How to Make Magic Runes

Many Wiccans find that it’s difficult to practice magic without something to channel their magical energy. Magic runes are one option for channeling that energy. Rune stones have the most meaning, and magical potential, when you make them for yourself. So how do you go about making magical, Wiccan runes?

Magic runes can be made from a variety of material, such as clay, stone or even pottery clay. I’m going to cover how to make the most basic magic runes using only sculpting clay, which can be fired in a regular oven.

Step 1: Using sculpting clay, such as Sculpey, form oval-shaped balls. They should fit into the palm of your hand well, filling the palm but not overflowing it. It might look like a slightly miniature egg.

Step 2: Use a carving tool, such as a toothpick, a twig (fruit tree twigs can be very symbolic) or even an object tattoo gun, to carve the runes of your choice into the clay. Most prefer to use the Norse (or Viking) runes, but you can also use Celtic runes for the same effect. For ease of following this tutorial I’m going to assume you’re using the Viking runes.

Step 3: (Optional) Place herbs inside of the clay eggs you made. You can dig a hole into the backside of the clay using a twig or toothpick. Each of the rune stones should have a different herb that correlates to the meaning of the rune. For example, the Eihwaz symbol is a symbol of protection. A piece of cedar or cedar shavings, which are purifying and protective, can be placed inside of the Eihwaz rune to strengthen its magical properties.

Step 4: Fire the clay according to the directions that accompany it.

Step 5: (Optional) Paint the runes once they are done baking. The colors should correlate to the symbol on the rune stones. For example, Jera could be painted green to amplify the fertility and future prospect meanings of the rune.

Step 6: When not in use, keep your magic runes in a white or black bag/cloth to protect the energies they each possess. No one except the practitioner should touch them directly. If someone does need to pick them up or handle them, they should do so only through black or white cloth.

Information about rune stones:

In the old days, fruit tree twigs were used to read the future, the weather and various other things. They were the runes of the time. This is why using a fruit tree twig to carve the Viking runes can be so meaningful.

Rune stones draw off the spiritual and magical energy of the caster, so any disruption of this energy, such as by introducing a new energy through someone else touching them, can nullify their casting ability.