Using the Germanic Dice method of rune-casting allows for an individual rune to show up more than once in a reading, allowing for the possibility of additional layers of meaningful coincidence to enter the reading.
To begin, you’ll need a total of eight flat pieces of material, such as wood. We used some 1/4″ red oak we had laying around and burned some basic markings on them. They should be flat so that they can only fall on one of two sides when cast.
You’ll need to construct two sets of staves; Aett staves and the Lot staves.
For the two Aett staves we marked them with a rudimentary ‘Mother Rune’ or hagalaz. Casting these staves will give you a result between one and three, designating one of the three Aetts 1) Freya’s Aett, 2) Heimdall’s Aett, or 3) Tyr’s Aett.
For the six Lot staves we burned a basic dot pattern. Casting these staves will give you a result between one and eight, designating the number of the rune within the Aett.
To begin casting, first utilize the Aett staves to determine the Aett and then the Lot staves for the rune number. For example, the following casting produces a result of 3:2. Third Aett, second rune. This would be the second rune of Tyr’s Aett; Berkano.
Building a rune-casting with this method we think opens the possibility for randomness or fortuity to play a greater role.
“Theoretical considerations of cause and effect often look pale and dusty in comparison to the practical results of chance.”
Carl Jung, Forword to The I Ching