Finding the Runic Energies in All Things- Pens

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The energies of the runic collectives permeate everything. Over the next few posts, I hope to demonstrate how you can find the essence of the runic collectives in all things. For each of these, I have only used the first 24 runes that I discussed over the past several weeks.

Of a pen.....

Fehu- its monetary value, should you buy or sell it.

Uruz- how durable the pen is, and how long lasting the inkwell is.

Thurisaz- well.... a pen can be used to stab someone....  it can also be used to write hurtful, slanderous words.

Ansuz- the pen can be used to impart knowledge in a written format.

Raidho- the pen's movement across the page could be smooth or it could be rough and choppy, plagued by ink globs.

Kennaz- pens are used to ply the writer's craft. Penmanship is a skill to be learned that requires a pen (or some other writing utensil) to master.

Gifu- fancy pens may be given as gifts. Pens allow writers to share their thoughts with the wider world.

Wunjo- a pen's ability to impart words makes a writer happy because they can do what they do best.

Hagalaz- well... it's quite possible to accidentally stab yourself or another with a pen. The pen may also leak ink or have the inkwell burst completely, making a big mess.

Nauthiz- if you need to write, a writing utensil is quite necessary.

Isa- pens tend to remain stationary and not move of their own accord.

Jera- a pen can aid in a writer's success.

Eihwaz- a pen is the means by which a writer gets their message across and that message can create little ripples or big waves.

Perthro- likewise, by allowing and aiding a writer in getting their words out, a pen can be instrumental in the initiation of probability shuffles. Some writers may also view certain pens as lucky for them.

Elhaz- pens can be inadvertent instrument of protection by allowing valuable words of defense to be written down.

Sigel- pens transfer the energy of the wielder into marks on the paper.

Tyr- mastering the use of certain types of pens, such as calligraphy pens, requires patience and discipline.

Berkana- A pen's inkwell would be a manifestation of its fertility. The more ink, the more productive the pen is.

Ehwaz- fancy pens can be a status symbol. A $500 pen from Franklin-Cristophe certainly has much more status than a simple, cheap Paper-Mate pen.

Mannaz- Pen is its generic identity. Bic, Paper-Mate or Sharpie narrows the identity, as does the type of pen itself, such a gel, ball-point or quill-tip.

Laguz- the ink within a pen is liquid and it flows from the pen's tip when the pen is used.

Inguz- a pen's potential lies in all the words it can write.

Dagaz- putting pen to paper changes the paper, the pen and the user.

Othala- this is to be found both in the method used to make the pen and in the words the pen is used to write.