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The Celestial spread

  The Celestial spread is a yearly (13 Runes needed) spread - starting with the month you are in now. Runes chosen 1 -12 are set up in a diamond shape starting with the right and ending up with Rune 12 at the top of the diamond.   The last or 13th Rune should be placed in the middle. Rune 1 should be month 1  and so on. The 13th Rune should be the final and should represent the "Influence for the Year".

The Celtic Cross spread

The Celtic Cross spread is a ten rune spread based on the Celtic Cross (refer to my TAROT section for this spread description). The Cross spread is used to plot the arc of your life and the forces acting on it. It is the most popular spread, giving a very complete view of the situation. The left rune represents an important element of the past. The middle rune represents a deciding element of the present. The top rune  represents a force that works for you. The bottom Rune represents a force that works against you. The right rune represents the critical element of the future, at the core of the final outcome.

The Diamond spread

  The Diamond spread reveals the dynamic forces at work in a situation. It is the spread of choice for understanding a hidden conflict. The bottom rune represents the foundation that forms the basis of the issue. The left rune represents one of the forces acting on the issue at hand. The right rune represents another of the forces acting on the issue at hand. The top rune represents the conclusion to which your strivings can carry you.

The Elements Spread

The Elements Spread shows the four elements and their corresponding qualities The top rune; Earth are lessons to be learned on the physical plane. The right rune; Air, lessons to be learned on the mental plane. The bottom rune; Fire, Lessons to be learned on the spiritual plane. The left rune; Water, lessons to be learned on the emotional plane.

The Fork spread

 The Fork spread is used at critical turning points, to understand the dynamics of an important decision. The left rune represents the first possible outcome. The right rune represents the second possible outcome. The bottom rune represents the critical factor that determines what will come to pass. Medicine Wheel spread is a  five Rune cast to give guidance to a specific problem when the questioner does not know which path to follow. The left sided  rune deals with The past or Source of the problem. The right rune represents the The present or Current influences. The bottom rune deals with The future or the way energies are flowing. The top rune shows the challenge. The center  rune represents The power to call upon. The Norn spread is used to plot the crucial elements of past, present, and future, and to reveal the evolution of the situation through the arc of time. The left rune represents an important element of the past. The middle rune represents a deciding element of the present. The right rune represents the  critical element of the future. Odin's Casting spread is a  five rune cast dealing with the past, present and  future. The far left rune is the distant past and the  rune next to this (also on left) represents the recent past. The center top Rune represents the  present. The right rune represents the recent future and the far right rune represents the distant future. Relationship spread is very useful to get an understanding of the purpose of  people who are partners. It shows the role of each person in the other person's life and the potential direction of the relationship.

Rune #1: This  rune represents the energy or attitude towards the relationship of the person asking the question.

Rune #2: This one represents the partner's energy or attitude about the relationship.

Rune #3: The third rune shows how the  partnership is doing or what the purpose of the people being together is. Single Rune Spread is used to gain a quick insight into what drives the situation, or to reduce it to the most concise summary possible. The rune represents the critical factor in the issue at hand. The 3 Rune spread enables you to deal with the subject as it presents itself at this moment in time. The left rune is the past. The center rune represents the present. The right rune is the future. 

The Thor's Hammer spread
Place the runes unseen in the runebag. Swirl the runes around in the bag gently with your writing hand, and let a Rune fall naturally into your fingers. Feel it and sense whether it is the right one to draw. Draw the runes one at a time and place them on the field in the pattern shown on the left. 

Never turn the runes - place them exactly as they come to hand on the field. Whether they are upright or reversed (i.e. upside down or right way up), and whether they appear converse or obverse (i.e. face down or face up) may make a difference to the meaning. Interpret the runes according to their position as follows:

1 How others see me
2 My fears
3 What I seek
4 My best approach
5 My goal
6 Obstacles to overcome
7 My destiny
8 The way to my real self
9 My real self

The One-Rune Quicky.

As you might imagine, this method is designed to provide a quick, concise answer to a specific question. It can also be used daily as a subject for meditation, or as a general overview of the day before you go to bed. Think of a specific question.
Pull a rune out of the pouch and look at it. The answer may be an obvious yes or no, or the rune might provide a more conditional response. If the rune you picked seems to make no sense at all as a response to your question, ask another question or try again later.

The Norns 

Pull one rune and lay it down face up. This rune represents the first Norn - those events in the past which affect the current situation. Pull another rune and lay it next to the first. This is the second Norn - the present situation, which frequently refers to a choice that needs to be made. Pull a third and lay it down. This is the third Norn, and the most difficult rune to interpret. In some cases it might represent the person's inevitable fate. In others, it might simply be the end result if the current situation remains unchanged, or even just one of several results. You must rely on your instincts to decide which is the case.

The Germania cast

Take all of the runes in your hands and cast them on the surface. You can throw the runes gently onto the surface, or you can let them fall from your hands from a height of about 8-12 inches (20-30 cm). You may wish to invoke the aid of one or more of the gods of the Northern Tradition at this point. Odin is always a good choice, but I do not recommend calling on Thor. 

Discount any runes that fall beyond the perimeter of your casting surface and, without looking at the runes, pick three at random. Once you have the chosen three, set them down in a row and interpret them using the three-rune spread rules.

The 9 Rune cast

For a detailed overview of a situation, or an examination of your spiritual path try the 9 rune cast. Pick nine runes unseen from the pouch. Hold them between your hands for a moment, and focus on your question (if you have one). Then scatter the runes on the table, floor, or cloth if you have one. Read the runes which land face up first. These will relate to the current situation and the circumstances which led to it. How the runes are read is largely subjective, but in general, runes lying in the centre are the most immediately relevant, while those lying around the edges are less important, or represent more general influences. Runes that are close together or even touching often compliment each other, or may even represent a single thing, while runes which fall on opposite sides of the pattern frequently represent opposing influences. Occasionally, a rune will land completely off the cloth or fall off the table. Some people consider such runes to be particularly significant, while others ignore them completely.
Once you have considered the face up runes, turn over the others without changing their relative positions. These face-down runes represent external and/or future influences thus pointing to possible outcomes.

Eventually, once the reading is done, one more rune may be pulled out of the pouch. This helps to confirm (or sometimes dispute) the conclusions drawn from the reading, and may provide a focus or centre to an otherwise scattered and complicated cast.