Vanaheim (Day of Nurturing)

It was Jerry’s birthday today and the family was over. The weather was beautiful and we were able to swim. The water was so refreshing and comforting.

Jotunheim – Freya’s Day (Day of Discovery)

It started out being a bad day today. I had my mind set on going back to college to get my degree. The course schedule was available today and I could see my options. I realized I was so stressed with this decision. In the runes course the assignment was Change or Choice Oriented Spreads. In a reading by another student, she pointed out that I am looking at what I think my life should be instead of embracing the life that I have. It was an “A-HA” moment. Then I did my reading and it confirmed her reading. So I have reevaluated where I am in life and made realistic goals.

This is my overall impression from my reading: At first glance, all the runes in this reading appear to be negative. This is the first time I have drawn Berkana in the reversed position. So the opposite new growth is no growth – stagnation. This is exactly the way I have been feeling. With Nauthiz in the Hoenir/Vili position, I see I have been tested but I have identified the need. From this I have made a decision to move in a different direction. Ansuz in the Lodur/Ve position shows that my creativity should have a more important role that it has had. By having Isa in the Embla position I see that I have been frozen in place. Now is the time to change the shift of the ice and use its stillness to see the important things in my life. I have spent the day evaluating how I feel about myself and I like what I see. I am a strong and independent woman and I will use my creativity to fulfill my goals for the future.

Svartalheim (Day of Adventure)

A cool front came through this morning and the humidity has dropped. It is beautiful outside. The creativity is returning along with my spirit. I decided to pull a rune today to see what was in store for me and I drew Sowilo. There is illumination and movement in my near future and that excites me! It is also another message that Freya will be with me as I travel. I spent the rest of the day working on projects that needed to be finished. Tonight I listened to Hagalaz Runedance Volven CD.

Muspelheim (Day of Vision)

It was very hot here today (in the 90s) and that is appropriate since it is the day of Muspelheim (the realm of fire). At 9pm we went outside and watched the Hubble Space Telescope fly overhead. It is amazing to think about how far away it is and that we can see it here. It looked like a gold dot gliding through the black sky.

Alfheim (Day of Openess)

Today the moon entered the first quarter this morning. It is growing larger and brighter every night.