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The summary opposite concerns the upright interpretation
of the
rune Jera. Theoretically, the reversed interpretation is
the same so in practice there is no "reversed" meaning
of this rune.
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The rune Jera is associated with harvest and the concept of
coming "full circle/cycle". It is said to be the origin
of the word "year" (the Germanic name of the rune is similar
to modern
Scandinavian words for "year").
Concerning association with the concept of a "year",
it is useful to appreciate that the old Germanic calendar
was divided into two seasons - summer and winter (spring and autumn
being
merely
the periods of transition between these two). The rune Jera refers
to the mysteries of the productive "live" season of summer during
which the earth yields up sufficient bountiful harvest to provide
for people, livestock, and wildlife for a whole year.
Jera is firmly associated with the notion of hard work (necessary
for a good harvest), and also with the virtue of patience
- also essential in the same way as good agricultural management
involves working with the elements of nature at the timing they
dictate.
Jera is also associated with justice and legal matters such as contracts
(business contacts,
marriages,
wills, etc.).
Modern interpretation of the rune Jera:
In terms more general
than just agriculture, Jera is the "eternal return"
and reward for right work/living. In the modern world
examinations and assessments
of progress in education or work often occur once a year. If
those apply to you then think of positive outcomes as your harvest
due to "right working".
This is the rune of benecial outcomes - all in good time.
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Note that each rune may be referred to differently
in different texts. One reason is that some books prefer to use
the traditional meanings as the names/titles
of the runes (as we do here). Other books refer to runes using
the Old English name, their Old (High) German names,
or their modern English letter equivalent. There are also other
sets of symbols that are associated with runes. These are more
difficult to represent electronically because they do not all correspond
to standard alpha-numeric characters. More about the runes as
listed here.
Other terms used to refer to this rune
are mentioned below:
The thirteenth
rune in the series listed on the left is Harvest (Jera).
The name of this rune in English is "ger". It is associated with
the
modern English character/sound "j". The Germanic name of this rune
is "jera-", which is sometimes written with accents not used
in
the standard English character set so textbooks in English may call this rune
simply
jera.
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