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gritandgrace · 05-10-2019, 01:05 PM

SPOILER!!: Professor

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Originally Posted by Tegz

Carmine made her way back to the front of the class, quite satisfied with the work she'd seen so far.

"Alright everyone, thank you for your efforts so far. Its hard work stretching that intuition muscle! Have your quills ready please, and take notes." She gave them a moment to prepare themselves and then wrote on the blackboard: "Runic Correlations".

"As you have all seen, the runes in the Elder Futhark have meaning. Some of you are familiar with invoking the magic of individual runes to perform some task or another, but the runes have another application known as runecasting. Runecasting is a form of symbolic magic. Runes can be cast to find answers to questions and to gain an understanding of a given situation and where one is on that path. Runecasting is not divination." She paused to write that on the board (leaving a space for something else to go above it) and then underlined it for emphasis. Important.

"It couples the subconscious and the magical ability of a witch or wizard to examine cause and effect, and indicate a likely outcome or deeper understanding. You may say instead, that runecasting situational assessment tool, where different spreads are the ‘tools’ for different assessment ‘jobs’." Professor Carmine said, looking around at the class to take note of who was paying attention.

"Questions asked of the runes can be employed as a way of reflecting upon the self at a moment in time, just as sorting and categorizing via personality assessments like the MBTI can be a way to reflect upon the self holistically." That was one connection between the two, but not the purpose of today's lesson.

"More importantly for today's purposes, many disciplines which feature symbols that are representative of meaning in this manner can be correlated to the Elder Futhark. When runecasting there is a need for intuitive interpretation of any given rune. It is important that you don't limit yourself only to meanings given in one rune dictionary or another or be too literal in your interpretations." She paused for the slower notetakers to catch up.

"The process of drawing correlations of rune meanings with other interpretive systems prime us for applying our intuition to runecasting." Which WAS the purpose of today's lesson, as they would be working on runecasting later in the term.

"There are various runic correlations -also known as rune correspondences- worth considering. Other than the MBTI, I want you to think about other systems that might have a correspondence with runes in relation to meaning." She said, pausing and looking around the room. "What rune correspondences do you know about? What other interpretive, or symbol=meaning systems have you come across that you think could be correlated with runes?"[/COLOR]

When Eni saw the Professor back in the front of the class she sat up straighter, quill at the ready for note taking.

SPOILER!!: Notebook

Eni had to think about this one. She felt like she'd come across so many, but none were coming to mind. Then someone mentioned the stars and it made things click for Eniola.

"Professor?" She raised her hand. "Isn't nature tied quite closely with runic symbols? Or correlated with it? Between the elements and any living plants I remember my father saying something similar, that runes have symbols for each. Is that true?"

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gritandgrace DoM & DIMC Imp Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: CANADA Posts: 403 Hogwarts RPG Name: Hey! I'm Torin Murphy. Fourth Year	SPOILER!!: Professor Quote: Originally Posted by Tegz Carmine made her way back to the front of the class, quite satisfied with the work she'd seen so far. "Alright everyone, thank you for your efforts so far. Its hard work stretching that intuition muscle! Have your quills ready please, and take notes." She gave them a moment to prepare themselves and then wrote on the blackboard: "Runic Correlations". "As you have all seen, the runes in the Elder Futhark have meaning. Some of you are familiar with invoking the magic of individual runes to perform some task or another, but the runes have another application known as runecasting. Runecasting is a form of symbolic magic. Runes can be cast to find answers to questions and to gain an understanding of a given situation and where one is on that path. Runecasting is not divination." She paused to write that on the board (leaving a space for something else to go above it) and then underlined it for emphasis. Important. "It couples the subconscious and the magical ability of a witch or wizard to examine cause and effect, and indicate a likely outcome or deeper understanding. You may say instead, that runecasting situational assessment tool, where different spreads are the ‘tools’ for different assessment ‘jobs’." Professor Carmine said, looking around at the class to take note of who was paying attention. "Questions asked of the runes can be employed as a way of reflecting upon the self at a moment in time, just as sorting and categorizing via personality assessments like the MBTI can be a way to reflect upon the self holistically." That was one connection between the two, but not the purpose of today's lesson. "More importantly for today's purposes, many disciplines which feature symbols that are representative of meaning in this manner can be correlated to the Elder Futhark. When runecasting there is a need for intuitive interpretation of any given rune. It is important that you don't limit yourself only to meanings given in one rune dictionary or another or be too literal in your interpretations." She paused for the slower notetakers to catch up. "The process of drawing correlations of rune meanings with other interpretive systems prime us for applying our intuition to runecasting." Which WAS the purpose of today's lesson, as they would be working on runecasting later in the term. "There are various runic correlations -also known as rune correspondences- worth considering. Other than the MBTI, I want you to think about other systems that might have a correspondence with runes in relation to meaning." She said, pausing and looking around the room. "What rune correspondences do you know about? What other interpretive, or symbol=meaning systems have you come across that you think could be correlated with runes?"[/COLOR] When Eni saw the Professor back in the front of the class she sat up straighter, quill at the ready for note taking. SPOILER!!: Notebook Personality Type: ENFP-t, The Campaigner. Personality and Runic Correlations Creative and Forward-thinking // Kenaz - vision, revelation, knowledge, creativity, inspiration and technical ability. Empathetic and Warm // Eihwaz - strength, reliability, dependability and trustworthiness. Sociable // Ansuz - a revealing message or insight, communication. Runic Correlations The process of drawing correlations of rune meanings with other interpretive systems prime us for applying our intuition to runecasting. - Runecasting is not Divination - Runecasting is a form of symbolic magic - Runes can be cast to find answers to questions and to gain an understanding of a given situation and where one is on that path. - It couples the subconscious and the magical ability of a witch or wizard to examine cause and effect and indicate a likely outcome or deeper understanding. Eni had to think about this one. She felt like she'd come across so many, but none were coming to mind. Then someone mentioned the stars and it made things click for Eniola. "Professor?" She raised her hand. "Isn't nature tied quite closely with runic symbols? Or correlated with it? Between the elements and any living plants I remember my father saying something similar, that runes have symbols for each. Is that true?" __________________ AT THE HOGWARTS YULE BALL, YOU'LL BE HANGING OUT WITH....__________________ It's a fairytale evening, and you want the entire event to be totally dazzling and a real experience with the friendliest people around you.