The Perthro rune

Sound «П», image: lot, mystery.

Meaning of the Perthro rune

The dice cup: fate, mystery, the hidden thing about to come out. Perthro speaks of the unknown and of luck taken blind, of what chance or destiny decides rather than you. Trust the throw. Something is being shaken loose that you cannot see yet, and the honest move is to let it land before you judge it.

Perthro reversed

The lot fell badly: an unwelcome surprise, a stall, a secret that would have been better left alone. What you were waiting for is not coming in the shape you pictured. Perthro reversed asks you to stop staking everything on one outcome and look at what is already in your hand.

Perthro 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.

Perthro as a talisman

Perthro is worn by those who put themselves in the hands of chance, the rune of the drawn lot and hidden fate. As a talisman it draws blind luck, a fortunate turn and secret knowledge on the point of opening. As a charm it guards from a bad draw and from secrets better left unstirred. Kept close when much depends on chance.

FAQ

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

Runes do not split into good ones and bad ones. Perthro speaks of lot, mystery, 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 Perthro rune mean reversed?

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

Which aett does Perthro belong to?

The aett of Heimdall, 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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