Algiz (or Elhaz) - Literally: “Elk” - Esoteric: Protection, Higher Self
Rune of the essential link or connection with the patterns of divine or archetypal consciousness, such as the Valkyrie. Rune of the possible danger of realizing this link when unprepared.
Divinations: Connection with the gods, awakening, higher life, protection; or hidden danger, consumption by divine forces, loss of the divine link, fear.
Perthro - Literally: unknown - Esoteric: The Norns, Fate, Lot-Cup
Rune of destiny and the unmanifest. Rune of probability and the role of luck in the evolutionary process of the all things.
Divinations: Good omen, knowledge of örlög, fellowship and joy, evolutionary change; or addiction, stagnation, loneliness, malaise, delusion, fantasy.
Ihwaz (eihwaz) - Literally: “Yew” - Esoteric: Yggdrasil or Kundalini
Rune of verticality of enlightenment. The axis or process of spiritual becoming. Axis of unity and communication between upper and nether worlds meeting in Midgard (earth). Rune of the mysteries of life and death.
Divinations: Enlightenment, endurance, initiation, protection; or confusion, destruction, dissatisfaction, weakness, death
Jera - Literally: “Year” - Esoteric: Harvest
Rune of harvest and reward for, or reaction to, right actions in a horizontal (naturally ordered) cyclical process. Rune of peace on the land and in the heart.
Divinations: Reward for positive action, plenty, peace, proper timing; or repetition, bad timing, poverty, conflict, regression.
Isa - Literally: “Ice” - Esoteric: Stasis, Stillness
Rune of concentration of things in a static or frozen state. Rune of stillness and the Ego-Self.
Divinations: Concentrated self, ego-consciousness, self-control, unity of being; or egomania, dullness, blindness, dissipation, immobility, self-centeredness, lack of change, psychopathy.
