Comments on: Fehu – Rune Meaning

By: Arthur Weissinger

Arthur Weissinger — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:55:19 +0000

While meditating on the meanings of Fehu, it occurred to me that one form of “mobile wealth” is the sum total of one’s skills and experiences. For example, if I were a plumber, my ability in plumbing would constitute an important “asset”. Wherever I am I would have those skills with me; thus I would have “mobile wealth’ in the sense that I could at any time (theoretically) use this skill-set to obtain money or, through barter, anything else I need. This idea extends to a remarkable number of “skills”, e.g., such as interactive “people” skills that provide us with influence, etc.

Connection with family or community is also suggested by Fehu, although its meaning begins to merge with Othala. Certainly having such connections, especially with a large group of people, provides a kind of semi-mobile wealth that extends as far as the boundaries of your community. Here it blends with the “homeland” aspect of Othala.

I have put this up because I have occasionally had trouble interpreting Fehu in context of divination, and this notion of and internalized “mobile wealth” helps me understand some of the readings I’ve made.

I am interested to hear what others may think of this interpretation. Thanks,

Arthur

By: Tamara

Tamara — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:01:27 +0000

I agree. Runes are so much more than divination tools, just as the Tarot is so much more than a deck of cards with pretty pictures. I have learned to appreciate runes as “living things”, with an energy of their own. We can communicate with them spiritually and magically. They can help us in creating and visualizing what we want to bring into our lives. They can also be used as tools in daily life, your magikcal bag of tricks. Do you wish to understand someone better? Draw “ken” in the air (preferably when they’re not looking…lol), or mentally draw it, works the same. Need to defend yourself against someone? Mentally push “ailgiz”, the stag’s horn at them to back them up, or toss “thurisaz”, shaped like the thorn, behind you, to create obstacles. There are many uses for the wonderful Rune, and their spiritual and magickal meanings should be learned and fully embraced. I am still learning them, it’s a very interesting journey.

By: My Avatar « Cave Story

My Avatar « Cave Story — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:38:05 +0000

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By: Tyriel (Admin)

Tyriel (Admin) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:21:22 +0000

Eep thanks for drawing this to my attention! I don’t know why that part of the site is broken right now. Looking into it.

By: mifein

mifein — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:03:22 +0000

Thank you very much for the link because the “community” section on the top of main page seems to lead somewhere other than where the link you’ve given does.

By: Tyriel (Admin)

Tyriel (Admin) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:11:37 +0000

http://runesecrets.NET

By: Tyriel (Admin)

Tyriel (Admin) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:11:22 +0000

This is all getting a little off the topic of ‘Fehu’.

However, I’m shortly announcing that the Rune Secrets Study Community is open to all! Why not go over there and make an account, and start some conversations? :)

Warmly,

Tyriel

By: mifein

mifein — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:05:37 +0000

I have fairly recently encountered a well-grounded speculation that not only every mantic system, but every other approach such as dowsing, pendulum and virtually any other way or reading the information off the surrounding Reality is merely the way of projecting the direct reception of knowledge by our inner faculty of many names (subconscious, soul, spirit aka, aka, etc) so that our conscious part can perceive it and get it translated into more or less comprehensible language. To put it really bluntly we have to use some external props to bypass on the outside the inner barrier that prevents us from becoming whole integrated beings capable of dealing with Reality directly. However there are people (I know some) that managed to evolve past that dilemma and their perception is amazing (if not awe-inspiring to most). In one system this is called “maintaining resonance between subjective and objective realities”. One example: after a brisk glimpse at me from a distance of about 10 meters a person like that describes to me later on the phone the appearance of my actually crushed shin that could not possibly been spotted under my long trouser leg.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:22:50 +0000

“disregard as profane”

You may be reading too much into my prose. I’m fully aware of the extremes certain groups have taken tarot, such as golden dawn. Was in an off shoot order for a while. There’s also an author who cooked up a magickal system using tarot exclusively (which I may still check out as I’m into this kinda quasi kabbalistic mind candy).
I don’t like the contrived combo of astrological correspondence and Tree’s associations as they don’t fit in many instances, imo.
As far as real divination – for personal matters – I don’t really bother with tarot or runes. I feel, at times, they can be akin to an unnecessary buffer between sought info and ego awareness. But if the sensitivity to magnetism is up then we’re doing good…
The answers can be found directly through the local environs in any case. This was the way it really was surely. Then came the toys and props, or symbolic buffers…still a bit removed from nature and the flow of spirit.
I’ve been more into feeling runes lately; employing or resonating with the (however perceived if not projected) energies. This has it’s uses in which I’ll waive sharing at this time.
But ain’t it cool to be in the woods to fix on a rune to then pull that very stave in a draw… This has happened so many times now it’s old hat. There was one time I had a Sunday afternoon read about Thor’s Hammer…Later that night I did a little spread of seven cards (rune deck). To my delight I was able to rearrange the cards into a word; mjolnir. Actual word has two L’s but you get the picture.
In the end I find that, no matter how blatant or impossible, nothing much comes of it…which shows it’s really nature and (it’s) flow of consciousness.