Hagalaz - Rune of Hurricane Healing

Hagalaz is hot !  Or is it cold, as it is said to be associated with hail ?   Hail destroys crops, but it also provides ionized water that when melted feeds thirsty roots and seed.   There is always sunshine after the rain.  So the traditional meaning of Hagal, is to teardown in order to build up better and stronger than before.  In life, death brings forth new life.  Although it might not feel that way while going through an ordeal, many of us believe that everything happens for a reason.  Hagalaz is an interruption to the status quo for the greater good.

The H Rune begins with the hhhhh sound as in 'hot'.  Remember, very hot water always turns cold again but any bacteria that was in it before is now dead.  People out camping know that after boiling river water for 5 or 10 minutes can be safely drunk as all the organisms will be destroyed in the process.   This is the traditional energy of the H Rune.

Let's examine some English nouns and other words beginning with the H Rune sound and see if we can expound on our understanding of the energy.

hat, hand, head, healer, helm, head, heyday, hit, high school, hill, hero, hail, heroin, hex, highball, history, hold, home, hoax, hobo, holy, help, hormones, holiday, hair,  (search a dictionary or google for other words that begin with the H Rune sound to get a greater glimpse of its energy.)

Recovering forested area of West Mesa after Cedar Fire (May, 2004), Photo by Linnea Spears

The duality of the H Rune is one of what goes up must come down and what goes down must come up.  There is balance in the energy of this Rune and I believe if we study many, many English words including adjectives, nouns, and verbs, we will get a better understanding of what this energy means and how it can be used in our lives.

Read more of my posts on the etymology, phonics, and singing to find the energies inherent in the Elder Futhark.  Say The Magic Word