HUMANKIND / SELF-AWARENESS · TYR'S AETT · AIR

Mannaz

Mannaz, Humankind / Self-awareness

Sound: MMAHN-nahzProto-Germanic: *mannaz

  • self
  • humanity
  • community

General

You see yourself and the people around you more clearly than usual. Your social ties are a source of strength — within a community you can achieve what you could not alone. Your rational mind is working in balance with your feelings.

Love

A friendship may turn into love, or the friendship at the base of your relationship may grow stronger. Those around you see you as a well-matched, respected couple. This bond is rising on the solid ground of friendship.

Career

You have a good chance of standing out on a project that needs teamwork — your skill with people is being noticed. Your rational, balanced decisions are steering both you and those around you the right way.

  • isolation
  • selfishness
  • false friendship

General

You may feel cut off from those around you — either you are keeping your distance, or others are drifting away. You may realise some 'friendships' are only skin-deep. Being honest with yourself is the first step to breaking this isolation.

Love

One of you may be acting too selfishly; even together, you feel a quiet loneliness. Naming the imbalance is the first condition for putting it right.

Career

You may feel left out at work, or doubt a colleague's sincerity. A selfish decision may be hurting the team. Transparency and honest communication will ease the tension.

Practical Tip

Remembered as the rune of agreements and alliances; holding it in mind before signing a contract is said to help carry an intention of fair cooperation.

Rune Poem

In the Old English poem a person is dear to their kin, yet every person returns one day to the earth.

History and Myth

Speaks of the human being, of human community, and of knowing oneself.

Inner Life

Knowing yourself; accepting the limits of being human.

Shadow Side

Losing yourself in the crowd.

MODERN INTERPRETATION

Harmony and Tension

Builds harmony with Ehwaz; can grow lonely in the crisis of Hagalaz.

MODERN INTERPRETATION

In Talismans

Used in talismans for community support and self-awareness.

QUESTION FOR THE DAY

How well does my role among others fit who I am?