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Tarot. Tarot Layout Reference Guide. Runes. Oswald the Runemaker - Home Page. Meanings of the Runes: The First Aett. In modern usage, the Scottish 'ken' means to know or understand, and this is the sense in which the rune should interpreted.

Meanings of the Runes: The First Aett

Today, light, inspiration and knowledge are often associated, as in 'gaining enlightenment' and 'shedding light on the problem', and even in the image of a lightbulb going on over someone's head when they get an idea. To bring light is to make the invisible visible. Unlike the wisdom gained at þurisaz, kenaz only allows us to take bits and pieces of this knowledge away with us as we need it, usually at the discretion of the Gods. Runes. Runes are an alphabetic script used by the peoples of Northern Europe from the first century C.E. until well into the Middle Ages.

Runes

In addition to their use as a written alphabet, the runes also were a system of symbols used for magic and divination. Runes are loaded with power.