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Fehu |
f |
Cattle |
Material wealth, fertility, and tamed earthly energy. |
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Uruz |
u |
Aurochs |
Untamed earthly energy, primal forces. |
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Thurisaz |
th |
Thorn or Thor |
A powerful defensive rune, it also uses destructiveness to battle ones
enemies and chaos, although it can cause chaos itself. |
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Ansuz |
a |
Oracle |
Wisdom and divine inspiration, also poetry, magic, ecstasy, and order. |
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Raido |
r |
Natural order |
The cycle of seasons, the sun and moon, animal migration, and the
rhythms of dance and music. |
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Kenaz |
k |
Torch |
Controlled fire. The fire of regeneration, the hearth, creation, and
cremation. |
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Gebo |
g |
Gifts |
Gifts, generosity, and hospitality. The binding between people by the
giving of gifts. |
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Wunjo |
w |
Harmony |
Joy and fellowship, also perfection and personal wholeness. |
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Hagalaz |
h |
Hail |
Framework or beginning pattern of the universe, evolution. The union
of fire and ice3. Harmony and completeness. |
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Naudiz |
n |
Need |
Heroic self-sufficiency. The ability to withstand hard times and
stress. |
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Isa |
i |
Ice |
Inaction. Stillness. Drawing into oneself to maintain calm. |
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Jera |
y |
Year |
Natural cycles: The seasons; sowing and reaping; dying and rebirth. |
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Eihwaz |
ei |
Yew Tree |
Symbolizes the tree Yggdrassil (the World Tree)--communication and
travel to other planes. |
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Pertho |
p |
Wyrd |
Chance, fate. |
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Elhaz |
z |
Defense |
Symbolic of an elk's antlers or a spread hand--active defense,
protection, also purifying. Also: A swan or Valkyrie--striving towards
one's potential. |
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Sowilo |
s |
The Sun |
The primal fire that acts against ice. The human will, victory, and
success. |
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Tiwaz |
t |
Tyr6 |
Righteous victory, honor, duty, selflessness. |
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Berkano |
b |
Birch Goddess |
(Also Earth Mother) The stages of life, as well as death,
pregnancy, and rebirth. Conceals, nurtures, protects like both womb and
tomb. |
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Ehwaz |
e |
Horse |
The relationship between horse and rider--any harmonious relationship:
marriage, business partnership, leader and followers. |
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Mannaz |
m |
Man |
Man or mankind, especially the spark within each person. The rational
mind and intelligence. |
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Laguz |
l |
Water |
The deep water of the unconscious bringing forth wisdom and intuition.
The primal waters of life, or those of birth and those crossed after
death. |
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Ingwaz |
ng |
Ing |
The seed and its stored power that must go through a gestation period
before becoming manifest. |
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Dagaz |
d |
Equilibrium |
The balancing point between two opposites. The instant of dawn or
dusk. The awakening of the transcendent consciousness. |
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Othala |
o |
Land |
Land, property, especially ancestral lands. Also, the genetic
structure from our ancestors, as well as ancestral memory and inherited
spiritual power. |