Hagalaz (ᚺ)

Hail: what cannot be stopped.

Literal meaning: hail · Hagal's aett, the second group of eight

In the old rune poems

All three poems call hail a grain: the Old English one says it whirls from the sky and turns to water; the Norse ones call it the coldest grain.

Light side

Disruption that clears the ground: an event you did not choose that, once melted, waters something new.

Shadow side

Bracing against every storm, or blaming yourself for what was never in your control.

Drawing Hagalaz in a game of Leela

In Leela Atlas you can draw a card from the Elder Futhark runes when you land on a square. A bridging question links the card to the square, so the card speaks to your own question:

• What in your question is beyond your control, and what could grow once it has passed?
• What does "Hagalaz" show you about your square?
• If "Hagalaz" were advice for your question, what would it say?
• Where do you meet "Hagalaz" in your life right now?