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Rune Name: 
Thurisaz
Germanic Name: Thurisaz, giant (thurs), thorn
Phonetic Value: Th/Dh
Pronunciation: THUR-ee-sahz
Modern English: Thurs or Thorn
Rune Number: 3
Polarity: Male
Color Association(s): Bright Red
Elemental Association(s): Air, Fire, Water
Deity Association(s): Thor/Loki
Herbal Association(s): House Leek
Tree Association(s): Oak
Astrological Association(s): Mars
Calendar Days: July 29 – August 13 (Leo 
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Chakras: Root, Sacral
Tarot Card(s): Justice, The Tower, Knight of Swords
Keyword(s): Thorn, Raw Force, Fight before Reward, Giant, Quests, Protection, Breakthrough, Polarity, Regeneration, Willpower, Strength, Clarity of Action
Magickal Uses:
- Increase potency of spells/bindrunes
- Draw on forehead to bring about incredible energy.
- Draw multiple instances with it pointed outward to help ward off negative energy
Overall Meaning(s):
- Disruption in status quo against which you need to be protective.
- May show you negative spiritual forces at work around you.
- Most powerful in Elder Futhark & much like the power of incredible natural forces, it must be balanced. Potent forces of nature must be balanced around you.
- Things that are happening are meant to happen.
- Beauty & danger combined in physical form. A time of trials. The sacrifice that must be made to move forward in life.
- Essence of discipline. Pain that must be endured for the reward that lies at its end. A painful lesson learned.
Brightstave/Upright: Reactive force, directed force, vital eroticism, regenerative catalyst. Reactions to your deeds may be dangerous. Take care in passively engaging or blindly grasping the outside world. (Outside your home) Do so with knowledge.
- Danger may be present in the outside world. This is an erotic vital force. An intensification of erotic expression may be in the offing, but this may be mixed with pain. Correctly applied this power can be protective & lead to evolutionary change & regeneration.
- This is the rune of crisis for good or ill, a catalyst for change.
Merkstave/Reversed: Unwisely approached the “TH” stave betokens defenselessness & danger. Beware of enemies from the outside.
- It indicates reactive compulsion & misery in relations with the opposite sex.
- Betrayal may be in the offing.
- The “Thurs” is an intellectually “dense” rock like entity.
- Being too resistant to change & not dealing with adversity. Seeing only the short term & not the long term.
- Take care to understand the hardships that one is dealing with – don’t ignore them as they may become larger problems later.
- By might, by light, I plunge fearlessly into the righteous fight. I summon the strength to blast through blockages, injustice, & ancestral chains. By freeing myself, I activate ripples of release, regeneration, & sovereignty.
In Norse Mythology the ancient Frost Giants bore an evil son Loki whose sole mission was to torment humankind. They gave Norse Gods a purpose: defense & protection of their sacred realms. Treachery of the Frost Giants & all the danger they represent & the responsibility in face of opposition.
The thurs is a reactive force in brute nature. It is a reaction to the clash of two polarized forces & the transformation of that force into kinetic energy. This occurs in nature in the form of thurses (unconscious forces), but also the Asa-Thor makes use of an analogous force to combat the encroachment of unconsciousness. The TH-rune is a sign of the psychosexual symbolic response, which in unconscious beings leads to compulsion but in conscious ones to transformation.
Meditation: Thurisaz Meditation: Magin Rose
Sources
Chamberlain, Lisa. Runes for Beginners: A Guide to Reading Runes in Divination, Rune Magic, and the Meaning of the Elder Futhark Runes . Chamberlain Publications, 2018.
Kristina, Jillian. “Wild Runes Deck - Tamed Wild.” Nashville Metropolitan Area, Nashville, 2020. Wild Runes Deck – Tamed Wild
McCoy, Daniel. “Runes.” Norse Mythology for Smart People , 8 Feb. 2019, Runes - Norse Mythology for Smart People.
Simonds, Josh. The Beginner’s Guide to Runes: Divination and Magic with the Elder Futhark Runes . Rockridge Press, 2020.
Thorsson, Edred. Big Book of Runes and Rune Magic: A Complete Guide to Interpreting Runes, Rune Lore, and the Art of Runecasting . Red Wheel/Weiser, 2018.
that you always share on spells 8! 
I am truly grateful for you too, and you know my secret: it is easy to be positive and spread love when in the company of such warm-hearted and loving people such as yourself! You have a home here, Jeannie, and we are all blessed by your presence 
