All of my readings take place out with Nature in magical Southern England. Not only do I find this very helpful when tuning in, I also find that it enhances the latent messages that come through from both the the runes, but also from the natural environment (see Nature Constellations). As with the belief that nothing happens by coincidence and all is held in the dance of Divine timing, all elements showing up during a reading; for example wild animals, birdsong, or a westerly wind, will be reported as key parts of the reading. This is representative of being in the true “flow” of life, embodied by the Divine Feminine aspect.

Comparable to the use of the term “arcana” in the Tarot, a rune is primarily a secret, holy concept or idea that must be expressed or dealt with as such. The word "rune" is indigenous to the Germanic group of languages, and it is found in all the ancient Germanic dialects. “Run” is also found in old Celtic languages, where it appears in Old Irish as “run” and in Middle Welsh as “rhin”, both with the meaning of “mysterium”, or “secret”.

Used for centuries for a variety of purposes, as well as forming a basic alphabet, each letter or rune has its own individual meaning and several are associated with a pagan deity. As a result they have been imbued with a sense of magic, and have been used as a means of divination, for rituals, magic and for charms.

It is through liaison with the God of Magic, “Odhinn”, that we are able to receive rune wisdom. Odhinn is the first being to be fully initiated into the runic mysteries; that is, he first extracted the rune wisdom directly from its source and formulated it within his being in such a way that it could be communicated to other beings. Therefore, it is through the Odhinic force that the runes may be perceived best. This initiatory myth is represented in the Elder, or Poetic Edda, in the song called "Havamal": "the sayings of Har" (Har: the High One = Odhinn). Stanzas 138 and 139 of this song read:

I know, that I hung / on the windy tree / all of the nights nine,

wounded by spear / and given to Odhinn; / myself to myself,

on that tree, / which no man knows, / from what roots it rises.

They dealt me no bread / nor drinking horn, / I looked down,

I took up the runes / I took them screaming, / I fell back from there.

This describes an initiatory process of a shamanistic type, in which the initiate passes through the Nine Worlds of the World-Tree (the Yew tree) to the realm of Hel (Death) and momentarily enters her sphere. At that moment the initiate receives the entire body of rune wisdom, and it is etched into his being. In the next instant, the initiate returns to Midhgardhr with the rune wisdom permanently encoded and ready for use and communication.

The runes can be used to help guide you if you have a particular intention, or to guide you through a problem, or issue. They can show you what is likely to happen and often uncover an as yet unseen perspective on a situation.

They do not offer exact answers, or discuss a certain future - as of course there are many possible pathways, but instead invite to you engage your own intuition to make necessary changes.