Mannaz - Literally: “Mankind” - Esoteric: Humankind, awareness
Rune of the Divine structure of intelligence in the human soul or psyche. Rune of the horizons of human existence and collective potential.
Divinations: Divine structure, sustainability, intelligence, awareness, social order, divine influence in life; or depression, mortality, blindness, self-delusion, collective suicide, bigotry, elitism, intellectual arrogance.
Ehwaz - Literally: “Horse” - Esoteric: Trust
Rune of harmonious teamwork and trust. Rune of pairs of entities working together for a common goal.
Divinations: Harmony, teamwork, trust, marriage, loyalty; or duplication, disharmony, mistrust, betrayal, nightmares, indecision.
Berkano - Literally: “Birch Goddess” - Esoteric: Birth, Sanctuary
Rune of containment and release of energy leading to continued growth and continual rebirth or renewal in all things. The rune of liberation and becoming.
Divinations: Birth, becoming, life changes, shelter, liberation, sanctuary; or blurring of consciousness, deceit, sterility, stagnation, conspiracy.
Tiwaz - Literally: “The god, Tyr” - Esoteric: Justice, Sacrifice
Rune of the balance and justice ruled from a higher rationality. The rune of sacrifice of the individual (self) for well-being of the whole (society).
Divinations: Troth (faith/loyalty), justice, rationality, self-sacrifice, analysis, victory, honesty, even-handedness; or mental paralysis, over analysis, over-sacrifice, injustice, imbalance, defeat, tyranny.
Sowilo - Literally: “Sun” (Sol) – Esoteric: wholeness, success
Rune of guidance from an outside source in the process of making a journey or transformation of any kind. Rune of the light of the inner sun and its link to the outer sun, both of which are signs of the goal of the process of rune-work.
Divinations: Guidance, hope, success, goals, honor, life purpose; or false goals, bad advice, false success, gullibility, loss of goals.
