The rune turned 90° shows the rain, falling down from the sky.

     Hagalaz is a rune of the winter. The winter is time of sleeping, darkness and snow. Battles and other activities as travelling were impossible during this time. The cold purifies and heals. Another form of this rune symbolize a snowflake.

Magic Powers

Perfection and equilibrium of forces
Mystical and divine knowledge
Operation of development and evolution, protection.
Furtherance of fertility and germination on all levels
Harmony, bannishing of foreign influences, active defense or counterattack
Amulets against attacks and catastrophies of any kind
Talisman for growth and activities

Healing Power

Sphere of influence: wounds, cuttings and blood diseases.
Restoration of the harmony with cosmic forces, the disturbance of which is being signalized by the disease.
Increasing of healing powers and harmonizing the auric energy.
Furtherance of fertility.

Meaning in Divination (according to B. King)

Uncontrollable forces within the unconsciousness or in the physical universe (especially weather phenomenons).

Numerical Meaning

Nine worlds - IORMUNGANDR