The Mannaz rune

Sound «М», image: human being.

Meaning of the Mannaz rune

The human being: you yourself, your mind, your place among other people. Mannaz is about you and the ones around you - help offered, work shared, a clear-eyed look at where you actually stand. You are not on your own in this. What you need is nearer than it seems, and it reaches you through people.

Mannaz reversed

The human turned away: isolation, self-deception, bad blood with the people around you. Or the enemy on the inside, the part of you that keeps getting in your way. Mannaz reversed often means the wall was built from both sides, and the first stone you can move is your own.

Mannaz in a spread

If it comes up upright, read it by the meaning above. If it falls upside down, read the reversed meaning: the rune's force goes backwards or turns harmful. A single rune gives you the leaning, and for an answer with a thread through it you draw three: what is behind, what is now, what comes ahead.

Mannaz as a talisman

Mannaz helps you among people, the rune of the human being, of reason and of ties to others. As a talisman it draws support, capable allies and a clear view of your place in the circle. As a charm it guards from loneliness, self-deception and bad blood with your surroundings, and it quiets the enemy within. Worn in a new group.

FAQ

Is the Mannaz rune a good sign or a bad one?

Runes do not split into good ones and bad ones. Mannaz speaks of human being, and in a spread it hints at where the force is leaning. It is no final sentence, and a lot depends on which runes fall beside it.

What does the Mannaz rune mean reversed?

When Mannaz falls upside down its force turns around and either goes backwards or does harm. The reversed meaning is spelled out above.

Which aett does Mannaz belong to?

The aett of Tyr, one of the three groups of the Elder Futhark, eight runes each. The aett tells you which octave the rune sits in and which runes it neighbours.

The rune said its piece in short. The arcana tell it more slowly.

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