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< title > Ansuz< / title >
< p > < a href = "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runic_letter_ansuz.svg" > < img src = "../img/runes/ansuz.svg" alt = "Ansuz rune" title = "Ansuz rune" > < / a > < / p >
< h1 > Ansuz< / h1 >
< p > Traditional meaning: mouth, god< / p >
< p > Meanings when upright:< / p >
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< li > unclogging< / li >
< li > opens way for purification< / li >
< li > transcending turmoil of emotions< / li >
< li > Odin's ravens< / li >
< li > total shattering revelation< / li >
< li > inspiration in the arts< / li >
< li > clarity of communication< / li >
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< li > responsibility to ancestral ways< / li >
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< p > Meanings when inverted:< / p >
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< li > binding but without harm (dispassionate and removed)< / li >
< li > mental blockage< / li >
< li > unwillingness to face reality< / li >
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< li > delusion< / li >
< li > danger from misuse of knowledge< / li >
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< p > Ansuz can be useful for:< / p >
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< li > finding one's voice< / li >
< li > cleansing< / li >
< li > expanding consciousness< / li >
< li > releasing oneself of unhealthy bonds< / li >
< li > revealing all secrets< / li >
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< p > Anglo-Saxon rune poem:< / p >
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< blockquote > Os byþ ordfruma ælere spræce,< br > wisdomes wraþu ond witena frofur< br > and eorla gehwam eadnys ond tohiht.< / blockquote >
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< blockquote > The mouth is the source of all language,< br > a pillar of wisdom and a comfort to wise men,< br > a blessing and a joy to every knight.< / blockquote >
< p > Norwegian rune poem:< / p >
< blockquote > Óss er flæstra færða< br > fo,r; en skalpr er sværða.< / blockquote >
< blockquote > Estuary is the way of most journeys;< br > but a scabbard is of swords.< / blockquote >
< p > A modern poem:< / p >
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< p > Black and blue sitting dollar store tree bird< br / >
and frozen pack of neon gummy worms< br / >
and sea of pillows and socks and blankets< br / >
tugged with mouth in vague shape of nest.< / p >
< p > Looming overhead with quarry in mouth< br / >
to taunt a girl who words is without,< br / >
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< strong > open mouth, shut, gaping, hungry outcry< / strong > < br / >
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to let loose the worm that hangs from lips on high.< / p >
< p > Ravenous in more ways than one,< br / >
need to be fed before chirping and hum< br / >
can take the shape of coherent words.< br / >
Nesting together. Intertwined wings as birds,< / p >
< p > extra pair with hands tucked in armpits.< br / >
Head snuggled in neck, close enough for kiss< br / >
but satisfied for now with pounding heartbeat< br / >
announcing that Muse has not yet met defeat.< / p >
< p > It happens sometimes, backslide to animal< br / >
when words run dry, of inspiration a lull.< br / >
Nest of blankets and pillows, warm lover's embrace.< br / >
No deadlines to meet; take flight at your own pace.< / p >
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