Rune: Eihwaz

Names: Eihwaz, Eoh
Represents: Defense, Avertive Powers, Support & Longevity
Alphabet: "e" (ei)
Color: Green
Sequence Number: 9 Blume, 13 Meadows, 13 Cooper - Tyson - Thorsson
Aett: Heimdall
Gods: Forseti - god of justice
Plants & Minerals: Yew tree,
Potency: Perpetuality that is inherent in transformation & development.
Challenge: To decide and to act without hesitation. Starting and following through.
Primary Uses: for support, perserverence in still or stagnant times, and for hope and faith. It can be used for enlightenment.
Stroke Order: upper diagonal down to right, then vertical down, then the lower vertical down to right.

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Blume says that our best defense is forethought and planning. Eihwaz advises a time to pause, to refill the spring and to set one's house in order. It is a time to make decisions, not to "do". Patience and perserverence are the counsel of this rune. As a part of the cycle of initiation, Eihwaz defines our bounaries and shows us the gateway to growth and change.

Meadows approaches Eoh entirely differently from the other rune seers. For Meadows, Eoh is the rune of perpetuity. It is the rune continuation and of totality from life to death, from earth to spirit, from beginning to end. It is a rune of finding the spiritual in every day life.

Cooper is more in alignment with Blume in his interpretation of Eoh. He sees Eoh as the rune of boundaries and limitations. Not of such boundaries and limitations as restraints or obstacles, but to be thought of as one's territory or space. It is a rune of perspective, and helps us to keep from overreaching beyond or abilities or talents. It also sets the limits across which others should not tread, such as individual rights.

Tyson, as usual, is the briefest in his treatis on Eoh. It is a foundational and protective rune which can lend strength and stability in magic. I represents dependability, strength and vitality. In some cases it is thought to be a rune of divination or good omens.