate, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, 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.


Havamal 152.
An eighth I know: which all can sing
for their weal if they learn it well;
where hate shall wax 'mid the warrior sons,
I can calm it soon with that song.

Outcome: Stressful, yes, but through the Spirit of Ing-Fro, there is calm:  perfekt!

I had a REALLY good day in class!  In Inspection class I got an at-a-boy from the instructor.  Then, a friend and I started a 1PM study area in the lunch room and ended up being joined by two others and we got plenty done in blueprints.  In CATIA class I made some serious headway in understand it; enough so that I could actually start making drawings from the program.  YEHAW!

Just after 5PM/17:00 and I have no idea where A_ is.  No sign that she’s been home at all.

I have to presume A_ is out and about.  I find this to be amazing.  After all the times I have TRIED to get her to go out to do something with me, to which she declined for one reason or another, all of a sudden she’s become little miss going out with friends; OBVIOUSLY in an effort to make a pseudo point.  I feel sorry for whomever she’s out with.

Study time

A bit of laundry

Weeeeeeeeeeeell, her hind-ass showed up just after 8PM/20:00...drunk…and purposely avoiding me to the point of going across the street to Momma’s; poor Momma.

PM Prayer: Wuldar:
Wuldar, glory-god, hunting-god, ski-god, dueling-god; Son of Sibba, step-son of Donar, you glide through the snow-clad forests bringing death to game and life to your people. Remind us that life feeds on life, and that the beauty of the prey is formed generation after generation by the culling ferocity of the predator. Let your Yew-bow be the great World-Yew under another guise.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HAIL, WULDAR, as we honor the Wuldar that resides in all of us!


PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

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

Note: Okay, I don’t know where I fucked up.  Until I get a proper Irminic Lunar calendar I‘m just going with the Irminic name of the month.

Plans: class

Note: Toby out for his before-the-crack-of-dawn, somewhat unruly walk.

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!


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

AM Elder Rune: Fehu (U):  Cattle, wealth, Ing-Fro; the god of abundance, the ability to create and maintain wealth and the accompanying power, creative forces, Odhumbal, the primeval bovine, fire, new beginnings, productivity, positive energy, life force, self-respect, personal power, generosity that needs to come with the social responsibility of wealth. 



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: Nod:  Calm, necessity of fate, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, 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.


Havamal 152.
An eighth I know: which all can sing
for their weal if they learn it well;
where hate shall wax 'mid the warrior sons,
I can calm it soon with that song.

Outcome: With Ing-Fro, god of abundance, I am calm.

Okay, now the heat is on as far as classes go.

A_ insisted I run errands with her:
HER bank
Barnes and Noble WAY on the other side of town.
Smoke shop
Liquor store
All the things that are important to her...

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell, it seems A_ has a “male friend” and has had one since last December.  I find this to be extremely interesting.  It explains so much!

New beginnings and calm…

Study time

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 worthy 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!