The Nordic Book of Runes
Learn to Use This Ancient Code for Insight, Direction, and Divination
Published on 16. February 2021
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-1-78249-744-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
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Paper over boards
Illustrations
30 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 117 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78249-744-8 (9781782497448)
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Jonathan Dee was an author, broadcaster and historian and received a Sony Award. Based in Wales, he was the resident astrologer for BBC Radio Wales and authored many books on a diverse range of subjects including astrology, tarot and feng shui, as well as historical works on Ancient Egypt and the history of Prophecies. He was also a direct descendant of Dr John Dee, the Elizabethan alchemist and astrologer.