The Book of Runes, 25th Anniversary Edition

The Book of Runes, 25th Anniversary Edition

Author: Ralph Blum

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2008-11-11

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780312536763

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The Book of Runes is something very special: a part of the ancient past and, perhaps, a part of your future... Based on a tradition over one thousand years old, the Runes are seen by many as a contemporary Oracle and collectively, have established themselves as a remarkable aid in practical decision making. A huge success with over 900,000 copies sold, since its original publication in 1983, The Book of Runes has proved to be a modern classic. For this, the 25th anniversary of the work, Ralph H. Blum has expanded and refined the runic system, making the Runes one of the most profoundly useful self-help tools of the new century.


The Big Book of Runes and Rune Magic

The Big Book of Runes and Rune Magic

Author: Edred Thorsson

Publisher: Weiser Books

Published: 2018-11-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1633411095

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Runes are the ancient Norse alphabet used for communication, divination, and magical work. Here, American runologist Edred Thorsson provides an in-depth guide to the world of runes for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Thorsson's presentation of this powerful system provides a valuable tool for self-development and spiritual transformation. The Big Book of Runes and Rune Magic: Introduces the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark along with their definitions and mystical properties Explores the historical lore of runes using archaeological evidence to explain where the runes come from, what they mean, and how they evolved Reveals the hidden lore and esoteric dimension of runes, looking at the cosmology of the Old Norse to explain the role runes played and how they were used over time Includes specific sections on rune magic and divination, rune poems, and runic numerology, as well as instructions on how to make your own runes and imbue them with numinous power, arrange the optimum setting for a rune reading, and prepare yourself psychologically and spiritually for casting the runes This book includes material from the author's previous books Futhark, Runelore, and Runecaster's Handbook.


The Nordic Book of Runes

The Nordic Book of Runes

Author: Jonathan Dee

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2021-02-09

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1800650426

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A guide to the secrets of rune-reading, an ancient predictive art, that teaches you how to lay out runes and interpret them instantly. Once the sacred alphabet of the Germanic people of Northern Europe, runes are more than 2,000 years old. Runes (meaning a secret or mystery) were words of power, once carved on amulets, rings and weapons, and found as inscriptions on tombstones. The 1st rune, Fehu, is connected with cattle, and since wealth was measured in the number of cows a person owned, it has an underlying meaning of material wealth. The 11th rune, Isa, literally means 'ice', signifying danger and the probability of slipping up. Likewise, the 17th rune, Tiwaz, shares its significance with the North Star as an aid to navigation and charting life's path. In this insightful book, each of the runes is fully described, together with the symbolic images and celestial phenomena associated with them. Methods of laying out, or 'casting' the runes are described in order to give a full and comprehensive reading to answer any question. There are six spreads to choose from, from Odin's Rune, a simple reading with one rune stone, to using up to nine runes for deeper insight into the past, present and future.


Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions

Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions

Author: Terje Spurkland

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9781843831860

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"This book presents an accessible account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. The runic inscriptions are discussed not only from a linguistic point of view but also as sources of information on Norwegian history and culture". --BOOKJACKET.


The Book of Runes

The Book of Runes

Author: Ralph Blum

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1993-08-15

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780312097585

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A handbook for the use of runes as a personal oracle, not for divination or fortune telling, but as a tool for assisting us to live our lives in the present and for strengthening our intuition.


A Practical Guide to the Runes

A Practical Guide to the Runes

Author: Lisa Peschel

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780875425931

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This guidebook will help you discover the oracular nature of the runes and how to use them as a magickal tool for insight, protection, and luck.


An Introduction to English Runes

An Introduction to English Runes

Author: Raymond Ian Page

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780851159461

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Introduction to the use of runes as a practical script for a variety of purposes in Anglo-Saxon England. Runes are quite frequently mentioned in modern writings, usually imprecisely as a source of mystic knowledge, power or insight. This book sets the record straight. It shows runes working as a practical script for a variety of purposes in early English times, among both indigenous Anglo-Saxons and incoming Vikings. In a scholarly yet readable way it examines the introduction of the runic alphabet (the futhorc) to England in the fifth and sixth centuries, the forms and values of its letters, and the ways in which it developed, up until its decline at the end of the Anglo-Saxon period. It discusses how runes were used for informal and day-to-day purposes, on formal monuments, as decorative letters in prestigious manuscripts, for owners' or makers' names on everyday objects, perhaps even in private letters. For the first time, the book presents, together with earlier finds, the many runic objects discovered over the last twenty years, with a range of inscriptions on bone, metal and stone, even including tourists' scratched signatures found on the pilgrimage routes through Italy. It gives an idea of the immense range of informationon language and social history contained in these unique documents. The late R.I. PAGE was former Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge.


Runes

Runes

Author: Raymond Ian Page

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780520061149

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Describes the ancient writing system used by Northmen, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings, and the inscriptions found in Scandanavia, the British Isles, and North America.


Runes

Runes

Author: Michael P. Barnes

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1843837781

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Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Runes, often considered magical symbols of mystery and power, are in fact an alphabetic form of writing. Derived from one or more Mediterranean prototypes, they were used by Germanic peoples to write different kinds of Germanic language, principally Anglo-Saxon and the various Scandinavian idioms, and were carved into stone, wood, bone, metal, and other hard surfaces; types of inscription range from memorials to the dead, through Christian prayers and everyday messages to crude graffiti. First reliably attested in the second century AD, runes were in due course supplanted by the roman alphabet, though in Anglo-Saxon England they continued in use until the early eleventh century, inScandinavia until the fifteenth (and later still in one or two outlying areas). This book provides an accessible, general account of runes and runic writing from their inception to their final demise. It also covers modern uses of runes, and deals with such topics as encoded texts, rune names, how runic inscriptions were made, runological method, and the history of runic research. A final chapter explains where those keen to see runic inscriptions can most easily find them. Professor MICHAEL P, BARNES is Emeritus Professor of Scandinavian Studies, University College London.


Nordic Runes

Nordic Runes

Author: Paul Rhys Mountfort

Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Published: 2003-05-05

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780892810932

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Reveals the ancient oracle based on the runic Elder Futhark alphabet of the Norse.