Keywords:
Growth, new life, fertility, rebirth, Earth, woman, healing
This rune corresponds with the letter B.
Element: Earth
Zodiac: Virgo
Deity: Freyja, Nethus
Gemstone: Moonstone
Tree: Birch
Tarot: The Empress
Berkana is the rune of femininity and life cycles. It is often used in healing, most prominently in prenatal and postnatal care. This rune is also highly effective fertility and protection spell work.
Considered the “essential feminine” rune, Berkana is mainly focused on the time of birth and harvest. It is the rune of cycles, of life and of seasons, and the act of creation itself. Berkana reminds us that we are all make of the same materials and creative forces, from humans to plants to planets.
Alternatively, the other heavily feminine runes are Ingwaz represents planting and Jera represents tending of the crops.
For the sake of balance, Berkana is often paired with the rune of opposing polarity, Tiwaz.
