Or you can make your own! Simply gather up 24 pieces of similar-sized objects and engrave/write/paint a runic letter on to each of them, you can also make them from clay if you can’t find them. When choosing which runes to use, you can go for the traditional stone or wood carvings, or different types with crystals (which I prefer) or cards. Today, the preferred method of reading runes is usually done more like a Tarot or oracle card reading by intuitively selecting each rune stone and laying it out into a “spread”. Then, only the upturned runes would be read. Nonetheless, it is said that the ancient way of rune casting (reading) was done by a rune reader throwing them onto a white silk cloth from a runes pouch with their eyes facing towards the sky and the Gods, so as not to influence the reading through any bias. If you’d like some ideas for how to use rune stones, read our post on How To Make Sigils and Bind Runes!Īlthough historically runes were more traditionally used as a normal alphabet, and if they were used in any “magical” sense, such as in the creation of amulets, they were no more special or likely to be chosen over a Latin or Greek letter. There is also an optional blank rune that is sometimes added in but is not a part of the original practice. Sometimes these last two runes are exchanged in their order (unfortunately this symbol has been co-opted by Neo-Nazis so caution is required with it)ĭAGAZ ᛞ - This is the letter D and is translated as “day” OTHALA ᛟ - This corresponds to the letter O. It relates to the God of Fertility, Ing/Inguz/Yngi/Ingwaz INGWAZ ᛝ - This is ŋ equivalent to the sound -ng at the end of a word. LAGUZ ᛚ - The letter L, this translates as “lake”, “water” and possible “leek” MANNAZ ᛗ - This is the letter M and means “man” TIWAZ ᛏ - This is the letter T and relates to the God Tyr/TiwazīERKANA ᛒ - The letter B, it means “birch” and represents birthĮHWAZ ᛖ - The letter E, it represents “horse” The final Aett is dedicated to Tyr, the God of War. SOWILO ᛋ - The letter S, it symbolises the sun PERTHRO ᛈ - The letter P has an unknown meaning but may possible translate as “pear tree” or “luck”ĪLGIZ ᛉ - This a Z and is translated as “elk” meaning “protection” or “defense” JERA ᛃ - This is the letter J and translates as “year” or “harvest”ĮIHWAZ ᛇ - This is the equivalent of the letter ï (æ) and symbolises the yew/ash tree. ISA ᛁ - This is the letter I and means “ice” NAUTHIZ ᚾ - The letter N, it signifies “needs” or “hardship” HAGALAZ ᚺ - This is the letter H and translates to “hail” The second Aett is dedicated to Heimdall, the watchman of the Gods. This post simply has an overview of the Elder Futhark runic alphabet letters and literal translation, to read more about their esoteric meanings in detail, check out our post on How To Read Rune Stones. Each Aett belongs to a different Nordic Deity from Norse mythology and details the journey of life from birth and material possessions, through to struggles, hardships, growth and maturation, to the end of a cycle and completion, spiritual attainment, and legacy. The 24 letters of the Elder Futhark runic alphabet are divided into 3 sets of 8 letters each, known as “Aetts”. Each rune is not only a letter, it also has a meaning behind it, similar to hieroglyphics. The word rune itself means whisper, secret, and mystery, and today we use rune stones as a method of divination, similar to Tarot cards, to connect to our internal wisdom and intuition as well as the collective unconscious, Higher Self, and Spirit Guides. This then later developed into other runic alphabets, such as the Younger Futhark alphabet in the 9th Century Viking Age with only 16 runes used. The Elder Futhark runes alphabet is a sub-set of 24 letters and runic inscriptions have been found on stones, wood, bones, tablets, and other objects to denote commercial transactions, political and legal matters, in magic, divination and spell work, on gravestones, as protection talismans and amulets, as graffiti, and as craft sigils of artisans (much like we use our own alphabet today). The runic alphabet is a proto-Norse language that was in use before the widespread adoption of Latin across Europe in roughly the 1st century AD.
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