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by Siegfried Adolf Kummer,
1932
Translated and Edited by Edred Thorsson, Yrmin-Drighten, The Rune Gild © 1993 by Edred Thorsson 
Dedicated in Armanic Spirit to all my loyal Runers
Back Cover
A Runic Classic Preserved
Siegfried Adolf Kummer, along
with Friedrich Bernhard Marby and Guido von List, was one of the
great practical Runemasters of the early part of the 20th century.
Rune-Magic preserves in a direct way the techniques and lore
of the Armanen form of runology.
Here the reader will learn
some of the most original lore concerning such things as:
A Document of Historical
Importance
In this volume Thorsson
preserves the text unaltered from its first appearance just a year
before the National Socialists came to power in Germany.
Sections of Rune-Magic will be found to be controversial by some,
but Runa-Raven feels that for the sake of historical accuracy, and
as a sign of respect for the intelligence of the reader, the text
should stand as originally written in 1932.
We must seek to preserve
the roots of the Runic tradition where ever we find them.
These roots are to be studied and understood for the value they
have. For no one knows what wisdom might rise from these roots
in the is-to-be.
--Edred Thorsson
Yrmin-Drighten
The Rune-Gild
Editor's Introduction
Siegfried Adolf Kummer was
born in 1899 and was one of the pioneers of operative Runic studies
in the early part of the 20th century. Little is known of his life
or of his fate in the wake of the historical events of the Nazi era.
He, along with Friedrich Bernhard Marby, was criticized by name in a
report made to Heinrich Himmler by his chief esoteric runologist
Karl Maria Wiligut. But what his fate was is unknown. At least one
report has him fleeing Nazi Germany in exile to South America.
Kummer lived in and around
Dresden in the years before the assumption of power by the National
Socialists in 1933. He founded his Rune-School Runa in 1927. This
presumably remained in operation until the National Socialist regime
closed down all such organized activity soon after coming to power
in 1933.
Runen-Magic was first published in 1933 as a part of the Germanische Schriftenfolge [Teutonic Writings Series]. It is to some extent a practical condensation of his larger work, Heilige Runenmacht published in 1932. To understand Kummer's work completely, you will have to understand the magical world of Guido von List (1848-1919), the grandfather of the Germanic magical revival. The best introduction to List's ideas can be found in The Secret of the Runes, translated and introduced by Stephen E. Flowers in 1988. Also my Rune Might (Llewellyn, 1989) contains a historical and practical introduction to that world of Armanic rune magic generally pioneered by List. Kummer's work largely belongs to that school of occult thinking prevalent in Germany during the first few decades of the 20th century which is sometimes called "Ariosophy" today. (This is a term coined by Lanz von Liebenfels based on analogy with the other "-sophies" of the day: Theosophy and Anthroposophy.) But more specifically Kummer identified himself as an Armanist, the school founded by Guido von List. Three of the most important general tenets of Armanism are:
1) All dualities, such as
those between the body and the soul, or between humanity and nature,
are both real at one level and only apparent at another. There is a
singular essence, but it finds itself in differing conditions, which
cause it to appear in various forms. But the conditions are in turn
also real. This is the key to why techniques for the modification of
physical conditions (eugenics, gymnastics, etc.) are seen in
spiritual terms by Armanists.
2) All things in the cosmos
are subject to a threefold cyclical process of Arising-Being-Passing
away to new Arising: Birth-Life-Death / Rebirth. This is the key to
the evolution of the individual and of the ethnic unit.
3) Ancient Armanic cultural
features were not wiped out by the coming of Christianity -- but
found refuge in the symbolism used by the church itself and in folk
customs. Today these await decoding that they may once again live in
their rightful place.
These tenets are further
explained in S. E. Flowers' introduction to Guido von List's The
Secret of the Runes. Examples of all of them can be found in the
pages of Kummer's Rune-Magic.
The idea of "Ariosophy" as
such also involves the Theosophical notion of there being an
evolutionary process at the leading edge of which the "Aryan"
stands. Ariosophy also includes the specific idea that there was a
time period in which "god-men" and
"beast-men" existed as separate species, but that at a certain
time in the distant past they began to interbreed -- resulting in
the present form of homo sapiens. Ariosophy preaches the
necessity of "breeding out" the "beast-man" characteristics to
return to the former divine state of the "god-man."
There are several statements made, or sentiments expressed, by S. A. Kummer in the text of Rune-Magic which might be found to be "offensive" by the politically correct, and some that are factually erroneous. Rather than censoring Kummer, or arbitrarily editing him, we have translated his work as it stood in 1933. This is in keeping with the general editorial philosophy of the publisher not to "sanitize" controversial works. It is felt that the documents will have more historical, as well as intellectual, value if they are allowed to speak for themselves. Notes have been added to the text where warranted.
When translating any of the
Ariosophical literature there are always problems regarding
word-plays the original writers use, which may be impossible to
represent in English terms. Where possible cognate translations are
used which preserve the sound correspondences or word-play. But
sometimes other solutions must be found. Words appearing in square
brackets [ ] are information not belonging to the translation proper
but which has been included by the editor. This is often an original
German word, the form of which may be helpful to the understanding
of the magical or poetic logic of the text. Or bracketed words may
be etymological translations of certain "magical words" or names in
the original German text. These measures have been found to be
necessary in the translation simply because so much of the
linguistic magic of the Armanen is dependent on similar
sounding words or folk-etymological word-plays.
Edred Thorsson
Austin, Texas February 1, 1993ev
Author's Introduction
Rune-magic is the great knowledge of cosmic energies, the recognition of hidden energies of nature, of the subtle heavenly, as well as earthly streams, waves, entities, and powers. All forms of higher wisdom, all secret knowledge of the world, are but fragments, and through the course of time have been for the most part distorted and corrupted; but at one time it had its origin in the divine, Aryan magic of the Runes. All languages of the world are derived from the Aryo-Germanic mother-tongue, which is both magical and alive. The Germanic Runic script is the script of all scripts. Runes are not just letters or verbal symbols, but primal symbols of a living magical nature which whisper to us. These may be experienced physically through Runic postures and dances and are useful for your own well-being and even for the blessing of all mankind. Whoever physically forms and experiences the Runes in a pure and conscious manner, will have great secrets opened to him, if he practices, vibrates, and dances in the radio waves, subtle currents and flowing energies of the All. Accompanying ideal higher development, clairvoyance, astral perceptions, heightened psychic ability and prophetic vision will arise in the Runer, in the practitioner. In the small manuscript before you I can give only a few gems from the great treasure trove of Aryan wisdom and Rune-magic, but these will be of great use to the reader and will lead him into the Way of the Grail. To anyone who has greater interest in Runic history, magic and mysteries I recommend my work, Heilige Runenmacht. [1] The following exercises and instructions may be undertaken only with noble and pure thoughts -- the blessings of the Runes will not fail.
Alaf sig runa! [3]
The Author
The 18 -- Rune Row
Other than the oldest Runic Futhork (alphabet), which has 18 runes and corresponds to the "Rune Poem" of the "Havamal," [4] there are various other Rune-rows. Primarily the oldest, the 18-Rune, Futhork comes into consideration, for penetrating into higher Rune-wisdom, into the Runic mysteries, with the initiations they provide. The cosmic and magical legitimacy of this Futhork cannot be supplanted by any other Rune-row.
The 18-Rune Futhork-Alphabet
The f-Rune, Fa, Fa-tor = Father; generation in Spirit and in Matter, kindling a fire, fire-engendered magical force which shapes everything; the eternal return [5] of the Fa-tor-pure Love which constantly works in a creative manner. Numerical value 1. The u-Rune, the Ur [primal, original], Rune of primal fire, original creation, primal birth, primal Spirit, original knowledge, primal light, original position, primal cause, original eternity, primal time, origin, original writing, judgment [or-deal], primal basis, original mother, the Norn Urda, Uranus, primal arising, primal being, primal passing-away. [6] The origin of all manifestations is the Ur -- the Ur of the All, the Ur of the Earth. Urn. Numerical value 2.
The th-Rune, Thor;
thurs, thorn. Thorn is Will and Deed. Donar = Don-Aar, the singing
sun, the thunder, Thor's hammer. The Thorn of Fate, the Thorn of
Life, but also the Thorn of Death which leads to rebirth; no Life
without Death, no Death without Life. Sleeping Beauty, who is
awakened by the Thorn of Life. The Gate (The Golden Gate and the
Gate of Misfortune in folk tales.) [7] Numerical value 3.
The o-Rune, Os;
East, Easter, Ostara, the goddess of Spring. Os is the rune
of spiritual speech, of power, of language; through spiritual
regeneration, every negative force can be overcome. Os =
womb, Osrun which conceives -- that which is conceived by
Spirit and Love becomes a reality. Numerical value 4.
The r-Rune, Rit;
counsel [rede], wheel [Rad], red, rita, rota -- holy,
invulnerable, innate Righteousness. Cosmic rhythm, whispering,
raging, rolling, rubbing, rustling, etc. The Savior [Retter],
the Righteous, the Rider [Knight], the Hero [Recke], Ararita,
the Law, the symbol of the All-Rite. The Rune of Righteousness and
Integrity. Numerical value 5.
The k-Rune, Ka, is the Rune of Cause and Effect, of poetic justice. Its sound, k, indicates to spiritual and physical ability, to cures, art [Kunst], those who can, king, queen, Kun, Kano, the canoe as a feminine symbol; Arkona, the Knowing One, the Nom. Kala, [8] the secret of traditional Knowledge. Ka, the Rune of pure, conscious, racial generation and multiplication. Numerical value 6. The h-Rune, Hagal, Hag-All. All-Hag, God-All, Walhalla, World-All, Man-All; hedge, enclose, hem in, to hide within one's self, to include everything, the key to all rowning-Runes, to the great and holy All. The Hagal-Rune is the World Rune, the World-Tree, around the midpoint of which the whole spiritual and physical world revolves. The Rune of the holy seven, of sense, of sounds, of colors, of harmony, of the eternal wisdom in the divine, all-encompassing Self. Numerical value 7. The n-Rune, Not [Need], naut, nit, is the Rune of Need and Death, necessity, the necessity of Fate; the Rune of the Norns who spin the threads of Fate. The compulsion of Fate, a necessity which a self-imposed trial by Need helps to unburden. Necessity guides the transformation to higher spiritual and astral levels, as well as to rebirth. Become a true helper and healer and thou wilt outgrow Need and Death. Numerical value 8. The i-Rune, Is, I [Self], [9] is the Rune of the conscious Self, of self-mastery, of wise magic. It corresponds to the One, to Unity, to the great Union. The One is the most complete of all numbers; it also represents the divine, conscious human being. [10]
The Is-Rune is the ninth Rune in the Runic alphabet, and
indicates the magical Nine of completion. It is the Rune of
the upright, enterprising, conscious leader and magician. Its symbol
is the World Axis, the Irmin-column = Irminsul. Numerical value 9.
The a-Rune, Ar, Aar [eagle], the Eagle of the Sun, nobleman, Aryan, Arman, the Son of the Sun. Aar-fire = primal fire, the Son of God. Harmony = Ar-mony. Ar = acre [field]. Ar-Arahari, the spiritual Sun; Arimann, the Sun-Man, the Aryan. The Ar-Rune is also the rune of the healer, the physician [Arzt]. Numerical value 10. The s-Rune, Sig, Sal, Sol, the Rune of the Sun's power, of victory [Sieg]; Sal and Sig = Well-being and victory; of the Light, of the Hale, of the soul, of the kindling, lightning; Sig = the sunlight; the Sieve, the Seventh (head of the ruling council), the clan of blood-kin. The Sig-Rune is the rune of the fighter and the victor; it provides victory and makes the enemy cowardly, weak and powerless. Numerical value is 11. The t-Rune, Tyr, is the Rune of good fortune, of spiritual victory, of rebirth, of creation, but also of destruction and eternal change; Thor, Tyr, Tiu, Zir, Teut. It is the Rune of the Teut = Teut-ons = Deut-sch [Germans]. It indicates a concealment, disguise; also within it operate the Three: Arising-being-Passing away to new Arising -- therefore turning, twisting, striving ever upward. Tyr, the Third, the threefold power. The spiral current, the cosmic rhythm; the arrow-and lance-head in the shape of the Tyr-Rune. Numerical value 12. The b-Rune, Bar, bier, birth, bearing Life. Bar = song, Bard = singer; revelation = birth of the Spirit. Bourn = spring, spring of health; but also stretcher, bier, being imprisoned, leaking away. Bas, the breast, the womb of the Mothers. The Rune of birth and procreation, concealment, being hidden, burrowing. Bar-bar-baren, that is, the thrice reborn. The Bar-Rune lays bare to us the idea of Birth originating in primal Birth. Numerical value 13. The l-Rune, Laf, lagu, laug, means Life, law of Life, liver, restoration, lye, leaves, Lagu = sea, laughter, lake. Also, love, loftiness, light, ardor [Lohe], light of Life, insight into Life, the lantern, enlightenment, refreshment, loudness, spring-time [Lenz], linden-tree, sorrow [Leid], lore; lead = learning. Laf, the Rune of initiation, but also the Rune of experiences and examinations. The Luev, Leb, Lew, lion. The heraldic beast of all Life is the kalafied [i] Laf-Rune. Numerical value 14. The m-Rune, Man, exhorts us and whispers to us that we should become conscious of our inner God-spark, our higher Selves. Man, the German leader who stems from Manus, from the Spirit of God Himself (Dio = Teut = Deutsch = German), Son of God. Man, the Rune of the breath, of truth, of power and the positive force of mankind. The Rune of the Spirit and the Soul, of the Body -- of awakening, working, governing, passing away, of arising anew spiritually -- which the three limbs striving upward also indicate. Manus is the mystical tribal father of the Germanen [the Germanic folk]. The mysterious Amen, Omen, am are derived from the old Nordic, Germanic root Man, which means the Godman, the Spirit-Man. Numerical value 15. The y-Rune, Yr, wrong, error, iris, yew tree. This Rune means misunderstanding, confusion, insanity, reversal, denial, destruction, overthrow, temptation, erroneous lust in love. The erring human, standing on his head. The Rune of erring love, of sorrow and of lust; joy and pain, laughing and weeping. Numerical value 16. The e-Rune, Eh, Ehe [marriage] = eternal, the true, procreation, the Law of Nature, which is fulfilled between man and wife. The two Selves, two lives which by pure Love bind together themselves in marriage, merge, and through mutual spiritual and physical re-polarization attain a higher life. The Ehe-Rune is the great Rune of Love, which will in future times bring us to the zenith of our Germanic race. [12] Numerical value 17. The g-Rune, Gibor, Ge, Gea, Geo = Earth, God, gift, giver, Gibor -- the Rune representing the Fyrfos, the swastika, the fire of Love, constant re-creation and eternal rebirth. Giboraltar, [13] the altar of the All-Father, the Giver; the Giver-Rune, in which is contained the Mal-cross [the "times-sign"], the crossing, the marriage of two Selves, of two powers. Gibor is the Eternal in human hearts. Gibur Arahari! = Man, be one with God! -- or -- Give us primal power, Soul of the Sun, Arahari! Numerical value 18. 
The Magical Rune-Circle
Magic circles should be
drawn on the ground with green chalk, names and Runes with red
chalk. The Runer should always begin in the North (Fa-Rune). The
candlestick, holy water and censer are to be used only at night for
magical consecrations. While drawing the magical Rune-circle,
the Runer should meditate spiritually, recite a prayer or the Rune
banishing. [14] When the drawing is completed the Runer should
stand in the center of the circle, in which he can now move freely
to devote himself to the Rune-postures, meditations, or Rune-signs,
protected against bad influences, thoughts and currents. The
Rune-circle is one of the most effective means of protection and
defence for magical operations, as well as for Rune-postures and
sensing the Runes. Upon completion of the exercise or magical
operation, the Runer should thoroughly wipe away the circle from the
inside outward, during which time he should again recite a prayer or
the Rune banishing.
Forming and Sensing the
Man-Rune
Man-Rune
The Runer should take up the
well-known basic military position (at attention) -- the Is-Rune
-- facing North or East. The posture is erect, the chin is slightly
drawn in, the back arched. The hands are held at the sides, the
heels close together, toes pointed outward. Any rigid exaggeration
of the posture must be avoided. The Runer should inhale and exhale
deeply three times. With this exercise the Runer has to purify
himself and ready himself for the reception of divine Rune-currents.
He should raise both arms diagonally upward, so that he forms the
human M-Rune, as shown in the drawing above. The palms are turned
upward and slightly cupped.
The Runer should now begin to hum; m-m-m, to slow, deep breathing. You should begin soft and deep, let the tone swell and rise to the highest pitch, then sink slowly again to a deep tone. The m is to be hummed at all tone levels and in different volumes; it can also be sung in a siren-like fashion. You should imitate the humming of bees. The whole formula is to be repeated for half an hour, with good, deep breathing. If your arms become tired, they can be held for short pauses in the Is-Rune position, during which time, however, you should continue to meditate spiritually on the reception of subtle cosmic energies. The subtle currents of the All-power, like radio waves, flood into the back of the Runer's head, flow through the back and sympathetic nerves and gather in the solar plexus and around the navel. At the same time subtle waves of power flow into the palms of the hands (hand centers), flood through your arms, stimulate the thymus gland (in the center of the chest), join with the streams of the All-power in the sympathetic nerves, activate the spleen, and strengthen the gathered currents of power in the solar plexus, from where they fade away through the navel into the aura. To some extent, they also flow through the legs and then through the foot centers (in the middle of the feet) into the earth, into the place you are standing. This process is repeated throughout the entire practice session and brings about a strange, blissful, beautiful feeling -- a fine ringing and vibration in the practitioner. The glands and higher centers of the body begin to sparkle; the inner Self is freed from the constricting bonds of the body; flashes of thought, ancestral memories and astral perception dawn from within the Runer. You can feel and sense the cosmos, the world, in yourself whenever you hum the tones of the Man-Rune. Every Rune has a different type of current, a different strength, vibration, and rhythm. Those who understand it and learn to connect themselves consciously to the All-current of the Man-Rune become conscious magicians and masters of their Fates. The Man-Rune may be felt in other related types of current by means of the following sound-formulas:
After ending the exercise the
Runer should drain off any energies which have been too strongly
accumulated, or unfavorable waves accumulated through false
thoughts, in the following manner:
In the Man-Rune posture, hum the m in a high tone, then sink to the lowest tone, while thinking, consciously willing, that all waves harmful to the Spirit, Soul and Body are bound to the tone vibrating in the body, and flow through the body and fade away under the soles of his feet into the earth with the deepest tone.
The Formation of the
Grail-Chalice
Man-Rune
The formation of the Grail-Chalice should only be attempted after the Man-Rune has been practiced for at least 20 minutes beforehand; otherwise the aura of the Runer will not be sufficiently charged with subtle energies, and the Runic antenna-net will not have been developed. This is absolutely essential for the formation of the Grail-Chalice. The Runer should again strike the Man-Rune posture. The hands are stretched upward in the form of a chalice. The head is raised; the eyes directed serenely into the All. Your weight should be placed on the left foot, while the right foot rests lightly to the side. In this way the astral power centers of the body are most strongly activated. Due to this position, the Rune-stream, the subtle current of energy, is unable to dissipate sufficiently through just the one foot into the earth and seeks an escape through the navel into the aura, where it then, in conjunction with the fading energies from the mouth, forms the Grail-Chalice. Standing in this position the Runer will feel a rather strong prickling sensation in and around the navel. Now the Runer should sing the formula: O-o-m-m rhythmically, like, for example, the chiming of church bells, while he imagines that from his mouth emanate rings of subtle energy which vibrate around his whole body and increasingly complete the Grail-Chalice, which finally results in a strong, magnetic center of Light which attracts higher, spiritual, cosmic influences. It is important for this mysterious exercise that a pure, noble state of mind be in control of desires and efforts toward Universal Love and higher development. During the singing you should think as follows:
Those well connected within
the Cosmos are able to build around themselves a very strong Odic
mist -- the so-called "cape of invisibility" [Tarnkappe].
[15]
In order to materialize the vibrating Grail-Chalice even more, the Runer should turn counterclockwise in a circle on the left foot. As you rhythmically sing the formula in various pitches and volumes, breathing deeply. In this position Runers receive counsel, knowledge and astral perceptions -- according to their levels of development. After ending the exercise, a good discharge of power is to be undertaken, as explained in the Man-Rune exercise. Finally, there follows a 10-minute pause of listening and waiting in inner peace and silence. In the short text before you, I am unable to go into the further secrets concerning the formation of the Grail-Chalice -- to seekers the foregoing will suffice for them to be able to penetrate further into this mystery of the Runes. Hail and Victory [16] to them on the Way of the Grail! The Grail is in its highest meaning nothing other than the holy vessel of the All, the self-contained All which pure Runers build around themselves.
In old yodels and cheers we
recognize the ancient Aryan name of god: Ja-Je-Jo-Ju, [17] This is
the god of jubilation, of joy and yea-saying -- but also the
name for the Ju-Gu, Goths, or Nation of God. In yodels we
recognize the Germanic Rune-cult, the sacred songs and battle yells
of our forefathers, which have survived in our mountain regions
to the present day. Yodels are linked to song-like melodies and are
sung in specific arrangements of tone and word. There are no
arbitrary aspects to these ancient traditional yodels, for they are
connected to quite precise formulas -- magical powers of the Runes
and of words.
In olden times yodels were sung only together with specified bodily exercises -- Rune postures and dances -- which notably increased their magical effects. Yodels are a form of worship -- Nature-bound prayer to the All-father -- the one great God of the Worlds. Thus, our ancestors, in the highest affirmation of life, celebrated the Yod-ler, the God-ler, and the Yell-er, as a song of thanks and a prayer of joy to their God of Jubilation, the god Baal (Bal, Dur). Now, as millennia ago, yodels are sung by our Alpine dwellers and mountain-folk. Even if the deeper sense is lost to them, the powers of the Runes still work and produce in the yodler a great joy of life and an extremely close bond with nature, which helps our mountain folk through every hardship in life. R. J. Gorsleben calls the Ju-ra Mountains, which extend throughout southern Germany, the center of the former cultic prominence of the god Ju. A very large number of old Ju-cult centers are still preserved. I am convinced that in olden times yodels were practiced in the far north and in northern and central Germany. The yodels which have survived can only be regarded as remnants of old Germanic songs of sanctification, battle yells and songs of healing from a time long before the coming of Christianity. As a battle song they must have produced a colossal magical effect upon the enemy. In the magazine Der Germane (vol. 3), J. Nase writes the following:
Julian, who himself fought
against the Germanic peoples, probably does not have in mind here
the battle song of the Germanic tribes. In this case he would
probably have said: "So I heard," instead of "So I saw." Because of
this latter expression, as well as the emphasis on the joy of the
Germanic people in these melodies described as being passionate, one
begins to suspect that the passage deals with the observation of
a legislative Thing-assembly
of a Germanic tribe supporting the field commander, then allied with
the Romans. His comparison of the reported manner of song with the
cackling of hens, in spite of the apparently disparaging manner of
expression of a foreign observer, is nonetheless quite vivid, and
one can recognize in this an authentic description of yodeling, when
one thinks about the first part of the stanza, arranged for several
voices, with the long drawn out ending.
Since Julian's Germanic campaign obviously did not concern mountain people whose customs he was observing, his testimony may therefore further serve to establish the fact that yodeling as Runic and sacralized song was the expression of a widespread, common Germanic custom. Its present occurrence only among the residents of the Alps demonstrates to us the tenacity of the life-span of ancient Germanic ethnic treasures, which must be described as spiritual treasures. So, again, it is not difficult to recognize the manner of the barditus, or battle song, described by Tacitus in his Germania in part as yodeling. He writes: "Further, they know such songs called barditus; through their utterance they quicken the spirit of battle, and from the song itself they prophesy the outcome of the coming engagement. As the song rises out of the ranks, they arouse fear or foster fear, and the song expresses, as it were, almost the beat of brave hearts as the joined sound of single voices. Primarily, it is in a raw tone and almost a muffled din. While singing, they hold their shields in front of their mouths to allow the sound to swell fuller and stronger through the echo." [19] Through the previous exercises, new light falls on this famous passage.
Guido von List gives an
enlightening explanation in his Ursprache fur die Jodlerart der
Selbstlaute [Primeval-Language for Yodeling the Vowels], as to
how yodeling is involved with ancient Germanic customs.
He directs our attention to
the threefold mystical sense added in ancient times to the vowels A,
E, I, 0, U. [20] This idea still has echoes in the fact that
a! is the outburst of amazement, of wonderment, but also of
contempt. Likewise, e! is the cry of a sense of justice, of
regret and of inhibition; i! is the cry of inwardness, of
stress of the ego or of the individual personality, as well as of
fear; while o! serves as the expression of pain, of aversion
and of fear of death; as u! serves as a shout of joy and
surprise, of spurring on to energetic endeavor, and as a cry of
terror. The Germanic people were thoroughly shaped by mystical
values.
This ancient sense of the
vowels is again related to their mystical primal meaning as symbolic
sounds, namely, a as the fundamental sound of the meaning of
shaping [Schaffen] and mastering [Walten]; e as
the fundamental sound of decreeing [Gesetz], ethics [Recht]
and being [Leben]; i is the fundamental sound of
inwardness, of spiritual light; o is the fundamental sound
for the corporeal, for order; u is the fundamental sound for
that which was perfected in the pre-temporal All-Perfected -- the
Ur -- the Height, ruling from the Beyond.
These developments in the
study of language strengthen the view that the age of yodeling
reaches back deep into the earliest times of the Aryo-Germanic
tribes.
Yodeling is also related to
the time of the solstices, hence hulen and julen, Hail
and Yule, as opposites, like struggle and victory. R. J. Gorsleben
writes in his work Die Hoch-Zeit der Menschheit [Zenith of
Mankind]:
"Hu is a high celestial god of the Aryo-Atlanteans, whom we find widespread in the divine syllables Ju, Jo, Ja, Je; who also is hidden in the names Ju-ra (the Ural mountains), Ju-ropa = Europa; also in the Ju-hymns to the Ju-baal = the Jubilee-God of the Alpine folk, in the cheers and yodels (Godly songs), in the Hul and Jul [Yule], the two solstices, with their annual feasts. In the old village of Freesen in Thuringia, at the time of the Summer Solstice, the young girls call to the young men: 'Hihu!' and the latter reply in a deep voice: 'Hexe!' [witch!] In other places they call: 'Yuhu!'"
In the word yodel
the name of God -- Yott is present, still unadulterated. Our German
word Ja [yea], the affirmation, the affirmative movement,
went out with the waves of Aryan conquerors and became the divine
name Ya-weh, Yeho-va, Yo, Ya, Ye, Yuh. The word "Yu-hu," in which
both divine names are connected, contains the expression of the
absolute highest affirmation of Life which is in the Divine. The
syllables Yo-Go also express Life and Movement and became the
priestly name of Jona, "going," English "to go"; those traveling the
Sun's path in the holy circles of stone of the island of Jo-na, an
Atlantean nucleus in Scotland. In the Celtic regions of Ireland
and Scotland, Hu-man was principally honored.
Man = God, therefore Hu-Man
is the Hu-God, and his servants are the hu-mans. The German clan
names of Huch and the English "Hugh," "Hughes," etc., refer
to the "Hug-est," the Highest. [21]
Jugend [youth] is easily explained from a combination of Ju and gend, kent, from the Kun-Rune -- therefore that which "kunnt" = comes directly from God. This is closely related to Ith-Jud-Juda, which also means "stemming from God," Ju-da; likewise, the Goda, the Goth, who is "godly." The Jews stole this Germanic name, to which they have no right, for it is purely a German word, the Jude, the Good, the Goth. [22] "Ach, Herr Je!" is part of the invocation to Ja, not a suppressed outburst, "Ach, Herr Jesus!" [Oh, Lord Jesus!]. In the "Holdrio" of the yodel is still contained the invocation of the Hol-trio, the Holy Three, to whom was also consecrated the Hol-under, the elder-tree, the holy tree. Some old yodels which have been handed down are given below. To anyone who might be interested in further examples I recommend the worthwhile collection by Prof. Dr. J. Pommer: Jodler und Juchzer mit Notendruck [Yodels and Cheers with Musical Notation]. The circle above the a in the following yodels indicates a deep a-sound, which stands in the middle between the High German a and o. [23] By Juchzer, Jauchzer and Juchzer [cheers], we mean calls which come very close to being musical, but which stand somewhere between yodels and inarticulate cries. When one shouts a yodel or cheer into the mountains and cliff walls, the short passage of notes rings out, and like the distant sound of an organ, the threefold tone -- repeated many times in its component parts -- echoes back in alternating play from near and far. For you, dear readers, I hope that at least one of the following yodels may become a faithful companion to you in life. It will ever call forth in you a feeling of contentment and joy and will help you easily overcome anything which is difficult in life, and will generate in you a constant bond with the All and a strong feeling of hope. It will maintain your youthfulness and health well into the most advanced age. By means of yodling you drink from a divine, cosmic goblet magical Rune-powers, rich in blessings, so that your soul celebrates and cheers for happiness. While singing the yodel I recommend to anyone who is to some extent familiar with the Runes -- as it may suit the individual -- to take up the appropriate Runic posture. Also it is good, while singing, to stretch your arms out to your sides and to dance slowly in waltz-step in a circle. In any event, the effect will not be lost if you merely sing the yodel. 1. From St. Radegrund am Schockl near Graz; Stiermark. 
Ri-de-ra ridl idl a
di-ri-di
ridl a di-ri-di ridl a da ri-da-ra idl idl
a di-ri-di ridl adl idl a
2. From Alt-Aussee, Stiermark.
Received from the Forester Gruber on the Mondsee.
Hal ja hal dja l l a l l ja
l idl
hal ja hal dja l l a l l l
a
3. From Fuchsl, Salzburg
(1888)
Ja di ri di ja l tl rl dl
rl tl rl tl tl
ja dl ri dl ja l tl ri dl
rl tl tl
4. Yells. Calls from the
Offensee collected 1886.
l juch!
ju ju ju ju ju!
l ja de ra!
Ju hu hu!
Ju hu hu hu hu!
l u hu!
l ju hu hu hu!
Runic Hand-Signs
Here I present for the first
time the sensing of Runes and the activating of certain magical
Runic power through hand positions and signs. These powers can not
be misused, since they only become manifest to the Runer who strives
toward higher development. The procedure is similar to the Rune
postures, except that here a strong collection of subtle energies in
the hand centers is reached. The person fully familiar with the
experience of the Runes [ii] will, as his body is already well
saturated with the energies of the Runes, reach further
understanding and perception in a short time. In the same way, the
beginner is led by consciously directed will, patience and
persistence toward the goal.
Fig. 1
The f, Fa-Rune. The Runer should take up the Is-Rune position (military attention); then follow this with three cycles of deep breathing exercise, during which your thoughts are directed toward physical and spiritual cleansing. This practice should also be observed before performing all the other Rune signs. Now raise your left arm straight up, and put your left hand in the position shown in Fig. 1 in the sketches given in the tables above -- forming the Fa-Rune. With good deep breathing, sing f-f-a-a, rising from the deepest to the highest tone, let the voice sink to the middle tone and rise again to the highest; and repeat the singing in this position for three minutes. Immediately following take a short pause in the Is-posture, then the whole exercise is repeated twice more. Meanwhile your thoughts should be focused upon the unfolding primal fire, on the generation of fire, on fire-generated magical power, on pure Love for the Fa-tor of all Worlds. By the third repetition the Runer will detect a strong prickling sensation in the middle of the left hand -- this is the emerging primal fire. With daily repetition the entire glandular system and bodily centers are stimulated to such an extent that the collection of energies continuously increases in the left hand and produces a real burning sensation. Your hand will begin to appear to turn red, and often it will vibrate with glowing red rays, during which time it may happen that astral perceptions will appear, images will be seen, and voices will be heard, etc. These appearances will be different for individual Runers depending entirely upon the composition of their blood [24] and their spiritual development.
By a conscious act of will the Runer should now, while singing from the highest to the deepest tones, circulate those energies gathered in his hand throughout his entire body. I shall give no instructions concerning the magical employment of this sign against other persons, but advise every Runer to use these signs only for his own development. For this Rune hand-sign I give the following sound formulas:
Fig. 2 shows the Ur-Rune
hand-sign. Your left arm is bent below the shoulder height, so that
the hand position, Fig. 2, comes to rest about 8 inches in front of
your eyes. The Runer sings u-u-u in different pitches and
volumes for three minutes, following which you take a short pause.
Each Rune sign must be repeated three times for three minutes
each, since otherwise no satisfactory collection of energies can be
reached in the hand centers.
 Fig. 2
Inner meditation is focused on
the intake of primal power, primal knowledge,
increasing magical, magnetic
powers.
Here the Runer will detect, above all in the finger-tips and the center of the hand, a certain cool, lukewarm, or even warm feeling. The perception is different for every Runer; as in every case of magnetism, one feels a coolness, another warmth, because every human being is polarized differently. The one is more electric, the other more magnetic, and as a result the perception varies as well. [iii] At the end of the exercise, the Runer should circulate the collected energies by a conscious act of will throughout the entire body, during which time advanced students can observe a pale gold-orange or gold-green oscillation of their auras. A strong charge of electro-magnetic powers can be achieved through this Rune hand-sign especially.
I recommend the following sound formula:
Fig. 3. The Runer proceeds as
with the Fa-Rune, stretches the left arm upward and takes the
hand position of Fig. 3. Sing d-a-a three times, for three
minutes each, during which higher tones are to be held longer. Here,
too, cosmic energies begin to collect in the hand, which is
experienced as prickling in the extended finger-tips, as well as in
the ring finger and the tip of the thumb. Thoughts are focused on
the reception of Solar powers. After ending the exercise the
collected energies are to be circulated throughout the entire body
by an act of conscious will. At the deepest tone they are focused in
the feet. The astral color vibration is bright yellow. Also
higher astral laws can be evoked by means of this hand-sign. This
depends entirely on how much cosmic energy the Runer is able to
absorb and take into the body. The deeper the inner concentration
is, the stronger the collection of powers will be. Due to a lack of
space I cannot go into further details here.
Fig. 3
This Rune-sign also has the
following sound formulas:
Fig. 4. Here, too, the Runer
proceeds as with the previous exercises -- bend the thumb and
forefinger of the extended hand so that the fingertips touch, as
Fig. 4 shows. Sing the o-o-o-formula in the manner already
explained. Soon you will feel a circulating vibration of energies in
your hand. Then proceed as already explained for the previous signs.
This is the sign of Odem, Ode and breath. This has an effect
especially rich and in spiritual blessings for the conscientious Runer. Often after this exercise the smell of ozone can be
detected from the hand. The astral color vibration is bright
violet.
 Fig. 4
Fig. 5 shows the Rit-Rune
hand-sign. The Runer should observe the previously stated methods by
raising the left arm, assuming the hand position of Fig. 5, and
purring r-r-r in siren fashion (i.e. with rising and falling
tone and volume, as in the previous exercises). Inner thoughts are
focused on higher counsel, on inborn right and cosmic rhythm. This
Rune hand-sign produces a rhythmic warming of the hand and makes
possible the engagement in the cosmic World-rhythm through which the
higher centers are strongly stimulated and magical abilities unfold
in the Runer. Also, a conscious, willed circulation of the power
through the entire body should not to be neglected here. As
astral vibrational colors I was able to detect various colors, e.g.
whitish-yellow, pink, fire red, orange.
 Fig. 5
Further sound formulas of the
Rit-Rune are:
Fig. 6 is the Ka-Rune
hand-sign. The aforementioned techniques apply here as well. The
Runer sings k-a-a-a -- inner meditation is on spiritual and
physical balance, on higher ability and spiritual creativity. This
hand-sign earnestly practiced brings about a feeling of becoming
physically freer and lighter. After ending the exercise I could
often detect a sulfur-like smell on the fingertips of my left hand.
[25]
Fig. 6
The color vibration is white
to ivory. Further sound formulas are:
Fig. 7. Here both hands are
employed, as the sketch in Fig. 7 shows. The arms are stretched
well upward. While the h-a-a-a sound is sung, special
attention should be given to good, deep breathing -- in other
regards the previously stated instructions apply. This sign is a
very strong conductor, so that one has the feeling as if an
electric current were passing through the body. With deep
concentration (deep-level consciousness), astral perceptions and
higher inner experience enter the mind. This hand-sign is a strongly
whispering Rune-sign. Thoughts are meanwhile focused on Universal
Love, cosmic correspondences, animated by the desire for highest
fulfillment.
Fig. 7
After ending this exercise you will be able to detect a strong odor of ozone and sulfur on the index and middle fingers.
Color vibration is glowing
indigo blue.
Further sound formulas:
Fig. 8. For this sign the
Runer should use the right hand. Otherwise, the instructions already
stated continue to apply. The Runer should hum the n-n-n
sound siren-fashion. Thoughts are focused on higher development and
attainment of perfection. The Not-Rune sign takes effect
more spiritually and through the soul -- it allows your own need to
be recognized, helps toward changing this need, and diminishes the
ordeal involved. You will often perceive a cool, lukewarm or warm
feeling in your hand, similar to that of the u-Rune. The
astral color is dark red.
Fig. 8
Further sound formulas:
Fig. 9 gives the Is or
I-Rune hand-sign. The Runer should ball his left hand up,
stretch the index finger out and sing from deep to high tone the
i-i-i sound repeatedly. Thoughts are focused on Universal Love
and the development of magical powers of the Self. In this sign you
strongly feel the influx of cosmic energies into the tip of your
index finger -- the entire hand becomes warm. During the circulation
through the body, you sense a warm stirring through the whole Self.
After ending the exercise you can ascertain on the index finger a
sulfuric smell (like burned gunpowder). I noticed that this smell is
often different, but always sulfurous in nature. The astral color is
blue to red-violet. This sign can also be formed with the right
hand; it produces then a different body current which is to be
recommended equally.
Fig. 9
Fig. 10 shows the Ar-Rune
hand-sign which is performed right-handed and with the thumb bent
downward as far as possible. Here through singing the a-a-a
sound particularly electric energies are accumulated in the hand, so
that the Runer feels a fine tingling and a gentle prickling in the
thumb, the base of the thumb, and the hand center; the outstretched
fingers begin to vibrate lightly. Thoughts or inner meditations
are focused on receiving Ar-Fire and Solar powers. This sign
particularly affects the forces of life, in a rejuvenating and
strengthening manner. Drawing the power into the body produces a
strong effect on the solar plexus. The astral color is silver-grey
to bright grey-green.
Fig. 10
Fig. 11 portrays the Sig-Rune hand-sign, which is performed with the left arm extended (like the Ka- Rune sign, Fig. 6) and the right arm slightly bent, with the fingers closed and extended. The left thumb touches the tip of the index finger of the right hand. 
Fig. 11
Its sound formulas are:
Inner thoughts are focused on
victory over one's own mistakes and weaknesses, on receiving sunny,
victorious healing powers and the inherited memory [26] of magical
might and power. By this hand- sign, too, a great accumulation of
cosmic energies is acquired in the hands. The left hand becomes
warm, and the Runer will feel how the current also passes into the
right hand. During the discharge process, the current can be
observed throughout the entire body. Here, too, one may detect an
ozone odor coming from the hands. This sign produces a strong
awareness of power and victory in the practitioner. With sufficient
development of the Runer, higher magical laws will come into force.
The astral color is golden yellow by day, silver grey by night.
Fig. 12. The Tyr-Rune
hand-sign is performed right-handed about 8 inches in front of the
body, with a bent arm, so that the tip of the index finger is
located at the height of the navel. The sound formulas are:
Fig. 12
Spiritual meditation: "From
rebirth to rebirth I have gone; I strive to Thee, All-Father; over
Life and Death, through Sorrow, Stress and Need, Joy and Contentment
I strive in longing back to Thee."
After several repetitions of this sign, the Runer will be able to perceive a pleasant turning or boring feeling in the right hand. A subtle bond develops with the navel, though which the energies affect the solar plexus, in such a way that a whispering begins in the Inner Self of the Runer, inherited memories and often astral perceptions appear. The astral color is reddish grey by day, grey-blue by night.
Fig. 13. The Bar-Rune
sign is produced with the arms raised above the head, as Fig. 13
shows. Its sound formulas are:
Fig. 13
Inner thoughts are focused on
the birth of the Spirit and higher magical powers. Here the Runer,
if inwardly well centered, will observe in the hands, as well as
with the intake of power into the body, a light fluttering feeling,
as if the higher Spirit and higher magical abilities were being born
-- engendered by the energies from this Rune-sign. Often, after
weeks of daily practice, the feeling appears more strongly
perceptible. Persistence leads to the goal.
The astral color is bright
blue by day, bright violet by night.
Fig. 14 shows the Laf-Rune
hand-sign. The Runer should raise the left arm upward and assume the
hand position shown in Fig. 14. Utilize the following sound formulas
with this sign:
Fig. 14
Thoughts are focused on Love
for the Fa-tor, on enlightenment of the Self. Here the Runer will
observe a mild warming of the left hand. After ending this
exercise I was able, on a number of occasions, to detect an odor
similar to rubber. With this sign one is able to effect a
strengthening of his aura. It is also the sign for initiation into
higher Life.
The astral color is bright
fire-red by day, ruby-red by night.
Fig. 15. The Man-Rune
hand-sign is performed with the right arm stretched upward, with the
hand position as shown in Fig. 15. Its sound formulas are:
Fig. 15
Thoughts are meanwhile focused
on Universal Love, cosmic spiritual creativity and the awakening of
divine magic. This sign is one of the most effective Rune-signs --
the right hand begins to flame and glow. The Runer will have a
sensation as if fine rays are emanating from three fingers, and the
entire hand is strongly charged electrically. With this sign the
Runer is prepared to banish every danger. It is the sign of the
reborn, conscious magician and of the three-fingered Hand of Light
of our exalted ancestors, which blesses and protects. This sign
enables the Runer to penetrate into the highest secrets of
Rune-magic. After performing this hand-sign, the aroma of burned
electrical wires is often perceptible. Again it should be mentioned,
as with all the hand-signs, the exercise should be concluded with
the circulation of power through your entire body.
The astral color is
purple-red by day, phosphorescent greenish-red by night.
Fig. 16 shows the Eh-Rune
hand-sign [27] which is performed with the left hand, similar to the
Ka-Rune sign, except that the thumb is spread somewhat
further outward. Its sound formulas are:
Fig. 16
Inner thought is focused on
pure Love, spiritual, psychic fusion, on freedom from low-minded
drives and passions. This sign produces a pure and noble life in
both thoughts and desires. With this sign a subtle wreath of
light may be observed about the entire hand.
The astral color is yellow by day, yellow-green by night. Fig. 17. In this sign the hands are folded above the head, except that the fingers remain stiff, straight and pointed. The sound formulas are:
Fig. 17
Thought is focused on the
universal bond among all things, on the connection to the harmonious
vibration throughout the All. This sign is also well suited to
meditations and prayers. Spiritual clarity and a contented feeling
of being safe and of inner peace is attained through this sign
especially; inherited memories and high Aryan knowledge become
apparent to the knowledgeable Runer.
The astral color is golden yellow by day, red-golden by night.
To all practitioners Victory-and All-Rune Hail!
Important Glands and Higher
Centers of the Body
Explanation for the accompanying diagram 
Aura
1 and 1a: Pineal gland
(receiving centers)
2: Forehead centers (receiving-influence) 3 and 3a: Inner ear centers (clairaudience) 4 and 4a: Parotid glands 5 and 5a: Tear ducts 6 and 6a: Eyes, receiving and sending centers (clairvoyance) 7: Chin centers and lingual gland 8: Submaxillary gland 9: Thyroid gland 10 and 10a: Shoulder centers, sebaceous glands 11: Thymus gland 12 and 12a: Sweat glands 13: Cardiac sympathetic nerve 14: Sympathetic nervous system 15 and 15a: Elbow and inner arm centers (receiving) 16: Spleen 17: Pancreas 18 and 18a: Hip centers 19: Solar plexus 20: Navel (sending and receiving center) 21 and 21a: Hand centers 22: Sexual organs (polar centers, receiving, discharge) 23 and 23a: Knee and inner leg centers 24 and 24a: Foot centers (discharge) On the outer right side the astrological signs are indicated. The arrows going out from these signs point to the part of the body ruled by each sign. The dotted oval around the drawing indicates the aura, the psychic cloak. Additionally, I will mention that a great part of the development of higher powers and magical abilities depends on the heart and kidneys (adrenal glands). The well-known proverb: "To try someone by heart and kidneys" [Jemand auf Herz und Nieren prufen], meaning "to test someone through and through" comes from this.
Magical Rune Formulas
Below I give several
Rune-formulas passed down from ancient times, but I advise every
Runer who may perhaps utilize them to approach such work most
carefully; everyone is personally responsible for his own actions.
The conscious and noble Runer will never reject laws or utilize
powers whose effect he does not understand and has not sufficiently
tested. Let no one misuse unknown magical formulas on his
blood-brothers and sisters -- he could not escape the avenging might
of the Runes. Whosoever carves Runes, let him carve them in wood;
whoever writes them, let him write them on paper, so they can be
burned [28] at any time. Spiritual meditation is always
important for the carving and writing of Runes.
Formula: suf or fus produces tiredness and sleep. Formula: sof or fos produces forgetfulness and calming. Formula: Sig-Tyr works positively, brings victory, happiness, strengthens the life force. This formula should always be used threefold. Formula: alu or ula effects a defence, banning the enemy.
Formula: Ara-hari
gives Solar force and effects protection against all dark powers.
Formula: flu or ulf
produces cosmic Love.
Formula: tuwatuwa
works as a ban and protection against black magical influence,
against revenge, hate and envy.
Formula: olu or ulo
-- Spiritual power being proclaimed out of the Ur [origin].
Formula: ul -- wisdom, primal life, primal Love. Formula: uste produces a feeling of hope, the power of desire.
Formula: ttt brings
understanding of Arising, Being, Passing away, Arising anew.
As a most powerful formula for banishing evil, one utilizes the entire Futhork, written once left to right and once underneath right to left. The formula ssgg is the Divine Secret which holds the highest Jurisdiction. In ancient times this formula was called: "String, Stone, Grass, Groan" [Strick, Stein, Gras, Grein], and indicated "Jurisdiction, Secret, Accusation, and Judgment." [29] These formulas may suffice as inspiration -- further ones can be drawn easily from the Runic Futhork. Sensitive Runers looking with astral vision by means of Rune-magic see with an abstract clarity, but they must primarily clarify that which they see for themselves. Whether they see in pictures or symbols, or sense or hear things of the past, present or future by astral means, correct interpretations will only be available to them once they have reached the higher stage of Rune-magic. They should never forget that even the Runes have their demon; and one caught up in egoistic, lower thoughts and desires runs considerable danger of falling prey to this demon. Iron will, strict self-discipline, unshakeable faith in, and Love for, the All-Father, the Spirit of the World, make them true Seers -- Sons of God. The path upward to the Peak, to the Light, is difficult, so much purer and greater the magical might. Dear Blood Brother, guard yourself against the way into the depths; it is easier, more inviting, but also more devilish, because it brings you destruction. Many a man went to Work some years ago with the best of intentions, but their animalistic, egoistic drives got the upper hand. Today they work as black magicians, and so they are ending up as destroyers through the might of the Runes. [30]
Arehisosur [32]
All-Fator's symbolic
Counsel-Head, or Hari-Fuotan, within the Solar Circle. It is the
head which again witnesses to us of majestic Fuotanism, Armanism --
the faith of our fathers and forefathers.
(S.A.K.)
Evening Consecration
Holy, great, almighty, triune Fuotan! I greet Thee and consecrate my Self to Thee anew. I thank Thee for Thy protection and Thy goodness; guard me against everything wicked, low and foreign. May Thy noble, merciful Father-Spirit forgive me my faults if I have erred; help me to overcome them and to make amends through noble deeds. Thy shelter and protection is my weapon against all enemies and dark forces, because Thou art my threefold Salvation, Sun and Light. I know no terror, no fear and trembling, because I am immune and invulnerable through Thee. Thou art the Love, the Truth, the Goodness, the Right. Thou art my longing and my sanctuary. Fuotan, almighty Father and World-Spirit, I call to Thee; I speak and fight for Thy Kingdom, so that darkness may vanish from the race and from the Fatherland. Should the hour of my transformation be near, be Thou merciful, as to my forefathers, even to me.
Fuotan, and Weh, I bless
Thee, I greet Thee!
(S.A.K.)
Explanation of the Above
Picture: The high holy Grove of Light: Runa -- the Divine
Secret. Through the Gate which leads into this whispering grove, one
sees the shadowless God-Man, Son of the Sun, highly developed
through overcoming Self, vibrating in a cosmic sea of light and
radiation. Before the Gate are two Germanic marking stones which
open only to the Germanic adept who masters the higher mysteries,
and who knows the secret of gravity. In the foreground stands the
struggling Germanic man in the Not-Rune posture; he has recognized
the High Way and is fighting through to the true Light by overcoming
his own Need. He is, however, still a shadow-man; the most difficult
test still lies before him.
Editor's Notes
(1) Heilige Runenmacht
remains untranslated. Originally published by the Uranus Verlag in
Hamburg, 1932.
(2) Based on the "Havamal" stanza 165. (3) This is a magical formula in the heraldic language of Guido von List. Its meaning is: "All victory for those conscious of the Divine Secret." (4) See the "Havamal" stanzas 138-165 in the Poetic Edda. (5) Here the Nietzschean formula ewige Wiederkehr is used. (6) The significance of the formula of Arising-Being-Passing away to new arising [Entstehen-Sein- Vergehen-zum neuen Enstehen] is an important one developed by G. v. List. (7) From the tale of Frau Holle in the collection by the Brothers Grimm. (8) Kala is a Sanskrit word borrowed by Guido von List to indicate the secret of the systematic permutations of esoteric meanings of words. (9) Here the first person pronoun, ich, "I," is used as a noun -- which is how Sigmund Freud referred to the Ego in German terminology: das ich, "the 'I.'" The concept of the "ego" for the Armanen is a more comprehensive one involving the entire Self. (10) Here and in the following section Kummer betrays the Neoplatonic basis for many of his underlying ideas. (11) The practice of kala involves certain permutations of the meanings of words which conceal their meanings from the uninitiated. See note 8 above. (12) This is an obvious reference to the quasi-mystical eugenic dreams common among contemporary Ariosophists. (13) Giboraltar identified by Guido von List as the rock of Gibraltar. (14) The texts of these prayers and Rune banishing are given on pages 34 and 35. (15) The Tarnkappe plays a part in the German national epic, the Nibelungenlied, where it is part of the Nibelungen treasure won by the hero Siegfried by killing the serpent, Fafnir. (16) Heil und Sieg -- of course, these words were combined into the National Socialist chant, which they had borrowed from the "mantra" of the Germanen Orden. (17) Through this whole discussion of the consonant-vowel combinations with Ja-, etc., it should be remembered that the German /j/ is pronounced as the English /y/. (18) Tacitus Germania chapter 10. (19) Tacitus Germania chapter 3. (20) These vowels have the sound values in English of ah, eh, ee, oh, oo respectively. (21) This is folk-etymologically incorrect: Hugh is derived from the Germanic word [iv] hug-: 'mind; shining'. (22) Here Kummer expresses a kind of thinking common in Germany in 1932 -- in the time just before the assumption of power by the Nazis in that country. (23) For English speakers this sound is best described as a deeper version of the /a/ in the word "call." (24) Here we have another example of the particular occult ideology common among German rune magicians of the early 20th century. The Blutsverfassung, composition of the blood, is an obvious reference to the "purity of the blood" as measured by contemporary racial standards. (25) See Sebottendorf's Sufi exercises in his book Die geheimen Ubungen der turkischen Freimauer for reports of similar phenomena. (26) This "inherited memory" [Erberinnerung] is something which one inherits from one's ancestors along meta-genetic lines. (27) Notable for its absence is the Yr-Rune sign. Which apparently Kummer thought of as being too negative to be practiced. (28) The runes are deactivated by burning them. (29) See G. v. List's The Secret of the Runes, pp. 89-90. (30) This seems to be a reference to the Nazi regime just coming to power as Kummer wrote this work. (31) "Aryan figures" is used here as the translation of the original Ariergestalten. The word Gestalt, meaning basically "shape" or "form" was used at this time by Ariosophical ideologues to mean "an ideal type." (32) Arehisosur is a formula made up of the Armanic names of the runic vowels: Ar-eh-is-os-ur = A-E-I-O-U. (33) These "Consecrations" were written by Kummer to act as morning and evening devotional prayers for his Runers to use in their daily meditational work. (34) Garma is a special Ariosophical form of the Sanskrit word karma. (35) Rassenschuld implies the concept of miscegenation. (36) Based on the stanza 111 in the "Havamal" found in the Poetic Edda.
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Key to the Runic Futhork
Table
The Rune-rows are to be read from top to bottom. On the right side the sound value of each Rune is provided.
Row:
The other Runic Rows which follow are arranged according to the alphabetic order.
Row:
The last horizontal row of the
Runic table portrays the holy whispering Row of Man-Runes. I include
a number of Runic Futhorks and Futharks in my Runic table at the
back of the book.
Runen-Futhorktafel
von Siegried Adolf Kummer
_______________
Notes:
i. kala = Secret, concealment,
[Verdrehung]. [11]
ii. See my work Heilige
Runenmacht. Hamburg: Uranus, 1932.
iii. Here I should like to
mention the worthwhile investigations of J.P. Reimann Mar-Galittu on
polarity and emanation research.
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