Because: After a storm usually follows sunshine! Often, the change to a new beginning is a painful but rewarding process that can enrich your life.įirst and foremost, Thurisaz is protection and defense but can also help you overcome blockages, get rid of bad habits or confront old fears to overcome them. Enthusiasm and drive are also important components of the various areas of the Thurisaz Rune. Like the storm, the Thurisaz rune is symbolic of an unruly, potentially destructive force. The energy of the giants is always with you, use it wisely. Roughly summarized, this is about sudden upheavals and energies and currents that trigger defense mechanisms in you and draw reserves of strength out of you that you were not even aware of before. Various interpretations of the Thurisaz rune are related to bad news, disasters, or even the unexpected uncovering of rather unsightly secrets.

The power of the Thurisaz Rune can take destructive features but also fire drive and self-confidence, against any resistance and clear the way for a potential new beginning. The exact meaning is a complex combination of the idea of resisting, tearing down barriers but most of all defending oneself against what can trigger aggression in oneself. In keeping with its meaning, this rune is also shaped like a thorn - symbol of defense, defense and protection. Thurisaz belongs to the protection runes and includes mainly chaotic energies and forces to direct defense and attack. Various rune poems show the connection of the meanings of thorn and giant, as scourge of mankind or in some contexts as a symbol for Thor's hammer. In Anglo-Saxon England, this rune was used for the word 'thorn' (Þorn/Dorne), variations of which again refer to metaphors related to giants. Especially Finland, as 'the land of giants' finds variation of this name in mythology and literature. In keeping with its meaning, a derivative of the name - Þurs - is used in Norse mythology as a name for giants. Old Norse and Old English runic poems show the frequent use of this rune with different meanings, yet all refer to power, strength and especially resistance. In terms of the future, Thurisaz means that resistance will be broken, a new love will blossom and evil will be contained in return. However, although the rune is considered the bearer of bad news, it can also indicate that the way is prepared for a new beginning. The rune Thurisaz, primarily predicts misfortune, so it literally brings bad news. This rune represents the battle between giants and gods, where opposing forces are used. But also a destructive force that can definitely cause damage if uncontrolled. Thurisaz is a giant power, the power of defense. Even today, this rune is found as a character in Icelandic and is also very useful in the transcription of Old Norse texts.

The phonetic value of this rune corresponds to the English 'th', as in 'thorn' or a voiceless 'D'. Reconstructing its Ur-Germanic name, one encounters the meaning 'thorn' or 'giant'. The Thurisaz rune is the third one of the Futhark alphabet and is often avoided and treated with caution by rune scholars because of its powerful energy.

Ancient viking glyphs