Taking Up The Runes: A Complete Guide To Using Runes In Spells, Rituals, Divination, And Magic

Diana L. Paxson

ISBN 10: 1578633257 / ISBN 13: 9781578633258

Published by Red Wheel/Weiser, 2005

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illustrated edition. 415 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Taking Up The Runes: A Complete Guide To Using Runes In Spells, Rituals, Divination, And Magic
• Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1578633257
• ISBN 13: 9781578633258
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.59 kilograms

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Synopsis

Although many of us first encountered runes in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, this sacred alphabet is by no means a fabrication for books or movies. Similar to Hebrew letters in the sense that each symbol contains a meaning that transcends its original function as a letter, the runes are practical, flexible, and effective symbols with a variety of uses. Today, the best known application of rune lore is divination: chips or stones marked with runes are drawn, cast, or laid out in patterns like tarot cards. In Taking Up the Runes, Paxson delves into the ancient historical meaning of each rune and explains their contemporary uses and meanings. We discover that the real power of runes comes from inside ourselves when we find the wisdom and power within each symbol and internalize them.

About the Author

Diana L. Paxson has been teaching classes and leading rituals on trance work for more than twenty years. She is the coauthor, along with Marion Zimmer Bradley, of Priestess of Avalon and has continued the immensely popular Mists of Avalon series on her own.