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.
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
