Sophia Raziela

Thurisaz is Thor's rune - the God of thunder and lightning. It heralds the destruction of the old to make way for the new, and is a potent catalyst for change. Share on X

The name Thurisaz means thorn, indicating that something may be a thorn in your side. This could be a foreign object as well as a person. Something or someone that does not belong, irritates you or causes harm.

Thurisaz can be used as a protective rune, to guard the against intrusion of your home and body.

Keywords

Upright: Thorn. Giant. Protection. Security. Regeneration. Catalyst. Sudden changes or insights. Sexual energy. Electricity. Thunder and lightning.

Reversed: Intrusion. Being defenceless. Destruction. Misuse of sexual energy. Catastrophic change.

Money

Upright: Your money and valuables are safe an well protected. Making money on protection of home, possessions and body, from sudden insights, regeneration, electricity, thunder and lightning.

Reversed: Theft or burglary. Take measures to protect your valuables. Spending money on protection of home, possessions and body, such as a self defence class or car alarm. Electricity bills or other costs brought on by electricity, thunder and lightning.

Love

Upright: Falling in love suddenly, as if struck by lightning. Falling in love with a foreigner or giant. A great deal of sexual energy being exchanged between you. Orgasm. A protective partner that makes you feel safe.

Your partner works with safety, protection, security, defence, thorns, thunder and lightning. 

You meet your partner in a place or situation related to safety, protection, security, defence, thorns, thunder and lightning.

Reversed: Physically or psychologically invasive partner. Partner makes you feel unsafe or irritates you. Partner is a thorn in your side. Betrayal. Sexual exploitation or abuse. Unable to orgasm.

Your partner works with invasion, loss of defences and protection, irritation, destruction, misuse of sexual power, catastrophe or damage caused by lightning strikes. 

You meet your partner in a place or situation related to invasion, loss of defences and protection, irritation, destruction, misuse of sexual power, catastrophe or damage caused by lightning strikes.

Health

Upright: Strong nerves. Successful surgery and organ transplant, as the foreign objects (the scalpel or organ) can not harm you. Vaccines and medications administered by injection. Medical equipment being inserted into the body, such as a pacemaker.

Reversed: Nervous disorders. Autoimmune disorders. Allergies. Illness, accidents or wounds involving foreign objects inside the body, such as a knife or bullet wound. Rape. Botched surgery. Bad reaction to piercings, tattoos, vaccines or other injected medications.

Malfunction of, or bad reaction to medical equipment inside the body. Medical equipment ‘lost’ or ‘forgotten’ inside the body during surgery.

Failed organ transplant. Struck by lightning. ‘Electrical storms’ inside the body, such as heart rhythm disorders and epilepsy.

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