Elemental Cross

This reading is good for establishing where you are in the timing of a situation. Runes one through three represent the past, present and future. Position four offers some advice about how to proceed, and position five speaks to certain limitations in the situation.

1. Past

Position one addresses the past, relative to your question. It shows what has led to to your present state of mind.

Rad / wheel

Movement is the primary indication of the rune RAD. The movement can come toward you in the form of various kinds of messages, or it can indicate you journeying to another location. In addition voyages of imagination may be indicated. You experience change on every level when RAD appears in your reading.

2. Present

This rune is for the present. In addition, rune 2 can represent your present STATE OF MIND,

Eoh / yew bow

This rune is the bow, made of flexible wood. It represents the quality of ending without breaking, recoiling instead or moving aside from problems without difficulty. See your difficulties not as disasters but as hindrances which will dissipate of their own accord. In this way you will manage the problem safely and avoid pitfalls. Employ global rather than linear thinking processes at this time.

3. Future

Rune three looks into the future. It says something about the RESULT.

Ing / danes

There is a sense of completion in this rune, with its four-square shape. Almost always fortuitous in nature, this rune indicates protection while in process and success in completion. After completion comes a new beginning, so the rune also signifies the continuity of events over time. The feelings of relief and anticipation are both associated with this rune.

4. Assistance

Rune four tells you what kind of help you can expect in regard to your question. It can relate to other people, circumstance, or to your own efforts.

Daeg / day

DAEG brings things into the light of day so you can see them clearly. What may have been unclear before is now obvious. Along with these changes comes the associated change in attitude. Be prepared to change your mind at least a little. Use your intuition to suggest HOW to incorporate change into your thinking, but know that clarity is found here.

5. What you cannot change

Rune five tells you what cannot be changed about the situation. You can evaluate what this rune says in order to formulate a method for acceptance, but do not seek to change this rune's meaning.

Feoh / cattle

The rune titled "Cattle" deals with financial well-being. In the ancient world, and indeed in parts of the world today, cattle are used as a measure of material wealth. In your reading the rune carries these additional meanings as well: Self-worth includes more than mere money. How you value your own being is significant in this reading. In addition, your relationships benefit at this time from forthright communication.