Divination: Rune Meanings.

Runes are an ancient written language. As a divination system, history is unclear how they were used. Modern divination with runes really came to the fore in the 1980s with the success of Ralph Blum's The Book of the Runes. Countless websites propose different meanings for the runes. Given below is an abbreviated version that I use in my readings. One may find that the runes have different names if you look them up on different websites. The names used here are the variants that I was taught when I first started learning to read them.

There are different techniques for reading the runes. Those will be covered in my next divination post.

Rune	Meaning - Direct	Meaning – Reversed
Feho	Luck, possessions earned	Loss of wealth, poor luck
Ur	Courage, strength	Cowardice, weakness
Thorn	Tendency towards change	Danger, defenselessness
Ansuz	Blessings, power of speech	Misunderstanding, manipulation
Rad	Seeing a larger perspective	Irrationality, injustice
Cen	Passion, sexual vitality	Illusion of false hope
Gyfu	Gifts	N/A
Wynn	Comfort, pleasure	Loss of comfort and pleasure
Hagalaz	Crisis	N/A
Nyd	Delays, innovation	Distress, poverty
Isa	Mental block to progress	Treachery
Ger	Cycles of the universe	N/A
Eoh	Enlightenment, trustworthiness	Confusion, weakness
Poerdh	Knowledge of future things	Stagnation
Algiz	Follow your instincts	Hidden danger
Sowilu	Honor, success	Gullibility, false goals
Tyr	Willingness to self-sacrifice	Strife, conflict
Boerc	Love affair, new birth	Anxiety about a loved one
Ehwis	Movement for the better	Feeling restless
Manuz	Expect to receive assistance	Expect no help at this time
Laguz	Success in travel	Poor decisions, confusion
Ingwaz	Familial ties	N/A
Dagaz	Time to begin a new enterprise	N/A
Othala	Fundamental values	Ties that bind you

The chart above is an excerpt from a forthcoming book I have been working on. More details and excerpts from the book will be shared as I get closer to the release date next spring.