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The summary opposite concerns the reversed interpretation of the
rune Wyrd. As this is the same as the upright interpretation,
in practice there is no "reversed" meaning of this rune.
This page is included for consistency, but is not
necessary.
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This is one of those runes for which the "reversed" interpretation
is the same as the "upright" interpretation (for further
explanation of this see the page about reversed
runes).
As appears for Wyrd (Upright):
The blank rune Wyrd is the rune of karmic fate and connection with
one's one true destiny. As this is an absolute state of awareness
there can be no different reversed interpretation of this rune.
Drawing this rune indicates that one's own self-development is progressing
apace. This often corresponds to deep fears raising to the surface
of one's awareness. These may be fears of success, failure, or even
death. This is fitting when one can regarda blank canvass as both
nothing and everything (no progress, yet also perfection as there
are no mistakes). Both the beginning, and the end, are blank.
Possibilities are unlimited.
Background information about the Blank Rune:
The blank rune is controversial. Obviously it is not an original Viking Rune,
but it has been used for so long that it is now recognised in most books
about runes and sets of runes available for sale.
The purpose of adding a blank rune is to include in the set all possibilities
not covered by the other runes. It therefore serves as a form of "wild-card" aptly
called the Unknowable rune where the runes are referred to
by names in English. Descriptions that refer to runes by their Germanic/Scandinavian
names call this blank rune either "Wyrd" (with the English
pronounciation "weird") or "Odin" (Odin being
the most revered Norse God and - according to legend - founder
of the runes).
This rune is also associated with three mythical sisters, "past", "present" and "future",
collectively referred to as the Norns. Together they represent
all things and all time.
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Note that each rune may be referred to differently
in different texts. One reason is that some books prefer to use
the traditional meanings as the names/titles
of the runes (as we do here). Other books refer to runes using
the Old English name, their Old (High) German names,
or their modern English letter equivalent. There are also other
sets of symbols that are associated with runes. These are more
difficult to represent electronically because they do not all correspond
to standard alpha-numeric characters. More about the runes as
listed here.
Other terms used to refer to this rune
are mentioned below:
The twenty-fifth
rune in the series listed on the left is The Unknowable (Wyrd
or Odin).
Because this is the "blank rune" it has no sound, associated alphabetic character/s,
or names. Just call this one Wyrd (pronounced "weird"), or Odin !
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