There are consolations greater than money.
Saga of Grettir, c.47
The Rune Fehu
The use of the Viking runes (from the root ' run- ' of the ancient Gothic, translated as ' secret ' or ' whisper ') mainly comprised writing in the ancient Germanic languages, especially in the islands of Great Britain and the region from Scandinavia, although it eventually expanded to the regions of Eastern and Central Europe during the Middle Ages . According to ancient Scandinavian beliefs, the origin of these runes comes from the gods. It is a gift that Odin gives to men.
These runes were also used for magical purposes . According to beliefs, they have the ability to materialize invocations and spells written on objects. And thanks to the German-Austrian writer Guido von List, and his system of modern divination of armanen runes, the power of the Viking runes has come to us today.
This time, we will talk about the Fehu rune.
Fehu rune mythology
The Fehu rune is also known as faith in the ancient Norse and feoh in ancient English, and represents the sound of the ' f ' in the young futhark and futhorc alphabet . In Norse mythology, this rune also refers to the goddess Freyja (also Freya, Freyia or Freja ), one of the main deities of this culture.
Freyja, also known as ' The Maiden ', is the goddess associated with love, sex, beauty and fertility. In addition, it was associated with war and death, as well as magic ( seiðr ), prophecies and abundance. For this reason, she was invoked to achieve happiness in love, achieve good harvests and as assistance during births.
This goddess, represented by the Fehu rune, reigns in the Fólkvangr palace in the sky, and there half of the warriors who perish in battle are guided. The other half, are brought before the god Odin in Valhalla .
Goddess Freyja is the wife of the god Od ( Óðr, which means ' mind ', and also ' soul ' or ' spirit '), although among scholars there has been much debate about whether these two gods are actually other names of the couple Frigg and Odin . In some of the Nordic cultures, in northern Europe, these four coexist as distinct gods, Frigg and Freyja being the two main goddesses of their religion.
Meaning of the Fehu rune
This rune is a symbol of material abundance . It tells us about riches, and the fruits that are the result of our efforts and work, both in the sensible and in the spiritual plane.
However, it also invites us to reflect on the meaning we give to this opulence: The material itself cannot bring us happiness.
That is why these times of abundance are important to question where our attention is placed, because we must be focused on something superior to material wealth .
The inverted Fehu rune is an invitation to pay close attention to what is happening around you. The changes of direction that occur unexpectedly, the obstacles and difficulties that arise in the economic field may appear suddenly during this period of the natural cycle of things . It also does not encourage us to learn from our mistakes, to overcome losses and understand that everything that happens is an active part of the identity of our way of life, and they are also the stones with which we will build our personal and spiritual growth .
AUTHOR: Lucas, editor and translator of the great family of hermandadblanca.org
SOURCES:
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfabeto_r%C3%BAnico
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magia_r%C3%BAnica
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runas_armanen
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fehu
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyja
- http://significadodelasrunas.com/fehu-la-runa-la-riqueza
- https://www.enbuenasmanos.com/la-runa-fehu
