“Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.”
“Be careful what you wish for…”
Wunjo – “Won-joe” – Literally: “Joy” – Esoteric: Hope, Harmony, Perfection
Key Concepts: joy, perfection, the art of correct wishing, correct application of the will, well-being, contentment, hope, expectation, relationship, family, bonding, trusted kinsfolk, [...]
Gebo – Literally: “Gift” – Esoteric: Fair Exchange, Sacrifice, Sacred Marriage
Rune of the gift – of exchange between two poles. The rune of self to self and self to one’s fellows. Bringing honor to the self. Rune of hospitality and generosity. Rune of the Cosmic Law of Compensation.
Divinations: Generosity, gift, magical exchange, honor, sacrifice, divine vision; or influence buying, greed, loneliness, dependence, over-sacrifice, unbalanced behavior, dishonesty.
Kenaz – Literally: “Torch” – Esoteric ‘Ken’ or Knowledge
Rune of creativity and of technical ability to shape/craft things in the objective and subjective worlds. The rune of art and skill.
Divinations: Artistic or technical ability, craft, transformation, offspring, new information; or disease, decay, breakup, inability, lack of creativity, ignorance, arrogance, elitism, over-conceptualization.
Raidho – “Ride-ho” – Literally: “Ride” or “Wagon” – Esoteric: Journey
Rune of ordered change and progress. Rune of rationality and right order (which is a dynamic process) in the world. The Journey of Life.
Divinations: Rationality, sound advice, action, justice, ordered growth, journey; or crisis, rigidity, stasis, injustice, irrationality, control freak, hypocrisy, wrongful imprisonment.
“Find your ears before you search for words.”
Ansuz – “Anne – suhz” – Literally: “Woden” – Esoteric: “Breath” or “Ancestral Sovereign God”
Key Concepts: order, gods, Odin, transmission of intelligence, communication, reason, inspiration, language, breath, sound, origins of language, the Voice of the Universe, spellsong, casting, chanting, ancestors, [...]
“If we must fight for peace then let us find our peace in battle.”
Thurisaz – “Thor-is-as” – Literally: “Thurses” or “Giants” – Esoteric: Strong one, Resistance
Key Concepts: Unconscious forces, sociological forces, Thor, Loki as giant, chaos, destruction by natural forces, complexities of aggression, conflicts, disputes, psychological problems, [...]
Uruz – Literally: “Aurochs” – Esoteric: Endurance, Formation, Manifestation
Rune of vital power and will. Rune of formation and organic structuring.
Divinations: Strength, constancy, vitality, tenacity, pattern, luck, health, pragmatic knowledge, understanding; or weakness, obsession, misdirected force, inconstancy, sickness, ignorance, uncontrolled rage, insensitivity, brutality
“Every beginning has within it the seeds of its own end.”
Fehu – “Fay-Who” – Literally: “Cattle” – Esoteric: Mobile Property, New Beginnings, Wealth
Key Concepts: Wealth, money, food, sustenance, Hamingja, luck, personal power, circulation of power, financial strength, prosperity
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