Necessity | Friction | Restraint | Innovation | Life Lessons | Urgency
“Consciousness is the Necessity.”
“That which does not destroy me makes me stronger.” – Nietzsche
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Nauthiz – “Not-this” – Literally: “Need-fire” or “Necessity” – Esoteric: Constraint, Friction
Key Concepts: Need, resistance, constraint, conflict, drama, effort, necessity, urgency, hard work, need-fire, life lessons, creative friction, distress, force of growth, the consequence of past action, short term pain for long term gain
Psi: resistance, need, effort
Energy: necessity, coming forth into being, urgency
Mundane: doing what must be done, chores, hard work
Divinations: Resistance (leading to strength), recognition of örlög (ultimate law, primal truth), innovation, need-fire (self-reliance), personal development and life lessons, achievement through effort; or constraint of freedom, distress, toil, drudgery, laxity, warnings, worry, guilt, moral cowardice, unfulfilled or unrecognized needs.
Governs:
Overcoming distress or negative örlög
Acceptance of the unchangeable
Development of magical will, the manipulation of wyrd
Understanding the dynamic force of “resistance” in the process of creating
The generation of creative energy for problem solving
Protection of one’s own needs
Recognition of personal need
Love magic; especially to obtain a lover
Nauthiz symbolizes necessity, restriction, conflict, willpower, endurance, and self-reliance, but it also sometimes hints toward stagnation. This rune suggests that there will be some setbacks in your near future, so now is an important time to take a step back and focus on being thoughtful, introspective, and reflective.You need to keep an eye on your ego and temper. An indication that you have let it run wild may manifest as physical symptoms such as a heaviness or tightness in your chest. You need to learn to let this go and release the tension you have been building up in your mind and body or you may find it hinders your progression.Growth is never easy and always presents itself with many learning challenges. However, these obstacles are the very times that shape the person you will become.As for whether Nauthiz has a reversed position, some believe it does, whereas others believe it is symmetrical and so it can’t be reversed. If you are on team reverse, pulling a reversed Nauthiz can indicate a need for you to become more restrained when it comes to overindulgence and your desire for more.Focus on your spiritual growth and avoid attachments to material possessions.
Source: https://runesecrets.com/rune-meanings/nauthiz