Ansuz - a god
Ætt: 1st
Letter value: a
Keywords/Magical:
Inspiration (enthusiasm), synthesis, spiritual knowledge, container of knowledge, magical incantation, speech (the power of suggestion)
Gods/Godesses/Deities:
Lore:
The Ansuz rune is instrumental in the creation of mankind. It describes two of the gifts given to Ask and Embla (the first man and woman) by the gods Odin, Vili, and Vé. These gifts were ond or anda (breath, sprit, animating life principle) and odhr (inspired mental activity, inspiration).
Positive Meaning:
This is the rune of the word, song, poetry, and magical incantation (galdr) as a container and expresser of magical force. Ansuz is a magical ancestral power, one that has been handed down from generation to generation along genetic line. Through the power of this rune the realization of the link between the ancestral gods and their people may be regained.
Negative Meaning:
Danger may come through a misuse of knowledge or from unwholesome influences. Beware of others trying to manipulate you. Boredom and intellectual death.
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