The Fehu rune

Sound «Ф», image: cattle, wealth.

Meaning of the Fehu rune

Cattle, or in our terms, property and prosperity. Fehu speaks of what you have earned and of what is moving: money, profit, the reward for honest work. Something good is on its way, and it comes so that you can hold on to it and make it grow. Wealth here is alive, and it answers to the hand that keeps it working.

Fehu reversed

Wealth is leaking away: loss, debt, effort that brings in nothing. Or a tight-fisted streak that keeps you from enjoying what you already have. The flow has turned outward, and it is worth tracing where it goes before you put the blame on luck. Count what comes in and what leaves before you decide anything.

Fehu in a spread

If it comes up upright, read it by the meaning above. If it falls upside down, read the reversed meaning: the rune's force goes backwards or turns harmful. A single rune gives you the leaning, and for an answer with a thread through it you draw three: what is behind, what is now, what comes ahead.

Fehu as a talisman

As a talisman fehu draws abundance and growth. It is worn so that money comes and multiplies, and so that what you begin bears fruit. As a charm it guards your earnings from waste and fruitless labour. Good for anyone saving up or starting a business of their own. Mark it on a wallet, on a ring, or keep it near the heart.

FAQ

Is the Fehu rune a good sign or a bad one?

Runes do not split into good ones and bad ones. Fehu speaks of cattle, wealth, and in a spread it hints at where the force is leaning. It is no final sentence, and a lot depends on which runes fall beside it.

What does the Fehu rune mean reversed?

When Fehu falls upside down its force turns around and either goes backwards or does harm. The reversed meaning is spelled out above.

Which aett does Fehu belong to?

The aett of Freyr, one of the three groups of the Elder Futhark, eight runes each. The aett tells you which octave the rune sits in and which runes it neighbours.

The rune said its piece in short. The arcana tell it more slowly.

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