Category: Rune Meanings

Protection | Higher Self | Divinity | Teaching | Spiritual Connection “Fear has its place in every heart. Courage is only a response.” ᛉ Algiz (or Elhaz) – “Al-jiz” – Literally: “Elk” – Esoteric: Protection, Higher Self …

Order | Breath | Gods Meaning | Inspiration | Communication “Find your ears before you search for words.” ᚫ Ansuz – “Anne – suhz” – Literally: “Woden” – Esoteric: “Breath” or “Ancestral Sovereign God” Key Concepts: order, …

Rebirth | Sanctuary | Palnt life | Mature Wisdom | Healing | Safety “The most obvious Truth is hidden deep within, and only you will ever know it.” ᛒ Berkano – “Burr-can-oh” – Literally: “Birch Goddess” …

Awakening | Enlightenment | Invisibility | Incommunicable Paradox | Non-Duality “Time is an illusion that once realized, is lovingly embraced, nonetheless.” ᛞ Dagaz – “Day-gahz” – Literally: “Day” or Dawn – Esoteric: Awakening Rune of the …

Trust | Teamwork | Love | Partnership | Animals | Emotion “The mind will trust the body, the body will trust the mind.” ᛖ Ehwaz – “eh-was” – Literally: “Horse” – Esoteric: Trust Rune of harmonious …

Initiation | Death Mysteries | The Timeless | Eternity | Immortality “The path is hard and lonely and there is no end to sight.” ᛇ Ihwaz (also: eihwaz) – “Yew-was” – Literally: “Yew” – Esoteric: Yggdrasil …

Mobile Property | Abundance | Wealth & Material Gain | New Beginnings “Every beginning has within it the seeds of its own end.” ᚠ  Phonetic Value: F Pronunciation: “FAY-hoo” Summary: Cattle, mobile property, abundance, wealth, and …

Exchange | Sacrifice | Sacred Union | Innate Talents | Generosity “For every gift a curse.” ᚷ Key Concepts: gifts, giving, taking, trade, sacrifice, process of exchange, balance, compensation, equilibrium, the law of reciprocation, altruism, the …

Catastrophe | Crisis | Radical Change | Acceptance | Surrender | Opportunity “Don’t try to fix what we should break before it breaks us.” ᚺ Hagalaz – “Hag-all-az” – Literally: “Hail” or “Hailstone” – Esoteric: Crisis …

Creation | Genesis | Proess Evolution | Energetic Burst “Only when we know our solitude to be different from our loneliness can we be whole enough to honour another’s place.” ᛝ Inguz – “Ing-guz” – Literally: …

Stasis | Stillness | Self Control | Identity | Focus “Ice only appears to stop a river’s flow.” ᛁ Isa – “Iss-ah” – Literally: “Ice” – Esoteric: Stasis, Stillness Rune of concentration of things in a …

Harvest | Patience | Cycles Time | Orbits | Right Effort “Patience up to a point. Know your time, but work your wyrd always.” ᛃ Jera – “Yehr-ah” – Literally: “Year” – Esoteric: Harvest Rune of …

Knowledge | Craft | Tradition Controlled Fire | Hearth | Experience “The student surpasses the teacher.” ᚲ Kenaz – Literally: “Torch” – Esoteric ‘Ken’ or Knowledge Key Concepts: torch as a symbol of knowledge and intellect, illumination, …

Subconscious | Collective Memory | Unity | Psychic Powers | Dreams | Imagination “Our future selves call us from infinite pasts, and each night are eroded with our dreams.” ᛚ Laguz – “Log-uhz” – Literally: “Water” …

Mind | Memory | Learning Divine Structures Within Humanity “We are each a savior, each a god. It is the fear of what this means which binds us to the realm of humankind.” ᛗ Mannaz – …

Necessity | Friction | Restraint | Innovation | Life Lessons | Urgency “Consciousness is the Necessity.”“That which does not destroy me makes me stronger.” – Nietzsche ᚾ Nauthiz – “Not-this” – Literally: “Need-fire” or “Necessity” – …

Inheritance | Estate | Legacy Greater Peace | Heaven on Earth “We inherit ourselves.” ᛟ Othala – “Oh-thall-ah” – Literally: “Homeland” or “Ancestral Lot” – Esoteric: Inheritance, estate, noble Rune of anscetral spiritual power, divine inheritance …

The Norns | Luck | Chance | Fate | The Unknowable | Play | Games “The beginning and end are set. What’s in between is yours. Nothing is in vain, all is remembered.” ᛈ Perthro – …

Journey | Vehicle | Righteousness | Inner Compass | Nobility | The Path “The journey is the destination.” ᚱ Raidho – “Ride-ho” – Literally: “Ride” or “Wagon” – Esoteric: Journey Key Concepts: the journey of Life, stories, …

Victory | Guidance | Mastery | Wholeness | Seat of the Soul “The guide leads you to the doorway, then waits for your return.” ᛋ Sowilo – “So-iölo” – Literally: “Sun” (Sol) – Esoteric: wholeness, success …