This is a representation of Loki, from the Norse myths:

Loki, by Arthur Rackham

This is a photo of Tom Hiddleston, a highly talented British actor:

Tom Hiddleston, BAFTA 2015

who plays a comic book character called Loki in movies created by Marvel Comics, and who has very little to do with the traditional Norse God:

MCU Loki as played by Tom Hiddleston

As adorable as Mr. Hiddleston is (and I do have a serious fangirl crush on him), and as fun as the MCU movies are, when I say I worship Loki, I mean this:

Loki by Arthur Rackham

and not this:

MCU Loki as played by Tom Hiddleston

Good talk. Glad we cleared this up.

A Mirror
~ Jean Follain
Translated from French by Czeslaw Milosz and Robert Hass

Having gone upstairs
on steps of dark oak
she finds herself before
a mirror with a worm-eaten frame
she contemplates in it her virgin torso
all the countryside is ablaze
and gently arrives at her feet
a domestic beast
as if to remind her
of the animal life
which conceals in itself also
the body of a woman.

The Giants’ Tarot, Raven Kaldera

Draw for November 8, 2016:
Active Influence: Bolthorn/Two of Wands
Rune: Gar/The Unknown
Hidden Influence: Nidhogg/Strength

You must make the change you have been avoiding. You don’t know what’s going to happen, or how it’s going to turn out. You don’t need to know. What you do know is that you have the strength to make the change and to build the new life ahead, regardless of how those changes manifest. Be brave, and move forward.

The Giants’ Tarot, Raven Kaldera

Draw for November 6, 2016:
Active Influence: Bergelmir/Six of Swords
Rune: Fyreudal/Bellows
Hidden Influence: Laufey/The Empress

You have inspiration and encouraging energies on your side, offering you support to move and to make changes. You also have circumstances which require change; when the flood waters are rising, inaction is not an option, you must get on the boat.

The process may be more demanding than you expect. Take good care of yourself, and make time to eat properly and rest well. You can’t do your best if you don’t feel your best.

Side note: the oracles have a sense of humor. I woke up with a cold, and I have an international flight today, so this reading provoked a wry laugh when I turned the cards.

If you are new to working with bindrunes, I suggest you read the introductory bindrune post here, then return to this post to read about this specific bindrune. Remember that working with bindrunes, as with working with any kind of magic, does not carry guaranteed results, and may produce results quite different from what you expect.

Moving into the new season, you have the opportunity to free yourself of past influences and energies, and make a good start on a more focused direction. This rune can help you pull together those energies.

Bindrune of Wolfsangel, Dagaz, Wunjo

Wolfsangel (left tile, black in bindrune): This rune captures what is past and binds it so you can be free of it.

Dagaz (center tile, orange in bindrune): This is the energy of breaking through and breaking free. Wolfsangel keeps the past in the past, and Dagaz carries you forward.

Wunjo (right tile, green in bindrune): This is the joy of freedom, of release. The pure joy of being your true self, unencumbered by what no longer serves your highest good.

You could put a drop of sage oil to clear the past energies, or a drop of your favorite oil on it to reinforce the energy with your personal scent. You can also use a magical oil, such as a hoodoo oil or other type of specially prepared oil.

The past is done. Let it be, and move into a better future.