Separation
Othila
This is a time of seperating paths.Oldskins must be shed, outmoded relationships must be discarded.When this Rune appears in a spread , a peeling away is called for.Part of the Cycle of Initiation,Othila is a Rune of radical severance.
The proper action here is submission, and quite possibly, retreat - knowing how and when to retreat and pocessingthe firmness of will to carry it out.
Property is associated with Othila, for it is the Rune of acquisition and benefits. However, the benefits you receive, the inheritance, may be derived from something you must give up.Such a surrender can be particularlydifficult when that which you arecalled upon to abandon is an aspect of your behaviour, or some part of your cultural inheritance.For then you must look closely at what, until now, you have proudly claimed as your birthright.Whether it is your attachment to your position in society, to the work you do, or even to yourbeliefs about your own nature, the seperation called for will free you to become more truely who you are.
Reversed
Now is not a good time to be bound by old conditioning, old authourity.Consider not only what will benefit you but also what will benefit others, and act according to the light you now possess in your life.Because you may becalledupon to undertake a radical departure from the old ways, total honesty is required.Otherwise, through negligence or refusal to see clearly, you may cause pain to others and damage to yourself.
Adaptability and skillful means are the methods to cultivate at this time.Yet you may wait for the universe to act.Receicing this Rune,remember:we do without doing and everything gets done.
From 'The New Book of Runes' by Ralph Blum
