This blog is all about runes, a brief history of runes but more importantly how to read the runes and use the runes in daily life.
The runes are a magical alphabet, a communication tool and a way to invoke higher powers to influence daily life. They probably originated in northern Europe and the alphabet was used by the Germanic tribes, Scandinavians, Nordic people and Anglo Saxons. There are 24 letters in the original Runic alphabet, they are divided into 3 groups, Freya's eight, Hagal's eight and Tiw's eight, these are named after the Scandinavian gods. Freya is the goddess of love, beauty, war and magic, Hagal has little written about him but the word means hail, Tiw is the god of war, law and justice.
The runes can be used to tell fortunes, can be used to cast spells or may be engraved on objects to make them more powerful. I first encountered the runes when I was a teenager and made myself a pack of rune cards, I found it a very effective way of predicting events. Runes were traditionally made of wood and the symbols were carved into the wood, stones and bones could also be used. It is possible to buy runes but to develop a personal relationship with them I recommend creating your own set.
I made a set of runes from wood pieces, using a wood burning tool. Runes do not need to be pretty, they are powerful and ancient and should come from the land.
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