Berkana Day 2 - Re-mothering My Inner Child

 

In yesterday's post, I connected the Berkana rune to the mother wound and also mentioned that Karlsson sees Berkana as the rune of witchcraft in the Uthark system. To explore both of these themes in conjunction, I'm using the Berkana Rune Tarot Spread that I created in 2018 to see how I can re-mother my inner child with the help of the Craft and my magickal gifts. 

1. How I successfully nurture myself — Knight of Wands

I nurture myself best when I keep the fire moving. Whenever I start to feel stuck, I shift my energy through action — creative, magical, or physical. My inner Knight (Witch in the Goddess of Love Tarot) of Wands is that part of me that insists on forward motion, and it’s one of my greatest strengths.

My self-nurturing isn’t soft or passive; it’s initiatory. Sometimes it’s more like a personal exorcism than bubble bath energy. And honestly? That works for me. It clears stagnation and keeps me aligned with my wyrd.

2. Which aspect of myself needs more nurturing — The Magician

The part of me that needs more nurturing is my Magician — the part that shapes reality through intention, voice, and will. This is my Heka, my creative sovereignty, my ability to speak my world into being.

I give a lot of my magic to others, to the collective, to the Work… but my Magician-self needs reassurance and spaciousness. It needs the kind of mothering that says, “Your creation is worthy simply because it comes from you. Your magick is potent. It's safe to be powerful.”

3. The state of my inner child — 8 of Swords

My inner child is still caught in an old storyline where speaking up didn’t feel safe. This matches so much of my lived experience — the deep sensitivity, the pattern of holding back, the instinct to stay small to avoid conflict.

But the 8 of Swords reminds me that these bindings aren’t real anymore. My inner child is only waiting for me to show up as that Knight of Wands and say, “We’re leaving this pattern now.”

4. My nurturing style — Knight of Cups

I nurture others through emotional presence, story, symbolism, and devotion. This fits well with my Cancer Rising and Pisces Moon. My nurturing style is poetic, intuitive, and deeply attuned. I’m the Seiðr-witch offering healing through presence rather than micromanagement.

However, the shadow imprint of the 'bad mother,' is also present in my chart, with True BML and Waldemath Lilith conjunct in my Cancer 1st House. I can only transcend the judgment of myself as a bad mother if I fully own that I'm not naturally inclined toward traditional motherhood in this incarnation.

5. How to better nurture loved ones — 8 of Cups

To nurture my loved ones better, I need to walk away from self-judgment. This doesn’t mean abandoning anyone — far from it.

It means letting people walk their own paths and modelling emotional sovereignty. It’s an interesting paradox: the more I honour my boundaries, the more nurturing I actually become.

6. How I allow the Divine to nurture me — 7 of Wands

I allow the Divine to reach me when I stand know what's mine to stand up for. My relationship with the Divine thrives when I’m fiercely sovereign, not surrendered and collapsing.

This is such a DrakRuna truth: the gods meet me when my spine is straight, my energy aligned, and my will engaged. 

7. How to better allow the Divine to nurture me — 3 of Cups

And here’s the plot twist: the Divine wants to reach me not just through fiercely proclaiming my sovereignty, but through joy, connection, and community.

I tend to approach the Work with depth and intensity—sometimes forgetting that celebration and shared pleasure are also sacred on the Path.

To let the Divine nurture me more fully, I need to let joy and friendship back into the circle.

My Berkana DrakRuna Synthesis

This reading shows me how Berkana is guiding me to re-mother myself through fire (Knight of Wands), sovereignty (7 of Wands), truth (8 of Swords released), compassion (Knight of Cups), and joy (3 of Cups).

My Magician-self wants more care.
My inner child wants liberation of the kind that religion could never offer.
My Craft wants to become softer, more joyful, more relational — without losing the fire and the spine that make it mine.

Love,
Lisa

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