Thanks for this
These are the original Runes, and those symbols are used on all Rune stones, only the names and meanings can differ from time to time, but generally are identical.
To add to your post, the Viking Runes are read from
right to left and were a gift from Odin. The Runes were divided into three "families" of eight runes, and each group is known as
aettir. The three groups were named for the Norse gods
Freyr,
Hagal, and
Tyr (I don't have pictures quite yet).
Invocation of Runes:God within me, God without,
How shall I ever be in doubt?
There is no place where I may go
And not there see God's face, not know
I am God's vision and God's ears.
So through the harvest of my years
I am the Sower and the Sown,
God's Self unfolding and God's own.
Reading the Runes:Reading the Runes is a lot like reading the Tarot. With an issue clearly in mind, select three Runes (one at a time) and place them from
right to left in order of selection. Once you have selected the runes, reading from the
right, the first Rune provides the
Overview of the Situation; the second Rune (center) identifies the
Challenge; and the third Rune (on the left) indicates the
Course of Action Called For. The direction of the Rune always depends on the outcome as well (if it is turned in the upright position, or the reverse, as in Tarot).