Hammersgaard

Fehu - Phonetic equivalent: f

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

prosperity, money, wealth, concern with physical and financial needs, goals, promotion, self-esteem, centredness, karma

MAGICAL USES:

for money, business, promotion, finding a job, achieving a goal, starting new enterprises

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Freyr, Brisingamen, Gullveig, Dwarfs, Sigurd & the Otter's Gold

Uruz - Phonetic equivalent: u

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

energy, passion, vitality, instinct, wildness, sexuality, fertility, the unconscious, primitive mind, irrationality, shamanic experience, rite of passage

MAGICAL USES:

to strengthen the will, increase sexual potency and energy; for hunting

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Ullr, Loki, Odin (as shaman)

Thurisaz - Phonetic equivalent: th (as in 'thing')

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

hardship, painful event, discipline, knowledge, introspection, focus

MAGICAL USES:

aid in study and meditation, self-discipline, clearing out a bad situation

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

the Frost Giants, Loki

Ansuz - Phonetic equivalent: a (as in 'fall')

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

authority figure, leader, mind & body balance, justice, shaman, clairvoyant

MAGICAL USES:

for wise decisions, success, leadership; to help in divination and magic

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Odin

Raido - Phonetic equivalent: r

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

journey, pilgrimage, change, destiny, quest, progress, life lessons

MAGICAL USES:

protection for travellers, to ease or bring about change, to reconnect

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

the Norns, Sigurd's journey

Kano - Phonetic equivalent: c (as in 'candle')

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

wisdom, insight, solution to a problem, creativity, inspiration, enlightenment

MAGICAL USES:

for creative inspiration, aid in study, fertility, dispelling anxiety and fear

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Mimir, the Dwarfs, Muspellheim

Gebo - Phonetic equivalent: g (as in 'girl')

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

gift, offering, relationship, love, marriage, partnership, generosity, unexpected good fortune

MAGICAL USES:

to find or strengthen a relationship, for fertility, to mark a gift or offering, to bring luck

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Sigurd & Brunhild; Aesir & Vanir treaty

Wunjo - Phonetic equivalent: w

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

success, recognition of achievements, reward, joy, bliss, achievement of goals, contentment

MAGICAL USES:

for success in any endeavor, to motivate, to complete a task.

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Baldr, Asgard

Hagalaz - Phonetic equivalent: h

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

sudden loss, ordeal, destruction, disaster, clearance, testing, karmic lesson, drastic change.

MAGICAL USES:

removing unwanted influences, breaking destructive patterns

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Ragnarok, Loki, Frost Giants

Nauthiz - Phonetic equivalent: n

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

poverty, hardship, responsibility, discontent, obstacle, frustration

MAGICAL USES:

to represent a need to be filled

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Freyr & Gurd, the Otter's Gold

Isa - Phonetic equivalent: i (ee as in 'eel')

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

inactivity, blockage, stagnation, potential, patience, reflection, withdrawl, rest

MAGICAL USES:

to stop a process; to represent primal form

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Auðumla, Nifelheim

Jera - Phonetic equivalent: y (but may be used in place of 'j')

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

change, cycle turning, reward, motion, productivity, inevitable development

MAGICAL USES:

to bring change; for fertility and growth

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Sif, Thor, Freyr, Granni

Eihwaz - Phonetic equivalent: ei

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

change, initiation, confrontation of fears, turning point, death, transformation

MAGICAL USES:

to bring about profound change, to ease a life transition

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Hel, Yggdrasil

Perth - Phonetic equivalent: p

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

rebirth, mystery, magic, divination, fertility, sexuality, new beginning, prophecy

MAGICAL USES:

fertility, easing childbirth, to aid in divination and magic, enhancing psychic abilities

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Freya, Angrbode

Algiz - Phonetic equivalent: x, z

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

protection, assistance, defence, warning, support, a mentor, an ethical dilemma

MAGICAL USES:

for protection, hunting

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Heimdall, Gjallerhorn

Sowelu - Phonetic equivalent: s

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

success, positive energy, increase, power, activity, fertility, health

MAGICAL USES:

energy, strength, success, healing, fertility

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Sunna

Teiwaz - Phonetic equivalent: t

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

duty, discipline, responsibility, self-sacrifice, conflict, strength, a wound, physicality, the warrior path

MAGICAL USES:

protection, victory, strength, strengthening the will, healing a wound

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Tyr and the Fenris Wolf, Odin's ordeals

Berkana - Phonetic equivalent: b

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

fertility, health, new beginnings, growth, conception, plenty, clearance

MAGICAL USES:

healing (especially infections), achieving conception, making a fresh start

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Frigg, Idunna

Ehwaz - Phonetic equivalent: e (as in 'egg')

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

transportation, motion, assistance, energy, power, communication, will, recklessness

MAGICAL USES:

power, aiding in communication, transportation; to 'send' a spell

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Sleipnir, Freya's feathered cloak

Mannaz - Phonetic equivalent: m

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

significator, self, family, community, relationships, social concerns

MAGICAL USES:

to represent a specific person or group of people; to establish social relationships

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Ask and Embla, Midgard

Laguz - Phonetic equivalent: l

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

emotions, fears, unconscious mind, things hidden, revelation, intuition, counselling

MAGICAL USES:

enhancing psychic abilities, confronting fears, stabilizing mental or emotional disorders, uncovering hidden things

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Njord, Midgard Serpent

Inguz - Phonetic equivalent: ng

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

work, productivity, bounty, groundedness, balance, connection with the land

MAGICAL USES:

fertility, farming, growth, general health, balance

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Freyr / Ing, Nerthus, Thor, the Vanir

Dagaz - Phonetic equivalent: d (pronounced as 'th', as in 'this')

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

happiness, success, activity, a fulfilling lifestyle, satisfaction

MAGICAL USES:

to bring a positive outcome

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

Sunna, Baldr, Nerthus, Yggdrasil

Othila - Phonetic equivalent: o

DIVINATORY MEANINGS:

property, land, inheritance, home, permenance, legacy, synthesis, sense of belonging

MAGICAL USES:

for aquiring land or property, to complete a project, to strengthen family ties

ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:

the nine worlds of Yggdrasil