Magickal Meanings of Runes

[swetha]

Magickal Meanings of Runes

Feoh -- means movable wealth, such as money and possessions.  It also implies the energy and hard work that leads to wealth.  Movable wealth can take many forms - can be emotional and spiritual riches, as well as money.

Uruz -- positive strength, determination, perseverance, courage, physical health, assertiveness; include in any healing

Thurisaz -- protection, combating any action, curses (but be careful -- can backfire easily!)

Ansuz -- can be used to gain knowledge of Odin, the gods, our own ancestors and ancestral heritage

Raido -- ability to control, take initiatives, put things in order, be the boss, move or remove things, direct magickal energies where needed

Kenaz -- kinship, learning, teaching, quest for knowledge and passing knowledge on; gaining occult knowledge from other planes; use for astral or shamanic travel; exposing what is hidden

Gebo -- reconciles two opposed or complementary forces; use to bind or to give blessings or curses

Wunjo -- realize true will, wishing; combines well with Raido (ability to control)

Hagalaz -- creates confusion, disruption; can be used in vengeance spells to turn someone's past against him

Nauthiz -- excellent for defensive magick, as in restraining or restricting someone else's magickal attack; can be used to stop incoming action

Isa -- defense by blocking; that is, places barriers in the path of opponent or competitor

Jera -- creates positive, lasting change in a situation; works well in all matters involving time

Eihwaz -- use in situations that demand an outgoing, go-out-and-get-it response, such as searching for a job or an apartment

Pertho -- use in regression work; can put you in touch with the Norns

Algiz -- invoke divine protection, acts as shielding device, especially in working where backlash is a consideration; can be applied to the four corners as a protective sigil, much like a pentagram, but with a more defensive effect

Sowulo -- contributes strength to any healing spell; reinforces other runes with solar energy; centers and directs working

Teiwaz -- gain justice, but only if you have right on your side (cannot be used if you are guilty, or to pervert justice); combination of Teiwaz and Raido in a bindrune can win a court case

Berkana -- important in feminine mysteries; regenerating forces of nature, growth of vegetation, strong shamanic connections; use to alleviate problems with menstrual periods, pregnancy, delivery

Ehwaz -- create links between people or split them apart

Mannaz -- verbal communication, academic examinations, legal disputes; can be used to arbitrate or mediate in a conflict; used with Ansuz in a bindrune, it can help you in any communication need

Laguz -- sorcery, occult; can use to attract love; if projected between the eyes of a person making a request, a positive reply will be more likely (probably wouldn't work if you asked a bank manager for a million dollars, but would be useful when asking for a pay raise!)

Inguz -- use in binding; also makes a great doorway to the astral, so project onto an imaginary door or curtain, for pathworking or astral travel

Othila -- establishing, centering, and "earthing" a working down to the physical plane; use to invoke Odin; creates a sense of belonging and togetherness in group workings and binds people together in a common goal

Dagaz -- exclude or render invisible; used to place something "outside", for example, you could envelop yourself in this rune to go somewhere unnoticed

[drjain]

what are the se runes?

[PrincessinVain]

wow, cool, i'd like to know more about runes. I love checking out ancient stuff. I'll try to finish reading this sub-forum:)

[swetha]

posting more soon:)

[MoonGoddess]

I was looking through this post and noticed it was missing the first Rune of the Elder Futhark. Will keep on looking through it to make sure I haven't missed anything.

[Wælwulf]

Feoh is actually the first. It's just not the Old Norse name, it's the Anglo-Saxon name (more specifically it is most likely West-Saxon).

EDIT:

Or did Swetha edit that & add it later? Saw you used the term in another post & realized my probable incorrect assumption of sorts on the matter.

Oh well, as my mom always says, "To assume makes an a** out of you & me.".

[MoonGoddess]

I did a little edit, I was going off my book by Nigel Pennick, I would actually like to put all the different names in starting with the original names but I will have to do my research more on it as some have all names they are known by and other runes don't.  Just looked in my book by Lisa Peschel and she calls it Fehu, is that close?  Thanks for your input by the way.

[Wælwulf]

Yes, Fehu is generally considered the name for the first glyph of the Elder Fuþark. I believe that it's strictly a Proto-Germanic word, but I may be mistaken. Proto-Germanic is, however, a reconstructed language based on Grimm's law, so that is of course, mere conjecture on everybody's part.

[Gem]

Yes, Fehu is generally considered the name for the first glyph of the Elder Fuþark. I believe that it's strictly a Proto-Germanic word, but I may be mistaken. Proto-Germanic is, however, a reconstructed language based on Grimm's law, so that is of course, mere conjecture on everybody's part.

One could say that the whole resurrection of runes is pure conjecture on everybody's part too?

[Wælwulf]

One could say that the whole resurrection of runes is pure conjecture on everybody's part too?

Absolutely. Of course, I suppose we could say the same of reality :P

[MoonGoddess]

The Runes were meant for creative change, so it only seems right that other cultures have taken them on board and added their little bit of insight to them to let them flurish and grow as they were meant.

But I must admit with all the different cultures that they have gone through it does get confusing with all the different names for each rune.

MoonGoddess

[EarlofLeicester]

These are NOT in aett order nor use the names that everyone would use (although I prefer the Elder zfuthark name of Wunjo over its A-S equivalent Wynn, for instance) but I figured it would be useful to introduce the symbols (aka glyphs) to those new to runes.  The symbol for Wunjo (the "P"-like avatar I have) helps to convey the imagery of the rune more than just a name alone: