The random Rune for today is Othila. It is the 8th rune in the 3rd Aett. The following is a quote from 2 different pages here and here.
Alternative Names
Anglo-Friesian/Germanic: Othila
Norse (Viking): Odal
Old English: Odal, Ethel
Other Names/Spellings: Odhal, Odthal, Ogthala, Otael, Othal, Othala, Othalan,
Othilia, Utal
Pronunciation: Oh-thee-law
English Letter Equivalent
Long O as in old, or short O as in cot
Translation
Hereditary land, possession.
Meaning
Home or homeland. Hearth, family, inheritance, estate, possessions.
Characteristics
Acquisition. Benefit through inheritance or birthright. Fair play. Great mental capacity. Adventurous nature. Cultural maturity. Personal skill, adaptability. Love of family, home and homeland, patriotism. The honest and just are destined for great wealth.
Othila means the ancestral country or home, property, and fixed wealth or inheritance. This can include your inherited characteristics from past generations that you will also pass on to your children – or it can represent a united family's strength. Othila can be seen as everything that you have accumulated during your lifetime, and can also represent your spiritual home.
Personal Interpretation
At this time of re-focusing, fix your goal firmly in your mind and let your thoughts attract the energy you need to reach it. You must concentrate to read all the signs, but don't try to force the issues. Your objective is like a wild bird in the palm of your hand. If you grip too tightly, you risk killing it.
Reverse
A valueless inheritance. Lack of forethought, immaturity or dullness. Failure to take a calculated risk would be costly.
Converse
An apparently worthless inheritance has hidden treasures. The honest or just way may be hidden from you.
Runic Number: 23
Color: Deep Yellow
Element: Earth
Polarity: Male
Associated gods: Odin
Astrological Correspondence: Full Moon
Keyword: Separation
Duality: Feminine
Elements: Water and Fire
Imagine a young woman walking uphill along rough dirt road in medieval Scandinavia. She’s wearing a thick cloak and carries her few possessions in a small sack. At the hill’s crest, she stops and looks behind her. Tears fill her eyes and her heart aches as she takes one last look at the village that’s been her home since she was born. Her breath catches as she sees the faces of her loved ones. She takes a deep breath, wipes her eyes, and turns back to the road ahead. As she continues walking, feelings of exhilaration and excitement begin to replace her fear and uncertainty.
The young woman is leaving her home because she knows she can no longer grow there. She must now separate from her home and birth family so she can become who she is truly meant to be.
Othila counsels separating from patterns and behaviors which, though they may well-established/comfortable, are preventing growth.
It can be very difficult to leave behind what we’ve always known. Disempowering patterns established during youth – in my case, sacrificing my own growth and well-being to “take care” of my mother and sister - can be hard to overcome. Most people want the ones they love to be well and happy, including me. But I cannot truly give these things to them, or anyone else. They must decide to create it for themselves.
I will remember that my loved ones have the power to create the lives they wish to live, and so do I.
Of noticeable observation is "At this time of re-focusing, fix your goal firmly in your mind and let your thoughts attract the energy you need to reach it." I am certainly refocusing, and have been thinking about my goals lately. I will probably make an entry later about what my goals are/can be now that I'm about to graduate College.
Also while both of these definitions talk about the inheritance of things (one the inheritance of traits and seperation of them, the other the inheritance of wealth... they both differ in a few ways. I will need to figure out what's usually considered correct, or why there are two different answers... mostly for male/female polarity, and the elements. They both say different things in that regard. I will check out my awesome book and see what it says later on, and then I will report back.
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