Perthro

Also called Uncertain; perhaps a dice-cup

Rune

overview

Perthro is the mystery rune; its meaning was already uncertain when the Old English poem was written, which describes play and laughter in the beer hall. Modern readers take it as the dice-cup of fate.

Uses

Divination
Accepting the unknown
Games of chance

ritual

Rune: ᛈ
Sound: p
Meaning: Uncertain; perhaps a dice-cup
Aett: Heimdall's Aett, rune 6 of 8
Upright: Fate, mystery, chance, the unknown
Reversed: Secrets kept, stagnation, bad luck
Rune poems: Old English

Working with it

Before any rune or tarot reading, draw Perthro on the cloth or bag you keep them in, and ask the question aloud once.

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Deity: The Norns Frigg