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~ MAGICKAL MEANINGS ~

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Rune-AThis is a very favorable rune. It opens the way for
judgment into difficult and confusing situations. It brings calm. It carries
Light into darkness. In its secondary meaning it gives knowledge and
good speech, and acts as an avenue of divine revelation. The biblical
prophets may be said to have prophesied under the influence of this
rune.
Rune-B Beorc can be used to heal and comfort in times of hardship.
It may be cast as a love charm, or used maliciously to arouse uncontrolled
passions. However, it can only be perverted with difficulty since its
nature encourages a healthful balance. Esoterically it serves as a
doorway to the understanding of the life-giving powers of the earth.
Rune-D The rune can be used to complete anything that is ongoing
or unfinished. Used maliciously it encourages completion according to
the natural laws of the gods. Can also be used to define limits and set
amounts. In its other sense, as the light of Nature, Daeg can be used
to banish the oppressing influence of a hostile environment.
Rune-E    This rune can be used as the means to solve a problem.
Cast, it can render a person a beast of burden to be used for a given
end. It generates the vehicle for accomplishing the will. Mundanely,
it provides transportation. Esoterically, it carries the spirit forward
over obstacles.
Rune-F Feoh can be used in a good or evil way. If used to signify
that someone has power over his environment or that his wealth will
increase, it is beneficial. But if applied directly with scornful intent
it increased cowardliness and dullness. It can be used to break the
spirit of an enemy and render him incapable of effective action. It
can create fear and a fawning dependence.
Rune-G A sign of initiation. What must be given up in order to gain
wisdom and spiritual power. No advance is possible without pain and
loss. The rune can be applied to another person favorably as the
bringer of gifts, or unfavorably as the causer of sacrifice.
Rune-H Haegl is a rune that lends itself to evil use. To project its
quality on another is to send them suffering and hardship, which may
be more precisely defined by the runes that accompany it. This
suffering without hope of redemption, remorseless pain and loss
of a violent kind.
Rune-I It prevents actions through hidden and subtle means.
Can be used to freeze an intention or emotion before it is fully
developed. Can also cause sudden and unforeseen catastrophe
which the victim cannot perceive developing. But its main used is
to forestall events.
Rune-J Ger is used to bring about an inversion of circumstance.
It revolves the wheel of fortune and makes the high to be low to be
high. It causes events to come full circle. More esoterically, it is
used to actualize desire by making inner vision into physical reality.
The fruition of designs.
Rune-K The rune can be used in conjunction with its partner Rad
to penetrate mysteries. Applied to another directly it dispels ignorance
and brings about sudden realizations and insights. Perversely applied
it frustrates learning. It represents the highest of the three levels of man.
Rune-L Lagu is a rune of mystery that can be connected with
the powers of the moon. Causes dreams and visions. Madness.
False pregnancies. Suicides. Irrational and unnatural crimes. It can
be used to look into the future but is not to be trusted. Changeable.
However, when all dreams and hopes have dried up, a small measure
of Lagu can be an initiator of change and growth. The symbol of the
Cup as it is understood in modern magic represents the more whole-
some qualities of Lagu.
Rune-M Man is used to evoke the powers of intellect. Ulysses
escaping the Cyclops radiated Man. It calls forth the cunning and
daring of the Trickster. This rune is the sign of the cunning man and
the wise woman. It provides the method to an end.
Rune-N The rune carries fortitude and defiance when all hope
has been lost. It gives fearlessness in the face of certain death. Cast
on another it can provide the inner strength to allow them to survive
extreme sufferings of a physical or psychological kind. But cast
indirectly with negative intent, it carries hardship.
Rune-O Ethel can be made to embody property or possessions.
Cast with favor it brings increase; cast with malice it carries loss.
Care must be taken in sending it so that the inheritance, whatever
type it is, does not come as the result of the death of a loved one.
The runes are pitiless and interpret instructions literally.
Rune-P The rune serves to bring abundance and pleasure even
to the point of excess, and is not to be overused. The gayest and
brightest of the runes. Cast with evil intent it can seduce others to
excesses in gluttony, lust and drunkenness. It can make them
spendthrift. Line wine it is delightful in moderation, but deadly in
excess.
Rune-R It can be used to seek into the unknown. Applied to
another person, it arouses restlessness and dissatisfaction, and
causes changes in life that may be good or bad depending on which
runes accompany it.
Rune-S Sigel is a sword of justice, the retribution of the gods.
It is used to destroy enemies and to strike through confusion to the
heart of problems. Sigel is an offensive weapon just as Eolh is a defensive
weapon. It is used to punish; its effects are similar to the sword of ritual
magic. Since it is an instrument of Light, it cannot be used to commit
evil with impunity. Attempts to pervert it to the uses of darkness end
tragically.
Rune-T Tyr is similar to Sigel in that both are offensive weapons,
but Tyr refers more to specifically to human qualities of courage and
determination. It lends its strength in battles of all kinds, supports failing
limbs and guides weapons to their mark. When carved on a weapon, it
helps it to strike true and keeps it from shattering. Cast on another
person with evil intent, it carries strife on all levels. Can cause fist fights
or wrestlings with conscience depending on how it is modified by
circumstance and the runes that accompany it.
Rune-U The Ur rune can be used to send resolve and courage,
to restore hope, to galvanize into action. Also to increase sexual potency
in men. When applied indirectly it can be used as a threat and a medium
of destructive force.
Rune-W Wyn is a reward for spiritual sacrifice; the force flickering
in the name given to the neophyte when he takes on his magical identity and
is exalted above the common man. The rune can be used as a vessel of
energy in the same way Odin used it, to project authority. Glory in the
eyes of the gods translates as strength in dealings with men.
Rune-Z Eolh is used for defense on all levels: physical,
emotional and intellectual. It protects against the attacks of men, beasts
or spirits. It can be sent to another to keep him safe from harm. Eolh
figures prominently in the protective charm worn during dangerous
rune rituals.
Rune-EI This rune is used to lend strength and provide a firm
foundation. It is to be relied on in time of need. It can protect a person
from himself by rendering him sensible and thoughtful. It guards against
self-destructive behavior. More mystically it provides a staff of comfort
and help in the darkness of the soul.
Rune-NG The Ing rune can be used to overcome illusions and
mental illness. It serves as a help in practical day-to-day problems but
should not be underrated on that account. Ing is a powerful force for
good. It protects the home and those within it. Calms domestic strife.
Unites families with bonds of affection. A down-to-earth deity embodying
the simple but precious human virtues that lie close to the land.
Rune-TH This rune is evil when applied directly to another person.
It can be sued to call upon them confusion and destruction, to literally visit
them with the demon. Used simply to embody evil, it can be fenced around
by other protective runes and can play a part in removing evil from and
individual or a place afflicted.

  Thanks so much to the enlightened words of Donald Tyson.

Reprinted partially or entirely from Rune Magic.