Rune

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Fehu

Wall Street

We must always be cognizant  of the fact that money can cause problems between men.  For this reason,  the movie Wall  Street, which is a condemnation of the greed of corporate greed in the  1980's is an excellent representation of the negative side of Fehu.

Uruz

Urban Cowboy

Uruz has an aspect to it  about what happens when raw physical strength goes out of control.  The  motion picture "Urban  Cowboy" is an excellent example of how when getting all-ingulfed by  the masculine macho strength, it can be destructive in nature.

Ansuz

Field of Dreams

When we think of  Inspiration, it has an aspect to it that once we acquire the knowledge, we  just "know" that it's true.  This idea of acquiring knowledge  "out of nowhere" and knowing that its true is  represented by  the movie Field of  Dreams.

Thurisaz

Glengary, Glen Ross and  Disaster films

Thurisaz has a distinct  feature about it in that it can represent difficulty in life.  It can be  about bad things happening that are outside of your control.  Glengary, Glen Ross  represents bad things happening in your life that are destructive.   Also, the broad theme of Natural Disaster Films represents the concepts of Thurisaz.

Raidho

Gumball Rally

Raidho represents a trip,  and where you end up is less important than how you get there.  While  the movie covers this aspect about "how you get there" the  objective is simply getting there any way you can.  So for Raidho, the  movie Gumball Rally  is a good example.

Kenaz

Documentaries

When we think of Kenaz, we  think of knowledge, and the gift of knowledge.  For that reason, rather  than pointing a specific movie in this case, I'm going to point to Documentaries as this idea of the  torch of knowledge that we carry with us.

Gebo

It's a Wonderful Life

Gebo, the gift, and the  obligations that come with it.  Its  a Wonderful Life  reminds us of the gifts that have been given us,  and how we should cherish them.

Wunjo

Groundhog Day

When we consider movies and  the concept of joy, we encounter a problem, because a movie solely about joy  isn't a movie at all.  However, when we consider that Wunjo has an aspect to it where if we  become satisfied with joy, we don't progress, we then come to the movie Groundhog Day.   This is a movie where a man repeats the same day over and over.  He  starts of by being really unhappy about repeating, but ultimately becomes  happy that he's living the same day over and over again.  It's not until  he realizes that he needs to move forward that he can break out of the cycle.

Hagalaz

V for Vendetta

Hagalaz is the classic rune  of destruction.  We normally think of this rune with extremely negative  consequences.  However, it is possible that we destroy something just  because its "bad" or needs to be destroyed.  The movie V for Vendetta is  about the destruction of the existing government structure purely because its  evil, without there being anything in the movie about what remains  afterwards.

Nauthiz

A Streetcar Named Desire

What do we need to survive  day to day?  What can't we survive without? A Streetcar Named Desire is about Blanche Dubois' exploration of  what she truly needs in life.

Isa

Shawshank Redemptions

Isa represents the ice, or  the inability to move, it can represent the issue of being stuck in a set of  circumstances that we cannot get out of.  However there's also a lesson  to be learned with Isa in making the most of what we have at the time.  The Shawshank Redemption reminds us  to have patience, and make change when it's appropriate.

Jera

National Treasure

When we think of Jera, we  think of the year, and the concept of cycles, we think about the hard work  we've done, and how we'll reap the rewards for it.  Its about suddenly  reaping that reward that we've strived for for so long.  National Treasure is a representation  of this concept of a family, for generation, trying to reap the rewards for  their work, and finally accomplishing it.

Eihwaz

Casablanca

Eiwhaz represents personal  strength, and the tree Yggdrasil.  It represents that stoicness that  holds "things together."    It's about being there,  despite how tough it gets.  So I turn to Rick from the film Casablanca,  who, despite how bad things got, was always there.

Perthro

Blade Runner

Perthro represents  mysteries, fate, and things we cannot understand.  Blade Runner, where characters in the  film are destined to die, just because of who they are, and for no other  reason, represents this idea of fate.  However, we're reminded that fate  can be changed, as one of the characters we assumed was going to die, gets a  second chance.

Algiz

Die Hard and Schindler's  List

Algiz is the shield, it's  about protection.  When I began to think of Algiz in terms of movies, I  concluded that it had to be a movie about law enforcement or firemen, and how  they protect us.  This concept of Algiz also seems to relate to  protection from those we might not normally expect to protect us.  With  that in mind, Die Hard is a  perfect example of someone who protects others, without even knowing who they  are.  One could also look to Schindler's  List as an excellent example of the concept of Algiz.

Sowilo

Pride of the Yankees

Recognition, honorifics, the  idea of being rewarded in a non-monetary fashion for your  accomplishments.  These are all concepts that surround Sowilo.   While a historical figure, Lou Gherig, from the Pride of the Yankees represents to us that financial compensation  is not the only way to be recognized for what you do.

Tiwaz

Twelve Angry Men

While traditionally Tiwaz  represents agreements and promises, there is a strong justice component about  it.  When we think of the concept of Justice, and the efforts it takes  to get justice, the film Twelve Angry  Men comes to mind, and how twelve men, after significant effort, realize  that our individual perceptions of justice are colored by our past.

Berkano

Tootsie

New Directions, new skills,  taking on new tasks, this is what Berkano represents. However it's building  on what was, without destroying it.  With that Tootsie is an example where someone who is stuck, takes a  completely new direction without destroying what was in the past.

Ehaz

The Lord of the Rings and  The Wizard of OZ

Ehwaz represents the  journey, and the fact that what happens along our trip is more important than  where we end up.  The  Lord of the Rings (all three films as a whole) is an excellent  representation of this.  The Wizard of Oz is another excellent example.

Mannaz

Philadelphia

Relationships, not amongst  our family members, but within our community, our reputation, and how others  perceive us.  These are all representations of Mannaz.  Philadelphia, A story of a man who  has an excellent reputation that is destroyed because of secrets that come  out about him, reminds us that our reputations are a combination of what we  build inside of us, but how others perceive us.  The latter is something  we cannot control.

Laguz

On Golden Pond

We normally think of Laguz,  and the lake as the concept of healing in a physical sense, however, the  power of Laguz also represents spiritual healing.  It also represents  things that are beneficial to us physically and spiritually.  On Golden Pond represents the idea of  a place being able to heal us, in this case, spiritually.

Inguz

The Godfather

When we think of movies that  are about family, and our obligations to family, one movie always comes to  mind, and that's The Godfather.   This gives us an excellent example of family, our obligation to it, and how a  family must bind together.

Dagaz

The Sound of Music

When we think of Dagaz, we  think of a rebirth, the ending of something old, and the beginnig of  something new.  While the movie concludes at the beginning of  "something new" The Sound of  Music is about the destruction of that which we have become comfortable  with, because we do so for our own good, and the following of a new path.

Othala

Gone with the Wind

There are many many movies  which can represent the concept of family, and hearth.  However, Gone With the Wind  represents this so well, with the concept of the Southern  Plantation, and the willingness to do anything to protect it.