F is for Frigga (PBP2014)

Frigga ("beloved one"; also known as Frigg) is the All-Mother of the Norse pantheon. She is the wife of Odin and the Queen of Asgard, Goddess of marriage, childbirth, motherhood, wisdom, homemaking, weaving, and spinning. As Goddess of weaving, Frigga is associated with Wyrd, and is said to possess powers of prophecy, yet She does not reveal what She knows or attempt to change it. She is associated with constellation the Orion's Belt which was known as the Frigg’s Distaff upon which She is said to spin the wool that the Norns use to weave the Web of Wyrd.

There is a woman who weaves in the sky
See how She spins, see Her finger fly
She's been before us from beginning to end
She is our mother, lover and friend
She is the weaver and we are the web
She is the needle and we are the thread.
- from "Changing Woman" by Adele Getty

F is for Fehu (PBP 2014)

Fehu (pronounced, "fay-who") is the first rune of Freyr's aett, and the first rune of the Elder Futhark. The word fehu means, "cattle." In Viking society, livestock were a measure of an individual's success and ability to provide for the needs of the community. Fehu can represent wealth, property, prosperity, abundance, new beginnings (kinda), financial strength in the present or near future, fertility, and luck/hamingja. This rune is very helpful in spells involving prosperity, fertility, and money.

Rune Secrets says this about Fehu: "Fehu is actually the rune of ‘luck’. The universe is not so much made up by chance, as by luck. Luck is a hidden but real energy field inherent in your ‘hamingja’. Fehu governs the capacity to hold this luck and use it like a magical ability. This basic energy, your accumulated luck, is the foundation of the wealth and power in your life."

For more information on hamingja, check out The Parts of the Self at Norse Mythology for Smart People.

Fehu by Wardruna

E is for Eihwaz (PBP 2014)

Eihwaz (pronounced "yew-was") is the 5th rune of Heimdall's aett. The meaning of the word eihwaz is, literally, "yew tree."

I really like what Magin Rose says about Eihwaz: "It is the rune of the Yew tree, a symbol of age, endurance, death, and eternal life. The Yew tree is an evergreen, in the depths of winter it lives on, reminding us of the tenacity of life and the will to survive."

Eihwaz can represent protection, defense, strength, and endurance (from Runes, Alphabet of Mystery). This rune is associated with the driving psychological forces that spur us into action. Eihwaz works to remind us of the bigger reasons why we do the things we do when we are struggling to feel motivated. Eihwaz's energy, which is the energy of the axis mundi, of Yggdrasil connecting Asgard, Midgard, and Hel, can be helpful for communication with the underworld and the dead. Eihwaz is sometimes compared to the Death card in the tarot, being a rune of transformation.