Rune 3 - Thurisaz - Thorn - Gateway victory They may have been purchased

They may have been purchased at pilgrimage centers such as Constantinople

He was the husband of Sekhmet and the father of Nefertum

suggesting a sacred space or boundary within which the energies represented by the triquetra are contained and preserved

was the goddess associated with the beginning of each new year

and releases the spirit from the body

Rune 3 - Thurisaz - Thorn - Gateway victory They may have been purchasedThis is the moment of change when the barriers are broken and new beginnings are possible. A rune of potential showing a time for decisions regarding the Seeker's future. The point of passage. Looking both ways at the gate. Thurisaz is a rune of protection through change under the auspices of Thor, its name means Thorn like the thorn of the rose implying protection that is passive as a natural outgrown of nature rather than active aggressive force.