The Runic Rosary

Thora Wodenshild First Bead I am one I am one I am one I am one I am one So be it with the universe in my troth in my frith with the Aesir with the Vaneir

Second Bead Hail the day! Hail to day s sons! Hail !arth" #other of us all! $oo% down u&on us And 'rant our house 'ood stead! Hail the (ods Hail the (oddesses Hail all the (lorious !arth (rant us wisdom" 'ood s&eech" $ovin' hands and lon' life! Third Bead I %now I hun' on that wind swe&t tree )ine lon' ni'hts Wounded by s&ear" bes&o%en to Wodan Sacrificed myself to myself *&on that tree of which no one tells From what roots doth it rise+ Fourth Bead )either horn they u&held nor handed me bread I loo%ed below me" aloud I cried ,au'ht u& the runes" cau'ht them u& wailin' Thence to the 'round fell a'ain Fifth Bead I be'an to 'row" and 'ain in insi'ht" to wa- in wisdom .ne verse led onto another verse .ne &oem led onto the other &oem First /ecade

#editation on the first aett+ ,hant the first ei'ht runes+ .ne rune &er bead+

Fehu *ru0 Thurisa0 Ansu0 1aidho 2ena0 (ebo Wun3o $ar'e Bead Hail Freya" Vanadis Bri'ht! 4ueen of the Val%yries! Hear my &rayer" 1unic (oddess! And 'rant our house 'ood stead+ Second /ecade #editation of the second aett ,hant the runes+ .ne rune &er bead

Ha'ala0 )audhi0 Isa 5era !ihwas 6erthro !lha0 Sowilo $ar'e Bead Hail Freya" Vanadis Bri'ht! 4ueen of the Val%yries! Hear my &rayer" 1unic (oddess! And 'rant our house 'ood stead Third /ecade #editation of the third aett ,hant the runes+ .ne rune &er bead

Tiwa0 Ber%ano !hwas #anna0 $a'u0 In'wa0 /a'a0 .thala $ar'e Bead Hail Freya Vanadis Bri'ht 4ueen of the Val%yries! Hear my &rayer" 1unic (oddess! And 'rant our house 'ood stead+ Fourth /ecade ,hant the #editation of Wotan" once &er bead7 1unes you will find and ri'htly read" .f wondrous wei'ht" of mi'hty ma'ic $ar'e Bead Hail Freya" Vanadis Bri'ht! 4ueen of the Val%yries! Hear my &rayer" 1unic (oddess! And 'rant our house 'ood stead+ #edal I see a hall" more than the sun fair" Thatched with red 'old+ There will the 'ods" all 'uiltless throne And we will live forever" in ease and bliss+ Wassail! The meditation is ended+
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