Description
This followup to the classic Futhark breaks new ground by applying current scientific theories on how magic works in traditional societies to the world of practical magic. ALU, An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology contains completely new and fresh descriptions of all the individual runes based on traditional sources, runepoems, Old Norse literature, and more.
Thorsson one of the most respected runic scholars living today, synthesizes the old and the new, the scholarly and the practical, and brings the use of runes in magical work to a new level in ALU, An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology.
ALU features:
- Practical magic
- Divination practices
- Reveals new techniques and methods
- How modern English can be used in the creation of runic writings
Author: Edred Thorsson
Publisher: Weiser Books
Published: 12/01/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781578635269
ISBN10: 1578635268
BISAC Categories:
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Divination | General
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies
About the Author
Edred Thorsson is an American Runologist and proponent of occultism and Germanic mysticism. He received his doctorate in Germanic languages and Medieval Studies from the University of Texas and has published over two dozen on Esoteric Runology. He lives in Texas. Visit him at: www.runaraven.com.