The Magickal and Mystical
Uses of Runes
(How to Read Runes and
use them in Magick)
 Berkano
Mundane Meaning - Birch
Divinatory Meaning - Fragile new growth, birth, new beginnings, new growth, tenderness, compassion, nurturing, motherhood, mother figure, female fertility, compassionate love.
Merkstave (reversed) - Domestic trouble, abandonment, carelessness, family problems, sterility, miscarriage, deceit, worry about someone close to you, loss of control.
Magickal Uses - Ensure conception, to protect and heal plants, animals or children, making a fresh start, for female health issues, for healing.
Analysis - Think for a moment on the qualities the term Mother brings to the forefront. These are the qualities of Berkano. Protective and nurturing, caring and gentle, bring wrapped in the arms of your mother is one of the most universally accepted feelings in the world.
Associated Gods and myths - Frigg, Idunna, Berta/Holda
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