Children of Yggdrasil

"An ash I know, | Yggdrasil its name,
With water white | is the great tree wet;
Thence come the dews | that fall in the dales,
Green by Urth's well | does it ever grow."


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Runes

This will be an upcoming project discussing each rune in depth.

Fehu

Keywords- Energy, wealth, new journeys, power

Magical uses- Increase in wealth and social standing

Things to do- Share a skill, craft, or knowledge you know

Fehu is the first rune in the Elder Futhark.  Fehu is pronounced “feh-who” and is a rough translation for cattle, wealth, or gold.  The English letter for Fehu is F and it represents the number 1.  Fehu represents wealth and energy and since it’s the first rune, it also enables you to begin new journeys in life as well as starting a new path to master something.  Fehu can help set things in motion and is known to bring forth good luck.  While meditating on Fehu, you can begin to think about getting your finances together or investing in a favorite hobby to bring you business.  Keep Fehu in mind when thinking about mobile wealth such as stocks and bonds rather than property.  Don’t forget to take a break for this rune can lead to a burnout.

Uruz

Keywords-  Strength, vitality, and organic transformation

Magical Uses- Health maintenance and healing and attracting good fortune

Things To Do-  Make a drinking horn, participate in a friendly sport, one that tests strength, such as wrestling or martial arts, create a home-brewed ale or mead to put in your drinking horn

Uruz is the second rune in the Elder Futhark and is pronounced “oor-ooze”.  It is a rough translation for aurochs which were huge black cattle or bulls.  The English letter for Uruz is U and its number is 2.  Uruz is the rune of strength and vitality.  It also represents an organic transformation such keeping or creating your body to a healthy and fit personal standard.  Having a healthy diet, maintaining some type of exercise, and keeping a safe environment are all good contributing factors.  Uruz promotes healing to those in need of it and this rune is good to call upon if strength of any type is needed in ones life.  This rune can turn walls into doorways and is also there to use in defense through might and vital power.  The danger, however, is defensiveness can be unchecked and lead to its unwise use that can therefore lead to excessive vigilance.  This stressful obsession can therefore can make one controlling and over defensive.