Saturday, February 25, 2017

Berkano and Four of Vessels - Get up and get going!

Wildwood Tarot Four of Vessels Runes Berkano
Today´s rune is Berkano (Birch). It is the rune of creative energie and the femine principle: The Empress of the Elder Futhark. The challenge of Berkano is to take care better of ourselves and to try to improve our  well-being; not only physically but also emotionally. Besides being a strong nurturing energy, Berkano also encourages us to give birth to our creative ideas. We can only gestate them for so long before they wither and die within us, which will cause us maybe more pain than the birthing process itself.
So what energy will help me to embrace the spirit of Berkano today? From the Wildwood Tarot I pulled: Four of Vessels- Boredom. Well this is a crystal clear advice. The only thing I have to do is to get up and to leave this energy devouring state of inactivity. 
While the traditional Four of Cups sometimes might be interpreted as meditation, nobody will belief this applies to the woman in the Four of Vessels. She obviously feels disconnected, stuck, sorry for herself, and she has created a black hole of despair inside of her. But holes can be filled,  if we only let the energy flow again. The only one who can begin this process is us. We have to ignite  that first spark. We have the key to open doors to new opportunities. So let’s get up,  turn around and step through the portal behind us. It may be scary but we already have everything we need to take this next step in our journey.

NB Perhaps this portal connects to the one from in the Yew tree of my previous post?

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  1. Very clear imagery indeed. Now that it's the weekend and I have some time to myself, I should try to shake things up a bit. The daily routine can be so tiring.

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    1. Yes the weekend is perfect for letting in some fresh air and doing something new for a change
      I hope you will have a wonderful weekend my friend!

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  2. "Just do something different" sounds so easy, but can be hard when stuck in that Four of Cups rut. Having a willing companion (even a pet) can often help us get moving. Of course there are several of us in the blog-osphere cheering you on too!

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    1. It is always great to be encouraged by friends. Doing something different is hard but it doesn't have to be grand right away. today I have begun to collect my rune meaning in a notebook which will be my Tarot and Runes BBB (Big Brown Book :))
      And I am sure Jofee will love to go on a walk with me when it stops raining

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  3. In each post your artistic mind gives us a present. Today I noticed the four images for Instagram. So respectful of the tools but a treat to look at. We struggle to hew to the line in our mind, yet we are already doing it, without fanfare or gain.

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    1. Thank you my dear Sharyn. I am so pleased like my IG pictures. The rune set was a great online find for which I am so grateful.
      You are absolutely right; we are already doing so much more than we give ourselves credit for

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  4. "Oh woe is me." something has to change and it has to begin with oneself.

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    1. That is the only place from which we begin to change

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  5. The water pouring from the vessels makes me think, shower! This is one of the ways I use to shift energy that feels stagnant, ungrounded or heavy. Into a hot shower for as long as needed, time of day doesn't matter. I imagine all the negativity being washed away and swirling down the drain to be used by the elementals as compost. Sometimes I recite a long Tibetan mantra used for purification and I feel the syllables reverberating through me as cleansing. You could sing or hum even, anything to release the energy. It's a great ally and right in the home ;)

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    1. Haha I had a perfect long shower this morning Rose; with a new shower head which makes you believe you are standing in the rain.
      And I always hum when I take a shower :D

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