Interpreting the runes, Fe
Published: Mon, 06/10/13
Good morning, well it is 0640hrs on Monday here is Somerset. It is
a slightly dull morning at the moment but it is going to be a nice
day. So lets begin looking at what runes might mean if selected in
a reading of some kind. This may be when someone has picked out a
particular rune counter from a bag containing the whole futhork or
it may be a situation when a particular rune has brought itself to
your attention and this can happen in any number of ways.
So if you are considering Fe how do you decide what it might
signify? The first clue is in the name and the meaning of the
name, Fe means cattle or wealth. This is wealth in the
transferable kind that can be acquired quickly and just as soon
lost. Land is quite permanent but a herd of cattle can move around
quite easily, they can also be slaughtered or stolen, money is
rather similar. The second source of information about a rune is
the Rune Rhyme and you can find these in the video linked and David
Stone has just published a booklet of commentary on the rune poems,
link below. The animal and tree association can be useful and
certainly should be known as part of your knowledge of the rune
staves. But the main aid to learning and interpretation is the
relevant mythology associated with the mythological figure or deity
represented by that rune. In the case of Fe this is Freya, a Vanir
deity and son of Njord and twin brother to Freya. The main story
about him is known as Skirnir's ride and it concerns Frey's
infatuation with an unattainable Jottun maiden.
If interpreting Fe in a reading I would be looking for issues of
money and finance, family tensions and maybe conflicts and
unfulfilled desires and longings. These of course are just
starting points, the intuitive mind will have selected that rune
for a reason the actual interpretation may be instantly obvious or
take a lot of digging, but that is all part of the challenge.
Runes video at http://www.iceandfire.org/runesvid.html David's
books at http://www.iceandfire.org.uk/elit.html