The Rune Mysteries

Jackson, Nigel; RavenWolf, Silver

ISBN 10: 1567183646 ISBN 13: 9781567183641

Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, 1998

Synopsis

The snow-covered peaks, dark woods and storm-wracked seas of the Northern World were the cradle of a remarkable and bold mysticism, whose essence is concentrated in the runes. The runes are a method of communicating with the god/goddess within each of us.

The "Rune Oracle" cards are rich in beautiful imagery; along with the accompanying book Rune Mysteries, they are a shortcut to the esoteric rune system. Here, old American witchcraft and European practices meld into a contemporary evolution of the Northern magickal lore. This system is of immediate and practical use in divination, magick, and self-development. Even a little experience at casting the "Rune Oracle" cards will soon convince you of the uncanny accuracy of their messages.

The card's images were subtly constructed to contain symbolic significance at a number of levels. This visual "unfolding" of each rune's inner mysteries within each card enables you to hear their oracular voices with greater clarity than was ever before possible except at the most advanced degrees of runic knowledge.

About this title

About the Author

Nigel Jackson, born in 1963, lives in Manchester, England and is a well-known artist and illustrator specializing in the symbolism of Western Esoteric Tradition: he is deeply immersed in the traditional Tarot of 15th century Italy, the magical teachings of medieval-renaissance astrological magicians such as Ficino, Agrippa and Bruno and in bringing to life the talismanic images inherited from ancient sources of arcane lore such as the Arabian grimoire The Picatrix. He has worked intensively in researching the magical system of the 28 Mansions of the Moon. Nigel has been involved for the last quarter of a century in pursuing the inner wisdom of the hermetic mysteries and in expressing the symbolic 'language of the gods' through his visual art which he views as a living  'alchemy of the imagination'.

Silver RavenWolf (Pennsylvania) is a nationally recognized leader and elder of Wicca, and her writing has been instrumental in guiding the future of one of the fastest-growing faiths in America today. The author of seventeen books, she has been interviewed by The New York Times, Newsweek Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal, and her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Bust Magazine, the Baltimore Sun, the St. Petersburg Times, the National Review, Publishers Weekly, Body & Soul Magazine, and Teen Lit Magazine.

Her many titles include the bestselling Solitary Witch, Teen Witch, To Ride A Silver Broomstick, To Stir A Magick Cauldron, To Light A Sacred Flame, American Folk Magick, Angels: Companions in Magick, Silver’s Spells for Prosperity, Silver's Spells for Protection, Silver's Spells for Love, Halloween, and the Witches’ Night Out teen fiction series. Her new book Hedge Witch is forthcoming from Llewellyn in September 2008.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567183646
• ISBN 13: 9781567183641
• Binding: Cards
• Number of pages: 288