Using ten tunes, this layout represnts the 
Tree of Life, which is the essence of 
all trees, ever green, and continuously 
blooming and bearing fruit. In the Northern 
Tradition this great tree was usually guarded 
by a serpent or dragon. A giant ash, Yggdrasil, 
was the World Tree that links and shelters all 
the worlds. Three roots in three different worlds 
fed Yggdrasil-one in Nifelheim by the spring of 
Hvergelmir "roaring kettle," which is the source 
of many rivers; one in Midgard by Mimir's Well 
(the Well of Wisdom); and one in Asgard, which is 
watered daily by the Norns from Urd's Fountain 
(the Well of Fate). Four stags representing the 
Four Winds and named Dain, Dvalin, Duneyr, and 
Durathor ran across the branches of the World Tree. 
They fed on the topmost twigs as dew dripped from 
their antlers onto the world below. Other inhabitants 
of Yggdrasil included Vithofnir, the golden cock, 
who watched Surt the fire giant; Ratotosk, the gossiping 
squirrel; an eagle with the falcon Vedfolnir perched on 
his head; and Odin's goat, named Heidrun, who supplied 
the divine mead. On the day of Ragnarok, when the forces 
of chaos would arise, Surt would set Yggdrasil on fire, 
but a man and a woman would hide inside its trunk. They 
would be the only humans to survive and would begin a 
Golden Age.
 Designed to give a concise overview of your life or that 
of another person, this particular layout is more advanced 
than the others, yet it brings quick, comprehensive, and 
accurate results. The runes represent the roots, trunk, 
branches, and top of the Tree of Life.
 When doing this reading for yourself, focus your attention 
on your life while you mix your runes. When doing the reading 
for another person, focus your attention on that other person 
while mixing your runes. When using rune cards, let the other 
person mix the cards while focusing on his or her life, and 
then hand them back to you, the reader. Pull ten runes, one 
at a time, and place them facedown in a row in front of you. 
Then, take each rune in the order you pulled it, turn it over, 
and place it in the correct position, according to the layout 
above.
Rune #1:
 The rune at the top of the tree symbolizes your highest 
ideals and standards of excellence.
Rune #2 and #3:
 The second rune represents your current energy level, and 
the third your physical and mental experiences. Read these 
two runes as a pair.
Rune #4 and #5:
 The fourth rune signifies your ethical virtues and personal 
moral code, and the fifth shows the area of your most recent 
victories and successes. Read these two runes individually 
and then as a pair, in combination with each other.
Rune #6:
 The sixth rune represents your health, and issues with health.
Rune #7 and #8:
 The seventh rune denotes personal issues of love and trust, 
and the eighth rune stands for creativity in the arts, crafts, 
and procreation. Read these two runes, in combination, as a pair.
Rune #9:
 The ninth rune points to your powers of imagination and creative 
ideas.
Rune #10:
 The bottom rune at the roots of the tree represents your living 
conditions and the state of your hearth and home.

Rune Layouts

One Rune Pull

Two Rune Pull

The Three Norns

The Triple-Rune Challenge Layout

The Body, Mind, and Spirit Reading

The Four Dwarfs Spread

The Five Rune Spread

The Persona

The Five Elements

The Runic Cross

The Career Mirror

Mimir's Head

The Eight-Spoked Runic Wheel

Grid of Nine

The Loving Cup

The Four Quarters

The Cosmic Axis

The Celtic Knight Cross

The Futhark Layout

The Runes

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