Gebo (gay~bow)


SOUND
"G"
DEPICTION
The crossing of two forces
RUNIC POSITION
1st aett, 7th Rune
ORIGINAL MEANING
The exchange and resulting interaction between the human and the Divine
KEY WORDS
Connection, gift, exchange, interaction, balance
TREE
Ash / Elm
HERB
Heartsease
GEMSTONE
Sapphire, aquamarine, fluorite, azurite, lapis lazuli, sodalite, rose quartz, amethyst, jade, kunzite
COLOR
Blue
RUNIC HALF~MONTH
September 28 — October 13
HOURS OF THE DAY
6:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.
OTHER NAMES
Germanic: Geuua (Gebo)
Norse: Gipt, Geof
Anglo~Saxon: Geofu (Gyfu)
Icelandic: Gjof
Norwegian: Giof
GOD/GODDESS
Odin / Gefn
POWER ANIMALS
Raven, wolf, hound, eagle, boar, cat, falcon, lobster, oyster, chimpanzee, firefly, eel, bull, cock, iguana, stag
ELEMENT
Air
NUMEROLOGICAL VALUE
"7"
ASTROLOGY
Pisces
TAROT
Lovers
MAGICKAL QUALITIES
  • Magical initiation
  • Love magick
  • Sacred sexual expression
  • Mystical union of God and Goddess
  • Increase harmony in relationships
  • Reconcile polarities
  • Harmoniously connects Runic energy streams
  • Accesses Divine wisdom
GALDR SONG
Gebo, gebo, gebo
Gu ga gi ge go
Gub gab gib geb gob
Og eg ig ag ug
G a a a a f f f f f f f f
OGHAM~BETHLUSIAN
Gort (pr. gort)
QUATRAIN
Within the sweet enclosure take your rest,
Unless you come to grapple with the best.
Grateful and giving, steadfast to the end,
To many a poor mouth shall its riches lend.