Bindrune to Create a Stronger Inheritance for Your Descendants
If you are new to working with bindrunes, I suggest you read the introductory bindrune post here, then return to this post to read about this specific bindrune. Remember that working with bindrunes, as with working with any kind of magic, does not carry guaranteed results, and may produce results quite different from what you expect.
When we are young, we are shaped by our family and culture. As we move into adulthood, we develop our own ideas and ways of living, which may be very different from what we were taught as children. As adults, we grow into our authentic selves, and we develop a desire to create a legacy in some way, and to leave the world a better place than we found it.
This bindrune is designed to help you draw on your family and cultural inheritance, and add to it and improve it, to create a better inheritance for those who follow. Even if you do not have children of your own, your actions shape the world that others’ children grow up in, and will be responsible for when they are grown. Although you may not be a parent, you make just as much difference in the lives of the generational descendants as people who raise children. This rune can help you bear that responsibility in a way that is meaningful for you and has positive outcomes for everyone.
Generational Inheritance: Othala, Mannaz, Wendhorn
Othala (left tile, brown in bindrune): This is what we have inherited from our ancestors of all kinds—ideas, experiences, passions, obsessions, successes, and failures. Whether ancestors of blood or ancestors of affiliation, these are the people who have influenced us in countless ways, and caused us to become who we are today.
Mannaz (center tile, blue in bindrune): This is you! This is you as your best self, which filters the inheritance you received, removing what is hurtful, unhealthy, or just plain not good to pass along. As you live your own life and process what was passed down to you, you can make wise and soulful choices about what to pass along to the next generation.
Wendhorn (right tile, gold in bindrune): Wendhorn represents the cycles of time, and the countless souls who follow in your footsteps. Drawn in gold, it represents the brightest possibilities for the future. Think of yourself as refining the ore of your inheritance to produce gold to pass down to those who come next; by removing the imperfections, you have created something beautiful, useful, and strong for them to carry forward in their own lives.
The bindrune on the left was done in colored pencil. The one on the right was done with fine point calligraphy markers. They are shown in two different media to give an idea of how the same bindrune looks different depending on how it is created.
You could put a drop of a mint oil for inspiration and/or a drop of rose oil for love of your ancestors, yourself, and your descendants. You could also use your favorite oil on it to reinforce the energy with your personal scent. You can also use a magical oil, such as a hoodoo oil or other type of specially prepared oil.
Use this bindrune—and all bindrunes—entirely at your own risk.
