What Does THORN Mean?

ThorN is the third rune in what is believed to be a group of 33. That part is only speculation due to the different beliefs through the years. But, it is speculated as the third rune.

ThorN can be looked upon in two ways, as a barrier and as a protection or a separator from the "other side" of change. So, there is good and bad in ThorN. In accordance to that, ThorN is a rune of testing and challenge, as well as protection and defence. To simplify this, I'll try to state it like this.

Its Divinatory meaning is: Hardship, painful event, etc.

To understand ThorN, you must realise all that's behind it. So, it helps to understand where it falls on the tonal axis, in the stars. It spans from the fourteen (Earthly father), through the four (the place of the Animals..),the ten (the mind), the three, the thirteen, and the one.

The one is the place of Fire. The fire explains the RAGE. Some of the potential negative trends are Demonic Influence, damage, and perishing of enemies.
To help understand ThorN, here is the poem that goes hand in hand with ThorN:

"If urgency tells me to tie the opponent with magic.
Then I dullen the steel of my foes,
So that their swords will not cut anymore."

This poem can explain the influence of ThorN. People believed a person was inflicted with this curse so that they could spare the lives of all other people in that "tribe."

The lesson of this rune is to learn you must suffer. Not only literal suffering, but also in the biblical sense of allowing one's destiny to unfold as it should, and allowing one's self to experience all that life offers us. There is talk of "Giants" when talking of ThorN.

ThorN is the name given to the Giant. The Giants may seem to be evil and destructive to the Aesir, but they bring about change, and eventually clear the way for a new age.

ThorN isn't just an evil rune. It can be both good and evil. Depending on which way the rune is set, can determine whether it's good or evil. This depends on which way the triangle part of the ThorN symbol is facing. You see, it can also play a part in taking the evil OUT of the person cursed with it.

So there you go. We're not a bunch of pricks! LOL!!!

<| Hail ThorN|>