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Fe Fe is attritbuted the phonetic value of F. It means livestock or wealth. The Old English word for this rune was "feoh" or "foeh", this meant cattle or money. In the Germanic languages this rune was called "fehu" and this meant property or cattle. Other variations on the word Fe were "feho" and "feh". In Gothic their letter F was called "faihu" meaning cattle, property or wealth and their meaning for the rune was called "fe" and meant a bull or the phallus. The Goths had meaning for the letters of their alphabet, which was heavily influenced by runic and counts as its own rune row, and they also had their own interpretations on the Elder Futhark. The later Danish variation on Fe was called "feu" and has the meaning of cattle or wealth. Slightly later than this came the Swedish-Norse runic script, this rune row was simpler than most earlier scripts. They called Fe "fa" and gave it the attributes of money and gold removing the cattle element all together but keeping the idea of mobile wealth, gold. This means that "fa" lost some of Fe's magical correspondances, kept some and generated some of its own. When Guido von List created the Armanen runic system he created eighteen runes to correspond with the eighteent spell verses of the Havamal. In his system the rune Fe is also called "fa" and has all the attributes of the Swedo-Nordic "fa". The general meaning is taken to be cattle or a wealth which is inherently mobile. Its primary power is that of wealth attraction and control. This rune is linked to the elements of Earth and Fire. In systems using runic polarities this rune is Female. It is linked with the colour Red meaning Magic power, strength and vitality. In systems using the relatively new invention of Essential Oils in Rune Magic the oil for Fe is Spearmint. This rune is sacred to the Vanir God Frey and his sister Freya. I feel that it is more sacred to Freya than her brother though as it represents almost pure materialism and although she encompassed the Volvas and Seidr magic, Freya was one of the most materialistic of the gods. She even slept with four repulsive dwarves in return for a fancy trinket, the necklace of the Brisings. As such this rune is associated with necklaces. The animals which are most connected to this rune is the cat as Freya's chariot was pulled by cats and the cattle themselves. The bird most connected with Fe is the swallow and the falcon, as Freya owned a magical falconskin. This rune is connected to the powerful Elder tree, the Stinging Nettle and the Myrtle bush. This rune is also connected to the primordial cow, Audhumbla and from this connection comes the powers of creation. This rune has some links to goddess Nerthus, earth goddess and matriarch of the sea. When used in divinitry magic this rune is associated with money, success and wealth. It is also associated with bankruptcy and loss of esteem amongst both friends any rivals. This rune can be reversed if you use that system in which case the negative points above are attributed to the reversed Fe and the positive ones are with the upright Fe. When used in cursing magic this rune brings about poverty and destitution. It lowers the victim in the eyes of his peers and causes him to look down upon them. When used in healing magic it has special jurisdiction over the chest and lungs. This rune can be used magically to attract wealth and prosperity. But this gain will be vunerable and will require nuturing like a calf. But after a while it will be strong enough to look after itself. Invoke this rune to protect your wealth as well as to attract and mulitply it. Remember the old adage 'money breeds money' nothing could be closer to the truth with this rune. Cattle represented the wealth of the norse people and of course cattle breed to produce more cattle. Effectively the money breed and created more money. This may be used in conjunction with a bank account that gains interest. But remember initially the gain will always be very vunerable when got through this rune. This rune should be invoked when you require physical strength, this should be done in conjunction with the rune Ur. This rune also aids you when in requirement of spiritual strength, a shoulder to lean on or a hand to hold. In a similar vein this rune also increase vital life force energies. It also has a bonuses effect when used in a rune script or bind, as well as bringing along the attribute(s) that you invite it to bring it also lends some of this life force to the other runes, thus making the script more powerful than the sum of its parts. In a way this is power breeding power in the same way that we saw money breeding money earlier. This rune should be used in workings for power and control. It provides great power in workings, it draws it from unseen sources and puts it in our hand for our usage, this ability is similar to that of its powers in binds and scripts. But we must take into account our actions and we must all be responsable for our own actions. This rune is a great aid to creation as wealth can be, also being the first rune of the aettir it represents all sorts of beginnings beyond that of beginnings through wealth. However, wealth can also be destructive and this to is encompassed by this rune. As such it also represents the use and misuse of power and has some sway over those who do abuse their office as it where. This rune is very representative of the primal animal force and although is safer than most primal runes it should still be fettered once it has matured. This rune has its place in Love magick, Fe signifies sexual desires. It is useful for those who strive for the unattainable. This rune represents sacrifice. A note about animal sacrifice seems prudent here. The norse gods only slaughtered animals in the name of their gods when they would normally slaughter there animals. They would never spoil a good milk giver for poor meat just to appease their gods. Instead, if they had to slaughter an animal for food then they would do so in the name of their gods for good measure and offer the gods some in sacrifice just to keep the 'friendship' between man and god together. As such this rune represents sacrifice, all forms of sacrifice. In connection with this job it also gives us our rewards for our work, if they are deserved. If you invoke this rune and you don't deserve nay rewards or you require punishment then it will come. This is a primal rune and is unpredictable, like a herd, but generally it is stable and useable. In its nature it is also protection against grief, trials and every sorrow there is. This is shown in the first of the Eighteen spell verses from the Havamal, shown below. It is also an aid to protect against and cure distress, but it tells us that the best defence against distress is internal, spiritual wealth. Remember the dictionary claims that distress is severe pressure of hunger, fatigue or want. Associated Poetry: Extract from the Havamal, Verse 145: "Those songs I know, which nor sons of men, Norwegian Rune Poem: "Wealth causes friction between relatives, Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem: "Wealth is a comfort to everyone, |