Rune Focus: Othila Familia

A hideous sketch turned semi-hideous over-the-top edit.

Earlier today I asked my daughter to go get me a deck from my tarot cabinet...any deck. She came back with a neglected bag of runes and said, 'Try these. They're way more fun than the cards.'

I thought this was a hilarious sentiment because I don't really agree...all oracles are fun in their own unique ways, but it IS true that I have rarely used the runes, especially this bag which actually belongs to my husband who neglected them even more than I do.

I pulled some runes, and actually I think this rune did come up at one point. However, in this instance, I actually used MyDivination to pull a rune. The rune I received was Othila.

Since I haven't yet memorized the runes and their meanings I went on to reference, cross-reference and intuit away about this rune. My first impression was that it was very similar to the tarot card 10 of Pentacles. It's about home, hearth, inheritance, community and all things home/land/money, etc.  There's a sense of security and belonging attached to this rune, as well as the hope for such things.


Here are some concepts I ran across for this rune:

• Home/dwelling
• Land/property
• Family/ancestors
• Community
• Money/possessions/inheritance
• Goals, especially material goals, focus
• Tradition/legacy/roots
• Wisdom/knowledge
• Boundaries

I feel like this addresses a lot of things, but I am unsure of how to word that. I think about home/family and the like a lot. In fact, just a few hours ago I was talking to my husband about house-related things, security, personal goals and family stuff. This encompassed many things--from my daughter entering school in the fall and the stress and also the changes both good and bad, things we need to buy for the house and how we could (or could not) afford them, trips we wanted to take to see my husband's family but really couldn't, etc. It sounded a lot like the talking points of this rune. These things are more important to me, by far, than personal success or fame or even my own creativity. At least at present, but I feel that my creativity is so integral to who I am that it will come back to the forefront at some point, or simply leak out like a tide that can't be tamed.

If I get more insight into this I will definitely let you know. I've been thinking a lot about my own personal priorities. I have found it so hard to center on the things that inspire me or move me forward. Much of my energy, I fear, has been centered upon holding me back or staying with the status quo, even though it no longer serves me as well as it could. But ultimately--I want to adopt the attitude that I have the intuitive understanding, wisdom and love that allows me to make the best decisions I can in the moment, and not dwell too hard on the past and future. That is a big, tough task for me.

Of course, there's the possibility this means something very specific with regards to home/family/inheritance and the like. That could be. Like I said, this rune reminds me so much of the 10 of Pentacles, and that card is almost always very specific for me. So far it hasn't really been vague. Then again this month has very much been about family connections, my brother visiting, spending time with my parents, siblings and of course my husband and daughter. These are the things that are most important in my life. Now I just have to find the money, time and focus to truly make them a priority.

Love,
MM