Inguz, the Rune of Potential

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Meaning:  Ing   Phonetic equivalent:  'ng'

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem

Ing was first seen by men among the East-Danes,

till, followed by his chariot,

he departed eastward over the waves.

So the Heardingas named the hero.

**This rune has no Norwegian or Icelandic poems.

Inguz

Cala Gobraith, 2009

Inguzi, seeds,

ideas to be buried deep,

immersed and nurtured till they

ignite, flowing forth, myriad possibilities

inspiring the imagination to

indulge itself and serve as an

impetus to greater creativity.

Krasskova sees completion, quiet revelation and discovery, fertility, growth, sacrifice of self to further that growth and purity as aspects of Inguz.

Freya Aswynn sees Inguz as relating to agriculture, male sexuality, procreation, association with DNA as a carrier of genetic material and our inherited characteristics, completion, totality, fulfillment, 'seeds' and germination.

Melville sees this rune as relating to potency, latent energy, union, fruition, goal, intense creative activity and sexual energy. Association: deity- Ing/Frey, tree- apple, animal- boar, bird- cuckoo, astrology- black moon, color- orange, element- fire.

Oswald sees Inguz as harmony, unity, approval, completion and security of family. Association: deity- Ing/Frey, tree- apple, plant- selfheal, astrology- new moon, color- yellow, element- earth/water, stone- amber.

To Paxson, Inguz is a rune of the god Ing, of birth and death, seed-forms, creative power, the ending that is a beginning and male sexuality.

For me, Inguz is the rune of potential. I strongly associate this rune with what it is to be 'male'.

Meditation associations: Eye blinking, light brown glyph, seeded possibilities, seeds scattered across a new plowed field, dormant virii in the cold, sing-song sound, semen, masculine half of creativity/fertility, many possibilities but only a few grow to fruition.

Runes: Theory and Practice, Galina Krasskova

Power and Principles of the Runes, Freya Aswynn

The Book of Runes, Francis Melville

Discovering Runes, Bob Oswald

Taking up the Runes, Diana Paxson