The Elder Futhark is a runic alphabet of 24 symbols used by Germanic and Scandinavian peoples from roughly the 1st to 7th centuries CE. The name "Futhark" comes from the first six runes: Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raido, Kenaz. The alphabet is divided into three groups of eight runes called "aettir": Freya's Eight, Heimdall's Eight, and Tyr's Eight. Historically, runes were used for writing, magical practice, and protective amulets.
The Single Rune draw gives a quick answer to a question. Three Runes - past, present, future or situation, obstacle, advice. Five Runes offer a fuller picture: situation, root cause, hidden factors, recommendation, outcome. Each rune is read upright and reversed. Upright represents open energy; reversed indicates blocked or hidden energy.
Fehu Rune Meaning - Wealth, Abundance & New Beginnings Uruz Rune Meaning - Primal Strength, Vitality & Transformation Thurisaz Rune Meaning - Thor's Hammer, Protection & Decisive Action Ansuz Rune Meaning - Odin's Wisdom, Communication & Divine Messages Raidho Rune Meaning: Journey, Movement, Right Order Kenaz Rune Meaning - Inner Fire, Creativity & Illumination Gebo Rune Meaning - Gift, Exchange & Sacred Partnership Wunjo Rune Meaning: Joy, Harmony, Wishes Fulfilled Hagalaz Rune Meaning - Hail, Disruption & Transformative Forces Nauthiz Rune Meaning - Need, Resistance & the Forge of Necessity Isa Rune Meaning - Ice, Stillness & the Power of Pause Jera Rune Meaning - Harvest, Cycles & Natural Justice Eihwaz Rune Meaning - Yew Tree, Endurance & the Axis of Worlds Perthro Rune Meaning: Fate, Mystery, Hidden Chance Algiz Rune Meaning - Protection, the Elk & Divine Shield Sowilo Rune Meaning: Sun, Victory, Life Force Tiwaz Rune Meaning - Justice, Sacrifice & the Warrior's Honor Berkano Rune Meaning - Birch, Birth & the Great Mother Ehwaz Rune Meaning - Horse, Partnership & Harmonious Progress Mannaz Rune Meaning - Humanity, Self & the Social Fabric Laguz Rune Meaning - Water, Intuition & the Depths of the Unconscious Ingwaz Rune Meaning - Fertility, Potential & the Sacred Seed Othala Rune Meaning - Heritage, Ancestral Land & Sacred Inheritance Dagaz Rune Meaning - Dawn, Breakthrough & the Infinite Cycle of Light