Nauthiz -- Need
Have you noticed that the last time Nauthiz was the weekly rune, Mannaz came the week prior, as is the case this time? It's not a coincidence, and I swear I have more than two runes in my bag!
By now we know that Mannaz is about learning to call on support and finding mind/body/soul balance, and that Nauthiz encourages us to slow down and be sure of our process. What does it mean that at this time we are being repeatedly called to be certain of our personal cosmology? That the way we order ourselves and observe how our order is supported by, supports, reflects, and fosters our authenticity? It's a big question to ask.
So often we turn ourselves inside out to get into a routine that provides spiritual discipline, mental focus, physical strength, and emotional nourishment. Specifically, most of us don't find that clarity without baptism by fire, without deep crisis prompting life change. We wouldn't even look at ourselves at that level without deep personal emergency. Taking the step to take charge of our core wellbeing is perhaps the most important one we take in our whole lives. So then, how do we respond when the universe asks us to change that routine, or to question its current relevance? We are used to questioning whether we're in balance, not the method by which we sustain it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, yes? The very idea that what works needs to change can generate crisis all its own.
This week, gently consider where soul sustenance has become rote. This is a bold undertaking from inside the comfort zone. We may gaze upon the scape of our spiritual discipline and see that it works fine, all is well, stability abides. Bless it, thank it, then look again. The message of repeated Mannaz then Nauthiz is that something somewhere in our personal spiritual path isn't as it seems, even if that thing is reluctance to change the spiritual path. Recall that which nourishes and guides us to expand our consciousness isn't meant to be comfortable. It's not meant for escapism. It's meant to grow.
As you examine your personal spiritual path and find so much as a crack, address it now. This is your furlough of the soul. This is your opportunity to step back and find the glinting threads that bind your passion to your footsteps again, and find the way that meets your current needs in carrying it through everything you do.
This Runic duo heartily encourages us to use the resources at our disposal, to make the changes needed in our lives, however very personal and sacred. This combination is saying that we can either make that change of our own volition -- initiate controlled crisis -- or the universe will initiate one for us.
Originally published on Intentional Insights.
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