Black Sun Rune Statha

The way to the Black Sun is through the Zodiac (Tierkreis) as also represented by the 18 Armanen-Runes. Therefore the best way to undertake the practice of the Runes is to practice them each in their specific times of influence throughout the year. This mythos of practicing the runes is that of the Black Sun Rune Statha.

The Black Sun sits in deafening silence on the border between the spiritual and material worlds. It is connected to both FA and UR, but in particular it is the source of UR, the dark matter skeletal framework of the Universe and therefore the source of Od/Vril life-force energy. It is the source of the original flame of FA. The magician, the runester, gets Vril ultimately from the Black Sun even though indirectly, as Vril usually comes directly from other sources which filter and modulate the Black Sun light. If the magician can open up a direct channel between himself and the Black Sun, then he can become a true initiate and draw Vril directly from the original source.

Since the Runes are a Zodiac, they essentially also represent infinite time, as a cycle continuously repeated. By mastering Runes over the course of a year, one masters time. Since time is space, one also masters space: that is the power to do magic, and the evolution of man into a demigod who serves a controlling function in the universe or a specific part of it.

To practice the Black Sun Statha, begin FA on the day of the exact time of the Winter Solstice (which is usually December 21), and practice for the next 20 degrees of the Zodiac. Each period follows the times of the Zodiac and lasts for about 20 days. The length of the time period varies slightly throughout the year: the rune Zodiac time periods become a day or two longer around the summer. As an example of the variations, the times of practice for each Rune in the year 2017 are as follows:

Each of the 12 Zodiac houses consists of 30 degrees of the heavens for a total of 360 degrees over the 12 Zodiac houses which occur in one year. The 18 divisions of the year can be correlated to the 12 Zodiac houses because each of the 12 houses is divided into 3 segments, for a total of 36 segments (Decans), 2 each of which correspond to a time period of each of the 18 Armanen Runes. Within the time period of each Rune, practice the rune a minimum of 14 times. The extra days of the period can be used as leeway in case there are days you are unable to practice.

The method of drawing Od/Vril and the accompanying visualizations are different in Black Sun Statha from the ones in the World Tree Rune Statha. Before you begin, visualize the Black Sun. As you breathe in, visualize Vril flowing from the Black Sun to yourself. You can visualize the Runes around the Black Sun, and the energy of each flowing to you from the Black Sun. In this way draw your Vril directly from the Black Sun to create your Runic-Circle. As you practice your rune of the day, visualize its energy coming to you from the Black Sun. When you are finished your practice and are discharging the surplus rune energy with the IS galdr, visualize the energy from the runes in your rune-circle leaving the circle in a counterclockwise motion and rising up to return to the Back Sun. During the discharging process, the rune energy travels from your head down to your feet into the ground, where it enters the space of your rune-circle. From there it travels counterclockwise along the path of energy of the runes in the circle and returns to the Black Sun.

This discharge of surplus runic-energy serves a twofold purpose. First, it "shuts off" the runes so that they do not eventually accumulate too much charge in the practitioner, and it disperses much of the already accumulated Vril, which prevents the practitioner from becoming overcharged. Second, the discharge and sending the rune energy back to the Black Sun serves the exact same function as an offering. In a sacrifice, it is the Vril of that which is sacrificed that is the real gift to the gods. Of course in rune practices we also generate Vril. Our generated Vril becomes a gift in exchange for a gift, which nourishes the divine powers and maintains the bond between the Black Sun and the people/Volk of the Black Sun.

Source: Armanen Runes and the Black Sun in Modern Heathenry Vol. II

by Aelfric Avery.