In divination and other magical work, I feel it’s worth keeping these facts in mind. While Uruz is normally associated with ideas like power, it also contains a warning: power must be managed, or it isn’t “safe” to be around. However, if our only focus is safety, we may fail to embrace the very power we seek. Sometimes we need the “wild” part as much as the “power” part.

In magical practice, I use Uruz to project both power and “wildness”. This I find helpful for people who have been so carefully taught to be polite and conform that they can no longer access their own internal wild power, lest they stray outside the lines of social acceptability.

Alas, the aurochs is no more, represented only by pictures, a few skeletons and a small number of preserved drinking horns derived from aurochs bulls. Uruz reminds us that our fate is fluid, just as was that of this wondrous beast, and that unless we embrace our wild power, we may share its fate.

I realize this is a little off the ordinary interpretations, and I would love to hear what others may have to say about it.

Arthur

My first book “The Book of Rune Secrets” on Amazon might help, but more specifically to your inverted runes question, I will be writing a second book called ‘The Murk-Staves’ this year that thoroughly explores inverted/reversed/murk runes and how to gain insight from them. It will be unique, because rune authors don’t tend to brave such an endeavor.

Stay fascinated — and don’t be scared. These are a great tool for you to look within yourself.

I just read through the Uruz article and accompanying comments, and thought I would throw in my two cents, for what they’re worth.

Regarding the order of Fehu and Uruz, I have thought of them thus: in order to Create–whether it be life, a work of art, or a new idea–one must have the resources in place to bring something new into the Universe. “Wealth” can mean many things, but most germaine to my point is that wealth means security for those who possess it. When someone has wealth, the struggle for survival eases, and attention then focuses on the creative, generative aspects of life. When there is enough food for the tribe to eat, babies are made, questions are asked of the universe, and innovations in society can occur. Likewise, the elements must all be in place before the Universe can create something new, like a stagnant pond full of DNA generating a living organism. In that case, DNA would be the “riches.”

Then comes the will to live, known as Uruz. Once something is created it must take on a life of its own and find its own power, otherwise it will not thrive, nor last long in a competitive world. So Fehu is the accumulation of correct circumstances for creation, and Uruz is the will to live and possess autonomy.

Personally, I have had some lovely meditations using Uruz/Audhumla/root chakra correspondences, and have come to feel that Uruz is about (among other things) bedrock strength and endurance. Uruz can help convince us of our right to exist where and when we do, if that makes any sense. It can help to remind us to nurture ourselves and take care of our own health, to defend ourselves against attacks on our sovereignty, and to “run like the reindeer across frozen snow,” if that’s what we need to do to save ourselves from the wolves at our heels.

Any thoughts? I love this site, by the way.
Rachel