Rune: Hagal

[Emy]

Hagal, Hagall, Hagalaz, "Hagelrunan" (swedish)


Stands for: unexpected changes, things we can not change, fate. Hagal is a rune associated with snow and hail. It tells of changes that sweeps away the obstacles on your road, but not as harsh changes as Thurs, more gentle changes, but still revolutionary changes, or changes that changes your way of living. It may be unexpected things, and new things, and this rune often shows of some sort insights, transition, stepping on towards a new level... Prepare yourself for changes, to let go of old ways, old thoughts etc and welcome the changes with open arms.

Reversed (?): it stands for a fear of changes.

Wear this rune when: you wish to feel the winds of change.

[Avena]

Deity: Hel, Holda, Urd

world: Hel

element: hail, water and mist

color: gray, white

letter:H

cosmological meaning: end of golden age

magickal meaning/use: black magick, "feminine" magick, journeys into the underworld, defense and attack

psychological meaning: the unknown, subconsciousness, the past, destructive energies

[Rick]

Hagalaz translates as 'hailstone or hailstorm'. It might be equated with the Tower card in tarot. The old must be cleared away before the new can come into being. Hagalaz is a shamanic Rune, in that it can be used to journey to the Underworld (although Tiwaz is the "traditional" Rune used for necromancy), the realm of the Goddess Hel (or Hella).

When Hagalaz is in your reading & in your life, things will be stormy. But remember, no matter how hard the storm blows, it can't blow forever.

[Silver Venus]

I see Hagalz as red though

Hagalz to me means disruption and is the hailstone like the Tower.
Hagalz is a controller and reminds us of a fixed fate where we are out of control.
It can also be used to focus energies but more commonly means ~ disruption, chaos, big sudden change, events beyond your control, fate, forces..

Like Rick said it is a clearance stone and can be used for clearing, warding and protecting.

I dont think it can be reversed because its the same both ways.. but may depend how you draw it.

& In meditation or healing it could be good for anger management and control, cant everything out and letting go.

[Silver Venus]

I stumbled across this good guide picture at http://members.aol.com/JehanaS/futhark/

[Flar's Freyja]

Key words: Transformation, change, evolution, merging, harmony, protection, the past
Tree: Yew/Ash
Herb: Lily of the Valley
Gemstone: Clear quartz, diamond, moonstone, opal, clear calcite, geode
Color: Gray or White
Hour of the Day: 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Other names: Germanic: Haal, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic, Norwegian: Hagall
God/Goddess: Ymir, Urd, Gullveig, Hella
Power Animals: Serpent, dragon, falcon, eagle, hawk, owl, vulture, whale, dolphin, wolf, spider, bat, blackbird, butterfly, chameleon, dragonfly, praying mantis
Element: Water
Numerological Value: 9
Astrology: Aquarius
Tarot: The World

From: The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Runes by Sirona Knight

[*~*Chary*~*]

ok lets see .... i think i got this right .... Rick said it was so it MUST be right

Literally, the name Hagal means hailstone. Hailstones are water transformed for a short while from its liquid into it solid phase, during which time it falls from the sky, sometimes so violently that it destroys crops or property. But when the damage is done, it melts, changing back into harmless, even beneficial, liquid water. More generally, Hagal represents all aspects of frozen water that falls from the sky -- sleet and snow as well as hail. Everyone who has experienced a bad winter will know the sudden transformation that a snowstorm brings. Green fields and black roads are transformed rapidly into a sea of whiteness. Equally transormative is the thaw, when the colors of the landscape are restored. In folk magic, this rune is the protective sigil called the lucky star. This is drawn as a six-petalled flower formed of arcs within a circle. It can be seen on many old buildings, still protecting them magically against bad weather. Hagal's element is ice, the fifth element in the Northern Tradition, ruled by Rinda, goddess of the frozen earth.

[Flar's Freyja]

:) Mistakeys are how we learn! So glad to see you venturing into this forum to do exactly that!

[Flar's Freyja]

In the pagan wheel of the year, Hagalaz corresponds to Samhain along with Wunjo and Nauthiz. Samhain is the time when the veil between the worlds between life and death thins, which opens communication between the two realms. Wunjo represents Odhinn in his shaman aspect as he consults the dead by raising the volva (wise woman, sorceress). Hagalaz represents the volva and Nauthiz represents Odhinn's state of dire need as he sets out to find the interpretation of Baldur's dream.

[Flar's Freyja]

bump

[Seamus MacNemi]

Hagalaz siginifies the Kundalini, the driving force of life which cannot be held back. It is the force which causes a flower to crack and break through a cement sidewalk in order to establish itself as a living being in the world.
The power of Hagalaz can be destructive if thwarted to any degree. It is a Rune of Chaos only in that it is like a spoiled child demanding recognition from its elders. It can express itself like a temper tantrum which can be exceedingly destructive in some instances

[Flar's Freyja]

Hagalaz siginifies the Kundalini, the driving force of life which cannot be held back. It is the force which causes a flower to crack and break through a cement sidewalk in order to establish itself as a living being in the world.
The power of Hagalaz can be destructive if thwarted to any degree. It is a Rune of Chaos only in that it is like a spoiled child demanding recognition from its elders. It can express itself like a temper tantrum which can be exceedingly destructive in some instances

Again, hmmm....

[Rick]

:hehehehe: What she said

[Seamus MacNemi]

:hmmmmm: ???
Is that a good H MMMM or a bad HMMMMM? IN what context are you HMMMMMING?
Anything I say about the Runes is only a reflection of my own experience in dealing with the differing frequencies expressed by each Rune. I am often wont to cast Rune Blessings
upon the folk and upon the land. I must take great care that the Runes I choose and the order that I place in my stave is right snd proper for the use I have intended.. Otherwise I could have a disaster on my hands. To say nothing of the ire of the entire community.
I will admit that I am not much of one for reading books. My follk do not really trust
many who have written on the subject. Rather, it is that we prefer to rely upon our own intuitive perceptions in learning and dealing with each Rune. I will not deny that there is probably much that could be gleaned from the reading of books. But where is the Author we can trust? There is a great suspicion amongst my folk that many who write could be involved with such cults as the THULISTS or the VEHMISTS or that madman Guido von Liszt. We will have nothing to do with such men or any of their ideas.:noway: