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| The Runes Continued |
| The Third Aett |
| The third Aett deals with the Gods as teachers and wo/man's relatioships with Them. |
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| TEIWAZ The Rune of Tyr, one-handed god of justice. This rune reminds us of the importance of our word, of honor, of our oathes. This is the rune of sacrifice for the betterment of the Folk. |
| BERKANA Sacred to Bertcha, Germanic goddess of family and birth. The Germanic tribes viewed the Birch as the World Tree (as opposed to the Ash of the Scandinavian people). The Birch is a tree of new beginnings, or birth; thus does this rune teach us to ever begin. |
| EHWAZ Indicator of physical movement or new relationships. This Rune has been associated with Odin's horse, Sleipnir. |
| MANNAZ Represents humankind, the Children of Rig. This rune remind us that we shall surely fail as often as we suceed; it reminds us that even the flesh of the nobleman will decay in ground. We think on the immutability of the seasons, of the cycles of life and death when we see this rune.. |
| LAGUZ Meaning "Lake" or "Leek" This rune is associated with Nerthus, the cthonic Earth Mother; the wisdom of the depths. Tacitus tells us that the priests of Nerthus washed Her image, called a "negus",in the sacred lake upon which floated Her island. Those priests were then sacrificed. The Earth is as apt to devore Her young as to nourish them. This Rune reminds us of the fluidity of knowledge and inspiration. |
| INGUZ The Rune of Freyr, one of only two runes named for a god. This Rune indicates inheritance, what we receive from our Ancestors, including our Wyrd. It looks remarkably like the human DNA structure. |
| DAGAZ Means "Day" and is therefore associated with Baldur. A symbol of increase and of the realm of humans. . |
| OTHILA OTHILA, as a combination of the Runes Inguz and Gebo, means "inheiritance of land." Typically associated with rightful ownership of property. |
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