The Runes

  • Fehu

    Wealth, abundance, possessions, prosperity, resources, reward, movable property, success.


    Magical Uses: Prosperity, attracting money, increasing resources, business success, protecting possessions, encouraging abundance.


    Magical Correspondences: Earth; basil, cinnamon, clover; citrine, pyrite, green aventurine; green, gold, brown.

  • Uruz

    Strength, vitality, health, endurance, raw power, courage, transformation, untamed potential.


    Magical Uses: Strengthening, healing, vitality, courage, recovery, personal transformation, overcoming weakness.


    Magical Correspondences: Earth; nettle, oak, rosemary; bloodstone, carnelian, red jasper; dark green, red, brown.s here

  • Thurisaz

    Force, conflict, defense, danger, resistance, powerful change, boundaries, reactive power.


    Magical Uses: Protection, defense, breaking obstacles, establishing boundaries, confronting opposition, disrupting harmful influences.


    Magical Correspondences: Fire; thorn, nettle, garlic; obsidian, black tourmaline, red jasper; red, black, dark gray.

  • Ansuz

    Communication, wisdom, inspiration, messages, language, knowledge, divine insight, counsel.


    Magical Uses: Communication, eloquence, divination, inspiration, gaining wisdom, receiving messages, improving magical speech or prayer.


    Magical Correspondences: Air; mugwort, vervain, lavender; lapis lazuli, sodalite, clear quartz; blue, white, silver.

  • Raidho

    Journey, movement, travel, rhythm, direction, progress, right order, purposeful action.


    Magical Uses: Safe travel, opening roads, moving situations forward, finding direction, restoring order, successful journeys.


    Magical Correspondences: Air; mugwort, rosemary, mint; tiger's eye, carnelian, smoky quartz; red, brown, gold.

  • Kenaz

    Torch, illumination, knowledge, creativity, revelation, skill, understanding, controlled fire.


    Magical Uses: Creativity, inspiration, uncovering truth, gaining knowledge, illuminating hidden matters, strengthening magical skill.


    Magical Correspondences: Fire; cinnamon, bay, rosemary; citrine, sunstone, carnelian; orange, gold, red.

  • Gebo

    Gift, exchange, generosity, partnership, reciprocity, balance, obligation, sacred agreement.


    Magical Uses: Love, partnership, friendship, reconciliation, fair exchange, strengthening bonds, offerings and agreements.


    Magical Correspondences: Air; rose, lavender, apple; rose quartz, rhodonite, jade; pink, green, white.

  • Wunjo

    DescriptioJoy, harmony, pleasure, fellowship, comfort, satisfaction, belonging, wishes fulfilled.


    Magical Uses: Happiness, harmony, friendship, household peace, emotional healing, success, bringing joy into a situation.


    Magical Correspondences: Air; chamomile, lemon balm, St. John's wort; citrine, sunstone, clear quartz; yellow, gold, orange.n goes here

  • Hagalaz

    Hail, disruption, upheaval, uncontrollable forces, crisis, destruction, necessary change, transformation.


    Magical Uses: Breaking stagnant conditions, radical change, disrupting harmful patterns, weather magic, defensive magic, transformation through upheaval.


    Magical Correspondences: Water; mugwort, yew, blackthorn; obsidian, snowflake obsidian, smoky quartz; black, gray, icy blue.

  • Nauthiz

    Need, necessity, hardship, restriction, endurance, deprivation, resistance, survival.


    Magical Uses: Endurance, overcoming hardship, strengthening resolve, binding harmful influences, breaking unhealthy habits, survival magic.


    Magical Correspondences: Fire; nettle, knotgrass, comfrey; hematite, garnet, smoky quartz; dark red, black, brown.

  • Isa

    Ice, stillness, delay, concentration, preservation, isolation, suspension, restraint.


    Magical Uses: Stopping a situation, freezing unwanted behavior, calming conflict, creating stillness, strengthening concentration, preservation.


    Magical Correspondences: Water; willow, peppermint, wintergreen; clear quartz, moonstone, selenite; white, pale blue, silver.

  • Jera

    Harvest, cycles, seasons, reward, fruition, natural timing, patience, consequences.


    Magical Uses: Harvesting results, long-term prosperity, successful projects, patience, rewarding sustained effort, completing cycles.

    Magical Correspondences: Earth; wheat, barley, rosemary; moss agate, citrine, green aventurine; green, gold, amber.

  • Eihwaz

    Yew, endurance, protection, death and rebirth, initiation, resilience, transition, the axis between worlds.


    Magical Uses: Protection, spirit work, ancestral work, transformation, endurance, navigating major transitions, strengthening magical boundaries.


    Magical Correspondences: Earth; yew, cypress, juniper; obsidian, smoky quartz, onyx; black, dark green, burgundy.

  • Perthro

    Mystery, fate, chance, secrets, hidden knowledge, uncertainty, divination, things yet unrevealed.


    Magical Uses: Divination, uncovering secrets, exploring fate, psychic development, dream work, revealing hidden influences.


    Magical Correspondences: Water; mugwort, jasmine, poppy; labradorite, moonstone, amethyst; purple, silver, midnight blue.

  • Algiz

    Protection, defense, sanctuary, awareness, higher guidance, instinct, boundaries, guardianship.


    Magical Uses: Protection, warding, shielding the home, spiritual defense, strengthening boundaries, calling upon protective powers.


    Magical Correspondences: Air; juniper, rosemary, angelica; black tourmaline, amethyst, clear quartz; white, gold, deep green.

  • Sowilo

    Sun, success, vitality, illumination, victory, wholeness, confidence, life force.


    Magical Uses: Success, victory, healing, confidence, vitality, recognition, dispelling darkness, empowering other workings.


    Magical Correspondences: Fire; sunflower, rosemary, cinnamon; sunstone, citrine, carnelian; gold, yellow, orange.

  • Tiwaz

    Justice, honor, courage, sacrifice, victory, duty, discipline, righteous action.


    Magical Uses: Justice, legal matters, courage, victory, strengthening resolve, honorable competition, defending a just cause.


    Magical Correspondences: Air; oak, bay, nettle; bloodstone, red jasper, hematite; red, royal blue, steel gray.

  • Berkano

    Birch, birth, fertility, growth, nurturing, renewal, healing, beginnings.


    Magical Uses: Fertility, childbirth blessings, healing, new beginnings, family protection, nurturing projects, personal renewal.


    Magical Correspondences: Earth; birch, chamomile, lady's mantle; moonstone, rose quartz, moss agate; green, white, pale pink.

  • Ehwaz

    Horse, movement, partnership, trust, cooperation, progress, change, journey.


    Magical Uses: Travel, movement, teamwork, strengthening partnerships, creating change, speeding progress, developing trust.


    Magical Correspondences: Earth; oak, clover, rosemary; carnelian, tiger's eye, aventurine; brown, green, gold.

  • Mannaz

    Humanity, self, community, intelligence, cooperation, identity, social relationships, shared experience.


    Magical Uses: Self-knowledge, community building, cooperation, friendship, improving relationships, developing wisdom, understanding one's place in a group.


    Magical Correspondences: Air; sage, lavender, vervain; sodalite, clear quartz, fluorite; blue, yellow, white.

  • Laguz

    Water, intuition, emotion, dreams, flow, subconscious, mystery, psychic sensitivity.


    Magical Uses: Psychic development, dreams, divination, intuition, emotional healing, cleansing, spirit work, allowing circumstances to flow.


    Magical Correspondences: Water; mugwort, willow, jasmine; moonstone, aquamarine, labradorite; blue, silver, sea green.

  • Ingwaz

    Seed, potential, fertility, gestation, stored energy, completion, inner growth, emergence.


    Magical Uses: Fertility, creativity, developing new projects, storing magical power, bringing plans to fruition, growth and manifestation.


    Magical Correspondences: Earth; barley, apple, wheat; carnelian, moss agate, green aventurine; green, brown, gold.

  • Dagaz

    Dawn, breakthrough, awakening, transformation, clarity, hope, radical positive change, new day.


    Magical Uses: Breakthroughs, transformation, ending stagnation, enlightenment, success, new beginnings, turning difficult situations around.


    Magical Correspondences: Fire; sunflower, St. John's wort, rosemary; sunstone, citrine, clear quartz; yellow, gold, white.

  • Othala

    Inheritance, homeland, ancestry, property, family, legacy, tradition, belonging.


    Magical Uses: Ancestor work, household protection, family blessings, protecting property, connecting with heritage, inheritance and establishing roots.


    Magical Correspondences: Earth; oak, rosemary, apple; smoky quartz, garnet, moss agate; brown, deep green, burgundy.