Elder Futhark · General & Overview · 5 cards · moderate

The Five-Rune Cross

A cross of five staves around a centre: the fuller shape of a matter.

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Best for

A situation with roots and crosscurrents that three staves cannot hold.

Origin

The standard runic cross; the horizontal line reads past-present-future.

The positions

  1. 1

    The Heart

    What is the centre of this?

  2. 2

    The Source

    Where did it come from?

  3. 3

    The Challenge

    What stands across it?

  4. 4

    The Foundation

    What is it built on?

  5. 5

    The Outcome

    Where is it flowing?

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The Five-Rune Cross

Elder Futhark · 5 cards

1
The Heart
2
The Source
3
The Challenge
4
The Foundation
5
The Outcome

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