Rune Wednesday -- FEHU

I asked the runes where to begin, drew FEHU -- begin at the beginning -- and as well, address the issue of Wealth. What, to you, is wealth? Does (and if so, how does) cultural programming instill in us a fear or distrust of money? FEHU: "(Money) is a comfort to everyone though every man ought to deal it out freely if he wants to gain approval of the Gods." (anglo-Saxon) "Gold causes strife among kinsmen The wolf grows up in the woods" (Old Norse) "Money is the strife among Kinsmen and the fire of the flood-tide and the path of the serpent" (Icelandic) One is called help and help you it shall in sickness and in sorrow and in affliction. (Havamal 146) Fehu, Inwaz, Laguz: Fe-ing-la (a chant to help in times of need). try this: begin with writing everything you think about money -- write the word in the center of a blank piece of paper and begin to branch off from the word, MONEY -- and spare nothing in telling the good and the bad. Then branch off from each of the words or phrases in the outer ring of what you wrote. Go as far with this (on as many sheets of paper) as you like. Then take out a clean sheet of paper and write (without looking at your word-map). You may be surprised at what you find. Fe Vit Frith Grith Heil!