I had decided I wanted to learn a new alphabet (in addition to Hebrew and Greek) and was thinking--Russian--when runes kept coming up in various ways. The Healing Runes with co-author Susan Loughan (1995) teaches methods for using runic divination in the context of health and personal integration. In mythology, a strange, androgynous figure, keeper of the keys to knowledge, Mercury carried messages between the gods and between gods and humanity. the life you have been living has outgrown its form, which must die so that life energy can be released in a new birth, a new form ( Blum, p. A mí parecer el libro viene con la información primordial, sin duda si cumple su propósito y se desea saber más sobre ellas es conveniente buscar más libros, ya que la información presentada en este libro es simple.

Blum's presentation a meaningful way to use the Runes- imbued with a gentle spirit of guidance and relevance to the modern Runecaster. I did not find the interpretations shallow; on the contrary, although simply written the meanings assigned to each Rune have resonance and depth.In this insightful book, each of the runes is fully described, together with the symbolic images and celestial phenomena associated with them.

You can't ask specific questions - it's not a Magic 8 Ball - but if you want guidance, I know there are tons of card decks, etc. Blum presents the runes in his own sequence (inspired by an occasion when he pulled them randomly from a bag after asking the cosmos for guidance) rather than the traditional and historical sequence known as the futhark. 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. While runic magic is only one kind of magic amongst the several that are covered, this essay’s philosophical insights into the runes and pre-Christian Germanic magic more generally make this text a formidable aid to anyone who wishes to understand the runes on an intellectual level as well as an experiential one.Just remember - all the answers are already inside you; it's the job of an oracle to help you access them. Pollington discusses the origin of the runic characters, their meanings and associations, their variations across the Germanic world, their linguistic properties, their historical uses, and more. This rune symbolizes the urge to integrate unconscious motive with conscious recognition ( Blum, pp. Recently a relative introduced me to The Book of Runes (3RD Edition) along with a set of runes made from abalone. I remember feeling the power in the glyphs, the way those little ceramic tiles felt as you sifted through the bag (and yes, a Crown Royal bag is my favorite).

Published by Published by Eddison | Sadd Editions Limited, 2 Kendall Place, London Third Impression .Versatile Usage - Each rune and sigil can be used for personal artwork, tattoos, and magical purposes. It’s also refreshingly non-ideological, and encourages the reader to develop his or her own runic practice. With its connections to magic, the North and divination, this will be a hit with the visitors to The Enchanted Emporium’s bookshelf.