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Originally Posted by Harry174  Laura looked at the Professor and smiled. "The Nauthiz runes is that a football team?" Laura had no idea if what the Nauthiz Runes was so she had thought she would have a guess. Oliver looked at the young girl and almost burst out laughing. "Er...no it's not. We're in Ancient Runes my dear not Muggle Studies. How about opening your textbook." He gave her a small wink and turned towards another student. Quote:
Originally Posted by Eve. Staring at the girl again in a rather odd way having a why did you do that look she realised it was a girl she had met one time and seem uncontrolled a bit. Now focusing more on the professor's question she scribbled some down in her note book. Professor, is it ehwaz or yewaz? Because is it meaning a type of animal?" she said confused with the name and meaning. "It's Ehwaz and it means transportation. It could be a horse, car, plane, boat or other vehicle. It also means movement and change for the better along with harmony, trust and loyalty. An ideal marriage or partnership." Yeah they weren't that easy to interpret. SPOILER!!: The clever students Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermione Lily Potter Lily was unsure of the answer of the next question also. It didn't help her that she was a first year, but she wanted to be a good, participating, point-earning student so she pulled out her textbook. Text Cut: textbook
Gebo
Description:
The Rune of Gebo represents the act of "giving" in all it's forms. The ancient Norse tale of "Brunhild" is a good one to illustrate the meaning of this rune: According to legend, the hero Sigurd fought and killed a mighty dragon and took a ring from its hoard. Venturing onwards, he passed through a magical circle of fire where he found a sleeping warrior wearing shining armor. He cut through the armor and revealed Brunhild, a beautiful Valkyrie (an angelic warrior woman of Valhalla) who had been kept there by Odin until a mortal man was brave enough to rescue her. Sigurd then gave her the ring and pledged his unending love to her.
Gebo represents a unification of two forces for the betterment of both parties. Whether this is in a business deal or a romantic arrangement is of no consequence -- the result and meaning are the same. Positive emotions, acts of selflessness and the giving of gifts are all referenced here.
It should be noted that the legend of Brunhild also carries a somewhat sinister message: As legend has it -- the ring Sigurd gave to Brunhild had been cursed by the wicked god Loki. The meaning here is that while intentions may be noble and emotions may be true -- the hand of fate must be respected: It is always present in all things.
How to Interpret "Gebo"
A gift will be given, or possibly a marriage proposal or an opportunity to put forward such a proposal is on its way. A generous, bountiful person who wishes to enrich one's life, romantically or materially.
A divine gift, the gift of life or of balance. It is important that all parties remain equitable when the gift is given, or that balance which is so important to relationships may be endangered.
On another level, the rune of Gebo may represent sexual union. Depending on the other runes that it appears with, it may mean a fleeting encounter; particularly if paired with Uruz. This will be a very intense encounter and one that can be grown into something more if desired.
Inverted Meaning::
Gebo cannot be inverted.
So after reading the section about the rune she had mentioned to the class, Lily tried to make an answer in her own words. Raising her hand, Lily replied to the professor. "Gebo means a gift from one person to another, any sort of gift." Looking back down at her notes, she copied down all of the different runes in the one section while waiting for more answers. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassandra Taylor raised her hand, "Doesn't Raidho mean wagon or chariot, professer?" She wasn't compeletely sure but she thought that is what it meant..... or she could of gotton them mixed up.... who knows. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy ♥ Amelia really needed her textbook now. This class made her brain hurt, and she'd seriously feel really dumb if she didn't have her book on her. Actually, she felt stupid regardless. 
She skimmed the book's pages now.
"Well, I think Wunjo means some spiritual ideal that can't be maintained in the actual world we live in. So basically what we experience now is nothing in comparison to what we can experience in another world?" She blinked now, not really sure of her answer. . Quote:
Originally Posted by MyPatronusIsaMoose Oakey flipped through his text book to one of the two Runes that the Professor said they had missed. SPOILER!!: Perthro
Description:
This cup shape literally means a vessel -- possibly for casting lots. This rune is one of the more controversial among runic scholars, as the "P" sound at the start does not actually appear anywhere else in early Germanic languages. It is commonly thought that the rune's name, which is now lost to antiquity, was altered over the centuries with the development of more modern alphabets.
Perthro represents a vessel, something to be filled and drunk from. There is also significant evidence that the cup referenced by Perthro is a 'dice-cup', of the kind commonly used in games of chance and fate.
How to Interpret "Perthro"
The cup of Perthro represents fertility, mystery, and all things hidden. The hand of fate, through Karma or divine predestination, is showing itself strongly in one's life. While fate is often complex and impossible to understand, this rune indicates a powerful order and purpose behind seemingly random events. Fate is both powerful and unknowable -- a force which we all must ultimately respect and give way to.
Intense forces of change that work behind the scenes are acting on the individual at this time. While these forces may be seen as positive or negative, the appearance of Perthro most commonly suggests positive forces -- unless of course it appears in a spread with a host of negative runes.
It should be noted that while we frequently view change as either "good" or "bad" -- Perthro reminds us that such black-and-white interpretation may represent an oversimplification of fate. The change referenced by Perthro carries with it an infinite amount of complexity and subtlety. To attempt to categorize change in simplistic terms of "positive" or "negative", is to attempt to understand fate itself: something no mortal can do. When analyzing the meaning of Perthro, one should take care to remember that fate exists at a level that we can never truly know until such time that it is upon us. What seems true may prove false, and vice versa. Only fate can tell.
Other possible literal meanings of Perthro in a reading are the act of drinking or games of chance.
Inverted Meaning::
There may be psychological issues present which the individual may need to explore further. This may not represent a readiness to explore hidden mysteries further, but a burning desire that is not accompanied by the wisdom of experience. Tread carefully, missteps are costly here.
Oakey read it over a few times then finally put his hand up. Professor, Perthro I believe means to leave fate up to chance. the book describes it as a dice cup and dice are commonly used in gambling He paused I think it also means that our fates are unchanging and we'll never truly know ours until it happens. wow this rune had a deep meaning. Oakey wished he chose an easier one to describe. Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul Louisa furrowed her eyebrows slightly. The meaning? Well, she knew ehwaz rune the most. It had something to do with... err... raising her hand slowly, she spoke, "I think Ehwaz rune, sir, means partnership." Or.. the girl paused, trying to remember rather than cheating opening her textbook and checking it out. "The word ehwaz means horse, though. I think." Quote:
Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 Alyssa thought for a second before raising her hand and giving her answer.
"Professor, the word dagaz which looks look an hourglass lying on its side means new day. It symbolizes the popular expression "Today is the first day of the rest of your life". " Quote:
Originally Posted by EW_FAN Harvey listened as the professor spoke and noted down the runes that came up.. and he then saw as the professor listed them and mentioned that only two were missing. He then listened as the professor asked them for the meaning of runes.. Harvey didnt know the meanings off the top of his head so he opened up his textbook and looked up the meaning of the rune that he had named correctly. He then put up his hand "The meaning of Ansuz is like an ancestral god.. Odin or something who is a mighty but.. dup--lic--itous" he said just about getting that long word out "god.. its a revealing message or insight or communication. It also means Power of words and naming. Blessings and taking of advice.. Good Health and Harmony,, truth and wisdom... and there is more..but I think I will stop there.." he answered.. there was a lot of information there but he didnt want to bore anyone so he had picked the more interesting bits of information and had relayed them to everyone.. Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Now...what did they mean? Vashti decided to stick with the rune she'd given - Hagalaz - but it took her another few moments to remember what it meant. The meanings were just as hard to remember as the name of the rune itself sometimes - at least for most of them - but eventually she recalled at least some of what the rune meant. As she raised her hand, she said, "I believe the rune Hagalaz means 'hail,' or more generally, the destructive and uncontrollable forces of nature, particularly the weather." Quote:
Originally Posted by Frankie Autumn didn't want to come across as a shy first year that new nothing, she had only had a chance to brief her text book.
She could remember one distinct rune that stood out to her,
"Isa sir, is the rune which is opposite to Kenaz i think. It means stillness and purity of ice.It is considerd one of the most simple runes in this collection."
Autumn smiled confidently... she was pretty sure with herself. Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga Minerva put her hand up. "Professor the rune I had mentioned Raido means to travel or go on a journey." she put down her hand and began writing down the other answers from other students. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Hmm...another concept Sierra had worked on in the earlier Ancient Runes classes. Good. Ancient Runes was confusing enough without having to worry about completely new material. Now this she could do, this whole 'reviewing concepts already learned'.
With a confident look on her face, she raised her hand. "Ansuz," she said, which was the rune she'd just named, "means knowledge and wisdom. I think it also stands for communication by mouth." So, in that case, someone could say something completely idiotic and still be working under Ansuz? Hmm. She didn't know. Quote:
Originally Posted by HOPEendures "Fehu means wealth or cattle?" Jezzabelle said raising her hand. She wasn't entirely sure about the meaning. Quote:
Originally Posted by natethegreat Nate raised his hand and said "Uruz means raw physical power." Nate was slightly guessing slightly not. He wasn't sure if it was physical or mental power. Hopefully he would be right. Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Ella copied down the notes from the board and then thought about the question the professor had asked. She raised her hand with a smile. "Professor, one of the runes means gift." She was pretty sure it was the one that looked like a letter g but didn't know the name of it. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Deciding to just keep with the rune she had mentioned previously, Kurumi first glanced down at her text to make sure she wasn't crossing her rune wires with each other and then raised her hand.
"Berkanan literally means birch or birch twig, but it's....runic meaning is growth and fertility." Among some other things, but those were the big two. Quote:
Originally Posted by Gabrielle Glenn thought back to what had been written in her Ancient Runes textbook. She wasn't going to open it right now, she was just trying to remember.
"Wunjo means a journey and an eventual victory, right?" Glenn asked, from what she had read that is what she had made out, she wasn't sure if that was correct though. Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen Vickers continued to read up on the Algiz rune, which covered a lot of things, but the Professor was probably after the essentials. He raised his hand again and replied "The essential meaning of Algiz is protection, which covers both the defensive as well as offensive forms. The rune's shape has been likened to the Norse God Heimdal who has both his arms outstretched with one hand bearing his sword and the other his horn. " Quote:
Originally Posted by nups21 Ira noted down everything that was discussed and then wriotten on blackboard
Then when asked a question, Ira raised her hand up and answered, "Ansuz means Authority figure.... or god, a leader, mind and body balance, justice... etc" Ira knew only this much. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
Jory raised his hand again. "I think Inguz means having a general care for relationships like family,'' the Huffie replied a bit uncertainly.
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Originally Posted by Bubbles Deciding to stick with the rune he had volunteered in the previous question, Kennedy raised his hand in order to explain its meaning. "Laguz means water or lake," it did sound like the Spanish word for lake. "But its deeper meaning is having success in travel, but with a chance of losing something...or someone." He didn't like it so much right now.
Especially with the letter he had received earlier that day. Quote:
Originally Posted by vijaya Zack looked up at the board from the professor to see what had appeared on the board. Hmm....now that is some more work on the paper he said and noted all the runes from the board on his parchment. As he finished writing he heard the professor call out another question. Meanings of the runes? hmm....i do know one. That would be easy! he though and raised his hand "Professor, one of the runes is Dagaz and its translation is Day meaning several parts of the day like Day, Daylight, Dawn, Breakthrough, Radical change." he said and brought his hand down. LOL! That was so easy....hehe.... Quote:
Originally Posted by McFeisty India raised her hand she didn't really need her textbook for this part since she liked this rune. It meant something to her really because well - she was a challenge like it.
"The rune Isa is the rune for ice, when you try to determine the meaning in rune readings it is generally depicted as A challenge or frustration. However, unlike some runes Isa can not be reversed only it can lay in opposition."
Big breath, "when that happens it is read as Ego-mania, dullness, blindness, dissipation. Treachery, illusion, deceit, betrayal, guile, stealth, ambush, and plots instead of the usual Psychological blocks to thought or activity, including grievances. Standstill, or a time to turn inward and wait for what is to come, or to seek clarity."
Another breath, "Another interesting thing about it is that it can reinforce the runes around and near it in a reading."
Brainiac out. Quote:
Originally Posted by tomewitch After the question and answer, Professor Jenkins magicked the board and the letters of the Elder Futhark was suddenly there. She tried looking for the example she had given.
Mhhhhmmm.. So it wasn't purisaz after all. It was thurisaz. Now, she remembered. Its letter symbol is a thorn letter and its variety was 'th'. Beezus quickly and tried hardly to write a copy of the Futhark alphabet on her parchment.
Just as she had finished, they were asked another question. The meaning of those letters. Of course, she stuck with her example. "Professor, thurisaz means magical power, the forces of chaos or evil, temptation..a warning" What was the last one again? Gaaaaah..."and...and..THORN! Yes, that's it." Beezus said after raising her hand. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessiqua Zhenya raised her hand high, she hadn't know a rune so she didn't put her hand up. She thought perhaps she could write down all the runes her classmates had suggested. Good for her, Perthro wasn't mentioned so she looked in her textbook to read about it. Now she could contribute to the class.
"professor I see that Perthro which looks like the letter C with.... Two extra lines coming out of it, has a somewhat unknown meaning. But what is known about it is that it's the rune of fate and...unmanifest, probability and luck," she said. To her that was a pretty even meaning. And of course the way luck worked was unknown so it seemed like a pretty good meaning well she had just taught herself something. She added "and also there's the aspect of it that is a good Omen," although this class was DEFINITELY not divination and Professor Jenkins was not Professor Thereos... Which was a good thing. Zhenya was starting to reall like ancient runes. She just needed to study more about it before she came to lesson or she was sure she would get in trouble. Quote:
Originally Posted by Poolicious Messer listened as the professor spoke and he quickly noted down the runes that came up in the board into his notebook. Then the Ancient Runes Professor asked the next question.
He decided to stick with the rune he mentioned earlier. Messer raised his hand back in the air "Othila, I think it means possession, home, property or inheritance. Its also equal to the letter O in English letter." he said and brought his hand down. He didn't really sure about the letter equivalent but Messer hoped he was right. Quote:
Originally Posted by Orla She looked around the classroom, waiting for answers this time! Oh my? A girl told him the meaning of fehu, her rune she said it in the last question before this girl! Hmph! LuLu looked at her... But not in a bad way just to see if she was a fellow claw or not, but by the looks of her apparently not... Her hand went up ''Well as I mentioned Fehu before hand, first the defeniton would be; Possessions won or earned, earned income, luck,''
Well some of it anways... The whole thing would take a while.... Quote:
Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Selina rose her hand when the Prfessor moved into the next part of the lesson. Although she was not as versed in ancient runes as Kurumi the redhead did know the meaning of one rune. She had used it her first year when the carved runes into their desks. So Selina replied, "Sir, Algiz means protection or higher power.". That was all she knew. Quote:
Originally Posted by CassiopeiaAKTF Daichi quickly jotted down some notes on a piece of parchment. He had never really liked Ancient Runes but he figured he wanted Slytherin to come back at first place again. So with that thought in mind, the third year quickly changed from almost dozing off to opening his text book. He had to use his book otherwise he had no idea what it all meant.
"Professor?" he asked as he suddenly raised his arm in the air, waving it a bit to get the attention. "Ansuz is the rune of the god Odin" he said as he looked from his text book and up again, trying to say it in his own words. "It looks like a F in our alphabet and uhm... it has something to do with being a creative person like with music or art and the rune is literally seen as a communication method of...eeh..." he quickly read the words again "the word Divine" Blinking in confusion at the text book, Daichi closed it and placed it on his lap... he did not get that part at all... Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimalia Kimalia raised her hand again, might as well define the rune she shared, "Well, Gebo literally means gift, wedding, and being generous." Explaining further, "Like giving a gift, a proposal, or a marriage proposal." Quote:
Originally Posted by sevensnared Hagalaz! That was it! Without further delay, Hades jotted down the pronounciation on his parchment which will be added into his textbook later. Hag-all-az. Wait! H- Hag? Uggh!! Why'd a hag be in runes? They were just. Uggh!! Disgusting...
"The- The thing that looks like an R... What's the name again?" the boy replied after he hesitantly raised his hand. By the look on his face, Hades was confused again. "Raido... Isn't it? It means ride," and raido was like the Japanese pronounciation of ride... Quote:
Originally Posted by affy7ann Tayla had already mentioned the meaning of 'Wunjo', so she chose another rune she was familiar with. She raised her hand to answer. "Professor, the rune Eihwaz means strength and trustworthiness." She remembered that rune from her earlier Ancient Runes classes. Quote:
Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart Justin raised his hand, " Professor, Isa means ice , but this particular rune can be reversed. " Quote:
Originally Posted by Katergirl Angelina wasn't really familiar with a lot of these, but she knew a few. Raising her hand she said, "Professor, doesn't Algiz means protection?" she didn't know if that was correct or not, she just trying to remember what to hear a long time ago from her family. Quote:
Originally Posted by Team ronmione "Kenaz has one meaning of solution to a problem." Adam answered the question. He chose the appropiate one because he needed a solution to his problems. This lesson was half bad, pretty interesting to learn about ruins an how each of them had different meanings. Quote:
Originally Posted by dracomalfoylover1 Stacy Malfoy raised her hand and said, "The Fehu rune means reward, wealth, nourishment. It also implies the energy and hard work that leads to wealth. Fehu can mean emotional and spiritual riches, as well as money." “Okay, very good most of you have touched on the meanings of particular runes. Now let me tell you how they started.” He probably should have warned them that this wasn't exactly a short story. “Odin was a god. He was the mightiest god in fact. One day he rode his horse until he reached the world ash Yggdrasil.” Oliver gestured towards the tree in the centre of the room. He’d told them there was significance to the objects he had placed in there. “There he saw three women sitting at a well. They were busy spinning threads and weaving the garment of fate for gods and men. Thereupon, the three women revealed to the god many secrets of the distant past and foretold the far-off future.” “But Odin was eager to learn even more about the worlds. So the women referred him to the giant Mimir, who dwells at the spring of wisdom, whose nourishing liquids feed the world tree. Odin rode to Mimir. But the giant did not want to give his knowledge so easily. Therefore, Odin pledged his left eye to the mighty one. Then Mimir showed him the mysteries of this world.” He looked around at the students to see if any of them had fallen asleep. He loved this story even after hearing it and telling it about a hundred times. “Still, Odin was not fully satisfied in his quest for wisdom. On the way back through the desolate heath, he came upon a tree. It was the Fogmoon and the frosty twilight permeated the landscape. Suddenly, his coat was caught in the branches of the tree. Odin hung between heaven and earth. In vain, he tried to free himself. His white horse "Sleipnir", also called "Glidehoof," circled around him, whinnying. His ravens "Hugin" and "Munin"-thought and memory- flew around him agitatedly and brought the world's thoughts to him.” “Odin struggled with himself for the ultimate wisdom. Nine nights he hung on the world tree. His inner being gradually grew clearer and more luminous. Now he finally found the symbols of life's noblest values. He bent down deeply from the tree. Groaning with extreme exertion, he took up the signs and cut them into the trunk with his sword. Rune she called these sacred glyphs, because they whisper wisdom to the initiated. Now, Odin was possessed by the mighty ability to free himself from the tree. He fell down, jumped up, called his steed and rode back to Valhalla, the castle of the gods.” “Odin-Wotan proceeded to initiate his divine companions into the lore of the runes. He also gave this gift to his most loyal men. Men who lived according to his laws and fought alongside him for the cosmic universal order and against the dark forces. Chosen women were also instructed in the runic arts by the god. Now the signs became the sacred writing of the Germanic people.”
Oh Merlin he could do with a drink after that but he was not finished yet. The students were probably bored but he wanted them to understand. He had noticed quite a few confused looks. “So Odin gained his wisdom from the Runes and you can as well. As I said before Runes do not predict the future in the 'fortune telling' sense, but it is an Oracle which gives counsel to the reader, offering an analysis to the problem, as well as possible outcomes and solutions on one’s spiritual path. As each Rune can have several meanings, which can easily appear cryptic and too broad, it is best to be specific in asking questions, using your intuition to let the Runes speak to you. Now it is best to have a basic understanding of each Rune, because the more one uses them, the more one is likely to have better understanding from the readings. So you’ve probably guessed what your homework is going to be.” He grinned at them. Oh he had been so looking forward to giving out homework. “But before I go handing out your homework asignment. Does everyone have a better understanding of the runes now? Is there any questions you might want to ask?”
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