An ancient path calls me body and soul. Whisper of my land, song of my ancestors.
Etched in stone, carved in root and branch, preserved in ice and evolving in fire.
It is held in the runes, calling me home, drawing me on, whispering of a power I will soon know in my bones.
An in-depth initiatory training in the Elder Futhark for those seeking deep relationship with the wisdom keys of ancient Northern Europe.
Awaken to the Runes is an in-depth training programme for people who want to walk for the rest of their lifetime with the runes as guides, healing forces and magical tools.
It is a committed path of learning with all 24 runes of the Elder Futhark. Over the programme you will learn to work with the runes for seership, healing, magic and mysticism. Awaken is delivered through 48 on-line self-study modules supporting you in walking the parth of the sage, seer, healer, magician and mystic. It is supported via 12 optional online circles delivered approximately every month to support your growth in an inclusive community.
Here we approach the runes not as symbols to master, but as energetic containers encountered through story, voice, energy awareness, ritual, and relationship.
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Joining Awaken to the Runes
Awaken is open for you to start at any time. If you want to follow the runic wheel of the year it is recommended you join towards the end of June when the half month of Fehu opens (but this is entirely optional).
Programme structure and the 'The Grove' circle dates
You can join Awaken straight away. When you do so you will receive automatic entry to The Grove, the Magin Rose rune practitioner community, for a full year. This includes 12 online Wisdom Keeper Circles where we explore rune practice together drawing on the Awaken materials. The circles include ceremony, journeys, partner and group work and, of course – lots of practice using your runes.
The dates for the current rune cycle are below, circles are designed so you can join at any time and attend the next 12 circles from that point onward.
Wisdom Keeper Circle (Awaken / The Grove)
All circles are 8-9:30 London time on Zoom.
| Date |
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| Wednesday 8 July 2026 |
| Wednesday 29 July 2026 |
| Wednesday 16 September 2026 |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 |
| Wednesday 11 November 2026 |
| Wednesday 9 December 2026 |
| Wednesday 13 January 2027 |
| Wednesday 10 February 2027 |
| Wednesday 10 March 2027 |
| Wednesday 14 April 2027 |
| Wednesday 12 May 2027 |
| Wednesday 9 June 2027 |
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About The Grove
The Grove is the Magin Rose rune practitioner community. It includes:
- a suite of deepening resources (e.g. a bank of over 30 rune readings for you to try)
- two Wild Voice writing sessions each lunar month supporting your personal relationship with your runes, and membership of the Wisdom Keeper Circle hosted on zoom 12 times a year.
The Grove is included for 1 year to all Awakening participants and alumni can join as a separate membership (joining link in your Awaken programme page).
Who this programme is for
Awaken to the Runes is for people who feel a genuine call to work deeply with the Northern tradition — not as a curiosity, but as a living practice.
It is likely to be right for you if you:
have already walked one or more spiritual, healing, or contemplative paths
are looking for depth, continuity, and formation rather than novelty
value embodied learning — where understanding is tested through practice over time
want a relationship with the runes that is rooted in land, ancestry, myth, and lived experience
Many people who join are practitioners themselves — healers, teachers, artists, guides — who want to walk the ways of the Northern ancestors and potentially pass these teaching on.
You don’t need to arrive as an expert.
You do need to be ready for an initiatory experience.
Who this training is not for
This training may not be a good fit if you:
want a purely academic or purely intuitive approach, without integration between the two
prefer to collect techniques without committing to an ongoing practice
are hoping to be told what the runes mean, rather than learning how to listen and discern for yourself
are not currently able to make space for regular engagement – do get in touch as I can help with energy and time management via a 1-2-1 session
What the programme involves
You will work with all 24 runes through voice, body, story, meditation, and practice, allowing understanding to develop experientially as well as intellectually.
You will be guided to explore the runes through:
Voice and sound — including toning, spoken rune work, and listening practices
Embodied practice — working with posture, gesture, sensation, and somatic awareness
Story and myth — meeting the runes through sacred narrative and mythic context
Meditation and inner journeying — developing the capacity to travel with the runes and receive insight directly
Practical application — learning to work with the runes for seership, self-healing, and magical partnership
You will not be given fixed meanings to memorise.
Instead, you will be supported to discover how each rune speaks through you, while remaining anchored in shared sources and tradition.
Practice modules and skill development
Alongside the rune teachings, the training includes 24 dedicated practice modules that support:
the development of seership and discernment
embodied self-healing and energetic awareness
journeying with the runes as guides and allies
working with the runes as magical partners
These modules are designed to deepen capacity over time, allowing skill to mature rather than be rushed. You will keep all your rune and practitioner pathway modules beyond the lifetime of the programme so you can visit them as many times as you want to.
Sources, context, and research
The work is grounded in:
historical and archaeological sources
linguistic and mythological research
comparative material where relevant
Sources are named and contextualised, so you understand where knowledge comes from, how it has been interpreted, and where modern practice is making conscious choices.
This allows you to stand in your work with confidence and integrity, rather than uncertainty or imitation.
Joining the training
If you know this is for you, you’re welcome to join now and begin your journey.
Working with me as your guide
I come to this work as someone who has lived with the runes over many years — not only studying them, but allowing them to shape how I listen, practice, and teach.
My role in this training is not to hand down fixed meanings or to position myself as an authority you must follow, but to hold a clear, steady container in which you can develop your own relationship with the runes.
I work through:
embodied and voice-led practice
story, myth, and meditation
provision of sources and research
lived experience of the runes as active partners in practice
If you are looking for someone to tell you what to think or how to practise, this may not be the right fit.
If you are looking for a guide who will walk alongside you as you learn to listen more deeply — to the runes, to your body, and to your own discernment — you are very welcome here.
Practical details
Dates and duration
Awaken to the Runes is a self-paced programme combined with a year of membership to The Grove which includes our practitioner Wisdom Keeper Circle held approximately monthly.
You can see The Grove dates above.
Format and access
The training is delivered online
Core teachings are provided as recorded modules, allowing you to engage in your own time
Time commitment
Awaken to the Runes is designed to be deep without demanding constant intensity.
The training is intentionally structured to honour different learning styles, access needs, and life circumstances.
To support this:
Core teachings and practice modules are provided as recorded content, allowing you to engage at your own pace
Materials remains yours to access so you can revisit the work as your understanding deepens
You are able to shape a rhythm of engagement that is sustainable for you
There is no expectation that everyone will engage in the same way or at the same pace.
I do seek to adapt content to meet people’s needs where this is practical for a small business – please do get in touch if you have specific accessibility requirements.
Join Awaken to the Runes
Awaken is available as an intallment plan made up of:
a single payment of £100 for your first month
£50 payable each month for 11 months.
If you cancel your payments during the course of the payment plan you will lose access to the programme materials at the end of the month you last paid. Once all installments are completed you retain access to the full programme as long as it continues to be offered (it is currently in its 6th year).
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What happens when you join?
Your get access to the programme immediately via a username and password created when you join
- You will receive a welcome email and follow-up messages from me to support you on your journey
- You will gain 1 year of access to The Grove and invitations to the Wisdom Keeper Circles within a few days of joining Awaken.
It is highly recommended that you become a member of my private Hearthspace group. Programme participants and graduates can meet up there and I often post about Awaken content including working with the runes through the wheel of the year.
Voices from the path
People who join Awaken to the Runes often arrive with years of experience in other traditions. What they describe is not a dramatic before-and-after, but a deepening — of practice, confidence, and relationship with the runes as living presences.
Practice, discipine and embodied learning
“So far, the biggest transformation for me has been one of discipline. Maggie offers a number of ways to work with the runes, along with gentle reminders that concepts in the body + energy in the body = a powerful rune practice.”
— Amanda
Embodiment, voice & lived integration
“The runes have become much more natural and integrated into mind, soul, and body — they are no longer really separate entities but a part of who I am.”
— Awaken participant (2021–22)
“Your voice… what a gift. When the Awakening sessions become live, the power song is where I go first. Through sound vibration I gather all the messages and downloads.”
— Mariana Schulze
Depth, integrity & research-grounded teaching
“Maggie’s knowledge is deep and well-researched. She brings everything together in a clear and compelling way.”
— Bonnie Methven
Safety, care & genuine connection
“Maggie is a wonderful teacher — fun, clever, and deeply knowledgeable. ”
— Lesley-Anne Kastner
Belonging & remembering
“I wanted to study the runes in such a way that I really knew them — not just intellectually, but in my bones. This course is making that wish a reality.”
— Amanda
Certification pathways
Awaken to the Runes offers optional certification pathways for those who wish to deepen and formalise their practice over time.
Certification is not automatic and is not required.
Instead, it is entered by choice, when and if it is appropriate for your path. You do not need to have completed certification to extend your membership of The Grove beyond the initial 12 months (this is a separate optional membership – see below).
You can do this to provide a focused structure for your practice or to deepen into a particular path. Because Awaken includes lifetime access you can complete your certification later.
There are four optional certification routes:
Healer
Seer
Magician
Mystic
Each certification pathway includes:
specific reflective practices
applied work and integration
The Sage path — centred on knowledge creation, interpretation, and expression — is woven throughout the full programme and underpins all four routes.
Questions are part of the path
Here are answers to some of the most common questions from those drawn to this work.
🌿 1. I’m new to the runes — is this still for me?
Yes.
Awaken to the Runes begins by establishing a shared foundation rather than assuming prior knowledge.
You’ll start by:
building your kenning hoard — your living relationship with rune imagery, story, sensation, and meaning
understanding the historical and mythic sources that inform rune work
learning cleansing and grounding practices to support safe, embodied engagement
becoming familiar with the core pathways through which the runes are explored and practiced
This means that whether you are new to the runes or already have experience, you begin with clarity, context, and embodied orientation, rather than jumping straight into interpretation.
Many experienced practitioners describe this as the first time the runes stop being abstract and begin to function as a living practice.
🌿 2. What if I’ve already studied the runes elsewhere?
You’ll bring a richness of perspective.
This is not about starting over — it’s about deepening into a living, personal relationship.
Participants who’ve trained in other systems often find this is where their understanding becomes more integrated and whole.
🌿 3. I’m not sure I have time for the commitment.
That’s understandable.
If you want to complete within a year most modules can be explored in 1–4 hours per week. You can, of course, take longer.
You’ll have ongoing access to all written and recorded materials, so you can move at a pace that fits your life.
4. What if I fall behind?
There’s no “behind.”
This journey moves in a spiral, not a ladder — each rune returns in its own time.
Materials remain accessible for the lifetime of the Awaken programme. You can also take up membership of The Grove after the initial 12 months – there is a joining link in your Awaken programme hub page.
🌿 5. Is this religious or cultural appropriation?
This work honours Northern European ancestral lineages but does not seek to replicate it or prescribe who can participate. Sources are named and referencing given to distinguish between original source material and modern interpretation.
The intention is remembrance with integrity — not reconstruction, reenactment, or exclusion.
🌿6. Do I need to identify as spiritual or pagan to join?
Not at all.
Participants come from many walks of life — artists, healers, teachers, and seekers who sense that the runes are calling them home.
All that’s required is openness, respect, and curiosity.
🌿 7. What if I run into trouble?
The Hearthspace group offers a space for you to ask questions and seek help from others taking part in the programme. Some people choose to undertake private work with Maggie during the programme – just ask if this feels right to you. Occasionally life gets in the way – again, reach out if that is the case.
🌿 8. What if something feels uncomfortable or unfamiliar?
Discomfort can be part of meaningful learning. For example, a lot of people struggle with the galdr (voice) component of the work to begin with. There are many options for taking the work gently and many personal breakthroughs are celebrated over the course of the programme.
🌿 8. Will I have personal access to Maggie?
Maggie leads the Community Rune Circle and the Hearthspace group which is an active, inclusive and welcoming community. You can also book one or more private mentoring sessions with Maggie to support you on the programme (please email talk@maginrose.com to ask).
🌿 9. What if I’m unsure whether I’m ready?
Email talk@maginrose.com and let’s have a chat.
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The Elder Futhark is the most ancient of the rune alphabets. It is the magical origins of speech and communication in northern Europe – the key to northern consciousness. The runes can be used for seership, magic, healing and mysticism.
