I found this video by Freya Aswynn on YouTube. It contains her chants of the Elder Futhark runes, complete with artwork ideal for meditation and contemplation.
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ALGIZ (also called Elhaz) is a powerful rune, because it represents the divine might of the universe. The white elk was a symbol to the Norse of divine blessing and protection to those it graced with sight of itself.

Algiz is the rune of higher vibrations, the divine plan and higher spiritual awareness. The energy of Algiz is what makes something feel sacred as opposed to mundane. It represents the worlds of Asgard (gods of the Aesir), Ljusalfheim (The Light Elves) and Vanaheim (gods of the Vanir), all connecting and sharing energies with our world, Midgard.

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The Symbolism of Algiz

The symbol itself could represent the upper branches of Yggdrasil, a flower opening to receive the sun (SOWILO is the next rune in the futhark after all,) the antlers of the elk, the Valkyrie and her wings, or the invoker stance common to many of the world’s priests and shamans. In a very contemporary context, the symbol could be powerfully equated to a satellite dish reaching toward the heavens and communicating with the gods and other entities throughout this and other worlds. I find this metaphor particularly useful, due to my embrace of technology, but if it doesn’t work for you, use the older interpretations.
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The meaning of the word ‘PERTHRO‘ is unknown to the scholars, as it seems to have no other origin outside the runes. Rather than suppose that the word is lost, I treat this as intentional, as I must with all the names and their positions in the Aetts. Therefor, the reason that Perthro is unknown is because of all the runes it represents the unknown: Fate, the unmanifest, the unknowable and the nature of chance. Together all of these suggests Wyrd (the manipulation of chance and fate).

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A Note on Using the ‘Blank Rune’

The rune meaning of Perthro includes Wyrd, Fate, the mysteries of the unknown and unknowable. Most agree that it represents a ‘lot-cup’. It is the rune of the runes. Because this is so, we can immediately see why a ‘blank rune’ is an unnecessary addition to the 24 elder futhark runes. Typically, the ‘blank rune’ represents exactly those things that can be discovered and explored through Perthro — adding a blank rune into the strictly ordered futhark is at best redundant, and at worst a confusing impediment to genuine understanding (at least in the context of the system described by Rune Secrets.)

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This post is the first example of my 24 ‘Rune Meaning Analysis’ series, which will be posted to the RuneSecrets.Com website over the next 16 weeks. If you’re interested, why not subscribe via e-mail (on the left of the page) so that you can experience these insights in your inbox as soon as they become available? Remember to  leave your own comments, questions and wisdom for others to benefit from when they visit, later!

The Laguz rune meaning is “Water”.

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Water is the ancient mirror — the first surface that the evolving ego had to identify itself was the calm surface of a body of water.

We all have this surface identity of conceptual associations, this “I” or “Me” experience. While ISA is concerned with the totality of that ego experience, Laguz is concerned with transcending the ego in order to experience the unity of all Life and the collective unconscious.

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In order to expand upon the Elder Futhark runes in my own unique voice and perspective, I’ve begun the process of rehashing each of the 24 runes. I will clarify the difficult areas and shore up the body of work so that a complete, concrete system emerges.

It is important to me to present my own unique vision, so the Rune Secrets system will be based primarily on the past seven years of intense personal study. I naturally understand that a good deal of work has been done by others, so I will connect with rigorous systems developed in the past. However, I feel the emphasis must be placed upon the origins of my own thinking, because my understanding has reached a level where it can stand on its own, as a whole.

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