Gebo is difficult to define because it really is more of a feeling than a word. Some words that come to mind would be love, gifts, and purpose. Love, in this context, is the plutonic love of our fellow humans that is unconditional when expressed towards humanity but doesn’t apply to every individual. Gifts, as in the gifts we all receive individually, our talents and skills, our abilities that are uniquely our own. This plays into our purpose – the reason we (as an individual) exist in this time and place. Gebo is our connection to our community, our society, our world. It is how we interact with our environment. To practice gebo as a virtue is to explore our uniqueness and how we can use that to improve the world around us.
We can see Tyr practicing gebo in how he took care of Fenrir. When the others were scared or couldn’t be bothered by one of Loki’s children, Tyr cared for him. The natural gifts that Tyr has – strength, wisdom, justice – he utilized them in caring for Fenrir. When he makes the sacrifice of his sword hand (for the greater good) that shows us that sometimes the self has to be sacrificed for the greater good.
Hail Tyr
Hail the ancestors
Hail Awaken the North
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