Runes

 

I have chosen to keep the information and meanings on the Runes concise, memorising these meanings is not the way to go. If I gave you a full detailed list of meanings the chances are you would treat them as gospel and you would end up parroting these meanings back when reading the Runes, this may work for other divinatory systems but for Runes, you require inner thought as well.
In able to read the Runes you are required to understand the society in which they first evolved.
Any true reader of the Runes must achieve an individual appreciation of what they represent in days gone by, the Runes had an immediacy and unless we are not careful we can lack today the Rune glyphs were not abstract designs they were pictures of things which had particular significance to the culture of the day.
The need fire, the carts wheel, the tribal banner all these mattered in the lives of the Rune master and the world they belonged to.
In order to be successful as a Rune reader you need to discover meanings that have similar relevance to your own life.
For example the Uruz Rune is often symbolic of an Auroch ( an extinct beast much like an ox ) for obvious reasons this rune would depict strength.
Well unless you lot have gone back in time you have never hunted Aurochs to prove your strength so you need to find another symbolic reference for strength and rite passage.
Another rune for example is Fehu. Fehu is a wealth rune as it is described as cattle, people used to trade with cattle but these days things is done in a monetary value so money is now the symbolic meaning of Fehu.
In the following table I will give positive and negative meanings for all the Rune glyphs however some Rune masters discourage negative Rune staves as unimportant, I have kept them in for reference.

Frigga or Frey Aett


Positive Name/ Presiding God Negative
gain, financial security, success, fertility, nourishment, food, sharing, luxury Fehu

Frey
loss, jealousy, envy, greed, failure, bankruptcy, payment, slavery
bravery, questing, initiation, challenge, spirit, health, masculinity, stamina, independence, strength, action Uruz

None
male violence, callousness, inaction, abuse, poor health, anger and rage
protection, defense, fertility, regeneration, survival, resistance Thurisaz

Thor
vulnerability, conflict, strife, disease, problems, natural forces, destruction, aggression, malice,attack
news, study, communication, wisdom, speech, inspiration, thought, Shamanism, language, writing, leadership, teaching, truth Ansuz

Odin
loss, misunderstanding, vanity, dishonesty, treachery, neurosis
travel, exploration, vacation, motion ,control, leadership, direction, rites, ceremonies, process, promotion Raidho

None
control freak, dictatorship, disruption, demotion
enlightenment, intellectual, learning, moulding, shaping, clarity, knowledge, revelation Kenaz

None
confusion, false hope, lack of clarity, arrogance, ignorance
love, partnership, sharing, gifts, balance, exchange, union Gebo

None
sacrifice, dishonesty, lack of balance, toll
fulfillment, success, glory, respect, solidarity, hope, wishes, fellowship, harmony, delight, well being Wunjo

None
failure, misery, exile, loneliness, intoxication, excessive zeal



Heimdall or Hagal Aett

Positive Name/Presiding God Negative
cleansing, purging, growth, acceptance, fortitude, history, release, unconscious mind, testing Hagalaz

Norn Urd
destruction, chaos, disruption, loss, lack of shelter, unresolved matters, blame, nostalgia
inner strength, resources, heroism, urgency, growth, change, determination, resistance, resilience Naudhiz

Norn Verdandi
suffering, affliction, necessity, distress, guilt, anxiety, cowardice, constraints, extremes
slowing, pause for thought, preservation, stability, focus, detachment, completion Isa

Norn Skuld
cooling of relationship, deceptive beauty, treachery, dangerous path, restrictions, delay
a year, cycles, passing of time, plenty, fruition, growth, progress, patience Jera

None
paying price for deeds, repetition of negative patterns
endurance, initiation, change, consciousness, defense, spirituality, strength, rebirth Eihwaz

None
death, loss, confusion, hysteria
Wyrd, amusement, gaming, success, birth, rebirth, memory, problem solving, occult knowledge Pertho

None
delusion, fantasies, failure, that which is hidden, powers beyond human influence
protection, defense, repelling evil, shield, support Algiz

None
vulnerability, danger, forbidden acts
Good health, success, life force, energy, clarity, understanding, optimism, confidence Sowulo

None
sudden change, sweeping things out of way, over confidence, burn out



Tyr Aett


Positive Name Negative
law, order, justice, bravery, honesty, victory Teiwaz

Tyr
war, defeat, paying price for deeds, sacrifice, dishonesty
fertility, woman, love, birth, reproduction, growth, healing, cooperation, rejuvenation, children, new beginnings Berkana

None
secrecy, containment, immaturity, lust, abandonment
partnership, union, marriage, instinct, progress, trust, loyalty, faith Ehwaz

None
treachery, break up of partnerships, lack of direction, reckless, haste
mankind, development of consciousness, intelligence, reason, social structure, rational mind, support, awareness, open mindedness Mannaz

Heimdall
arrogance and bigotry
intuition, occult, flow, healing, mystery, empathy, emotion, unconscious mind, adaptability, dreams Laguz

None
emotional manipulation, madness, despair, suicide, lack of flexibility, moods
sexuality, fertility, agriculture, peace, plenty, children, virtue, common sense Inguz

Frey
lust, immaturity
daylight, illumination, break through, transformation, enlightenment, start of a new cycle, health, prosperity, balance, a state of being between things Dagaz

None
impulsiveness, ending
family, heritage, clan, home, nation, inheritance, patriotism, natural law Othila

None
racism, greed