Breakthrough
Dagaz
Here is the final Rune in the Cycle of Initiation. Drawing Dagaz can signal a major shift or breakthrough in the process of self-change, a complete transformation in attitude – a 180-defree turn. For some, the transition is so radical that they no longer continue to live the ordinary life in the ordinary way.
Because the timing is right, the outcome is assured although not, from the present vantage point, predictable. In each life there comes at least one moment which, if recognised and seized, transforms the course of that life forever. Rely, therefor, on radical trust, even though the moment may call for you to leap, empty-handed, into the void. With this Rune your Warrior nature reveals itself.
If Dagaz is followed by the blank Rune, the magnitude of the transformation might be so total as to portend a death, the successful conclusion of your passage.
A major perod of achievement and prosperity is often introduced by this Rune. The darkness is behind you; daylight has come. However, as always, you are reminded not to collapse yourself into the future or to behave recklessly in your new situation. Considerable hard work can be involved in a time of transformation. Undertake to do it joyfully.
From 'The New Book of Runes' by Ralph Blum
