Eihwaz
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Being symmetrical, this rune has no reversed position: it is always read upright.
Eihwaz · Upright
- endurance
- transformation
- tree of life
General
Like the yew, you have a strength that is both long-lived and protective; you carry an endurance that does not fall easily. This is a good time to go down to your roots and go through a real inner change. As one door closes, a new one is opening on much firmer ground.
Love
Your relationship has been through a test, and instead of breaking your bond it has rooted it. The commitment between you now lives deep down, in a place that does not shake. That endurance will carry you through future difficulties together too.
Career
A demanding project or long-term goal in front of you will prove you have more staying power than you thought. You will find in yourself the deep-rooted strength needed to finish something left half-done.
Thought to help protect something already won and to finish work left half-done, and to strengthen the bond in relationships.
Rune Poem
In the poem the yew is hard on the outside and deep in its roots, a keeper of fire.
History and Myth
The yew lives for centuries; modern readings link it to the world tree Yggdrasil and to the threshold between life and death.
Inner Life
Spiritual resilience; bending in the storm without breaking.
Shadow Side
Rigidity; refusing to bend at all.
Harmony and Tension
Makes a deep mystery with Perthro; stands up to the storm of Hagalaz.
In Talismans
Used in talismans for steadfast protection.
Can I bend before the storm and stay standing?