Weekly Rune: Othala

Othala -- property -- Remember that journey we took with Raidho last week? Well, we did it right! Over the last few weeks the story of the Runes has been interesting. Three weeks ago we had Dagaz, second to the last Rune -- complete connection. Following it was Othala, the "last" Rune, bringing the inspiration to share within that connection. Raidho came along, a celebration of wild cowboy skills in how we move forward, not just to share the connection but devise how we can take it deeper. So here we are, right back at that very opportunity! This is why I love the Runes. Such a clear oracle: The story they tell is our own.

This week's Destination Othala is telling us to look no further than our own backyard for how we can deepen our connection with All Things. Othala is about all things clan, which goes far beyond being related, shared resources, and protection in numbers. To our forebearers, Othala represented a unified spirituality, a community of soul that transcended corporeal boundaries, like time and space. The ancestors remained alive and active, informants of every facet of life. They maintained a voice in the direction of how their descendants carried the line forward.

The memo here is we don't have to reinvent the wheel in focusing our life force. We don't have to feel alone or isolated on our journey deeper into All Things. Take time to explore ancestral roots this week. This could be the literal family tree, or it could be connecting with the nature of immediate surroundings. It could mean now is the time to be active in determining what roots are put down, how we stretch into manifestation.

Because if we can't find our connection with All Things in our own backyard, we never really had it to begin with...

Originally published at Intentional Insights.