Learning the Runes - Freya

Sometimes, when one is just learning a new subject, like Runes, there's an overwhelming feeling of confusion.   How to do it?  Where's the theme?   What's the rhyme?  How will I ever get these straight?

The first thing to do is give them a good sorting out... into the three groupings or aettir that they're meant to be in.  Right away that breaks it down into just eight runes to learn at a time.

Let's just take the first eight today... Freya's.   Freya is the Goddess of love and fecundity, so this group of eight runes is about love, life and happiness.   They are:  Fehu, Uruz, Thurisas, Ansuz, Raido, Kano, Gebo and Wunjo.

Now as well, Fehu, Ansuz, and Thurisaz are 'power' runes.  These are significant when pulled up in a reading.  And Wunjo, is a moderating rune - it will soften some of the impact if pulled with any negative rune.

For now, here's a brief summary of each of the Freya Runes...
Fehu is about possessions, wealth, communal wealth, cattle
Uruz is about strength, sacrificial animals, the aurochs (type of ox)
Thurisaz is about a gateway, a thorn, the God Thor
Ansuz is about signals, the mouth (source of divine utterances), a rivermouth, the God Loki
Raido is about journey, a carriage, riding, the journey of the soul after death, and can be a journey charm
Kano is about opening, a torch, a skiff, can be associated with the Goddess Nerthus
Gebo is about partnership, gifts, an offering from the gods or chiefs to their loyal followers
Wunjo is about joy, and an absence of suffering and sorrow.

So start with these... more in a later conversation.

Gaylle & Wendy
The Whispering Path