"RAD is said to be worst for horses; Regin forged the best sword."
-- RP, N
"RAD is joy of rider & speedy journey & laboring of horse."
-- RP, I
Meaning: a cartwheel
Related to: mercury & the North Node
Esoteric Interpretation: vehicle on the path to cosmic power
Ideograph: solar wheel under the chariot of Thor
Associated with: ING
Color: red
Plants/Animals: mugwort, oak & goat
Stone: Chrysophrase
Healing Meditation: legs & gluteal muscles
A message by word of mouth, or a "masked" message not given face to face...a telephone call. An unexpected message or a surprise.
The peroid covered by the reading may be a good one to enter into negociations. There may have to be concessions on both sides, but a satisfactory & mutuallly beneficial solution can be reached.
RAD may cover any form of action. Logical thought. Tactics. Strategy. A business trip (when paired with other business or money Runes.)
North Node Influence: clouding the issue. Read the small print. PEORTH reversed & paired with RAD indicates a broken promise; EOLH reversed & paired with RAD means querent is being taken for a ride. RAD may also indicate that the querent is of two minds; cannot decide between two attractive opportunities or two lovers.
(When paired with ANSUR) occasionally refers to education; travelling to a school.
RAD Reversed: A journey taken at an inconvenient time. Sudden visit to a sick friend or relative. Difficulties in transit.
"KEN <ulcer> is fatal to children; death makes a corpse pale."
---RP, N
"KEN is fatal to children & pale spot & dwelling of putrefaction."
--- RP, I
Meaning: a torch
Related to: Mars & the Sun
Esoteric Interpretation: controlled fire; cremation
Ideographic: flame of torch
Associated with: Heimdall
Color: flame red
Plants/Animals: nightowl, cowslip, pine
Stone: Bloodstone
Healing Meditation: cysts, ulcers, abcesses, boils, associated fevers
Associated with: the Vernal Equinox; new love
KEN signifies the man woh gives or offers something to the female partner. (Gift, proposal, etc.) Or: and offering from the dominent partner in a polarized relationship. Other Runes will indicate whether or not that offering should be accepted (if the querent is the passive partner.)
KEN is protective. Seeing leads to action.
KEN is creative in the primal sense: creation by body or mind; a birth (with BEORC, ING, HAGALL.) With Runes implying linguistic or artistic ability (ANSUR, RAD, WYNN, EOLH) KEN implies Art inspired by physical love.
KEN reversed: Suggests an end or termination; a gift or offer withdrawn; loss of love or friendship, employment, position or power. Associated with positive Runes, the loss will be transitory With delay Runes--OTHEL reversed; NEID & KEN reversed--it sometimes indicates loss or misplacement of an item that causes a delay or a stumbling block to progress. Growing out of or away from relationships. KEN+NEID = clinging to a failing relationship.
RP, A/S
Meaning: a gift
Related to: Venus (active)
Esoteric interpretation: that (knowledge, power, skill) which is exchanged between gods & men.
Ideograph: the crossing of two beams in a structure; the interaction of two forces.
Associated with: Gefn (giver of abundance)
Color: royal blue
Plants/Animals: ash, wynch elm, pansy
Stone: Opel
Healing Meditation: toxic poisoning
This Rune is associated with both sex magic & with love between brother & sister.
In Norse culture, a gift given implies a gift is to return, ergo, the formation of a partnership or union.
A positive union or partnership; profitable business relationship or happy marriage. A sense of peace & contentment; relief. It may appear just to show what the reading is about, what is uppermost in the querent's mind. It's meaning will be indicated by Runes accompanying it.
RP,A/S
Meaning: joy
Esoteric Interpretation: relationship of beings decended from the same source.
Related to: Venus & Saturn
Ideographic: the clan or tribal banner, or a weather vane
Associated with: Frigg
Color: yellow
Plants/Animals: ash tree, flax and the wind
Stone: Diamond
Healing meditation: breathing problems
One of the four "love Runes," WYNN is said to relate to the total love of mind body & spirit...normally represents the love of a woman. Has the power to nillify negative influences of Runes nearby. The force of attraction. The mystery of harmonious existence of varied affiliated forces. Working together within the clan; integration into the environment: a true state of holiness. An invaluable Rune for the binding of forces to work together toward a specivfic result.
Indicates joy & happiness, especially in the Result position...The pleasuyre taken in work done with the hands. Art...artisan...craftsman. Combined with other Runes signifying romance, WYNN can indicate emotional happiness.
News comong from a distance; or, with a travel-Rune, a successful trip abroad. A loved one participates in some activity that leads to a joyous result.
WYNN Reversed: Misery & unhappiness. Bad journey. Unhappiness in relationship or work. Trouble from a third party.