Myrkstafr (“Murky Stave”, the negative aspects of any given rune), Myrkirstafir, and Myrkrúnar means “Murk Staves” or “Dark Marks” and “Dark Runes”.

Raymond, an American software developer and author, has created a draft proposal for adding the Theban alphabet to the Universal Coded Character Set/ Unicode.

Interestingly, when used as a heiroglyphic, the ankh represented three sounds (there’s that number 3 again! It is also known as the Honorian alphabet or the Runes of Honorius after the legendary magus (though Theban is dissimilar to the Germanic runic alphabet), or the witches' alphabet due to its use in modern Wicca and other forms of witchcraft as one of many substitution ciphers to hide magical writings such as the contents of a Book of Shadows from prying eyes. The main ingredient here are egg shells, which represent the protective layer, as a shield around the unborn life that resides in the egg. Witches runes are fairly new compared to the ancient Norse runic alphabet known as the Elder futhark OR the ancient Ogham alphabet.

It also may symbolize your resilience in the face of emotional turmoil and determination to continue forward on the path. The second Aett is Hagal’s Aettir and the the runes are Hagalaz/Hoegl, Nauthiz, Isa/Iss, Jera, Eihwaz, Pertho, Algiz and Sowilō/Sowelu. These days, we seem to primarily associate runes with the Norse and the Vikings, but they were used throughout Scandinavia as a way to convey ideas, messages, and perform magic or divination. This way you have a clean and professional set of runes at your disposal whenever you work magick that deals with them.Nine mighty songs I learned from the great son of Bale-thorn, Bestla’s sire; I drank a measure of the wondrous Mead, with the Soulstirrer’s drops I was showered. Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Debra DeAngelo, author of The Elements of Horse Spirit, Pagan Curious, and the new Sacred Massage. Think: Pictograms are not exact portraits of their concepts, especially since there are intangible nuances for each rune. There is little written about witches runes as teachings are passed down through generations of witches orally. In some ways, the Witch's Runes were a groundbreaking introduction to the concept of abstract symbolism itself for me.