| Heimdall's Ętt Second Aett Hagalaz - hail Letter value: h Keywords / Magical: Controlled crisis, completion, inner harmony, protection Gods, Goddesses and Deities: Ymir Lore: "Hail" is a complex principle which involves the projection (from "above" or "beyond") of a hard and dangerous substance which is also the "seed of becoming", new creation and transformation, sometimes through crisis. Positive Meaning: A change or transformation of your life situation. Be prepared for a controlled crisis, leading to completion, inner harmony. Wrath of nature. Hagalaz is also a rune of protection and a rune "mother", as all runic forms may be created from its sixfold form. Negative Meaning: Crisis leading to the destruction of your vital powers and sources of well-being. A Change for the worse. Or the blocking of this rune's force could lead to a lack of change in life. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naudhiz - need Letter value: n Keywords / Magical: Need, self-reliance, need-fire, necessity, resistance Gods, Goddesses and Deities: Norns (Nornir) Lore: In the darkness and cold of the need-rune the need for fire is realized, but the fire must be generated from what you have within yourself. Positive Meaning: Recognition of "need" leads to taking appropriate action to alleviate distress. Stress is turned to strength through consciousness. Acknowledgment of one's fate. Negative Meaning: Danger of being lead to the path of least resistance or easy path in life. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Isa : ice Letter value: i Keywords / Magical: Consciousness, self-control Gods, Goddesses and Deities: Frost Giants Lore: Ice gathers all things around it into itself and tries to hold them in stillness, darkness and coldness. It has a solidifying quality. However, in its pure state it is a destructive and dangerous element. Positive Meaning: Enhancement of self-consciousness and of ego awareness. Difficult situations are overcome with inner resources. This rune may indicate a time to pull back into the self without separating from the world. Negative Meaning: Isa can cause a freezing of life forces and a over-concentration in the ego leading to dullness and stupidity. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jera : (good) year, harvest Letter value: j,y Keywords / Magical: Reward, plenty, proper timing, solar year cycle Gods, Goddesses and Deities: Frey Lore: Jera is the cyclical aspect of nature, the great wheel of the year. When properly used this natural cycle yields good fruits (rewards). Positive Meaning: Rewards for right action. Plenty and a "good harvest" can be expected. Reaping rewards for past efforts. Have patience to act at the proper time. Negative Meaning: Inappropriate timing or actions lead to negative results. Inability to use natural patterns. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eihwas : yew tree Letter value: ei Keywords / Magical: Enlightenment, endurance, initiation, protection, life/death Gods, Goddesses and Deities: Odhinn, Ullr Lore: This is the principle of the vertical axis that penetrates into the world above and the world below and connects the human realm to heavenly regions. It is the synthesis of above and below, light and dark, life and death. The yew is a flexible force but also hard; it endures beyond all other things. The yew is evergreen in the winter (life in the midst of death), and it is useful to build fires, becoming the "sun within". Positive Meaning: The "yew" promotes spiritual enlightenment. Mental toughness and flexibility are needed. The inner flame must be ignited through discipline. Realization of inner strength will protect you from outside dangers. Negative Meaning: Eihwas coming too early into the life of a person can cause deep confusion. The hot fires unconsciously ignited may "burn-out". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perthro : dice or lot cup Letter value: p Keywords / Magical: Mystery, good lot, Cause and effect, orlog, chance, fellowship Gods, Goddesses and Deities: Norns (Nornir) Lore: This rune contains the mystery of the Nornic laws. Nornic force defines an aspect of the laws of cause and effect. The mystery of divination is central to this rune. Positive Meaning: Hidden mystery. Forces we cannot fully understand. Fate. It is the rune of the vitki, the one who seeks the mysteries of the cosmos through the understanding of synchronicity. Negative Meaning: To much can cause an addiction to pleasures. Loneliness. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elhaz : elk Letter value: z Keywords / Magical: Connection with the gods, higher life, protection, the valkyries Gods, Goddesses and Deities: Valkyries Lore: Humans reaching for the gods. This rune is connected to the valkyries. The "choosers of the fallen", sent by Odhinn to choose and protect his heros in battle. Also the rune of the BiFrost Bridge in Norse mythology. Positive Meaning: Elhaz is the power of human life and spirt striving toward the world of the gods. This rune is often found carved into spears for protection in battle. Use caution with this rune. Negative Meaning: Hidden danger, consumption by divine forces. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sowilo : sun Letter value: s Keywords / Magical: Guidance, hope, goals , honor Gods, Goddesses and Deities: Bauldar Lore: This rune is the sun wheel, it not only guides but also is itself a dynamically moving, spinning symbol. Positive Meaning: There is a reason for hope. Good guidance is being given. If you are lost you will find your way. Brings honor and luck. Negative Meaning: Bad counsel. False success is gained by dishonorable means. |
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