Rune #11 - ISA - Standstill

Alternative NamesAnglo-Friesian/Germanic: IsaNorse (Viking): IsOld English: IsOther Names/Spellings: Eis, Icz, Isar, Isaz, Iss
English Letter Equivalent: I (short) as in sit.
Pronunciation: Ee-saw
Translation: Ice
Runic Number: 11
Color: Black
Element: Ice (i.e. Water)
Polarity: Female
Associated gods: Verdandi
Astrological Correspondence: The Moon

Meaning:
Ice, cold, freezing. Lack of change. Stagnation. Lack of emotion. Storing binding. Bridge across danger.

Characteristics:
Isa means ice. Although ice can be beautiful, it is also dangerous. It can be slippery or treacherously thin, or block your progress. Isa means that you may have to delay your plans until a more favorable season. But it can take the heat out of a confrontation, or protect against magical attack.

Emotionally,
Isa implies a cooling of affection, or frigidity. It has a freezing, delaying, or preserving effect on other runes around it.

Personal Interpretation:
A period of non-action is indicated. Do not let yourself get into a rut. Do not take anyone for granted. Be not afraid to show your feelings. Crossing water will be beneficial. Things appear to be at a standstill and this is not a time to try to force movement. Patience and wisdom are called for. This is not the time to abandon goals, but an opportunity to reaffirm them. This is a time for contemplation and preparation, not despondency or regrets. Things will change as surely as winter changes to spring and then summer.

Reverse:
ISA has no reverse.

Converse:
Coolness hides emotion. An impending change will not be of benefit. Smiles mask evil intentions.

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