The Runic Formula and the Bindrunes
Laguz, Gebo, Mannaz, Elhaz, Dagaz, Ehwaz, Naudiz, Eihwaz, Mannaz, Ingwaz, Wunjo and Mannaz Red = fire runes: will, invoking causal power, love as a force. What follows is an introduction to the nature of each rune in the Runic Formula of the Torch of Life. The runes of the formula are arranged in Triplets. The Triplets later become the Bindrunes. The Bindrunes are a union of the nature of the three runes of each Triplet. It was with the principle “the union is greater than the sum of its parts” in mind that the Bindrunes found their form on the Galdrastafr. I relate to each rune as a geometric conduit of multi-versal intelligence. I intuit that the runes exist through many levels of mind and memory. To those of us who study and/or meditate with them, they have both a cultural meaning and a personal symbolic relevance. Yet as they also exist as universals so they have a galactic and universal depth. In the vast collective mind of all life kind I perceive that the runes act as pathways of intuition (feeling/knowing) and provide structure for the teaming possibilities that are expressed as manifestation by all local universal minds.
TRIPLET 1
Laguz - Sacred Water, Life Rune, Magic, Intelligence, Art, The Collective Emotional Field. This rune is the glyph of Sacred Water and the rune of Life. It is the conveyor of the fundamental life force and the flow of the vital essence which is breathed into all things. It is paradoxically subtle in the extreme and awesome in the relentlessness of its flow. It is like a small stream that carves a mountain and at the same time is all the streams of the waters of the Earth and the flow of vital essence in our bodies, in our veins, arteries and soul light pathways. Laguz is the power behind the impetus for growth, always calling for a progression of Divine Expression. It is that infinitely adaptable magic that is at the root of all things from mineral to mammal, from microcosm to macrocosm impulsing change into the new. Its core radiates the intelligence behind the intelligence of our awareness. Laguz is both the nature of our channels of intuition and the resonant stimulation behind the matrix of all ideas. It is the energy that impulses our expansion into ever greater potential. Impulsing us to create all our forms with loving attention, intending beauty through our art, bringing pleasure to the eye and heart through resonant expression. It is always encouraging us to develop our awareness and understanding of the nature of self further. Laguz is the fluid emotional field of the collective, the emotional body of all that is. It could also be related to as the umbilical cord to the Divine Mother, from and to every navel in every universe. Rune Song: I AM the Water of Life, Purity Sounds in Me
Gebo - Gift of Love, Mystical Union, Partnership with the Divine, Unlimited Pleasure, Freedom, SelfAwareness, Unification/Re-Unification Gebo is the gift of love. The mystery of mystical union, the wholeness achieved through merging the human personality in full partnership with the divine self, I AM that I AM. It is the ecstasy of unlimited pleasure, the flame of passion that the totality of being has for the reflection of itself that is our universe. It is the lovers whose union conceived the isness of multiversal manifestation, and so is also the symbol of our/all Divine Parents. The energy behind this Rune is the seeker of balance, the power that creates harmony through the exchange of energy. It is the irresistible power of attraction that creates the re-union that is experienced when the spark returns to the flame and remembers the knowing of itself as the flame. Gebo is the gift of all the creative potential and power of totality placed in all the facets of totality, holographically, with all of the love for totality at its heart. It is the gift of all the power and light of creator nature that the Cosmic Giver gave to all the facets of itself that voyaged into the infinite lifescapes of multidimensional experience. Gebo is the divine gift to the inquisitive ones who choose individuality of consciousness. It is given to all who travel through the innumerable inter-dimensional interstellar junction boxes of countless galaxies and continuums of time and space to all the outposts of worldly experience, that they would grow in their potential and create, with the Gift, infinite further expansions of Light, Love and Harmonic Manifestation. Rune Song: I AM the Gift of Life, Love Sounds in Me
Mannaz - Ancient of Ancients, Source Self, Crystal Human, Blueprint, Adam Kadmon, I AM that I AM This Rune is the Ancient of Ancients, the Source Self that experiences all possible lives simultaneously in the ever changing eternal now moment, the infinite jewel that is All that Is. This power is the memory of timelessness and the knowledge of true identity. Mannaz is the archetype, the blueprint of balanced human beings, left and right aspects working together in a harmonic unity, making the realization of self as the I AM that I AM. Its frequency encourages co-operation and unity feeling through the memory that we are all divine offspring. It is our motivation towards perfection, our self-attraction to our own divinity. Mannaz reminds us that what we can conceive of we can manifest without exception, that who we are is the Essence of Love and that our nature is as ageless multidimensional love light star beings cocreating everything constantly with all the star masters and the Source. Mannaz is the knowing behind our intelligence and imagination and is the mystery of humanity. Rune Song: I AM the Temple of Spirit, Life Sounds in Me The 1st Bindrune - Remembrance
The first bindrune, top right of the Galdrastafr, blends the essences of the first triad of runes in the twelverune formula: Laguz, Gebo and Mannaz. It is as a clarion call to our Self-remembrance, lifting the veil of spiritual amnesia. Its rune song sings to us of our
limitless potential, both as individuals and as a collective, illuminating the inner calling to our high self and impulsing us to choose to blend with our higher nature. It serves as a self-initiatory gateway into the vastness of our human divinity and our highest potential future. It calls our higher light into our matter bodies through invoking our divine self-image as the template for further evolution, asking us to surrender to our higher nature as enlightened humans. Its silent melody communes with our innate emotional intelligence, inviting us to dream the vision of Spirit with Spirit into our collective planetary reality as Heaven on Earth. I AM Infusing my Incarnation with my I AM Presence, Blessing my Self with my Core Divine Light. I surrender to the One Heart, and accept the Gift of my Awakening to the Love I AM. In service to Love, Light, Truth and Oneness. I AM that I AM.
TRIPLET 2
Elhaz - Spirit of Humanity, Earth Wizard, Faith in the Divine Presence, Protection through being I AM This intelligence is the Spirit that is Humanity, grounding eternal presence into worldly experience through the Heart of the Earth Mother. Reaching for the heavens it represents our personal connection to the Great Central Sun. This Rune is the power of faith: Faith in the Light, faith in the Love that created us and faith in our selves as the Light that is all things. It reminds us that being our Divine Selves is all the protection we could ever require. As the ancient Druidic symbol of Knowledge, Truth and Wisdom it radiates the power of the Spiritual Warrior and encourages us to take full responsibility for our selves and for what we have created in our lives and in
our world. Rune of the Guardian it helps us anchor our Earth Stewardship in alignment with the Divine Plan for Earth and directs our immense creative abilities in the harmonious direction of World Unification. Known as the most powerful Runic form of protection it has been used recently as the world-renowned C.N.D symbol. Rune Song: I AM the Spirit of Life, Light Sounds in Me Dagaz Enlightenment, Wholeness, Awareness, Day of Divine Duration, Aum
Intrinsic
Radiating the eternal truth of the one everything, this Mystery enfolds all things in its Archangelic wings. Dagaz embraces the Wholeness of All that exists and does not exist, embodying the principal of the depolarization of consciousness. Rune of truth, transmutation and Divine light Dagaz embraces both the polarities manifest in our reality. It reminds us that all that exists is Divine Manifestation without exception. This eternal intelligence transmits the frequency of Enlightenment, the truth of the Divine awareness behind our consciousness, the Omnipresent Source Vibration, the Oneness I AM. Stimulating the re-appraisal of situations and belief structures Dagaz impulses wholesome changes in attitude that help us manifest new beginnings and opportunities. As the dawn of a new Creation it shines the Source Light of the Cosmic One. Dagaz is the Tau of Chinese wisdom, the unified Yin and Yang, the paradox of the singularity of duality. Rune Song: I AM the Mind of Life, AUM Sounds in Me Ehwaz Compassionate Communication, Harmonic Messenger
Knowing, Relations,
Heart Divine
This is the Rune of compassionate knowing, of total trust and loyally. Known as the Sacred Horse it calls forth Divine Self-help to be sent from the Heart of Heaven direct to the soul of the aspect in ‘need’ of Self Love, in our case our species as a unified being. Ehwaz is also the unity created by the integration of the masculine and feminine aspects of Divinity, not only in society and personal relationships, but within the self. It reminds us that spirit is genderless. Stimulating beneficial relationship changes within the structure of society through heart communication and co-operation, this Divine Messenger carries forth fresh dreamfields of potential. Ehwaz is the attracting energy of the harmonious union of complimentary opposites on a personal to planetary level. It teaches honor, dignity and spiritual equality. It is the gentle touch of the hand of Love. Rune Song: I AM the Messenger of Life, Faith Sounds in Me. The 2nd Bindrune - Awakening of the Bodhisattva
The second bindrune, on the bottom right, blends the essences of the second triad of runes in the twelverune formula: Elhaz, Dagaz and Ehwaz. Like the Sword of Truth, this Bindrune stimulates our planetary stewardship and invites us to act as protectors of all life. It proclaims that we are here to live our enlightenment as a moment-to-moment experience of service to existence as Bodhisattvas / Buddhas / Christs / Mahatmas / Quetzalcoatls / Melchizedekians of the
Legions of Light. It stimulates compassion, emotional stability, faith, loyalty, truth, trust and wisdom in all relations and activities. Invoking the de-polarization of consciousness, it impulses us to orient our behaviours to Spirit-based reality, wills us to feel the oneness of existence through the wholeness of our open hearts and hold our species and all life as kin. I AM a transmutational catalyst of Telempathic understanding. I AM guardian to all life. I AM Wholeness enfolding the World in my wings, Spiritual Kin of the Rainbow Tribe.
TRIPLET 3
Naudiz - Now it Is! The Infinite Now Moment, Zero Point, Self Deliverance through Self Mastery This Mystery is time as a simultaneous unity. The point where all the interactions of all the forces of creation meet, the centre point of the eternal now moment from which all potential is projected into manifestation. In human existence Naudiz utilizes all thoughts, emotions and actions from the ‘past’ as a template for the manifestation of the present, it is the Space-time reality projector through which the manifestation of phenomenon is meditated. This intelligence unconditionally moulds manifestation collectively and individually to our requirements according to what we dwell upon. Our thoughts determine our reality. "Be mindful of the Force!" Naudiz stimulates the intelligence of forethought, the awareness of the patterns from the ‘past’ and ‘present’ that will shape our ‘future’. Willing us to develop cosmic common sense at our own pace, this power helps us remain down to earth while retaining the awareness of our divinity. Teacher of the lessons of life this Rune is the power of
spontaneous inspiration; it reminds us that "Necessity is the Mother of Invention". Rune of Spiritual development and protection, it encourages discernment and thinking for oneself. As the Dispenser of deliverance Naudiz is the Spiritual Fire that wells up from within, overcoming adversity. It is the strength that can be called upon to face challenges with confidence. Naudiz is the alchemy that turns weakness into strength, the power that makes the seemingly impossible possible. Rune Song: I AM the Vitality of Life, Now Sounds in Me
Eihwaz - Yggdrasil The Tree of Life, The Cosmic Axis, The Cycles of Life and Death, Child of Eternal Growth, Irrepressible Endurance Eihwaz is the Tree of Life, Yggdrasil the Cosmic Axis. Its branches are all the streams of life that infinity ever expresses. The cycles of existence are expressed through its form, the in-breath and out-breath, manifestation and re-absorption back into the ocean of unmanifest potential. This mystery is the generator of stability within the cycles of life and growth. Its form indicates the unity of spirit and matter. Eihwaz is the child of eternal growth that moves through countless forms and stages. It is the stability and endurance which is unwavering in its strength, it expresses the deathless nature of the life that flows through all things. It reminds us that Life and Death are not adversaries, that they complement each other and that Eternal Life is not so much about retaining a single physical expression as it is retaining the memory of true identity. Rune Song: I AM the Tree of Life, Deathlessness Sounds in Me.
Mannaz - Ancient of Ancients, Source Self, Crystal Human, Blueprint, Adam Kadmon, I AM that I AM This Rune is the Ancient of Ancients, the Source Self that experiences all possible lives simultaneously in the ever changing eternal now moment, the infinite jewel that is All that Is. This power is the memory of timelessness and the knowledge of true identity. Mannaz is the archetype, the blueprint of balanced human beings, left and right aspects working together in a harmonic unity, making the realization of self as the I AM that I AM. Its frequency encourages co-operation and unity feeling through the memory that we are all divine offspring. It is our motivation towards perfection, our self-attraction to our own divinity. Mannaz reminds us that what we can conceive of we can manifest without exception, that who we are is the Essence of Love and that our nature is as ageless multidimensional love light star beings cocreating everything constantly with all the star masters and the Source. Mannaz is the knowing behind our intelligence and imagination and is the mystery of humanity. Rune Song: I AM the Temple of Spirit, Life Sounds in Me The 3rd Bindrune - Self Liberation
The third Bindrune, on the bottom left, blends the essences of the third triad of runes in the twelve-rune formula: Naudiz, Ehwaz and Mannaz. Like the sword of
Mastery this Bindrune cuts through the excuses we tell ourselves which disempower us. It assists us in overcoming all self-imposed obstacles to selfemancipation by stimulating inspiration, courage, humility, endurance, heightened perception and unwavering strength of spirit. As a spiritual mirror that reflects the radiance of our highest self into our Now incarnation, it exposes and transforms our illusions and delusions through the Essence of Divine Grace. It illuminates the blossoming of the flower of the soul, impulsing responsibility for all thoughts, feelings and actions. Radiating deathlessness as remembrance of self as Spirit, it invokes the will to embrace self-mastery through referencing the divine self-image as a template for further evolution. I understand that the World is a reflection of my Self, As I AM healed, so is the World. I AM the Strength of Legions I AM the Pillar of Light, My Being is my Temple I AM that I AM
TRIPLET 4
Ingwaz - Genetic Memory Bank (DNA), Tzolkin (260 day Harmonic Module), Limitless Potential, Sacred enclosure of Whole Earth Multiverse The power that Ingwaz embodies is the total genetic memory bank of the All Being. Ingwaz is the Sacred Seed of potential energy, the power of process, of action, of creativity. Ingwaz holds within it the power of limitless expansion and the pattern for all future manifestation. Its symbolic form shows the structure of the DNA Helix, the collective pattern of genetic knowing and potential that is the merging of the masculine and feminine in creative union. Its form is also that of the Tzolkin’s Galactic Activation Portals. This primal power gathers its intensity and projects its
fertility into the egg of creation through the ecstatic release. Through the Divine Magic of procreation it reminds us that we are our own Creators, Ancestors and Children. As the sacred enclosure of the Whole Earth and All Universes, it brings people together and stresses the importance of community. Ingwaz is the synch of the final combination, the Rune of Completion and of the New Beginning that follows after. Rune Song: I AM the Potential of Life, Wholeness Sounds in Me Wunjo - Innocence, Self Love, The Legions of Love, The Ever Fruitful Tree Wunjo is the Love, Delight, Pleasure and Joy remembered in the moment when you see your Self in someone else, in a flower, in a child, in the Earth and in the Stars. With the innocence of a new born its power impulses spontaneity centred in the heart. Its eternal intelligence focuses the truth of the perfection of all manifestation. Resonating the tone of multiversal Divinity it teaches self-love as central to the Spiral of Enlightenment. At its core is the heart realization that I AM is the Legions of Love expressed throughout the infinite beauty of the Goddess. Its heavy bows perpetually produce cosmic fruit in the radiance of the One Love. In harmonic relationship to all expressions of being this tone transforms that which denies the Great Light. Bringing the tranquillity of peaceful living, Wunjo reawakens the spiritual intention that anchors our being in the flow of our Cosmic Destiny. Rune Song: I AM the Love of Life, Fruitfulness Sounds in Me Mannaz - Ancient of Ancients, Source Self, Crystal Human, Blueprint, Adam Kadmon, I AM that I AM This Rune is the Ancient of Ancients, the Source Self that experiences all possible lives simultaneously in the
ever changing eternal now moment, the infinite jewel that is All that Is. This power is the memory of timelessness and the knowledge of true identity. Mannaz is the archetype, the blueprint of balanced human beings, left and right aspects working together in a harmonic unity, making the realization of self as the I AM that I AM. Its frequency encourages co-operation and unity feeling through the memory that we are all divine offspring. It is our motivation towards perfection, our self-attraction to our own divinity. Mannaz reminds us that what we can conceive of we can manifest without exception, that who we are is the Essence of Love and that our nature is as ageless multidimensional love light star beings cocreating everything constantly with all the star masters and the Source. Mannaz is the knowing behind our intelligence and imagination and is the mystery of humanity. Rune Song: I AM the Temple of Spirit, Life Sounds in Me The 4th Bindrune - Re-Birth of the Phoenix
The fourth Bindrune, on the top left, blends the essences of the fourth triad of runes in the twelve-rune formula: Ingwaz, Wunjo and Mannaz. This Bindrune emanates the frequency of the Mother of all Buddha's who is facilitating humanity’s re-birth like the phoenix, the flaming bird that is born from the ashes of its former self. Fruitful and infinite, the human spirit purges itself of the density that veils its divine heritage. This Bindrune also emanates spiritual truth in the forms
of original innocence, love and peace. It encourages deep love for all life as family and reminds us of our limitless potential to create in harmony within the natural order. Calling us to live Heaven it inspires the vision of life as an ongoing story of Co-Creation with Spirit within which anything is possible. As a gateway of spiritual maturity for humanity it places self-sovereignty wholly in the hands of the individual. Communing directly with the soul of the viewer it triggers the remembrance of humanity as spiritual royalty, divine offspring, worthy of all the gifts of Spirit without condition. It signifies the completion of the Old World and the beginning of a new stage of planetary creation, called the Diamond Age by many prophets, within which fully conscious humans practice the path of peace as the prime directive. It calls humanity to anchor world society upon the principles of forgiveness, honour, truth, trust, and loyalty to life in natural time: 13:20, unifying our world as one World Village called Heaven on Earth. I AM the Manifestation of my Enlightened Self. I AM the Phoenix of Ascension. I AM the infinite Wellspring of Joy Filled Accomplishment, Blessing the World in the Rainbow Flame. I AM that I AM
Ormungandr Melchizedek www.torch-of-life.com
