What does the Hagalaz rune mean? [Aufrecht, umgekehrt & verwendet]

The Hagalaz rune has so much to tell and incredible energy to offer when it comes to magic and creating a unique, better life.

To learn more about the meaning of the Hagalaz rune and all its special messages, make yourself comfortable and read this article!

What does the Hagalaz rune mean?

Hagalaz rune signifies power, vigilance and breaking habits. Life is a continuous series of changes. Being stubbornly conservative will only bring dissatisfaction and suffering. Hagalaz advises us to accept all the news it can offer, positive or negative, happy or painful, because surely these news can teach something that will be useful and make you stronger.

Hagalaz, the rune of positive or negative changes, has the same meaning whether it is upright or upside down.

“ My homemade Hagalaz rune.

His interpretation is always related to the moment you live, maybe it’s happy because life as a couple is about to start, maybe it’s painful for the loss of someone you love or because you are in one moment of crisis. The meaning of Hagalaz also depends on the message of the other runes if the consultation is not done with just a single rune

Regardless of the positive attitude towards the proposed change, Hagalaz tells us that we will feel uncomfortable, that we will feel fear, fear and distrust. What you know to venture into something new is always a source of fear.

However, this rune is a reminder that the secret to success is to persevere and you will be rewarded in the end.

It also conveys a positive vision of life; bad experiences must not frighten you or make you doubt the future or the abilities and goodness of people, both those we already know and those we will meet as we continue the path that opens up to us.

Hagalaz is sometimes depicted as a six-pointed star, ie a crystal of snow or ice, representing the pre-established and unchanging pattern of existence. From the Indo-European root kaghlo-, meaning pebble, and also aghl-, meaning stormy cloud, we also find kakhlex in Greece, from which the Latin calculus comes. Hagalaz retains the English meaning in the word hail and in German hail.

Like a hail we fall into life, are overcome by winds and passions, and then melt into the cosmic merging with all through love and death.

With Freyrs Aett we have taken the first steps to confront the central part of existence. We have regained our innocence and tamed our basest instincts. This allows us to gently let go, to trust, to become.

With the first three runes of Heimdall’s Aett, we collide with complex concepts such as death (Hagalaz), pain (Nauthiz) and destiny (Isa).
Death is experienced as the end of everything, the disintegration of everything, the final change.

She is seen as a bearer of pain, despair, emptiness and a messenger of destiny, destiny to which we can only bow and accept the laborious proposition. With death we open ourselves to the dimension of mystery, we are forced to accept the inevitable and we can react with anger, despair, revenge or self-destruction, but only by letting go can we understand its meaning.

Death is change, transformation and new life; We can spend time regretting the good old days, or we can take note of the change and be reborn and renewed.

Hagalaz is ruled by Udr, the eldest of the Norns, who weaves the plot of the Wyrd, the fate that holds the past. Wyrd is destiny, a subtle weave woven into all existences that have knotted their threads over millions of years.

The spinning action that Udr performs is often attributed to a female triad of supernatural beings, even above the gods themselves, who spin, weave, and cut the threads that represent human life.

So Udr rules both Wyrd and Destiny, but there are two other norns who live beneath the roots of the cosmic tree Yggdrasil alongside the original Source: Verdandi, the being, becoming, rolling the thread and representing the present, and Skuld , a name meaning something guilty or flawed, cutting the thread of fate and representing the future.

Every action performed ends up in the Wyrd’s well, sinking into the water with which the Norns fill a bucket each day to wet the roots they live beneath. The actions of the past are thus brought back to the surface and, through the tree representing the present, reenter reality and condition future events.

Yggdrasil feeds on the past to fruit the present and the future; This is the great cosmic law: every living being receives the consequences of its actions, whether good or bad.

Wyrd is not so much individual destiny as it is universal energy, the origin of everything. The original law of cause and effect, according to which every living being should bear the consequences of its actions, is therefore not an external law controlling everything from above, but our personal one responsibility for our actions. It is the law of karma that we are architects of our destiny through our thoughts, mental actions, feelings, affective actions, words, verbal actions, and our behavior or physical actions.

Hagalaz is also associated with the serpent Nidhoggr, which corrodes the roots of the cosmic tree and threatens its stability. It represents destiny bursting into our lives and breaking every pattern and certainty.

It’s a rune undoubtedly related to the archetype of death; it means hail in English, a word that reminds us of the goddess Hel, Lady of Death and guardian of the underworld.

“ Loki’s Brood; Hel, Fenrir and Jörmungandr. The figure in the background is probably Angrboða.

Hagalaz means when upright

The key words for this rune are purification, cleansing, room for growth, acceptance, courage, letting go, past, unconsciousness, trials, analysis, tests and experiments. The extraction of this rune indicates liberation from the patterns that manifest as an obstacle or de-structuring can, such as B. a blockage, a delay, an illness or a death.

It is necessary to ask ourselves about the relationship we have with death if we can accept it, to face it with a calm mind if we can accept the inevitability of fate. Hagalaz can indicate a problem of rigidity, imprisonment due to patterns, rules and morals.

It is a rune that gives access to new levels of knowledge through the joint work of destruction and creation. death and rebirth. It is the rune of destiny and also implies liberation from the past and acceptance of paying outstanding bills. The advice is to let yourself be guided and be in tune with your nature.

In love, you might be going through a difficult time because you are afraid of not being happy, with doubts and insecurities, worried you might make mistakes. Be patient and keep calm, do not face difficult situations and wait for the moment to pass.

Many sacrifices are required in the work; It can be difficult or even unbearable. There is a risk of losing your job or being fired. Clench your teeth and move forward without losing sight of your goals. In terms of health, there is a risk of getting sick. You need more time for yourself, your hobbies, to relax and regain lost energy.

It sometimes happens that, despite all the precautions taken, fate decides for us by severing a relationship of love or friendship that deprives us of a permanent job or a person we love.

We must remember that life goes on despite everything, that everything is a turning wheel. There will be other loves, other people willing to have us next to them, other jobs, new satisfactions, other people, children and grandchildren born with a new promise and a new hope.

We have every right to suffer when fate seems to leave us no way out; We couldn’t walk this path because it’s not meant for us, but there are many other paths waiting for us that are perfect for us.

What if Hagalaz shows up in reverse?

Reverse Hagalaz means solving a puzzle but finding a negative result; it can mean a breakup. Nature rules Hagalaz, a rune representing the unchanging forces we must accept.

‘ Hagalaz rune reversed

It heralds separation in every form. This is a negative rune that announces a natural event such as birth or death.

Hagalaz means in love, work and health

Love: You are going through a difficult time. It is possible that in the fear of not achieving the happiness you seek, you avoid fixing your dissatisfaction and try to ease the fear by indulging in your passions.

It’s not a solution that will solve t the problem. Hagalaz recommends thinking before continuing down this path.

Work
• : This is a moment that requires many sacrifices. The work can be hard or maybe the circumstances in which it takes place are. Hagalaz recommends persevering and never losing sight of your own goals.

  Health

• : While you are in a period of crisis, anxiety can negatively impact your health. So it’s good to take breaks and find time to pursue your passions or confide in your loved ones.

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  How to work with the energy of the Hagalaz rune?

Use it to focus and meditate. It brings clarity!

It is a wonderful talisman to break bad habits like smoking, drinking and more.

• Use during a full moon ritual to get rid of what no longer serves you. Use it to honor fate.