Greetings,

This is the place for gather, for chatter,
this is a place for casting, everlasting . . .

No matter what your runic background, whether you're a professional rune set manufacturer or you're just a generally curious person . . . you can join this DA group!!

All are welcome!

News!

Much Thanks goes out to for making our lovely Avatar!! He also has offered to make Avatars for others if they wish!

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Yes, it has been a long while since this group has had a new journal and new art. We need to keep this place going and thriving. I would appreciate if any members who have Rune related art would submit it here to expand our collection. Having these pieces of art all in one Gallery helps all of us find what we are looking for in our Runic path. Our Gallery offers everyone a general place to find all kinds of different styles from many artists who are interrested in Runes. So, agian ... if we could all contribute ... it would be much appreciated. Thank You!

Stress? It comes in many forms ... personally, I have had some stress about my first year of college ... moving into a dorm ... all the work and social demands. But what really helps me is when I feel somewhat down: I take out my pouch of Runes and select a single one from the bag. When reading the definition I think of how I have dealt with my stress and therefore, what would work better (using the runes as my guide). If the subject you've pulled the rune for needs more delving into ... then choose a more elaborate spread (3/5 rune spread or a runic cross, etc.).

Addressing simple matters may not be timely for you ... if you're worried about something BIG in your life, consult the runes about it ... if you ask a smaller question (or try to avoid the more urgent one) you may experience "Runic Override" . . . This is when the Runes address the more urgent problem you are facing. So, if you dont understand what the runes are talking about, or they do not relate to the question you've asked :: you may want to rethink what is really bothering you.

If You have any Questions about Runes, thier uses, or any other subject pertaning to Runes: You are Welcome to Send a Note and ask!

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Join!!

To Join just send us a note with the subject of "Join" and tell us a little about yourself, your rune interest(s)!

You'll need to clickie on the "DevWatch" button, as well, to watch all the activity on the site and keep updated on Journals

Another bonus that the club would appreciate is for you to create an icon or link to our club on your journals and/or signatures . . . this can be done by simply typing :icon runehaven: (without the space) or :dev runehaven: (w/o the space).
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Submit!

You can Submit your artwork by sending us a note with the subject of "Submit" and give the link to the piece or pieces you would like to see on our nitch of DA community!!
** Your art can be anything really; Rune Haven is more about discussion than actual Art. So if you take a simple picture of your favorite Rune, go ahead - post it, but you better say something good about it, like, how you use it or how it makes you feel!! **
Please only submit one deviation per-day unless you submit a contest piece (you may submit only one Contest Piece per Contest), in this case, you can have 1 contest piece and 1 general deviation for that day.
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Member's List (Icons)
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Affiliates!



If you would like to be an affiliate of this club please send a note to us and we will add you!

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Did You Know?!

This is the section for interesting facts and pieces of Myth or Magic can be found for all the people who want to know . . . . and remember . . . "Before you open your eyes, you must open your mind!"

-- Tomes (journals) of Knowledge --
I will be posting Journals that give Info on various subjects . . . . and here is the list.

Invocation (poem; The Book of Runes)

Water Runes :: a Chant for Cleansing (Chant; w/personal example; The Book of Runes)

Great Books/Authors List (List; Authors and Reviews)

Artisan Connections (List; Artisan links)


a Bit of History . . .

"To pre-Christian eyes, the earth and all created things were alive. Twigs and stones served for Runecasting since, as natural objects, they were believed to embody the sacred. Runic symbols were carved into pieces of hardwood, incised on metal or cut into leather that was then stained with pigment into which human blood was sometimes mixed to enhance the potency of the spell. The most common runes were smooth flat pebbles with symbols or glyphs painted on one side. The practitioners of runemal would shake their pouch and scatter the pebbles on the ground; those falling with glyphs upward were then interpreted." -- The Book of Runes by Ralph H. Blum

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a Bit of Myth . . .

Traditionally, it is said that Runes were discovered by the great God Odin, when he strapped himself to The World Tree known as Yggdrasil.


"The Speech of the High One"

I know I hung on that windswept tree,
Swung there for nine long nights,
Wounded by my own blade,
Bloodied for Odin,
Myself an offering to myself:
Bound to the tree
That no man knows
Whither the roots of it run.

None gave me bread,
None gave me drink.
Down to the deepest depths I peered
until I spied the Runes.
With a roaring cry I seized them up,
Then dizzy and fainting, I fell.

Well-being I won
And wisdom too.
I grew and took joy in my growth:
From a word to a word
I was led to a word,
From a deed to another deed."

-- The Poetic Edda (ca. A.D. 1200)