The Book of Runes

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Flowers (the author of Futhark, Runelore, and Runecaster’s Handbook under the pen name Edred Thorsson) discusses the role of the runes in the pre-Christian Germanic religion and mythology, establishing a firm conceptual basis for his subsequent discussions of the particulars of the ancient and medieval uses of the runes. They were used in witchcraft and to foresee the future but they were also the main method of writing and recording before the Latin writing systems made their way into Northern Europe. Some background is given on the runes and how hundreds of years ago, people used them almost like how people (still) commonly use tarot cards now. Today these runic inscriptions form an exciting and eclectic collection of glimpses into life around a millennium ago. If you can put your biases aside and see this book along with the clay rune tiles it comes with, as a divination oracle then you may have a better time.

Runecasting is the art of divination using runes, whether they be Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, Anglo-Saxon, or a more modern rune set. Since I am of Norwegian decent I also appreciated the story of how the runes were discovered (by Odin the Norse god). It's worth noting that it's possible to loot more than one chapter per dwarf, in fact I was able to loot all 3 chapters from a single Stonebinder and completed the quest rather easily (Whereas my levelling partner had to kill about 10 or so dwarves). By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.He identifies patterns within the surviving source material concerning the runes, ultimately describing certain “formulas” or structural commonalities within ancient runic magic. This guide helps make sure that the reader’s first steps into Runic mysticism are on solid ground and allows everyone who wishes to work with The Runes to make intelligent choices of their own. It has been said that only at the point of greatest darkness do we become aware of the Light within us by which we come to recognize the true creative power of the Self ( Blum, p. That qualm aside, I think that, overall, this is the best single-volume introduction to the runes and runic magic out there currently. br />
Illustrated with a range of beautiful objects that show the runic inscriptions in context, Runes provides a glimpse into the languages and cultures of Europeans over a thousand years ago.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. THE RUNES, A Grounding in Northern Magic by James Flowerdew aims to help you on your first steps to divining with The Runes and using the magic of these ancient peoples. To make sure you’re not aimlessly spinning your wheels or inadvertently doing counterproductive or even dangerous things in your rune workings, however, Runecaster’s Handbook still provides at least some basic theory. His theology has more in common with the American Transcendentalism of Emerson and Thoreau than it does with any contemporary Christian writing.And if you’re looking for a pan-Germanic approach, you’ll certainly find that here, too, even if Pollington doesn’t go into as much detail about the other areas of the Germanic world. Books on the runes, especially those of the “how-to” guidebook variety, vary greatly in quality and in the approach they take to studying and working with the runes. If you’re looking for a concise, accessible, single-volume introduction to the scholarly study of the runes, Rudiments of Runelore is an excellent choice. The Rune Cards: Sacred Play for Self Discovery (1989); reissued as The Rune Cards: Ancient Wisdom For the New Millennium (1997).