ALU, An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology
Published on 12. September 2025
258 pages
978-1-60925-632-6 (ISBN)
Description
This follow-up to the classic Futhark breaks new ground by applying current scientific theories on how magic works in traditional societies to the world of practical magic. ALU, An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology contains completely new and fresh descriptions of all the individual runes based on traditional sources, rune-poems, Old Norse literature, and more.Thorsson one of the most respected runic scholars living today, synthesizes the old and the new, the scholarly and the practical, and brings the use of runes in magical work to a new level in ALU, An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology.ALU features:Practical magic Divination practicesReveals new techniques and methodsHow modern English can be used in the creation of runic writings
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Edred Thorssonis an American runologist and proponent of occultism and Germanic mysticism. He received his doctorate in Germanic languages and medieval studies from the University of Texas and has published over two dozen books on esoteric runology. He lives in Texas. Visit him at: www.runaraven.com.
Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- Abbreviations
- Note on Transcriptions of Runic Inscriptions and Treatment of Foreign Terms
- 1. Grounding In Knowledge
- Definitions
- Runic History
- Historical Origins
- The Runic Reawakening
- The Concept of Traditional Runelore and Rune-Work
- 2. Lore of the Fupark
- The Operative System
- Operative Uses of the Systems
- Stave-Lore
- 3. A Theory of Operative Runology
- The Scientific Theory of Rune-Magic
- The Traditional Theory of Rune-Magic
- Theory of Radical Operative Runology
- 4. The Practice of Operative Runology
- How to Do Things with Runes
- Foundations of Practice
- Frame Workings
- Methods
- 5. Rune-Workings: Operations of Runic Meta-Communication
- Rune Tokens
- The Magical Comb
- Spear-Casting
- Carving and Scraping
- Bind-Runes
- Rune-Gazing
- Runestone Carving
- The Magic of Writing and Reading Runes
- Appendices
- Appendix A: Runic Dyads
- Appendix B: Triadic Rune-Names
- Appendix C: Grail Mythos in Old English Runes?
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Backcover
