Kenaz is the 6th rune and corresponds to the letter K.
Kenaz is also known as “Kaunaz”, “Kaunan”, “Kano”, “Kauna”, “Ken”, “Chaon” or “Kaun”. It is the torch, the rune of light. This rune represents fire, light and warmth – everything that shines and warms. It also symbolises boldness and human fire, transformation and creativity, love and sexuality, insight and creative will. Kenaz seeks to illuminate new things at the right time.
“Enlightenment goes hand in hand with knowledge; only in this way can the true value of its power be properly understood.”
Message
“Let your inner fire burn. You are pure power, vitality. Recognise your creative will. Feel at one with the flow of life. You are a taut bow stretched between birth and death. Let your fire shine from your birth until your death. The blazing fire within you determines the flow of life on your journey on Earth. Open your heart to your inner truth; carry it on your hands out into the world! Be true to yourself and gain access to your creativity, to your creative power – realise your vision. You are one with the flow of life, manifested in this very moment as a radiant spark of God on Earth.”
Meaning
Kenaz is the torch that lights our way. It represents the fire of insight and the conscious awareness of one’s own talents. This fire is a vibrant driving force that spurs us on to make progress in life, to flourish and to develop further.
Kenaz symbolises the inner longing for experience, knowledge, action and passion, and embodies inner, creative power. This rune is associated with the Norse goddess Freya and with the positive aspect of human passion – that love in which love is linked to sexuality. Kenaz also represents the flame that guides one along a long journey out of darkness and into strength, freedom and enlightenment, in the sense of clarity.
Kenaz helps us to consciously tune into our own intuition and to remain connected to our inner centre. In harmony with the channel of one’s own creative power, it connects us to the archetype of the artist. It also links us to the ability to perceive, sense and realise a vision, and to remain in close contact with it.
A positive outlook on life
The person feels alive, is enthusiastic about life, inspired, full of ideas and able to realise and put them into practice.
A distressing emotional state
The person feels unable to motivate themselves. They feel drained, find life exhausting, and perceive the need to motivate themselves as a burden. Their life has come to a standstill. They feel unstable and sometimes have a very negative self-image. They see themselves as clumsy and incapable and believe that everyone else is better than them. They often also feel unlovable just as they are.
Affirmations
“I am rooted in my own strength, carry my inner light within me and am seen.”
“I make my inner light shine.”
Correspondences
Archetype(s): the lover, the wanderer
Symbols: torch and light
Life numbers: 5 or 6
Trees: hazel, pine
Bach flower: Sweet Chestnut
Australian Bush flower: Pink Mulla Mulla
Gemstones: carnelian, ruby, blood jasper
Colour: golden yellow
TCM element: fire
Planet: Venus
Incense: propolis
Mudra: Mudra of strength
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