Jera, the Rune of Harvest

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Meaning: harvest   Phonetic equivalent: 'y' or 'j'

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem

Summer is a joy to men,

when God, the Holy King of Heaven,

suffers the earth to bring forth shining fruits

for rich and poor alike.

Norwegian Rune Poem

Plenty is a boon to men:

I say that Frothi was generous.

Icelandic Rune Poem

Plenty

a boon to men

and good summer

and thriving crops.

Jera

Cala Gobraith, 2009

Jovial jerai, keepers of the harvest,

joining skills with raw form- creating

jots of this and that, creating even a great

jackpot of bounty.

Jaunty jerai, keepers of wealth, staving off

jealousy or fostering it, depending upon circumstances;

jealousy that can break love's bonds if left to fester unchecked.

Krasskova sees Jera as a keeper of time and as an opener of doors between states of being and between worlds. She also sees in Jera the web of Wyrd, seasonal cycles, harvests, a gentle, slow type of maturation and flexibility and growth. She suggests using Jera in work to expand one's boundaries, as a net to capture or repel unwanted energy and in soul-retrieval work to aid in the cycling and processing of old wounds.

To Aswynn, this rune represents synchronicity, the turning of the year, increments/ periods of time, spirals, fruition, personal experience through time, cycles, harvest, a turning point and progress.

For Melville, the rune Jera represents reward, abundance, fruition, maturity, growth, right action, natural law, completion of a process and its rewards and the dynamism produced by the interaction between heavenly and earthly forces. Associations: deity- Frey, tree- Oak, plant- rosemary, animal- none, bird- none, color- light blue, element- fire.

Bob Oswald considers this rune to be one of harvests, the agricultural year, fertility, fruition, success in endeavors, rewards for efforts put forth, cycles, changes and natural development. Associations: deity- Frey/ Freya, tree- Oak, plant- rosemary, astrology- the sun, color- light blue, element- earth, stone- carnelian.

To Paxson, Jera's aspects include the year, harvests, transformation and balance, the cycle of seasons, balance between warmth and cold, balanced oppositions that allow for change and growth and internal cycles both biologic and spiritual.

For me, Jera's aspects include balance, harvests and completion of cycles. It is a Kennaz and a reverse Kennaz and so, for me, there is a strong association with the reaping of one's effort and skills.

Meditation associations: Kennaz, kennaz reversed, harvesting, success of effort or lack thereof, reapers in golden fields of wheat, scythe blades (sigil looks like such), scent of hay, success to differing degrees depending on effort spent.

Runes: Theory and Practice, Galina Krasskova

Power and Principles of the Runes, Freya Aswynn

The Book of Runes, Francis Melville

Discovering Runes, Bob Oswald

Taking up the Runes, Diana Paxson