Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in Becky's Rune Diary's LiveJournal:

Friday, February 20th, 2004
6:59 am	Teiwaz, today. The spiritual warrior. It's been a while since I've drawn this one, but I can't think of a day that I've needed it more. Success and motivation, victory, courage, and honor. More than anything, though, right now it just helps to be reminded from outside that I am a warrior, and even if I lose a battle, the fact remains that I still fought, and I still win more than I lose. Thank you, powers, for showing me this.... (Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 17th, 2004
9:00 am	Raidho - travel, usually with a positive association. Not exactly what I was expecting to see after my recent incident, but definitely a pleasant surprise. Also can indicate a spiritual journey, or a message, or symbolize leadership and nobility. One book suggests that it's major meaning is learning one's limitations, and learning to move within them, with the subtexts of freedom and moral responsibility. I would love to believe that this is just a suggestion that everything will work out for the road trip we've planned next week, but something tells me I should focus more on the concept of controlling my fate and doing what I can for myself, instead of letting the world move me. (Comment on this)
Thursday, February 12th, 2004
6:53 am	Jera, again. I keep getting a lot of duplicates - I don't know whether I'm just failing to learn, or whether the main issues in my life haven't resolved yet. So, let's see.... hope, change for the better. What else? Successful crops, Thor, new beginnings. And, again, justice and legalities. Please, please, please let this mean things will resolve well. I've had about all the bad luck and bad news I can swallow. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 4th, 2004
7:12 am	Jera, today - justice, in a positive, kind of karmic sense. It also has a meaning of rewards for working hard, and usually suggests a good outcome. Other books have completely different meanings listed - hope, change, the cycle of the year. Either way, though, it seems to be positive. Who knows, maybe I'll get some good news about the license issue. I should spend some time focusing on possible relations between the two sets of meanings, though. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004
7:10 am	Teiwaz, again. Someone keeps telling me to be strong, and to push forward until I succeed. Either that, or they feel that I'm just not learning. Although, given the stamina I need at work right now, it may just be a simple reminder that, if I look inside myself, I do have the strength to make it through. (Comment on this)
Monday, January 26th, 2004
6:53 am	Uruz, today - strength is the first meaning I associate with this, and persistence. The books describe it as a primal kind of natural energy, of health and healing and change as personal growth. This seems like an awfully forceful way to tell me that I'm going to survive having to go out in the cold to go to work this morning.... I should keep an eye out for further ways to apply or interpret it. (Comment on this)
Sunday, January 25th, 2004
8:26 am	Let's Try This Again. Well. That was a spectacular.... not quite failure, I suppose, but a definite lack-of-success. Time to give it another try, and hope that I can stick with it longer this time. So, let's see what today has in store. Teiwaz. The spiritual warrior. One of the runes that I always feel least describes me, and always shows up when I'm casting for myself. That, in and of itself, is probably something I should focus on. Motivation, success, justice, a good omen for relationships. All good things, and all relevant to a particular problem that I've been dwelling on for some time. Now if only I can bring myself to confront the issue, everything should apparently be fine.... (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 17th, 2003
10:42 am	Sowelu again, today. I'm getting a lot of repeat messages... I don't know if this is because issues are persisting, or whether I'm just being dim and not getting things. So... meanings. Power, health, vitality; worry and tension being too much. The sun, female power, a sense of self-worth. Maybe it's something as simple as learning to embrace my own power and abilities and stop being so damn worried and insecure. Easier said than done, but it would be a start.... (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 15th, 2003
6:53 am	Sowelu, today. I can't believe the broad spectrum of meanings I'm finding for this. The most primary, though, seems to be victory or success. I'm hoping beyond hope that this will refer to a particularly heartbreaking and difficult case at work... I'd love more than anything to find the key to fixing her. There's also a secondary cautionary meaning, though, that suggests becoming overly absorbed in something to the point of negativity. I've been bringing work home with me for the past several days, worrying about cases and stuff and not really relaxing. It's probably time to stop, catch my breath, and just try to be myself when I'm home and not Dr. Me. (Comment on this)
Monday, July 14th, 2003
6:49 am	And the rune for today is... kenaz. I knew it was bound to happen eventually. Not that I mind at all - this is one of the most positive runes I can think of. It's a fire symbol, and it represents learning, and power, and creativity. It's also a sign of opening up, and of sharing. Everything has been going pretty darn well for me lately, at work and on my projects, and with my friends.... and this suggests that it'll continue like that. I love good news. (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 13th, 2003
8:27 am	Okay. Back to work, and this time I really really am going to stick to it. Ehwaz today - this time it makes a little more sense, I think. Physical movement, and a change for the better; partnership and cooperation. For the past week I've felt like I was at war with my body. Today is the first day that I can, with some effort and not too much pain, touch my toes. I'm getting better. (It's about damn time....). I just need to stay aware of this, and be willing to work on healing, not just sit back and expect to magically be better or overstress myself doing things I'm not ready for yet. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 8th, 2003
6:48 am	Oops. Missed a few days... I know, bad me. But I'm trying to get back in the habit, rather than just give up completely. Raidho again today. I seem to be getting a handful of these repeat-messages. Though, in this case, it kind of does make sense - mobility has been a serious issue for the past several days, and I've been wondering if I'm ever going to be able to walk comfortably or go anywhere other than work and home again. Dramatic exaggeration, I know, but that's what it feels like. Anyway, a symbol of positive force and travel seems like a good suggestion that I'll be feeling much better soon. Here's hoping... (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 3rd, 2003
9:11 am	Raidho - this is one that seems simple, at least on the surface. It's a symbol for travel, and while I'm not going anywhere further than my office in the near future, I have a lot of friends who are making journeys over the next few days - it could just be a suggestion that I'm supposed to be sure to spend some time with them while they're in the area. There's another meaning, though, which amounts to leadership and trust in oneself - a reminder of being in control of one's destiny, and not allowing yourself to be led by others. There's a... not quite dilemma, but an issue that has been on my mind lately, and it's good to be reminded that I can make my own choices - in fact, that I *do* make my own choices, and that I can't hide behind the excuse of doing what other people tell me to.... (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2003
6:48 am	Algiz, today. The more I read about this rune, the more I like it. It's mainly a rune of protection and shielding, and it tends to be associated with warriors, but one of my references mentions that it also has a strong association with healing. I've always thought of healers as warriors of our own sort, and it's very nice to see that association made elsewhere. So. Healing, strength, protection, friendship, insight. All good things, though when it's all put together it sounds like I'm going to have a challenging day at work today. But if the powers that be have faith that I can handle it, so should I. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 1st, 2003
6:45 am	Hmm. Inguz again. Maybe I didn't get quite far enough in understanding it yesterday. Time to stop thinking about it and start just focusing on it. The books say this, the books say that, but... looking at it, what does it say to me? I've always interpreted it as a kind of celebration of a conclusion; a completion of something that suggest more progression than just finishing. I don't want to be too literal here, I don't want to get so caught up in the word-meaning that I miss the overall feel. That said, though, and getting it again today.... I was given a chance yesterday to move on and take a further step in my studies here, and I didn't choose to do so yet. I think I'm being told that I should.... (Comment on this)
Monday, June 30th, 2003
6:52 am	Inguz - another mysterious one. More and more meanings keep popping up the deeper I look, though most books seem to agree that at least one meaning is 'the successful completion of a project or idea.' I don't have too many projects close to completion, but it's possible that it may just be encouraging me to keep working on the ones I've already taken on, that I'm making good headway. One book, though, suggests that it can indicate moving on to the next stage, especially in spiritual practices - apparently I'm moving along here, and that's a good thing.... (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 29th, 2003
8:46 am	Ehwaz - this is one of the runes that I've always had trouble working with. It has so many different meanings and interpretations, and I never know quite how to interpret it. One book says it represents a journey, either physical (of which I have none planned that I know of, though several people are traveling here to visit...) or a sort of development and progress. Another accepts that interpretation, but suggests that it applies more to either a physical travel device (please, let nothing happen to my car...) or to partnership and cooperation, especially marriage. So. Either Thor approves of my engagement personally and is telling me so, or I should pay particular attention to the friends coming to visit, or... I don't know. Time to be alert today, and try to focus on ways to work this into my thoughts and actions and see how it applies.... (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 28th, 2003
8:38 am	Teiwaz, today - the symbol of the warrior. Something tells me it's going to be an adventurous day at work... Teiwaz is the rune of Tyr, the god of war, and it's supposed to symbolize both conflict (and justice), and success in that conflict. A sign that things may be challenging, but that I should persist and pull through. Or maybe just a reminder that, no matter how frustrating things should be, I have to remember to focus on the reason why I do what I do - I am a warrior in my own way, I fight death and illness, and no amount of frustration or petty silliness at work should make me forget that and the joy it can bring. (Comment on this)
Friday, June 27th, 2003
9:47 am	Today's rune is Lagaz - which seems to be both very appropriate and an auspicious start. Lagaz is a symbol of intuition and knowledge, of both learning and of trusting one's thoughts and perceptions. It has a strong association with the divine powers and with spiritual workings.... I think the gods approve of my starting down this path. Lagaz is also associated with water, and my interpretation of it has always included a flow of ideas - like a cold, clear stream, thoughts form and grow and gain momentum. This rune has always been a sign for me to follow through on an idea, to trust myself and try to learn and grow, rather than just stagnate and forget. It's a good reminder, both here and at work.... (Comment on this)
12:38 am	Just For Starters Okay. Where to start? Runes have always been the facet of Asatru that have... worked best for me. Not that I know for certain that they're even technically a part of the practice; all I have is one lapsed and unpredictable former teacher and a handful of contradictory books. But I connect with them, and they have meaning for me, so I guess that counts for something. And in an area like paganism, full of mix-and-match belief systems, I suppose I can work with what feels right, at least to start with. So. Time to go back to basics. I'll be using this as a rune diary, something that has worked for me in the past. The theory is to draw a rune each morning, to focus on through the day. To open up my mind to what may happen, to communicate with.... whoever up there wants to communicate with me, to study and learn and put my mind in a framework to move further on in my practices. I'm not quite sure what I expect, or where to go from here, but that's probably a good thing. I'm pretty sure I'll figure it out when I'm ready.... (1 Comment |Comment on this)