Berkano

Today's rune was Berkano, or Purity. It is symbolic of becoming, of birth and of the Great Mother. Interesting given the other subject I concentrated heavily on today. (The previous post.) Obviously this also influenced some of my thoughts in my presentation of thus. In reverse Berkan is indicative of family problems & needs, anxiety and worry.

Berkan is one of the runes that is more frequently noticed in the worlds around us. The reason is that it looks an awful lot like the letter "B". The exception being that it is not rounded. Turn the letter B onto it's back and alter the two half circles attached to the "backbone" of the letter so they form two triangles. (Sorry for the sketchy description, but I haven't figured out how to actually show you the runes yet.)

I frequently suggest that if one is studying the runes, they should look for examples of these runes in the real world, as a sort of pop quiz/instant recognition kind of drill. It also helps to focus on the issue that particular rune would have us focus on. A lot of focus would go to this one since it resembles a letter of our alphabet. This might not be such a bad thing though. Birth and motherhood, and the corresponding cycle of life are not necessarily bad things to frequently contemplate. They are simply a part of life, or something close to it.