The Green Wolf


Be aware that this Tumblr frequently includes pictures of art made with animal remains, as well as rampant feminist opinions, corgis and bats, and lush landscapes.

Artist, author, (neo)shaman, and wannabe polymath living in the Pacific Northwe(s)t.

I discovered neopaganism in the mid-1990s, and shortly thereafter began my work with animal totems and neoshamanism. Over the years I've wandered through various paths, ranging from Wicca-flavored neopaganism to Chaos magic, but for the past few years I've been creating Therioshamanism, a post-industrial neo-shamanic path. I've also been creating various neopagan ritual tools and other sacred art from hides, bones, beads and other such things since about the same time. And I've written several nonfiction books on totemism, animal magic, and related topics. Currently working on "New Paths to Plant and Fungus Totems".

A few places to find me, as I'm all over the internet:


http://www.thegreenwolf.com
http://thegreenwolf.etsy.com
http://therioshamanism.com
http://paganbookreviews.net
https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenWolfLupa

Ask me anything

7th June 2012

Making my own runes

phasesof-themoon:

I really want to makes some rune stones (like paint runes onto stones/rocks/pebbles from my backyard). But I’m not sure what ones to do. Does anyone have any pointers on what to do them on, when to do them, what colour the paint should be, what runes I should do, please message me! Or if anyone knows of any good websites or blogs about runes. Thank you darlings!

My first set was on a bunch of very soft stones from the creek near the house I grew up in. I carved with with a vintage nail file since I didn’t have a Dremel.

However, any nicely balanced stone (one that isn’t weighted toward one side or the other) will work. I use acrylic paints; they’re inexpensive and easy to use, and you can get acrylic spray sealant easily, too.

Red is traditional, but IIRC that’s in part because the runes used to be painted with the reader’s blood. I would recommend doing your research first before deciding on which futhark (set of runes) to work with; the Elder Futhark is most popular, but there are others. 

Good books to start with are Edred Thorsson’s “Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic” and Diana Paxson’s “Taking Up the Runes”. And here’s a good site to start with.

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    I know that the (Roman) sources say that they were carved on wood, and marked with blood, and then thrown in the fire,...
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    elder futhark runes are the most common ruin set is see especially for divination this website has the alphabet on it. I...
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    My first set was on a bunch of very soft stones from the creek near the house I grew up in. I carved with with a vintage...
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