The Book of Runes

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Hardcover Publisher St Martin s 1993 Language English Download The Book of Runes by Ralph H. Blum – kino-fada.fr I thought this was about how to decipher and read Nordic runes It s not The book originally came with a bag of tiles with the 25 rune letters printed on each tile An explanation is given on how to read each rune and offers various ways to withdraw and lay out the tiles in various number and form Somewhat like tarot cards The Book of Runes does not teach you the real meaning behind the long mysterious letters Blum actually invented their meaning at random for a school paper Go Crimson and I thought this was about how to decipher and read Nordic runes It s not The book originally came with a bag of tiles with the 25 rune letters printed on each tile An explanation is given on how to read each rune and offers various ways to withdraw and lay out the tiles in various number and form Somewhat like tarot cards The Book of Runes does not teach you the real meaning behind the long mysterious letters Blum actually invented their meaning at random for a school paper Go Crimson and turned an entire people s way of writing into a tea leaf reading game Consulting the Runes enable you to bypass the strictures of reason, says Blum So, if you draw some tiles and don t like what they say...LOVED this book It isn t a historical look at Runes but rather a medium for your egoic self to converse with your higher Self as Blum puts it to understand not predict a circumstance If that sentence read as gibberish, then this book is not for you But if you are looking for a very easy to digest way to explore spirituality, I found this a breath of fresh air I had no idea about Norse mythology, runes, or using runes as a way of esoteric art but loved the very non occult approach Bl LOVED this book It isn t a historical look at Runes but rather a medium for your egoic self to converse with your higher Self as Blum puts it to understand not predict a circumstance If that sentence read as gibberish, then this book is not for you But if you are...I keep my book of runes by my bedside Each night, I pull one rune from the bag and read about it in the book I would recommend it to anyone open to trying something new and potentially introspective You ll be amazed at the connection between the rune you pulled and how it relates to your life at that moment most importantly to those things plaguing your thoughts at the time you pulled it from the bag Without fail, the runes provide you with insight into your actions and thoughts, piece of I keep my book of runes by my bedside Each night, I pull one rune from the bag and read about it in the book I would recommend it to anyone open to trying something new and potentially introspective You ll be amazed at the connection between the rune you pulled and how it relates to your life at that moment most importantly to those things plaguing your thoughts at the time you pu...This book gets regularly blasted in online pagan heathen communities for being incredibly inaccurate and misleading Blum admits that he had no idea how to use the runes originally instead of consulting the various Eddas and other historical sources, he used the I Ching to come up with basically his own system of rune reading Which I suppose is fine learning to read divination systems your own way can lead to new understanding and insight But from what I understand from my heathen friends, n This book gets regularly blasted in online pagan heathen communities for being incredibly inaccurate and misleading Blum admits that he had no idea how to use the runes originally inst...A King he was on a carven throne,In many pillared halls of stoneWith golden roof and silver floor,And runes of power upon the door.When Herodotus traveled around the Black Sea, he encountered descendants of Scythian tribesmen who crawled under blankets, smoked themselves into a stupor, and then cast stones in the air and read them when they fell.Runes, from the Gothic runa, meaning a secret thing, a mystery The Rune Masters of the Teutons and Vikings wore startling garb that made them easily A King he was on a carven throne,In many pillared halls of stoneWith golden roof and silver floor,And runes of power upon the door.When Herodotus traveled around the Black Sea, he encountered descendants of Scythian tribesmen who cra...My first encounter with the Viking Runes was in 1985, about two years after this book was first published I remember feeling the power in the glyphs, the way those little ceramic tiles felt as you sifted through the bag and yes, a Crown Royal bag is my favorite I was hooked.And, because of the bad etching on my rose quartz set which made it hard to use as Viking Runes, I had been promising myself a new set I think that Micah has my original set.So, armed with a brand new set of Viking Runes My first encounter with the Viking Runes was in 1985, about two years after this book was first published I remember feeling the power in the glyphs, the way those little ceramic tiles felt as you sifted through the bag and yes, a Crown Royal bag is my ...Read enough about the runes and you ll be told this guy has basically invented all of this symbolism My own studies make believe this is likely true But if you believe in any form of divination, then you...I loved this book I read it back in the early 80s in fact, I did a reading that really perplexed me when things weren t going so well with my then husband So I wrote Ralph a letter He actually called me, and we had a chat about it Ralph really added a lot of magic to the world with his book.I came upon this book while walking home from the store one day I saw that our local library was still open late in the day, so I went in on a whim Almost immediately, I saw this book on a cart of books for sale for 1 each I d been curious about runes since I watched a rune reading about a month ago, so that definitely piqued my interest It was an easy, short read Some background is given on the runes and how hundreds of years ago, people used them almost like how people still commonly us I came upon this book while walking home from the store one day I saw that our local library was still open late in the day, so I went in on a whim Almost immediately, I saw this book on...Alright so first things first, I question the people who have posted negative comments as to if they ve even read the book.Secondly, I challenge them to continue their growth, and to then reread the book at a later date Last night was the first time I picked up the book in 12 years cause this was my first rune book And I will gladly gleefully admit that most of what was being talked about went VERY FAR over my youthful head, but last night something clicked so hard I reread the entire boo Alright so first things first, I question the people who have posted negative co...

The Book of Runes
  • English
  • 24 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 160 pages
  • 0312108192
  • Ralph H. Blum
  • The Book of Runes