Practical Guide to the Runes

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

About the author

Lisa Peschel is an artist, writer, and Wiccan.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Peschel, Peschel Lisa
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.1989
• EAN: 9780875425931
• ISBN: 978-0-87542-593-1
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 174 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 91 g
• Series: Llewellyn's New Age
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > History; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Magick Studies, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Divination / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Divination / Fortune Telling, Witchcraft and wicca, Magic, spells and alchemy, Magic, spells & alchemy, Fortune-telling and divination, Fortune-telling & divination, Witchcraft & Wicca