Almost every card in the suit of Swords can be thought of as Thurisaz. Thurisaz is the rune of conflict. Thurisaz is the rune of Thor swinging Mjolnir in his fights with the giants. It is also the rune of the fallout from those wars, the pain and heartache of those who stay at home. […]
Tarot for Rune Lovers – The Twos
Twos in the Minor Arcana All of the Twos in the Minor Arcana have a bit of a ᛏ (Tiwaz) or ᚷ (Gebo) feel to them. They are all about the balance and equality of exchange. I will discuss the cards in order from left to right, as shown in the image above of the […]
Runes for Tarot Lovers – Uruz
Uruz is the rune of strength, but not the Major Arcana Strength. Strength, in the Major Arcana, is a card of gentleness and being safe with your hand in the lion’s mouth. Uruz is a rune of being strong enough to cause harm if you are not careful. Uruz literally means “Bull” or “Ox,” with […]
Tarot for Rune Lovers – The Aces
What Will We Discuss Today? Today, we will discuss the Aces of each suit and, by extension, the meanings of the suits. I will include a selection of many versions of each card to hopefully give you a better idea of the card’s underlying meaning than any one deck will provide. What Are the Aces? […]
Runes for Tarot Lovers – Fehu
Fehu is the rune of pentacles. Pentacles is the suit of wealth, and Fehu is the rune of wealth. Having made that comparison, forget the court cards because they’re not Fehu. Think about the hard-working 7 and 8 of pentacles. Think of the money-lending 6 of pentacles. Think of the care that the 5 of […]
Tarot for Rune Lovers – The Major and Minor Arcana
A Brief History of Tarot No two Tarot decks are exactly the same, but most modern-day decks are pretty similar. Tarot got its current most common structure in the late 19th century, with the writings of A. E. Waite, famous for the Waite-Smith tarot deck (sometimes called Rider-Waite, omitting the artist, Pamela Smith, while including […]
Runes for Tarot Lovers – A Brief History of the Runes
The Elder Futhark The first evidence we have of runic writing is primarily in the form of names engraved on combs and other personal items. The runes used straight lines, because they were primarily carved: it is hard to make curves when carving. This early runic writing is called The Elder Futhark, despite being non-standardized […]
Tarot for Rune Lovers – Introduction
Who Am I? I fell in love with the runes the first time I saw them: the Younger Futhark, right there on the page, a system developed by the Vikings to encapsulate their mythology in a magical writing system. I found the Elder Futhark years later, and taught myself all of these new (far older) […]
Runes for Tarot Lovers – Introduction
What is this? This is a non-fiction blog about Runes from the perspective of The Tarot, to teach people who love Tarot how Runes work. While I write this blog, I will write a parallel blog the other way: teaching people who love The Runes how Tarot works. How I will structure this blog There […]
Vignette: Fehu and Uruz on a Date
Uruz decided to do something special for Fehu. They had been married for many years, celebrating their way through the summers and surviving the winters together. Uruz wanted to let his beautiful bride know how much he still loved her. First he went to Raidho the traveler, and bought some of those sweet candies Raidho […]