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Ansuz
The ANSUZ-rune is a symbol for divinity and describes the inner being of man. Its power creates a feeling of wonder and devotion which opens in the inner being, the "higher self". The Ansuz-rune helps against fraud, ruse and trickery and can be used as weapon with which to threaten your enemies.
Ansuz: a god
Letter value: a
The Numerology number: 3
The Meaning: Asa god (Odin), Divinity, Mouth of a river.
The sound: A
The Germanic name: Aza (Ansuz)
The Norse name: Óss, Áss
The Anglo Saxon name: Aesc, (Os, Ac)
The Icelandic name: Óss, Áss
The Norwegian name: As
House Association: House of Ansuz
Keywords/Magical:
Inspiration (enthusiasm), synthesis, spiritual knowledge, container of
knowledge, magical incantation, speech ( the power of suggestion)
Gods, Goddessess and Deities:
Odhinn (Wodan)
Lore:
The Ansuz rune is instrumental in the creation of mankind. It describes two of the gifts given to Ask and Embia (the first man and woman) by the gods Odin, Vili, and Ve. These gifts were ond and anda (breath, spirit, 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.