ᛊ · sound “s” · Sun
Sowilo (ᛊ) is rune 16 of the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, in Heimdall's aett. Its name means sun.
The sun: success, clarity and good energy. A path forward is lit, and effort turns into visible achievement.
Sowilo looks the same turned upside down, so it has no reversed meaning. It is one of the nine runes that read the same either way up, and it is always read as sun.
Step into the light and follow it through.
Sowilo is the sun. The Old English rune poem calls it sigel, while Norse names use sól, both linked to the sun. The angular shape, often drawn like a lightning bolt, stands for the sound s. Rune poems praise the sun as a guide to sailors over the cold sea and as the hope of travelers.
Sowilo is one of the most positive runes: success, vitality, and a clear road ahead. In a reading it suggests an energy that supports you, or a goal that is well within reach. It has the same shape when turned around, so it has no reversed reading in this app.