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Hagalaz: (hail). Sort of The Tower of the Futhark world. There may be
disruptive forces at work, requiring change. Frequently this is on an
inner level; adjustments on world view and outlook may be indicated. It
deals with the dark side of oneself, which is clamoring to be
understood rather than shut away.
Jera: (year). Everything changes, in its own time. It can break through
stagnancy. Overall, this is a positive rune, although it can indicate the
return of unfinished business as well as the finished.
Eihwaz: (yew). Essentially, in working with this rune I find a strong
connection to the Wiccan saying, "as above, so below". What one
hopes to manifest on the higher planes can get a good boot by being
dealt with on the lower. As well, when things are moving on the higher
planes, changes may accompany this on the lower. This rune seems to
represent the connecting, focal section between these (and other)
planes. This can be a very strong and assertive rune.
Sowilo: (sun). In the Norse and Germanic traditions, the sun is female,
which gives it a different indication than the lore of other cultures. The
rune symbolizes the consciousness of the inner self, and may indicate
growth (in various ways). The blessings of the sun would improve
Northern crops. (The solar cross is formed by two Sowilo runes, written
in either direction. While I believe in reclaiming many things taken from
us as Pagans, the damage mid-century done in the name of the solar
cross keeps me from any interest in reclaiming that particular symbol.)
Tiwaz: (Tyr). Victory, justice. The rune is shaped like an arrow, so one
can visualize it going straight to its target. Tyr is the god who
consented to bind the Fenris wolf by tricking him. In so doing, he
voluntarily lost one hand.
Ehwaz: (horse). The rune may indicate a pair of horses in the original
etymology. The rune can relate to a vehicle, including in the sense of
how one adapts to circumstances. Partnerships (marriage or business)
may be alluded to with this rune. "Bonding" may be a factor.
Cooperation and adjustment may be ideas to consider.
Mannaz: (man). Cooperation for the benefit of the whole. The use of
the mind to further such cooperation and success (however defined)
may be considered here. There's a sense of the individual in
relationship to the group, as well as the role of the intellect.
Laguz: (lake). This rune may relate to love (being half an Ehwaz).
There's also the sense of that old saying, "still waters run deep". It has
much tie to the emotional state of a person.
Inguz: (Frey). As can be seen below, this rune has two forms. (As do
some of the others.) I see it as a seed, gestating below the surface of
the soil, in a period of apparent stagnation. But the seed is waiting.
Processes we cannot see have been finely honed. This rune may mark
a dark night within a person, through which they must travel. In a
sense, it is sort of an initiatory rune. I see Jera as a positive outcome of
Dagaz: (day). This rune symbol swoops around like the infinity sign.
Day and night -- it can touch the extremes, or what appear to be
extremes. It is a rune of paradox, and I have found it a strengthening
rune for me, in that it allows the contradictory parts of myself to
explore and talk with one another. It breaks down, and builds up -- a
truly syncretic rune that I'm not doing justice in my description of.
Many writers place Othila after Dagaz instead of the way it is listed
here.