Fehu is the first rune and corresponds to the letter “F”.
Fehu, “Fahu”, “Feoh”, “Faihu”, also “Feu” or “fè”, is a fire rune and is associated with livestock or cattle, chattels, prosperity, property, the wealth of creation, and the dynamic force arising from that abundance. It also stands for movable property, strengthening, energy and fertility, attentiveness and vigilance, fulfilment, as well as creation and destruction.
“May intellectual, material and spiritual wealth serve the common good.”
Message
“Recognise your inner wealth. Abundance is meant for you. You are a divine being. Recognise your creative power and put it into practice. Remember that you are an expression of the divine.”
Symbolic aspect
Fehu signifies livestock, which is traditionally associated with prosperity and possessions. This rune is linked to assets – that material wealth which secures one’s livelihood. However, it is also connected to spiritual development through good grounding and to the power of manifestation. Fehu stands for wealth, profit and abundance.
Archetypal and psychological aspects
Fehu is the rune of beginnings and new starts. A rune of strength, fire, zest for life and fulfilment. It symbolises the ability to deal constructively and mindfully with one’s own inner and outer wealth. Fehu bestows courage, strength, determination, the ability to embrace change and serenity. It enables one to consciously embark on a new path in life in harmony with one’s own vision for life. Restlessness and nervousness give way to stability. With the support of this rune, one discovers one’s own creative power and gains the ability to put one’s ideas into practice.
Positive emotional state
Abundance, wealth and the feeling of making the most of the full spectrum of possibilities available to a person.
A distressing emotional state
Scarcity mindset, low self-esteem, victim mentality. The feeling that life is unfair, and that whilst everyone else is doing well, only you are struggling. Envy, jealousy, schadenfreude, resentment.
Affirmations
“I open myself to material and spiritual abundance.”
“I embrace the abundance in my life.”
“I am connected to my abundance.”
“Abundance manifests itself in every area of my life.”
“The fire of abundance burns along my life’s path.”
Correspondences
Archetype(s): the Pioneer, the King
Symbol: The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow or a pot full of coins
Life numbers: 3 and 5 (Fehu helps to develop the vibration)
Trees: maple, beech, ash, chestnut
Bach flower: Red Chestnut
Australian Bush flower: Boronia
Precious stones: ruby, red jasper, fire garnet, lepidolite
Colours: red, crimson
TCM element: fire
Planet(s): red star Procyon, Alpha Centauri
Incense: elder, propolis, rose petals
Mudra: lotus mudra
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