#runology

[akaessi]

runology as a field is so frustrating...

the "scholars of old" are racist hacks

everyone is using a "runology specific" notation style instead of international linguistic standard

places itself as "linguistic," but ignores current and widely accepted linguistic practices

places itself as historical, but also ignores common practices by historical scholars

runology as a current field seems to adamantly refuse to learn from LITERALLY ANY OTHER FIELD

how are you going to study a historical writing system without using the IPA, without PrIE studies, discussion of comparative linguistics, etc etc etc??? god, I fucking hate runology [or at least my runology sessions at what is supposed to be one of the best universities for runology]

#linguist problems #linguistics #back on my linguistics soapbox #runology #runes #norse studies #medieval studies #dark academia #chaos academia #dark acadamia quotes #goblin academia #university #grunge academia #light academia #academia aesthetic #study aesthetic #goblincore #medieval #language

[darkwoodjewelry]

Throwback to this pendant commissioned by @alexia.rost Here you can see the sketch and the final result - a sterling silver bind rune pendant. www.etsy.com/shop/DarkwoodJewelry #rune #runic #runes #celticjewelry #witchesofinstagram #necklace #darkjewelry #futhark #bindrune #bindrunes #vikings #norsepagan #handmade #runology #norse #norseart #darkwoodjewelry #runicmagic #vikingjewelry #darkart #norserunes #nordicrunes #runesjewelry #runenecklace #runependant #commissionedart #occultjewelry #occultism #sketch #jewelrydrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd3woHTLpuM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[notajoinerofthings]

two insightful twitter threads:

#just dumping some links because this is very exciting!! #old norse #runes #runology #medieval #medieval studies

[mannazandwyrd]

Vindelev hoard update

I know, I know, everyone probably already gushed about the latest Vindelev hoard bracteate news while I was taking a break from social media.

I just want to point out the most exciting bit. (And no, it’s not that we have 5th century evidence of Odin worship, although that *is* pretty dang exciting.)

These inscriptions have enough new words to add to dictionaries that runologists and linguists have to re-evaluate *all bracteates ever found* to see if new information is revealed by our expanded vocabulary.

Since many bracteates depict or are dedicated to Nordic mythical figures? New information about Old Norse deities is possibly about to be learnt.

#vindelev hoard #archaeology #denmark #bracteate #runology #linguistics #heathenry #proto-norse #JagaR Odin's Man #norse heathenry #inclusive heathenry #norse polytheism #norse paganism #runes #bracteates

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[wyrdkraft]

Why English-Speaking People Should Use the Anglo-Frisian Futhorc

Why English-Speaking People Should Use the Anglo-Frisian Futhorc

As far as we are concerned, runes are neither wall decoration nor a conversation starter, but powerful tools in the toolbox. Operative runic texts focus the will of the runer by way of symbolism, energize it, direct it, and refine it, while at the same time concealing it in mysterious signs. The content of such texts (a poem, spell, or curse) transcends time because it resonates with ancient…

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#Anglo-Frisian Runes #Anglo-Saxon Runes #Edred Thorsson #History #operative runology #Runes #wyrdkraft

[just-my-latest-hyperfixation]

Just another manic Monday

Written for the @steddieholidaydrabbles, day 17

Prompt: Platonic Stobin

Rated: G

CW: monsters

Tags: Urban fantasy AU; Magic AU; Creature AU; background Steddie; background Buckingham

Notes: Based on an idea and the gorgeous art by @house-of-the-moving-image - so happy I got to throw a little something together for it. 🥰

“I don't understand this,” Steve yells, jumping over another garbage bag like a hurdle sprinter. “That thing is fucking huge, where was it even hiding?”

“Gee, I dunno, Steve!” Robin skids to a halt beside him and impatiently hops from foot to foot while he pulls out their scooter from  between two dumpsters. “I didn't ask, you think we should wait up?” 

Somewhere behind them, something lets out a loud, gargling roar. A giant body scrapes against the walls of the alley. 

Steve gulps. 

“Nah, I'm good,” he says and tosses her the egg. It's larger than his own head, and Robin sags briefly under its weight. “Get in!”

Sometimes, Steve really, really wishes he was normal. 

In a world where ninety-seven percent of the population are either magic users, non-human, or hybrids, people like Robin and him tend to get the short end of the stick. Take the job market, for example. What's a guy to do if most entry-level positions require basic flight skills, or rudimentary knowledge of summoning spells, or two years minimum of experience in applied runology? 

The job at Fleetfoot Delivery is actually okay, all things considered. The pay is decent, the uniform isn't completely humiliating, and his coworker is his best friend and platonic soulmate who happens to be just as lamely human and completely unmagical as himself. 

It's easy work. Customers trade items via the app, Steve and Robin deliver the goods from the pickup location right to the lucky new owner. 

Basic stuff. 

Simple. 

Boring.

Except for the days you get chased by giant fucking monsters. 

“Who even sells a phoenix egg online?” he asks while he waits for Robin to clamber into the side car. “I mean, shouldn't we be calling child protection services or something?” 

“Phoenixes are extinct, Steve, everyone knows that!” 

He hums vaguely. He does know that, of course, but the question has its desired effect - namely to send her off on a tangent and get her mind off things. 

“The eggs that are left are infertile, but they're highly coveted in certain circles. Rumor has it that consuming one will boost your magic like nothing else. Chrissy says there's a sea witch living off the coast who's been looking for one for-”

“Chrissy, huh?” Steve grins and swings a leg over the saddle. The scooter stutters to life. “The cute little mermaid with the milkshake order from last week? You two on first-name terms now?” 

“Oh, fuck off!” Robin jabs him in the ribs, but quickly clutches the egg again as he needs to swerve around a stack of old, soggy cardboard boxes. They're picking up speed, but not nearly enough in the crammed, narrow alley. Behind them, the roaring and scraping are getting louder. “You don't get to berate me for flirting with clients. If I see you do that ass-wiggle in your stupid shorts in front of that dragon dude one more time-” 

“His name is Eddie,” Steve snaps, neck erupting in heat. “And I don't think he has any idea what my first name is. Or my last name.”

“Yes, Steve, of course,” Robin deadpans. “That is why he calls you big boy and honey and sweetheart. That is the actual reason.” 

Steve lets this statement simmer for a few seconds. 

“Shut up and tell me where to deliver this thing,” he then says. 

Out of the corner of his eye, he sees Robin smirk while she fishes her phone from her pocket and tells him the address.

“Oh, freaking great,” Steve grouses. “That's only on the other side of town. Won't take forever at all at this-” 

“Steve?” says Robin. Her hand is tugging at the sleeve of his uniform jacket, like she's been trying to get his attention for a while. “Steve, you may wanna go faster.” 

“I know!” he groans. “Need to beat rush hour, or we won't be home until-”

“That's not what I meant!” Robin shouts. Her voice goes all shrill and grating towards the end, and he almost crashes them into the wall in his impulse to cover his ears. 

“Well, what do you-” he starts to say, but doesn't get any further.

There's a loud crashing sound as the dumpsters are mowed over. He glances over his shoulder, just long enough to see a slimy, clawed something that's roughly the size of his house erupt from the alley behind them. It shrieks. The rush of hot, stinking breath sends garbage flying in all directions. A fist-sized glob of spit hits the back of Steve's head with a wet splotch. 

“Ugh, what the fuck? I just washed my hair this mor-”

“Drive!” Robin slaps his arm. “Oh my God, drive, drive, drive!” 

Steve does. 

They shoot out of the alley and onto the main road, just narrowly avoiding a collision with a flock of banshees. As their scandalized shrieks and the roar of the monster fade behind them, Robin's wristwatch buzzes. 

“Oh,” she says. “Today's your lucky day. A certain dragon just ordered an entire crate of aventurine, express delivery.”

Steve groans and takes a right, reaching up to disentangle half a banana skin from his drool-coated hair.

The day is shaping up to be a real Monday. 

All my holiday drabbles

#platonic stobin #platonic soulmates stobin #Steve Harrington #Robin Buckley #steddie #steve harrington x eddie munson #steve x eddie #buckingham #robin buckley x chrissy cunningham #robin x chrissy #steddie holiday drabbles #steddieholidaydrabbles #hype's holiday drabbles

[ascendingaeons]

The Story Behind My "Hymn to Sekhmet"

I was very surprised with how much traction my Hymn to Sekhmet has gotten… so I decided to share the story behind it. This might be quite long, but I think a lot of you would appreciate it.

I have been an eclectic pagan for most of my life. Heathenry was my focus in that sense that I worked with the Vanir and studied runology since I was fifteen. Kemeticism was my passion since childhood, but I was never formally a devotee. I pretty much worked exclusively with Set for most of my life. Our relationship is somewhere between father and son and student and guide. In the summer of 2020, I decided to finally set up a Kemetic altar.

It comprised of three statues and three candles on a small, very old nightstand and was otherwise unadorned. One statue was to Set, another to Bast, and the third to Sekhmet. I focused exclusively on Set and Bast for a while. I was afraid of Sekhmet. I read every book I could find about Her and they nearly all had one thing in common about a Sekhmet-based practice: if you cannot do it yourself, do not ask Her about it. That really intimidated me to the point I took Her statue down several times before it earned a permanent place.

One day in September of 2020 I finally prayed to Sekhmet with an offering of cold water. I felt a circular window of fire about 16 inches in diameter open up in front of my face just above my altar. It felt hot, like the heat of a campfire. I felt that She was looking at me. After a few seconds, the window disappeared. I didn’t interact with Her for a while after that.

In November of 2020, my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was given six months to live and chemotherapy was prescribed. I was immediately thrust into the role of caregiver. I drove my dad to and from chemotherapy, gave him his meds and food, helped him to the bathroom, cleaned him up, and anything else I could do. I was awake for about 22 hours a day for six months, even with the help of a hospice company.

One night, when my dad was on respite (what hospice companies call when a patient is sent to a nursing home for a few days so the caregiver can recover), I felt… really bad. I felt alone, afraid, numb, and lost. Without any offering or formality, I prayed to Bast. I asked Her to just stay with me. I suddenly felt myself wrapped up in a blanket of what felt like bubblegum-pink energy. It felt like stuffed animals, cotton candy, a fuzzy quilt, and just… pure love. I later learned that this describes the higher heart chakra’s energy but to me, it was just Bast. She hugged me like that for about an hour until She decided I was okay, and then, very much like a cat, She left.

The days went on with barely any sleep, a lot of emergencies and scares, until one day my dad was finally asleep. It was around four in the afternoon. I was thinking a lot about Sehkmet at this point and Her domain of healing. It was very near and dear to my heart. At the time I was thinking of going back to school to finish my psychology degree and become a counselor. I took the time to get cold water in a nice glass and some fresh bread I had delivered that morning. I put it all on a golden plate I ordered for my altar.

I prayed to Sekhmet, solemnly and respectfully, naming Her Epithets and offering praise in addition to water and bread. I asked… that She let everything be okay and help me to be a better caregiver to my dad. The sad thing is, I was very hard on myself. I felt like I was not doing enough but I later found out that every nurse and social worker from the hospice company had, individually and separately, reported to the company’s administrator in high praise of me. I didn’t know then that some caregivers are really horrible to the point of neglect and abuse. I was doing the best I could in a situation that was out of my control and was given a level of praise that floored me.

After concluding my prayer, I lay down in my bed next to my altar. I was lying on my side when suddenly Sekhmet’s etheric body manifested beside me. I could feel it and somewhat see it with my third eye. She started to rub my back as I lay there. Her hand felt like the sun’s heat reflected off of water, a sensation I knew well from fishing in summer. It felt almost like fire but one that would never burn me. As She rubbed my back, I felt Her head come next to mine. I felt Her face, soft and bristly, next to my left ear as She began to speak words I couldn’t hear. I could even feel the heat from Her breath.

Unlike Bast, Sekhmet stuck around. She followed me everywhere for the next two days. It hadn’t really sunk in yet but I had received what, for me, was irrefutable proof of the Gods’ love. Set was with me my entire life, my teacher and friend. Bast and Sekhmet creaked open the door to theurgy a little bit more. It wasn’t until my Reiki Attunement ceremony that the door was blown clean off its hinges when over a dozen Netjeru physically manifested. During my Attunement, Bast held my left hand and Sekhmet held my right. By the end of the ceremony, the two were hugging me as I lay on my teacher’s table.

As I began working with the Netjeru in my shamanic practice, Sekhmet communicated something to me. She asked me to offer Her my pain and fear. And so I wrote that hymn on what was proving to be a very hard day.

I can never go back to a world where the Gods do not exist or do not love us completely, irrevocably, and unconditionally. My relationship with the Netjeru is one of mutual loyalty, love, admiration, and service. For all intents and purposes, I am a new Kemetic. I have studied Egyptology since I was seven years old and regarded Kemet as a far-flung home, a feeling that has never left my heart since it ignited there when I was a toddler. But that is a story for another day.

Well… that is my story. I hope it finds you well!

Dua Sekhmet! Dua Netjeru!

Image is “Sekhmet Devotional” by Valoreanthes. A Mother Lioness and Her cub, a side of Sekhmet far too often overlooked.

#sekhmet #egyptian gods #kemetic #kemeticism #kemetism #netjeru #kemet #kemetic polytheism #egyptian paganism #egyptian polytheism #kemetic paganism #bastet #bast #polytheism #deity worship #deity work #paganism #theurgy #eclectic pagan #pagan #pagan prayer #pagan polytheism #set #seth #sutekh

[thorraborinn]

Michael Barnes' Runes: A Handbook -- a university textbook on runology and general overview/introduction to the subject, is now available in paperback for much cheaper than the hardcover.

#runes

[corinne-eaglebridge-sso]

Playlists for the paths of Terra, Runology and Whimsy!

#‘Dani those are futhark runes-‘ SHUT it was already hard enough to find a suitable image #sso #ssoblr #my posts #sso playlist #my playlists

[darkwoodjewelry]

The mysteries of the runes! This is a custom made silver Loki bind rune pendant - made of L O K and I runes. For custom requests, please DM. www.etsy.com/shop/DarkwoodJewelry #rune #runic #runes #celticjewelry #paganmetal #necklace #darkjewelry #futhark #bindrune #bindrunes #vikings #norsepagan #handmade #runology #norse #norseart #darkwoodjewelry #runicmagic #vikingjewelry #darkart #norserunes #nordicrunes #runesjewelry #runenecklace #runependant #darkjewellery #occultjewelry #occultism #norsegods #loki https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFxmMDLlC0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[shiroselia]

Proper max stat outfit on Freyja finally achieved! Let's go!

(Not pictured, or pictured poorly; Black Rex Stampner Leg Wraps to match with the saddlepad, Black Valentine's Saddle Bag, and the gray rabbit.)

And yes, I did speedrun the runology pants for this. ("Manda is this outfit taken directly from your main?" Maybe.)

#sso #ssoblr #Winterbird Alt #I generally consider this to be Freyja's canon outfit but the dress is a turtleneck with an overshirt instead of #a regular longsleeve with a dress over

[star-stable-tournaments]

Best Star Stable Online NPC - Part 1 Round 22

Jade runs the Runology portion of the druid paths.

Doreen sells squirrels very enthusiastically by the Goldspur tracks.

[argumate]

A number of other terms related to Hu’s removal and Xi’s burgeoning power were censored online. Weibo limited search results for the terms “hustled away” (jiazou 架走) and “left the meeting” (lixi 离席) to verified government accounts. Search results for the terms on Zhihu and Douyin were also limited, indicating they were considered sensitive words on those platforms as well. Weibo also restricted search results for terms related to China’s imperial past. Searches for “emperor” (huangshang 皇上), “ascend the throne” (dengji 登基), and “abdicate” (tuiwei 退位) also only returned results from verified government accounts. After the Politburo Standing Committee was revealed on October 23, Weibo began censoring the term “we’re screwed” (wandan 完蛋), after netizens posted it alongside commentary on “runology.” The hashtag #We’reScrewed was blocked “in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and policies” and search results for the stand-alone term were, as in the cases detailed above, limited to verified government accounts. The censorship of words related to Xi also snagged a few entirely innocuous posts unrelated to politics. One Weibo user shared a screenshot showing that Weibo was reviewing their post after they had captioned their video: “Feel the awesome power of Typhoon Nanmadol in three dimensions!” The constituent characters could be misread to demand Xi “step down,” which is what triggered the Weibo review.

it doesn't mean much but censorship is always funny

[wallacejwriting]

Some Stuff About Magic Witchy School before I make a real post:

You start the first school year you are 13 before the first day. This is because magic blooms fully at the 13th birthday.

In your first year, you don't have a house, because houses are based on your magical affinity.

School is six years long.

There are 7 houses that can be pursued in the school past first year, plus the first year house, plus there are technically two others not taught in the school (one because it can't be, one because it hasn't existed in a hundred years), plus there's the catch-all house for all the witches who didn't end up devoting to a specialty house.

In first year, you take way more different classes than the upper years, because you are getting a taste for everything to see where you belong. Due to this, you take sixteen classes in first year.

First semester, the classes are: Basic Runology, Fundamentals & Principles of the Arts, Principles of Magic I, Composition & Literacy I, Potions & Pharmaceuticals I, Magic & Wellness, History of Mokeno, and Fundamental Mathematics.

Second semester, the classes are: Geometry, Runic Geometry, Fundamentals of Magicanics, Application of Magic in the Arts, Life of Magical Creatures, History of Magic I, Herbology I, and Combat Casting.

At the end of first year, a choosing ceremony is held, in which the magic of each house chooses those who are destined to be part of it.

The first year house is House Sprout.

The other seven houses taught in the school are: House Rose, House Hibiscus, House Zinnia, House Yarrow, House Delphinium, House Wisteria, and House Marigold. Each house has a specific category of magic and way of approaching magic. This will be shown later.

The two houses not taught in school are House Petunia and House Oleander.

The catch-all house is House Lily.

If you are not chosen by the houses before your magic fully matures (typically at the 20th birthday), you will be forever in House Lily and cut off from almost all upper level magic. This also happens if you fail your devotion ceremony.

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