Four Runes You Can Use For Courage
3 runes to use to help you find courage.
I’m oftern asked by clients and people on the internet what runes would help them be courageous.
The answer is as complicated as your definition of courage. Courage is seen as doing something scary, and in fact that is generally what people want the magic of the rune for. But what is scary?
Some people enjoy abseiling or paragliding and would balk at public speaking. The public speaking person may be terrified of commitment, the committed person may be afraid of abseiling. And the list goes on.
Courage is only courage if the act challenges you, if not, it’s just doing a thing you want to do. Choosing your rune or runes for a courage energy is as complex as your meaning of courage. It involves context.
Here is a case study from a client who was getting out of a challenging relationship. She wanted some runes to signify her courage to leave. I was honoured to be asked to help her. Her courage was strength to stay with her values.
Runes for basic tenants of life are relatively simple, as that what the runes are built on. So strength is one of them. The Rune Uruz the rune of the aurauchs is the rune of strength, brute strength. Brute strength is great for deciding to leave a situation. As you need lots of power to push through those barriers.
One rune down.
Uruz Rune
Tiwaz Rune
The next rune for this courage energy I chose Tiwaz, the rune of right action, often called honour. Tiwaz is, as I see it, the rune of sticking to your values and beliefs. Tyr the god of war had his sword hand bitten of by Fenrir the wolf because he stuck to his values. Tiwaz is his rune, and that is why I chose it.
For this client’s version of Courage, the rune of Uruz and Tiwaz are appropriate. You ‘could’ see Uruz as courage in this instance but blinding pushing forward with no thought does not feel like courage to me. The courage is having the strength to stick to your values and leave the situation. Not just pure strength.
What I’m trying to say is that the context of what the asker is asking defines the runes to bring courage energy in. I say runes, in the plural, as their energies combine to make the runic power flow in the specific context needed.
Another client wanted to use rune energy to help him be courageous when at work, as he did not like his domineering boss talking down to him. This version of courage hinged on using his words to make the boss back down, and not add extra work onto him. The runes we chose here were Algiz and Ansuz. Algiz for boundries and being firm in them, and Ansuz for strength and power in words. He used them to great success in his workplace, and even more so when working from home to stop his boss intruding outside of work hours.
Anzuz Rune
Algiz Rune
I hope you can see what I’m trying to say here. Is that courage is very dependent on what sort of courage you want. You don’t need to being going bearzark when you tell your boss to not call you after six or when leaving a situation that requires more stability than shouting.
In general, courage in the runic constructs is something that is being sought, or grown into so I would use Ingwaz as the hero for the rune of courage. Because if you are looking for courage it implies a lack, and Ingwaz is the hero and the seed and that energy can grow into you with this runic energy.
Runes are kind of like the swiss army knife of magical tools, they fit where they are put, as the intention of their use is what guides their power. Yes Uruz has mighty power, and used with a fist makes you super powerful, but used with a feather makes a super tickler.
By stepping yourself into the clear context for the runic energy you want you can choose the runes you need for your specific task.
To find out more about the runes, please check out my book, Runes Made Easy available where books are to be found.