A Practical Guide to the Runes: Their Uses in Divination and Magick (Llewellyn's New Age)

EIHWAZ the yew, URUZ the wild ox, KENAZ the hearth fire. Created by the Nordic and Germanic tribes of northern Europe, the runes began as a magickal system of pictographs representing the forces and objects in nature. 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. Practical and concise, this book includes: • Complete descriptions of the twenty-four runes of the Elder Futhark, plus WYRD, the blank rune • The differences between bindrunes and runescripts • Four rune layouts and detailed rune interpretations, including reversed position meanings • How to carve runes and create talismans • Meanings and uses of the runes in magick This ancient oracular practice has been rediscovered in the twentieth century as we try to simplify our complicated existence. A Practical Guide to the Runes provides in a concise manner: Complete descriptions of the 25 runes in divination Four rune layouts Instructions for making runes and accessories Meanings and uses of the runes in magick Step-by-step guidelines in carving runes and creating talismans Charging of talismans Differences between bindrunes and runescripts Take charge of your life to make the choices and changes you desire. The runes that you are about to make will be valuable allies in your journey through life.