Berkanan
is the name of the b rune ᛒ, meaning birch, growth and renewal.
Your green leaves bloom early
giving us knowledge
that Spring has come again.
giving us knowledge
that Spring has come again.
Berkana is the rune of the Birch tree and like the
young Birch tree, Berkana has the power to be flexible
without breaking.
In ancient traditions, Birch twigs were used to bring prosperity and to
encourage conception. The branches represent fertility. In European folklore
and tradition, Birch twigs were fixed above a sweetheart’s door on May Day, and
were placed in stables and houses to promote fertility. Young men, women and
cattle were struck with Birch twigs for this same purpose, and young boys would
be sent out into the fields and around the town, to ‘beat the bounds of the
parish’ with branches of Birch to ensure prosperity in the coming year.
Birca is
the patron of mothers, children and women’s mysteries. It is a soft and maternal rune. Use it for problems involving children and
women, illness and where things need to grow.
In Norse
mythology, the Berkana rune represents various Goddesses simultaneously,
including Freya, Frigg, Hela, Nerthus, Holda and Berchta. This Rune is one of
femininity and represents the ability to give birth, to be motherly and
nurturing as well as the sexuality of the breasts. Berkana is the rune in which
we find the embodiment of feminine energy which resides in both males and
females, although the qualities are generally looked for in women. It is the
rune of ‘Mother Earth,’ the ‘Great Mother,’ or the ‘Earth Goddess.’
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