today i will be making a spring equinox rune charm
with the equinox just around the corner i will be working with the rune Dagaz also
known as Daeg or Daguz. Dagaz is the rune of balance and illumination it is the perfect
rune to work with at the equinoxes as in it we can see the balance of light and dark
day and night the unity of opposites revealing that two seemingly polarized parts create the hole
the unity of opposites is evident in its symmetrical butterfly-like
shape and as opposites are unified balance is achieved
Dagaz also bears similarity to an hourglass and so there is also a representation of time
and like the infinity symbol an everlasting cycle
it simultaneously represents the end of an era and the beginning of another
the integration and transcendence of darkness the shadow purified by light with this we can see
that Dagaz has two core meanings it is the rune of balance but also the rune of transformation
meditation on Dagaz can bring forth clarity and insight into the challenges we are facing
as the light in the darkness sun of the night it unifies connects us and brings through
those breakthrough aha moments it also aids in developing compassion for oneself
and others by addressing one's own suffering and truly understanding its source
Dagaz is a very powerful transformative rune indeed
having finished my meditation i went to collect some materials from my little garden house
for the creation of my craft i would be using straight sticks feathers
older cones some glue some jute string and a pair of pliers
having cleansed all the items i began crafting my Dagaz hanging charm
i chose sticks of similar thickness cutting too longer and too shorter of the same length
the longer sticks i measured out to six inches
the shoulder sticks to 3 inches
this was my own personal preference larger and smaller ones are also great too
next i arrange the pieces in the shape of the Dagaz rune
i then cut the ends diagonally so the pieces would fit better before gluing them together
i cut the shorter sticks angled towards each other
and the longer sticks angled parallel to each other
then glued the pieces together
the glue took too long to dry on the first piece and so i pulled out the crafty glue gun
holding it i took a moment to focus on its innate unified transmutative energy
spraying is generally associated with the element of air
so next i was to attach some feathers to the charm
i especially liked this one as it's half dark and half light perfect to represent the equinox
i used some twine to tie a knot in the center flipping it over to knot it again on the other
side creating an equilateral cross to represent the cross quarters on the wheel of the year
i glued the small yin yang colored feather to one of the center strings and a larger feather
on the other one further down one that i felt was one of the prettiest of my feather collection
i like how from the bottom up the feather is coloured black white and then grey to
me it represents the light over darkness and the two unified and transformed with the grey
i also use two smaller feathers of a similar size on either side to represent balance
i then added some older cones
the Alder is the celtic Ogham tree for Ostara
it is a tree of balance and is associated with both the elements fire and water
now astrologically speaking the spring equinox occurs when the sun
leaves pisces the sign whose element is water and enters aries whose element is fire
i created a loop to hang the charm then glued the knots on the dugouts to the corners to keep
them in place before finally painting them over with dark brown acrylic paint
with the construction of the charm complete i took another moment to focus
on the energies of spring balance and transformation
i then hung it up knowing it would aid in balancing and synchronizing
opposite forces in turn aiding in the process of learning
and understanding bringing more growth and new ideas for the spring season
the moon she dances like the waves like the waves on the shore
making circles circles like the waves like the waves on the shore