~ MAGICAL MEANINGS ~
(Click on any rune to find its value)
This is a very favorable rune. It opens the way
for judgment into difficult and confusing situations. It brings calm.
It carries
Light into darkness. In its secondary meaning it gives
knowledge and
good speech, and acts as an avenue of divine revelation. The
biblical
prophets may be said to have prophesied under the influence
of this
rune.
Beorc can be used to heal and comfort in times
of hardship.
It may be cast as a love charm, or used maliciously to arouse
uncontrolled
passions. However, it can only be perverted with difficulty
since its
nature encourages a healthful balance. Esoterically it serves
as a
doorway to the understanding of the life-giving powers of the
earth.
The rune can
be used to complete anything that is ongoing
or unfinished. Used maliciously it encourages completion
according to
the natural laws of the gods. Can also be used to define
limits and set
amounts. In its other sense, as the light of Nature, Daeg can
be used
to banish the oppressing influence of a hostile
environment.
This rune can be used as the
means to solve a problem.
Cast, it can render a person a beast of burden to be used for
a given
end. It generates the vehicle for accomplishing the will.
Mundanely,
it provides transportation. Esoterically, it carries the
spirit forward
over obstacles.
Feoh can be used in a good or evil way. If used
to signify
that someone has power over his environment or that his
wealth will
increase, it is beneficial. But if applied directly with
scornful intent
it increased cowardliness and dullness. It can be used to
break the
spirit of an enemy and render him incapable of effective
action. It
can create fear and a fawning dependence.
A sign of
initiation. What must be given up in order to gain
wisdom and spiritual power. No advance is possible without
pain and
loss. The rune can be applied to another person favorably as
the
bringer of gifts, or unfavorably as the causer of
sacrifice.
Haegl is a
rune that lends itself to evil use. To project its
quality on another is to send them suffering and hardship,
which may
be more precisely defined by the runes that accompany it.
This
suffering without hope of redemption, remorseless pain and
loss
of a violent kind.
It
prevents actions through hidden and subtle means.
Can be used to freeze an intention or emotion before it is
fully
developed. Can also cause sudden and unforeseen
catastrophe
which the victim cannot perceive developing. But its main
used is
to forestall events.
Ger is used
to bring about an inversion of circumstance.
It revolves the wheel of fortune and makes the high to be low
to be
high. It causes events to come full circle. More
esoterically, it is
used to actualize desire by making inner vision into physical
reality.
The fruition of designs.
The rune can be used in conjunction with its
partner Rad
to penetrate mysteries. Applied to another directly it
dispels ignorance
and brings about sudden realizations and insights. Perversely
applied
it frustrates learning. It represents the highest of the
three levels of man.
Lagu is a rune of mystery that can be connected
with
the powers of the moon. Causes dreams and visions.
Madness.
False pregnancies. Suicides. Irrational and unnatural crimes.
It can
be used to look into the future but is not to be trusted.
Changeable.
However, when all dreams and hopes have dried up, a small
measure
of Lagu can be an initiator of change and growth. The symbol
of the
Cup as it is understood in modern magic represents the more
whole-
some qualities of Lagu.
Man is used to evoke the powers of intellect.
Ulysses
escaping the Cyclops radiated Man. It calls forth the cunning
and
daring of the Trickster. This rune is the sign of the cunning
man and
the wise woman. It provides the method to an
end.
The rune carries fortitude and defiance when
all hope
has been lost. It gives fearlessness in the face of certain
death. Cast
on another it can provide the inner strength to allow them to
survive
extreme sufferings of a physical or psychological kind. But
cast
indirectly with negative intent, it carries
hardship.
Ethel can be made to embody property or
possessions.
Cast with favor it brings increase; cast with malice it
carries loss.
Care must be taken in sending it so that the inheritance,
whatever
type it is, does not come as the result of the death of a
loved one.
The runes are pitiless and interpret instructions
literally.
The rune serves to bring abundance and pleasure
even
to the point of excess, and is not to be overused. The gayest
and
brightest of the runes. Cast with evil intent it can seduce
others to
excesses in gluttony, lust and drunkenness. It can make
them
spendthrift. Line wine it is delightful in moderation, but
deadly in
excess.
It
can be used to seek into the unknown. Applied to
another person, it arouses restlessness and dissatisfaction,
and
causes changes in life that may be good or bad depending on
which
runes accompany it.
Sigel is a sword of justice, the retribution of
the gods.
It is used to destroy enemies and to strike through confusion
to the
heart of problems. Sigel is an offensive weapon just as Eolh
is a defensive
weapon. It is used to punish; its effects are similar to the
sword of ritual
magic. Since it is an instrument of Light, it cannot be used
to commit
evil with impunity. Attempts to pervert it to the uses of
darkness end
tragically.
Tyr is similar to Sigel in that both are
offensive weapons,
but Tyr refers more to specifically to human qualities of
courage and
determination. It lends its strength in battles of all kinds,
supports failing
limbs and guides weapons to their mark. When carved on a
weapon, it
helps it to strike true and keeps it from shattering. Cast on
another
person with evil intent, it carries strife on all levels. Can
cause fist fights
or wrestlings with conscience depending on how it is modified
by
circumstance and the runes that accompany it.
The Ur rune can be used to send resolve and
courage,
to restore hope, to galvanize into action. Also to increase
sexual potency
in men. When applied indirectly it can be used as a threat
and a medium
of destructive force.
Wyn is a reward for spiritual sacrifice; the
force flickering
in the name given to the neophyte when he takes on his
magical identity and
is exalted above the common man. The rune can be used as a
vessel of
energy in the same way Odin used it, to project authority.
Glory in the
eyes of the gods translates as strength in dealings with
men.
Eolh is used for defense on all levels:
physical,
emotional and intellectual. It protects against the attacks
of men, beasts
or spirits. It can be sent to another to keep him safe from
harm. Eolh
figures prominently in the protective charm worn during
dangerous
rune rituals.
This rune is used to lend strength and provide
a firm
foundation. It is to be relied on in time of need. It can
protect a person
from himself by rendering him sensible and thoughtful. It
guards against
self-destructive behavior. More mystically it provides a
staff of comfort
and help in the darkness of the soul.
The Ing rune can be used to overcome illusions
and
mental illness. It serves as a help in practical day-to-day
problems but
should not be underrated on that account. Ing is a powerful
force for
good. It protects the home and those within it. Calms
domestic strife.
Unites families with bonds of affection. A down-to-earth
deity embodying
the simple but precious human virtues that lie close to the
land.
This rune is evil when applied directly to
another person.
It can be sued to call upon them confusion and destruction,
to literally visit
them with the demon. Used simply to embody evil, it can be
fenced around
by other protective runes and can play a part in removing
evil from and
individual or a place afflicted.
Thanks so much to the
enlightened words of Donald Tyson.
Reprinted partially or entirely from Rune
Magic.
Magic.
