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Strength (Wild ox) – Pronunciation [urús] – Associated number: 2
Literally, the aurochs. Aurochs were wild bovines of great strength, similar to buffalo or bison. They were the main source of meat — fierce and difficult to hunt.
To make sense of it in our own culture, it would symbolise the same as a fighting bull: the charge, raw strength, vigour, the sexual potency of the male, virility, health, even aggression, but also bravery and courage.
Uruz represents important achievements, though they will require effort. The sudden onset of new situations.
Health, progress, endurance and energy.
(Hail, force of nature) Pronunciation [hagalás] – Associated number: 9
This rune meant hail — the kind of hail that falls just when the crops are about to be harvested and destroys everything.
So, at first glance, Hagalaz may seem like a negative rune, since it speaks of an event that is usually unexpected and puts you through a hard time. But bear in mind that after the storm comes the calm. A beautiful calm that often arrives laden with opportunities.
For example, you might lose your job and think it is catastrophic, only to realise some time later that it was the best thing that could have happened to you: thanks to it you found a better one, or it gave you the chance to dare to set up something of your own.
When an unexpected change happens in life, we often feel terrible, believing it to be a great loss, only to understand later that thanks to that change we have moved on to a far better stage.
So the Hagalaz rune urges you to accept your losses and to feel them as a bridge towards something better: towards renewal, a lesson, a period of personal growth.
After the hailstorm that Hagalaz represents comes a new day with a beautiful rainbow — a day brimming with renewed, stronger energies.
The warrior of justice – Pronunciation [tiuás] – Associated number: 17
Tyr, or Tiw, was the Viking god of war and, at the same time, of justice. Curiously for a warrior god, he was missing his right hand: he sacrificed it for a greater good. That is why we are dealing with willpower, self-sacrifice and honesty, for he had given his word that he would make that sacrifice and he kept it.
Teiwaz tells you that sometimes you have to give something up in order to obtain something greater. So if this rune has appeared in your reading and your goals are fair and legitimate, the outcome will be positive.
In legal matters, Teiwaz announces that your efforts will yield results in your favour.
In a reading it can sometimes represent a man respected by the person consulting, someone who could help you — an honourable man of integrity.
Perseverance, patience and, at times, even sacrifice are very important if you are to reap good rewards.
(Need, Pain, Obstacle) Pronunciation [naudís] – Associated number: 10
The Naudiz rune urges you to ask yourself: what is it inside me that is blocking my progress, and how can what I experience as frustration serve as a guide and teach me something? It is an inner crisis, a painful but necessary lesson, for it is the thing that hurts from within that can make you react.
Ask yourself: which aspects of my personality am I refusing to acknowledge? Naudiz, also called Nied, is hunger, a sense of lack. It is Karma. Acceptance. Transmutation. The push life gives us to make the leap.
If this rune appears when you are asking about health, it may want you to recognise the symptoms before the illness becomes chronic. As a tool for personal growth, it may be asking you to acknowledge your deepest fears or the most unconfessable side of your personality, and to face up to them.
In a reading, the appearance of Naudiz is not pleasant, since we are not going to be very happy for a while; but it helps us carry out the change that was necessary to be truly well. It is a transition, a period you have to pass through, and in the end it will be for the better.
But remember, there is no need to be frightened: the runes are here to help us. So when they appear, it is to give us guidance, and there is always a margin of free will.
Signs (the mouth) Pronunciation [ansús] – Associated number: 4
We could say it speaks to you of communication. As well as the spoken word, advice, culture and wisdom.
Ansuz represents language both as a vehicle and as a vessel of wisdom. This rune urges you towards communication and dialogue, whether spoken or written.
It may be telling you to seek advice or information, perhaps from someone wiser than you, from a family member, or even from the runes themselves, depending on where it appears in the reading.
Ansuz may be telling you to stay alert, because news is coming your way about some paperwork or a pending matter of yours.
If your question concerns matters of the heart, Ansuz may be telling you to talk more with your children, your partner, or the person you asked about.
Friendship. A gift Pronunciation [guébo] – Associated number: 7
It means gift and represents generosity, gratitude, forgiveness. A friendship, union or partnership may be on its way.
It is important to share responsibilities and not to try to do everything yourself. When we join each of our individual energies together, we generate a greater energy.
The Gebo rune is compassion, generosity, selflessness. It is important to be generous and to give — whether something physical, such as our time, or our energy. The more we give, the more comes back to us. We must learn to give and learn to receive.
If Gebo appears in the outcome position of a reading, it announces a happy ending. Perhaps a gift from destiny.
As advice, it urges you to learn to accept help from others, or to let yourself be cared for a little. Accept the gift that is coming your way.
Mystery, Secrets, Luck Pronunciation [peorz] – Associated number: 14
It signifies the hidden or the mysterious. Things that were concealed may be revealed. Or something you had given up for lost may come back to you. Unknown secrets, open paths whose existence you are not yet aware of.
The revelation of something is drawing near, or perhaps you will find an object you thought was lost.
This rune also represents Karma, the law of cause and effect. It is important to look within, or to consult your guides, and to start over if necessary.
It can also indicate a peak moment on a sexual level.