Sunday, February 2, 2014

Meet the Collectives- The Berkanai

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To me, this collective has warm brown energy. The rune-drakes are scaled in warm light brown.


Our resident berkanai is Mama Mawu. Her appearance changes with her moods, but she often appears with cocoa colored skin, a color reminiscent (to me) of her collective. Mama Mawu, as her  name suggests, exudes a very motherly air. She represents the aspect of her collective that deals with nurturance, be it of seeds, fragile health, budding self-worth or self-esteem or any other thing one might wish to nurture. Mawu uses the initials Mw.


Mw- Our collective has a distinctly 'feminine' feel to it, though the qualities of Berkana are to be found in all things. We represent the energy of nurturance, of caretaking and of the female aspects of creativity and fertility, the womb that incubates new 'life' in whatever form it may come, from an actual newborn baby to a completed book to a well established business. We share a duality with the inguzi, for neither energy can exist without the other. For there to be nurturing, there must be something to be nurtured.


Berkana energy can be found in manifestations of abundance, of fecundity and fertility. Fields full to bursting with produce, orchard trees heavy with fruit, an overflowing tip jar- these, like the examples listed above are tangible evidence of fertility. Berkana is manifest in these things, as well as in the capability of manifesting these things.



Questions to consider when working with Berkana energy- Where does your fertility lie? Where is your creativity to be found? How do you nurture yourself? How do you nurture others? What makes you feel cared for, makes you feel nurtured?

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