Rune Study: Hagalaz

Hagalaz - The goddess Hella

Hagalaz (hag-ah-lahz) is the 9th rune and is the symbol for "hail" and the color Indigo.

Hella is the goddess of death and the underworld. She is the daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboda. She is the sister of Fenris Wolf and the snake Jormungand. She is often betrayed as having her upper body a pale pink and her lower body a dark, greenish black decaying color. She rules Hel and her task is to look after all who die of illness or old age.

Divination:
Uncontrolled forces either physical or psychological. Upsets, risks or disruption. Natural events that could affect future plans.

Reversed: Events that are beyond control. Chaos.

Hagalaz

Rune: Hagalaz (haw-gaw-laws) #9 The goddess Hella and belonging to the god Hagal

Hella is the goddess of the underworld and death. Her father is Loki and her mother the giantess, Angrboda. She has two siblings Fenris the Wolf and Jormungand the snake. Her home is Hel, where she is surrounded by death mist and corpses. She looks after all those that died of disease or old age. She is described as having an upper body of pink skin, but her lower body is dark, decaying greenish black.

Symbol: Hail
Color: Indigo

Meaning: uncontrolled forces, disruption, risks
Reversed: beyond any control, negativity