Eco-magic
Course:
Session 3
Part 1: Working with the Dragon Rune
Part 2: Introduction to divination techniques
Introductions (10 mins)
Round of names. Salt water.
Part 1: Working with the Dragon Rune
Introduction - What it is (5 mins)
Runes, Bindrunes and the Dragon Bindune. World Tree.
Laguz, Fehu, Tiwaz, Kaunaz, Elhwaz and Isa.
Practical Uses (15 mins)
- Psychic Battery
- Talisman - wooden, carved, drawn, face paint, graffiti, draw it on letters/leaflets/envelopes
- Chalk stones
- Ritual
- Meditation
- Movement
- Chant - 'LA' (Laguz), 'FEY' (Fehu), 'TAY' (Teiwaz), 'KAY' (Kenaz), 'EE' (Isa), 'ZZZ' (Algiz). The last 2 runes combined as similar sound.
Feedback and questions (5 mins)
(35 mins to here)
Part 2: Introduction to divination techniques
Overview (10 mins)
Techniques people can apply to specific ecological/campaign situations - Do we march on this day? Is the campaign appropriate? Will this campaign method be successful? People used astrology, runes, tarot, scrying and shamanic in past.
Not fatalistic. Judging the tide.
Many: Tarot, Runes, I Ching, palm-reading; necromancy, communing with dead souls; pyromancy; crystal-gazing; ornithomancy, interpretation of the flights and cries of birds.
How does it work?
Unconscious Mind
- controlling the motions of the diviner's hands
- repository of immense wisdom
- closer to each other
Synchronicity
Jung - "an acausal connecting principle" - there are no accidents
Spirits of Wisdom
Manipulated by spirits.
Dangers
- Psychological: Can become obsessive.
- Magical: Simple protective spell to keep out malign and encourage benign - even if psychological.
- Tricky to read for yourself or someone you know well
- People don't always hear what you tell them!
Introductions to key techniques (by several people- 40 mins)
- Tarot
- The Gateway method
- Runes - Adrians notes
- Astrology - Dragon chart
BREAK (10 mins - 1 H 40 at end). All to decide which group to join
Small Group Work (40 mins)
2 or 3 smaller groups each look at one technique in more detail. Practical intent - What should the Rune Ritual be focused on?
Feedback and questions (5 mins)
Dragon Rune Ritual (30 mins)
- Planning based on group feedback
- Recap on Dragon Rune
- Ritual
- Feedback
This ritual is now available in the Rituals section of Magic.
Closing (5 mins)
Reading and exercises for this month: Read handouts. Work with Dragon
Rune. Try divination.
Close with singing bowl.
Resources:
Theory of Divination by Tim Maroney:
Rich Text Version
- will open in Word or other word processing software.
Online:
http://maroney.org/Essays/Theory_of_Divination.html
A Glossary Of Divination:
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/afaceinacrowd/glossdiv.html