This quick reference provides all 24 runes with their essential information for easy lookup.
- Meaning: Wealth, cattle, prosperity
- Pronunciation: FAY-who
- Unicode: U+16A0
- Keywords: Mobile wealth, abundance, energy
- Element: Fire
- Meaning: Aurochs, strength, vitality
- Pronunciation: OO-rooz
- Unicode: U+16A2
- Keywords: Primal strength, health, raw power
- Element: Earth
- Meaning: Giant, thorn, Thor
- Pronunciation: THOOR-ee-sahz
- Unicode: U+16A6
- Keywords: Protection, reactive force, challenge
- Element: Fire
- Meaning: God, Odin, divine wisdom
- Pronunciation: AHN-sooz
- Unicode: U+16A8
- Keywords: Communication, inspiration, divine messages
- Element: Air
- Meaning: Ride, wagon, journey
- Pronunciation: RYE-though
- Unicode: U+16B1
- Keywords: Journey, rhythm, right action
- Element: Air
- Meaning: Torch, knowledge, fire
- Pronunciation: KEN-ahz
- Unicode: U+16B2
- Keywords: Knowledge, illumination, craft
- Element: Fire
- Meaning: Gift, exchange
- Pronunciation: GAY-bo
- Unicode: U+16B7
- Keywords: Partnership, reciprocity, balance
- Element: Air
- Meaning: Joy, perfection, harmony
- Pronunciation: WOO-nyo
- Unicode: U+16B9
- Keywords: Joy, harmony, well-being
- Element: Air
- Meaning: Hail, disruption
- Pronunciation: HAH-gah-lahz
- Unicode: U+16BA
- Keywords: Disruption, necessary destruction, testing
- Element: Ice/Water
- Meaning: Need, necessity, constraint
- Pronunciation: NOW-theez
- Unicode: U+16BE
- Keywords: Need, friction, innovation through constraint
- Element: Fire
- Meaning: Ice, stillness
- Pronunciation: EE-sah
- Unicode: U+16C1
- Keywords: Stillness, pause, preservation
- Element: Ice
- Meaning: Year, harvest, season
- Pronunciation: YEH-rah
- Unicode: U+16C3
- Keywords: Harvest, cycles, reaping what you sow
- Element: Earth
- Meaning: Yew tree
- Pronunciation: AY-wahz
- Unicode: U+16C7
- Keywords: Death/rebirth, endurance, paradox
- Element: All (World Tree)
- Meaning: Lot cup, mystery, fate
- Pronunciation: PERTH-row
- Unicode: U+16C8
- Keywords: Mystery, fate, secrets, divination
- Element: Water
- Meaning: Elk, protection
- Pronunciation: AL-geez
- Unicode: U+16C9
- Keywords: Protection, divine connection, sanctuary
- Element: Air
- Meaning: Sun, success
- Pronunciation: SO-wee-lo
- Unicode: U+16CA
- Keywords: Victory, success, life force
- Element: Fire
- Meaning: Tyr (god of justice), honor
- Pronunciation: TEE-wahz
- Unicode: U+16CF
- Keywords: Justice, honor, sacrifice
- Element: Air
- Meaning: Birch tree, birth
- Pronunciation: ber-KAH-nah
- Unicode: U+16D2
- Keywords: Birth, growth, fertility
- Element: Earth
- Meaning: Horse, partnership
- Pronunciation: EH-wahz
- Unicode: U+16D6
- Keywords: Partnership, trust, cooperation
- Element: Earth
- Meaning: Man, humanity
- Pronunciation: MAH-nahz
- Unicode: U+16D7
- Keywords: Humanity, consciousness, community
- Element: Air
- Meaning: Water, lake
- Pronunciation: LAH-gooz
- Unicode: U+16DA
- Keywords: Water, intuition, flow
- Element: Water
- Meaning: Ing (fertility god), seed
- Pronunciation: ING-wahz
- Unicode: U+16DC
- Keywords: Gestation, potential, completion
- Element: Earth
- Meaning: Day, dawn
- Pronunciation: DAH-gahz
- Unicode: U+16DE
- Keywords: Breakthrough, transformation, awakening
- Element: Fire/Air
- Meaning: Ancestral property, heritage
- Pronunciation: OH-thah-lah
- Unicode: U+16DF
- Keywords: Heritage, home, legacy
- Element: Earth
Upright: Standard meaning, flow, positive expression Reversed (Merkstave): Blocked, challenged, or inverted meaning
Note: Some runes (Gebo, Isa, Ingwaz, Dagaz) have no reversed meaning due to symmetry.
- Past/Foundation - What brought you here
- Present/Challenge - What you're facing now
- Future/Outcome - Where things are headed
Draw one rune:
- Positive runes: Fehu, Gebo, Wunjo, Jera, Sowilo, Dagaz → Yes
- Challenging runes: Hagalaz, Nauthiz, Isa, Thurisaz → No, or "not yet"
- Neutral runes: Others → Depends on question/context
Common powerful combinations:
- ᛏᛊ (Tiwaz + Sowilo) - Victory through honor
- ᚨᛉ (Ansuz + Algiz) - Divine protection
- ᚠᛟ (Fehu + Othala) - Ancestral wealth
- ᚱᛞ (Raidho + Dagaz) - Journey to breakthrough
- ᚷᚹ (Gebo + Wunjo) - Joyful partnership
| Element | Runes |
|---|---|
| Fire | Fehu, Thurisaz, Kenaz, Nauthiz, Sowilo, Dagaz |
| Water | Hagalaz, Isa, Perthro, Laguz |
| Earth | Uruz, Jera, Berkana, Ehwaz, Ingwaz, Othala |
| Air | Ansuz, Raidho, Gebo, Wunjo, Algiz, Tiwaz, Mannaz |
| Special | Eihwaz (all elements - World Tree) |
Theme: Material prosperity and social harmony Use for: Wealth, health, relationships, joy
Theme: Challenge and transformation Use for: Overcoming obstacles, breakthrough, protection
Theme: Cosmic order and completion Use for: Justice, community, legacy, fulfillment
# Python - All 24 runes
runes = [
'\u16A0', '\u16A2', '\u16A6', '\u16A8', # 1-4
'\u16B1', '\u16B2', '\u16B7', '\u16B9', # 5-8
'\u16BA', '\u16BE', '\u16C1', '\u16C3', # 9-12
'\u16C7', '\u16C8', '\u16C9', '\u16CA', # 13-16
'\u16CF', '\u16D2', '\u16D6', '\u16D7', # 17-20
'\u16DA', '\u16DC', '\u16DE', '\u16DF' # 21-24
]// JavaScript
const runes = ['\u16A0', '\u16A2', /* ... */ '\u16DF'];| Sound | As in English | Runes |
|---|---|---|
| F | fish | Fehu (ᚠ) |
| U/OO | moon | Uruz (ᚢ) |
| TH | think | Thurisaz (ᚦ) |
| A/AH | father | Ansuz (ᚨ) |
| R | rolled R | Raidho (ᚱ) |
| K | king | Kenaz (ᚲ) |
| G | gift | Gebo (ᚷ) |
| W | win | Wunjo (ᚹ) |
| H | house | Hagalaz (ᚺ) |
| N | need | Nauthiz (ᚾ) |
| I/EE | see | Isa (ᛁ) |
| Y | yes | Jera (ᛃ) |
| EI | — | Eihwaz (ᛇ) |
| P | pour | Perthro (ᛈ) |
| Z/R | — | Algiz (ᛉ) |
| S | sun | Sowilo (ᛊ) |
| T | true | Tiwaz (ᛏ) |
| B | birth | Berkana (ᛒ) |
| E | egg | Ehwaz (ᛖ) |
| M | man | Mannaz (ᛗ) |
| L | lake | Laguz (ᛚ) |
| NG | sing | Ingwaz (ᛜ) |
| D | day | Dagaz (ᛞ) |
| O | own | Othala (ᛟ) |
- Draw one rune each morning
- Meditate on its meaning
- Notice how it appears in your day
- Journal observations at night
- Week 1-2: First aett (Fehu through Wunjo)
- Week 3-4: Second aett (Hagalaz through Sowilo)
- Week 5-6: Third aett (Tiwaz through Othala)
- Week 7: Review and integration
"The runes are not just symbols—they are gateways to ancient wisdom."
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