Teiwaz: Tyr

Keywords: duty, discipline, responsibility, self-sacrifice, conflict, strength.

Meanings: The third aett begins with a loss. Tyr's sacrifice of his hand was a noble one, and notable as most deities were not known for their sense of duty and ethical responsibility. Tyr's rune represents all those qualities associated with the god: strength, heroism, duty and responsibility. This rune is all about duty and responsibility. The path of the warrior.

Berkana: Birch

Keywords: fertility, health, new beginnings, growth, abundance.

Meanings: Berkana represents the path of the mother, the healer and the midwife, bringing new life after death. As the birch puts out the first leaves after winter. There is a time of plenty coming, a time of abundance. Old wounds and pains will be healed. The birch was seen as a provider and many old traditions in Europe utilize the birch. It is a time of fertility and conception.

Ehwaz: Horse

Keywords: transportation, motion, assistance, energy, communication, rashness.

Meanings: Ehwaz is a rune of balance and control. The horse has long been a powerful tool in man's history and this rune reminds us the horse needs to be controlled and not allowed to merely gallop recklessly. Without control the horse may harm others and you may lose your means of transportation and power. Balance and control will let you travel the path swiftly and safely.

Mannaz: Man - Mankind

Keywords: self, family, community, relationships.

Meanings: This is a rune of family and friends. Of young and old. Of relationships old and new and reminds us that mankind is a very social animal. Again we must consider what we do and how it affects others. Mannaz in a way represents our home, and refers to all those whose lives we touch when we use the gifts we have been given along our journey.

Laguz: Water

Keywords: emotions, fears, secrets, revelation, intuition, counselling.

Meanings: Laguz is a rune that makes us confront our own fears and emotions. We need to look at and understand what it is that is stopping our spiritual development. Laguz also prepares us to take on the task of helping others. This process of self-exaamination will allow us to empathize more strongly and share our own experiences. Laguz is considered the rune of the spiritual counsellor.

Inguz:

Keywords: work, productivity, grounding, plenty, balance, nature.

Meanings: Western society (certainly the vast majority of it) long ago lost all contact and connection with the land and the process of growing things. This rune is shaped like a field and reflects this communication with the land. It is more a rune of balance though, and if we are not to be left in the spiritual wilderness we need that connection. We need to be grounded.

Ðagaz (Thagaz): Day

Keywords: happiness, success, activity, satisfaction.

Meanings: We are almost at the end of the third aett and of our journey. Whereas the first aett finished with the glory of the earth and the second aett that of the sky, this rune brings the two together. This is a rune of balance and connection. The four points of the compass plus spirit and the earth are all connected and balanced. there is harmony brought to our everyday lives.

Oþila (Othila): Property

Keywords: property, land, home, permenance, legacy, belonging.

Meanings: Whereas fehu referred to physical property and belongings, oþila is a more a case of spiritual wealth. Our journey is now over (until the runic cycle starts over!) and we have now defined who we are and what we are. Physical property is merely transient. The spiritual legacy we leave can last forever. All the lessons learned along the way must now be integrated into our lives, or become meaningless.