Margo lowered her sight and hand after the answer, quill in same raised hand. If she remembered correctly, some runes could be placed so they symbolized an opposite effect and the runes magic could cancel each other, though the professor didn't mention how. Guess work here. Alright. Margo swirled the quill on her hand. Ready, steady, go!

She inscribbed fast and fervently as if her life depended of it. Though the speed of her hand didn't reflect on her facial expression.

In the Paper, Margo wrote:

Chosen Runes: Gifu, Pertho, Dagaz, Algiz and Kenaz. Pertho will be placed upside down so it's element, water, does not interfeer with the other runes of elements fire and air (opposite, air and fire work alongside, like it is with Dagaz). Pertho which is upside down would then mean "revealing secrets".

= Algiz / Elhaz / Yr
= Kenaz / Kaunaz/ Kauno
= Pertho / Perth
= Gifu / Gyfu / Gebo
= Dagaz

If Dagaz+Algiz+Kenaz = Luck Protection (against?) Fire, then, in the given order, the string of words would read "Parnership Trust(=Given Truth) give Luck Protection against Fire".


Margo paused and considered the runes...

But as well could mean "Fire Protects" or "Protect the Fire". And was the strict order of no relevance, then it could read "Fire Reveals Secret" or "Protect from Revealing Secrets" (though it would make more sense it was "Protect Secret") or "Revealing Secrets Luck Charm". Or if we disregard Pertho then it would be a luck amulet for partnership protection from fire/by fire. It would be left ambigious as it is.

Notice we use Kenaz in the most basic meaning "fire" but the runes could be read differently and mean "protection against enlightment" as well as "enlightment protection", between others. We use Partnership in the general meaning of Love.

Dagaz could also mean a change of direction. And Pertho is a luck charm too, so backwards it could give bad luck; it's therefore better to put them side by side. You balance "bad luck with love" with "good luck in protection from fire". (Or the good luck of Dagaz could be put at the end of the setence to anulate the bad luck in everything else.)

Then it's the issue of the order the runes are cast. We should give it the given order for runecasting in horizontal writing (though there shouldn't be too much of a difference in vertical writing).

An alternative for a linear string of words would read: Algiz+Kenaz+Pertho+Dagaz+Gifu. This is because it would read like a common sentence: vb/adj + noun + vb + adj/adv + noun, and get a similar meaning to the first, which is what we are aiming for. The reading would be something like "Protection of/against Fire Reveals Secrets with Lucky Partnership/with Luck AND a Partner."


Margo stopped writing and scratched the side of her head with her quill hand, unwittingly sprinkling ink over her hair, though it was not evident since both things were black. Point being, she was confusing herself.

Note on Order: However if we use the Field formation instead, I would put Fire in past-right, (Reveal) Secret in present-center, Partnership in future-left, Protection as issue-near and outcome-far the Good Luck.

If we use the Runic Cross formation we miss a Rune. So Fire is past, Partnership the future, near issue is still Protection, Reveal Secret either the present or the challenge and casting GoodLuck for the outcome.

There's not enough Runes for The Quest of Truth and the Three Lifetime cast is purely Divinatory. Any case, the results are because, of course, this is not Divination, I actually choose what each rune should represent what in my life.


Should she write something else? It looked pretty confusing as it was and she got the impression nothing she could add would help the reading be any more accurate than this.