Wunjo

Symbols and details in the image

Notice the sign ᚹ: a vertical stem with a small closed angle at the top, inside a fine circle. Which detail catches your attention first? Explore the image and connect that detail with your question: gestures, shapes and contrasts open up new associations.

Wunjo: interpretation

Which pleasant experience would you repeat, and what simple conditions made it possible?

A reading step by step

Explore the three positions of Elder Futhark runes with this example. Place the images in the stated order and follow each row’s ideas. Then connect the three themes: how does the perspective change from one position to the next?

• First element · Wunjo: Joy can belong to something concrete and limited, without turning a good moment into an obligation to feel well.
• Second element · Hagalaz: An interruption separates what you planned from what is now possible.
• Third element · Nauthiz: A need deserves a more precise description than an immediate solution.

History and inspiration

The Elder Futhark brings together twenty-four writing signs. This collection presents them in original drawings so you can recognise each rune and compare their shapes. Our present-day readings connect the signs with resources, cooperation and taking a pause, beginning with your question.