Gebo

Also called Gift

Rune

overview

Gebo is the gift, and the bond that giving creates. In the old world every gift called for one in return; Gebo is partnership, hospitality, and balanced exchange. It reads the same any way it falls.

Uses

Partnership and love
Generosity
Making agreements

ritual

Rune: ᚷ
Sound: g
Meaning: Gift
Aett: Freyja's Aett, rune 7 of 8
Upright: Gifts, generosity, partnership, exchange
Reversed: Reads the same either way
Rune poems: Old English

Working with it

Give a small, thoughtful gift to someone this week with no expectation of return, and accept the next gift offered to you graciously.

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Deity: Odin