Every person who at least once in his life has directly or indirectly encountered magicians and sorcerers has heard of the existence of runes. People with psychic abilities use these signs to predict the future, fortune telling, spoiling and spells, as well as to enchant amulets and charms for good luck. The name and designation of the runes you will learn from our today's article.
What are runes?
The very word "runes" in translation from the ancient German language means "secret", "mysteriously whisper". In ancient times, people believed that the runes have mystical properties and the signs themselves carry certain information. The runic system of signs is one of the oldest. She helped to know a person's inner and outer world, and also use this knowledge to improve her karma. Runic signs were used only by selected people who knew how to "hear" them. Such people were called Arylians.
Historians have managed to understand the significance of more than 5,000 runic inscriptions. Most of them were found on the territory of modern Sweden. Also, elements of runic calendars were found in Western Europe.
History of runes
The runes themselves originated from the writing of the Germans back in the I-II century AD. Signs were carved with sharp tools on stones and metal, and also carved on wooden products. The signs carved on the products had an angular shape. Widely used in writing until the beginning of the XIII century.
After the spread of Christianity, which gradually supplanted paganism, the signs of the runes also ceased to be used. The Latin alphabet has replaced.
The origin of the runes
The origin of the runic signs is still a controversial issue. So, for example, there is a version that the pagan god Odin pierced himself with his own spear and sagged on the World Tree for nine days and nights. All these days he was without food and could not quench his thirst. After the end of the test, the grandfather of God Odin allowed his grandson to remove his thirst with honey, which was considered a sacred drink. It was at this moment that God Odin heard the runes and wrote them with his own blood.
Many scientists believe that the roots of the runes are taken from the Greek alphabet. So, for example, Isaac Taylor adhered to this theory, who claimed that the sophisticated and angular shape of the runes is very similar to the Greek alphabet of the 5th century BC. And the runes owe their origin to the Goths, who lived in those territories and kept apart from the indigenous population.
Only the fact that the runes were always treated as symbols carrying some kind of magic and mystery is only reliable. The sorcerers have always listened to them and interpreted them. And the first who began to read runes were the ancient Greeks, in whom this knowledge and skills were passed down from generation to generation.
Futark
The alphabet, which included runic characters, is called futark. He takes his name from the first six runes. The most ancient futark included 24 runes, which were mainly applied to military weapons and jewelry. The inscription from the runes basically called invisible forces to protect the warrior on the battlefield. The older futark consisted of only 16 runes. It was mainly intended for decorating tombstones. So, for example, the inscription from the runes usually contained the name of the deceased.
In the Middle Ages, the use of runes was replaced by the Latin alphabet. And the signs themselves were neglected up to the eradication of knowledge about them. This led to the fact that soon there were no people who knew how to read runes.
Nordic runes
The most understandable among the runes are the Scandinavian runes. It is they who manage to be most easily interpreted. There is a certain system that reflects the main runic archetypes. Scandinavian runes are widely used among magicians and sorcerers. According to them, they divine for love, lure material wealth, speak enemies and ill-wishers. Also Scandinavian runes, the designation of which we will discuss now, were carved on charms and amulets.
The name of the Scandinavian runes and their meaning
The Scandinavian futark included 24 runes, which were divided into three attas of 8 runes. Each of them had its own mythological and mysterious meaning:
- Fehu means material wealth, helps to improve their financial situation.
- Uruz symbolizes primitive power and energy.
- Turisaz characterizes sexuality and libido.
- Evas promotes stuck cases.
- Azuz symbolizes harmony and order of things.
- Heba helps to make the right choice. Choose a partner both for personal life and in business, as well as exchange gifts.
- Hagalas allows you to survive moral difficulties and move on to harmony.
- Iisa prevents the spread of disease.
- Hyra helps in promoting a new business.
- Kano or Kenaz facilitated the transfer of knowledge from one generation to another.
- Lagus promotes reconciliation in marriage.
- Mannas helps put pressure on another person.
- Perth helps alienate past experiences and difficulties.
- Nautis helps to overcome material difficulties.
- Raido helps people, gives advice and recommendations on how to do the right thing, in good conscience.
- Soulou assists in the search for himself and his place under the sun.
- Urus is the friendliest rune that restores a warm relationship between friends.
- Vunyo helps to relive the joyful moments of life.
- Ingus allows you to relax and unwind.
- Algis gives a sense of security and invincibility.
- Berkana helps women survive pains and difficulties during menstruation, as well as preserve youth and beauty.
- Otila helps to feel safe and secure.
- Dagaz means a change for a new and better one.
In their spelling, some runes (designation, photo - in the article) of the Scandinavian alphabet are very similar. But in meaning they can have exactly the opposite meaning. A certain rune next to another can carry a meaning that a person who does not have them to read can be incomprehensible or misinterpreted. Each symbol of the Scandinavian alphabet is related to a specific pagan god.
Slavic runes
If the Scandinavian runes were mainly found on the decorations of military weapons and carried a call to victory in hostilities, then the Slavic ones were more common in everyday life. They decorated the clothes of men and women, made inscriptions on dishes, and also embroidered ornaments on charms.
For unmarried girls, sorcerers prepared amulets with inscriptions that were supposed to attract the bridegroom. Girls had to wear this amulet before marriage. When the task inflicted by the runes on the amulet was completed, the amulet itself had to be burned and thus the runes ceased to function.
Designation of Slavic runes
Slavic alphabet consists of 18 runes. Each of them has a specific meaning:
- The world helps to reevaluate its values, helps in acquiring peace and goodness.
- Chernobog - this rune of chaos, which calls for getting rid of old unnecessary things and experiences.
- Alatyr helps the origin of new roots, is the point at which the struggle between good and evil originates.
- A rainbow is the path you need to go to succeed.
- Need is the recognition of one’s mistakes, problems and material needs, which entails the punishment for misconduct.
- Krada means fire and fire, which absorbs all errors and helps to cleanse itself.
- Treba helps the warrior along the way, helps him in achieving victory in competitions.
- Strength helps you achieve your goals through physical and moral strength.
- The wind destroys all obstacles along the way, destroys all obstacles, but the main thing is to learn to control this force.
- Bereginya carries in itself a maternal principle, promotes female fertility.
- Oud helps to find harmony in the relationship between a man and a woman, and is also responsible for sexual attraction between partners.
- Lelya is designed to indicate harmony in relationships and family, is responsible for the upbringing and well-being of children.
- Rock means fateful precepts by fate, from which there is no escape and no escape.
- The support is designed to help and support in difficult times, helps to gather strength for a new breakthrough.
- Dazhdbog means help in the future and helps to increase their wealth.
- Peru helped the soldiers defend themselves in the battle for their lands, this is the rune of justice, which is designed to defend its innocence.
- Eating helps to live and perceive life as a gift from above.
- The source contributes to the understanding of life values, as well as understanding the question of why a person lives.
If you look at the designation of the runes and their meaning, you can find their analogues among the runes of the Scandinavian alphabet. In ancient times, according to the interpretation of runes on the clothes of a Slav, one could understand his belonging to one or another kind, his type of activity, and also to know which pagan gods he worshiped more.
Magic use
In the modern world, runes, whose symbol designation we have examined, are widely used in magic. With the help of symbols, inscriptions on amulets and amulets are made, horoscopes and calendars are created. Using runic cards, they make the layouts for love and luck, predict the future. Runed stones for predictions can be bought at the store. And by special order they can collect a certain inscription - the motto.
However, as in any other magical system that uses symbols, it is necessary, before starting to work with them, to understand the meaning and meaning that they carry in themselves. And in order to learn how to correctly interpret their meaning, it will take time and patience. Indeed, without certain knowledge, runes are a collection of words and do not carry any meaning.