February 5, 2012

• Choose your perspective

  Choose your perspective

  #Armanen #Futhork Entry 10: #Ar

  "The tenth song I know is for when ill wishing spirits fly high in the air, I make them all to turn back, bewildered their minds, turning back"

   This is a continuation of a series of writings on the rune song of Odin as was presented in the Havemal.

  The tenth song covers the unseen world. How often do we have negative thoughts or face the judgements of others. The interpretation of ill wishing spirits are open but both negative thoughts and judgements are ways examples of ill wishing spirits that are aimed at hurting us...especially on an emotional and spiritual world. The warrior-wizard simply deflect negativity, criticism by acknowledging the source. Having affirmed himself with IS in the physical world, the Warrior-Wizard also affirms himself in the spiritual unseen world of the inner mind. By focusing on Ar the rune master protects himself against evil from both investing him as well as from evil hurting him. If somebody scolds the runemaster he simply deflects it back to the person doing the scolding. We have to take responsibility for our actions and if we act in a negative fashion we know that we will have to deal with the consequences of those actions. Sometimes these attacks might come from "high" or without us knowing that it is meant to harm us. However by having the right attitude we can be more resillient against such stalking attacks. By not reacting to these attacks our enemies mind is bewildered as they fail to see us fail. Another form of a modern ill wishing spirit is depression. With Ar depression is transformed into an opportunity.

  Ar is also connected with the power of the sun, the light. So what does the rune master use to dispell ill wishing spirits. Its simply the light of truth. Ignorance and arrogance both invite ill wishing spirits to nest in our minds. But the rune master using Ar is always in search of truth and leaves no idea or thought to be accepted without question. The rays of the  sun brings life and so where truth is established it will lead to life. Ar is also therefore linked to life and action. When the rune master felt down or finds himself in a hopeless situation he will use Ar as the key to access that part of his subconscious mind that restores his energy levels and uplift his mood. By focusing on Ar negative thoughts, emotions and physical feelings are dispelled by a higher order key. This is the secret of using runes. The magic of runes lies in having keys that can be used to trigger our subconscious to move to a different reality that is a more positive state of mind.

  We experience things based on how we perceive them. We have a choice not just over our actions but also over how we perceive our world. A father can see his child as being naughty or for the same situation see his child as being inquisitive or adventurous. Ar reminds us that we have a choice about how we perceive situations and events. You can choose to see the negative in everything or the positive. The rune master does not blame others for his choice but rather become aware that it is a choice so that he takes responsibility for his choics. Ar tranform a negative perspective into a positive one.

  

  The rune Ar as used in stav in the Younger futhark tradition

   

  Entry 9: "IS" of the Armanen Futhork series can be seen here: Affirming self

   

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