*Free Rune Readings*

[gullindagan]

I'd like to up my runic divination game, so I am now offering free weekly divinations! So far I've mostly just divined for myself, and just use a simple 3 rune reading. I've been doing it for a number of years now, and reading for other people seems like the natural next step. As I'm just starting this, the only payment that I'll ask is for a report of how the reading corresponded to the real life situations.

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[jprussell]

If I may jump in with another data point: I sometimes use reversals and sometimes do not, depending on the casting/reading method. When I do a three rune spread similar to what Gullindagan has done here, I tend not to use reversals. I shake the runes in my hands and then release them into a leather dice-rolling tray. Without looking, I choose three runes and place them face up in the positions for Urd, Verdhandi, and Skuld.

If I do a nine realms casting (from Thorsson's Runecaster's Handbook), on the other hand, I count face down runestaves as reversed/mirk. My staves are round, though, so they don't lend themselves very well to reading orientation any other way. I'm considering making a rectangular set for exactly that reason.

Another method I got from Thorsson is for yes/no questions: cast the runes onto a cloth and only count the ones that land where Midgard would be for a nine realms reading (a circle in the middle a little less than 1/3 of the width of the cloth). You count the number of staves face up and the number face down. If there are more face up, the answer is "yes", and if more face down, the answer is "no". If you'd like an understanding of why the answer is yes or no, the particular runes that came up face up/down can be looked at to gain insight.

Hope this helps!

[gullindagan]

Thanks for the contribution!