Ehwaz
Horse
About Ehwaz
Ehwaz is the rune of the horse and represents the sacred bond between horse and rider — partnership, trust, and the ability to travel further together than either could alone. In Norse culture, horses were not merely transportation but partners, companions, and symbols of the bond between humans and the natural world.
Upright Meaning
Partnership and trust in motion. Ehwaz is the horse — the partner that carries you further and faster than you could go alone. A partnership deepens, teamwork produces results, or a loyal ally appears. This is not the contractual partnership of Gebo but the organic trust between rider and mount, the wordless understanding that develops through shared experience.
Reversed Meaning
Broken trust, a failing partnership, or movement in the wrong direction with the wrong companion. The horse and rider are out of sync — working at cross-purposes rather than in harmony. Reversed Ehwaz asks whether your partnerships are based on genuine trust or mere convenience.