The Rune Nauthiz

Nauthiz
​Sound: “N”
Meaning: Stress, Necessity, “Not This”, Need

Nauthiz literally translates to “need fire.” It comes when we’re toiling away at difficult tasks, when we’re in conflict with our current situation, or when there is an urgency to be doing anything else or be anywhere else.
While a more mundane interpretation might be basic chores, it is also about the self-reliance and effort needed to push through and get to the other side.
Nauthiz looks like two sticks rubbing together, as if we are desperately trying to create the fire that we need to get through whatever we're suffering.
The easiest way to remember the name and meaning is Naut-thiz "oh no, NOT THIS!"
The reverse of Nauthiz or Nyd is an inability to see that change is needed.

Nauthiz as:
An action?

• Do the mundane chores
• Pick the lesser of two evils
• Learn from your mistakes

 
Something to eat?

• Cilantro
• Candy corn
• Durian
• Pineapple pizza

A movie theme? Boredom, chores, fire

• The Truman Show
• The Big Lebowski

• Backdraft
• The Handmaid’s Tale

Questions answered by Nauthiz:
Who? An accountant; a bored person
What? A difficult chore
Where? A fire pit; right in front of you
When? Mid-late November; in the thick of it
Why? “A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze.” ~Margaret Atwood, A Handmaid’s Tale
Yes or No? Maybe – it is up to you

I have a lot to say about Nauthiz, but I'll save it for my therapist. I'm constantly creating fires to try and disappear difficult situations I've gotten myself into.  One of the important lessons with Nauthiz is that you can't just burn it all to the ground all the time, sometimes you have to complete the chore in order to experience the change.