Esoterically it indicates fellowship and friendship. It is indicative of the strong bonds that link mankind together through friendship, family and human society. These are more often than not bonds which we cherish dearly through our lives, and are often only broken by death.
'Friends are difficult to find but easy to lose'.
The Rune Mannaz also refers to humanity as a race of beings. It signifies man the magician, who through various reasons has lost the power to control evil, or propagate good. It is also indicative of the struggle for spiritual enlightenment and the breaking down of materialistic desire.
