Divination Lesson #2

[Jennifer Blade]

~just what i needed~ she thougth

[Teagan]

"Do you need help?" asked Teagan after a few minutes. She didn't look up from her book, but it was in a boring part and this seemed much funner. As Teagan spoke, she kept the same nonchallant expression.

[Babette]

Mirandil opened the classroom door. "Sorry I'm late professor, but my alarm clock didn't wake me."
She sat down, her dark purple hair all messy, and began to what her fellow students did.

[glow=green,2,300]My past:
The rune Perthro
The Perthro means "Uncertain meaning, a secret matter, a mystery, hidden things and occult abilities. Initiation, knowledge of one's destiny, knowledge of future matters, determining the future or your path." This must mean that my past was somehow a mystery, but I knew a bit of my future already when I was young. Although it was a mystery, I was happy, which is true. I don't know my real parent, I've never met them, but I was happy with those who raised me.[/glow]

[glow=red,2,300]My present
The rune Wunjo
"Joy, comfort, pleasure. Fellowship, harmony, prosperity. Ecstasy, glory, spiritual reward, but also the possibility of going over the top", meaning that I'm happy now, content with my life, and has an ability to be too glad. Very true, although I'm a bit depressed sometimes, but who isn't?[/glow]

[glow=yellow,2,300]My future
The rune Dagaz
"Breakthrough, awakening, awareness...Hope/happiness, the ideal. Security and certainty. Growth and release. Balance point, the place where opposites meet." I guess that means that I'll have a secure future, and I'll be happy and knowing what's going on around me. I hope this will come true.[/glow]

She read through it and handled it in. Then she closed her eyes, almost falling into sleep, but suddenly awoke from the sound of a quill hitting the floor. She realized that it was her quill, so she picked it up.


Meralie --> Very good! 19pts.

[Ceiced]

Ceiced tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, staring at the bag of runes in front of him. Having to leave the school for a few months had had a profoundly negative impact on his schoolwork, and he knew that he would have to work double to make up for it. There was likely going to be a pile of homework for him to make up waiting for him in each class...

A quill striking the floor brought him back to the moment, and he hastily brought his hand to hover over the bag of runes. He closed his eyes and concentrated, watching as his hand dove in and pulled out a rune, put it on the desk, then repeated the process twice more. His chair creaked as he leaned back and studied the runes in front of him. Would they really reveal anything about what was, is, and is to come? He quickly glanced over to the teacher- she seemed a bit detatched and probably wouldn't care even if she spotted Ceiced there at the back of the class. So, in the dim light cast by the fire, he cracked open the textbook and wrote his findings.

Ceiced Nerr'an

My Past : The Rune Ingwaz
This rune entails common virtues, common sense, simple strengths, family love, caring, human warmth, the home. A rest stage, a time of relief, of no anxiety.
~ I have had a time of warmth and love at home, cared for and treated kindly by my parents. I grew much during that time, both physically and in magic. The rune is correct.

My Present : The Rune Dagaz
This rune entails a breakthrough, awakening, and awareness. Hope and happiness, and the ideal. Both security and certainty coupled with the power to change my own will, transformation.
~ I have learned much in the time that i've been at Magic Horizons, and I know that this is truly the place I am meant to be at.

My Future : The Rune Sowilo
This rune entails goals achieved and success. A time when power will be available to change my life, a time of contact between the higher self and the unconcious. Wholeness, Power, Elemental Force, Sword of Flame, Cleansing Fire.
~If this is true, then my studies will truly come to fruition. I will have power to positively change my life, and have true understanding of magic and the elements. The last two are somewhat confusing, it remains to be seen how they apply to me.

His heart raced as he wrote the meaning of the last rune. Could it be true that all of that could happen to him? He sat back dazedly in his chair, and it was a few seconds before he picked up the paper and placed it on the teacher's desk before returning to his seat, his eyes clouded over with uncertainty.


Meralie --> Fabulous! Good work! 20pts.

[Jennifer Blade]

Jennifer looked at her and nodded

[Teagan]

Jennifer said:

Jennifer looked at her and nodded

"Alright." Teagan set her book down and walked over to Jennifer. "You need to open your bag and pull out the three runes. Keep them in the order you pulled them out, and if one of them is upside down, leave it that way. In your textbook.... here (http://www.freewebs.com/rune_text/runes.htm)," Teagan opened the girl's textbook to a page listing the different runes.

"The first rune you pull out will be symbolizing your past, the second rune symbolizes your present, and the third is symbolizes your future. This page--" Teagan pointed in the book, "--shows the different runes. It also says what they mean. Uh, write down what each of them say on a paper and turn it into the teacher when you're done... I think that's it. Do you need any more help--er, have any more questions?"

[Jennifer Blade]

"no,thanks" she said.

[glow=maroon,2,300]Jennifer Blade

Gryffindor[/glow]

[glow=red,2,300]Past:Algiz: (Z or -R: Elk, protection.) Protection, a shield. The protective urge to shelter oneself or others. Defense, warding off of evil, shield, guardian. Connection with the gods, awakening, higher life. It can be used to channel energies appropriately. Follow your instincts. Keep hold of success or maintain a position won or earned.


Present:Ansuz: (A: The As, ancestral god, i.e. Odin.) A revealing message or insight, communication. Signals, inspiration, enthusiasm, speech, true vision, power of words and naming. Blessings, the taking of advice. Good health, harmony, truth, wisdom.

Reversed: Misunderstanding, delusion, manipulation by others, boredom. Vanity and grandiloquence. (Odin is a mighty, but duplicitous god. He always has his own agenda.)


Future:Isa: (I: Ice.) A challenge or frustration. Psychological blocks to thought or activity, including grievances. Standstill, or a time to turn inward and wait for what is to come, or to seek clarity. This rune reinforces runes around it. [/glow]

Meralie --> Accurate, but where on earth is the personal interpretation? 5pts.

[Tsukikiriame]

Tsuki quietly picked up the bag and took out 3 runes. SHe'd been sitting there for a while without anyone seeing her. She liked that. Feeling a bit nervous (It was her first lesson), she wrote down the runes and their meanings.

Past:
Wunjo: (W or V: Joy.) Joy, comfort, pleasure. Fellowship, harmony, prosperity. Ecstasy, glory, spiritual reward, but also the possibility of going "over the top". If restrained, the meaning is general success and recognition of worth.

It's true, my past has been a very happy one. I have always been very happy and I haven't had any particularly bad things happen.

Present:
Isa: (I: Ice.) A challenge or frustration. Psychological blocks to thought or activity, including grievances. Standstill, or a time to turn inward and wait for what is to come, or to seek clarity. This rune reinforces runes around it.

I feel like my life is at a standstill. The thing that I am looking for could happen, but it will be a while before I can figure out whether it will happen or not. I just have to sit and wait.

Future:
Ehwaz: (E: Horse, two horses.) Transportation. May represent a horse, car, plane, boat or other vehicle. Movement and change for the better. Gradual development and steady progress are indicated. Harmony, teamwork, trust, loyalty. An ideal marriage or partnership. Confirmation beyond doubt the meanings of the runes around it.

This is good news for me. I believe the transportation is mentally, and indeed I am in a time of my life when that will happen. The ideal marriage or partnership is especially good news- the thing that I wanted was someone to love, so hopefully that is what it means.

Tsuki stepped forward and handed it to the professor, calmly wondering how she did.


Meralie --> Good! 18pts.

[Kate Wellsley]

Kate had been sitting in an chair on the far right of the room. Everyone had a partner, but she was sitting quietly byherself, not exactly her favorite way to be. Sighing, she reached into the back, and picked out three runes.

[glow=pink,2,300]My past: An upsidedown Ansuz rune
Misunderstanding, delusion, manipulation by others, boredom. Vanity and grandiloquence.

My past has been full of misunderstandings. I have been manipulated by others many of times, often leading to me being blamed for something i didn't do. Delusion..... well, that was of my own personal choice.

My present: Raidho Rune
The Raidho rune indicates travel, physically and mentally . A journey, vacation, relocation, evolution, change of place or setting. Seeing things in a new light. Seeing the right move for you to make and deciding upon it. Personal rhythm, world rhythm, dance of life.

This very well tells my present. I have just moved to Hogwarts from a new school. I have also moved away from my old ways of life, my bad habits. Also my comforable habits have left be. I now see the world in a different perspective, since i'm meeting new kinds of people. I feel that i'm finally comfortable in my own skin.

My future: Pethro Rune
The Pethro rune indicates uncertainyty, a secret matter, a mystery, hidden things and occult abilities. Initiation, knowledge of one's destiny, knowledge of future matters, determining the future or your path. Pertaining to things feminine, feminine mysteries including female fertility, and vagina. Good lot, fellowship and joy. Evolutionary change.


To me, this means my future will be full of surprizes. Something hidden will become clear. It may also mean that i will learn my destiany. It may also mean that i will have a good change, or possibly become pregnant, or change my body is some way. Most of all, i know my future will be a major change from my present.[/glow]

Kate reread what she wrote. She closed her eyes, and thought about what this meant to her.


Meralie --> A very interesting reading. 20pts.

[Damien Mauvais]

Damien entered the classroom a little later then the others. He was wearing his robe open, revealing black slacks and a white collared shirt. Noticing that there were only a handul inside, he thought that it was either he's early or not a lot of students take Divination.

He sighs as he takes a seat near the door.

Damien isnt too fond of Divination. They tell you things that you already know yourself, things that you want to hide, things that you want to run away from.

And what of the future? A seer may read the future for you, but you can change it, will it. So its pretty useless to know it in the frist place.

Seeing his classmates already starting to do the rune reading, he grabs a bag from the teacher's desk, giving her a polite nod. He then goes back to his seat and slouches.

He unties the bag and scatters the runes. Observing the others, he realizes that he clearly did it wrong and placed the runes back inside the bag.

He imitates what his classmates are doing and he takes out three runes, all on its wrong side.

He reveals them one by one, each representing a stage in his life.

'My past. . .' he thinks as he reads the rune and tries to relate it to a phase in his life. It revealed the Birch-godess, reversed. He looks up for its meaning on the textbook:

Berkano: (B: Berchta, the birch-goddess.) Birth, general fertility, both mental and physical and personal growth, liberation. Regenerative power and light of spring, renewal, promise of new beginnings, new growth. Arousal of desire. A love affair or new birth. The prospering of an enterprise or venture.

Reversed: Family problems and or domestic troubles. Anxiety about someone close to you. Carelessness, abandon, loss of control. Blurring of consciousness, deceit, sterility, stagnation.


It was all to clear for Damien, his past was always clear and seemed unforgettable. He dips his head a little lower as if trying to view the text more clearly, his bangs covering his eyes. Thoughts of leaving Beauxbatons, His abandonment of his past love, her deceit,the guilt of realizing it could be his fault all went flashing in his mind.

He then flips the second one to reveal his present state.

'Nauthiz' he says to himself as he scanned for its meaning. It wasnt on reverse, but rather faced him.

"Delays, restriction. Resistance leading to strength, innovation, need-fire (self-reliance). Distress, confusion, conflict, and the power of will to overcome them. Endurance, survival, determination. A time to exercise patience. Recognition of one's fate. Major self-initiated change. Face your fears."

Damien frowns then let out a soft chuckle. The rune may indicate about a certain test he wants to pass in,that requires a lot, a one-shot that he cannot miss,a test that'll need his endurance, intellect, grace and ettiquette.May be the detention he got, the duel among people he knows and his dislike-that may turn out to be his fear after all, of being frail and helpless and being a half-blood.

'Will to overcome? by ignoring the rest I suppose?' he thinks.

And finally, his future came to unfold, a stage he would rather keep a secret, even to himself.

The rune revealed the lot cup, Perthro.

He scans for its meaning and raises an eyeborow as he reads on.

Perthro: (P: Lot cup, vagina.) Uncertain meaning, a secret matter, a mystery, hidden things and occult abilities. Initiation, knowledge of one's destiny, knowledge of future matters, determining the future or your path. Pertaining to things feminine, feminine mysteries including female fertility, and vagina. Good lot, fellowship and joy. Evolutionary change.

Reversed: Addiction, stagnation, loneliness, malaise.

Dropping his book, he looks at the rune to check it once more and frowns.

'What does this mean, that my future is unclear? Or that I know it already?' he asks himself.

He thinks, and thinks hard.

Joy and fellowship. . .

with Luna and my friends I suppose?

Damien writes the necessary things to be mentioned in his parchment, of what the runes meant to him, their representation in his life and how the rune about his future seemed clear and unclear at the same time.

He thought for a moment.

maybe it was because he didnt really want to know his future.

He closes his book and slouches.



Meralie --> This is not an assignment, so it goes ungraded.

[Jennifer Blade]

Jennifer gave the paper to the teacher and took her seat,she noticed another person was late.Shrugging she started to read her book.

[Paio Ichris Jin]

Pika picked up the bag, the runes lying at the bottom, longing to be picked for an interpretation. She shook the bag a bit, and a small smile of content spread across her face.

Sticking her hand in the bag, calming into a relaxed state, she took three of the little rectangles out. One by one.

Berkano...Isa....and lastly Nauthiz.

Surprisingly, none of them were reversed... Pika chewed on her quill, dipped it in blue ink, and started interpreting the runes on her spare piece of parchment:

Divination-Interpreting Runes
Pika
Gryffindor

#1. The Rune Berkano- my past
The rune, Berkano, can be interpreted into birth, the general fertility, or the mental, physical, and personal growth or liberation. This could relate to my past because I was born into a muggle family, who never approved of anything I did. I had to learn when to keep my mouth shut and how to live independently. When I was 4 years old, my parents decided to send me to Tao Jin¡¦s School of Martial Arts, where I met Master Tao Jin, my grandfather, and my whole life began to change. I learned how it was to be loved, and to be free to do and learn what I wanted. Berkano also means regenerative power and light of spring, which can relate to when I refused to go back to my parents when they came for me. The regenerative power and light could mean how I finally took my life into my own hands, instead of trying to gain the approval which I knew would never be given to me. Berkano is renewal, or the promise of new beginnings, like the time when I moved in with my master and grandfather, Tao Jin, and my classmates living at the school. And I started a new life. The prospering of an enterprise or venture can mean the forest near our school. I think I went in there once, but I can¡¦t remember anything that happened in there. I just remember being scolded by ªü¤½ (Grandpa Tao Jin) afterward. The only thing I remember from my forest memory is a foreboding aura in my senses. Fear? I don¡¦t really know.

#2. The Rune Isa-my present
Isa means a challenge or frustration. Psychological blocks to thought or activity, including grievances. It can mean a standstill or a time to turn inward and wait for what is to come, or to seek clarity. This could mean the MH letter I received during a martial arts workout with my classmates. When I read it, I didn¡¦t know what to think. I learned that my grandpa was also a wizard and he encouraged me to go to MH for developing my witch skills. I argued with him because I didn¡¦t want to leave the martial arts school. And now, he seems more distant with me in the letters that I send him. Like we kind of lost the grand-daughter-grandpa relationship we once had. Now it feels only like a master-helping-a-student relationship. That could mean the grievances because I regret fighting with him. He¡¦s probably lost respect in me now. Now that I am in MH, I will work hard to make my grandpa proud of me, and love me as he once did.

#3. The Rune Nauthiz-my future
Nauthiz refers to delays or restrictions. It means resistance leading to strength, innovation, and self-reliance. My future may have distress, confusion, conflict, but also the power of will to overcome them. I will need to use my martial arts skills of endurance, survival, and determination. My future will be a time to exercise patience. I will need to recognize my fate and I will need to have major self-initiated change. I must face my fears in the future. Fears? Maybe the disapproval fromªü¤½? Or something that will happen in the present? Or is it the forest nearªü¤½¡¦s martial arts school that I can barely remember?


Pika put her quill down, re-reading the paper. Then, nodding in satisfaction, she snuck up to the desk, careful not to disturb anyone, and stuffed her piece of parchment into the small pile in the front. She walked quietly to her seat and played with the runes, picking one up every now and then, reading the meanings/interpretations in the divination textbook.


Meralie --> Wow, what elaboration! Perhaps a little too much, but nevertheless a very good assignment. 19pts.

[Siegrune Wolf]

Siegrune looked ouside through the window. Sure enough she was missing her friends in Germany.She made new friends here already,the school was nice and everything,accept there were no Alps,and Bad Tölz,her home town was far-far away.
She then sighted and started to pick out her runes.

Siegrune Wolf
Rawenclaw

Rune #1. My Past: Isa
"A challenge or frustration. Psychological blocks to thought or activity, including grievances. Standstill, or a time to turn inward and wait for what is to come, or to seek clarity. This rune reinforces runes around it."
Yep,it's true.My younger years were quite tough.
First,my father wanted me to be a student at Durmstrang.This hadn't worked out, so I became a private student.I used to be lonely and turned quite much into myself.I can say I studied my emotions.I was definately seeking clarity.

Rune #2: The Present - Jera
"The results of earlier efforts are realized. A time of peace and happiness, fruitful season. It can break through stagnancy. Hopes and expectations of peace and prosperity. The promise of success earned. Life cycle, cyclical pattern of the universe. Everything changes in its own time."
It's true again.My earlier studies of myself prooved to be good and useful.Also my hard studying has it's own goals:I collected some good marks already.Hope to earn more.
And yes,a breakthrough:some new friends to chase away my loneliness.

Rune #3: The Future - Sowilo
"Success, goals achieved, honor. The life-force, health. A time when power will be available to you for positive changes in your life, victory, health, and success. Contact between the higher self and the unconscious. Wholeness, power, elemental force, sword of flame, cleansing fire."
I can't possibly tell if it's true or not,but I hope so!
My name Siegrune is the name of the rune Sowilo in German.
Maybe I can finally fully live up to my fathers expectation.
Maybe I get to know that I have inner powers which are hidden yet.This "higher self" sounds interesting though.
This rune also stands for health.
I wish it only to come true!

With this Siegrune finished writing,rolled up her parchment and took it to the teacher's desk.


Meralie --> Not the best-presented, but nevertheless a promising start. 16pts.

[Isamu]

Divination is so... impractical, Isamu thought with a sigh. I suppose I've procrastinated enough, she mentally groaned as she pulled out three runes.

My Past
Laguz (reversed)
The text states that this shows period of confusion in your life, along with making wrong decisionsand poor judgements, lack of creativity, feelings of being in a rut, fear, circular motion, avoidance, withering, Madness, obsession, despair, perversity, sickness, and suicide.

This fits quite well. I was a very confused child about many issues growing up, which led to wrong decisions which I've had to fix as I've gotten older.

My Present
Uruz
Incicates physical strength, speed, and untamed potential. A time of great energy and health, freedom, energy, action, courage, strength, tenacity, understanding, wisdom. Sudden or unexpected changes (usually for the better). Sexual desire, masculine potency. The shaping of power and pattern, formulation of the self.

A nice flattering rune... I'd like to think of myself as such, having grown a great deal in the past few years. Although, my opinion of myself tends to be biased. I'll let others decide if this rune fits.

My Future
Ansuz
Means a revealing message or insight, communication, signals, inspiration, enthusiasm, speech, true vision, power of words and naming, blessings, and the taking of advice. Good health, harmony, truth, wisdom.

Hopefully this means I will gain wisdom and better communication skills.

Isamu finished with a sigh of relief. She was half expecting her future to be death or something, but perhaps she was being stereotypical. Afterwards she turned the assignment to the professor.


Meralie --> A good start, but once again the personal aspect of the reading has been neglected. 14pts.

[Claire]

OK, here are the house point totals for the class you have all completed! Well done to all who took part!

[glow=red,2,300]Gryffindor: 39 [/glow]

[glow=blue,2,300]Ravenclaw: 113 [/glow]

[glow=yellow,2,300]Hufflepuff: 20 [/glow]

[glow=green,2,300]Slytherin: 95 [/glow]

(Thats quite a few points for 2 houses!)