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Stádhagaldr – Armanen Runic Yoga [THREAD]

Stádhagaldr is an active system of magic that consists of the assumption of runic postures or gestures for magical effect... Gestures and postures form some part of almost every metaphysical or magical school.

The number and intricacy of the postures are varied enough to be expressive of the wide variety of forces present, but none require extensive training or straining of the body. I will post images showing the 18 Armanen runes and how to use them for magical effects.

The overall aims of the stádhagaldr are:
1. control of the body through posture (stadha)
2. Control of thought through song (galdr)
3. Control of breath
4. Control of emotion
5. Becoming aware of the rune realms of the self and the world(s)
6. Control and direction of the will.

Stadhagaldr is used as a mode of psychological integration and personal transmutation, and it is also employed in all other types of magical operations.

In the terminology for Rune yoga postures or 'asanas' are called Stodhr or stances (= singular stadha). Rune Mantras are called Galdr. Hence, the compound word Stadhagaldr = Stadha + Galdr, or “stance with singing.”

The early 20th century German runemasters (F.B Marby, S.A. Krummer, and Karl Spiesberger) developed runic yoga as a means of harnessing the streams of power present in the earth and atmosphere.

The rune magician makes himself capable of receiving and sending patterns of energy to and from the energy permeating the cosmos (the rune magician becomes an antenna for the reception and broadcast of runic radio waves).

By using the proper runic postures, combined with the intonation of the right runic sound, the magician can draw in certain forces or combination of forces and then reshape and redirect them.

The interplay of forces within these various energy zones constitutes the phenomena of the universe. By becoming aware of them, engaging them, and guiding them consciously, the rune magician actively participates in the evolution and restructuring of the cosmos.

Before attempting any of the runic yoga postures, you are encouraged to learn more. The would-be rune magician is cautioned because wrongly prepared magical formali and sigels can have a deleterious effect. Heed the words of Odin, the High One, as recorded in the Hávamál:

“Know how to cut them, know how to read them,
Know how to stain them, know how to prove them,
Know how to evoke them, know how to score them,
Know how to send them, know how to send them.”

The 18 Armanen Futharkh Runes and their Stodhr are divided into three "aetts" or "Halbdutzends" (half-dozens), of six Runes each. These groupings represent the phases of reincarnation and initiation in the Odinic-Armanen consciousness of the Edda.

With that said, and an admonishment to study further before attempting stadhagaldr (or any other form of rune magic), here are the runic yoga postures of the Armanen Futarkh.

The First Halbdutzend (Yggdrasil's Root of Arising)
1. FA
2. UR
3 THORN

4. OS
5. RIT
6. KA

The Second Halbdutzend (Yggdrasil's Root of Being)
7. HAGAL
8. NOT
9. IS

10. AR
11. SIG
12. TYR

The Third Halbdutzend (Yggdrasil's Root of Passing Away)
13. BAR
14. LAF
15. MAN

16. YR
17. EH
18. GIBOR

One would be wise to remember Master Guido von List, Yogi Siegfried Kummer, and Master Rudolf Gorsleben taught that the Runes are not merely symbols, but also powerful living magickal energies that can change the practitioner in sacred and wondrous ways. Hail Odin!

Here’s a link to a short booklet which goes a little more in-depth into these practices: archive.org/details/armane…

Sources:
- Edred Thorsson’s ‘Rune Might’ and ‘Futhark’
- Guido von List ‘Secret of the Runes’
- Aelfric Avery ‘Armanen Runes and the Black Sun in Modern Heathenry’