Berkano:

Alternate Names: Berkana, Bercna, Bjarkan, Beroc

Keywords: Nurturing, rebirth, growth, transition, spirit, concealment, protection, ancestry

This is the “birch�rune. It signifies growth in relationships, families and fertility. You need to have patience to achieve your goals. It also indicates new beginnings and purification. This is a female rune and may indicate nurturing of a child or a newly started business.

Reversed or Merkstave:
There may be some family problems or troubles on the domestic side. Unless paired with a negative rune. The problems are temporary. Problems may occur between mother and child, especially between mother and daughter.

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I dreamt of this rune the other night reversed and you know what the next day my son was not happy whining all the time getting on my nerves.  The day after that, the problem was gone and everything including my beautiful little man was back to their angelic selves

BJÖRK
Germanic: Bercna (Berkano)
Gothic: Bairkan
Norse: Bjarkan
Anglo-Saxon: Beroc
Icelandic: Bjarkan
Norwegian: Bjarkan

This rune can be used in workings for female fertility, feminine magick, and nurturing. It is used in concealment and protection. This rune symbolizes feminine energies. It is an old Pagan custom to enclose a child at birth with the protective energies of Berkano, which remain with him/her throughout his/her life.