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NAUTHIJA
Nauthija (NEE - thee - ya) - Also known as Naud, Nauthiz, Naudhr, Nyd, Naut, Nad, Nod, Neid, Nied, Naudiz, Nit, Not, Nauthur, Nauthrz (alternative Vilturr pron.)
Value - N
Numeric Order - 9 (usually 10)
Traditionally Represents - Need
Represents - Need. Norns. Crisis. Crow. Vulture. Raven. Spider. Ash. Alder. Willow. Elm. Black Horse. Dandelion. Nettle. Raspberry. Strawberry. Initiation. Testing. Need-Fires. Beech. Pig. Baba Yaga and in turn, Vavale. Vasilia, the Maiden, in her need state.
The bond-maid grieves,
far from home,
a state of oppression
oh the toilsome work.
- Vilturj Rune Poem.
Nauthija is primarily the rune of fundamental need. In a situation where
your life, spirituality or personality is threatened with the resistance
of fate and the Norns, Nauthija encourages you to innovate and create until
you meet your needs. If you do not act, then it was not a need in the
first place. Nauthija is the rune that inspires hostages to find means
of escape when there was thought to be none. It is the rune that gives
courage to the initiate to complete the initiation. It makes one force
themselves to work mundane jobs in order to receive the money that will
keep them alive. It is a primordial force, complex and intense, and one
that is not easy to voluntarily call up.
Nauthija says 'you are between a rock and hard place, so instead of going
forward or backwards, go sideways, you'll find your way one day.' Nauthija
can also say 'a rock and a hard place make an excellent brace so that you
can climb your way to the top and get what you need.' It's message however
brings with it hope, fear and desperation. It comes for a reason and with
it brings the negative and positive connotations of the carrion bird - Vulture,
and the death bird - Raven. After all, if the Norns are messing with your
life, chances are, you're going to need all the Nauthija you can get.
Nauthija can be the rune that reminds you that you need to stay
in oppressive circumstances in order to acquire the funds you need
in order to get the lifestyle you need. It is the rune of social,
political, local and spiritual oppression. There are Vilturj exercises
of repetitive toil that are torturous and mind-numbing, but also needful
and an expression of one's fate. The Shaolin monk, in order to complete
his training, must go through incredibly taxing, repetitive work in order
to be able to free his soul and his body, though it may take years to realise.
This rune has an important lesson to teach to spiritual beginners, and
that is 'stick with something until you learn it.' One of the most frustrating
lessons that the seeker, beginner and learner must learn is that it doesn't
matter how interesting everything else looks, you MUST stay with something
for a certain time until it becomes boring and tedious, to learn something
needful. If this rune is drawn by a person who likes picking up new hobbies
all the time, or can never finish anything or learn anything adequately,
this rune is a bash on the head, and reminds you that if you don't persevere
and stick with the unpleasantness, the Norns will find a more painful way of
teaching you.
The shape of the rune is that of a straight line, crossed with an angular line,
it represents the potential to move on despite the obstacle in front of us
(the angular line). It also represents a crossroads, and the ability to follow
the obstacle onto another path which will fulfil its own needs over time.
Nauthija is also the rune of self-initiated change, brought about by a kindling
of the need-fire within. When presented with difficult times we often have many
(all unpleasant) choices, the bravest and riskiest of changes are often the hardest,
but also the ones that meet most of our needs. There comes a time when you
need to stick with something, or stop something that supported you, in order
to move on, and pass the tests that are presented to you. Remember, life
presents you with a lot of initiations, most of these are acknowledged in
a way by friends, family and co-workers, consider the ritual of the birthday
and the new year. Both of these represent an acknowledgement that one has
survived another year, met needs and will move on with a high head to the next
initiation. However, there are also the initiations we meet ourselves,
privately, where the only others who share our experience are the gods
and spirits. These initiations are often failed, sometimes we can see
this when someone commits suicide, or walks almost willingly down the
path of the abyss. Passing these spiritual initiations of the soul bring
us to new places where we meet the needs of our soul, and tell the Norns
that we can meet their challenges, and accept our fates.
Nauthija also represents times of intense distress. Those times when we
feel a tightness upon our chest, a constriction of breathing because
fear overcomes us. Being taken hostage, being robbed or mugged, realising
that your house has been burgled or car stolen, can prompt us to better
secure ourselves and our territories. This feeling is also one that
sometimes is quieter, a little niggling worry telling us to get our
vertigo checked out, or telling us that maybe we should get that mole
on our arm checked out. Nauthija says if you act on a need sooner rather
than later, you may stop illness, injury or atrophy.
Nauthija is the determination of a POW not to let go of
his or her integrity even though they know they will be
tortured to death. It is still struggling to enjoy life
when cancer has turned on you. It is the desperation in
not giving up. The Holocaust was a place of Nauthija.
Abu Ghraib is a place of Nauthija. These places represent
severity and there is no glory in this rune, only the
need to hang on while the Norns deal their severe blows.
Nauthija and Haurgl are partnered. There is a need for the
destructiveness of Haurgl (hail) and
there is, unfortunately for us, a need for terror, destruction, slavery and oppression.
Nauthija represents raw sexuality, the combustible spark which
overcomes us and demands physical satisfaction. Why sometimes
you find yourself needing the peak of orgasm, or physical contact.
Nauthija is never sensual, it is never gentle, it is fast and
consumes like a lightning bolt. It is also the raw agony of being
separated from someone you love, a lover abroad, or a daughter or
son on holiday. This need drives the frenzy of hugs and kisses that
often happen before and after departure and leaving. In that sense,
Nauthija is also the rune of raw grief, though sadness and grief is
usually covered more thoroughly by other runes.
Merk- This rune Merked tends to represent a long, hard
drudge through time for very poor or few rewards that barely
meet one's needs. It is often a stark warning, 'get out of
the lifestyle you live, NOW.' It can warn of hostilities around
a person, or people that wish to make the client or rune-worker
a slave to their needs. Yet oddly it also warns of taking the
easy way out, which is a slave's way of itself
I won't go into too much more detail here, as the rune often
acts with very negative as well as positive implications anyway.
In Ritual - Well, firstly, it's worth knowing that this rune
has a long history of being employed in curses, and if you lean
that way, and wish to bring terrible hardship upon anyone, this is
the rune for you. However, it's a hard energy to summon, and simply
drawing it on a black candle will not be productive. Secondly,
Nauthija has many good sides which can be employed by the person
who works with energy. Firstly, it is excellent as a strengthener
for those in really oppressive situations. Those with terminal cancer,
those with HIV, who seem to be in 'lost situations' or who fight for 'lost causes'
are really aided by this rune, and find much innovation and creativity, as well
as a sense of comfort and acceptance from its strength.
Nauthija can also be used to help one find the strength within in order
to complete a hard project, so for those who have burned out before their
end of year highschool, college and university exams, this is also an
excellent rune. It fortifies those who are sick of the toil of study,
and reminds one that there will be rewards for patience.
Nauthija has been reputed to have been used for divination and protection,
but I tend to find it fairly worthless when used for these purposes. I
would like it if someone could let me know how they go with this.
Next: Isa
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