The necessity of dealing with severe constraint is the lesson of NAUTHIZ. The positive aspects of this rune represent the limitation we directly cause ourselves; its negative side attracts limitations from those around us. Both are equally difficult to handle.
The need for restraint is unquestionable here. Drawing this Rune indicates that there will be holdups, reasons to reconsider your plans carefully. There is work to be done on your self. So take it on with good will and show perseverance. This is a time to pay off old debts, to restore, if not harmony, at least balance. So mend, restore, redress -- when fishermen cannot go to sea they repair nets. Let the constraints of the time serve you in righting your relationship to your Self. Be mindful that rectification comes before progress. And once again, consider the uses of adversity.
REVERSED: As part of the Cycle of Initiation, NAUTHIZ is the great teacher disguised as the bringer of pain and limitation. It has been said that only at the point of greatest darkness do we become aware of the light within us by which we come to recognize the true creative power of the self. When something within us is disowned, that which is disowned wreaks havoc. A cleansing is required here; in undertaking it you find a will and strengthen character. Or, conversely, begin with what is easy and proceed to what is most difficult. Either way, remember that "suffering" in its original sense, merely means "undergoing" Thus you are required to undergo the dark side of your passage, and bring it into the light, controlling your anger, restraining your impulses, keeping your faith firm -- all this is at issue here. Modesty and good temper are essential at such a time.
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