Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

Runecast for August 8, 2011 Today’s runecast is Lagu – Dag – Mannar

Torkatt’s remains were buried Sunday morning. I had to do it before the heat set in. The hard Freehold clay makes digging tough. Already, the balance in the house is off. Leif is behaving oddly. He is now the “senior cat.” Torkatt did not want to go. He fought it to the last because he [...]

Runecast for August 7, 2011 Today’s runecast is Yew- Ase – Thurs

Torkatt died at 1:15 this morning. I will miss him. There was a last gasp and then his emaciated body straightened and went limp. He was born in the spring of 1998. We first saw him Labor Day weekend after a terrific thunderstorm. That is how we named him Tor-Katt. He certainly lived up to [...]

Runecast for August 6, 2011 Today’s runecast is Ken – Ing – Naud

Runecast for August 5, 2011 Today’s runecast is Hagal – Bjork – Dag Sometimes, everything has to be shaken up before normal growth resumes.

Runecast for August 4, 2011 Today’s runecast is Ase – Perdra – Yew That Yew Rune is protective, The Elk and Yew runes are protective. They are reciprocals. Ponder these things and you might get a good insight into both of those Runes. This is a favorable reading, by the way.

Today’s runecast is Fe – Urus – Naud F – U – N Fun!

The brutal heat is a harsh counterpart to the rough winter we had this year. I figure these extremes are part of longer weather cycles and may occur once in fifty or a hundred years. I am reminded of the words of the Japanese warrior sage, Musashi. “In all things there is a timing, a [...]

Today’s runecast is Sig – Yew – Wunjo A balance of light and dark. Can it really be joy? If we remember that light and dark are not the same as good and bad, then we can see how the interplay of both can be fun. Light is warmth and dark is soothing. Can you [...]