Preface
The Runes as described here are healing, merciful Runes; they will do you no harm. Learn their
language and let them speak to you. Play with the possibility that they can provide 'a mirror for the
magic of our Knowing Selves', a means of communication with the knowledge of our subconscious
minds.
Remember that you are consulting an Oracle rather than having your fortune told. An Oracle does not
give you instruction as to what to do next, nor does it predict future events. An Oracle points your
attention towards those hidden fears and motivations that will shape your future by their unfelt
presence within each present moment. Once seen and recognized, these elements become absorbed
into the realm of choice. Oracles do not absolve you of the responsibility for selecting your future, but
rather direct your attention towards those inner choices that may be the most important elements in
determining that future.
How can random selection of marked stones tell you anything about yourself? Perhaps these Rune
interpretations are simply so evocative that each contains some point which can be accepted as
relevant to some part of what is happening at the limits of consciousness any day, any time, to anyone.
That is the easiest possibility to accept from a strictly scientific standpoint. Nevertheless, my own play
with these Runes has shown coincidence piled upon coincidence and an apparently consistent
'appropriateness' in each Rune reading which is difficult to explain by the mechanism I have just
described.
Can there be other factors that distort the expected randomness of Rune selection so as to provide a
language by which the subconscious makes itself and its expectations known? For myself, I maintain
an open mind, reminding myself that observations should not be discounted simply because their
underlying mechanisms have not yet been satisfactorily explained.
So go ahead. Try out these Runes. See if this Oracle can mirror your subconscious process, but
remember that such a link may take practice to develop. The Rune interpretations offered here come
from the meditations of a gentle, healing mind. They will speak to you of change and growth. The
only negativity you will find here relates to the blockage of appropriate growth, while all the positive
aspects are transcendent, transforming and lead to breakthroughs. The subconscious you will
encounter here is not a fearsome beast in need of obedience training. It is the inner seeker-after-truth
who must be helped to save us from ourselves.
Darklady's Occult