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Evaz, Eh-rune, Ehwaz
Description
The sound of the Evaz rune is similar to Eyvaz, do not confuse it! It seems like just one letter, but the difference is very big!
Traditionally, Evaz is associated with Odin’s eight-legged stallion – Sleipnir (Sliding), who is actually inseparable from his rider and forms a single whole with Him. Sleipnir is the child of Loki in his female form as a mare and the giant horse Svadilfari, such a relationship brings him closer to the chthonic monsters Jormungandr and Fenrir, but given the fact that Loki acted in this case as a mother and not a father, it indicates a fundamental difference, manifested in the method of movement: if Fenrir and Jormungandr move from the Lower Worlds (and the Ocean) to Asgard, then on Sleipnir Hermod goes from Asgard to Hel to ask for the release of Balder.
Another important point for understanding the characteristics of the energy of Evaz is the change in the sex of Loki, he turned into a mare, which emphasizes the sexual nature of this Rune, and, in fact, the erotic attraction between the Mover and the Movable principles. But by and large, Sleipnir and Ve are a single whole, because Sleipnir is the offspring of Loki, and Loki, like Ve, is a hypostasis of Wotan.
It is traditionally assumed that Evaz means a pair of horses, and that Odin had a team of a pair of horses (mare and stallion) and then there would really be eight legs. Ehwaz can also symbolize a pair of gods or heroes, such as the brothers Hengest and Horsa, the leaders of the first Germanic settlers in England. Their names mean Hengest - stallion, and Khorsa - horse, etc. the horse is more likely a female creature, then perhaps we are talking about brother and sister.
Thus, we immediately see that the Evaz rune symbolizes the harmonious union of two principles - male and female. And if we look at the rune row, we will see that Evaz comes after Teyvaz (masculine) and Berkana (feminine) and, merging, forms the union of both of them, and this is both a marriage and a sexual relationship. If you divide Evaz in half, you get 2 Laguz runes, she looks like two people holding hands. Laguz is associated with love, Evaz is also related to marriage, partnership and joint activities of any kind. Evaz can bind two people with bonds of sympathy and mutual assistance.
In its obvious meaning, Evaz is associated with means of transportation: a horse and chariot in the old days, a car and a motorcycle in our days. Evaz also denotes binders and carriers, such as a medium for medicine and is therefore also successfully used in healing. At a deep level, Evaz is a psychological means that helps us correlate the external world with our internal attitudes; it gives us the ability to adapt to different situations. If Raido, she is closely connected with Evaz, helps us take control of the situation into our own hands. Then Evaz helps you adapt to the current state of affairs and make the most of it.
Ehwaz is not only associated with Sleipnir, Wotan's own nickname was Merin. The Germans had many rituals associated with horses, so the outcome of the battle was predicted by the behavior of the horse. There was also a horse cult for a long time, associated with fertility rituals. Freyr and Freya were associated with the horse.
Is it worth getting a tattoo with the Evaz rune?
Runic tattoo with the image of Evaz is a bad idea. Despite the general positive meaning that the sign carries, applying it to the body will turn a person’s life into an endless race. There are people for whom the accelerated pace of life is comfortable, but even they need a break from time to time to gain strength. A tattoo with Evaz will not give such a chance.
Meanings and Interpretation
Basic meaning
You are lucky, and you are lucky.
For a long time, the horse served as a means of communication and communication between individuals and communities, so this rune primarily speaks of ensuring communication at any level. Therefore, Evaz adopted this symbolism. A favorable rune that speaks of successful and fruitful cooperation. Falling on a relationship, Evaz portends a harmonious connection between people and a high probability of marriage. The rune also speaks of moving forward, traveling. Since a horse is a vehicle, the Evaz rune often indicates travel by car or plane, because Alone on his horse rushed through the air. And, by the way, the body is the transport of our soul.
In its meaning, the Evaz rune is close to the Lovers and Chariot cards in the Tarot system. In the Lenormand system there is an analogy between the Horseman and the Ship cards.
Evaz is the rune of change and movement (movement from a dead point). This rune is multifaceted, symbolizing the magical power that ensures development and movement, transitions between worlds, and victory over death.
Analogues for the Evaz rune from life are sailing and horse riding, both need to be learned, both require effort and courage, in both cases a person does not use his own energy to move, but uses the help of someone stronger, who moves in the “right” direction, hence the meaning of “add up efforts.”
Graphically, Evaz resembles two Laguz runes connected in a mirror image. What does partnership already mean when a man and a woman unite equally and without loss of individuality. A man without a woman will be “incomplete,” and this applies not only to the physical plane, but also to the mental and spiritual. Every person needs to harmoniously combine aspects of masculine and feminine nature. And ideas of gender superiority only distance us from our true “I.” Evaz is a path for an equal exchange of energies, a harmonious unification of opposites that complement each other. As the sum of two, Laguz speaks of the completeness of the biner, when the poles, mutually reflecting, represent the harmony of duality.
The outline of the rune also corresponds to a break in the Hagalaz line, which precisely corresponds to the emergence of new places of application of force. You can find connections with Uruz and Raido.
The symbolic field of Evaz is associated with the metaphor of a horse - rapid advancement. When this rune appears, it means that a person is in the right flow, in unity with the world. Evaz, like a horse, will carry a person in the right direction. It's like going up to the 17th floor using the stairs or the elevator. In this sense, Evaz is similar to Raido: rapid advancement, absorption of novelty, rapid change of impressions. Evaz is associated with a turn for the better and with happy events, unexpected opportunities and favorable circumstances.
Negative meaning
The main meaning of the inverted Evaz is an obstacle. Not all roads and not all opportunities are open.
The inverted rune Evaz is a sign of regression, a voluntary or involuntary rollback. You are in the grip of apathy and lethargy; confusion in feelings and thoughts prevents you from making the right decisions and acting. You should not now count on easy success, achieving the desired level and fulfilling your plans. The development of events shows that your plans were unfounded, and your desires were too far from reality.
Inverted Evaz speaks of an unsuccessful partnership (both in business and in marriage, as well as an unsuccessful sexual relationship), dissonance in teamwork, an unsuccessful trip or even a transport accident, and in general about bad luck and failure. This is a sign of difficulties in a romantic relationship and may indicate a mutual cooling of lovers. You are losing contact with each other, most likely this is only a temporary phenomenon; to assess the overall perspective, look at the remaining runes in the layout.
Inhibited movement, stopping or retrograde, similar to the retrograde movement of a planet in astrology. Such a fruitless existence may be the result of a hidden reluctance to change anything. Refusal to accept another point of view, misunderstanding, quarrels, disunity.
Also, an inverted Evaz speaks of a lack of enthusiasm, which is necessary to achieve significant results. No matter what you do, you are haunted by the feeling that you are just wasting your energy, and attempts to enlist someone's support are unsuccessful.
The feeling of being lost will leave you when you get on the right path. And for this you need to try to gain self-confidence, overcome procrastination and internal laziness, reluctance to do anything.
It is also important to understand that mental openness can give rise to a non-standard solution to an old problem, and fixation on the inability to come up with anything will give an inverted Evaz in the scenario:
- What do you usually say when I ask how to solve difficult problems?
- Think not about the problem, but about the solution.
- How are you doing now? You settled on the idea that the problem is unsolvable, and you don’t want to look for a solution.
In matters of personal relationships
Evaz is very good for love, because... denotes the union of two halves of a single whole, which are reunited due to mutual attraction to each other. This is a very good rune for lovers. The beginning of a new productive relationship. Marriage. Sex. It is worth taking into account the symbolism of the rune - horses are not just paired, but they must pull the cart, act in harmony with each other, hence the meaning of trust and equality.
As a personality characteristic, Evaz indicates an intellectual, interesting person who knows how to get along with people, is diplomatic and charming. Reversed Evaz may indicate an unemotional, dry and calculating person in his personal life who seeks connections only with promising partners, and not out of sympathy.
In matters of business and finance
- Things started moving, new contacts, new partners.
In medical matters
- Recovery
Why do you need an amulet with the Evaz rune?
Amulet with the Evaz rune.
An amulet with the Evaz rune is used in cases where it is necessary to attract pre-planned and specific changes into a person’s life. The symbol helps to maintain a calm and harmonious state of mind in any situation and to get rid of energy and material “garbage” that does not allow you to move freely in the direction of your goal.
To create a talisman with the image of Evaz, the rune needs to be drawn or engraved on a stone or a small wooden block. You should wear a talisman only when changes are desired and necessary. The Evaz amulet is not suitable for constant wear.
Characteristic
Characteristics of the Rune Evaz
Name
- Evaz, Aivos, Evokh, Eoh – Horse
Tree of the World
- On the World Tree, controls the transition between Hel and Nifelheim
Deity
Freya and Freyr:
- Freya is the goddess of eros, physical well-being and magic.
- Frey is the god of summer, fertility, material well-being and eros.
Main qualities
Required qualities
- Ability to interact.
- Respect for the opposite sex
Character
- Energy Reversible Rune
Element
- Air
Color
- White
Rune stone
- Moon rock
- Amethyst
Astrology
- Sagittarius and Jupiter as the main ruler of the air trine.
Rune of the day
Today many stagnant processes will begin to move. What you couldn’t get off the ground on other days is precisely today that progress will begin in these matters. Lots of communication and movement.
Rune Warning
The period of luck is not eternal, Sleipnir will take you to a certain point, and then you will have to act on your own.
You should not try to do everything alone, you will impoverish yourself in this way.
Runa's advice:
Your strength may not be enough and you should seek help. As a result, thanks to joint efforts, you will get much more than if you acted alone. So a rider on a horse moves forward much faster than on foot, a skier climbs a slope on a lift, a bird soars on air currents.
Magical meaning
Like other passive Runes (Thurisaz, Isa), Evaz in its manifestations is subordinate to the will of the Active principle. Therefore, the adaptability of Evaz’s forces to the operator (as well as the process of breaking a horse) ensures the fusion of the spirit of the horse with the spirit of the rider, and the formation of a single being that rushes through the worlds.
The unity of the Horse and the Rider is dynamic, so the forces of Evaz do not tolerate stagnation, just as they do not tolerate a weak hand.
Friendship and cooperation (whether at the level of people, forces or other manifestations of existence) are precisely a joint path, when each participant realizes his goals, since these goals are common, uniting companions. The power of Evaz also applies to moving vortexes that carry out the will of the operator; it is the forces of this nineteenth Rune that make the connection between the Magician and the Performers strong.
Evaz symbolizes such a union as between a rider and a horse. Therefore, all areas of its use flow from here. It is recommended to weave it after the main runes as a thematic one.
This is one of the best runes for improving sex life; just draw it in the air above the bed, or you can draw it on a candle that you light in the bedroom before a date.
Evaz is very good for any joint actions that require coherence and understanding at a glance. Both in friendship and in business partnership. Evaz attracts good luck to joint ventures.
In magical practices, this rune is associated with the etheric and astral bodies, this is the part of our “I” that can be removed from the physical body. Evaz is the rune of werewolves, with its help you can give your astral body the image of a horse and perform a magical attack. Astral entities of such a plane are called “mares” (mare - “mare”). Eyvaz and Evaz use rune ligature to hunt for souls. This combination of runes helps to appeal to Odin in his role as leader in the Wild Hunt.
Evaz is also Wotan’s eight-legged horse Sleipnir, on which he traveled between worlds. Therefore, Evaz is suitable for those who travel in spirit.
Evaz is also used to stir up something, give a push, push something that has slowed down and entered a stagnation phase. Helps move stuck things, dilute thickened ones, soften hardened ones. Therefore, the Evaz rune is good in the treatment of chronic old diseases, it also helps perfectly with mental slumber and fruitless thoughts, gives answers to insoluble questions, frees you from fixation on a problem and encourages action. In this regard, the action of this rune is opposite to the action of the Isa rune.
Since Evaz is a transformation rune, its main purpose is to change circumstances in the outside world, as well as move from one world to another. Evaz is used in shamanic travel, as it is the sign of Odin’s horse, Sleipnir, which helped him travel through transphysical worlds. Therefore, this rune is often used on the road, applied to cars and motorcycles.
The magical use of Evaz, in addition to helping in travel, included its power to direct a spell or magical action, to “send” the effect in the right direction. Sigrdriva attributed Evaz to the "Rune of Beer" given its helping nature, and the Head of Mimir claimed that the Rune Evaz adorned "Sleipnir's teeth".
But the inept use of Evaz makes movement undesirable, and devotion turns into stickiness and intrusiveness. In this aspect, Evaz corresponds to the Wolves who chase the Sun Chariot, and although they ensure its movement, they do so in a very unfriendly manner.
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Unlike Raido, which denotes a journey as moving from point A to point B, Evaz denotes a journey akin to that of an explorer, scout or pilgrim. Also, Raido is the cart, and Evaz is the horses that pull it.
Evaz is the rune of adventure and gaining spiritual experience.
In combination with the Ansuz or Mannaz runes, Evaz can indicate a person whose sound judgment and practical mind will help overcome everything that worries you at the moment. If the Raido rune happens to be in your neighborhood, then this is a must-see trip. Berkana indicates a family gathering. Evaz from Laguz portends a long journey. C Uruz means an unexpected change.
But if the inverted Evaz is adjacent to runes prophesying evil, then you should slow down and not rush into the actions that you may be considering right now. They will cause such changes that you will most likely find yourself at a loss or in trouble.
Additional Work Application Options
- For a more harmonious relationship with your partner
- To communicate more effectively with people
- To find more fruitful ways to achieve your plans;
- To maintain balance in any situation, to become more balanced;
- To respect the opposite sex
- To strengthen the qualities of loyalty and devotion, to strengthen the bonds of friendship.
- To initiate new daring projects.
- To start changes in life.
- For those engaged in scientific research, also useful for poets, musicians and magicians.
- For a successful and safe trip
- For rituals related to initiation
- To get what you want, because Evaz has one interesting property - it helps someone ride and therefore it is often used in formulas for free.
Magical use of the runic sign
Shamanic traditions require the use of Evaz for some rituals. Most of them concern the process of transition from one state or period to another.
It is popular to include runes in rituals of initiation, travel between realities, and transfer of knowledge.
In magic, the sign is introduced into various formulas and spells for a specific purpose:
- start a previously stopped process;
- give a command to other components of the staff to act;
- direct energy to the required area;
- help a person or other beings achieve what they want.
When drawing up formulas, make sure that the Evaz rune does not conflict with its opposite Isa. The greatest effect is obtained when placing other dynamic signs nearby. The meaning of the rune is universal, which is why it is used in different areas of magical practice.
Rune Evaz in layouts
Predictive interpretation for layouts
Upright
Traditionally, Evaz points to communication and interaction, both pleasant and unpleasant, it is to some extent forced, because a certain task arises and to solve it you have to seek interaction with others through communication, somehow move in space. We can say that the Evaz rune indirectly indicates obstacles or problems that will need to be solved. Also, when receiving this rune, you should pay attention to those zones in which there is now stagnation and ossification; it is at these points that changes will most likely begin. This process is similar to untying the rope from a balloon, but do not forget that the disturbed and awakened process will initially act according to the potential that is already inherent in it. Evaz is opposite in its action to the Isa rune, and by melting the ice, Evaz helps to awaken movement in business. But instead of fruits, weeds may appear; you should also be prepared for such a turn, since often the energy of the Evaz rune is only enough to change the direction of the process. But we can see in time what is developing that is not suitable for us, and redirect what is happening in the right direction. Evaz is a rune of assistance and assistance for the fulfillment of plans and desires. But not the rune of the impersonal will that rules over our lives. Evaz is a rune of support, help, beneficial energy, a kind of credit of trust to a person, issued by the Universe. The appearance of this rune in the layout also indicates that changes will come if you yourself change and become ready to let these positive changes into your life. A person changes, and the life around him changes. Evaz, like all other runes, does not act outside of human consciousness. Therefore, keep in mind that what is the vessel of consciousness, such are the changes that the rune will bring. Almost always this rule is inviolable, because the mug is not able to accommodate the volume of the bucket. In some cases this is even dangerous, but mostly useless. Therefore, if you sleep through the period of action of the rune, ignore it, take God’s gift for scrambled eggs, then the results will be minimal.
Having accepted the Evaz rune, you should not rejoice at it frivolously; you should be concerned about what the situation will require in return. And we are not talking about paying bills, but about the need to work hard, because Evaz is similar in action to Jupiter, and new opening paths symbolize the upcoming work. It’s not for nothing that astrologers say that after every Jupiter comes its own Saturn, and after every opportunity comes work.
Evaz is a tailwind, the beginning of movement, but then you will have to walk independently and quite actively so as not to lose the given momentum. Although according to Evaz there are many opportunities, resources, and patrons. She, like Jupiter, favors people not according to merit, but according to personal permission. It is not worth considering the appearance of this rune as the result of some previous merits and works. This is simply assistance, a small miracle of life that needs to be used when it appears.
The appearance of the Evaz rune in the layout indicates that the arrival of a new one is inevitable, which is called “already at the door.” Change is on the threshold, ready to burst into your life. All that depends on you is whether you open the door yourself, or whether the invasion will occur like a whirlwind or a volcanic eruption. When the Evaz rune works, ideas literally develop by themselves, plans are realized with ease. You need to try to spoil and act contrary and incorrectly.
Following Evaz, it is worth pulling out 2 more runes with questions:
- Where will the process go?
- How will it end?
The additional runes that fall do not cancel the beneficial effects of Evaz, but only orient a person in the direction of the development of the process and a possible option for its completion.
The questioner will find himself in a situation where he needs help. The lack of one’s own resources and strength to carry out the intended action is an incentive for Evaz to act.
The result is accomplishing things and obtaining results that were impossible only on your own.
When doing fortune telling, the Evaz rune indicates an adult woman, the mother or grandmother of the Querent. In general, this is invariably feminine. The horse is a symbol of instinctive natural urges, and Evaz is also closely associated with female sexual desire.
Evaz means movement and travel, but if in the case of Raido it is a cart, then Evaz can be compared to horses harnessed to this cart. Often the Vikings would harness a couple of animals to a wagon. Therefore, another direction of action of this rune is not just to go, but to go harmoniously, together.
Evaz is a symbol of moving forward, appearing in the layout promises success, fulfillment of plans and achievement of what is desired. Events will develop in accordance with your plans, and changes for the better will not take long to arrive. Your work is not in vain, and the effort expended is justified. Thanks to timely insights and insights, you will be able to cope with current affairs faster. Thanks to travel or a business trip, you will be able to improve your situation, lay the foundation for future favorable changes, relax and recuperate. Your self-confidence and the general loyalty of your partners make joint projects successful.
It is possible to receive help and support from friends and relatives. Your task is to learn to be grateful for what other people do for you. Yes, you have something to be proud of yourself for, but complacency and inflexibility are not appropriate; if you become a little more modest, you will only benefit from it.
Surrounded by negative runes
Interference with coordinated pair work, delays, inhibition. You probably chose a deceptively easy path and are now moving away from your goal. There is not enough enthusiasm to achieve significant results, and no matter what you do, you cannot shake the feeling that you are wasting your energy, and attempts to ask for help and support end in yet another refusal.
It is necessary to try to overcome internal laziness and indifference to everything. As soon as you get on the right path, the feeling of being lost will leave you, and you will be back on track.
Loss, bereavement, breakup, betrayal, treacherous friends.
Upside down
Inverted Evaz is a sign of backward movement, retreat and regression. You are now in a state of apathy, lethargy, emotional and mental confusion confuses the cards and prevents you from making the right decisions and acting. During this period, you should not count on easily achieving what you want, and it is possible that disappointment will even soon follow, since it turns out that your plans and dreams had nothing to do with reality.
In terms of love relationships, an inverted Evaz indicates that you are losing touch with your partner, cooling and moving away. Another danger of the dark side of Evaz is fusion, disharmony, loss of yourself, your personality is absorbed by another person, you dissolve in him. The result of such a merger may be loss of autonomy, mistrust, betrayal, and disharmony.
The motto of the reversed Evaz rune is: “Infertility is the result of a hidden reluctance to change.” And this applies to all areas of life. The apparent calm is the result of distrust of the intruder and a refusal to do so. Often a person does not notice something new that he does not want to accept. And he is blind and deaf to it, does not notice those changes that need to be noticed and accepted for the renewal of life.
You need to understand that now what you have wanted and strived for for so long will happen. But these events can only happen to the extent that you yourself open up to what is happening.
The power of change in an inverted Evaz is weaker than in a straight one, and here help is needed from the person himself.
If it remains closed, then the force of the wind of change will gradually fade away, everything will return to normal and the swamp will continue to bloom.
Therefore, when Evaz falls out, breadth and freedom of perception, an expanded perceiving consciousness are so important. It is important to register all changes both internally and externally. An inverted Evaz indicates that not all possibilities are open yet, but if a person acts correctly and grasps the meaning of Evaz’s energy, then the rune changes its state from inverted to straight.
Why does an inverted Evaz usually fall out? Because a person does not notice the opportunities given to him, does not use what he has, because he considers it unimportant and irrelevant. He does not use the paths that are open to him. It seems to him that these roads are not at all what he imagined them to be and this option should be postponed only if in reserve, he does not understand that opportunities for personal growth and advancement open like the gates of heaven: only occasionally and for a short period of time . Inverted Evaz indicates that you need to look around you, pay attention to everything around you.
Another meaning of the inverted Evaz is that movement is slowed down not due to the fault of a person or force majeure, but for internal reasons. Delays are necessary for the desired result until the time has come and now not everything is possible.
The inverted Evaz has one positive aspect - with its action you can relax and unwind, gain strength. If a person does this while the inverted Evaz is in effect, a straight rune will come to him.
Another meaning of the inverted Evaz is that movement is slowed down not due to the fault of a person or force majeure, but for internal reasons. Delays are necessary for the desired result until the time has come and now not everything is possible.
The inverted Evaz has one positive aspect - with its action you can relax and unwind, gain strength. If a person does this while the inverted Evaz is in effect, a straight rune will come to him.
If an upside-down Evaz appears when asked about vacations and business trips, then you definitely shouldn’t buy plane tickets. Of course, a catastrophe may not happen, but there will definitely be problems with this type of transport, such as flight delays due to weather, loss of luggage, etc.
Surrounded by positive Runes
Rune in combinations
№ | Runes | Interpretation |
1 | Evaz and Fehu | |
2 | Evaz and Uruz | |
3 | Evaz and Turisaz | |
4 | Evaz and Ansuz | |
5 | Evaz and Raido | |
6 | Evaz and Kenaz | |
7 | Evaz and Gebo | |
8 | Evaz and Vunyo | |
9 | Evaz and Hagalaz | |
10 | Evaz and Nautiz | |
11 | Evaz and Isa | |
12 | Evaz and Yera | |
13 | Evaz and Eyvaz | |
14 | Evaz and Perth | |
15 | Evaz and Algiz | |
16 | Evaz and Soulu | |
17 | Evaz and Teyvaz | |
18 | Evaz and Berkana | |
19 | Evaz | |
20 | Evaz and Mannaz | |
21 | Evaz and Laguz | |
22 | Evaz and Inguz | |
23 | Evaz and Otal | |
24 | Evaz and Dagaz |
Rune Evaz in combinations of
Runes Evaz