It sets to bring balance to the Joys and progresses we make in life. Hagal’s Aett is the opposing factor to the life forces we were in Freya’s aett. These are forces of nature that we cannot control, including time, mortality, others’ perceptions, and karma. This includes experiences of bad luck, change, slow progress, and disruption. This Aett relates to the hardships we face in life. He is a Norse warrior god of perception and foresight. The second aett of the elder futhark belongs to Heimdall. Read more in our guide to the Wunjo rune. Wunjo can connect with specific areas of your life where you feel successful or satisfied. It relates to an overall sense of wellbeing and feeling fulfilled. Let’s look at the eight symbols of Freya’s Aett Fehuĭivination interpretation: Wunjo is an extremely positive rune related to joy and happiness.

We must socialize with others, improve communication skills, embrace creativity and connect spiritually. Starting off new and flourishing through our experiences. The first aett represents our journey through life. Realizing life is hard but there are others there to help in your time of need, then replaying the favor when you can. It encourages community and working with others a sense of purpose and path to happiness. It also includes our interaction with others creating joyful interactions and loving relationships.įreya’s aett introduces the concept of finding a tribe of like-minded people. This includes basic needs such as safety, security, shelter, food, and finances. This aett relates to things that we need for survival and day-to-day life. She is the Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, and death. The first aett of the Elder Futhark belongs to Freya. The aettir are each ruled by a Norse deity. Each of these sets belongs to a family known as an Aett or an Aettir. These are split up into three sets of eight. There are 24 symbols in the Elder Futhark runes. Rune can align with energy such as spirits, colors, numbers and crystals. The merging of many metaphysical practices connects runes with various forms of universal forces. This is a nice beginners Elder Futhark Rune set. Modern systems such as rune stones, rune cards, and spreads are all used as a form of fortune-telling similar to tarot. They carry the energy of the gods since Odin, the god of wisdom, discovered their magic. The elder futhark has been used historically as oracles for divination purposes. The younger futhark is a short Scandinavian version made up of only 16 symbols. The reason it has different names is that there are other runic alphabets that have derived from the elder futhark runes. The elder part translates as old and the futhark represents the first six letters of the rune alphabet.

It was a system of communication used by the Germanic people in the 1st to the 8th centuries. The elder further runes are one of the oldest forms of rune communication we know of.

Elder futhark runes bone set