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

I found this to be a good introduction to using the runes for divination. It is called a practical guide to the runes and there is not much information about the history of the runes or Norse mythology except that mentioned in the Introduction. The next section discussion making a set of runes, a rune pouch, and rune cloth. The next chapter discusses the runes in divination, where each rune's meaning, both bright-stave (upright) and merk-stave (reverse) is given. One thing the author did was she used the Norse names for many of the runes, but for others, the Anglo-Saxon names. In my opinion, she should have been consistent and used either Norse or Anglo-Saxon, but not both. The controversial blank rune (Wyrd) is discussed first, with the others in the Elder Futhark described in their usual order. The next chapter concerns principals of divination and rune layouts. She describes one-, three-, five-, and seven-rune layouts. I tried out the seven-rune layout concerning an issue I needed guidance about, and I found the result to be spot-on! I couldn't have picked a more insightful runecast! The later chapters discuss runes in magick, making talismans using runescripts and bindrunes, and ritual carving and consecration. Following that are seven appendices and a suggested reading list. This is my go-to rune book and I suggest giving it a read. It may become yours, too!

I’ve been consulting and studying the runes for over 20 years. Although this should not be your only runic book, it IS very practical and direct when doing a divinatory interpretation. What I like about the book is that there are interpretations pairing the rune with other runes, either positively or negatively. I’ve included a sample page so you can read what I mean for yourself. The names of the runes the book gives isn’t Elder FUThARK consistently. That doesn’t matter to me because the meaning still applies. Please remember: there isn’t ANY Blank rune. PERTHO is Chance, Luck, the “roll of the dice”, and the Unknown.

Good Book, I had an original first edition but lost it now I finally got a newer edition to replace it. Highly Recommended to anyone wanting to learn the Runes.

This is a great short and to the point book. Great for references. I don’t agree what the author says about making runes. She says they must be made by the owner. However that is like buying a cake versus baking one. Some of us just don’t have the talent of making a cake or don’t have the time or energy. That doesn’t mean a store bought cake tastes worse than a home made one. Maybe you put more effort into a homemade cake but unless you’re well studied in making cakes it could come out wrong if you skip a step or something else. Also, the author says in the beginning of the book to not believe everything you read in books. So take her advice. In my opinion, you don’t need a rune cloth that has to be white, a rune pouch that has to be red. Be economical and practical.

Great book for anyone looking to understand the ruins and how to use them in divination and spell craft. Also anyone wanting to learn to communicate the runic alphabet. It's very straightforward which is my favorite part of this book. It won't give you examples of lofty , wordy, language to entice people in a reading. It's a very direct, informative, easy to understand book. I've owed it several times over the past 30ish years and it's been worth the money every time. It's almost like a text book.

This book came in amazing condition. This book has all the information a beginning rune caster would need. The runes are very well written about and there is even a spot in the book about creating your own set of runes. Which is something I intend to so in the future. If anyone is looking for a great beginners book on runes or even advanced rune casters would enjoy this. This book was recommended to me and I will be recommending it to everyone :)

This book is great for beginners. It has everything you need to know about runes how to use them and how to interpret their meanings! I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to get into rune divination!

I love, love, LOVE this book. It's got the perfect balance of relevant information as well as interesting facts pertaining to the subject matter. I love the fun and personal way it was written. I'm so tired of over-flourished "occult" books that fill the pages with anecdotes and unnecessary, long-winded trivia that at best is loosely related to the topic of the book. I love the appendices in the back, it's easy to use in a hurry. I definitely recommend, and will be looking up other books written by this author.

Lisa, has spent a good amount of time detailing the metaphysical meaning of each rune, which is very helpful when you need to understand the meaning of them in a rune cast. Another good to have book, which is very handy.

Great book! Easy to read and follow with lots of info.

I have worked with runes for years, and I must say this is the best book about them for me! Beautifully written and clear to understand, this practical guide has reawakened my interest.

Es un buen libro para comenzar a usar las runas tanto para adivinación como en hechizos. También es bueno para tenerlo como una referencia rápida.

Praktisches Wissen über Runen in kompakter Form. Bin zufällig auf dieses Buch über Youtube gestossen, ein Buch zum immer wieder nachschlagen. Wer bereits über Runen viel weiss, findet in diesem Buch die Bedeutungen genau am richtigen Platz und wer erst jetzt mit dem Lernen anfängt, kann hier einen guten Start finden. Nur ein Hinweis: die blanke Rune wurde NACTRÄGLICH eingeführt, hat nichts mit den Ursprungen der Runen zu tun. Eine extra Rune hier führt zu keinen neuen Erkenntnissen im wahren Sinne. Trotzdem verdient dieses Buchlein 5 Sterne!