Ehwaz

"E"

Two horses facing one

another, two upright trees

bound together representing the

divine twins

3rd aett, 3rd rune

The equine aspect of

the twin gods or heroes

Duality, movement, partnership,

interaction, harmony

Oak/Ash

Ragwort

Milky quartz, diamond, clear quartz,

pearl, amber

White

March 30 - April 14

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.

The Germanic name: Eys (Ehwaz)

The Norse name: Ehol, Ior

The Anglo-Saxon name: Eoh

The Icelandic name: Eykur

The Norwegian name: Eh, Eol

Ehwaz embodied the energy of

the twin gods, who often ruled as polar

opposites. Odin, for example, ruled over

the warm part of the year, and Uller ruled

over the cold part. Ehwaz emphasizes the

harmonious interaction of energies within

these polarities, rather than their competitive

nature. In the same way that the warm and cold

polarities move the Earth through the yearly cycle,

polarities move energy by their dynamic interplay.

Ehwaz is the horse rune, and the movement

generated by the polarities is symbolic of a horse

carrying its rider. As the rune of Sleipnir, Odin's

swift eight-legged steed, Ehwaz made possible the

journey between the worlds of Yggdrasil. In magic, the

rune can confer the ability to move between other realms

of reality and states of perception. In this way, it

connects to the concept of a "fetch," the spiritual

horse, so to speak, that carries a person on the journey

between worlds. This journey facilitates soul travel

through which information and knowledge can be obtained.

Freyja/Frey-Originally from the Vanir

and the children of Njord (the sea god)

and his sister, Nerthus (the earth goddess),

Freyja and Frey represented the sacred twins.

They were siblings and lovers. Legend had it

that Frey incarnated on Earth as Fridleef I,

King of Denmark in 40 B.C.E. Associated with

spring, summer, and the fertile earth, Freyja

departed the Earth during autumn and winter,

and her leaving caused the leaves to fall and

the Earth to don a frigid mourning cloak of snow.

Horse, hound, boar, cat, goat,

falcon, hawk, eagle, bear

Earth

Gemini

The Lovers

Odin's horse, Sleipnir, was the product

of the god Loki and a powerful stallion named

Svadilifari. This union came about when the Aesir

hired a stonemason to rebuild Asgard's stone wall,

destroyed in the war with the Vanir. The stonemason's

price was to marry Freyja and take possession of the

sun and the moon. The gods agreed to the price only after

Loki assured them that they would never have to pay,

because the stonemason would be given only six months

to do the job, and he could not possibly finish on time.

Near the end of the six months, the gods realized that the

stonemason had used the strength of the stallion Svadilfari

in order to complete the job promptly. All that was left to

be built was the gate! Odin ordered Loki to solve the problem.

Loki's solution was to turn himself into a mare and lure Svadilfari

away from the wall, but in order to keep the stallion away,

Loki had to mate with the beast. In the end, Loki returned to

Asgard with the eight-legged colt Sleipnir, which he presented

as a gift to odin, telling him that without question the steed

was the fastest ever. It was upon Sleipnir that Hermod later

rode to the netherworld of Hel to ask Hella, protectress of the

realm, to return Baldur so that he might become a living god again.

Increases magical power and wisdom

Travels to other realms and dimensions of being

Increases lucid dreaming ability

Increases the swiftness of your personal patterns

Works with polarities of energy

Understands the harmony in relationships

Shapeshifts and works with your power animals

Projects the double

Ehwaz, ehwaz, ehwaz

E e e e h w a a a a a z z z z z

Ehwu ehwa ehwi ehwe ehwo

Ehwo ehwe ehwi ehwa ehwu

E e e e h w a a a a a z z z z z

(Also try the plural form "ehwo.")

This rune represents a journey in consciousness that

is protected, supported, or guided. The emphasis here

is on partnerships and working together, and often denotes

assistance from another person or energetic helper, such

as a "fetch" (a spirit double). This relates to the Valkyries,

Odin's servants, who escorted the dead and were called "fetch

wives."

Ehwaz relates to partnerships and joint ventures of

all types. It can unify two people in a strong, harmonious

relationship, either on a personal or a business level.

Ehwaz is a great rune for marriage, because it emphasizes

cooperative interaction between people. Because of its

connection with traveling between different realms, Ehwaz

represents the astral or energetic body-the part of your being

that can be projected outside your physical body. Ehwaz denotes

dream power and astral travel.

The Rune of Movement suggests changes, whether gradual

spiritual progress, a new address, or a break through.

These changes will usually be for the better, and Ehwaz often

retains its positive connotations even when reversed.

Horse is the symbol of power in almost all cultures and

historic periods. Strong, quick, faithful, keeping relations

with people in a unique manner. It was thanks to

horse that performance of tasks was always possible, of such that

otherwise supersede human strength, as well as covering of distances

impossible to imagine by people going on foot. Mare is the symbol

of birth and fertility, stallion that of crude life energy. At the

same time, horse is one of rare animals that have not been deprived

of either strength or power through processes of being tamed and

domesticated.

Same as the Sun does, Ehwaz represents energy and motion. This also

includes respect for the very source of the power. The word is not of

some impersonal source of energy - this is a living creature whose

needs and wishes must be observed, as, if case be the contrary, the

being would be reduced to the level of a slave. This is the power

as a divine gift (Algiz), reminding us constantly that we can only

utilize it as an assistance and help, not for the purpose of producing

injuries and wounds. Same as a double-edged sword, the horse also is

a mighty weapon, but it is exactly because of that that it can only be

used carefully and with full responsibility.

That is the balance which, on the path of pure magic, has to be grasped

and understood.

When used in divination it signifies: transport, movement, assistance and

help, energy, power, communication, willpower, and imprudency.

For use in magik: for realization of power, establishment

of communication, and for casting spells.

Ehwaz holds the meaning of motion, including traveling and/or

transportation of goods. Ehwaz says that, regardless of the

type of question that has been asked, the direction of

the motion is right and that the same path is to be

pursued along in order to achieve positive results.

Ehwaz's upright position announces change of the place of

residence. At the same time it can also be an advancement, progress,

or leaving to accept some better positions that will bring a

deserved success, public recognitions and promotions.

In its reversed position Ehwaz stands for an overseas trip,

during the course of which the person asking the question

will complete and execute a very successful business deal.

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