Bindrunes in Contemporary Ritual, Life and Magic

Ravenari

Bindrunes are combinations of overlain individual runes into specific patterns to provide a talisman effect or spell-like effect in runic work. A famous bindrune is the Helm of Awe, a protective rune featuring Algiz, Sowelu and Teiwaurz (Tyr).

Bindrunes can be carved, drawn on paper (these tend to carry less 'oomph'), made out of clay or wood, sewn or embroidered in specific colours, tattooed on the body etc. The list goes on.

It's important that the bindrune is created in an aesthetically pleasing way, to better attract and distribute the appropriate energy. One must research each rune thoroughly before including it in a bindrune to make sure two don't necessarily contradict each other. For example, Nauthija and Fehu don't go together particularly well, because one indicates need of fundamental things like food, water, shelter, etc. and the latter indicates material wealth and the physical things we don't necessarily need.

Common runes used in bindrunes are:

Algiz (Elhaz) - for all-purpose protection in physical and spiritual planes.

Sowelu - to 'power up' any bindrune, and to add a solar aspect.

Raedjaz (Raido) - for protection on journeys. Particularly effective for plane and car travel, and for those who go bushwalking but want a bit of extra 'guidance.'

Teiwaurz (Tyr) - for those who want justice to be done.

Oathola (Odal, Othala) - for protection of the home, homeland, territory and to reinforce a sense of patriotism.

Fehu - Good for the acquisition of material wealth, job promotions, for those who are ambitious at work, or want to get their money problems under control. For those who are in debt and want to get on top of things, Fehu combined with Algiz (for protection against further debt) and a power rune like Sowelu will speed up the process.

Berkana - Good protection for mothers at any stage in their lives. Can also help regulate 'womenly' concerns.

Less common runes used in bindrunes because of their ability to add negative or backfiring influences in bindrunes are:

Nauthija (Nyd) - The need rune is primarily indicative of extraordinarily hard times, and its presence in a bindrune often 'attracts' these hard and despairing times to the person creating the bindrune.

Thurisaz (Thorn / Thurs) - The thorn rune is a double edged sword, and can direct its prickly and sometimes malevolent energy towards the person using the rune. Use with caution. This rune has been likened to gripping a sword by the blade instead of the hilt, you cut yourself in the hand even if you do manage to harm your opponent.

Uruz - This rune of unpredictable, chaotic and primordial energies can mess up the energy of any bindrune.

Iorija (Ihwaz) - The 'death' rune. This rune is good when supporting those with terminal diseases, because it lends endurance, but otherwise this rune adds an energy of death and decay to whatever it touches, and is often considered too 'risky.'

There are other runes of course, but I've covered the more 'mainstream' ones from my own experience.

Bindrunes are blotted, or blessed with the blood of the person who made the rune. Not a great deal is needed, but the shedding of blood was considered crucial in the activation of the bindrune, and in binding the lifeforce of the person who creates the bindrune with the object itself. A word of caution here, make sure you are absolutely CERTAIN that you want to be tied to your bindrune before blotting / or shedding blood as a sacrifice to it.

Otherwise, bindrunes are an extremely powerful talisman / protective device that can be used in a multitude of situations.

WhiteFox · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:19 am Post subject:

Now these examples listed here...they're not the only "powers" that the rune can lend to the overall talisman, right?

Like Iorija for example, I remember you saying how it was connected to the Yew, where its wood can either be poison or protection. There was also a mentioning of stability through the roots. So in a rune casting, it wouldn't always just be "death" or the "tinge of death".

Now I would assume that the resulting symbolism of each rune in a bindrune would get more specific depending on the script's specific task and the surrounding runes, but wouldn't the rune still have a variety of interpretations to start off with, rather than just the ones listed here?

Or does bindruning carry a different set or rules and definitions for each symbols?

And also...

Would you consider bindrunes to make more effective tools/talismans than the individual runes (assuming that the bindrunes were made "correctly" so as to have a maximum intended effect), or does this depend on the situation?
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Ravenari · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:21 am Post subject:

WhiteFox · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject:

Coolies

Thanks.

One moar question:

Is it possible to break or end a bindrune, even after all the blood put into it?
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Ravenari · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject:

WhiteFox · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:12 am Post subject:

So even if I put it on a clay tablet and then smash it up later on, it'll still linger around?
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Ravenari · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:28 am Post subject:

acidrica · Newbie Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 19

I love this topic, but this was my honest reaction when I first read it.

"Oh sweet, bindrunes! I wanna I wanna I wanna....

...

Wait, if I mess up then bind it I can't.....?

....ffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu-"

You have no idea how happy I am that you're mindful to write about the dangers and the benefits.