Mannaz


Oracular Interpretation Key Words Mantra Stöödhur(Positions) Magickal Uses



Algiz- Ansuz- Berkana- Dagaz- Ehwaz- Eihwaz- Fehu- Gebo- Hagalaz- Inguz- Isa- Jera- Kano- Laguz- Nauthiz- Othila- Odin's Rune (blank)- Perth- Raido- Sowelu- Teiwaz- Thurisaz- Uruz- Wunjo-



Mannaz (Proto-Germanic): human; Manna (Gothic): man, human; Mann (Old English): man, human; Madhr (Old Norse): a man, human being



Phonetic value: m
Esoteric interpretation of name: the divine ancestor and sky father.
Ideographic interpretation: marriage X between heaven and earth.



Mannaz is the mystery of the archetypal divine within every individual, within mankind in general. Heimdallr as the ancestor of mankind gives this structure to man. In the poem Rígsthula of the Elder Edda it is told how Heimdallr (Rigr) how gave birth to the archetypal members of mankind's three social functions - the Provider, the Warrior, and the Priest-king - which mirror the three levels of the divine structure.

This Rune shows how Heimdallr is the genetic link between man and the gods, and as the guardian of Bifröst.

This is the Rune that tells the Germanic peoples how they descended from their divine order and defines mankind as the children of the gods. It is the mystery of humanity and shows the runic structure in the soul of man.

Mannaz is the power of human intelligence, rationality, memory, and tradition.

It is the Rune of the "perfected man" - the complete human being - an initiate into one the Elder Faith's cults. Mannaz is an androgynous archetypal being, and therefore the mystery is one that embodies the power of the androgyny in the psychological sphere of humanity. It is the symbol of the institution of blood brotherhood.



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Key Words:
Divine structure
Divine link
Intelligence
Androgyny
Initiate

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Galdr (Mantra):
mannaz mannaz mannaz
mmmmmaaaaannnnnn
mu ma mi me mo
mun man min men mon
um am im em om
mon men min man mun
mmmmmaaaaannnnn
mmmmmmmmmm

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Stödhur (Positions):
I. Stand upright with your elbows lifted straight up and your forearms crossed in front of your face or behind your head.

2. Use the stadha for Algiz which represents the alternate form of Mannaz used in the Younger Futhark.

**In both cases the stadha will increase the power of the head (hvel).

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Magickal Uses:
Realization of the divine structure of mankind.
Increase in intelligence, memory, and mental powers in general.
Balancing the polarities of your personality.
Unlocking the hugauga, the "mind's eye."

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Oracular Interpretation:



The starting point is the self. Its essence is water. Only clarity, willingness to change, is effective now. A correct relationship to your self is primary, for from it flow all possible right relationships with others and with the Divine.

Remain modest - that is the Oracle's counsel. Regardless of how great may be your merit, be yielding, devoted, and moderate, for then you have a true direction for your life.

Be in the world but not of it. And yet do not be closed, narrow, or judging; rather, remain receptive to impulses flowing from the Divine within and without. Strive to live the ordinary life in a nonordinary way. Remember at all times what is coming to be and passing away, and focus on that which abides. Nothing less is called for from you now.

This is a time of major growth and rectification and, as a rule, rectification must come before progress. The field is tilled before the seed is planted, the garden is weeded before the flower blooms, and the self must know stillness before it can discover its true song.

Now is not a time to seek credit for accomplishments or to focus on results. Instead, be content to do your task for the task's sake. Herein lies the secret of experiencing a true present.

If you take the Rune of the Self and cut it down the middle, you will see the Rune for Joy with its mirror image. There is here a subtle caution against carelessness. The Self is required to balance the self.

Nothing in excess was the second phrase written over the gateway to the temple at Delphi. The first counsel was Know thyself.

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Reversed:



If you feel blocked, Mannaz urges you to begin by being clear with yourself. Do not turn to others now, but look inside, in silence, for the enemy of your progress. No matter what area of your life is in disarray, stop and consider: You will recognize the outer enemy as but a reflection of what you have not, until now, been able or willing to recognize as coming form within.

Above all do not give yourself airs. Breaking the momentum of past habits is the challenge here: In the life of the Spirit, you are always at the beginning.
--Copied word for word from The Book of Runes by Ralph H. Blum

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