Rede Seeker
A woman walking is the central figure in this card. Her right side is young, pink and fresh; her left side is dark and decaying - much like the Teutonic Goddess Hel, Sovereign Lady of Helheim, a destination and home for the Dead in Germanic Lore. This Lady's dark hand seems to be releasing a mask. Her rlght hand holds a single pearl. She wears pearls in her headdress, earrings and necklace.
The Right side of the card is brimming with new life - trees and bushes with new leaves and buds. A blue stream teeming with fish, butterflies fluttering and a lake in bright blues reflecking a calm sky. There is a sun overhead. A serpent and a string of pearls are twined around a blooming bush in the lower right-hand corner. There are butterflies in the upper right-hand corner
The Left side is dark. The once bright sun is now in purple and lavender colors. the night sky holds three stars which seem to be caught in the bare branches of a Tree Spirit. There are dead leaves falling from this tree; the bush in the lower left corner is the same dried and barren color as the tree. There are two masks on the left side of this card. Both with enigmatic expressions; one is a darker shade of blue than the other. The lighter of the two is closest to the dividing line between Death and Life. One mask seems happier than the other. There appears to be a serpent skin near the river. This river is a darker shade of blue than the river on the right side of the card. The upper left-hand corner contains a shell and an insect.
What wonderful imagery for stepping out on one situation into a new one.
The Rune, Othila, appears on the left-hand column. Othila is my Rune of 'Journey's End'. The cycle is complete, the Innengard (Clan-based homeland) opens for you.
The rune, Kenaz, appears on the right-hand column. Kenaz is the Rune of physical transformation - the 'solve et coagula' of the alchemists - to dissolve and reform. It is the Rune of the harrow, the pyre, the torch, and the forge, where material is shaped for a specific purpose. It is also the Rune of the sore or boil - this kind of transformation is very visceral - it will probably hurt.
While Othila is the last Rune in the Elder Futhark, Kenaz is part of the first Aettir (first of three rows of eight Runes which form the 24-Rune Elder Futhark). Rune total = Othila (24) + Kenaz (6) = 30 = 3 + 0 = 3 = Thurisaz. Thursaz breaks resistance and is a catalyst for change.
The Right side of the card is brimming with new life - trees and bushes with new leaves and buds. A blue stream teeming with fish, butterflies fluttering and a lake in bright blues reflecking a calm sky. There is a sun overhead. A serpent and a string of pearls are twined around a blooming bush in the lower right-hand corner. There are butterflies in the upper right-hand corner
The Left side is dark. The once bright sun is now in purple and lavender colors. the night sky holds three stars which seem to be caught in the bare branches of a Tree Spirit. There are dead leaves falling from this tree; the bush in the lower left corner is the same dried and barren color as the tree. There are two masks on the left side of this card. Both with enigmatic expressions; one is a darker shade of blue than the other. The lighter of the two is closest to the dividing line between Death and Life. One mask seems happier than the other. There appears to be a serpent skin near the river. This river is a darker shade of blue than the river on the right side of the card. The upper left-hand corner contains a shell and an insect.
What wonderful imagery for stepping out on one situation into a new one.
The Rune, Othila, appears on the left-hand column. Othila is my Rune of 'Journey's End'. The cycle is complete, the Innengard (Clan-based homeland) opens for you.
The rune, Kenaz, appears on the right-hand column. Kenaz is the Rune of physical transformation - the 'solve et coagula' of the alchemists - to dissolve and reform. It is the Rune of the harrow, the pyre, the torch, and the forge, where material is shaped for a specific purpose. It is also the Rune of the sore or boil - this kind of transformation is very visceral - it will probably hurt.
While Othila is the last Rune in the Elder Futhark, Kenaz is part of the first Aettir (first of three rows of eight Runes which form the 24-Rune Elder Futhark). Rune total = Othila (24) + Kenaz (6) = 30 = 3 + 0 = 3 = Thurisaz. Thursaz breaks resistance and is a catalyst for change.