La Apologética Expositiva de Pablo
HECHOS 17: UN ENFOQUE DISTINTO PARA UNA AUDIENCIA DISTINTA
Uruz // e rune of Ginnungagap. Represents the birth of creation and the
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original state of being. Symbolizes the womb of which all is born. e beginning of the cycle and the start of one's journey.
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urisaz // e rune of the Þurs. Represents the marriage between fire and ice. e orn that bites. Symbolizes the two realms before creation, Múspells-heimr and NiflMúspells-heimr. e rune of the two primal elemental forces. e antithesis of Ansuz, the rune of untamed chaos.
Ansuz // e rune of the Æsir.Represents the divine energy of natural balance
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within existence. Wisdom and Initiation. e ascent into the practitioner’s spi-rit-being. As mentioned by omas Karlsson in the book “Uthark – Nightside of the Runes” Ansuz is the third rune of the Uþark row. ree is the divine num-ber, making Ansuz the most prominent rune within the row.
Raido // e rune of order.Represents the sun-wheel (sauvastika). e journey.
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Pursuit of self mastery. Symbolizes the traveler and the route of progression in ones life. e wheels of universal movement.
Kenaz // e rune of Loki. e fire rune, or the torch rune. Represents the spi-
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ritual fire within. Also represents Jörmungandr. e immense energy of the sun.
Belongs to Múspellsheimr. Symbolizes both the scoring fires, the luminous eter-nal light, but also burning destruction.
Gebo // e rune of sacrifice. Represents the aspects of oneself that must be
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destroyed to achieve enlightenment. Symbolizes the exchange of life between man and the gods. A divine gi.
Wunjo // e rune of happiness.Represents the energy of life and divine es-
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sence of nature. Symbolizes good fortune and luck. e granting of boons.
Hagalaz // e rune of Hel. Represents death and the hidden path; the initia-
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tion into the runes. e battering storm. Trials and tribulations. Belongs to Nifl-heimr. Hagal is the mother rune. e cold bite of storms.
Nauðiz // e rune of secrets.Represents the descent into the hidden path of
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the runes. e crossing of paths. e forge on which all is tempered or broken.
Symbolizes the Norns who spin the threads of destiny for all mankind.
Isa // e rune of Ice.Represents Gullveig and the primordial cold. Symbolizes
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meditation/trance, focus and concentration. e rune of hibernation, and the cooling of the senses. e still waters are clearest. Belongs to Niflheimr.
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Jera // e rune of nature.Represents the cycle of the seasons and the rebirth of oneself. Cycles within cycles. e ages, Yugas and the eternal turn of the wheel. Symbolizes the year span. It is connected to the harvest.
Perþro // e rune of Mímisbrunnr.Represents the underworld and the womb
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of death. Initiation and rebirth through sacrifice.
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Eihwaz // e rune of Fenrisúlfr.Represents the wild hunt and the untamed holy fire of the wolf spirit. e transformation into the feral self. Corresponds to the yew tree, and symbolizes the world tree Yggdrasill.
Algiz // e rune of life.When inverted represents death and the dark powers.
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Polarity. Creation and un-creation. Life and Death. Being and Unbeing. Symbo-lizes the Elk for its upper lines correspond to the Elk’s antlers. It represents pro-tection.
Sowilo // e rune of the Sun/Surtr.Sowilo is the purest of light and the most
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power of radiant energy. Can be seen as Baldr’s rune. Also represents the des-truction of the world and the fire-sword Lævateinn. Symbolizes the most po-werful aspects of the sun. Belongs to Múspellsheimr.
Tiwaz // e rune of victory.Represents the courage to achieve wisdom within
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oneself to overthrow fear. e blood spilled in bravery. Belongs to the war god Tyr. Symbolizes courage and justice as well as self-sacrifice. Seen as the mascu-line, phallic rune of man.
Berkano // e rune of birth.Represents seiðr and the balancing point of life
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and death. Erotic magick. e beginning of new things. Symbolizes fertility and witchcra. Seen as the rune of birth and as the feminine womb of woman.
Ehwaz // e rune of Sleipnir/Heldrasill. e rune of the horse. Represents
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the journey into darkness to seek the hidden wisdom. is rune symbolizes the cooperation between man and animal, as the Horse is the magical animal in Nordic tradition.
Mannaz // e rune of Man, the rune of self.
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Represents one's being and the realization of one's power. Symbolizes the bond between man and woman, for the rune can be seen as two people holding each other.Laguz // e rune of Élivágar. Represents the waters of Niflheimr. Also repre-
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sents Jörmungandr. Dark, lunar force. Shakti and the willful side of the feminine.
e devouring face of mother earth. Symbolizes blood and menstruation. Con-nected to dreams of the moon. Belongs to Niflheimr.
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Ingwaz // e rune of fertility.Represents the proto-cosmic womb and the be-ginning of time. Axis of opposites. Symbolizes the masculine seed of man, or the feminine womb of woman. e rune of potential.
Oþala // e rune of Óðinn.Represents the dark aspect of oneself in order to
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ascend into light. Sacrifice for initiation. e opening of the eye of Óðinn/Shiva/Lucifer. Symbolizes the act of inheritance and the rune of one’s clan/family. Is seen as the rune of historical value of ancestry.
Dagaz // e rune of Day and awakening. Represents the illumination of one's
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inner fire. Symbolizes the clarity and the cycle of time. Dagaz corresponds to the beginning of all that is new. It is the highest point of the year and symbolizes the Summer Solstice.
Fehu // e rune of completion.Symbolizes the wealth and reap of rewards of
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one’s adventures. Represents the spiritual wealth of one's journey to obtain the hidden wisdom. e return and departure. Universe B. e ending of the jour-ney and the end of the cycle.
e dark tradition of Norse spirituality does not place acknowledgment on the Æsir as keepers of the truth, but instead on the Þursar, the oldest beings. It is through them that the hidden secrets of the runes and the ancient wisdom is obtained. ey are not to be seen as gods, but as teachers the adept wishes to commune with in order to garner knowledge for their own use. ey are the sons and daughters of Aurgelmir, who was born from the infinite void before time was time.
Fenrisúlfr,e black wolf of destruction. He is the essence of the feral, wild part of the self and the first born wolf, as well as the father of all wolves and we-rewolves. e wolf is the single most freeing aspect of the wild, for it is an un-tamed and independent force. He is the offspring of Gullveig (As Angrboða) and Loki. A bestial þursian power spawned within the darkness of Járnviðr.
Known as Vánagandr, "Wolf of the river Ván", which flows from his mouth as he is restrained. His brothers and sons are Hati and Sköll.
Jörmungandr,e world serpent. It represents the marriage of fire and ice as the ultimate symbol of power. It symbolizes the power of Gullveig (Isaz) and Loki (Kaunan) as one, combining fire and ice into a corrosive venomous elixir that brings the one into a subconscious state, eroding false ego and letting what lies deep within rise to the surface for further purification. It is linked to the ON concept of the primordial eitr (poison) that flows from the original waters.