Thorsson aptly states that Ansuz is the “rune of ancestral sovereign power of the mind consciousness, inspiration, enthusiasm and the power of the use of symbols for transformation of consciousness.” The ability of our minds to work with patterns (which computers for the most part completely lack) is inherent in the energies of Ansuz. The root energy of this rune triggers inspiration and ecstatic mental states. Odin’s gifts to the first humans is said to be the breath of life and inspired mental activity, along with form, speech and the cognitive senses. Listening to oneself and one’s own particular inner-voice Mundane: words, conversation, symbols, elders, musicĭivinations: Divine inspiration, word-power, synthesis, transformation, intellect, open paths of communication or misunderstanding, delusion, manipulation by others, boredom, bad adviceĪll powers of naming and conceptualizationĬonvincing and magnetic speech and writing, and the power of suggestion and hypnosisĪcquisition of creative wisdom, inspiration, ecstasy and divine communication Psi: mental stability, communion, inspiration, listeningĮnergy: sovereign ancestral god, animating spirit, breath, communication, exploration, order, answers Key Concepts: order, gods, Odin, transmission of intelligence, communication, reason, inspiration, language, breath, sound, origins of language, the Voice of the Universe, spellsong, casting, chanting, ancestors, passing of the breath along the ancestral line, evolution of gods, speech, poetry, discussion of runes, memetics, semiotics, etymology, linguistics.
“Find your ears before you search for words.”Īnsuz – “Anne – suhz” – Literally: “Woden” – Esoteric: “Breath” or “Ancestral Sovereign God”