RUNECRAFT: Six Runes

is

The Rune Stave: Is

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I

Is

Jupiter (passive)

Earth and Water

Verdundi

Ice

 

Ice freezes and holds

I is for Ice

Ice is regarded as an element in its own right in Norse Cosmology; it can be seen as the negative aspect of the element of Earth or a combination of it with the element of Water. The rune stands for delay, and to put things in to abeyance, sometimes due to necessity, sometimes not. Ice literally 'Freezes', holding and slowing down. It is an unhelpful aspect in relationships or other dynamic situations.

Farrar/Bone 1997