runes sets - pyrography
I've always been interested in divination. I got my tarot deck about 5 years ago, but ADHD never actually let me learn it - too complicated, too broad. so, to my complete happiness, I found out about lenormand decks last year. they're much smaller (mine has 36 cards, tarot has 78) and much more direct in their answers. I now own a bluebird lenormand and a green witch oracle.
recently, though, I'm getting very interested in runes - both as a cipher (one day I'll make a post about lønnruner!) and as a divination tool. this sent me into a very deep rabbit hole; did you know that there are historical and medieval sources mentioning runes being carved onto weapons or other objects, for protection, but not a lot about them being used for divination? the new forms of "runic magic" as we know today were coined by the Germanic mysticism in the early 20th century!
and also, there's a set of runes, completely unrelated to the Norse ones, called Witch's runes? this set was created in the 1970s, and its size varies between 8, 10, or 13 symbols. honestly, it's super cute.
anyway, I love pyrography/woodburning and decided I wanted to make my own sets - and drawstring bags, using my sentro 22 pins.
I recently bought a wood marking pen and I decided to draw the runes with it, instead of my usual pencil. I didn't really like it because I drew the runes, then forgot about it for like 3 days (where are my fellow adhd-ers?). with time, the ink got very dark and bled, so I ended up with some messed-up pieces. I tried cleaning them with acetone, but they were too dry, I suppose.
things worked out in the end. I did have to remake a couple of the pieces, but that's fine. now I'm the proud owner of a Norse rune set featuring the Elder Futhark with 24 pieces and a witch's rune set featuring 13 pieces.
some pics:
the rainbows are not runes; they're becoming a pair of earrings