By popular request, I am posting my basic Rune-Yoga lessons on here for educational use!
Rune-Yoga, or
Stadhagaldr, is a unique part of the
Armanen tradition, per S.A. Kummer, going back to ancient Rune-Masters as a physical and spiritual meditation exercise for both warriors and mystics, and has some parallels in other Indo-European exercise traditions. It is heavily based in
Od-energy work. Rune-Yoga postures are practiced standing up, forming the shape of the Rune to manifest its energy flow. The text in this basic course is my own, though heavily inspired by the work of Guido von List, S.A. Kummer, and Karl Spiesberger. Some of what you see here will look very familiar to you if you have read their books, and some things will be new, based on my own insights and experience in the practice.
Rune-Yoga has its own terminology, mostly in Old Norse and Old High German. Postures or Asanas are called
Stodhr. Rune Mantras are called
Galdr. The Mudras or hand positions are called
Handstodhr. The
Handstodhr can be practiced in a sitting pose, either silently or while singing the same rune's
Galdr, anywhere that practicing full
Stadhagaldr is not possible. There are also some more advanced
Handstodhr combinations used in a live Rune-Yoga session.
Previously we looked at the first Six of the 18 Armanen Runes, known together as Yggdrasil's Root of Arising. Now we arrive at the second Six Runes –
which form Yggdrasil's Root of Being. Everything in Rune-Magick
revolves around the three phases of reincarnation: Arising, Being,
and Passing Away [to New Arising].
Rune #7: HAGAL
Meanings: That which cares for,
preserves, protects; that which is motherly; wisdom, harmony,
salvation, blessing, protects from hail and fire. Eternal change,
caring and maintaining principle in the universe, Higher Self, God in
us.
HAGAL is the Mother-Rune, from which
all other Runes are derived. It is also called Hag-all, All-Hag and
All-Hedge – it is the overarching Stave of Protection, against
calamities and folly. Within it, the higher self is integrated with
the lower. Use HAGAL for self-preservation, self-knowledge, long
life, health, worldly wisdom, protection against misfortune, and
safety in emergencies and disasters.
HAGAL-Rune Asana or Stadha:
Stand upright, face forward, arms vertical, hands touching high above
the head. Then lower arms to the upper diagonals of HAGAL; then to
lower diagonals; then down to the sides; then reverse the sequence.
HAGAL-Rune Mantra or Galdr: ha
ha ha ha ha ha / Hagal Hagal Hagal / Hag-all All-Hag All-Hedge
/ ha he hi ho hu / hag haal halga heil haug
HAGAL-Rune Mudra or Handstadha:
Hands interlaced, thumbs together, indexes touch vertically, middle
fingers angled up, ring fingers pressed down, but straight, against
knuckles. The hands form a single HAGAL Rune together.