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Oh, you make also runes! I think that is really unusual feeling to make something that magical. Once I made my own set on wood, similar to your, but I never "made friendship" with that set. In the end I bought set made of red agate and I really like it and use time to time. I don't know why but I prefere stones, however I heard that runes should be made of wood only. What do you think about? I see that you make them also of bones. That is fascinating. I wonder how it feels to have set made of bones ^___^.
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I think you find your own connection and to me the most important is how you feel with whatever material you are working. There are so many variations and materials to use but you learn with experience and knowledge you build as to what suites you and to an extent others. It is like life itself a journey of seeking and growth.I never plan I let whatever I am working with suggest its own form and use.
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Thank you for your opinion ^___^. For the first time I meet someone who says that it's just fine. It's not usual to meet someone familiar with runes, what more older than me (I'm 30) and not "possessed". Usually my audience is younger than me ^___^. In many "only right" books about runes I found there is tones things like "only true material", "only true divination spreads", "only true praying/meditation before using runes" or "only right gods should I should pray to", but I don't get it. I don't accept it. It's not part of my world. I just love stones and when I saw stone set in esoteric shop I felt that I "must have them" (what happens to me really rarely that I feel need of possessing something that badly). Before I got stone runes I used my wooden set, but I was feeling nothing touching them (despite I made them myself, what always add some spiritial connection, but not this time), as if they were empty. Sometimes it happens with some mediums, methods or materials, so I just thought "maybe runes are not for me, ok I'll try something else". I like experimenting with new things which helps me understanding world around and myself. They really makes my (hard) life easier. So far the most useful were tarot and astrology, and in some situations also healing stones (I collect them, especially polished healing stones (but "only true sources" say that "polished stones loose their 'magic' because of being polished", same as some feng shui stuff "dried flowers or bones are forbidden, if you keep them it means you are psychically sick and you can't accept your past" <- that is quotation of 'professional' feng shui teacher when my sister asked her how to regard animal skulls and skins on my walls (while I simply express myself by this "dark" stuff) and... uh... no comment)).
Since there's "boom" for esoteric and spiritual stuff, what attracts many really weird people and self-proclaimed guru with no real knowledge it's really hard to find any valuable source to learn 
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Your own way is the only way so often people get bogged down with the mechanics of things and forget the spiritual and in a way the truth. It is about your own personal connection and how you achieve this is wholly down to you and your interaction with that which surrounds you both physical and spiritual. Everything is there it is just a matter through your experiences and practice that draws everything together to reach that place inside where it becomes apparent and tangible. This does not mean that reading others teachings and practice is invalid it is essential that you do so, not to follow but to build your own self. What is right for one is not necessarily wrong or right for you but may just not be your path but never dismiss it, it is still valid. My own ways are mine and I never expect others to follow my "ways" but just accept it is me and my path and draw from it what they can as I do from them. Sharing is a beautiful thing and so important for so many reasons.
Your path sounds an interesting and light filled journey and like my own as with many others one of discovery as it should be, discovery of self and your place within in the earthly and spiritual realms. This can be a struggle but everything of worth is and with all journeys it is not about the arriving but the traveling with its smooth parts and rough meanderings, we can sometimes get lost and stray but if we keep ourselves as balanced as we can and always strive, the path can and will be found again.
I don't use runes for divination even though I do have some for this purpose but I discovered that is not part of my gifting but I do keep them with me as they feel good to be with and right to have. I am a creative and maker, a path which I relish and enjoy but most importantly take very seriously and dedicate myself to on so many levels. You are right we must all learn more and constantly be students. Runes to me are an intrinsic part of my journey and I learn more from them and about them as time goes by.
A huge amount has been written about runes I recommend reading not just about the "magick" but also the history of runes and build a holistic knowledge base. Some good books I have found are Nordic Runes: Understanding, Casting, and Interpreting the Ancient Viking Oracle by Paul Rhys Mountfort by Paul Rhys Mountfort. Runelore: The Magic, History, and Hidden Codes of the Runes by Edred Thorsson. The Rune Primer: A Down-to-Earth Guide to the Runes by Sweyn Plowright. Rudiments of Runelore by Stephen Pollington and Runes: Reading the Past by R.I. Page.
Plus if you wish looking into other magical and ancient writing symbols and systems, don't forget there are 3 runic alphabets to consider plus Ogham, Bobileth, Enochian and even Greek and Hebrew to name but a few.
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Thank you really much for all what you wrote. I needed a while to think about.
Yes, that's true... just sometimes I wonder if my way is really mine or perhaps I'm trying to convinve myself it is while it is not. When I get a bit lost I look for answers with help of mentioned tools but also in this what reflects in my drawings or writings. I do my best to check as often as possible if I don't stray again. I reject at the moment examples I gave you (I lean these quotations from books), but I wrote them because perhaps there was hidden truth I don't understand and if it'd do and you was able to see it, perhaps you share with me your point of view enriching mine in this way. I do that quite often - I bring in conversation any subject I have my opinion about, but I don't show it on beginig, just ask for opinion another person and if we have opposite points of view it's great opportunity to exchange experinces and learn something new, to see one more face of discused problem. And if point of view are the same or similar, there is still nice to know there in someone thinking likewise.
Sometimes I go back to things I rejected before to see if my point of view changed, if am I able to look at the subject in new fresh way. And such approach can be applied on literally everything - starting from spiritual matters, through skills, like drawing, to daily "todo" stuff like cooking.
I've learnt really much from my younger sister. We both learnt a lot from each other I guess. As chilren we quarelled all day long, we were totally different, but with time we started accepting and understanding it and in the end observing each other and listening about her experiences and applied solutions was really inspiring even if we couldn't use solutions not designed for us.
In my opinion every step which we do toward spirituality is worthy, even if we chose on beginning wrong direction. And even if we struggle a lot. But it's very rewarding struggling, because whatever happens - good or bad - it enriches our experience, our point of view, our understanding... of course only if we stay enough open-minded at such moment to be able to learn. For me key was to understand who I am. Not fully yet of course, I'm still exploring this area, but at least I have a solid scratch at last. From that point I can decide what I want, or at least have an idea for it to try it out. And struggle a bit trying to get it. Else life would be like my cats': kitchen-bathroom-bed-chasing a toy. I see many people around who seem to live in earthy world only and seem to be happy. Maybe they really are, it's not up to me to judge them or force them to follow "my way" as you said. Anyway for me spirual life is very important and I can't imagine my day with some reflections, looking for new inspiration or creating something expressive. And maybe my cats also have spiritual lives, who knows? Sometimes when I look at them, I am pretty sure they have, and what more it's far more deeper and intensive than mine. However that is quite tricky to apply spiritual life on material world life. They shouldn't be separated (well, maybe they can be, but even if so, it doesn't make too much sense then in my opinon). And it also takes time. Daily routine rush is not friendly environment for analyzing everything around and contemplating about. But if for applying it one have to change his or her life path, maybe it's worthy to try. To give yourself a chance. As I'm doing now, a bit scared about, changing my life drastically. But I feel that is good change. Even if I'm wrong about my new aim, just a fact that I'm engaged in changing process is a good thing. Because if I won't like my aim I can change it, but if I won't start chasing new aim how am I supposed to know if I want to change it and change for what? Just as you said - process matters, aim itself not really. I heard it long ago already but for long time I was unable to understand it. I was blind to these little pieces made of unknown substance collected by me (by all of us) during the journey. Even if an aim won't be worthy of my effort (just like my current one - I know I don't want it, but still have reasons to chase it, just sometimes wonder if reason is not lack of alternative, lack of believing I will be able to bear another path, but if so then it's not a good sign; anyway maybe I just need to stray for some time to go back on my path later with new knowledge and wisdom?), I won't end with nothing - I will have bunch of these weird pieces after so long road and just having them is intriguing - just like collecting stones: there is no 2 identical, what more each encloses inside separated world waiting to discover it.
I never met anyone who really would be able to fortell the future. I tried divination, but I'm also not gifted with that. Somtiemes I really doubt that it is possible at all. I can understand deep connection with intuition to be bit more like animal, who can feel things invisible for people, I can understand astrological predictions because I proved it on myself and other people and it works, but it's not a fatalistic augury, it just shows "the cosmic weather" and let us know if we will need a "astrological umbrella" or not, nothing trully magical, but still really informative, but just being able to see the future? Maybe my definition of divination is just too fairy-tale like? Maybe it is something like animal intuition I mentioned above, while I expect someting spectacular and beyond human perception like this fatalistic augury and because of that I miss when divination happens in fron of my eyes? What do you think about?
I am very thankful for book references. I've searched for them all and it seems to be exactly such kind of books I was looking for! I will surly pay some attention to them. Few I saw available in shop which import English books from UK to Poland, so I think that I'll order at least one of them soon. This very inspirating conversation with you has awaken my curiosity about this subject. And thank you for information about alphabeths. It sounds really interesting, especially that for the first time I hear about Ogham and Bobileth (but I already checked what they are), rest sounds more familar for me. Maybe I will consider learning one of them?
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You are most welcome, it is good to talk on here with someone of a like mind and life path. I would not worry about the mistakes and some self doubt it is all part of finding you, without the deviations and wrong turns the truth will not be revealed you should always question yourself and test too as this will help and guide you. After all the destination is not the important but the journey. I wish you well and all the best in your seeking and scholarly learning. As for the future I see no gains or right for its revealing it would then set out our path and leave the free will as a none starter but as a tool and guide I find it useful to some extent as an assistant to self shining light on a path maybe not trod. If you find the letters and power of the magicks as to your giftings it would be wonderful but if not it will have added to your knowledge base. Bright blessings
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Yes, you're right. But sometimes there is too much challenging things in my life in the same time to bear them (like today's surgery (2nd) on bad injure with serious infection, it was fine, but really stresful, because despite it was opened again and cleaned I still must overcome very visous bacteria...). But as we say in Poland "co nas nie zabije to nas wzmocni" what means "if it won't kill us, it can make us only stronger".
Asking about fortunetelling I was just curious if you know about any real examples or it's just a fairy tale. Maybe it's something like feeling probability, but final decision is still up to us like with astrology predictions.
Thank you for your wishes. I wish you all the best too. That was rally nice to meet you and exchange few words.
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I do hope you are well soon, I am thinking positive thoughts for you and have lit a candle for healing.
The fortune telling I think is in interpretation and sadly there is to many fraudulent practitioners that the genuine gets hidden amidst all this. Its my personal choice that I do not wish to know but I do know some who feel the guidance is part of them and I can see this.
Feel free to chat any time you wish, I am not always on the computer but will answer and chat it has been a pleasure exchanging words with you too.
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First of all sorry that it took me so much time to reply. First, it’s because this what I wanted to write was a bit personal and I wasn’t sure if I should write it at all. In such case I prefer to give myself some time to think more about. Then I had health problems again (but another kind than previously) and then I had to take care of some private things.
Personally, I don't wish to be able to see future too if I can't. But if I'd have such gift, or if I'd realised it can be learned like math or astrology, I probably try 
I also really value our conversations. They give me a new insight into some matters, what is not a common thing in my environment.
Anyway, I wanted to thank you for your intention for my health. It helped. How? I write more detailed in Note I'll send you for a moment (it's too long and too personal to write it here).
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I don't know why, but I like this picture a lot. Plus runes are cool.
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