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The summary opposite concerns the upright interpretation
of the
rune Wyrd. Theoretically, the reversed interpretation is
the same so in practice there is no "reversed" meaning
of this rune.
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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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