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SymbolsSome conjectural interpretations of the rune designs:
SPRING is indicated by a rising-sun motif, perhaps representing growth or the coming of light.
SUMMER is indicated by a circle, representing the sun.
VOWELS are represented by signs that refer to phases of the moon.
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F shows
a rising arrow shape, which may, in a stylized fashion, represent rays of
light.
S appears as an eagle rising.
H shows, essentially, a compass rose, indicating “all
directions.”
D represents midsummer, indicated by the circle within
a circle. The curving line is less clear, but could refer to an oak leaf
or, more abstractly, could imply growth and transformation.
T represents both the pointed holly leaf and the “arrow
of vengeance.”
A represents the new moon by virtue of a dot on a vertical line.
An arch shape could indicate a hill.
O again utilizes a crescent, this time suggesting a waxing moon.
The upward arching T form could indicate leaping (compare the form
of S, an eagle rising) or may represent the womb.
U represents the full moon. Note that the circle is fully enclosed
within a leaf shape, which differentiates it from the summer symbols where
the circle binds the other elements. The surrounding shape could be a generalized
fruit symbol.
I shows a familiar crescent shape referring to the waning moon.
The horizontal line supported by two uprights probably represents a knife.
E represents the dark moon; a circle within a circle possibly indicates
a lunar eclipse. The rest of the sign is unclear, but may represent uncertainty.