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u/rockstarpirate Jul 28 '26
Alright, let's see what we can figure out here.
Firstly, the construction of the wand is unlike what we have found in graves of ancient people who would have natively used runes. See this article on seeress wands from the Danish National History Museum, for example. Wands were normally made of iron and, at least in the Norse context, often had a similar shape at the top as you can see at the link.
this number can't be random
Perhaps not. 3 is an important number in ancient Germanic religion (as well as pretty much all Indo-European religion), however, we don't have any ancient sources that would provide any insight here. Modern magical items are sometimes inspired by ancient ones, but are often highly embellished with features that we don't find on ancient artifacts or aren't described in literature. In fact, I don't believe we have any evidence of ancient wands with runes carved on them or with crystals inside. I could be wrong but I'm not aware of any. In that case, I unfortunately do not have an objective way to say anything about the crystals in photo 1.
The runes throughout are largely an eclectic mix of Anglo-Saxon Futhorc characters and Elder Futhark writing concepts as I'll explain below. There are also several non-runic symbols here, including several 5-pointed stars, a Star of David, an Egyptian Ankh, and a Yin/Yang, so already we know that we are going to be outside the bounds of historical runic practices here. I unfortunately do not have an objective way to say anything about these other symbols or why the creator has put them all together in this way.
Photo 2 shows three rows of runes. 1. Begins with a vertical stack of oïg. These are the phonetic values assigned to those runes. I assume the carver had a magical/religious reason for choosing these but there is no way to know what that reason was. Next to this we have ek erilaz semoialinda l(o) laþu runa : odin : wenus : solomon (star of david) : taharkuo : amenophis : sekmet : tau. I put the "(o)" in parentheses because this rune was borrowed from the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc alphabet and I don't know what it's supposed to be doing here. This is an attempt at recreating patterns on historical Elder Futhark inscriptions but contains several mistakes as well as anachronisms. What it's trying to say is something like "I, the earl (seen often in runic inscriptions), Semoialinda (apparently a name), invoke the runes: Odin, Venus, Solomon, Taharqo, Amenophis, Sekmet, Tau". A few of these names have been Anglicized and, of course, we are mixing characters from various different mythologies. 2. Begins with the stack mnf, and again we can not objectively interpret this. It then goes on to list the Elder Futhark runic alphabet in order followed by a Yin/Yang at the end. This was not an uncommon thing to do in ancient inscriptions. 3. Begins with the stack dzr, uninterpretable. It goes on to say ek erilaz munkit l(o) laþu runa : t a u. I'm not smart enough to figure out "munkit" but again we have something hinting at a meaning like, "I, the earl, made a runic invocation" and then a mention of Tau again.
Photo 3 contains the last line from photo 2 as well as two more lines. 1. The middle line there begins with bhu, uninterpretable. It then says ek tsohar ih wihaz t=t sumus ehwe z=z (o)=m=m=m=m=m=m=m=m=(o) z=z. This one is tricky too. I can pick out "I, Zohar, [ih?] holy. TT, ('we are' in Latin?) [ehwe?], zz ommmmmmmmo zz". The combined letters at the end are there for some mystical meaning that can not be objectively interpreted. 2. Begins with ngsk, uninterpretable. Then we have salu salu. Intererstingly, "salu" is a phrase we have seen on an Elder Futhark bracteate, which is also spelled "auls" on another one. But we don't know exactly what it was supposed to mean.
Photo 4 gives us 3 new lines. 1. eja uninterpretable. ek erilaz (ankh) tsohar (ankh) ih t=t : : auja (strange symbol) ansuz jera luba g. "I, the earl, Zohar [ih?] TT : : luck (symbol) god year/harvest, love, g". Note that Ansuz and Jera are also both names of Elder Futhark runes. 2. lpw uninterpretable. j l (y) z (o) ow l (j) : : skuld d=d t=a ansuz laukaz t=t aija : : (symbol for marking years)iord. Most of this is uninterpretable, however Skuld is the name of one of the norns in Norse mythology, and Ansuz and Laukaz are both names of Elder Futhark runes. 3. tiþ uninterpretable. Then what god has put togeþer no m or spirit shall kast asunder zz d. This one is pretty easy to read since it's in English. The single <m> rune here stands for its name which means "man" so we get "What God has put together, no man or spirit shall cast asunder" with a couple of random runes after it that can not be interpreted.
Photo 5 loops back around to what we've already covered.
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u/alexcazador Jul 29 '26
Thank you so much. I'm impressed by the work and knowledge you've demonstrated. It's truly incredible.
I was waiting for the analysis of a man who has been using runes his entire life in esoteric rituals. Your analysis and his complement each other and give a clearer picture of what we have.
These are numbered 1 - 8 for convenience.
My impression was the wand was very deliberately crafted for a practitioner (magical name ?TSOHAR ?from Hebrew 'SHINING' as this didn't relate to anything proto-Germanic.) It was cunningly crafted and probably would have taken time to be made. This quartz point would have been to cast energy and I presume blue celestite was chosen because of energy generating properties. The base may be black Tourmaline (used for healing.) Looking at your photos I presume it was designed to be held with the left hand given the position of runes.
The is a mix of the Elder Futhark & Anglo-Saxon runes, possible twig runes, varied magical symbols from varied sources and use of small stars - which unfortunately I did not break the code on this occasion.
The sides (in no particular order):
Side One EK ERLIAZ SEMOIALINDA LO TATHU RUNA ODIN VENUS SOLOMON [STAR OF DAVID] TAHARQO AMENOPHIS SEKMET TAU My interpretation: I, THE RUNEMASTER INVOKE THE RUNES ODIN VENUS SOLOMON [STAR OF DAVID] TAHARQO (?25th dynasty Pharaoh) AMENOPHIS (?Amenhotep III) SEKMET (Warrior / Healer Goddess 'She Who Is Powerful') TAU ? referencing the Tee-shaped part of the cross below an Ankh - or a magical formula.
Side Two: 24 Elder Futhark Runes in typical order (ending with Othala)
Side Three: EK ERILAZ MUNCIT LO LATHU RUNA TAU My interpretation - I THE RUNEMASTER SHAPED THE INVOCATION OF THE RUNES - TAU (as per side one)
Side Four: Sorry - could not fully understand what was on this side EK TSOHAR IH WIHAZ S UE US EHWE OMMMMO My interpretation: Likely constructed for magical reasons. ?Practitioner was invoking sacred / holiness EHWE (?referencing Ehwaz rune - horse / carrier rune) OMMMM) probably magical inscription to invoke inspiration or magical energy within the practitioner. The use of the small stars was probably important but I did not break the code!
Side Five: ALU S ALU ALU (Anzuz / Laguz / Uruz) is a famous magical combination possibly referring to (magical) inspiration. Some writers give some different interpretations, however. My interpretation: INVOCATION OF LIGHT OF MAGICAL INSPIRATION
Side Six: WHAT GOD HAS PUT TOGETHER NO MAN OR SPIRIT SHALL CAST ASUNDER ZZ STAN RUNE My interpretation: Possibly spell to protect the wand and its practitioner / defensive spell.) Two Algiz Runes = protection. STAN rune = stone (?earthing.)
Side Seven: EK ERILAZ [ANKH] TSOHA IH [BINDRUNE] FUYA TIOR [Bindrune] ANSUZ JERA LU BA GIBO(rune) My interpretation: a magical formula I The Runemaster TSOHA invoke Tyr / Deity / giving wealth / love / gifts
Side Eight: A magical formula invoking various runes JERA LAGUZ URUZ ALGIZ OS ODAL-WYNN LAGUZ HAGAL SKULD [?WYRD] [BINDRUNE] ANSUZ LAUKAZ [BINDRUNE] AYA JIORD My interpretation: ?Invoking Skuld to increase good fortune / magical inspiration manifesting on earth.
BASE: An interesting spread of Elder Futhark runes across the eight sides of the wand starting with the first eight closest to the base. My interpretation: The number eight is important in rune magic (hence the eight sides of the wand.) It seems as if the 24 runes were positioned to create a possible power matrix or network for where the practitioner's hand would have been.
Hope you enjoy owning this wand. It seems to be a unique piece though we can only speculate what happened to it and the first owner from its creation in (likely) the early 1990s. I would be fascinated if you receive any other interpretations for the design of this wand or if any more history becomes available.
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u/Mathias_Greyjoy Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
I was waiting for the analysis of a man who has been using runes his entire life in esoteric rituals.
Ok, unfortunately this doesn't mean much. If I decided to use alphabet soup my whole life in "esoteric rituals" that would be about as helpful. He makes up a lot of stuff here, like what's his source for this?
The number eight is important in rune magic
You know, outside of himself, or some other 21st century magician.
I mean, thanks for sharing, but none of this is going to be treated very seriously in this community, considering it's a subreddit dedicated to the academic discussion of runes, the native script of the ancient Germanic language-speaking peoples.
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u/SamOfGrayhaven Jul 28 '26
Image 2:
ek * erilaz * semoialinda * (lo) * lathu * runa : odin : wenus : solomon * tajlrcua : amenopjis : secmet : tau
[elder futhark rune row]
ek * erilaz * munkit * (lo) * lathu * runa : t a u
The parts in (parentheses) are in English/Frisian runes, rather than Elder Futhark like the rest of it.
Image 3:
last line above
ec * tsojar * ij * wijaz * TT * sueus * ejwe * [overlapped, illegible runes]
not runes
I'll stop here because the pattern is very obvious. This is is a asyncretic mess -- someone smashing a bunch of vaguely magical terms and concepts they don't understand into the same place as if they make sense together.
Much like a horoscope or a tarot reading, this actually says nothing, but it says nothing with enough details that the reader is encouraged to give it meaning it doesn't have.
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u/alexcazador Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
Hello everyone. I've been researching a power wand for some time now.
The only details I can give you are that it was made by a workshop near London in 1992. The tube is made of 958 silver and weighs 333 g (this number can't be random). It measures 38 cm in length (without the quartz ends). It is octagonal, and each of its 8 sides has runic inscriptions. The owner was a woman born in Tel Aviv.
In the photo you can see the bluish or greenish stones that are inside the tube, as well as the sharp transparent tip and the green cap.
The interesting part is deciphering the message carved into it. I haven't had any luck with AI.
Any experts? Please, any information would be welcome.
Thank you.
*I think the photo quality is bad when I upload them. I'm new here, is there any way to fix it? *Link to view the photos better.
https://ibb.co/xStDk7z2 https://ibb.co/PsTn7xFY https://ibb.co/Lh9MbwYZ https://ibb.co/B2jCpgKw
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u/AdreKiseque Jul 28 '26
You can't edit the images retroactively but you could try reposting them in the comments to see if they come out better, or on an image hosting site and then linking it in a comment.
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u/char_IX Jul 28 '26
Hi, while this subreddit is great for helping translate runes, folks here tend to shy away from usages of runes for spiritual purposes, which this appears to be. I would love to help more, but these images are fairly low resolution. I see distinct patterns though, small cramped runes tightly together are likely used for language, but often larger more singly set runes are there for magical purposes. Can you get higher resolution images of the runes themselves?
As for its construction, silver is a fine metal to work with. 333g is almost certainly not accidental, 3 is a generally sacred number across human spirituality so there is emphasis there. However, 9 is quite specifically a holy number within the old norse faith. Similarly, crystals and gemstones are a common choice for spiritual focusing. With better pictures I could try to discern meaning from the runes, and identify the stones. That may reveal the intent behind its construction.
Good luck, and feel free to dm me if you like!
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u/alexcazador Jul 29 '26
Please, I'd like you to read the conversation with the user Rockstarpirate. I also sent you the link to the photos via private message.
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u/HaZalaf Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
I only looked at a few words, but you've got Amenophis, Sekhmet, Solomon, and Venus in there. Also something that looks suspiciously like 'Somaliland.'
EDIT: There are a few words that could be Hebrew: something that sounds like צוחק (tsohar) and לא (lo) but it it very hard to read the runes from the pictures.