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Meaning: Cancer, canker
Symbolises: Malignancy, the left hand
path
Mythology: Loki
Fylgja: Monsters, dragons, snakes
Tree: Spruce
Plant: Wormwood
Class: Trell, but with the potential
to be a Konge
Old Norwegian Rune Rhyme:
Sore is the curse of children;
Evil makes a man pale (as in death).
This rune is the cancer that turns inward
and destroys itself for no good reason. This
rune is the sign of evil and is associated
with Loki, sometimes called the father of
lies. Evil is not the same as conflict, the
wolf hunts the reindeer, if the reindeer is
fast enough the wolf starves, if the
reindeer is slow the wolf eats the reindeer
and feeds its cubs. This is the way of
nature and its struggle to survive. This
rune is the joker, and as the joker is
important in reminding us of the ever
present danger of evil. In fact we can even
consider evil a necessity because it
destabilises the existing order and enables
progress and development. Loki certainly had
his uses at first in that he could always
come up with creative solutions to problems
which a decent person would not even
consider. He also reduces the danger of
boredom and without his meddling the Eddas
would contain less interesting stories. He
also serves to prevent complacency and is an
active agent in bringing destiny to its
fulfilment. However he does this in a very
dangerous way through a fatalistic attitude
to life. This rune suggests a warning to be
taken seriously. If it indicates the future
of some endeavour then the result will
almost certainly be a burnout of some kind.
Kreft will suggest that a particular path is
against nature or one's true destiny and no
real good can come of it. From a positive
point of view Kreft indicates the burning,
creative impulse which if not properly and
fully exposed will turn inwards and burn up
the healthy energy. Loki was originally of
great use to the Aesir but the unfocused and
undisciplined nature of his behaviour
eventually brought about destruction in the
day of Ragnarock. |
