Runes Meanings and magickal uses
The 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, their sounds, meanings and uses in divination and charms.
- FehuThe rune of cattle and movable wealth, earned, shared and kept flowing.
- UruzThe rune of the wild aurochs, raw strength, stamina and vitality.
- ThurisazThe rune of the giant and the thorn, a sharp, defensive force.
- AnsuzThe rune of the divine voice, inspiration, wisdom and meaningful speech.
- RaidhoThe rune of the ride, journeys, rhythm and right order.
- KenazThe rune of the torch, a guiding light for skill, insight and craft.
- GeboThe rune of the gift, exchange, partnership and generous balance.
- WunjoThe rune of joy, harmony, belonging and the comfort of good company.
- HagalazThe rune of hail, sudden disruption that clears the way for change.
- NauthizThe rune of need, hardship that teaches patience, resilience and resourcefulness.
- IsaThe rune of ice, stillness, pause and the clarity of standing still.
- JeraThe rune of the year and harvest, rewards that come in good time.
- EihwazThe rune of the yew tree, endurance, protection and passage between worlds.
- PerthroThe mysterious rune of chance, fate and the hidden workings of luck.
- AlgizThe rune of protection, sheltering the self with alert, upright strength.
- SowiloThe rune of the sun, success, vitality and a clear guiding light.
- TiwazThe rune of Tyr, justice, honor and courage that serves others.
- BerkanoThe rune of the birch tree, new growth, nurture and gentle beginnings.
- EhwazThe rune of the horse, trust, teamwork and steady forward movement.
- MannazThe rune of humankind, self-knowledge, community and shared human nature.
- LaguzThe rune of water, flow, intuition, dreams and the deep unknown.
- IngwazThe rune of Ing, seeds, stored potential and growth waiting to unfold.
- DagazThe rune of day, dawn, breakthrough and the turn from dark to light.
- OthalaThe rune of inheritance, home, ancestry and what we pass on.
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