Freyr's Aett · #1 of 8
Fehu
Meaning
cattle, movable wealthCattle, movable wealth. Wealth, abundance and new beginnings.
Upright
upright · coreWealth, abundance, and new beginnings. Material prosperity flows toward you. A sign of fulfillment earned through honest effort, of cattle counted at first light — the oldest measure of wellbeing.
Reversed
reversed · shadowLoss of wealth or missed opportunity. Greed clouds your judgment. Reassess what you truly value before chasing more of what you already have.
In a reading
past · present · future · pairIn past positions Fehu marks the source of your present means; in present, a moment of arrival or harvest; in future, prosperity earned through tending what you already hold. In love readings it speaks of generosity given and received.
Norse lore
mythosIn Norse mythology Fehu relates to Audhumla, the primordial cow whose milk nourished the giant Ymir. It represents the primal creative force of wealth and abundance that sustains all life — but, like cattle, it must be tended.