Ingwaz Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Inguz, Ing
The rune of Ing, seeds, stored potential and growth waiting to unfold.
- Intentions
- Prosperity, New Beginnings, Peace
- Letter
- ᛜ
- Sound
- ng
- Meaning
- The god Ing (Yngvi)
How to use it
- Seed charm
Draw Ingwaz on a small card and place it with a few seeds in a jar on your altar. Name a goal that needs time to develop, and plant the seeds when you begin working on it.
- Rest before growth
When you are in a quiet season, write Ingwaz in your journal and list what you are building inwardly. Rest is part of growth, like a seed waiting in the dark soil for spring.
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History and folklore
Ingwaz is named for Ing, a god or hero of the early English and Scandinavians, often linked to Yngvi-Freyr, the Norse god of fertility, peace and good harvests. The Old English rune poem says Ing was first seen among the East Danes, then went east over the waves with his wagon. Modern rune readers interpret this as gestation and potential. Ingwaz is read as a seed of energy, completion and growth gathering before it is released.
The rune of Ing, seeds, stored potential and growth waiting to unfold.
- Intentions: Prosperity, New Beginnings, Peace
- Letter: ᛜ
- Sound: ng
- Meaning: The god Ing (Yngvi)
How to use it
- Seed charm. Draw Ingwaz on a small card and place it with a few seeds in a jar on your altar. Name a goal that needs time to develop, and plant the seeds when you begin working on it.
- Rest before growth. When you are in a quiet season, write Ingwaz in your journal and list what you are building inwardly. Rest is part of growth, like a seed waiting in the dark soil for spring.
Works well with: Moss Agate, Green Candle, Beltane, New Moon
Folklore
Ingwaz is named for Ing, a god or hero of the early English and Scandinavians, often linked to Yngvi-Freyr, the Norse god of fertility, peace and good harvests. The Old English rune poem says Ing was first seen among the East Danes, then went east over the waves with his wagon. Modern rune readers interpret this as gestation and potential. Ingwaz is read as a seed of energy, completion and growth gathering before it is released.
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