Runes

bury them in a certain substance?

what does sage smudging mean??

You buy a sage bundle and pass things through the smoke. You can also just take the sage bundle throughout your home and smudge your house.

Smudging is a term that means cleansing with sacred smoke and it is culture specific, so it is easiest to simply say smoke cleansing. Sage is often the herb used for it, though other herbs can be used for smoke cleansings.

Alfadottir, you're correct. I do find it interesting, though, that cultures from very different parts of the world have smoke cleansing rituals, whether with sage (as with the Native Americans), to some Eastern and fae-Eastern cultures which use incense, and many others using sacred herbs, wood smoke, incense, or what have you.

thanks guys =)

What I will often do, when I cleanse my runes at all, being slightly uncommon with me, I often make a greater ritual for it if I see it to be appropriate. Ignoring the ritual, unless you are at all interested, I will discuss merely the process of cleansing in regards to materials and what not.
I'll often use a bit of mead which I pour over the runes from a drinking horn while saying some words to the gods that are specific to my path (and I suppose for the rest of you as well). After I've done this I will rinse the runes with water and put them on my casting cloth, or whatever you wish to call it. What I often do is call Odhinn when I pour the mead and Freyja when I pour the water, which I feel is quite appropriate.
That is essentially the process and it's worked out for me this far. I've never bothered with incense or any of those things but I suppose whatever is an idea you can use. All the best. Hails!

-Dagstyggr

As a suggestion,if you choose to cleanse them with water,never use the tap water.

Yes! Forgot to mention that as well. Thank you.

-Dagstyggr

I have to say, I find using a native American ritual (smudging) on European runes (take your pick of the futharks) to be rather amusing.