Old things are passing away, new things will take their place. There will be a passage of some kind. You will need to learn to let go to what is holding you back. The challenge of Ruis is the necessity of coming to terms with the endless cycle of change. All things undergo change and eventually pass away.
All life is beginnings and endings, birth, death, and rebirth.
The common elder is a shrub which grows up to 30 feet in damp areas, near the edge of woods, and close to dwellings. Elders are grown for their black berries, which are used for preserves and wine. There are scars on the leaves which have the shape of a crescent moon. Elder branches have a spongy pith in their centers, much like the marrow of long bones, and an elder branch stripped of its bark is very bone-like. The red elder is a similar plant which grows in higher elevations, but is typically shorter.