Hagalaz                                                    “disruption”

                                                                          Element: Ice/Water                             Herb: Bryony

                                                                          Astrological: Aquarius                      Tree:
Ash

                                                                          Color: Light Blue                                Crystal: Onyx

Hagalaz - “Hag-all-az”

Literally: “Hail” or
“Hailstone”

Key Concepts: hailstones, crisis
and catastrophe, disruption, radical change, destructive elements of nature,
severe weather, the uncontrollable, unavoidable unpleasantness, psychoanalysis,
regression, acceptance of the unalterable

Psi: disruption, change, personal past

Energy: power beyond human ability to harness,
perfect pattern, seed formation, objective confrontation, destructive natural
forces, chaos

Governs:
          -Completeness and balance of power, integration of unconscious shadow elements
          -The inevitability of Fate
          -Evolutionary progress and operations of becoming
          -Protection through banishing or exorcising disharmonious patterns, protection
          -Awareness of the unconscious ideas for eventual processing
          -Causing discomfort in others by awakening their own subconscious ‘garbage’

Element: Ice/Water rules the
north

Astrological: Aquarius is present
from January 21^st till February 19^th ; affiliation with
Uranus

Herb: Often confused with
mandrakes, Bryony is a member of the flowering gourd family that is fatal if
ingested; though the roots may be used for medical purposes. Illusion magic is
strengthened and prolonged when combined with Bryony.

Tree: One of the three
Celtic druid sacred trees, the Ash is referred to as “the backbone of the
universe”. Often used as wand materials, spells that come forth from this wood
are best at mental focusing, magical strengthening and healing magic. Ash trees
provide wisdom, higher perspective, inspiration, and are the guardians of
children.

Crystal: Onyx alleviates
fears and worries, sharpening the senses and providing stability. The stone’s
main properties can be categorized under separation; be it separation of
unwanted feels from the user’s mind, or separation of the spirit from the body
(used to strengthen invisibility spells).

       Hagalaz is the rune
of objective confrontation with past patterns. It will uncover the vast flow of
energies around and through human energy systems. Its nature is completely
impersonal and it represents power generally beyond human ability to harness. Hail
shocks you with stinging hardness (confrontation) then it melts into water
which creates germination of seeds (transformation). The ancients describe hail
as a grain rather than as ice, thus creating a metaphor for a deeper truth of
life. Hagalaz can be used as a force of repulsion or banishment. It is used in
work to process and dispel the effects of subconscious baggage and ‘shadow
elements’ so that your life pattern can carry itself forward in its pure form.
Hagalaz has the magical energy of a ‘spring cleaning’. It reveals the personal
past, past lives and early environmental factors in childhood development. Hagalaz
can be used as a curse against others, aimed to bring up their suppressed inner
conflicts and thus impeding them. It is a clean curse, as the recipient is only
experiencing the ill effects of their own accountability. It is a dark,
feminine power and can been associated with witchcraft and destructive female
magic.