Justice is very similar to ᛏ (Tiwaz), but is more formal. Whereas Tiwaz is a Rune of doing what’s right even at your own expense, Justice is a card of the law. It has been my experience that the law and what’s right don’t appear to have much to do with one another. Notice that […]
Category: Tarot for Rune Lovers
Tarot Major Arcana – Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune is like ᛈ (Perthro), representing chance and luck, but without the watery aspect of Perthro relating to a well. It is a card of knowledge and prophecy, so it has a hint of ᚨ (Ansuz) as well. Just as Ansuz is the Rune representing The Runes, The Wheel of Fortune is […]
Tarot Major Arcana – The Hermit
The Hermit is a typical image of Odin: He wears a grey cloak with either a pointed hood or a pointed hat, and you can only see one of his eyes over his white beard. He holds the lantern of his wisdom. This card is the flip side of the same coin that contains ᚨ […]
Tarot Major Arcana – Strength
Strength is a gentle card, drawing from the Abrahamic story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den. In short, Daniel was arrested for worshipping the god of Abraham. When Daniel was put into the lion’s den, the lions did not harm him. Daniel attributes this to an angel of his god coming and closing the mouths […]
Tarot Major Arcana – The Chariot
The Chariot is similar to the Rune ᚱ (Raidho), but only in so far as they both represent movement. But a cart represents something very different from a chariot. A cart is a tool that helps someone laden down with goods to move freely, exchanging and interacting with other people as they go. A chariot […]
Tarot Major Arcana – The Lovers
The Lovers is the card of relationships and romance, as well as of choices. There isn’t a single Rune for this, because the entire Futhark is about family in one way or another. Even the conflicts inherent in ᚦ (Thurisaz) are an important part of every relationship. That said, I think of this card mostly […]
Tarot Major Arcana – The Hierophant
The Hierophant is a card of ᛁ (Isa). It represents the teacher who resists change in favor of conformity and tradition. They demand that you sacrifice a part of yourself in order to receive their wisdom. While the archetype of The Hierophant (both in our modern culture and the historical cultures which produced The Runes […]
Tarot Tarot Major Arcana – The Emperor
The Emperor The Emperor is a little like the Rune ᛗ (Mannaz). Both represent authority, but The Emperor is more about the one who holds the authority, whereas Mannaz is more about the community over which the authority is held. The Emperor is the card of the strong-handed ruler, the leader whose authority is rock-solid […]
Tarot for Rune Lovers – The Empress
The Empress The Empress lines up very well with the meaning of the Rune ᛒ (Berkano). It is the card of motherhood, nurturing, pregnancy, and women’s mysteries. It is also the card of women’s authority, which is archetypically (though frequently not in reality) very different from men’s authority. In many mythologies, a queen will let […]
Tarot for Rune Lovers – The High Priestess
The High Priestess represents the divine feminine, which some might say would line up with ᛒ and ᚨ (Berkano and Ansuz), but I don’t think that is a good comparison. ᛒ (Berkano) is about women’s mysteries, but the strong association with motherhood is not a good match for this card. Similarly, ᚨ (Ansuz) is a […]