Four Quarters


This is a very interesting method of reading the runes when an outcome has more than one implication. For instance, if the querent is faced with the prospect of moving home the implications they have to consider could be having to move the children to another school and find another job. If the question is more complicated, perhaps concerning whether or not the querent should marry someone from another country, there will be more implications to consider. The enormity of the decision alone will be a concern as well as, if he or she decides to go ahead with the marriage, which country they should settle in and the need to become accustomed to a new way of life. This type of reading requires considerable experience as it involves groups of three runes as well as pairs of runes, so great degree of intuition and synthesis will be called upon.

To begin a reading, prepare yourself and the runes in the usual fashion and having selected 11 runes, replace the remainder in the pouch and lay out the chosen ones as shown below.

  • 11 Central Position Current Situation
    This final rune, at the center, describes why the querent has come for the reading.


  • 1,2 and 10 Left-hand Quarter Inner Strengths
    The three runes on the left-hand side indicate what qualities the querent brings to the present situation in terms if inner strengths and weaknesses, physical, emotional or mental. The rune in the center of this quarter, number 1, is the controlling rune of this triad and must be given greater consideration than the other two.


  • 5, 6 and 7 Right-hand Quarter Current Difficulties
    The three runes on the right-hand side show the particular difficulties that the querent faces, and as with the first quarter, the central rune, number 6, carries the maximum influence.


  • 3 and 4 Top Quarter Immediate Future
    The two runes at the top, numbers 3 and 4, indicate the immediate future.


  • 8 and 9 Bottom Quarter Outcome
    The two runes at the base, numbers 8 and 9, symbolize the longer term future or outcome.


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