Held in the web of Wyrd in crystal form,
they are not flat or one dimensional but vibrating beings.
The rune shapes are actually signatures identifying the elemental beings who are guardians of the wisdom held in  the individual runes.  It is not sufficient to study or research the meanings of the runes.  What is vital is that you sit with them, listen to them, feel their vibrations, and focus on their signature shapes, allowing them to teach you.

THE RUNES
Hand drawn runes by artist Lara Vesta.  They are shown below in alphabetical order. Interact with the runes with image, word, form and kenning.
AC
Mighty, powerful, ancient oak tree
Deeply rooted energies
Angrboda of the Wolf Clan
Guardian of the Iron Wood
Thor and lightning    
Picture
AC
ALGIZ, ELHAZ
Danger and concealment
Antlers
Defense and protection
Picture
ALGIZ
ANSUZ, ASS
The spoken word used to bind and unbind
Poetry and eloquence
The sound of chanting and singing
Using breath to communicate
Create and destroy with language
Picture
ANSUZ
BERKANA, BERKANO, BJARKAN
Mother who creates and births
Mother who destroys and devours
Sacred shining birch tree
New growth and new beginnings
Coming again of spring and new life
Picture
BERKANA
CALC
Bones turn to chalk
Honoring the ancestors
The offering cup
Sacred to the gods
The three roots of Yggdrasil
Picture
CALC
CWEORTH
Fire twirl and funeral pyre
Fire contained and uncontainable
All fires need fuel
Consumption causing release
Rapid destruction
Picture
CWEORTH
DAGAZ
Endless cycles
Weaving movement of the loom
Balance and stability of opposites
Equal amounts of dark and light
Becoming and returning
Picture
DAGAZ
EAR
Earth grave
Our bodies feed the earth
Slow decay from which new life emerges
The grave doesn’t give anything back
Dire necessity of inevitable death
Picture
EAR
EHWAZ
Balance in movement
Ride the energy
Unevenly yoked or harnessed
Move between the worlds
Success present in natural flow
Picture
EHWAZ
EIHWAZ, EOH
The sacred Yew
Life and death from the same source
No top or bottom, up or down
Sex, birth and death as sacred rites
The branches and roots are the same
Picture
EIHWAZ
FEHU, FE
Energy coming into form
All wealth comes from the land
Possessions can posses you
Dynamic shaping force
Imbalance caused from hoarding
Picture
FEHU
GAR
The spear that tore a hole in Ginnungagap
The sacrifice of Gebo pushed through Ingwaz
Kenning for Yggdrasil
The willingness to wait, watch and listen
Ordeal necessary to gain wisdom
Picture
GAR
GEBO, GIFU
Gift of sacrifice
Giving without expectation
Partnership
Connection with honor
Picture
GEBO
HAGALAZ, HAGAL
Hailstorm
Disruption
Patience and eventuality
Warnings by the gods
Picture
HAGALAZ
INGWAZ
Fertility
Potentiality
Ingvi Freyr
Burst of orgasm    
Picture
INGWAZ
IOR
Iormundgand, World Serpent
Border crossing and boundaries
Chaos that is necessary for life
Kin to death and destruction
Dual nature
Picture
IOR
ISA, ISS, IS
Movement in stillness
Preserve and enthrall
Ice
Holds all the runes
Picture
ISA
JERA, JER
Harvest
The turning of the wheel of the seasons
Timeliness and patience
What you plant is what grows
Picture
JERA
KENAZ, KEN, KAUNAZ
Fire of inner knowing
Penetrating the dark
Ancient wisdom
Understand what is hidden   
Picture
KENAZ
LAGUZ
All water flows eventually
Shape shifting
Life giving
Death dealing
The power of water
Picture
LAGUZ
MANNAZ
Divinity as humanity
The body as spiritual
Shared experiences
Full potential
Picture
MANNAZ
NAUTHIZ, NAUDHIZ, NAUHIZ
Necessity and restriction
Determination and friction
Not all things are easy
Picture
NAUDHIZ
OS
The in and out of all things
Breath
Different ways of speaking the truth
Estuary
Picture
OS
OTHILA
Ancestral home
Sacred enclosure
Hawthorn tree
Wealth that cannot be sold
Wise management of land and assets
Picture
OTHILA
PERTHO, PEORTH
The Norns
Unknown uncertainty
Taking a chance
Tossing the bones
Picture
PERTHO
RAIDO, RAIDHO, RAD
The shamans drum
Travel and journey
Beat of horse hoofs
Altered states
Picture
RAIDO
SOWELO, SOWILO, SOWULO, SOL
Sunna
Female sun
Warmth and growth
Light causing blindness
Picture
SOWILO
THURISAZ, THURS
Giants of chaos
Protection and defense
Thor and the fertile earth
Picture
THURISAZ
TEIWAZ, TYR
Truth telling
True north, pole star
Loss and compromise
Justice and laws
Judgment and decisions
Picture
TEIWAZ
STAN
Bones of Ymir
Portals and blockages
Guardian giants
Rune of keystones and megaliths
Picture
STAN
URUZ, UR
Wild, untamable forces
Undomesticated and uncivilized
Aurochs
Power and freedom
Primal, creative force
Picture
URUZ
WUNJO, WYNN
Balance between joy and madness
Community and common goals
Slightest breeze changes the weather
Picture
WUNJO
YR
Death as a sacrament
Pull back, take aim, release
Rune of the archer, Skadi and Aurvandil
Focus and distraction
Finding direction
Picture
YR

Experience the Runes

Additional Resources
The Illustrations Chart and The Meanings Sheet show 33 Runes:  the 24 Elder Futhark runes and the 9 runes of the Jotnir also known as the Anglo-Northumbrian runes.
Ingrid lives in the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of two rivers, and in sight of two volcanoes.