~ RUNE and STONE DIVINATION ~

In predictions it announces: In times that there is abundance we must remember not to be selfish but to share.  We also need not be reckless in our dealings in business, life, and our loves. We need to nourish and take care of what we have, not as a miser would horde his gold but with the love of a good parent.  When love is reciprocated, it is the best self nourishment of all. This is a positive Rune of increased wealth, success, new financial opportunities, and overcoming a struggle.  Something worked for is now within reach.  Okay to take advantage of opportunities in buying and selling.  Always be fair. Prosperity, money, plentitude, and wealth, satisfaction of physical and financial needs and requirements, goal, promotion/advancement, self-respect, prosperity in some form. This is what the community considers wealth. The important reminder is to always be thankful and humble when things are well in the economy. Meditation on this rune focuses on a type of thanksgiving for what has been acquired and not to squander when things are plentiful. Appreciate that there will be a rainy day by the rules of cycles and to prepare for it. This rune has some interesting implications based on the fact that cattle, unlike land, move about of their own accord. Cattle also reproduce, so this rune often speaks of wealth that renews or perpetuates itself. Wealth takes many forms, but this rune generally represents the value that is purely material or monetary in nature.

Upright position:  Financial success, inheritance, assesses your efforts and actions to answer your question, fulfillment of wishes pertaining to romance and relationships. Don't be greedy or miserly, but also be careful of what is yours acquired through diligence and hard work.  Always share and make your guests feel welcome.   Prepare the best meal and provide the best bed.  When you receive a gift, you must give a gift.  Always give a gift of equal value.  Never ever give a better gift than the one you received so not to embarrass the original giver. Also stands for wealth, gold and riches.  Use this rune in prosperity magick; inscribe it on candles or write it on a piece of paper with your wish.  It can also assist you when working on your spiritual self worth.

Inverse position:  Timing wrong for any new financial or romantic endeavors. It can represent barrenness or the loss of wealth. Some interpret Fehu as representing children, in which case the reversal may portend the distancing of a child from her or his parents. Cowardice, stupidity, slavery, dullness and restrictions.  Overcome by odds. Doubtful situations or falling short in efforts.  Misusing your gifts.

Use in magic purposes:  For money, business, advancement, employment, and attainment of goals, commencement of new undertakings. Prosperity, wealth, concern with physical and financial needs, promotion, self-esteem, centeredness, good Karma.  Fulfillment, Ambitions satisfied, rewards received. Conserving  gains Good fortune, wealth, Luck prospects approaching.To enjoy and share good fortune. Relationships to be examined

In predictions it announces:  Represents courage and boldness.  Experience good health and vitality.  Lots of energy.  Rune of challenge, exciting events ahead, and opportunities.  Can represent a power that must be tamed such as ones very own ego. Forceful, driving, male rune, good health, instincts, and wildness, (surprise) natural change. The strength of the wild animal is desired by the best warriors. The notion of living to survive and to know the possibility of death and to accept it as the simple answer to what life is. Meditation is knowing that life is to be lived at full speed and to live life for life. When your life is over, a new life will begin in your place on earth and you will go on. A person who lives like this has no regrets of a premature death, for each day was fully lived. Uruz symbolizes the Auroch, a member of the ox family that became extinct long ago. This rune represents the strength, bravery, and endurance of this animal of old. Uruz is a symbol of Vitality, resistance to negative influences, wild force, energy, strength, good health, good fortune, success, a forceful male rune. If found in a health reading, you may find a speedy recovery from any illness using the natural powers of resistance. When in a relationship reading, this rune may signify a strong, emotional male energy. This rune focuses on the "quick burst" and these energies will usually not last forever. It can also signify sudden, but natural, changes. These
changes may include the loss of certain things from your life - but these losses may be necessary.  Uruz portends the ability to meet problems head on and to overcome them. When the world was new, warriors used to test their strength against the Auroch. Hence, this rune has come to represent the masculine principle and the capacity to meet a challenge.

Upright position:  Important for the questions to develop your strength, energy, and ability to endure. Advancement in careers after great effort. Things are not as bad as they seem.  Act with confidence and courage that this rune encourages and conditions one to improve.  Some of the experiences an individual goes through are part of an initiation.  The initiation process tempers one to become the very best an individual can possibly become.  This strength enables one to protect themselves and loved ones with honor.  This is an excellent rune for healing energies when needed. You may need to reach into
your inner strength to deal with the changes. During a business reading this rune may be indicating an improvement, but one that you will need to keep working toward. You may also be ready to receive a
new career or promotion. This change may bring added responsibility to your position, but you will have the strength to overcome these new challenges.  Ur is the primary rune of strength and stability, as well as good fortune.  use it to help you keep both feet on the ground. Ur is also known as the healer's rune as it promotes good health and balances energy within the body.
 

Inverse position:  Failures to take advantage of opportunities, minor illnesses, and surprise changes. Reversed may be indicating a failure to "seize the moment". You should work on your ability to take advantage of "spur of the moment" opportunities. You may also be experiencing weak motivation or a desire for someone else to lead. Look at your layout to determine if someone else may actually be draining or using your power against you. This rune reversed may also mean an upcoming illness or a male sexual problem. Reversed and grouped with other "change" runes can indicate that a surprise change in your life will pass you by ... possibly due to your weak motivation. Negative Influences, Strength against you. Missed chances & opportunity, Lust, Brutality, Rashness, Callousness, Violence, Sexual Desire. Bad Luck or Minor Illnesses.

Use for Magic Purposes:  Never abuse the energies of this rune for evil or selfish reasons. This rune could indicate a cloudiness of energy or just not feeling well.  It can also indicate misdirected energies or a misappropriation of power used over others for selfish use. To encourage and strengthen will, improve sexual potency and energy, hunt.  Energy, Passion, Vitality Instinct, Wildness, Sexuality & Fertility: the power of Mother Earth. Shamanic experience, the great Unconscious Primitive Mind, Irrationality, Rite of Passage. Robust Health., Creative Power, Spiritual Freedom. & Good Fortune.  Transformation & creation; Endings and New Beginnings, resurgence, the Phoenix.

In predictions it announces:  Being wrong-minded or stubborn, being opposed by others stronger than oneself, can indicate powerful forces for luck, protection, and health. There is a controversy of the meaning of this rune. Some note the negative forces of the dark side ourselves. Some say that it represents the ugly things like demons, trolls and giants. Overall these may be in the same area of meaning. There is a dark side that we must take control of in ourselves to break free of them and not become them. Be careful on the meditation. Focus mainly on the identification and overcoming of the darker sides of things inside and outside ourselves. Seeing of things to pass. Thurisaz represents a thorn, the most basic of barriers to our boon or our bane. In the case of hedges, thorns protect our encampments from that which skulks towards us from the outlands. In the case of rosebushes, thorns keep us from beauty. Though thorns are passive and have no thoughts, they puncture, tear, and may even be poisonous. Hence, this rune may also represent irrational violence and anger. Thurisaz is a symbol of protection, luck, new possibilities, and good health (minor). The meaning of this rune in your casting will depend greatly on the surrounding runes. Being a rune designed after Thor's Hammer, it can give you great protection and strength when needed. It may also be indicating a lightening bolt of good luck. This good luck will probably not be from something that you expect, and you probably will not see it coming. Thurisaz, although, can be a tricky rune. It may also be indicating that your luck is about to end, so take care not to push yourself. If surrounded by negative runes, or "warning" runes, it may be indicating that you are being strong-headed and stubborn. At this time you might do best by deferring opinions and decisions or
seeking a second opinion. It may also be indicating that your "opposition" is morally, physically, or financially stronger than you.
 

Upright position:  Beware! Protect yourself. A dilemma will occur for you. You must make an important decision. Think it through then act. Sometimes it is strongly advised to be very careful in making any important decision hastily and beware of evil, danger, untruths, and/or betrayal. If you haven't the self-confidence to act, then wait for expert advice or until you have thoroughly evaluated the situation after all the facts have been weighed carefully.

Inverse position:  do not make hasty thoughtless decisions. Think first everything through or you will regret your decision or what is to come of the situation bringing bad results to your relationships and/or family. You may be about ready to run across someone older and wiser then yourself. Look to the surrounding runes, Ansuz may be indicating that is time for you to do some careful thinking and / or seek the advice of others. The advice will be unbiased, helpful, and honest. Make sure that you question is as clear as possible, or else the answer will not make sense. May also indicate that you will soon be learning a new "trade", or you are about to get some good schooling in a certain area.
 

Use for magic purposes:  What really is bugging you?  Do you need luck or protection?  No one is an island, get the help you need and quit being stubborn! As an aid in the process of learning, assistance in meditating and attaining self-discipline, for clearing up the meaning and essence of a grave situation.  Hardship, painful event or decisions; reflection and focus.  Consider motives and readiness.  Guard against chaos, conflict, self deception.  Powerful forces give insight, shows general conflict, battle of wills.  Although with some discomfort can also mean good news from afar or represent a person of bad influence.  Being prepared for trouble or awakening the will.

In predictions it announces:  Noting marks tell us where we are and what action we should take from this point. The Ash tree is represented here and this is a strong tree, usually weathering storms and leaving clues of its battles. Ansuz is a symbol of the spoken word, advice, wisdom, and voice of the Goddess. This is the Rune of knowledge and learning.  When drawing this rune, seek the wisdom or wise counsel of an elder or a knowledgeable person as a teacher or mentor.  A person choosing this Rune is probably an intellectual interested in communicating ideas or a seeker of wisdom.  The seeker is usually a teacher, a journalist, someone in communications, is metaphysical, or an occultist. This Rune may indicate the beginning of an apprenticeship in acquiring knowledge, extra skills and experience necessary to nurture natural talents. We grow as we weather our own storms and the perceptive person can read the marks of our environment. The meditation here is to focus on the marks on our past to direct us in our future plans.  Authoritative personality, leader, balance of spirit and body, justice, shaman, keen intuition. To gain ancient wisdom.  Ansuz refers to a god or the spoken word of god. It is the voice of reason, law, prophecy and truth. It is the truth heard in the wind. This rune represents wisdom obtained or knowledge delivered. It is the rune of absolute good advice and true council - the message we all must strive to hear. When the Messenger Rune brings sacred knowledge, you are truly blessed. You may be about ready to run across someone older and wiser then yourself. Look to the surrounding runes, Ansuz may be indicating that is time for you to do some careful thinking and / or seek the advice of others. The advice will be unbiased, helpful, and honest. Make sure that you question is as clear as possible, or else the answer will not make sense. May also indicate that you will soon be learning a new "trade", or you are about to get some good schooling in a certain area.
 

Upright position: seek assistance, authority, business, and learning, investigate, inquire, and ask your elders to help you with your question. Maybe you will receive word or news from an elderly or authoritative person (parent, teacher, relative, etc.) or an unknown wiser person. This knowledge given to you that you will learn about from another is a gift to you, a gift of knowledge or something associated with knowledge or learning. Learn all you can and strive for the best and highest.  Intellectual attainment and spiritual transformation through the runes is possible.  Language is a gift as so are the runes.  Use them all wisely.  

Inverse position: is there an elderly person seeking assistance from you, or someone needing your time and energy that now you find is an inconvenience. Seek help with the matter. If traveling for business it could mean an unsuccessful trip or outcome. Reversed may mean you are or will be the victim of lies, deceit and trickery. Be very careful what you believe at this time ... some suggest to not believe anything. Seek second opinions and general thoughts from others. There may also be someone in you life that is acting very selfishly. They may be seeking what is best for them and not what is best for you. You may be receiving a lot of interference from parents and superiors. Also look at communication, there may be a lack of it at this time. You may also be unwilling to learn from the lessons that life is teaching you. If Wyrd, in addition to negative runes, appears in connection with Ansuz reversed it might be indicating that you are hording knowledge but never really using it.

Use for magic purposes: Some mischief may be a foot when drawn depending on the question or circumstance of the reading.  Beware of smooth talkers, get rich schemes, and tricksters.  A confusing atmosphere can prevent you from discerning fact from fiction.  Must be careful and alert sometimes to signs of the trickster.  Sometimes is it necessary for us to learn from these experiences and make changes in our lives in order to grow as an individual and spiritually as well. For bringing wise decisions, success, and achievement of leadership; as assistance in predicting and in magic. Shows a Leader, or Authority figure; Mind and Body balance, Justice, Shaman, Clairvoyance, Poetry. Wisdom, occult power, healing, cunning speech, Growth of Interpersonal Communication. Receiving a message.  Focus and explore the past to direct the future.  Be aware during meetings with others. Can also refer to a good man or woman. Expect the Unexpected. (This Rune is also the trickster rune).

In predictions it announces: moving, motion, travel (for pleasure), change, communication, fate, searching, progress, life lessons will be learned, life goes on no matter what the outcome. There was always a time when a far traveled journey must be taken. Sometimes it is a spiritual journey and sometimes it is physical. Anxiety is always a factor, some positive and some negative. Journeys are a type of calling for a learning. Meditate on what is the right time and method of your particular journey. Identify if the higher forces are telling you that it is time to learn away from your home base. Most journeys are favorable in retrospect. To find that which you seek.  Raido is union and reunion. The end of conflicts. Journey, pilgrimage, change, destiny, quest, progress, life lessons. This is the moment to act. Find out what your heart wishes. Resistance's will be gone.

Upright position:  a journey is coming up either physical or a souls journey, visit from a friend or relative, receiving news from a far away person, communication from afar, going on vacation or thinking planning one wanting a vacation to get away from it all. Not all journeys are good ones especially if it is one you do not want to take because you may not be physically, mentally, or spiritually ready.  Some journeys we must take anyway!.  Remember our Higher Power is always there to help us.  At one time, traveling by horseback was as important as our travel by automobile.  At least we can travel in comfort and prepare better than our ancestors did.

Inverse position:  Cancellations of arrangements or plans, news from an unpleasant or unexpected person, not expecting news you hoped for, communication seems to be lost, changes you hoped for are not taking place yet. Time will come , do not let this spoil your mood. A disruption of travel or communication. Analysis of this rune has also given it interpretations of advice or justice, and of being in a position of moral correctness. Reversed, there is an indication of the lack of solid council, or the holding of a position that is not morally sound.

Use for magic purposes:  Incorrect communication can occur giving you the wrong answers you desire.  Be patient for rationality, order and justice will return. Protection of travelers, relief or bringing change along, renewal of links. For a Pilgrimage or Journey; Change, Destiny, a Quest, Progress.   Need Communication or taking control. Seek wisdom & guidance. Possible fights or restraints; patience is needed; not to take obvious or easy way.  Unions and reunions could be coming.  Can mean Physical travel, or a change in address.

In predictions it announces:  Very optimistic Rune in beginnings or renewals.  Can signify healing is on the way.  In matters of the heart, there is a possibility of commitment.  Otherwise, more positive overtones in a relationship can develop. Wisdom keen intuition, solution of problems, creativity, inspiration, enlightenment, gaining knowledge, expression, " you will see the light" , strength, energy, and power. Transforming Fire As an offering or for skill. When you are in the darkness, an opening with light is the best and most gracious thing to have bestowed upon you. This is a great time for putting energies into new opportunities. Meditation revolves around seeing out of seemingly dark situations for there is a way out of every situation. Focus on what the action is and invest energies into breaking through.

Upright position:  Could signify an ending, a loss, a delay or blockage in progress.  In matters of the heart, a possible realization it was never meant to be.  Not a good time for business opportunities. In terms of relationships: successful business relations, a couple will find a solution and end their argument , two friends will come to an agreement, with love: a man will give and a woman will receive, both will express love. In all relationships the circumstances are favorable. In terms of material: a man will deliver, a woman will receive. Men, take this hint to deliver your message or gift in order to receive much happiness in the future.

Inverse position:  not taking advantage of the light that has been shone on you, not accepting the knowledge, being lazy, lagging behind. Or it can stand for a loss of friendship or breakup of business deals. Loss of prestige, social standing and material possessions. Failure, False hopes, forbearing an empty time, Clouds covering the Sun. Partnerships passing away; darkening of a life aspect.  Spiritual Nakedness, exposure, loss of illusion. Failure to be aware of things passing can cause even greater loss

Use for magic purposes:  for attainment of creative inspiration, assistance in learning/studying a fertility, driving uneasiness and fears away.  Cen is the rune of the brightly burning torch. It awakens and enlightens anything. Write it on a piece of paper and wrap around a tiger eye stone to discover any secret. Cen can also be used for banishing unwanted influences and illnesses. Opening to Wisdom, Insight, hereditary knowledge. renewed clarity. seriousness; a quest. Solution to a problem coming, Reciprocity in relationships. Creativity, Inspiration, Spiritual Enlightenment. Acceptance, Vision and Guidance from divine propagates change.  Intellectual pursuit lights the darkness of the Soul and dispels shadows

In prediction it announces: Gift either emotional or material, proposal/offer, relation, love, marriage, partnership, generosity, unexpected good luck, making connections, strengthening or confirming relations or commitments with gifts or offerings, could mean a birth of a child. When we acknowledge our higher power and in turn the higher power gives back to us, then we have harmony. This is a great representation of the working of karma. Good things come in return for good deeds. We need to meditate on the magic of working with knowing our spiritual forces and treating them as we want a pleasing and easy environment to allow us to set us up for good things to come. There is a strong showing for respect of nature. Gebo means gift, and like any gifts, the rune may be understood on many levels. Gifts are generally positive things, for both the giver and the recipient. In many cultures however, gifts and favors carry with them an obligation to respond in kind. It is for this reason that gifts, and hence the rune Gebo, are frequently symbolic of friendships, marriages, alliances, mergers, and other bonds between people or organizations.

No Specific Upright and Inverse positions:  It is always a good omen. Don't be selfish!  Share and think about others.  Benevolence is a gift you can give yourself!  What a feeling!  Giving always returns ten-fold.  Remember to give thanks to your Higher Power.

Use for magic purposes:  Always return a gift for a gift.  Never return a gift that is more valuable that the gift received.  Always make sure the gift is of equal value. For finding or reinforcing a love relation, fertility, bringing luck, for designation of a present, or offer. Gyfu is the rune meaning "gift". The energy of abundance lies within the magickal working s of this rune - just remember that to give, you must learn to tactfully receive; to receive, you must learn to share. Gift, Offering, Relationship, Love, Marriage, Partnership, Generosity, Unexpected Good Fortune. A partnership in some form. Give and Take. of relationships  from separateness of  individuals  to synergy; rather than a partnership that becomes One. It can also mean a Spiritual: Sacrifice to the gods. or giving up emotional happiness.  Someone may be trying to have a closer relationship. closer to you.

In predictions it announces:  Drawing this Rune is a sure sign that one's luck is changing.  Joy is on the way.  Happiness and laughter will come into your life shortly.  We humans normally have low times in our lives.  With this Rune it is interesting to note that if we do not experience sorrow, how would we know joy? Choosing this Rune also indicates a change of luck.  It doesn't always mean winning the lottery, it could simply mean a piece of good news, finding something lost or a good joke on you. When asking a question of love, it could mean a positive outcome with that individual.  Whether it's permanent depends on the fates and your compatibility!  Success, recognition , just reward, joy, blessedness, attainment of goals, satisfaction, fulfillment. This can mean a lot of aspects of joy, but mainly it is the lack of need and lack of pain. It is the realization of what you have worked for and the temporary enjoyment of all your goods. Being in this mind frame sometimes induces a separate state of mind. It is a good meditation to realize where you are now and what you have and being satisfied to the point of bliss. Preparation for meditation is not needed when a tough task is completed.

Upright Position:  Does not always mean happiness is on the way!  How much happiness you get out of anything depends on you. It is a warning to get back in the swing of life.  Don't dwell on sadness, loneliness and aloofness. Happiness,  pleasure, satisfaction ,peace, calm. Usually is associated with fair-haired people and traveling over water.

Inverse position:  Exact opposite of upward position, things slow in coming to fruition. An emotional problem, love triangle, a third person is somehow involved. Things are slow to come to fruition. Crisis, a difficult passage is at hand. Everything is a test; no clarity, no answers.  Unhappiness, Grief, Loss of affection. with Depression, Lack of confidence. Dependency on drugs or alcohol, mental , emotional problems.

Use in magic purposes:  Seek out friends, relatives, and seek others that make you feel happy and loved.  Honor your ancestors and learn about their feats, their accomplishments and their goals.  Know that you are important and they are proud of you as their offspring. For success in everything. To bring harmony into a friendship circle or to your immediate family, inscribe this rune on a small piece of wood or clay and carry with you. Place in the garden for harmony with living creatures. Joyousness, New energy. and Relief after strife. Restoration the Natural rewards for sacrifice. Enjoying a relationship. Success, Recognition of achievements, Reward, Joy, Bliss, Achievement of goals, Contentment. Knowledge to Re-evaluate your existing goals, ambitions or plans with new illumination.  Could signal a Fair-Haired visitor, to play a role

In Prediction it announces: Drawing this Rune can represent the reality of life.  All living things grow, bear some kind of spore, seed, fruit or root division so they can die and live again.  The opposites of life and death we all must face represent the ultimate balance. Drawing this Rune is an indication that although things can look bleak, there can be a real triumph over a situation.  It can also be a warning to maintain a balance in your life at the time of this reading.  If you have been sick, it can indicate recovery is on the way. Elemental disruption, sudden loss, hard temptation, destruction, misfortune, accident, and a drastic change. This is an acknowledgement of the force of nature at its worst. The Vikings had many a harsh winter and year-round poor weather. Months of work could be ruined by an act of nature. This also represents those things that are out of our control. We should meditate on the acceptance of the tough times brought on by the seasons. We cannot control everything that goes on around, so we should to learn to "let go and let God" as the saying goes. Hagalaz is the rune of hail. Hail is a destructive and elemental force, so one can expect this rune to represent the disruption of one's life. In the harsh northern winter there is a halt to activity, and so delay or hindrance is frequently associated with this rune. The opposite of chaos is yet more chaos, as illustrated by the fact that this rune cannot be reversed.

No Upright or Inverse Positions:  Unexpected occurrences and changes of plans, sometimes a death, and not the right time for new starts.

Use for magic purposes:  Pay attention to the opposites in your life.  What is really going on?  Can you bring balance into your life now?  For elimination of un-wished influence and destructive patterns. It is an extremely useful rune for turning away negative energies. In magick, this rune represents the power of silence and is used to command the four winds.  It is excellent for overcoming obstacles. Use carefully.

In predictions it announces:  When drawing this Rune, it is a good time to remember that it is much better to think on something carefully rather than act on it too soon and do the wrong thing. Any parent understands this Rune firsthand.  Children often make demands of their parents that if they did not think about carefully, could result in pain and constraint for all! Drawing this Rune encourages weighing all possibilities carefully before committing oneself and the ability to say "no" if necessary. Passing through a difficult learning situation. It was at the hardest times that the true meaning of what is needed for survival is missed the most. It was at these times that misery sometimes was the only companion. The proof of how delicate we really are in this sometimes harsh world comes clear in the mind. One should meditate how bad things can really get and what things are not needed to maintain true survival at the deepest times of need.  Nyd represents many things, most of them unpleasant - heed it well. Constraint, delay, loss, need, and sorrow are all frequently seen in this rune. Nyd speaks most strongly of pause, the hallmark of the both the timid and the patient, and is often interpreted as foretelling a delay in the effect of other runes that it accompanies. Fortunately, even where there is misery and danger there are valuable lessons to be learned - the trick is to learn them before you are overtaken by despair.

Upright position: Troubles are coming up, meeting head-on could be catalyst to overcoming obstacles. It is also good to remember that sometimes this is something you need to experience but did not ask for!  Patience and inner wisdom will aid in making the correct choice which will lead to the right accomplishment in the end. 

Inverse position:  A risky adventure that is possible to prevent, looking to start new venture in wrong direction.

Use for magic purposes: to represent and depict the needs that are to be satisfied, met.  Nyd is a rune of blockage. Its primary energy is to constrict. This rune enables us to turn a bad situation into a good one, banishes negativity and promotes the closure and healing of open wounds. White and Blue. (refer to my COLOR Page)

In predictions it announces: Inactivity, blockage, for rest or to stop slander; stagnation, potentials, patience, shades, revoke, rest. There are dangers of the cold. Slippery ice and freezing weather were well regarded in these northern regions. This is a powerful rune for the rune spell caster, for the one who understands this force can have great power of influence. Meditate on the physics of nature and notice the slowing of all things when the cold is omnipresent. This rune suggests heat removed not just from anger or conflict, but from passion as well. Paradoxically, Isa conveys images of slippery slopes and unsure footing, but also of circumstances that have crystallized and become utterly immutable. Sometimes in a person's life, there are standstills.  We must recognize it for what it is.  Take it easy, make the best of it, go slowly or just wait.  Sooner or later a thaw will come and we can accomplish that much more when the time is right.  (refer to my TAROT Section). 

No separate upright or inverse positions:  no action at this moment, wait for the things to start changing by themselves

Use for magic purposes:  to halt processes, for presentation of original forms.  Isa means "ice".  It is a blocking rune that hinders, slows or stops events.  This rune can bring strength in solitude, block negative energies and bind unwanted aggressiveness.

In predictions it announces: This Rune is an indication of planting your seeds or ideas.  As they germinate, grow and then are harvested at the end of a complete cycle or season, you can then partake in the completion of the handiwork of your patience and hard work. Drawing this Rune in a Past reading means you have completed that cycle.  Drawing this Rune in the Present means you are at the beginning of the cycle.  Drawing Jera in a Future reading means you are getting somewhere near the end of the cycle of completion of what you are doing.  Change, cycle, motion, movement, productivity, and unavoidable development, just reward (Karma). Ger can represent pregnancy or other forms of fruitfulness, and is especially indicative of the cycles of providence and karma - that which has been sown is now being reaped. This rune can also represent the cycles of wealth, for crops were frequently a sign of wealth. These cycles are eternal, which is represented in the rune by the fact that it is unchanged by reversal.

No specific upright and inverse positions:  recognition's and rewards after a long time waiting, receiving old debts, money, might be connected with the legal system, the law. Jera, the symbol for change, can bring gentle revolution and improvement to one's circumstances. Jera can also help to slow things down if you feel they are moving too fast.

Use for magic purposes:  Do not speak ill of others until the facts are well known.  Once the word is spoken you can never take it back. For bringing change about; for fertility and growth. Any revolution or cycle of change.  Fulfillment of plans.  DO NOT judge others, or YOU will be judged. Harsh words may end a friendship. The end of a cycle and beginning of a new one.  What you sow, You will reap.
**Combined with Isa, this signifies Karmic retribution for past

In Predictions:  Change, initiation, confrontation to fear, turning point, death: not necessarily a physical death. Weapons decided if you would keep your land and resources. To defend themselves, the Vikings found the use of the Yew tree and made bows. This tree gave them the ability to defend themselves. The characteristic crackle of the wood soothed them during the cold winter nights. Meditate on the actions necessary to defend our position in our lives and to enjoy the things we have worked for in our "down" time. Keep learning the best ways to defend against the malicious actions of others and strive to never be caught off-guard. Communications with other realms. The Yew does not go dormant and therefore represents endurance. Even the wood of the tree is strong, resilient, and pliable - the Yew bends, but does not break. The evergreen nature of the Yew is present even in the rune itself, as it cannot be changed even by reversal. This rune is historically symbolic of death, but, as in the Tarot (refer to my TAROT Section) and as suggested by the nature of the Yew tree itself, death is seen only as a transmutation of something eternal and unchanging - the spirit. Gain from the strength of this Rune and use assertiveness to take charge of things.  You can be assertive but you can also be flexible.  A positive and realistic view is called for by looking to the other Runes when interpreting this Rune

No specific upright and inverse positions:  change, a way out, and end, reasonable goals have been set. Rune of endurance and is considered a potent magickal protector. If you have lost something, carry this rune to draw the object back to you.  Not all possibilities are open to you. You may need to avoid action.  Blocked movement, Obstruction. There are NO missed opportunities - recognize that all opportunities are not for you.  What is yours will come to you in time - not now.  Could be a physical shift or a New Dwelling place.  There will be improvement in a situation.  Transition, New life, New outlook.
You need to develop your virtue.  Open yourself to the telepathic links around you.  Relationship:  Sexuality, You will accomplish things with joint effort.  Your responses may be too emotional.  Forgiveness.
Face the Future. Share the good fortune that comes.  There will be transitions and physical shifts.  Steady growth and development.

Use for magic purposes:  Problems that were thought to be solved may pop up again needing attention.  Deal with effectively by questioning the way you think and act. For bringing about a complete change, for facilitation of going through life.  Aid in communication.  To build power.  To help send a spell.  To bring people together or break them apart.  Transportation.  Fertility - Bind power to the fetus or newborn.
To gain power under the guidance of wisdom.  Help you to understand the will of the gods.  To help build a rapport with any vehicle of motion. Used with other RUNES - Unites the streams of power. Increase of personal power, realization of life and death mysteries.
 

In predictions it announces: When drawing this Rune, there is a good indication you may encounter a secret or unexpected gain as in a game of chance.  It does not necessarily mean that you may win the lottery, although a possibility!  More likely, an example would be, you over paid a bill and have a refund coming back. This is a Rune of finding lost items or possibly an old friend or long lost relative you probably lost contact with. It can mean you are about to go on a quest or search for something unknown.  In the quest you obtain more knowledge and growth along the way from the experience itself.  Meditating with this Rune can also help one to remember what one needs to remember. If could also mean the death experience of old beliefs and ideas as your spirit is renewed through new ideas and self-growth. This Rune can also signify a journey into Wyrd, the place of past, present and future.  We are each responsible for our own actions be they good or bad.  This could be a time to come to terms with a reparation one needs to make .New birth, mystery, magick, divine influence, fertility, sexuality, new beginning, prophecy. We often wonder why things are still so random when science explains so much. The female end of the miracle of life is also noted. The so called "Murphy's Law" is also a big part of this rune. Vikings often wondered why some survived in battle that should have died. Mysteries bothered them and seemed to not have anything to do with the gods. We can meditate on this rune that there will always be things unexplainable and to hope for these mysteries to work in our favor. Hidden forces for unexpected Luck and Opportunity.

Upright position:  This is a psychic Rune used to meditate to find lost items and to obtain information needed for self-growth.  This is a Rune that allows one to experience Wyrd.  That place of "that which is",  "that which is becoming" and "that which will become." A hidden secret, you do not know everything ,but you will soon, may receive information to help you or money to assist you. The rune of mystery, has a strong connection with destiny, reincarnation and ancestral energies.

Inverse position:  prepare for a disappointment because information you have received recently will prove wrong or untrue. This can have many possible meanings. It could represent secrets revealed or mysteries uncovered. It could be a warning against gambling - now might not be the time to take a chance. You may have "Bad Luck" OR Recognize a specific block or challenge.  It depends on your point of view.  Debauchery, Decadence, Excess, Superficiality, Drunkenness, Lasciviousness, Gluttony, Physical Pleasure.  A secret from the past will be revealed which will cause harm.
 

Use for magic purposes:  Our energies get scattered to the four winds when we expect too much of ourselves, our friends and our co-workers.  We get totally stressed out, ugly or depressed.  This is a wasteful use of our energies.  We need to concentrate on the moment at this time.  What is true?  What will hurt?  What will heal?  Whatever it is only concentrate on one thing at a time and let go.  Quit trying to accomplish everything at one time.  That is being too scattered and energy draining.  Collect yourself together and quit worrying! For fertility, to facilitate giving birth, for success in predicting and in practices of magic, reinforcement of powers of psyche. When working for your future, use this rune to help bring luck and realize personal destiny. Used to help with past lives. Contact the Collective  Unconsciousness.
Increase your awareness of Synchronicity. To help gain wisdom into the RUNES. Bring abundance and pleasure - Even to the point of excess.  Find lost property.  Obtain inner guidance. Help to make financial speculations.
 

In predictions it announces: This is a very positive Rune indicating protection in your work or in your love life.   Also a Rune of friendship, good influences, and protection from misfortunes. If harm does threaten, you will receive a strong premonition of the disaster that enables you to take caution and prepare. Our Higher Power, Spirit Guides, Guardian Angels or Protectors look out for us at all times.  This Rune makes us more aware of them!  Algiz serves as a mirror for the Spiritual Warrior, the one whose battle is always with the self. Remain mindful that timely right action and correct conduct are your only true protection. Help, support, cooperation, warning. This Rune is a place to feel the full pain and not to shy away, for there is a lesson here. Meditation on this rune should involve the painful things in life and what is to be learned from the anguish. Facing the pain will make you stronger and wiser for the next battle. The elk can represent victory, but is much more appropriately associated with the thrill of the hunt itself. This rune therefore can portend vigor and success in active endeavors. Also, this rune seems symbolic of a hand with outstretched fingers - a protective hand. This hand may suggest that you will be shielded from things negative - the problems still exist, you are spared the brunt of their force.

Upright position:  Always be careful of theft - don't invite it.  Lock up belongings, car, house, etc.  Leave nothing to chance.  In any new relationship always use your intuition and proceed with caution until you are assured you have mutual friends and trust established. You will find the road you took is the right one, use intuition as it will prove correct.  The name Algiz may be derived from the words for "elk", "swan" or "protection".  This RUNE refers to the spirit in earthly shape that is the being of humanity.  Algiz rules the pathways between the gods and humans as well as the drawing/sending downward of godly might.  The RUNE Algiz is a great RUNE of warding.

Inverse position:  A warning, protect yourself, don’t let people or situations take advantage of you.

Use in magic purposes:  For protection, success for hunting.  Algiz, the rune of protection, can be used on anything from mail to luggage, ensuring safe destination.  Shield items, houses, animals and people with this "GUARDIAN ANGEL" rune. 

Color: Violet
Number(s): 1
Astrological Sign: Leo
Stone(s): Norse Sunstone (Iolite), Sunstone, Diamond
Associated Tarot Card: XIX - The Sun
TALISMAN USES: Healing for a specific area. Promote self confidence and vital healing energy for
body, mind and spirit. Success, Positive Energy, Increase, Power, Activity, Fertility, Health.
Life-Force, Regeneration. Relationship:  Development of individuality in the relationship. Time to recharge and regenerate.
 

In predictions it announces:  This Rune is one of great power and success.  Especially if you are involved in a taxing project.  Still, know when to quit or slow down.  The energy is there when you really need it - don't abuse it, center and balance yourself. In relationships, success is possible.  The usual compatibility thing of common interests, et., will determine the longevity, though.  Success, positive energy, growth, power, activity, fertility, health. The spiritual warrior knows where the true power of all things reigns. The life force which is felt from the warm sun on a cold day makes itself obvious. Be aware of your essence and where life began. We are dependent on the sun which is the ultimate ruler of all the forces and is in a sense the true source of all the gods. Meditate on the fact that realization of this truth can bring you to wholeness. For healing or vital energy. Unlike equatorial cultures who may see the sun as a harsh and imperial force capable of causing droughts, in the cold north the sun is a purely feminine force that gives life and allows crops to grow. In dark times, this rune represents clarity of sight and the victory of good over evil. Sowelu is irreversible, as the cycles of the sun and seasons are perpetual.  The RUNE Sowelu is the RUNE of the Sun, an active power which either shows itself as the whirling of:  a wheel; or as a thunderbolt/sword.  In either side of it's being, the Sowelu RUNE shows the invincible power of the will.  As the RUNE of the Sun, it is the RUNE of invincibility and inevitable triumph.    
 

No upright or inverse position:  Success, good times ahead, take care of your health , energy (the sun)

Use for magic purposes:  Warning signs before it's too late! For achievement of energy, strength, curing, fertility, success.  This rune helps you overcome darkness and the despair of body, mind or spirit. Also and excellent rune for any type of positive working.  Orange, Red and Gold. (refer to my COLOR Page)

In predictions it announces: Duty, discipline, responsibility, self-sacrificing, dispute, strength, physical injury, warrior's path. This is the rune of Tyr, the god of war, and was often seen painted on the shields of many warriors in battle. This is the protector of the warrior and the giver of victory. For meditation, this rune is best known for gaining strength in overcoming an adversarial situation. It is also a great rune to keep serious physical harm as far away as possible. Drawing this Rune indicates a victory in a competition.  It indicates the need for a quest or a cause to believe in and defend whether it be physical or spiritual.  It is a spiritual warrior's Rune of success. It also indicates a time of high energy and strong motivation.  It is time for a turn around of "bad luck."  It can mean winning or achieving an actual material item that was just a thought in a rainbow of the past. In work and life's endeavors always play fair.  In romance, this Rune indicates passion, sex, and fertility

Upright position:  A love affair, full of energy and activity, you will give your all to something and achieve positive results. Sometimes when there is a delay or blockage in success, you have to proceed with caution. Self examine your motives and always act positively with a pure heart while using your energy and reliance. ty. The RUNE Tiewaz is the RUNE of stability and ordering force.  One of the greatest sides of Tiewaz's being is it's socio-religious nature as the RUNE of law.  The spear shape of this RUNE shows the weopon of the sky-father god and lord of victory.  The image of the one-handed god lifting a spear is shown in numerous indo-European carvings.  This god is Tyr.  Tyr originally held the highest place among the gods, as sky-father and lord of Law, Courage and War (As well as the god of Oaths, Honor and Absolute Justice). Only when the RUNES and their power came known to humans did Odin become the all-father, assuming such sides of Tyr's being as did not contradict his own nature. Tiewaz represents the separation of of the heavens and the earth.  Tyr, and thus Tiewaz, is essentially a unipolar being, as evidenced by his one-handedness - a literal sign that he is bound to a single course of action. Tiewaz is the main RUNE used by, or on behalf, of those who are/were not themselves greatly skilled in rune word.  As such, this RUNE was used a lot by the warriors.
 

Inverse position:  This could mean that a sacrifice made will not lead to the desired result. It could also mean a loss, or a victory overturned. This rune warns against entering into conflicts or negotiations, especially ones requiring that an offering or concession be made - the wolf might take your hand and yet remain unbound. Note also that Tyr was the god of law, so there is a suggestion of a wrongdoer who will avoid justice. Failure, waning enthusiasm, lack of fidelity, impeded energy flow.

For magic purposes:  for protection, victory, strength, reinforcement of will, wound healing.  ****Can be used directly against another in revenge-defense magic -- ONLY if the cause is JUST!!****
HEALING,  heal a wound, Calm someone or to give someone a strong will.  White and Gold.   (refer to my COLOR Page)

In Predictions:  Celebration, fertility, health, new beginning, growth, removal of obstacles and barriers. A spring-like perpetual growing is the meaning of this rune. The Birch tree (refer to my TREE Section) is highly associated with Beorc and the "b" is with smooth lips, not like saying "bird". The meditations associated would concentrate on the rapid growth of a new situation or fertility. Problems that are treated with Beorc usually come to pass with fruitful outcomes. The birch is frequently symbolic of renewal, rebirth, birth, growth and fertility. This rune is a joyous one, representing good outcomes from ventures undertaken. It is the rune of the family and of a good household. One of four cycle runes, it signifies growth in relationships, families, fertility and fruition.  Indicates a birth or a wedding is in the offspring. Modesty, fairness, generosity and patience are all called for to accomplish any work.  A Rune that leads to blossoming and ripening, Berkana is concerned with the flow of beings into their new forms. Its actions is gentle, penetrating and pervasive. Your goals must be attended to what is right.  Trying to accomplish something when there are dark corners in your life, calls for a cleansing of the darkness.  The RUNE Berkana, "Birch", is the RUNE of the Great Mother.  This RUNE embodies the root of the earth goddess whose powers of fertility must be renewed by the sacrifice of her consort each year.  Berkana is the RUNE of the earth who receives the sacrifice/seed and holds it within herself, guarding and nourishing it until the time has come for it to return to the world outside again.  This is the process of rebirth.

Upright position:  wedding or engagement is at hand for you or someone you know. Some type of family celebration is coming up, could also mean a birth within in the family is coming up. Indicates the sexual union as a joyous act of the  life force, not an act of sin.  Sexual union is not be treated with a casual attitude but with responsibility and sacred reverence.  Overall this is a rune of health, beauty and love encouraging growth and renewal of the life force.

Inverse position:  problems in the family, maybe relating to children or siblings, problems with pregnancy, problems between a couple.

Use for magic purposes:  curing (especially of infections), achievement of , enabling new starts( the birch broom is used for pagan weddings ). Beorc represents birth and is a primary rune used for the sacred birth of a person, animal or project. Use it to promote new beginnings or bring purification into the home. Conception, Female Fertility Magic. Help with Women's Problems. Help make a fresh start. Used to shape force itself. Concealment, Protection and Nurturing.  Passive Warding. Used with other RUNES  Hides their workings until the unified result is ready to be brought fully into being.  HEALING, Healing of infections.  Gives more efficiency to bandages to protect and preserve. Green and White. (refer to my COLOR Page)

In Predictions::  transport, movement, assistance and help, energy, power, communication, willpower, imprudence, a horse throughout history is a symbol of power, strength and movement, travel and communication). Where would the Viking be without their horses to take them on the long journeys. The goddess Frey had special appreciation for these animals. The message here is to not forget the useful beast given to us for us to train to take us to a higher level of civilization. In meditation, we focus on the tools that take us to higher levels in our lives. We thank those responsible for making these things accessible and then we learn the use of these items to their full potential, as if it were not for our tools, we would make little progress. For safe journey and perfect for besom.

Upright position:  The direction or path you are on now is the right one. Follow your heart and dreams to find happiness and the results you want. Change of residence, changing job positions, promotions, a change is coming up for the better. This rune stands for gradual developmental and steady progress.  Get rid of hang ups and throw yourself into an adventure.  Move, do something!  The RUNE Ehwaz is the RUNE of the "fetch" or fylgja: That part of the being which appears as a beast - showing the inner nature of the person it serves and which may be ridden between the worlds.  This is similar to a "totem animal" in other cultures, but is more of a guardian spirit.  Ehwaz is also represented by the horse.  The horse is particularly sacred both to Odin and to Freyr (The Lord of Wisdom and The Lord of the World respectively).  Thus, the RUNE Ehwaz is very fitting for uniting mystical inspiration with earthly being.  In this RUNE, you may read the mysteries of the alliance between the Hidden and the Mundane.
 

Inverse position:  be wary of deals not going through. Not all possibilities are open to you.  You may need to avoid action.  Blocked movement, Obstruction.  There are NO missed opportunities - recognize that all opportunities are not for you. What is yours will come to you in time - not now. Overseas trip in store? 

Use for magic purposes:  For realization of power, establishment of communication, for casting spells. Eh is movement through partnership. Use it in a good luck charm for any group venture or partnership to pull harmonious energies together. Bind the rune into a gift of flowers to bring good health to another.  Aid in communication. To build power.  To help send a spell. To bring people together or break them apart.
Transportation. Fertility - Bind power to the fetus or newborn. To gain power under the guidance of wisdom. Help you to understand the will of the gods. To help build a rapport with any vehicle of motion.
Used with other RUNES - Unites the streams of power.  Blue  (refer to my COLOR Page)

In Predictions:  Self in relation to others, family, relations, school, associations. The self and its place in the collective conscience of humanity is the recognition here. We are all part of each other, made of the same things, subject to similar experiences. This is a time of personal reflection, of what it is all about and what one person can really do for the community. Also, acknowledgment of the importance of every one self to the greater many. Man refers to Mankind and your interaction with the whole of human population. This rune evokes the image that although we must make much of our way in the world on our own, there is nevertheless an entire populous that shares similar experiences. Thus, this rune represents the relationship of the self with the whole - working together we can produce great results. Additionally, Man speaks to intellect and culture that separate us from the animals.

Upright position:  in relation to others cooperation and respect is at hand in order for the good of all. If all business deals are agreed upon then you can profit in the near future (30 days ?). The question has to be interpreted in a way so that everyone involved can profit, succeed or get the most results. If you have a problem, you have the energy within to resolve it. If the problem is too large, then seek help.  Remember that no one is an island.  We are all a part of humankind and there is always a higher power or someone else that can help. The RUNE name Mannaz is a close cognate to the god Mannus of the Germanic tribes. Mannaz is the RUNE of the rational mind, of the intelligence which is the greatest gift to human beings. It shows the interactions of thought and memory. Mannaz is the RUNE of the perfect intellect which melds reason and intuition. The essence of Mannaz is Water.
 

Inverse position:  watch your back, others are in the background. Be wary of signing any deals in which you will not get your rewards. Nobody will profit if things go as they are going. Be clear with yourself.
Don't give yourself airs. Stunted, Blocked in. If there is a blockage, it comes from within.  Stop and Reflect. Look to yourself.
 

Use for magic purposes:  represents an individual or it can stand for a group of people or an establishment (business, school, etc.). Man symbolizes the first human in rune lore. Use this rune for increasing intelligence, career potential, or psychic harmony.  To represent a specific person or group of people. To help social relationships. Strengthen intelligence and memory. With other Runes - Guides their workings into the realm of the mind.  Indigo and Violet. (refer to my COLOR Page)

In Predictions:  principally female rune, just as a body of water can be calm and peaceful it can also mean danger and/or unpredictability, like peoples emotions. Fear, irrational thinking, secrets, intuition , paths of spiritual development, psychic, paranormal. All aspects of water are implies here. Flow, sea, river, lake, etc. are all one thing in the greater picture. The mystery of the tides also imply as it was not known that the moon had such a profound influence. The flow of the water is incorporated and respected in the human body. This is for deep meditation of higher forces and the materials that make up the body. Cleansing is important now. Laguz is the most strongly feminine of runes, representing water. Deep sexuality is suggested by this rune. Through Laguz, water is seen as the ocean - vast, uncontrollable, ever-changing, and vital. When interpreted as the returning tide, Laguz can also predict the inevitable return from a long journey.

Upright position:  pay attention to your feelings ,but do not allow yourself to withdraw too deeply into yourself. Listen to what you are trying to tell yourself. A chance to achieve and progress yourself due to your intellect is at hand, a female may play an upcoming role pertaining to the question at hand with insight into the situation to put your fears at bay or fill you in where you don't have the answer. A woman may be wondering if she is pregnant.  The RUNE Laguz is the RUNE of primal water. Standing water where venom collects and ferments was thought of as much more dangerous than running water. Running water is active, life holding and holy. Laguz is the RUNE which enables you to search back through the layers of that-which-is and be able to move through its structure at will in order to read an orlog.
As well as being the RUNE of concealment and the unknown, Laguz is a RUNE by which life is brought forth from darkness and the hidden is brought into the light. Laguz is a RUNE of transitions between life and death - the awakener at life's beginning and the water to be crossed at it's end.
 

Inverse position:  do not dwell inside, go outside and be with others. Do not live in your unconscious mind and analyze everything, enjoy what life has for you now, be aware of what is not seen. Do not overreach - Watch excessive striving. Failure to draw upon the wisdom of instinct. Go within yourself and honor the your receptive side.

Use in purposes of magic:  mental stability, to reveal hidden things. Laguz is the flow of the runic energies. This is the primary rune of magickal workings, the moon, psychism and clairvoyance. You can use Lagus as a magick net to cast out and draw the energies you feel will be most helpful to you. Used to enhance your psychic abilities. Used to help confront fears.  To help stabilize emotions and intellect.  To help facilitate mutual feelings. To help uncover mysteries. To fill yourself with life force and send it from world to world. To help probe the subconscious and the unknown.  To give physical and magical strength.
Aid with Psychological insight. To bring out the effects of past workings.  When used with other RUNES - Strengthens them and may be used to help send their workings from world to world. Can be used to set the other RUNES to work in secret or to bring them up from their root in the hidden realms of being.
Blue and Violet. (refer to my COLOR Page)

In predictions it announces:  work, productivity, growth, earthy, fertility. Another linking to Frey, this represented the fertility of the joining of human beings. This has a direct meditative purpose of the wanting of pregnancy. A lot can be learned from deep meditation on this rune. The presence of this rune suggests that tasks which have been initiated will come to fruition. This rune is associated with Ing and Frey, it is this connection that explains its connotations of both fertility and sexuality. The variant of this rune shown here is reminiscent of the twin strands of life, and of the challenge and rewards of bringing together things complimentary. When this Rune is drawn, be assured you can achieve completion and then start a new beginning!  This can be a joyous realization of a new path, a new life. Can also mean news of a stranger or family member not heard from in a long time.  This rune was often found on houses and barns for protection and fertility of home, animals, fields and other buildings.  The RUNE Inguz is the male counterpart to Berkana.  As Berkana is the great mother who receives, conceals, and brings forth  Inguz is her sacrificed consort who is protected in her womb until the rebirth. Inguz is the RUNE by which power is stored.  A gateway to hidden realms.  It is the RUNE which converts active power to potential power.
 

No upright and inverse positions:  successes with fertility, new changes ,new plans, good business deals, profits, is a birth at hand?

Use for magic purposes:  for fertility, agriculture, growth, overall health, balance. Ing stands for completion, bringing focus, and centering when used. When placed about other runes, Ing stores power and is a great rune to combine with others for charm bags and talismans.  Balance and General health.
Fertility. Good for Moon Magic (Ex. bindings) Used to store power. Reveal the gateway to hidden realms.
Used with other RUNES - Stores their energy until it is needed (Good on a Talisman). Indigo. (refer to my COLOR Page)

In Predictions:  Drawing Dagaz often signals a major shift or breakthrough in the process of self-change, a complete transformation in attitude, a 180-degree turn. For some, the transition is so radical that they are no longer able to live the ordinary life in the ordinary way. Happiness, success, satisfaction, activity, realization of the wished way of life. This is the time of the light, the time to work and the period of the normal day.  God's light is given to save man from the chaos of darkness. The meditation here is to concentrate on performing well in the days' working hours. This is the time for labor to bring about "fruit". Use this time to do your part to make the things around you better for the people in the community. Dagaz means daylight, and represents divine light. This rune generally refers to dawn (the initial sparking of energy) or to midday (the climax of energy). A major period of achievement and prosperity is often introduced by this Rune. The darkness is behind you, daylight has come. Both dawn and midday are symbolic of change, but unlike the changes in the perpetual circle of the year which are slow and subtle, the changes over a day are much faster and more dramatic. The breaking of a new day is symbolic of the rapid illumination of dismal circumstances. With this Rune your Warrior Nature reveals itself. The RUNE Daguz is the completion of the processes of Gebo and Algiz. The synergy gained by the active exchange of energies shown in Gebo - reaches it's transcendent substance in Dagaz. This RUNE may be compared to the alchemical Philosopher's Stone.  Daguz is the RUNE of achievement of transcendent consciousness, in which the participant becomes one with the universe in a flash of blinding awareness. It is the moment of awakening, the eternal moment of being reached through Hegel's process of thesis-antithesis-synthesis.
 

No upright and inverse positions:  You can see the light now, you will find a solution to your problem, significant change in life, the way you have always done something,  thought of something to be will suddenly change.

Use for magic purposes:  For achievement of positive results.  To bring a positive outcome or to completion.  Prosperity - To help end one cycle and begin the next.  Used to represent the watchers.
Chiefly used for meditation - It transforms consciousness and being on all levels. Used with other RUNES - Synthesizes their might into a single transcendent awareness. To give consciousness Pale Violet. (refer to my COLOR Page)

In Predictions: Real property is associated with Othila, for it is the Rune of acquisition and benefits. However, the benefits you receive-the Inheritance-may be derived from something you must give up. Whether it is your attachment to your position in society, to the work you do, or even to your beliefs about your own nature, the separation called for will free you to become more truly who you are. Home, inheritance, heritage, property, land. We inherit by our birthright. When a life's cycle ends, the next of the lineage inherits the wealth and responsibility. Sometimes a retreat is necessary from the severity of the loss. Meditation is to take the retreat to find the true meanings of what actions are to be taken since the influences of the past are now gone. New ideas may be introduced and tried with the acquiring of the new items. Nobility to know one's place in the established order. Land was the purest form of immovable wealth in Norse civilization, distinct from the movable wealth represented by Fehu. This rune speaks of stability and safety stemming from inheritance, both material and genetic. With respect to the question asked, consider the background of the people and families involved.

Upright position:  Avoid doing excess. Don't spend in excess. Don't eat too much.  Also check the bookkeeping and accounting on a bill when monthly payments are about to be paid off.  Money may be owed to you because of overpayment!  Sometimes money is found in the strangest places such as refunds on deposits, overpayments, or was hidden somewhere you forget, etc.  Money, material gains ( donations, gifts, inheritance ,etc. ). Also remember that to inherit something , something else must be given up, perhaps you will inherit but also lose something else in exchange. The RUNE Othila is the RUNE of inheritance. Because of this, it rules not only the bounds of the clan itself, but the mysteries of inherited power as well. This RUNE is tied to the families guardian power. As the final RUNE and completion of the Futhark, Othila holds all of the RUNES - The power of the RUNES is out mystical heritage. This RUNE is used to strengthen the ties of the clan (This includes all those of similar physical and/or spiritual ancestry) and to bring out the wisdom and power from all sources of your heritage, including past life knowledge and talents.
 

 Inverse position:  material loss, misfortune, damage, accident, failure, something is preventing you from receiving what is due you, or something will happen so that you wont receive what is due you. The obstacles you confront are among those things in your background that you take for granted and consider fairly stable. Problems from the "homeland",  from family inheritance, or from our own origins may be worked around, but they cannot be made to go away. Fortunately, for many problems, this is all that is required.

Use for magick purposes:  to complete business deals involving land and property, to strengthen family ties, anything to do with family, inheritance and property, home.  Odal represents legacy, your home and property. Draw on the front and back door of your house to protect the family. Odal also safeguards your monetary investments. Use it when researching your family tree to reach out and touch ancestral energies.  Represents Land and/or Property - Ownership.  Strengthen family ties. Draw upon heritage and ancestral power. Centering yourself or a situation. Bring wisdom and power to you from ALL sources. Used with other RUNES - Defines their sphere of working. Cauterization of a wound. White and Gold.  (refer to my COLOR Page)

In Predictions:  The Divine Blank is the end, blank the beginning. This is the Rune of total trust and should be taken as exciting evidence of your most immediate contact with your own true destiny, which, time and again, rises like the phoenix from the ashes of what we call fate. The appearance of this Rune can portend a death. But that death is usually symbolic and may relate to any part of your life as you are living it now. Relinquishing control is the ultimate challenge for the Spiritual Warrior. A gateway to another dimension, best interpreted by way it relates to other runes, destiny can not be avoided, things presently hidden from view. Some dispute the existence of this as a true rune. The meaning is that of the non-knowable nature. It is the black hole of knowledge. Zero by anything is still zero and it sometimes represents the darkest fears of us because it represents the nothingness we may come from and may return to. Use meditation on this concept to confront your darkest fears of our reality. The RUNE Wyrd has no markings at all. In some ways, it may be considered as a "joker" because you will not know it's meaning without also looking at the surrounding RUNES. The essential message of Odin is one of immutable fate or Karma. You will have to take what comes - there is no way out. This does not mean what will come is unpleasant. This RUNE can also symbolize the need to keep some things secret in our lives.
 

No Upright or Inverse Position:  always look to the runes surrounding Wyrd, especially the rune in the result position, indicates the hands of fate are in control at this time.

Use for Magick: The Norse sisters were the patrons of the art of divination, all knowing.

*** Also considered to be a "non-rune" as this rune actually is a blank and has no picture. ***