Fehu: Cattle

Keywords: Prosperity, money, physical and financial concerns, goals, promotion, self-esteem, karma.

Meanings: Fehu is the day-to-day reality of our lives and the catalyst that awakens us to what lies beyond. It represents what we think we are seeking, which often bears no resemblance to what we will eventually find.Fehu reminds us that any spiritual journey must have a sound footing in our physical situation. The first step in breaking away from this situation and starting a new journey is to be able to see what is possible.

Uruz: Aurochs (wild oxen)

Keywords: Energy, vitality, instinct, wildness, sexuality, fertility, rite of passage, irrationality, shamanism.

Meanings: Following the mundane, day to day survival represented by fehu, it is the first recognition by mankind of the divine in nature. Uruz is the rune of the God of the sacred hunt and his shaman. The energy of this rune is raw and powerful and is pure, elemental fire. This is a rune of passage, from boyhood to manhood through being given a glimpse of the mysteries of nature.

Þurisaz (Thurisaz): Giant

Keywords: Hardship, pain, discipline, knowledge, inner & outer focus.

Meanings: This is an obstacle rune. A rune that says you will suffer in order to grow, to be strengthened. Allow your destiny to unfold as it should. Experience all that life has to offer you. What at first may seem negative and destructive may well contain a necessary lesson. A change will be brought about and a new age entered.

Ansuz: Odin

Keywords: Leadership, justice, shaman, clairvoyant, balance of mind and body.

Meanings: Ansuz is a rune of balance. Many people choose to remain at this point in their journey. It is a point of power and can be quite tempting to remain where you are. Odin has learned the lessons of the first three runes, thus gaining the wisdom to rule wisely, but this is really only another beginning. Odin still needs that spiritual and emotional connection to become a truly great leader.

Raiðo (Raitho): Journey

Keywords: Journey, change, destiny, fate, quest, progress, life lessons.

Meanings: Raiðo represents all the intertwining paths of fate. Every time paths intersect another thread in the web of relationships is born. Pull on one thread and you affect them all. Become aware of the web that surrounds you. The journey must continue. Without change, without progress, there is only stagnation awaiting you.

Kenaz: Torch

Keywords: Insight, solution, creativity, inspiration, enlightenment, wisdom.

Meanings: Kenaz is a rune of enlightenment. Parts of the answers needed will be given. This knowledge will usually take the form of sudden inspiration. You may not be shown the complete answer. Kenaz is the torch that brings light into the darkness that surrounds us. It lights the path ahead of us.

Gebo: Gift

Keywords: Gift, relationship, love, marriage, partnership, generosity, unexpected good fortune.

Meanings: Gebo is very much a rune of connection. Our journey of enlightenment has so far been a solitary one. Gebo indicates those paths that cross, and the destinies that intersect at which friendships and partnerships are formed. Giving a gift has long been held to strengthen relationships, whether lovers, friends or business partners.

Wunjo: Glory

Keywords: Reward, success, recognition, joy, achievement, contentment.

Meanings: Wunjo is the last rune of the first aett and represents the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. It is a very positive rune but yet another place where people can get stalled on their journey. There are still more lessons to be learned and the journey must go on. Staying here is tempting, it seems like paradise after all the hard work. But it is just an illusion and only temporary.