Runes aren't just for divination and can also be used for jewelry or carved into talismans for a magical goal. Feel free to use your creativity and imagination when deciding what to carve or paint a rune onto. Rune talismans are considered to be conscious, and full of life, so they're either kept permanently or can be released once their purpose has come into fruition by burying them in the Earth. When using runes for inscriptions, there's no need to worry about choosing the "wrong" one. It's more likely it will simply be ineffective rather than hurtful, or harmful.
Traditionally carved runes were pigmented with blood to empower them, but you can use watercolor or acrylic paints. This is not required so please don't feel this is necessary.
If you're interested in the timing of when to create a rune, take the moon into consideration. Runes representing growth or goals are best created during the waxing moon, and those representing dispelling, or eliminating, are best created during the waning moon.
When choosing inscriptions the easiest and most uncomplicated way is writing them in a horizontal row. Traditionally this was done in odd numbers of 3, 5, 7 or 9. However, as a peculiar, I'm not a fan of tradition and believe you should choose any number that you feel drawn to. Also remember that sometimes less is more, and don't create confusion by adding additional symbols. Sometimes simple is best. Think of it as narrating a story and describing what you'd like the outcome to be. Some even enjoying chanting or singing the name of each rune while creating it, but remember it's most important that you visualize and focus on charging it with your intention during creation.
