“The sun is the light of the world;
I bow to the divine design. ”
- Old Norwegian poem
The Sigel Rune
The use of the Viking runes (from the root ' run- ' of the ancient Gothic, translated as ' secret ' or ' whisper ') mainly comprised writing in the ancient Germanic languages, especially in the islands of Great Britain and the region from Scandinavia , although it eventually expanded to the regions of Eastern and Central Europe during the Middle Ages . According to ancient Scandinavian beliefs, the origin of these runes comes from the gods. It is a gift that Odin gives to men.
These runes were also used for magical purposes . According to beliefs, they have the ability to materialize invocations and spells written on objects. And thanks to the German-Austrian writer Guido von List, and his system of modern divination of armanen runes, the power of the Viking runes has come to us today.
On this occasion, we will talk about the Sigel rune .
Mythology of the Rune Sigel
Sigel (also known as sowilo in the protonórdico or sol in the old Nordic) is the Anglo-Saxon name of the rune that represents our letter 'S'. And its translation is neither more nor less than 'Sun'.
In the Nordic culture, this rune is directly associated with Sunna, the Goddess of the Sun, daughter of Mundilfari and Glaur, and sister of Máni (the God of the Moon). After marrying a man named Glen, the gods, who did not approve of this union, kidnapped both Máni and Sunna, and charged them with leading the transition between day and night .
Thus, Sunna drives the carriage that takes the sun through the sky. Transported by the horses Arvak and Alsvid, chased by Sköll (or Fenrir), a wolf who wants to devour her (the brother of this wolf, Hati, chases Máni in the same way during the night).
It is said that every time the wolf approaches, a solar eclipse occurs on Earth . And only on Ragnarok's day will its inevitable destiny be given, where Fenrir reaches and devours Sunna. Then, it will be your daughter who should continue with that task.
Meaning of the Rune Sigel
This rune is one of the most powerful, and is related to the life force. When this rune appears in your life, it is time to take action.
The Sigel rune in turn represents integrity, personal fortitude and solar energy, required by our own nature. This integrity is what our spiritual warrior tirelessly seeks. Therefore, it has to do with our essence.
Let the light of Sigel illuminate this essence itself, and so you can express it.
Seek to get away from the things that cause you stress, and seek to contact yourself. You must seek that inner power and let it manifest. And you must pay attention, because pride will be one of your biggest obstacles in these trips.
Thus, the Sigel rune reminds us of the humility necessary to reach our essence. Your competition is internal, not with others. Your challenge is against your own demons.
The Sigel rune does not have an inverted position . However, it shows the time to take care of yourself and your life. It will be time to get away from situations and people who don't do you good. Well, that only causes you to wear energy.
A Spiritual Warrior must also know when is the right time to retire. And remember that always going around the same things only always brings you the same results.
Free yourself.
AUTHOR: Lucas, editor and translator of the great family of hermandadblanca.org
RUNAS PHOTOGRAPH: Gisela
SOURCES:
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfabeto_r%C3%BAnico
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magia_r%C3%BAnica
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B3l
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runas_armanen
- https://www.enbuenasmanos.com/la-runa-sigel
