Nauthiz:

Alternate Names: Noicz, Naud, Naudr, Nied

Keywords: Need, help, resistance, love

This is the need rune. It also is a negative omen. It announces upcoming trouble. It may also signify getting something that one wants but doesn’t need. There may also be some friction in your relationships. But it also helps you overcome mental obstacles and come out stronger.

Reversed or Merkstave:
You may be on the wrong track. If this rune shows with another negative rune, failure is inevitable. With positive rune, the task may be achieved but at a high cost.

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NAUTHIZ (Need)
Germanic name: Noicz (Nauthiz)
Gothic: Nauths
Norse name: Nauđ, Nauđr
Anglo-Saxon name: Nied (Nyd)
Icelandic name: Nauđ
Norwegian name: Naudr, Naud

Nauthiz is a rune of endurance and will. The mental strength to last. It represents the dark night of the soul. It is connected to the Hagl rune. When used in white magick, this rune gives defiance and the strength to carry on when all hope seems lost. It is a rune of survival and fearlessness in the face of death. When directed at another, this rune can give the spiritual strength to carry on and endure in the face of disaster. Used in black magick, it brings suffering and hardship. Naudh is a rune of friction and resistance. A rune of banishings and cleansing by fire. Naudh can be used in counter-spells. Develops the will and self-sufficiency. The rune of trial and testing. Obsidian is the gem used with this rune. Obsidian is also the gem of the planet Saturn which bestows hardship and endurance.