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The Wunjo rune
Sound «В», image: joy.
Meaning of the Wunjo rune
Joy and accord: harmony, the wish granted, quiet happiness. Wunjo is what has turned out well and brings calm along with it. Good news, a warm house, a matter that finally closed the way you hoped it would. This is the reward that rest follows. Let yourself feel it properly for a while before hurrying on to whatever comes next.
Wunjo reversed
The joy has gone: sadness, discord, disappointment. What used to gladden you has dimmed, or the happiness turned out to be somebody else's idea of it. Worth working out which of the two you are holding before you try to mend anything. Either way this reads as weather, and weather moves on.
Wunjo 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.
Wunjo as a talisman
For joy and peace of mind people turn to wunjo. As a talisman it draws quiet happiness, the wish fulfilled and calm in the heart, and it inclines luck to turn its face towards you. As a charm it keeps off gloom, discord and the sadness that puts out your light from inside. Worn through a low spell and given as a wish for good news.
FAQ
Is the Wunjo rune a good sign or a bad one?
Runes do not split into good ones and bad ones. Wunjo speaks of joy, 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 Wunjo rune mean reversed?
When Wunjo falls upside down its force turns around and either goes backwards or does harm. The reversed meaning is spelled out above.
Which aett does Wunjo 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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