The Runes in Divination: WYRD The Blank Rune

• The blank rune, known as WYRD, is totally modern addition to the Futhark system, which
takes it name from the Norse Wyrd (pronounced „weird“), the collective term for the three
Norse sisters known as the Norns.
• Individually known as Urdhr, Verthandi, and Skuld – past, present, and future, respectively
– they represented All Knowledge and were special patrons of the art of divination.
• WYRD is the cosmic power of Fate. It is closely akin to the idea expressed by the Sanskrit
word karma – that we ourselves must accept the responsibility for our own actions, be they
good or bad.
• WYRD shows that which is destined to be and cannot be avoided.
• When this rune appears in a reading, one may be certain that something unexpected is going
to come. Whether this something is positive or negative depends on what is warranted by
virtue of one’s past behavior.
• WYRD has no number and no pictographic symbol with which gives information in on its
meaning in a reading. Its meaning can best be interpreted by the way in which it relates to its
neighbors.
• Having no number and no symbol makes WYRD, in effect, a non-rune. The concept
expressed by it is neither concrete nor of this world.
• WYRD operates through a completely separate dimension than that of the other runes and
can often indicate that the matter in question is “in the lap of the gods”.
• A useful way to view WYRD, especially in mediation , is a void. Through this rune the
voices of the gods will invariably be made manifest, although very often their voices are
communicated through the Inner ear.
• When this rune appears in a prominent place in the runecast, it indicates that should a certain
step be taken life may never again be the same.
• WYRD does not always represent something negative or fateful, but it usually does
represent things that are at present hidden from view. Sometimes this can be a secret or
something that must remain undisclosed for one’s own good.
• In a runecast in which information about another person is the primary point of inquiry, the
appearance of this rune can signify that you are seeking information which one has no right
to know.
• Always look to the runes around WYRD for any clues as to its meaning, especially the ones
immediately following it in the rune that occupies the result position.
• When WYRD falls in the result position, it often shows that a simple resolution to the
problem in question is either not available at this time or totally in the hands of Fate.