RUNES - THE ELDER FUTHARK

 
SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS
PICTUR LETTE MEANIN
NAME AND
E R G
ASSOCIATION
S
         
Riches; moveable
wealth; vital energy;
fire; the gods Frey
and Freya;
abundance through
FEHU F CATTLE
effort; inheritance of
self and self value;
material gain; earned
income; success and
happiness
Brute strength;
independence; raw
power; shaping force;
health and healing;
URUZ U WILD OX
home love on all
sides; changes; a
forceful masculine
archetype
The seeing of the
future; directed
THURISA
TH GIANT force; aggression;
Z
defence; protection;
the god Thor
 Higher
consciousness;
inspiration; wisdom;
ANSUZ A GOD a message from
within; chance
encounter; the god
Odin

Travel; journey of
life; communication;
RAIDHO R JOURNEY
rhythm; justice and
right

Creativity; craft;
intellect; energy
KENAZ K TORCH
harnessed towards a
goal

Exchange; balance;
bonds of friendship
and obligation;
GEBO G GIFT sexual union; unity
with self and all
others; harmony in
relationships

Happiness; exstasy;
harmony; friendship;
WUNJO W or V JOY
will; confidence; bliss
and glory

Change; destruction
leading to new
HAGALAZ G HAIL creation, as with the
destructive forces of
nature
 Resistance;
opposition; danger;
NAUDHIZ N NEED friction;
strengthening of the
will

Stillness; stability;
calmness;
ISA I ICE
stagnation; blockage;
barrenness; cold

Cycle of seasons;
patience; harvest the
JERA J or Y YEAR seeds you have
sown; reward; gain;
fruition

Life and death; the

EIWAZ EI YEW TREE axis of the universe;
shamanic journeying

Gaming piece; fate or

destiny; birth; hidden
PERTHRO P DICE CUP
things; mysteries;
secrets

Protection; defence;
sacred space;
ELHAZ Z ELK
honour; connection
with divine
 Light; advancement;
growth; evolution;
SOWILO S SUN
victory; attainment of
goals

Victory; justice;
THE GOD truth; sacrifice for the
TIWAZ T
TYR greater good;
motivation; success

Growth; renewal;
BIRCH TREE transformation;
BERKANO B
GODDESS goddesses; female
sexuality

Journeying;
SACRED faithfulness;
EHWAZ E
HORSE emotions;
partnerships; trust

Human life; self-

knowledge; rational
MANNAZ M MAN
mind; human
condition

Water; organic life;

birth and death; the
LAGUZ L LAKE unconscious mind;
concealment; a time
of cleansing
 Fertility; health;
THE GOD
INGUNAZ NG peace; latent power;
FREYR-ING
male sexuality

Paradox and
resolution;
DAGAZ D DAY enlightenment;
safety; clarity;
revelation

Property; boundaries;
INHERITED
OTHALA O heritage; inborn
LAND
abilities