HURRICANE
Fehu: Hurricanes
blow open inlets and form channels to allow ships into inaccessible areas. They
bring wealth by creating new shipping lanes.
Uruz: Measured in strengths up
to Category Storm 5, hurricanes have powerful winds that can wipe entire
cities.
Thurisaz: Hurricanes destroy
everything in their paths.
Ansuz:
Since
hurricanes are so powerful, they encourage meteorologists to study them
intently to predict their paths.
Raidho: A hurricane transports
water and debris great distances over oceans and lands. Also, these storms cross oceans to make landfall.
Kennaz:
Predicting the landfall of a hurricane requires great skill.
Gifu:
The gift of a hurricane is water to replenish lakes and streams after a drought.
Wunjo: The
happiest time for a hurricane is the clean air after the storm is over. Also,
when a hurricane uncovers buried treasure, people are happy.
Hagalaz: Hurricanes
bring heavy, pelting rains.
Nauthiz: A
hurricane creates a need to rebuild after it passes. Also, to prepare for the
eventual landfall of a hurricane, people need to find a sturdy shelter, and
gather with plenty of supplies.
Isa:
Sometimes a hurricane will stall over an area for days. Moreover, the eye of
the hurricane is stillness amidst the swirling winds.
Jera:
The hurricane replaces the water table in Central America, allowing for
plentiful harvests. Hurricanes have beginnings and ends.
Eihwaz:
Hurricanes propel winds and water across vast distances.
Perthro:
The path of a hurricane is highly variable. A storm can turn direction at any time,
and come ashore at any place without notice.
Elhaz: The circular wall
of the winds keeps the hurricane from falling apart.
Sigel: Hurricanes form over
tropical seas, thereby transforming the tropical heat into moist winds. They
actually become moving energy.
Tyr: Hurricane
prone areas require discipline of the people who live there. They have to
protect themselves against potential storms, and prepare for any that are
arriving.
Berkana: Hurricanes bring water to
thirsty lands to allow for new growth. They transfer seeds and whole plants from
place to place in a process known as plant dispersal.
Ehwaz:
The status of a hurricane rises when it breaks a record in both winds and
destruction. The storm’s name is retired from regular use. For example, Katrina,
which destroyed New Orleans, will never be used again.
Mannaz: The
identity of a hurricane lies in how well the storm is organized around its
winds. Falling apart quickly turns a tropical storm into an unorganized mess.
Laguz:
Hurricanes are storms that move long distances over water. They flow across the
ocean.
Inguz: The seed of the hurricane
is warm tropical water. The potential of the storm is in the strength of its
winds.
Dagaz:
Hurricanes change the land that they blow over. They flood cities, destroy
barrier islands, create new shorelines, and move beaches.
Othala:
The legacy of a hurricane lies in how it changes the land. Also, the legacy is
in how people remember it like Hurricane Andrew.
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