They are gaining popularity again, having passed unchanged through the centuries. They look elegant and at the same time simple. They fascinate with their clarity of lines and ancient, sacred meaning.

But not many people think about the power they carry on their body. After all, each rune contains a special meaning that has a serious impact on life and destiny. It is not for nothing that in the old days only selected people who were strong in spirit and capable of resisting dark forces were allowed to wear them.

The meaning of tattoos - Slavic runes

This tattoo carries goodness, protection and protection of the Gods. Promotes good intentions, forces altruism. Prevents any negative actions, even revenge in the name of justice.

Chernobog

This is the shadow behind your back, laughing at your attempts to see only the good in everything. Sarcastic, destroying the past, for the sake of. Ridiculous, but necessary, like a palace jester.

Alatyr

Provides balance to all living things, focuses the confrontation between good and evil, and carries within itself the strength to choose the golden mean between black and white.

Rainbow

Symbolizes the road, the path that needs to be taken for the sake of the intended goal. It is impossible to stop at it, or to go on for the rest of your life. She will help you find the shortest route, or throw you to the side of the road if you do not understand the laws of the universe.

Need

Appeal to the dark Gods, who grant trials only to the chosen ones. Fire in the chest, looking for its outlet. The shackles that bind the human soul in an attempt to gain freedom.

Steal

A sacrificial fire that releases the thirst for change, the desire for something new. Clears and illuminates the path, helps you choose the right direction in self-development.

Treba

Overcoming difficulties, establishing rules for oneself, in order to strengthen fortitude and awareness of the firmness and correctness of intentions. Sacrificing your misconceptions and habits in the name of gaining new knowledge.

Force

The ability to believe in yourself, discarding the unnecessary husks that fill the consciousness. Strength in everything - both physical and moral. The ability to go your own way without looking at others.

Wind

Carries the diversity of all winds. The main meaning is a creative storm, inspiration. But, if used incorrectly, it brings destruction, storm, or, conversely, calm in all areas of life.

Bereginya

The goddess of fertility, the mother of all living things, brings prosperity and good luck in family life. Helps improve relationships with relatives and restore peace and tranquility in the home.

This is life, passion, spring and youth. Reveals sensuality and sexual facets in men and women, helps to improve relationships for couples in love. Symbolizes desire and thirst for life.

Lelya

Goddess of water, streams, freshness. Awakens intuition and feminine power, playful and youthful, carries joy, youth and beauty.

Fate, the predetermination of existence, an inevitability that cannot be changed. All that remains is to come to terms with the will of fate, surrender to the mercy of providence and accept everything as it is.

Support

This is what everything hangs on. Strength of spirit, unshakable position, finding your spiritual core. It can symbolize the support of the Gods in the right, unbending decision.

Dazhdbog

Cornucopia. Good luck everywhere and in everything, from material wealth to love relationships. But you should not abuse it: if you are excessively lazy and behave in a way that does not correspond to the principles of justice, it carries punishment.

Perun

Furious Thunder God. Symbolizes strength, courage, courage. It will help you gain victory at any, sometimes excessively cruel, cost. God of war, ruthless, but not always wise.

Eat

It makes the current moment of life more vivid, accelerates the blood in the veins, ignites thoughts, and guides actions. Symbolizes everything new, not standing still, constantly changing.

Source

The basis of everything, the nascent life, a moment of peace that predicts movement forward. Stagnation, giving time to think before a new round of action.

Scandinavian letters

Many runes of Scandinavian origin have a second meaning that occurs when the rune is reversed. It is always negative, and this should be taken into account when applied to parts of the body that often assume different positions, such as the hands.

Commands property, property, material relations. Brings success in transactions, helps to understand the importance of the actions taken.

When upright, it symbolizes finance and success. In the opposite direction – alienation, conflict, greed.

Uruz

Promotes new beginnings, has speed, the will to move forward. Has a thirst for life and the strength to realize creative ideas.

In an upright position it symbolizes personal strength and success. The opposite is weakness, dependence.

Turisaz

The true beginning, desire in its original state, creative energy. Protects the current order of being, helps to concentrate, and provides protection from negative influences from the outside.

In the upright position it symbolizes determination, breakthrough. The opposite is weakness, forced submission.

Ansuz

Expresses the creative spirit in oneself, helps to open up thoughts and get inspired. Strengthens talents, especially those where a beautiful style is needed: in writing books, in conducting important negotiations.

In the upright position it symbolizes artistry and new knowledge. The opposite is a misconception, a mistake.

Raido

Road, direction, development in motion. Helps you successfully and in the shortest possible way to complete the chosen path, whatever it may be. Gently pushes you towards the right choice of direction.

In the upright position it symbolizes travel, coordination, decision. The opposite is a misconception, a warning.

Kano

Carries the knowledge of ancestors, intellectual baggage, prudence and caution. Helps bring clarity to the understanding of the situation, gain experience and wisdom.

When upright, it symbolizes insight and truth. In the opposite direction there is darkness, delusion, refusal.

Gebo

Balance in receiving and transmitting energy helps restore the balance of power. Strengthens the relationship between two people, both love and friendship, partnership.

Symbolizes commitment, generosity, giving and receiving an equal response.

Vunyo

Harmony, inner strength, peace of mind. Helps you to believe in yourself and gain an understanding of your own importance. Gives the joy of life.

When upright, it symbolizes happiness and satisfaction. The opposite means self-sacrifice and impossibility of fulfillment.

Hagalaz

It carries destruction, the spell of dangerous dark magic, the dark feminine principle. Helps in attacking, taking revenge. When used correctly, it can provide strong protection and patronage.

Symbolizes drama, elements, revelry.

Nautiz

Stiffness, limitation and desire for something impossible. Provides assistance, while connecting in possibilities, expression of emotions, and commission of ill-considered actions.

Symbolizes restraint, a stop in development.

Stopping, freezing time, ice. Brings clarity to consciousness, suspends forward movement in order to comprehend the situation, clarify all aspects. Helps to start something new after experiencing the old.

Symbolizes anticipation and delay of action.

Yera

Cyclicity, energy, birth of life. Continuous flow of existence. Helps to overcome obstacles in important endeavors and discover hidden opportunities.

Symbolizes a change for the better, good deeds, and the success of the enterprise.

Eyvaz

Power, assertiveness, ability to hold the defense. Grants strength, flexibility in decision-making and endurance in confronting enemies and elements. Relieves the fear of imminent death.

Symbolizes perseverance, new beginnings, the desire for active action, and possible difficulties.

Perth

Mystery, memory of generations, hidden possibilities waiting in the wings to manifest themselves in all their glory. It opens up new things, helps to release and give creative energy to the universe in exchange for further development and self-knowledge.

In the upright position it symbolizes search, mystery, and a continuous creative process. In the opposite way - the death of the past, in the absence of the emergence of the future.

Algiz

Protection, cover from troubles and troubles, magical shield. Warns of danger, enhances the ability to anticipate an attack or aggression from the outside.

In an upright position it symbolizes protection, care and strength. The opposite is the impossibility of fulfilling desires.

Soulu

Self-awareness, awareness of your inner, innermost desires, destruction of the old for the sake of the new. Directs you on the right path, promotes rejuvenation, cleansing and restoration.

Symbolizes trust, loyalty to the chosen path, achieving purity and clarity of mind.

Teyvaz

Militancy, courage, the ability to sacrifice what is dear to achieve higher goals. Restoring justice, but not in any way, but only through noble and honest actions.

In an upright position, it symbolizes leadership, impartiality in judgment, and success in endeavors. In the opposite direction – energy losses and destruction.

Berkana

Birth, fertility, growth and development of all living things. Helps in the treatment of infertility, problems with birth and raising offspring. Breathes new energy into life.

In the upright position it symbolizes close relationships, renewal, family life,. In the opposite direction there are difficulties and troubles.

Evaz

Combining, establishing a physical and emotional connection. Helps improve both friendships and love, partnerships and business relationships. Brings good luck in negotiations.

In the upright position it means cooperation, the ability to adapt, and compromise. In the opposite direction there are obstacles and difficulties.

Mannaz

Reflects a person's personality. Helps to improve oneself, strengthens all talents and abilities, and awakens new ones. Stimulates expansion of consciousness.

In the upright position it symbolizes understanding, intelligence, individuality. In the opposite direction - problems, depression.

Laguz

Moving force. Fluid and changeable, like a raging river stream. Helps you understand yourself, your state of mind, understand true feelings and emotions.

In the upright position it symbolizes intuition, trust in the unconscious. In the opposite direction - overstrain, fears, anxieties.

Inguz

Fertility, offspring, male energy of procreation. A huge force that helps with a lack of vital resources, physical weakness, and male incompetence.

Symbolizes well-being, advancement, .

Otal

It is a good connecting element for disconnected teams, especially families. Helps to improve relationships between relatives and strengthens family ties.

In the upright position it symbolizes basic values, a stable home life, and the heritage of ancestors. In the opposite direction - problems with self-determination, breaking ties with the past.

Dagaz

Breakthrough, revolution, transformation. Balance among chaos. Helps to move forward, discarding everything that is old and does not carry vital value.

Symbolizes new beginnings, good luck and prosperity.

Impact on life

The most harmless rune, which carries only positive qualities, has a double bottom. It is impossible to get only good things; you will have to sacrifice something to obtain the desired benefits.

In any case, the energy balance will remain maintained, but the losses may be irreparable and irreversible, and not worth the reward received for them from higher powers. This is especially true for dark, strong runes that behave capriciously and laugh at people’s desires. They can manifest themselves in a negative way many years after drawing sketches on the body, accumulating negative energy every day and throwing it out when you have already calmed down about its charms.

If circumstances require the use of magical power, then before applying it you should carefully study how to behave in order to receive the favor of the forces contained in the runes, what mistakes to avoid so that the sacred sign does not harm the owner, calculate and minimize possible sacrifices for using the protection of the Gods.

Combinations of runes have a powerful, increased impact, which, with the right combination for each life situation, can turn it in any desired direction. But you shouldn’t get carried away and cover your body with more and more magical signs - fate does not like playing with fire, and the consequences can terrify the owner of such complex tattoos. But you may not have time to bring them together and return everything to normal.

Scandinavian Odin learned the secrets of the runes, traveling in the dark worlds, becoming the leader of the Wild Hunt. The use of runes in tattoos, as in everyday life situations of the peoples of the North, has a number of its own rules.

The peculiarity of the Elder Futhark is that the runic circle is made up of 24 runes - 24 types of energy, coming one after another in strict sequence, based on the sequence of our actions in situations. A circle is a cycle. Life is cyclical. Some stages replace others and this is normal. Going through the full cycle gives you a chance to move to a qualitatively new stage of your life.

When applying runic symbols on tattoo sketch of specific runes master lays intention to achieve a certain goal, having reached which we must stop using the applied runes, simply be able let go them to go to next stage of development of the situation and your life.

If the runes are in the form runic message for a desire, for a goal, are applied to the body like a tattoo and cannot be erased - the energy of these runes begins hold a person at a certain stage in the development of his situation, preventing him from moving further. Life feels like your hands are tied.

Aphorism Wittgenstein 6.54 sounds like this: “... the one who understands me, in the end, understands their (sentences) senselessness, if he has risen with their help - on them - above them (he must, so to speak, throw away the ladder after he will climb up it). He must overcome these proposals, only then will he see the world correctly.”

Rune tattoo they continue to feed energy into the previous situation. Therefore, before you set yourself tattoo message from set of runes it is necessary to take into account that tattoo with full set of runes will require the owner to be able to hold the holistic energy of Odin himself.

If tattoo of one or more runes, then the tattoo sketch should immediately suggest the further development of the tattoo, when it is necessary to supplement it with a new life tattoo message.

Or use it in advance tattoos of universal ready-made runic signs, such as walk in warriors of Odin or “knot of the fallen”, moon trefoil"triquetrum" helmet of horror Fafnira, numerous variations triskela, formed into an angular figure using three “lagus” runes (in another version, these are three “kenaz” runes; among the Celts, the triskele most often represents three united spirals), labarum, saltir, Thor’s cross with a wolf’s head.

Rune message tattoo Lagus-Berkana-Gebo-Sol will do woman desirable and attractive, it will help you find your love, and for those who are already married, it will strengthen your marriage with the joy of relationships. If you can't conceive a child women's tattoo formula of runes Berkana-Ingus-Algiz-Yera-Fehu. A complete prototype of Odin for feminine tattoo sign of Freya, Frigg or Freya ( Frowe) according to the mythology of the ancient Scandinavians, the goddess of maternal and marital love, originally a single character, her symbols a bunch of keys, a spinning wheel, southerners call it “Orion’s Belt”.

In Icelandic rune tattooing, the most ancient treatise was created between 1497 and 1520 by a certain Bishop Gottskalk. This treatise was called Raudskinna, which translated from Icelandic means "red skin". According to legend, bright red parchment was used to make it, and the runes were inscribed in pure gold.

The second is called Graskinna (translated from Icelandic - "gray skin"). It is known that it was a kind of translation - a runic text was written on one side of the sheet, and Latin on the other. Domestic runologist L. Korablev published a book of the same name, which recreates elements of the original text.

Runes are an ancient and very powerful tool for human correction and energy support!

Can be used Constantine cross tattoo. Rainbow Slavic Rune Tattoo is a road, an endless path to the center of the world. Defines this way of battle the struggle between the forces of Chaos and Order - Fire and Water. This rune helps in travel, in a favorable resolution of difficult situations and difficulties. The road in this meaning is not just a path, but also a special state of mind, where there is neither end nor beginning, but there is both a source and a finish.

A Slavic tattoo will emphasize a person’s belonging to the people

Among the fashionable tattoos today, the Slavic style stands out. This is how people want to emphasize their belonging to the people whose descendants they consider themselves to be. If you believe the most ancient Vedic sources, the signs that came to us from the ancient Slavs are not just pretty pictures. They are carriers of culture and experience of generations.

Communities of people accumulate knowledge related to their way of life. Of course, their ideas about the world around them are reflected in religion, art, and mythology. Nature is an integral part of any human society. It shapes people's ideas about the world order. They systematize and store this knowledge with the help of symbols and signs that are easy to remember and depict.

There are several main thematic areas:

Images of animals and plants.
Runes.
Composite symbolic images (mythical heroes, gods, epic heroes).

Main tattoo themes

The pagan tribes of the Russians and other Old Slavic peoples lived in close symbiosis with nature. They deified the things around them and considered gods and demigods part of their world. These features of the ancient Slavic worldview were reflected in creativity.

Surrounding nature

Of course, images of trees, animals and birds were themes for decoration, including tattoos.Trees were especially revered because of their natural qualities. They have been growing all their lives. Lost parts were restored. They held onto the ground tightly. They gave fruit. Trees were considered conductors between worlds. It was believed that such tree tattooing ensured a long life without disease and sorrow.

A tree in Slavic mythology is a conductor between worlds

A snake or lizard pierced by an arrow or spear symbolized deliverance from adversity and disease. Birds were considered divine creatures who could easily get to any place. Drawing such a drawing was supposed to help its owner achieve his goal.

A bird tattoo will help its owner achieve his goal.

Deities

Gods and mythical creatures were also part of nature and life. Their symbolic images were often used for Slavic tattoos.

The main ones were:

For a tattoo, from among the Slavic gods, one was chosen that suited a particular person in terms of lifestyle and occupation, or in connection with the life situation that arose.

Mermaids, goblins, brownies were not just heroes of fairy tales, but real, almost native creatures of Slavic life. The Valkyrie (who selects the dead) was especially revered among warriors. It was believed that she picks up warriors who have fallen in battle and accompanies them to the heavenly palace. Valkyrie could change the outcome of a battle in favor of some worthy warrior. She was usually depicted on horseback and in armor. Valkyrie was best suited for warrior amulets. And her image was included in Slavic amulets for male warriors, who wore amulets on their necks or got tattoos. For warriors, this was very practical, so that a precious item would not be lost in the heat of battle.

Runes

The Scythians, Vikings and Slavs did not have an alphabet in pagan times. It was replaced by runes. Thus, Slavic runes were used to transmit information. Such recordings were made on bark or a piece of wood. In addition, they also had a sacred meaning. Legends attribute the honor of their creation to Veles, and he also gifted people with runes. Thus, the runes symbolized the connection with the gods. In total, about twenty of them are known. Their meaning and use are akin to hieroglyphs. In addition to writing, they were used for predictions. Runes were used for Slavic tattoos and as amulets made of wood and metal.

Slavic runes not only correspond to the letters of the modern alphabet, but also have sacred meaning

The meaning of Slavic runes and their names:

World. Symbolizes God and man, his inner world. Family tree. Another name is Belobog. That is, this is all that is bright and divine in people. Sign in the form of a trident.
2. Chernobog. This is an inverted trident. Accordingly, it is a symbol of everything negative in life.

However, these runic signs together mean peace and balance.

As we see, Slavic philosophy closely intertwined natural phenomena with deities and enshrined them in runes. They were embroidered on shirts, made into amulets in the form of tattoos, and worn on the neck and temple rings. It was believed that rune patterns conveyed their essence to amulets. Most often they were painted on wooden tablets. Therefore, not many such ancient artifacts have survived to our time.

Secret signs

The Old Believers preserved and brought to us most of the history, writing, legends and symbols of pagan tribes. They carried through the centuries all this knowledge about our ancestors. Ancient ornaments cover their clothes. They carved runes and composed texts from them, made tattoos like their ancestors and preserved their traditions in their families. Traditionally, a special place was given to talismans.

It was believed that secret symbols were inscribed by the gods for people

Today, many are interested in ancient symbolism. Tattoos have firmly become part of modern body decoration “body art”. Therefore, tattoos of Slavic runes and iconic ornaments are in demand more than ever. Sketches of modern totems and tattoos can include all the elements. Special symbols are often used, according to legend, inscribed by the gods for people. Usually they have the shape of some kind of swastika (with a different number of branches and different directions), a star, and sometimes a cross. All these ancient signs consist of various runes and are carriers of runic meaning.

The combination of different runes has a secret meaning for the owner of the tattoo

Knowing what Slavic tattoos look like, their meaning and hidden meaning, we can distinguish male ones: Valkyrie, Veles, Velesovik and Volot, Gromovik. All of them are related to military affairs. However, in modern society many women serve in the police, army and security. Maybe Valkyrie is their sign?

Valkyrie is a symbol of people related to military affairs

Lada, Ladinets and Bereginya are, as is commonly believed, signs that protect women, home and family.
The Rainbow will give you luck and peace of mind. For a good luck charm, any swastika tattoo is ideal, because it is a symbol of order and rebirth.Drawings of animals and plants are quite appropriate for both tattoos and totems.

In Slavic mythology, animals and flowers are totems

Usually tattoos are located on the back, lower back, wrists and ankles. For a thigh tattoo, a dragon or a snake pierced with a spear is a good choice. The meaning of the tattoo in this case is: “I will overcome all adversities and adversities.”

Of course, all symbols can be used to decorate clothing (for example, embroidery). Making jewelry and amulets that include elements of Slavic symbolism is also a very good solution and a worthy replacement for tattoos.

Runa Fehu. Tattoos and rune meanings

Rune tattoos are a very popular topic. Runes are applied to the body one at a time, highlighting the general meaning of the symbol, or they compose a runescript that encodes entire sentences. Learn more about the meaning of runes, and in this article we’ll talk about the Fehu rune.

FE, FEHU or FEOH: Originally "cattle" Fief, possession. Money. Wealth, prosperity.

The meaning of the Fehu rune

The Fehu rune is associated with the concepts of “possession”, “property”, “livestock” (in the traditional interpretation). It poses a problem to a person: to have or to be, that is, to imitate life or to really live; if you like - the problem of external or genuine being, ostentatious social behavior or true spiritual culture. Property, possession, ownership is a very complex, purely spiritual problem. Modern people view property as a justification for their own existence, as an extension of a person, as something that really belongs to him. This problem faces almost every person, because it is not about quantity, but about the quality of acquisition, about the mechanism of the acquisition process itself or, more importantly, the mechanism of spending.

Images of the Fehu rune:

The cattle breeder buys new calves.
A farmer buys seeds for planting.
The carpenter buys the necessary tools.
Businessman hires workers.
A man buys food.
The child receives clothes from his parents.
Gold miners find a vein.
The lamb receives milk from the ewe.
The plant gets water from the ground.
Cells receive nutrients from the blood.
The plowed field receives seeds from the sowers.
The fire receives wood from the fire pit.
The puddle receives moisture from the clouds.
The plant receives electricity from a power plant.
The living room receives heat from the radiator.
Women's hair gets its color when dyed.
The army receives soldiers through conscription.
The planet receives light from the star.

Application of the Fehu rune

The magical use of the rune is very wide and is associated mainly with material values. Inscribed on a ring or bracelet, it can help you get out of poverty by pushing you towards certain situations and pointing out opportunities. Protects against mistakes when purchasing real estate and helps to preserve and improve it. The same talisman can protect against troubles when transporting valuable cargo. It is necessary to take into account that, although this rune helps to maintain well-being, including financial well-being, it is not directly connected with money and is unlikely to help in speculation and usury. In addition, there is an opinion that the Fehu rune can provide some assistance in relationships between a man and a woman.

Magical meaning: growth of wealth, increase in property, strengthening of relationships, their transition to a new level. Friendship and love. A new acquaintance or renewal of an old friendship.

This rune is approached mainly by those in need of material wealth or those who have them and are concerned about their safety. It promotes the receipt of money, the acquisition of goods (mainly “durables”, as well as real estate) and protects property, promptly indicating to a person the opportunities opening before him or the danger that arises. However, money and other benefits should serve something, and not be an end in themselves. (If you put the F rune as a “goal”, for example, on your wallet, then you will not receive anything except money, and happiness, as you know, does not lie in it. And you may not receive it if you do not have a higher goal.)

Rune shouldn't cut
Someone who doesn't understand them.
In strange signs
Anyone can go astray.
(Egil's Saga)

People who are interested in esotericism and the culture of the ancient Slavs and Scandinavians have probably heard a lot about the 23rd rune of the Scandinavian alphabet. A tattoo with the Odal rune carries powerful positive energy that helps you get rid of bad habits and attract love and financial well-being into your life. However, its power extends only to people with pure thoughts who are truly ready to make every effort to improve their lives and cleanse their karma.

Meanings of the ancient symbol

“Odal” is the name of land that was passed down by inheritance. Such plots could not be sold, bought or exchanged. The second interpretation of the word is “paths that diverge.” By combining both meanings, one can understand the main interpretation of the ancient symbol: freedom of action and choice, but at the same time respect, memory and veneration of one’s ancestors.

For Odal rune tattoos, the meaning largely depends on what meaning the owner himself puts into the drawing, what he wants to achieve.

Love
Tattoo helps single people find their other half and build personal happiness.
Health
The rune heals alcoholism and relieves ailments (in particular, allergies). Allows you to improve health and strengthen the body as a whole.
Career
Odal tattoos are done in order to discover hidden talents and unleash creative potential. In the future, this helps to decide on the choice of profession and understand your purpose.

Karma
The rune blocks negative energy flows caused by the sins of the ancestors. This is especially important for people who, for unknown reasons, are haunted by failures and disappointments.
Money
This ancient Germanic rune, when applied to the body as a tattoo, helps to significantly improve material well-being, find a new source of income or climb the career ladder. At the same time, a person should not forget those who helped him on a difficult journey.
Repentance
Odal is often filled with prisoners who have repented of their crimes, and people who have realized their mistakes and want to start a new life.

Execution technique

The rune is most often stuffed in a minimalist style or using the 3D technique. The first option is simpler and more concise. The tattoo does not take up much space, so you can choose any part of the body for the application site.

In the second case, to create a three-dimensional composition, you will have to find an experienced craftsman who can develop an individual sketch taking into account the anatomical features of the client. If the work is done well, an optical illusion is created as if the symbol is burned into the body.