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The Kalevala / Rune by Rune
These are the Runes of The Order inspired by The Kalevala
RUNE 1
And now the God comes forth
From the woods - Noble Stag
The Goddess, a gentle hand she lays upon Him
Laying down to Her trusted touch
His flanks quiver
He feels He is spinning downward
To rest
To be reborn
And as He spirals down
The God, the stag
A fire ignites deep within
And the Goddess cries out
In triumphant ecstasy
Head thrown back
Arm raised
Naked in Her glory
And the Goddess speaks:
From the forests of our ancestors,
Across the precious water,
Past the dry and desolate desert
Comes the power of the ages.
In the rainforest sits a Shaman,
In her hand she holds the Sampo,
To the Goddess she does bow down
For the answer to her question.
And she says:
Oh Goddess Tell me of deep origins, of eternal things **
And from Her glorious bosom,
The Goddess she does answer,
The answer for us only,
As She rides the crest of water
Upon the mighty ocean
From whence She bore the world.
And She says:
Come all you witches,
Seek the Sampo - Seek the light
Come all you dreamers
Feel your power and your might.
From the forests to the waters to the desert dry with death
I set you on your way
I clear a lovely path
The road ahead is safe and warm, your work shall spring from light
Do your work as you shall need
As I guard you here tonight.
RUNE 2
But now we shall ask
And what of the Green Man?
Born of The Goddess
Love of The Goddess
Keeper of All Things
Twas a smaller man
That felled the Oak
On which the leaves of Magick grew
To scatter them upon the Sea
Green Man's treasure lost
But not to fear for some have gathered
Foliage and pieces of wood shards
And here we find The Wizard
Crafting tools everlasting
Wizard works on
Happy in his thoughts
Simple in his deeds
Singing tales of the past
Sharing ancient knowledge
Born of Ilmatar
The leaves and shards
That drifted down
Were caught by Sprites
Nature Gods
Small Folk
Those of the forest
Who tucked them away
In a safe place
For the treasure they were
For Tapio to guard
But now there is another one
A young one grows jealous
Thinks his singing better
Against the will of parents
Makes a challenge
A bold deed
To challenge the Old Wizard
He leaves his crying mother
Travels to the forest
To find The Old one
To challenge him
Under the watchful eye of Mielikki
His entrance large
He steps from his sleigh
Golden hair shining
Robes glistening
To greet the Old One of the Woods
Old Wizard is patient
Young one spews forth
In words he has no power
His singing weak and useless
Born not of Nature Goddess
Next he tries the sword
But the Old One will not fight
He hurls words
With no affect
And so he stops
Old Wizard steps forth
And this he utters:
Your sleigh is gold
Horse bells shine in the moonlight
And I have but this staff
A tree branch
Fallen
Rotted from its mother
And the songs of the ancient ones
Go now and leave me
Would be like fighting a child
Young one can't resist
His ego large and needy
One more verbal jab
A jab that cuts
And now the Old One turns
Fire in his eyes
Spittle on his lips
Anger burning bright
And now the wind sings
The earth buckles up
Under the feet of the young one
To take him down
To the world of Tuonela
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