Step 5 of 12 · The Making of the Worlds
Isa
Why this step
Isa is ice, and on this site it stands for stillness: a pause, a freeze on motion that is not necessarily bad. Like Gebo and Hagalaz it has no reversed form, because ice is ice whichever way it lies. Set beside the frozen rivers, it gives the cold side of the beginning a modern reading: a stop that trusts movement will return on its own schedule.
From the Lorebook
Keywords used for readings on this site (a modern interpretation):
- stillness
- necessary pause
- frozen motion
- patience
Questions to sit with
- Is something in your life frozen at the moment? Does it feel like a pause before movement, or like a block?