Eihwaz

Also called Yew

Rune

overview

Eihwaz is the yew, the evergreen that lives for thousands of years and is poisonous in every part. It stands between life and death, and is often read as the world-tree itself.

Uses

Endurance
Protection
Facing endings

ritual

Rune: ᛇ
Sound: ei
Meaning: Yew
Aett: Heimdall's Aett, rune 5 of 8
Upright: Endurance, death and renewal, protection, resilience
Reversed: Reads the same either way
Rune poems: Old English

Working with it

Draw Eihwaz on a stone and keep it as a protective charm during a long, hard stretch. Use a picture of yew, not the plant; every part of it is poisonous.

linked

Deity: Ullr
Plant: Yew