Rune Magick - Raido

Raido Talismans

Astral Dreaming

Astral travel is a fascinating phenomenon but some spiritual practitioners, even with training and preparation, struggle to achieve it whilst awake. As a rune with properties of movement, Raido can assist in travelling through the astral plane. This is more easily achieved in the dream state and so this talisman is created to make the transition into astral travel more harmonious.

You will need:

For the charm:

v     Pencil

v     1x transport charm (broom/car)

v     1x keyring split ring

v     1x 18”x3mm silver ribbon

v     1x 18”x3mm blue ribbon

v     1x 18”x3mm violet ribbon

v     Scissors

For the Raido oil:

v     10ml bottle

v     7.5ml base oil (hazelnut or almond)

v     1/2 tsp Mugwort

v     3 drops Myrrh

v     1x 1” square piece of paper

v     1x blue marker

What to do:

1.          One week before you intend to make the talisman, prepare the Raido Oil and charge it with its purpose:

a)       Pour the base oil into the bottle

b)      Add 3 drops of Myrrh oil, recap the lid and shake vigorously.

c)       Add the ½ tsp Mugwort, recap the lid and shake vigorously.

d)      Charge 1:

Myrrh & mugwort, bring your charge

To this oil’s power montage

Element of air infused

So its power can be used

e)       Draw a Raido symbol on the paper, roll it up so the symbol is on the outside and add to the bottle.

f)        Charge 2:

Rune of travel, rune of motion

Raido implement a notion

To this oil as it brews

Power of flight now infuse

g)       Recap the bottle and keep it somewhere cool for at least one week before using.

2.       Cut the ribbons to size and soak them in the Raido Oil.

3.    Make a double-knot in one end of the ribbon around a pencil so there’s a small loop. Thread this loop through the split ring.

4.    Plait the ribbons… as you do infuse them with your intent by visualising yourself flying through the astral plane in your chosen mode of transport.       

5.        Thread the transport charm onto the un-knotted end of the plait and tie it into a loop to match the one at the top. As you do, charge the charm:

A vessel for my astral ride

To aid my flight, be my guide

Let my body rest, restore

But take my mind, make it soar

6.        Neaten up the loose ends of the knot with scissors.

7.       Charge the talisman:

Thoughts and feelings locked away

Those not sensed by light of day

Grant me access in my sleep

So into consciousness they seep 

Hang over your bed, or keep under your pillow to aid is astral travel through dreaming.

Reiki-Raido Healing Stack

Inspired by the fairy stacks of Darren Williams

PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE ADDED LATER –

NEED TO COLLECT MORE STONES

This talisman is a meditation aid and is to be used to connect to the Universe and send healing to a specific target; it will invoke not only the energy of Raido but also Reiki energy: the symbols of ‘Cho-Ku-Rei’, ‘Sei-He-Ki’ and ‘Hon-Sha-Ze-Sho-Nen’ which are respectively the Reiki representations of power, emotion and connection. Magick is the constant changing and blending of Universal energies charged and executed for a specific task. When these particular energies are blended they pack quite a punch and I am therefore combining them for the purpose of healing.

You will need:

•  5x small, smooth, flat stone
• Several coloured markers
• A glue gun
• Decorating items (paint, glitter, etc)

What to do:

1.   Wash the stones and practice stacking them in a sequence which is sturdy as well as feeling comfortable and being aesthetically pleasing to you.

2.    Once you’re comfortable decorate the stones how you want them to appear… paint, glitter, etc.  Leave space in the centre of each stone to draw your symbols and remember, once they are glued into the stack, you will only see the edges.

3.        Once your decorations have dried, draw your symbols… one on each stone –     

•  1x Raido;
• 2x Cho-Ku-Rei;
•  1x Se-He-Ki;
• 1x Hon-Sha-Ze-Sho-Nen

Make sure your symbols are drawn on the stones in the correct order so the energy of the stack will flow at its strongest.

           i)         Cho-Ku-Rei (base)

           ii)       Se-He-KI

          iii)      Hon-Sha_Ze-Sho-Nen

          iv)      Cho-Ku-Rei

           v)       Raido (top)

As you draw the symbols, visualise their energy infusing the stone… think of what it means, what colour it is, how it moves, what it does. Let those imaginings run through your hand into your symbol as it is drawn.

4. Heat the glue gun and begin to assemble your stack. Have all the symbols facing upward… once assembled the only symbol you will see is Raido on the top.

This item doesn’t particularly need to be charged – the symbols, if drawn correctly, are so powerful and imbued with such potent energy that even I find a charge practically redundant – however, I am a rhymaholic and incorporate a charge into how I use the stack and so am sharing what  I personally use with this stack…

How to use the Stack

Place the stack in the palm of your dominant hand and your receptive palm face down over the stack. Close your eyes and take several deep breaths. Journey to that place between the conscious and sub-conscious that place between reality and imagination where anything is possible and recite:

Power of strength, power of light

Flow from my aura brilliant and bright

Power to heal, power to calm

Be an elixir, a magickal balm

Journey the spiral of cho-ku-rei

Draw from the Universe what you may

Continue on to Sei-He-Ki

Gain its pure and cleansing energy

Hon-Sha-Ze-Sho-Nen now find

To shed the shackles of space and time

And onward spiral once again

Around the cho-ku-rei domain

With the gifts of Reiki blessed

Through Raido journey on your quest

Visualise the person/animal to which you are sending healing, see their face; see their energy and where it needs your help.

As well as the redundant charge, I also like to add a physical element to the healing too – for this I have a picture/photograph of the one who needs healing. When I recite the following words, I place my dominant hand, palm down against the photograph as a physical act of giving the healing. Send this light toward them, see it reach the darkened areas of their aura, their spirit and watch it cleanse, purify and heal with the white/blue light of the Universe, Reiki, Raido and you. Recite the following three times as the energy works:

Power of strength, power of light

Make this aura brilliant and bright

Power to heal, power to calm

Be the elixir, the magickal balm

Raido Meditations

The Oak Elevator

 The inspiration for this meditation is from the episode of Charmed when Phoebe was haunted by her past life and had to go back in time to undo a curse. This however, is for if you want to understand more about yourself.

Path Finder

 Confused? Lost? This may be the meditation to help you find your way again. Use Raido as a compass or a sat-nav to give your magick a new direction.

Ansuz Magick - Stave of Knowledge Talisman

Stave of Knowledge Talisman

There is a plethora of information which is received by the subconscious, it picks up on details that we do not even comprehend we are seeing. It creates your inner voice and intuition, it is the place where visualisations are formed and it is the catalyst of meditation. For those of us who believe in a higher power, Gods and Goddesses, deities of all sorts and other unseen realms, the sub conscious is where these beliefs are realised.

In studying the Ansuz rune, I have come to find its power a useful communicative tool to access the information held in the subconscious. The talisman detailed below harnesses that power, along with the Celtic Ogham power of Ash (or Nion, if you prefer) to retrieve the mysteries held in the depths of the subconscious.

My personal definition of a talisman is an item of power which incorporates blended energies to achieve a specific goal. This is why a talisman does not have to be a bag of mixed herbs or a type of pendant; it can be any object which you charge with a particular intention – a good luck charm for instance. This definition led me to the making of this particular talisman.

You will need:

·       A length of Ash (approx 1.5 cm diameter)

·       A carving tool

·       A pyrography tool (optional)

What to do:

1.  There are two things to be prepared before you begin to craft your talisman stave. The incense blend for circle and the anointing oil. Both sets of information are below.

2.    Ground, centre & cast your circle with the above incense – it will help to create the link between what you know consciously and what your sub conscious hasn’t told you yet.

3.       Use the carving tool to scrape away the bark of the Ash and several layers of the wood; create a long ‘patch’ in the piece of wood ready to inscribe it with your symbols.

  

4.   Inscribe the two symbols into the bark with a pyrography tool or draw them on with a pen:                

5.       Use the anointing oil (detailed above) to coat the stave and charge it with its purpose:

When plagued with questions and with doubt

Nuin of Ogham bring knowledge out

Subconscious wisdom needed then

Ansuz tell me… who, where, when

Oils blended for knowledge call

Bring answers for the good of all

Blessed be this sacred stave

To gain knowledge when it’s crave’d

With many thanks to…

I’d like to thank +Joey Morris for her advice on combining the Ansuz Rune with the Nuin/Nion energy of the Ogham. It has been invaluable and I could not have completed this talisman without her. I therefore wrote this mini-blessing for her, performed over a green spell candle (to honour her Celtic path) and sprinkled lavender and chamomile onto the flame as I incanted.

Blessings rain down on this witch

For abundance in a life that’s rich

A second thank you must go out to +Laura Daligan for agreeing to create the anointing oil. I have long wished to collaborate with her and so I was thrilled when she said yes. As a thank you, I am performing a mini=blessing for her too. Incanted over a red spell candle with a sprinkle of powdered dragon’s blood to honour her fiery nature:

Blessed be this witch of flame

May your wild heart never be tame

Using the Stave of Knowledge

Unusually for me, I have chosen for the stave to be used without incantation. It is already charged with its purpose to be the bringer of knowledge and wisdom and so to use it, hold it in your receptive hand and make it the focal point of a meditation. During the meditation visualise the stave drawing the information from your subconscious into your conscious mind. Keep a pen and paper handy to write down what you discover.

Ansuz Update

For anyone anticipating my Witch-Link talisman for my Ansuz Magick post, it is still formulating and I am waiting for several ingredients to come through the mail. It is a talisman which will anchor the spirit of another witch presence whom you wish to have in your circle. The talisman is actually 2 talismans, one for yourself and one for the other witch to keep on her altar. If this is of interest to you, start collecting your ingredients ready for the post:

·       A photograph of the witch you wish to be present

·       Two small conch shells

·       Myrrh essential oil

·       2x Dark blue organza bags

·       2 of Wands tarot card or 2 wands.

There will be herbals too but they are still being decided. 

I mentioned in my last post about a second talisman, relating to deity connection; I was going to choose between the two about which to post but I have buckled again and decided to post both. The concept has however been altered now to be a connection conduit to the Ancients. I'm still at the very beginning of creating this one and so I do not have any details to give but I'm working on it.

Rune Magick - Thurisaz

Before I talk about the magicks I have written, I would like to apologise for my delay in posting this; the information has taken a long time to formulate and as Thurisaz is a darker rune, I struggled to accept its energies. I have now written 3 spells with the 4th (a meditation) to be written up either later today or tomorrow. This post will expand and be re-shared as it does, so please bookmark the page and check back regularly.

Blessed Be, AcanthaRayne x

Thurisaz is an unusual rune for practising magick. It has darker connotations than the others which some may find trying to work with but as a darker rune it is perfect for shadow work; purification & protection; it can even be used for the monumental task of dispelling negative energy. These are the magicks I will be exploring and explaining in this post.

Thurisaz Talismans

A talisman is a mobile form of power. My first instinct for a Thurisaz talisman was Shadow Work as its ‘chaotic’ nature would align very well with working on ones inner demons. However, there is more than one way to utilise this energy and shadow work can take many forms; it does not need to be tackled directly.

I have practiced both of these two talismans I have created whilst I have been away from posting, which is actually why I have been away from posting. Thurisaz is a powerful energy and should not be used for magick without proper preparation and protection.

Type 1 – Crystal Talisman

I personally choose to make this at the full moon as I have been using shadow work for a little while and this is to help me with it but if you are new to shadow work and are building tools for it, I would make this at the new moon. Of course, this is a personal preference/suggestion and you are free to adjust it to what feels right for you.

You will need:

• A black organza bag
• 1 clear quartz
• 1 moonstone
• 1 bloodstone
• 1 tsp each - sage, bay & mugwort

What to do:

• Ground, centre and cast your circle.
• Cleanse all items; the herbs will not require cleansing as they are all naturally purified
• Draw the runic symbol of Thurisaz on the bag: X.
• Add the crystals to bag the individually:
• First the clear quartz; hold it in your dominant hand and charge it with the intent of keeping your mind clear. Add it to the bag and recite:

Quartz I place within this spell

To clear my mind and fears quell

• Second the moonstone; again hold in your dominant hand and charge it with the purpose of purifying your heart so that you when you proceed with your shadow work, it is for no motive other than self-improvement. Add it to the bag, and say:

Moonstone made of Goddess light

Restore my heart to shine so bright

• Third, the bloodstone; this stone is to be charged (again in the dominant hand), with its task of keeping you consciously present during a working:

Bloodstone keep my mortal coil

Anchored by roots in the soil

• Meditate briefly on the bag as it is. Held within is the power to clear your mind, purify your heart and keep you anchored to the earth whilst you use shadow work magickally. I charge the bag as a whole at this point before adding the herbs. Mainly because I take every opportunity to add more rhymes into spell work. I find it increases the energy and makes it harder for the energy to dissipate over time. So at this point, after the brief meditation, I recite:

My mind is clear, my heart is pure

So as my spirit does delve or soar

I am present when this power is near

And Thurisaz won’t bring me fear

• Now to the herbs: add them individually or as a mix. It’s really up to you. I find adding them individually makes the intention clearer but adding them as a mix makes it stronger. I like to add them individually, as I recite:

Sage has power cleanse and clean

Bay protects me from what’s unseen

Mugwort strengthens energies round

By these powers, the spell is bound

• The final part of the spell is to bind it; this spell binding is not my own. It is from the ‘Enhancing your Mind, Body & Spirit’ magazine series: publisher – unknown.

Air, Fire, Water Earth

Bind this spell at its birth

From ground below and sky above

May this charm be filled with love.

• I recite this binding 3 times (mainly for emphasis) and knot the bag. As you tie your knot you are binding your wish into the talisman.

HAVE THIS TALISMAN ON YOUR PERSON ANY TIME YOU ARE PERFORMING MAGICK RELATED TO SHADOW WORK. IT WILL KEEP YOU PROTECTED, CLEAR-HEADED AND UNSUSEPTIBLE TO DARKER ENERGIES.

Type 2 – Ribbon Talisman

Thurisaz is a rune of chaos and its dominant polarity is masculinity so I devised this talisman with +Shiann Raven Moon  to gain masculine energy in order to restore balance.

You will need:

3x thin bamboo sticks (2x 3” & 1x 6”)

Bright red paint

Gold Glitter

Glue gun

3x 12”x5mm ribbons – black, red, maroon

Blackthorn or Oak Oil

How to make it:

Shape the ends of the bamboo sticks so they will form a Thurisaz symbol when joined together.

Paint all 3 pieces of bamboo with the red paint, roll them in gold glitter and leave them in the sun to dry.

Anoint the three rods with either Blackthorn or Oak oil – I haven’t seen this oil being sold so I make my own by infusing tree leaves from your chosen tree into your favourite base oil.

Bamboo of protection and strength

Elements amassed within your length

With this oil I charge and anoint

From your centre to each point

Draw in the power it gives

So in you it always lives

Once again leave the oil to dry off in sun light.

Use the glue gun to join the 3 bamboo pieces together into the Thurisaz rune symbol. Leave to one side.

Plait the ribbons tightly so they are a strong force of masculine energy. As you do this, visualise all that masculinity represents to you; all that you feel your own duality of spirit of missing. Knot each end to seal the energy into the plait.

Black, the bringer of obscurity

Red to manifest security

Maroon, all brave and strong

Combine into a masculine song

Ribbon Charge partly written by +Shiann Raven Moon 

Once the glue has dried on the bamboo structure, feed the ribbon plait through the triangular gap in the Thurisaz and tie the two ends together.

PICTURES TO FOLLOW NEXT WEEK-

WAITING ON REPLACEMENT INGREDIENTS TO ARRIVE.

How to use it:

Within circle, mount the talisman upright in a large lump of red plasticine or sticky tack on a flat surface (e.g. your altar).

Take hold of the plaited ribbon loop and pull it taut; but not too tight or it will topple.

Close your eyes and visualise the masculine energy in the plait flowing into your hand and through your body. As the energy travels through you, take it to where you feel you are lacking the balance of duality.

Allow the energy to circulate through your spiritual body before you return it to the plait to recharge for next time.

Thurisaz & Fire

Fire is the most purifying element of them all in some ways. It is ferocious in its application, fast in its delivery and is not prejudice about destroying anything that gets in its way; it is therefore well matched with the rune of Thurisaz. They are both masculine energies and when used in tandem, they can achieve strong magickal ends. This spell is to banish unwanted ‘anything’ and should be performed during a waning moon.

You will need:

• Scissors/template cutter
• 3cm disks made of gold card
• A red pen
• A fire pit/ burning bin
• Birch kindling for the fire

Preparation:

1.          Ground & Centre outdoors

2.       Cast your circle.

3.        Place the birch kindling ready for lighting the fire in the south area of your circle.

4.      Cut out the disks with scissors or a template cutter.

5.        Write on the card disks –the gold side - the ‘things’ you wish to remove from your life (it can be an addiction, a rivalry, a personality trait); on the back, draw a Thurisaz symbol.

Method:

1.          Charge the birch wood with its purpose – banishing by drawing a banishing pentagram over the wood three times whilst reciting the following:

When come the powers of banishing fire

To purify that which must retire

Brings salamanders of the flame

Let them feed, and take and claim

That which marked by Thorn is thrown

To the realms of the unknown

Let them perish, claimed by death

Your smoke to take their final breath

2.       Set a fire burning in the fire pit with the birch wood.

3.        Meditate on the fire and call the salamanders to your aid:

I call forth from the elemental plane

The salamanders through the flame

And ask you aid my quest this night

Rid me of woe, conflict and plight

4.      Throw your disks into the fire, one at a time. With each one, recite:

Elementals in this banishment fire

I ask you take, for I don’t require

This woe and conflict in my life

Take it now, relieve my strife  

5.        Once all of the disks have burned, release the salamanders:

Salamanders, I release, to the Elemental plane

Find your way back through the flame

I give thanks for your aid this night

In my battle against conflict and plight

Release written by +Shiann Raven Moon  

6.        Close your circle and once again, ground & centre.