A big ol’ thank you to Knit A Spell Podcast and the lovely Katie Rempe and James Divine for giving me a good fit of giggles and talking story and sharing the subject of my upcoming book with Llewellyn. @LightFromALantern and @DivineHandJim are so lovely and I didn’t even realize we had talked that long!
You may listen here: https://www.lightfromlantern.com/podcasts/knit-a-spell/episodes/2147834077
Thanks for sharing and listening! Have a Magical Week!
It’s been 10 months since I started working with Ehwaz. In that 10 months, my understanding of this Rune is deepening. My shorthand as described in the illustration above for this Rune has helped me kick start myself again when the outside world made things feel too hard to do much more. It was like a little team of horses was inside my solar plexus pulling me forward.
That said, I’m not a horse person. My interactions with them have always been fraught with a bucket of nerves. They are huge creatures and their size alone often gives me pause. Even though I’ve had very little instruction when it comes to those animals, I’m very aware that one wrong move could spook them and spell disaster for either me or the horse. The latter of which would make my heart break even more. But to feel like there is a spiritual team of horses pulling me forward towards my goals is an interesting metaphor to reflect on.
Ehwaz (á) looks like a mirror image of Laguz (á), which pricks my curiosity. Laguz is the fluidity of our life force. Ehwaz is duality and movement. So it makes sense to me that two Laguz put together would make Ehwaz. Fluid implies movement. A force of life creates development. They are together and apart. As above, so below. As within, so without. From that thought I moved forward in my connection to this spiritual tool.
The ‘E’ and the ‘L’ in the Elder Futhark are far apart when we put Western sensibilities on it. In my daily rune castings, which you can find on Instagram and Twitter daily — Monday through Friday — I explain the Runes’ Elder Futhark connection – its alphabet quality, if you will, this has little bearing on the spiritual or energetic meaning of it. Yet, it is a part of it. Much like many Witches have a deep spiritual life, but their spiritual life and ‘Muggle’ life may not intersect much outside of being part of the same Witch’s life.
All of the above to say that dissecting the energy of this Rune has provided even further meaning for me. Huzzah, as that was the point of choosing a Rune of the Year. How that showed up thus far (I still have some weeks before I’ll start this exercise all over again), has been enlightening, to say the least. For instance, when I didn’t want to send out my writing for consideration, I would do my meditation on the Rune (yes, I’m meditating on it near daily) and suddenly I’d have some inspiration or motivation to push a piece to be finished or send something off. Ehwaz is known as the Rune of gradual development and since January things have gradually developed, but that development has felt enormous. My client list for my services and magical goods has firmed up to a strong foundation and I’m moving towards having my goods on just my site (mostly). I have a new mystical writing group that has been such a blessing. We’ve progressed to have so many stars in our meals (meaning the food on our plate comes from right here). I’m not as frazzled when spirits knock on my psychic door unexpectedly. And if you’ve read this far you’re finding out that I am under contract to write a book! Woot! More on that in the weeks to come.
The year has been a slow and steady climb towards reaching my goals, which I often say is what being a Witch is about: always improving.
I feel that activation of energies of my inner Fetch, meaning the divine within (some refer to Fetch as the guardian within). When before I may not have had the trust in myself to move forward, Ehwaz comes in and reminds me that I have already overcome so much and stepping forward is easier than I perceive.
So although I’m not a horse person, I have a team of spiritual horses inside of me, lead by Ehwaz and driven by my inner Fetch. It’s been a thrilling gallop through the year towards new levels of creation, connection, and curation, the latter of which was my word for the year. More on that next week.
In the meantime, I need to saddle up and go write that book. đ
Blessings,
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Well I did it. After a year plus of people asking me to set such a space up, it’s here. I’m on Patreon now, creating a digital Witchcraft-learning Covenstead. And you don’t have to live exactly like I do to participate. This is a place to help you connect with our generous and awesome Earth, whether you’re a city mouse, a suburban bird, or a country opossum.
I still will be blogging here. However, much more content, learning opportunities, spells, and the like will be available over on my Patreon. Want a weekly Rune casting? Join my Patreon. Want monthly Witch Calendar? Join my Patreon. Want to learn more about Permaculture, Dream Work, Kitchen Witchery, and everything else this Crone lives day and night? Join my Patreon.
Go over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=53229226&fan_landing=true&view_as=public and see what fits for you. Join me at the Garden Gate, On The Front Porch, Under The Willow, In The Witch’s Garden, At The Witch’s Table, or Around The Fire Circle. Lots of opportunity to learn from a Witch whose been walking this path for more than 40 years.
Thanks and Blessed Be.
The Anniversary Giveaway has been going on now for more than a week and I just realized I have barely talked about what the prizes are. I could give the excuse that my current path of shadow work took over my life for a bit, and I wouldn’t be lying; but, I want to do my thank you and give back to all of you supporters in the most professional of manners for a one-Crone cottage business.
So if you missed the small area of which I promoted the prizes in my original post, here they are again:
Grand prize is a “year ahead” Full Elder Futhark Rune Casting, a divination reading that looks at your year ahead. This is a $55 value currently. Second prize is a 3-Rune Reading. This is a divination about one question you’re having. Currently a $20 value. 3rd prize is a Dream Interpretation. Currently a $15.55 value. Be advised that all of these items are currently on sale for the anniversary offerings. Please note that my prices will rise to regular prices post-anniversary sale beginning on July 22.
Also, your reward for coming to my website and reading this blog post is that there are high chances to win right now. I expected a good turn out for the giveaway, but I’ve gotten three times the amount of entries I expected, so good for me, but also good for you. And you still have time to enter the giveaway, because you’ve been a stalwart supporter for more than a year now. Thank you. Can’t remember how to enter or how you can gain more entries? Here’s a refresh on what you have to do:
And whatever you do, remember that I pull the winners names on my Instagram Live on July 14 at 10:30 a.m. PDT. One prize per person.
Good Luck, Best Witches!
~Runa
Wow, what a year it’s been. So many changes for so many of us. Certainly true for this Crone Witch. Biggest of all was my entry into public Witch life and opening up my RT Magical Services & Goods shop, that allowed me to combine those critical Cs I crave in my life: Creator, Curator, and Connector. And for a whole year I’ve been working at it, being a shoot-from-the-hip entrepreneur (and learning to spell entrepreneur…LOL).
As I type this, another dream interpretation order came in. Woohoo! Keeping busy means I’m doing my part for my family and home, which makes my Cancer Moon sing. Being a Boss Witch makes my Leo Rising satisfied and keeps its “good ideas” down to a sustainable amount, so my Scorpio Sun can keep doing the shadow work I have put off until my Crone Crowning.
I love doing this work. It combines all my great loves. Something I’ve been working towards for a very long time in my life. And I’m so grateful. I love having my work’s focus all about Magic, whether it’s my Magical Services & Goods or working our Permaculture efforts here at Villa Westwyk, or Writing my secret project, I’m feeling so blessed. So it’s time to give back. Welcome to the First Anniversary Giveaway.
The First Anniversary Giveaway will offer many chances to enter as detailed below. Grand prize is a “year ahead” Full Elder Futhark Rune Casting, a divination reading that looks at your year ahead. This is a $55 value currently. Second prize is a 3-Rune Reading. This is a divination about one question you’re having. Currently a $20 value. 3rd prize is a Dream Interpretation. Currently a $15.55 value. Be advised that all of these items are currently on sale for the anniversary offerings. Prices will rise to regular prices post anniversary sale (July 22).
Here’s the Anniversary Giveaway rules:
Again, the Giveaway runs until July 14. How many entries have you gotten in so far?
Thank you again for supporting my work as a Witch, as a Writer, as a Healer of the Earth. When you support me, you support your own Magical life. What a beautiful partnership that is, yes? Here’s to many more anniversaries!
Blessed Be,
~Runa Troy
Creator, Curator, Connector
This month marks one year that I hung my Boss Witch shingle out. I have had such a journey this last year, growing my little cottage business on the heels of a complete script-flip of my life. It’s been such an honor to do Rune Castings and Dream Interpretations, and provide mystical goods for so many incredible people.
For its first birthday, I’m doing a little renovation of the shop. I’ve painted over the Magical Flea Market sign and will simply be known as: Runa Troy: Magical Services & Goods. This is how most in our “BWitch” community know me, so makes much more sense. I will still be providing all the services I have been. Plus if plans go as designed, there will be new services forthcoming.
This past year has been deep foundational work to grow the available inventory of mystical items at my disposal, so there will be new Witchy Goods coming soon to my shop. My herb garden’s harvests and other items I deem MIDGARDening Witchery is ready to be sent out into the world. So stay tuned, please.
Lastly, anything with the Magical Flea Market label soon will be listed in the shop soon at a deep discount. My rebranding is your gain. Be sure to favorite my Etsy shop so you’re notified when everything goes live. As well, I’m in the beginning stages of an anniversary giveaway, so keep your eyes peeled here and on Instagram for that announcement.
Thank you again for the support you give for a magical life, both mine and yours. May the next year bring us even more blessings. So it is.
Blessed Be,
Runa Troy, Creator, Curator, and Connector
Magical Goods & Services.
Dear Friends,
A quick note to mark the fact that My Viking and I have been married for 15 years today. I’m so grateful for this relationship. He’s an incredible partner and all-around admirable human being. I’m truly blessed and feel so fortunate we have one another. However, that’s not the full purpose of this post.
My communique today is about the fact that I’ll be taking off for a week beginning today. You know that I preach all the time about taking real rest. Pressing that pause button is a necessary thing to keep the scales of balance in our lives. Originally, I thought I’d work through Spring Break; but, a small family emergency has thrown a monkey wrench into our lives — everyone is okay, but it required attentions to be elsewhere and gave us a message from the Universe that we needed to take a break from the things we could so we could take care of family and then allow some space to reset and get back at it.
I’ll be back at it next Tuesday (April 20), so you can expect a fresh blog and all the other things I do each week: Pick A Rune, Item of the Week, Solitary Shenanigans, and all the things this Crone shares each week with all you magical people. Additionally, I’m hoping this pause allows some time to strengthen the timeline of announcement for the “secret project,” because I can hardly wait to share that with you.
In the meantime, I hope your new moon intentions are building towards manifestation and that you find great love in your life. Be your true self and live your best life. I’ll see you in a week.
Blessed Be,
~Runa