What is a Bindrune?
A Bindrune is a collection of Runes bound together. Historically, this was done to abbreviate writing or to hide meanings within a written communication. They were also used to amplify the power of individual Runes to manifest a specific desired outcome. While working with individual Runes can be a powerful practice, we can amplify their power by pairing one or more together based on the desired outcome. They are also referred to as Rune Staves.
If we, for example, wish for financial prosperity, naturally we would choose Fehu for Abundance. If we want to amplify its power, we may consider adding Uruz for Strength and Opilia for Inheritance. We then get creative as we bind them together. Here is one possible iteration of what it could look like:
Creating a BINDRUNE
Creating Bindrune is a sacred process that is enhanced if you begin with a meditation practice or exercise to quiet your mind and help you establish an intuitive connection to the Runes. Before you begin, it is important to state a clear intention about what it is you are asking of the Runes. Bring this intention with you as you go into meditation. You may in your mind’s eye see Runes appear during this process. Coming out of meditation, follow the below process:
Decide if this intention is short term or long term. If your rune spell is short term such as attracting a new job, you will want to create your Bindrune on something that can be destroyed by fire or water when the intention manifests such as paper or wood.
If Runes did not appear to you during your meditation, review the runic alphabet and select up to 5 runes that call to you. To begin, fewer is better.
Next, draft a few iterations of how these runes can be bound together to form one master glyph.
Once you settle on the design, begin by drawing the base rune on your chosen material. As you draw each rune, contemplate what the rune means to you in a deeply focused manner. You may even state the old Nordic name aloud as you do so.
Once your Bindrune is complete, choose a method of activation.
Activating BindRunes
There are multiple ways to activate your Bindrune through Rune Chants, Incantations and what I call Rune Trance.
Rune Chants Rune chanting is performed by taking deep breath in, then chanting the old Nordic names in using one elongated breath. The Rune Chant for the Bindrune above would be FEHU…URUZ…OPILIA… As you chant these Runes, feel the vibration of each Rune in your whole body as you chant, and empty out your lungs completely as you chant. Repeat multiple times until you are guided to stop.
Rune Incantations A Rune is akin to writing a personalized prayer to activate the Runes. It may call upon one of the many Old Norse gods as well as speak to the power of what each Rune you use is doing. By way of example:
Wise Odin, god of gods, I call on you for your ultimate wisdom and all knowingness.
Beautiful Freya, goddess of love, I call on you for your power in matters of love.
Fearless Tyr, god of strength power and war, I call on you for protection and courage.
With ye three, I invoke the power of Ingwaz for fertility so that my efforts bear fruit.
I invoke the power of Fehu so that wealth beyond my imagination comes to me effortlessly.
I invoke the power of Sowilo so that my journey leads to divine wholeness.
I invoke the power of Wunjo so that my life is full of laughter and joy.
I thank thee three Oden Freya and Tyr for your many blessings.
So may it be.
Rune Trance As the name suggested, Rune Trance is when you relax your mind and body and focus your attention on a Rune. Close your eyes, and in your mind’s eye, visualize a Rune or series of Runes. Contemplate what each Rune means to you. Notice what you sense and feel in your body, If you are focusing on , Wunjo, for example, feel deeply what Joy means to you. Imagine what your life looks like enabling everyday to be filled with Joy. Focus on allowing that feeling to consume you completely. Your relationship with the Runes deepens when you take the time to feel each Rune in a meditative state.