Isa (ee~saw)


SOUND
"I"
DEPICTION
An icicle or primal ice stream; straight, vertical, and unmoving
RUNIC POSITION
2nd aett, 3rd Rune
ORIGINAL MEANING
Primal matter and anti~matter moving up and down through the vertical axis, holding everything together in its present structure
KEY WORDS
Stasis, constraint, slow expansion, massive force, gradual integration, delay
TREE
Alder
HERB
Henbane
GEMSTONE
Milky quartz, clear quartz, opal, moonstone
COLOR
White
RUNIC HALF~MONTH
November 28 — December 13
HOURS OF THE DAY
10:30 p.m. — 11:30 p.m.
OTHER NAMES
Germanic: Icz (Isa)
Norse: Iss
Anglo~Saxon: Is
Icelandic: Iss
Norwegian: Is
GOD/GODDESS
Rime, Verdandi, Skadi
POWER ANIMALS
Polar bear, whale, walrus, elephant (mammoth), manatee, bald eagle, sea gull, turtle, anaconda, water buffalo, reindeer, clam, moose, penguin
ELEMENT
Water
NUMEROLOGICAL VALUE
"11"
ASTROLOGY
Crescent Moon
TAROT
The Hermit
MAGICKAL QUALITIES
  • Works with concentration and intuition
  • Looks at the form of patterns
  • Slows energy down without stopping it
  • Balances and integrates ego
  • Understands the polarity of energies and what they can do
  • Increases your awareness of synchronicity
  • Helps you understand potential dangers
GALDR SONG
Isa, isa, isa
I i i i i i i i i i
I i i i i s s s s s
S s s s s i i i i i
I i i i i i i i i i
OGHAM~BETHLUSIAN
Idad (pr. eed' a)
QUATRAIN
Hollow of heart, though wisest of the wise,
The hoary ancient gains the poet's prize.
Through countless ages thickening in bark,
Prising deep memory from the forgetting dark.