Basic Rune Guide

Elder Furthark runes were runes used throughout Germanic tribes in the early first century A.D: they were used in places in Northern Europe including Scandinavian, Swedish, German, Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish, and English tribes. These days, they're the most common runes we see. The ancient alphabet, which can be translated into 'secret' or 'mystery', is now commonly used for divination and magic. Here's the basics of the Elder Furthark runes.

FREYR'S AETT

FEHU
(fay-who)
Letter: F
Meaning: Cattle; wealth
Associations: Wealth; success; abundance; increased income; possession; happiness; financial gain.

URUZ
(oo-rooz)
Letter: U
Meaning: Wild bison (aurochs); brute strength
Associations: Strength; vitality; good health; power; healing.

THURISAZ
(thoor-ee-saws)
Letter: TH
Meaning: Thorn; giant
Association: Will; resistance; luck for protection; Thor (god of thunder); defense; breaking down boundaries; force.

ANSUZ
(awn-sooz)
Letter: A
Meaning: Chieftain; reference to Odin
Association: Mind; voice within; signals; inspiration; true vision; self-knowledge.

RAIDHO
(rye-though)
Letter:R
Meaning: Ride; journey
Association: Progress; riding; the right order/way to proceed;rationality; growth.

KENAZ
(kane-awze)
Letter: K
Meaning: Beacon; torch
Associations: Creativity; awakening; growth; opening; illumination; self-knowledge; vision.

GEBO
(gay-bo)
Letter: G
Meaning: Gift
Associations: Sharing; hospitality; blessings; exchange of oaths; generosity; personal relationships.

WUNJO
(woon-jo)
Letter: W
Meaning: Joy
Associations: Harmony; joy of life; prosperity; well-being; fellowship; self-worth

HAGAL'S AETT

HAGALAZ
(haw-gaw-laws)
Letter: H
Meaning: Hail; stone
Associations: Disruption; wild power; change; disruptive weather; storms; wrath of nature; uncontrolled forces.

NAUTHIZ
(now-these)
Letter: N
Meaning: Necessity
Associations: Constraint; resistance; need; caution; delays; conflict; overcoming conflict.

ISA
(ee-sa)
Letter: I
Meaning: Ice
Associations: Frozen in time; concentration; stasis; non-action; psychological blocks; standstill.

JERA
(jer-aw)
Letter: J
Meaning: Harvest; cycle of one year
Associations: Reward; gain; fruition; fruitful season; plenty; cycles of nature; peace; happiness.

EIHWAZ
(eye-wawz)
Letter: EI
Meaning: Yew tree
Associations: Stability; patience; perseverance; endurance; personal power; strength; initiation.

PERTHRO
(perth-row)
Letter: P
Meaning: Vessel; cup
Associations: Change; hidden information; truths; secrets.

ALGIZ
(all-geez)
Letter: Z
Meaning: Elk
Associations: Protection; awakening; shield; defense; higher life; connection with the gods.

SOWILO
(so-wee-low)
Letter: S
Meaning: Sun
Associations: Good guidance; wholeness; awareness; hope; goals achieved; individual victory; honour.

TYR'S AETT

TEIWAZ
(tea-wawz)
Letter: T
Meaning: Ty (The sky god)
Associations: Leadership; warrior; balance; self-sacrifice; logical thought; rationality; victory.

BERKANA
(bear-ka-na)
Letter: B
Meaning: Birch goddess
Associations: Growth; new beginnings; renewal; birth and rebirth; spring; fertility.

EHWAZ
(ay-wawz)
Letter: E
Meaning: Horse
Associations: Balance; stability; harmony; teamwork; trust; loyalty.

MANNAZ
(mawn-nawz)
Letter: M
Meaning: Humanity; mankind
Associations: Awareness; the self; knowledge; collective conscience of humanity.

LAGUZ
(law-gooze)
Letter: L
Meaning: Water
Associations: Flow; emotions; water; renewal; life; energy.

INGWAZ
(eeng-wawz)
Letter: Ig
Meaning: Ing (the earth god)
Associations: Fertility; gestation; internal growth; new life.

DAGAZ
(thaw-ghawz)
Letter: D
Meaning: Day; dawn
Associations: Breakthrough; awakening; awareness; prosperity; the power to change the self.

OTHALA
(oath-awe-law)
Letter: O
Meaning: Property
Associations: Inherited property/possessions; aid in physical/spiritual journeys; ancestral homeland.

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Very good content, thanks for posting!

thanks for posting, i'm new. how important are runes to doing successful magic?

Runic magic comes in the form of Galdr (incantation), Galdralag (spell-metre in poetry), Galdrastafir (spell-staves), and Bind-Runes (Runes combined for specific intent). The main difference between Galdrastafir and Bind-Runes is that the former is more akin to Icelandic sigils and allows horizontal and curved lines (whereas Runes can only be vertical and diagonal straight lines).

Stadhagaldr is called "Runic Yoga" and is a practice where you embody the runes with your body. It is not a practice of mine, however, and I cannot speak on it further.

Also, please cite your sources as the list you you have here is word for word in this blog:

http://witchyseewitchydo.blogspot.com/p/symbolism.html