"As for the Harii, quite apart from their strength, which exceeds that of the other tribes I have just listed, they pander to their innate savagery by skill and timing: with black shields and painted bodies, they choose dark nights to fight, and by means of terror and shadow of a ghostly army they cause panic, since no enemy can bear a sight so unexpected and hellish; in every battle the eyes are the first to be conquered."
-Tacitus, Germania
Hail to the thunderer! His mighty hammer, MjĂžlner, charged with lightning as it lights the sky. His will has shown us such beauty and raw power all at once.
The Old Norse alphabet consists of 24 runes, with an extra Odinâs rune when it comes to throwing and reading runes. The origin of word âruneâ stems from the Germanic word for âmysteryâ or âsecretâ. These days, runes are used as a method of connecting to oneâs higher self, inner guidance and tapping into intuition as a method of foretelling what the future may hold and offering advice.
The Elder Futhark runic alphabet is split up into 3 equal parts of eight runes each: Freyrâs Aett, Heimdallâs Aett, and Tyrâs Aett (âaettâ meaning family). These three parts tell the story of lifeâs cycles.
Freyr was the ruler of peace, fertility, rain, and sunshine and the son of the sea God Njörd and the brother of Freyja. Heimdall was the watchman of the Gods. Tyr, the Norse Sky God, was representative of war and justice.
The first set of runes is finding our footing in the material plane and the accumulation of worldly possessions. It holds runes symbolising things like cattle, communication and vigour.
The next set of runes tells of our increasing maturity and growth, it holds runes such as obstacles, fate, and harvest/abundance.
The final set of runes portrays our developing spirituality and legacy. It includes runes such as birth, community, intuition and inheritance.
There are two main ways to cast runes. It is said that the runes were thrown onto a special piece of fabric while looking up to the heavens, you then read only the runes that landed upright. The second way to read runes is to hold the pouch in your non-dominant hand and think about the question you want answered as you pull out runes with your dominant hand, placing them in the shape of whichever layout youâve chosen to do.
Freyrâs Aett:
- Fehu á - âCattle/Wealthâ
Reversed meaning may indicate the loss of personal possessions or income, a dip in self-esteem or some other kind of material struggles.
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