Dagaz Blacker: The Spirit Smith

Hello everyone, my new set of Ogham staves has arrived from the UK. They are amazing!!! Thank you to  Greenwomancrafts.Etsy.com for the best service and a beautiful set of staves. Each stave is make from the appropriate wood. Now the challenge comes to learn to use them for divination. If you missed what Ogham staves are, please refer to my previous post - A New Path For Divination from August 26th - to learn all about them. I connected with these staves as soon as I opened the bag they arrived in. They are like old friends that have returned to me. I am now using them every day for my daily pulls. I will soon be offering them as a part of my readings in place of tarot or runes if my clients so choose. I will update you more as I continue to connect with my old friends. Readings using the Ogham staves will be available beginning December 1, 2022. Contact me to book dagazblacker@gmail.com Peace and Happiness Dagaz 💕

You may not know this about me, but I am a total history enthusiast. I worked for many years as an Historical Interpreter and Museum Educator. When my life finally led me to my current path, I began, as many of you probably did, to use some tools of divination. The first tool I learned was tarot cards. But, my heart has always longed to connect with runes. Every time I tell someone I use runes, most people give me a curious look and ask what exactly are runes? So… I thought today I would share a bit of history about runes and how they are used.  First of all, let me say this is by no means the complete history, just a taste for those who might be interested in this tradition. So, there are various forms of runes with different names and with a different number of runes. Most of these runes extend from the oldest form known as the Elder Futhark Runes. This is what we will focus on today. These are the oldest known form of runes and some say that the Elder Futhark Rune meanings come ...