THE RUNE SET

Fehu = Wealth.

Prosperity and money. Also means that you will achieve your career and current goals.

Uruz = Strength.

Courage and overcoming obstacles. Suggests that through your own efforts you will be rewarded.

Thurisaz = Thorn.

Protection, challenge, secrecy and conflicts. May suggest hardship before a positive.

Ansuz= God/odin.

Wisdom, inspiration and communication. Connected to rites of passage and shamanic experiences.

Raidho = Riding.

Journey, growth, change and destiny. Prepare yourself for a new cycle as the journey of life never ends.

Kenaz = Torch.

Guidance, inner voice and creativity. You will find inner inspiration to light the way.

Gebo = Gift.

Generosity in love, legal matters and contracts. The rune of mutual giving and receiving – but overdoing this can be destructive.

Wunjo = Joy.

Joyfulness, success and recognition. Represents happiness through your own efforts.

Hagalaz = Hail.

Disruption by natural events and uncontrolled forces. Represents unwelcome change that if viewed positively can transform sorrow to happiness.

Naudhiz = Need.

Time for action, self-reliance, personal achievement and passion. The rune of need or want and can suggest unbalance.

Isa = Ice.

Blockage or standstill. Predicts a period of inactivity which may even be positive, wait for the right moment.

Jera = Year/ Harvest.

Results of earlier efforts realised, life cycles that can be fruitful, or a repetition of old mistakes.

Eihwaz = Yew.

Transformation and change. Natural endings leading to a banishment of what is now completely redundant.

Perthro = Dice Cup/vagina.

Fertility and growth, new beginnings. Rune of destiny - what is for you shall be yours.

Elhaz = Elk.

The Higher Self, Spiritual nature, duality, care needed in approaching important matters.

Sowilo = Sun.

Victory, success, potential, energy and expansion. Good fortune shines on you.

Tiwaz = The Pole Star.

Justice and a path will become clear. Keep the faith in dark times.

Berkano = Birch.

Healing and physical or spiritual regeneration. Also indicates the start of new beginnings. It’s an auspicious rune to pull.

Ehwaz = Horse.

Loyalty, harmony between people – or suggests a house move.

Mannaz = Man.

Power of human intelligence, seeing your life as part of a wider pattern. Compassion for strength and weaknesses.

Laguz = Water.

Birth, beginnings, emotions, flow of life, unconscious wisdom and intuition.

Ingwaz = The God Ing.

Time of gestation (both real and symbolic), creative withdrawal, promise of better times.

Dagaz = Day.

Awakening, clear vision or awareness, optimism. Brings light at the end of the tunnel.

Othala = Homestead.

Home, domestic matters, family and responsibility, duty. Can also suggest a need for firmer boundaries.