Uruz

Also called Aurochs (wild ox)

Rune

overview

Uruz is the aurochs, the great wild ox of the European forests, now extinct. It is untamed strength, health, endurance, and the vital force of the body.

Uses

Health and stamina
Physical strength
Courage to face hardship

ritual

Rune: ᚢ
Sound: u
Meaning: Aurochs (wild ox)
Aett: Freyja's Aett, rune 2 of 8
Upright: Strength, health, vitality, raw power
Reversed: Weakness, illness, misdirected force
Rune poems: Old English, Norwegian, Icelandic

Working with it

Before exercise or a physically demanding day, trace Uruz on your chest or the back of your hand and breathe deeply three times, feeling strength settle into your legs.