{Half-Months}

The half month of Thurisaz is over. I felt sluggish for the beginning of the half month but got my ass into gear toward the end of it as the moon approached fullness. I laid outside during the middle of the night for a meteor shower, drank in the energy of the full moon, and made progress in many of the projects I’m excited about at the farm.

Now we’re into the half month of Ansuz, and I can only hope my communication skills help me to get even more done. There are many things I want to jump into and learn about – I’m feeling a strong compulsion to read and write, and create. Maybe that’s how I’ll communicate for now, through my desires to learn and express.

I’m not sure how long runic half months have been around. They feel rather applicable to me so far – it was exciting to find that I initiated my rune study at the beginning of Fehu’s half month. But I wonder if it’s an historical way to look at the calendar, or if its as made up and new-agey as the ‘blank rune’ that wasn’t used during the Viking Age.

Suffice it to say I’m happy to look at the calendar in this different way for now, as it still applies to my general moods and feelings and until I do more thorough research.