Mannaz (man~nawz)


SOUND
"M"
DEPICTION
Bifrost, the bridge between this world and the divine upper world, marriage between deity and human
RUNIC POSITION
3rd aett, 4th Rune
ORIGINAL MEANING
The divine ancestor and sky god
KEY WORDS
Godhood and Goddesshood, memory, humanity, order, intelligence, ancestors, sacred union
TREE
Holly
HERB
Madder
GEMSTONE
Bloodstone, ruby, garnet, amber, rainbow tourmaline, smithsonite, amethyst
COLOR
Rainbow
RUNIC HALF~MONTH
April 14 — April 29
HOURS OF THE DAY
7:30 a.m. — 8:30 a.m.
OTHER NAMES
Germanic: Manna (Mannaz)
Norse: Madr
Anglo~Saxon: Mann
Icelandic: Madur
Norwegian: Madr
GOD/GODDESS
Heimdall, Odin
POWER ANIMALS
Wolf, raven, eagle, hound, cow, horse, fly, bear, salmon
ELEMENT
Air
NUMEROLOGICAL VALUE
"20"
ASTROLOGY
Jupiter
TAROT
The Magician
MAGICKAL QUALITIES
  • Increases mental powers such as knowledge, memory, and wisdom
  • Percieves the divine and human nature in yourself and others
  • Works with the social order to perpetuate your patterns
  • Understands the polarities of personality
  • Accesses ancestral memory
  • Understands the concept of incarnation
GALDR SONG
Mannaz, mannaz, mannaz
M m m m a a a a a n n n n n
Mu ma mi me mo
Mun man min men mon
Um am im em om
Mon men min man mun
M m m m m m a a a a a n n n n n
M m m m m m m m m m m
OGHAM~BETHLUSIAN
Muin (pr. min' ye)
QUATRAIN
Path of utterance cleaving the quietened throng,
Each listens to the beauty of your song.
Wide your embrace, affectionately you cling,
While ever on the birds of Summer sing.