Receptivity at the level of the Second Atta manifests as the ability to sense danger in advance, which is sometimes even more important than the possession of strength.
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Since echoes of Native American magic reached us, the notion of the “Hunt for Power” has entered common usage, spread, and, as often happens, become profaned.
But is it alien to European magical traditions?
On the level of the Second aett the transition from Neutrality to Receptivity gives rise to fluctuations in the surrounding environment.
These fluctuations are a direct consequence of the intrusion of the Lower World’s forces (which occurred at the stage of Eihwaz) into the Middle World, and are described by the Rune Perthro (the lot, sometimes the womb, Perthro).
The thirteenth rune of the Elder Futhark, in its neutrality, unites life and death into a single whole.
The rune Eihwaz (Yew) embodies the continuity of the cosmos as a single flow, encompassing the union of above and below, of actual and potential being.
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The turning inward at the level of Isa was only the antechamber of a new return, a new cycle. And just as spring inevitably follows winter, after pregnancy, after turning inward, comes birth, a new manifestation.
The eleventh Rune of the Elder Futhark – Jera (year, harvest) – the Rune of organic development, which is always cyclical.
It continues the Second Aett — the Rune of passivity, of slowing, or even suspension of movement. However, given previous events, this suspension is necessary for further development. Since, in Manifestation, the stages of Yav always alternate with periods of Navi (life–death, day–night, etc.), to the diurnal mind Manifestation appears discontinuous. Those very interruptions, which in fact are simply periods of other existence, symbolize the forces of the Rune Isa.
The influence of the principle of Mortality on the movement of the Wheel of the second Atta leads to an awareness of the need for endurance and resolve.
The awareness of death, at first paralyzing and then permanently transforming, forces one to press on through life’s storms with gritted teeth.
The Second Att begins with the rune Hagalaz, which establishes the foremost law governing the existence of manifested being: everything that is born must die.
This rune expresses the activity of the Second Att: the driving force behind the establishment of laws is the relating of the reality of life to death.
It is well known that the runic order — the Elder Futhark — is divided into three parts: three Families (Aetts) of eight Runes each. By the names of the first Runes of each Aett, they are called the Aetts of Freyr, Hagal, and Tyr. The association with these gods is largely conventional: it is […]
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The First Att concludes with the rune of transition — having reached the fullness of embodiment, Power passes to the next level.
The rune Vunyo (joy, glory) mythologically corresponds to the Hall of the Fallen — Valhalla. Even graphically, Vunyo depicts the Banner of that Hall.