I was given this rune by a onother shaman: Ehwaz: (E: Horse, two horses.) Transportation. May represent a horse, car, plane, boat or other vehicle. Movement and change for the better. Gradual development and steady progress are indicated. Harmony, teamwork, trust, loyalty. An ideal marriage or partnership.
Peace and love to the shamans that uses the runes.
Thank you, it gives me power and strengt to grow.
Peace and love to you who knows the power of the runes.
I used to use the runes a lot in my daily life to get knowledge from the rune spirits.
This rune gives me power to transform like Odin did.
Based on your statements in this thread I must conclude that you are a classic New Ager, dear Beautiful Change.
http://www.skepdic.com/runes.htmlFor most people, the runic alphabet died out sometime between the 13th and 16th centuries. But for those special New Age people with one foot in the world of secrets and the other in the world of mysteries, runes are used as a form of divination.*
The Norse used Runic characters mostly for practical purposes, such as marking graves, identifying property, or for defacing other's graves and property with graffiti, such as at Maes Howe in Orkney. New Agers ignore these uses and prefer to side with superstitious 12th century Norsemen and women who thought they could see the future in alphabetic characters on wood or stone. Somehow, the image of Viking warriors, worshippers of Thor and Odin, kneeling down to cast runes to decide whether or not to invade Ireland, seems incongruous.
It is said that rune reading is useful for gaining spiritual insight. No doubt, it is as good as any other method. Dr. Martin D. Rayner, a professor of physiology at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine, claims that by gazing at the runes one can tap into the subconscious and find great knowledge about oneself.
How can the random selection of marked stones tell you anything about yourself? Perhaps these Rune Interpretations are simply so evocative that each contains some point, which can be accepted as relevant to some part of what is happening at the limits of consciousness any day, any time, to anyone. That is the easiest possibility to accept from a strictly scientific standpoint. [The Runes Explained]
The good doctor is giving new meaning not only to his life but to science as well. Nevertheless, he says he has found rune reading to be "transformational" and leading to "breakthroughs", which are common goals of New Agers.
How is it that random alphabetic stone selection can be so useful? Easy.
Anything can be a source of transformation and breakthrough if you decide to let it be. Runes, tarot cards, the I Ching, enneagrams, Myers-Briggs....
anything can be used to stimulate self-reflection and self-analysis.
Anything can be used to justify coming to a decision about an unresolved matter. Coming to a decision brings relief, reduces anxiety, and may well seem like a breakthrough and transformation. Using something like rune stones to help make your decision relieves you of responsibility for it. The choice was made for you by the stones and your subconscious mind, so you are off the hook if anything goes wrong. Furthermore, since there is no standard interpretation of any of this stuff, you can always change your initial interpretation to fit new facts or desires.
When you are the oracle yourself, it is always a win-win situation.