Laguz Rune (ᛚ) — Meaning, Upright & Reversed

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Laguz (ᛚ) — Elder Futhark rune 21 of 24. water, flow, intuition. Upright and reversed meanings for love, career, and spiritual guidance.

Laguz

Rune 21 of 24 · Tyr's Ætt · Water

Meaning

Laguz (water/lake) is the rune of the flowing element — water that moves, that gives life, that reflects, and that conceals depths. It governs intuition, emotion, the unconscious, and the capacity to go with the current rather than fighting it. Laguz is also associated with the sea and with the mystery of what lies beneath the surface.

Rune name
Laguz
Letter
ᛚ (L)
Number
21 of 24
Ætt
Tyr's Ætt (third)
Element
Water
Yes / No
Yes

Upright meanings

General

Flow and fluidity. Intuition trustworthy. Emotional intelligence available. Go with the current rather than fighting it.

Love

Emotional depth in a relationship. Intuitive connection between partners. Allowing feelings to flow rather than controlling them.

Career

Work that requires adaptability and flow. Creative work. A situation calling for intuitive navigation rather than rigid planning.

Spiritual

Deep connection to the unconscious. Intuition as a spiritual faculty. The deep waters of inner life.

Reversed meaning

Emotional confusion or overwhelm. Fighting the current. Intuition blocked or untrustworthy. Getting lost in the depths.

Love (reversed)

Emotional turbulence or flooding. Inability to go with the natural flow of a relationship.

Career (reversed)

Poor intuitive navigation. Overwhelmed by the emotional dimension of a professional situation.

Laguz in dreams

Oceans, rivers, lakes, and any dream involving water — its depth, its movement, its reflection, and what lies beneath it — may carry Laguz's energy. Dreams of swimming freely or drowning, of looking into still water and seeing something deep, are this rune's territory.

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Historical background

Laguz connects to the Norse concept of the sea as simultaneously life-giving and life-taking, to the sacred lakes and wells of Germanic religion (including Mimir's well, whose water contained cosmic wisdom), and to the goddess Nerthus, whose sacred image was washed in a lake in ritual ceremony. Water in Norse cosmology is both literal and cosmological — the primordial source of existence.

Real-world reference: Laguz rune on Wikipedia — for the general background concept this page applies to a specific sign or house.

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FAQ

What does the Laguz rune mean?

Laguz (water/lake) is the rune of the flowing element — water that moves, that gives life, that reflects, and that conceals depths. It governs intuition, emotion, the unconscious, and the capacity to go with the current rather than fighting it. Laguz is also associated with the sea and with the mystery of what lies beneath the surface.

What does Laguz mean in a rune reading?

Flow and fluidity. Intuition trustworthy. Emotional intelligence available. Go with the current rather than fighting it.

What does reversed Laguz mean?

Emotional confusion or overwhelm. Fighting the current. Intuition blocked or untrustworthy. Getting lost in the depths.

What is Laguz's element and ætt?

Laguz belongs to Tyr's Ætt (the third ætt of the Elder Futhark) and is associated with the Water element. It is rune number 21 in the 24-rune sequence.

What does Laguz mean in dreams?

Oceans, rivers, lakes, and any dream involving water — its depth, its movement, its reflection, and what lies beneath it — may carry Laguz's energy. Dreams of swimming freely or drowning, of looking into still water and seeing something deep, are this rune's territory.