Runes are an Ancient Germanic Alphabet that many use for divination. They can also be used as sigils because each Rune holds its own meaning. Witches write out the Runic Alphabet on small stones, bones, or marbles and gently toss them into a vessel and scry based on where they land or what falls at all.
The Elder Futhark is the oldest form of the Runic Alphabet, and is consisted of three aspects of three different deities being Freyja’s, Heimdall’s, and Tyr’s Aetts. Each Rune has a meaning and its own correspondences.
The Younger Futhark are also referred to as Scandinavian runes, is considered to be a reduced form of the Elder Futhark, but still remains a runic alphabet with sixteen characters. These were most promindently used through the ninth century.
ᚠ Fehu: Freya’s Rune, domestic cattle, power and position gained by your own hand, earned prosperity or regard.
ᚢ Uruz: Auroch’s Horns, forces beyond our control are afoot, so stay serene and let it the process flow.
ᚦ Thursiaz: Thor’s Rune, thorns and defense, protection within and around oneself or space, security.
ᚱ Raido: The Chariot, travel, intellect, logic, the arts, journey, action, effort, change, progress, and movement.
ᚲ Kenaz: The Torch, bending nature towards your will, paving your own way through with blazing passion..
ᚷ Gebo: Sacrifice, substitution, replacement, exchange, trade, offering up something for something better in return.
ᚹ Wunjo: Strength in bliss, companionship, splendor, delight, pleasure, happiness, company, and camaraderie.
ᚻ Hagalaz: Precipitation, particularly Hail, Duality. Purging Chaos. The union of opposites. Fire and ice.
ᚾ Naudiz: Determination, character, endurance, independence, desperation, self-reliance, force, and effort.
ᛁ Isaz: Ice, perfect stillness, introspection, sanctuary in seclusion, contemplation, being frozen.
ᛃ Jera: Reaping what is sown, enjoying the fruits of your labors, abundance from work, the rewards of the year.
ᛇ Ihwas: Stability, reliability, firmly planted, grounded yet centered, to be deeply rooted, earthly connection.
ᛈ Pertho: The grail, mystery, magick, femininity, secrets, reproduction, fertility, nether regions.
ᛇ Eiwaz: The Horns of a stag, labor and sacrifice for development and growth, high strength of will.
ᛋ Sowilo: The Sun, transformation, productivity, maturity. movement, achievement.
ᛉ Algiz: Odin’s Rune, defensive protection, intellect and wisdom, divine connection, and interaction.
ᛏ Tiwaz: Tyr’s Rune, authority, power, leadership, honor, admiration, regard, and reverence.
ᛒ Berkano: The Birch, new beginnings, openings, and journeys ahead. Growth and cycles.
ᛖ Ehwaz: Horses, coordination, movement, independent cooperation to achieve the same goal.
ᛗ Mannaz: Memories, union, fellowship, connection, the collective of humanity, harmony and peace.
ᛚ Laguz: the fluidity, emotion, insight, subconscious, processing, & divinity of the lake’s waters.
ᛝ Ingwaz: Masculinity, fertility, potential, new perspectives, and opportunities, ripe with chance.
ᛟ Othala: The hearth and home, sacred family, ancestral property, stability, inheritance, home.
ᛞ Dagaz: Duality, balance, union of opposites, the day and night, oppositions finding peace.
