Magical Rune Consecration and Divination Methods

Before using your runes in any form of divination; they should be consecrated. This is best done between the New and Full Moons. Hold your bag of runes in your hands and say:

Allfather, Odin, Rune-Master,
Lead me to true knowledge
Of the sacred runes.
Freya, Mistress of Magic,
Vana-Goddess of seidr,
Reveal to me the future paths.

The runes should be kept in a bag large enough to get your hand inside. Gently stir the runes and say:

Urd! Verdandi! Skuld! 
( the 3 Norns, Past, Present, and Future.)


Without looking, draw out three. Lay them out in a horizontal line, starting from the left. The left rune will be the past, the center the present, the right rune the future. If the future position is unclear, you may draw up to three more runes to clarify it. 

Another way of foretelling by the runes is to cast them on a square piece of cloth or fur. This is done by selecting nine runes without looking. Hold them in your hands and say:

Allfather Odin, Rune-Master,
Lead me to true knowledge
Of the sacred runes. 
Freya, Mistress of Magic,
Vana-Goddess of seidr,
Reveal to me the future paths. 

Hold the runes in your hands over the cloth and concentrate on your question. Gently toss the runes away from you onto the cloth while saying:

Urd! Verdandi! Skuld!

The nearest runes are read as the past or things moving away from the questioner. The further out on the cloth, the further into the future is the influence. Any runes that land with the rune not showing are not read. This also applies to any runes that do not fall on the cloth. 

Good Luck, Good Love, and Good Magic!
 Lory