Dagaz
Day / Dawn
About Dagaz
Dagaz is the rune of dawn and breakthrough — the precise moment when darkness gives way to light. It represents the tipping point, the phase transition, the moment of awakening that changes everything that follows. Dagaz is not gradual — it is sudden, complete, and irreversible.
Upright Meaning
Dawn breaks. A breakthrough, an awakening, a sudden clarity that transforms everything. Dagaz is the moment when night becomes day — not a gradual transition but a tipping point, a quantum shift from darkness to light. What was confused becomes clear. What was hidden becomes visible. This is not earned through effort but given through grace — the light arrives on its own schedule.
No Reversed Meaning
Dagaz has no reversed meaning — it is symmetrical. In challenging positions, it can indicate a false dawn, premature optimism, or the blinding quality of sudden illumination that leaves you unable to see the shadows. Not everything revealed in the light is welcome.