Recommendations for Rune Books

[Silver Venus]

Over in tarot were talking books at the moment and I thought it would be nice to tie it in here too..
So come on everyone ~ what books about rune's do you like/hate/have/recommend?

Ive got only two ~
The Magic of Rune by Micheal Howard ~ a small 96 page book which is more of an introduction than anythign to do with magick, but still a good read.
Principles of Runes by Freya Aswynn ~ a great all round book on the runes ~ id recommend this to any beginner.

[Flar's Freyja]

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Runes by Sirona Knight.....and of course, Northern Mysteries and Magick by Freya Aswynn :)

[Flar's Freyja]

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[Rick]

I'm going to list recommended authors, rather than books, since some (like Thorsson) have written a large number of books on the subject...

These authors are generally acknowledged as "The Masters" (at least, of the latter part of the 20th century up to the present); any/all of their books are on Uncle Ricky's REQUIRED Rune Reading List (although some are already out of print... more's the pity):

Kveldulf Gundarsson (particularly Teutonic Magic)
Edred Thorsson (aka Stephen Flowers) (particularly Futhark)
Freya Aswynn (particularly Northern Mysteries & Magick & the above mentioned Principles)

These authors are on Uncle Ricky's RECOMMENDED Rune Reading List (good stuff; only pass 'em over if it's a choice between one of these & one of the above):

Lisa Peschel
Bernard King
Nigel Pennick
Jan Fries
Ralph Elliott
Michael Howard
Karl Spiesberger
Donald Tyson
Guido von List

These are authors of academic works, such as histories of Runes, Eddas, historical & other Rune references, & related topics:

Lee M. Hollander
Sophus Bugge
Elsa-Brita Titchenell
R.I. Page
Tacitus
F. E. Farwerck
Marija Gimbuttas
Gloria Farley
Brian Bates
Pete Carroll
R.W.V. Elliott
Erik Moltke
Georges Dumezil
Jacob Grimm
Snorri Sturluson
Carl Jung

I'm sure there are many others worth mentioning... by that same token, there are many others not worth mentioning... ;)

[Rick]

Bumpin' it up here, Boss!

[FlamedLilly]

I looked for a thread that gave books to pick up on the runes futhark system, but must have missed them? Any suggestions?

[Rick]

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[Rick]

I've bumped up a recent thread on rune books... when you go to trhe search function enter rune+books... I pulled up 15 threads in the Divination forum...

[Crow Whitewolf]

Sorry, I don't know of any threads, but I can give you this...

Look for Runelore by Edredd Thorssen. It is very in depth and gives a lot of history and compares different futhark systems from ancient to newer.
You might also try this jordsvin@AOL.com. I was told he is very knowledgable.

[FlamedLilly]

thanks for your help, I went to a half price book store and found a couple books on runes, so I picked them up. I'll do a search again also. See what turns up.

[FlamedLilly]

I've picked Up a couple Rune books

Rune Power by Kenneth Meadows

Runes By Andy Baggot.

I've read the second and just started the first any comments out there on these books?

[Rick]

Originally posted by FlamedLilly
I've picked Up a couple Rune books

Rune Power by Kenneth Meadows

Runes By Andy Baggot.

I've read the second and just started the first any comments out there on these books?
Isn't Kenneth Meadows the one that talks about 'uthark' instead of 'futhark'? If it's the book I'm thinking of, in my opinion, it's questionable, at best. I'm not familar with Andy Baggot.

[FlamedLilly]

nope he uses Futhark.

[Storm]

Trying not to sound flippant cause I am not. I seriously want to know. I read one book on runes. It gave a good history of the runes, the meanings, several spreads, ideas for casting. I got magickal uses from other books of magick, I have taken notes on threads on this wonderful forum. I am wondering what is out there in the study of runes. There have been book threads but aside from suggesting the book there isn't any info on what the books contain so I really don't know. I don't want to keep reading the same thing over and over again.

[Rick]

Trying not to sound flippant, either, (flippant is such a cool word... sounds kinda acrobatic, or something... thanks for using it! :cool: ) you might want to seek out a 'study buddy'... there's a lot to be said for having someone you can call up & bounce an idea off of, share books with, etc...

Also, much depends on your goals... are you working toward becoming a vitki (Rune magician), or maybe planning on following the Shamanic Path? If so, you might wish to pursue Runelore much deeper than if, say, it's just one of many magical or divinatory methods in which you're interested...

And there's always the Rune Guild... I believe they offer formal courses... check at

http://www.ringoftroth.com

(I think... OK, that's off the top of my head, but just look for the Rune Guild on your favorite search engine)...

[Storm]

:)

[Flar's Freyja]

There are also a few good rune chat e-lists out there. There is one that I don't participate in much anymore that has lots of good discussion. PM me if you want the link.

[Flar's Freyja]

A lil merge and a lil bump..................

[Flar's Freyja]

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[Twig]

Ok, may Rick does, but the crusty old Druid down the block does a little dabbling in runes now and then. :D :rolleyes: ;)

Anyway, I picked up the book "Runes in 10 Minutes" by R.T. Kantor (sp) and have used it as my guide ever since. There are 24 chapters that teach successively complex spreads and lessons while reinforcing the basic meanings behind each rune. at the end there is a cross referancing guide for literally dozens of questions.

Using this book I created what I call a "Spirit Profile". It is a complex drawing which produces what its name implies, a 9 rune draw that produces a picture of a persons body, mind and soul.

So check out Runes in 10 Minutes. I recommend it for anyone.

Peace!
Twig
:elf:

[Flar's Freyja]

:D You're right, I didn't know, Twig! I'll have to check that one out. I'm thinking about making some rune sets for a friend to carry in her shop and would like to include a book with them rather than make something myself. Sounds like this one might be suitable.