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Thurisaz: (TH: Thorn or a Giant.) Reactive force, directed force of destruction and defense, conflict. Instinctual will, vital eroticism, regenerative catalyst. A tendency toward change. Catharsis, purging, cleansing fire. Male sexuality, fertilization. (Thorr, the Thunder god, was of Giant stock.) Thurisaz Reversed or Merkstave: Danger, defenselessness, compulsion, betrayal, dullness. Evil, malice, hatred, torment, spite, lies. A bad man or woman. Rape? |
THURS - Blackthorn The dense and thorny Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is also known as the sloe tree - its black fruits, which ripen after the first frosts of winter, are often used to make sloe-gin, a potent wine. In olden times its branches were used to make staves and for fighting sticks as a protection against attack. So Blackthorn, like THURS with which it is associated, is concerned with the strength to cope with unexpected and sometimes inescapable happenings, and as a help when disruptive influences are at work. It helps also to strengthen the quality of persistence during periods of patient waiting for new opportunities to develop and to reach fruition. |