Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

The motion of Gyfu is twofold. Just as it is said that Giving and Receiving are a two-way street, so Gyfu’s motion is dual. In fact, there are two dual motions that can be attributed to Gyfu. The first motion is an expanding outward, and then a retraction inward. It is as if it first [...]

Motion of the Ken Rune The Ken Rune seems to be a very stable thing. However, its motion is subtle. Just as Raido spins on its axis, so Ken IS the spinning axis. Ken spins in place. Unlike the speedy Raido, Ken moves slowly and deliberately. I like to think of the rotating beacon in [...]

This has been a very busy week for me. Today, I participated in a small ceremony at the municipal building in Freehold Township. Several of the local veterans groups sent a color guard, including my Legion post. A National Guard lieutenant colonel who had recently returned from Iraq gave a short speech. He was honored [...]

One of the members of the old train club was killed last week. He and another worker were cutting down trees. A tree fell on Deny (pronounced Denny), hitting him on the head. Deny’s sojourn on this world lasted all of 36 years. Deny was a big, good-natured man. He had been a member of [...]

The Motion of the Raido Rune Raido has a dual motion. There is the spinning motion of a disk on its axis. There is also the spinning motion translated to a linear motion, as a cart moving across the ground. Raido is a Rune of speed. Within it is the matter of translating circular to [...]

The motion of the Ase rune is upward. It is like an updraft or the rising column of water in a decorative fountain. At its apex, the energy begins to flow outward. Unlike a fountain, it does not drip downward. The Ase motion expands in a semicircle to both sides and up. I dare say [...]

This past Wednesday, the news reported that a worker at the Monmouth Battlefield State Park had been killed in an accident. Someone we know worked at the park, and I told my wife that I hoped it wasn’t Deny (pronounced Denny). We figured it probably was not him and put it out of our minds. [...]

The motion of the Thurs Rune is outward. It is like a projectile aimed at a target. The energy stretches forth quickly. It is hot and fast. It can also strike in an arc, like the motion of chopping with an axe. Imagine that this rush of energy emanates from a central point. It can [...]

The motion of the Urus Rune is not so much a motion as a tenacious standing still. Granted that Urus can move up and down. However, its main motion is to hold its place. Urus stands firm. There is a secondary motion attributed to Urus which is like a breaking through. Think of it much [...]

This past Summer, we covered the Runes as cycles. Let us look at another side of the Elder Futhark. Were we to think of Runes in terms of motions or tendencies, what might we find? Motion is the basic type of movement one might associate with a Rune. Tendencies are how and where it moves. [...]