“Empowerment in Our Lives & The Ability to Make Positive Changes”: Reading for the Collective

Many are using the energy of this time to rest & reflect, patiently waiting for the right time to act. Ingwaz, the rune of gestation & internal growth, represents the developing potential power we gather inside where we plan our future actions, develop purpose & plot objectives. By turning inward, we review ourselves from a critical perspective, evaluating where we need to gain more knowledge, where we lack skill & the places where we want to improve. All things become possible if these seeds of thought can be sown, grown & nurtured. This slow, incremental building of male energy of Ingwaz invites us to fully realize this potential by creating life altering change not only for the individual but for the overall human condition. Collectively, this is where our strength lies. This rune represents the true meaning of sacrifice, when one is called upon to die, for a cause or an ideal such as freedom, so that a newly evolved form can begin to grow & thrive. Isa is also a contemplation rune but the internal action is very different. Problems can occur if this introspection, instead of a quiet but active burn, grows cold & freezes still in a state of numbed passivity. Instead of internal building & conscious examination, there’s a standstill, emotional frigidity and we are paralyzed. There’s a lack of change- nothing seems to evolve and we fall for illusions instead of building real things. This rune of Ice is treacherous- like hypothermia it renders you inert before it kills. Its stillness can control the quiet emotional distress but will do nothing to eliminate the root cause of this unpleasant circumstance. The harsh reality is if we wait for conditions to improve before taking action, it will be far too late. Victory is achieved through individual will & Sowilo, “the Breaker of Ice”, gives us a leg up on any opposing force by moving us from passivity into action. Applying the boundless and counteracting energy of Sowilo fills us with strength, focus & radiating clarity illuminating the darkest places of ourselves making them known & conquerable.

The force of this Sun rune melts the Ice of Isa giving us the vitalizing power to go forward & be successful thereby achieving our goals. What good is this enlightenment if we can’t apply in in our daily lives to undo damage done or create a better outcome?  Utilize its warm, guiding energy to keep your heart, mind & spirit focused on a newly found, developing purpose knowing “you’ve already won”. Perseverance will pay off and it will provide a shield-like protection from the harmful opinions of others; their negativity will not enter.  Also known as the Rune of “poetic justice”  those who have done us wrong will gain nothing but an appropriate punishment for their wrongdoings as the truth is revealed.