Further Reading

Thursday, 31 May 2007

Daeg: Rune of Light, Health & Prosperity


The warrior who bears no faith
lacks spirit in his sword
yet he who burns with passion
shall inherit his reward
and man should ponder for a while
on that which hath occurred
for only through adjustment
shall his purpose be assured ..

Daeg, as the rune of midday, midsummer and opening, signifies 'day'. It is a truly beneficial rune of light, health, prosperity and openings. On a more transcendent level, it signifies the cosmic consciousness -- light as the source of strength and joy. As a marker of the high point of the year, Daeg expresses the seeming paradox of conjunction, the point at which apparent opposites are unified.

It is a rune of catalysis -- in the cause of sudden change without itself being changed. This change is typified in catastrophic theory -- 'where one apparently stable state flips over inexplicably into another quite different yet steady state'.

The physical form of Daeg mirrors the balance between the polarities -- light and darkness. The pattern is archetypal and is actually apparent in the station stone rectangle at Stonehenge.

In a casting, Daeg, indicates a change for the better; a shift in mental outlook to something more positive. This is a slow and deliberate change. It is measured progress. Daeg symbolises growth which in itself is a slow and natural process.