Ingwaz
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Being symmetrical, this rune has no reversed position: it is always read upright.
Ingwaz · Upright
- fertility
- potential
- inner peace
General
Like a seed ripening quietly underground, your potential is actively taking shape even if it cannot be seen yet. It is a time of waiting that asks for patience but is deeply fruitful. Not being able to see results does not mean nothing is happening.
Love
Your relationship is ripening quietly but surely. You may not have reached a big milestone yet, but your inner bond is deepening. This time of preparation will give you a solid foundation later on.
Career
Quiet but productive work you have been doing behind the scenes is nearing completion. Even without visible results yet, the foundations are being laid firmly. Your patience will soon meet a concrete return.
Stands for inward ripening; comes to mind when you want to clear what is unnecessary out of your life.
Rune Poem
In the Old English poem Ing was first seen among the East Danes, then went away over the waves with his wagon.
History and Myth
The rune of Ing, god of fertility (often taken as a name of Freyr); it speaks of the hidden strength inside a seed.
Inner Life
Gathering energy within; waiting to ripen.
Shadow Side
Keeping the seed inside forever and never sowing it.
Harmony and Tension
Brings new births with Berkano; patient within the waiting of Isa.
In Talismans
Used in talismans for completion and new beginnings.
What is waiting inside me to ripen?