PEORTH

Interpretations of this rune vary; it can refer to entertainment and music, a game of chance, a chess piece or a cup for casting lots. It is yet another rune connected with the power of Wyrd or fate and destiny.

The greatest lottery is, of course, life itself. Each of us could be seen as a pawn in a cosmic chess game or, as Shakespeare so aptly described it, 'Mere players on a stage.'

In a reading, Peorth signifies secret or hidden knowledge. Perhaps the querent is worried that a past secret will be revealed and disturb the present. Alternatively, he could be a seeker of occult or forbidden knowledge. If so, he will attain this in due course, possibly through a strange or prophetic dream.

Peorth has also been associated with the enigmatic figure of the jester or trickster. As this concept suggests, often we find the face of a wise one behind the harlequin mask. So maybe an unexpected person will enter the querent's life and point him in the right direction. It also teaches us not to take things at face value but to look beyond their outer appearance.