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RUNES - THE ELDER FUTHARK

 

PICTURE NAME LETTER MEANING SYMBOLIC MEANINGS AND ASSOCIATIONS
         
FEHU FEHU F CATTLE Riches; moveable wealth; vital energy; fire; the gods Frey and Freya; abundance through effort; inheritance of self and self value; material gain; earned income; success and happiness
URUZ URUZ U WILD OX Brute strength; independence; raw power; shaping force; health and healing; home love on all sides; changes; a forceful masculine archetype
THURISAZ THURISAZ TH GIANT The seeing of the future; directed force; aggression; defence; protection; the god Thor
ANSUZ ANSUZ A GOD Higher consciousness; inspiration; wisdom; a message from within; chance encounter; the god Odin
RAIDHO RAIDHO R JOURNEY Travel; journey of life; communication; rhythm; justice and right
KENAZ KENAZ K TORCH Creativity; craft; intellect; energy harnessed towards a goal
GEBO GEBO G GIFT Exchange; balance; bonds of friendship and obligation; sexual union; unity with self and all others; harmony in relationships
WUNJO WUNJO W or V JOY Happiness; exstasy; harmony; friendship; will; confidence; bliss and glory
HAGALAZ HAGALAZ G HAIL Change; destruction leading to new creation, as with the destructive forces of nature
NAUDHIZ NAUDHIZ N NEED Resistance; opposition; danger; friction; strengthening of the will
ISA ISA I ICE Stillness; stability; calmness; stagnation; blockage; barrenness; cold
JERA JERA J or Y YEAR Cycle of seasons; patience; harvest the seeds you have sown; reward; gain; fruition
EIWAZ EIWAZ EI YEW TREE Life and death; the axis of the universe; shamanic journeying
PERTHRO PERTHRO P DICE CUP Gaming piece; fate or destiny; birth; hidden things; mysteries; secrets
ELHAZ ELHAZ Z ELK Protection; defence; sacred space; honour; connection with divine
SOWILO SOWILO S SUN Light; advancement; growth; evolution; victory; attainment of goals
TIWAZ TIWAZ T THE GOD TYR Victory; justice; truth; sacrifice for the greater good; motivation; success
BERKANO BERKANO B BIRCH TREE GODDESS Growth; renewal; transformation; goddesses; female sexuality
EHWAZ EHWAZ E SACRED HORSE Journeying; faithfulness; emotions; partnerships; trust
MANNAZ MANNAZ M MAN Human life; self-knowledge; rational mind; human condition
LAGUZ LAGUZ L LAKE Water; organic life; birth and death; the unconscious mind; concealment; a time of cleansing
INGUNAZ INGUNAZ NG THE GOD FREYR-ING Fertility; health; peace; latent power; male sexuality
DAGAZ DAGAZ D DAY Paradox and resolution; enlightenment; safety; clarity; revelation
OTHALA OTHALA O INHERITED LAND Property; boundaries; heritage; inborn abilities
 

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