Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic
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- Author：Edred Thorsson
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Summary
A new， updated edition of the essential guide to the practice of the runes as a magical tool for spiritual development。
In Futhark， rune master Edred Thorsson reinitiates us into our heritage， explaining the mysteries of a profound system of thought and practice that underlies our developing Western culture。
Futhark covers both the spiritual heritage of ancient runic lore and the practical steps we can take to draw on rune power。 This complete book of rune instruction includes rune history and lore， its basis in metaphysical thought and mysticism， complete definitions of the twenty-four runes of the Elder Futhark， and the etymology， phonetic value， and interpretation of each rune。 The reader will learn how to perform chants and rituals using runic energy， how to sign and send runes， and how to practice runic meditation。 The author’s presentation of this powerful system is lucid and profound， and provides a valuable tool for spiritual transformation and self-development。
In Futhark， rune master Edred Thorsson reinitiates us into our heritage， explaining the mysteries of a profound system of thought and practice that underlies our developing Western culture。
Futhark covers both the spiritual heritage of ancient runic lore and the practical steps we can take to draw on rune power。 This complete book of rune instruction includes rune history and lore， its basis in metaphysical thought and mysticism， complete definitions of the twenty-four runes of the Elder Futhark， and the etymology， phonetic value， and interpretation of each rune。 The reader will learn how to perform chants and rituals using runic energy， how to sign and send runes， and how to practice runic meditation。 The author’s presentation of this powerful system is lucid and profound， and provides a valuable tool for spiritual transformation and self-development。
Reviews
Sarah Cook
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Good reference book overall。 Really liked the inclusion of movement and sound for each rune as supporting elements for magical practice。Would benefit from an update to include more on modern， inclusive practice。
Paula
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Search for the best books on runes and you’ll find Thorsson/Flowers’ three books Futhark， Runelore and Runecaster’s Handbook somewhere on the lists。 I found Futhark an excellent beginning guide into runic knowledge。 I found the book insightful， user-friendly， and will be reading Runelore soon。
Cortney Potts
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading， re-reading， and considering the content of this book。
Angele Lauzon
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Very informative and a great starting point
Ellwood Abigail
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The part where he breaks down the deep meanings of each rune is interesting， but once you get to the rituals you realize he's very much an Odinist。 Only found out as I was finishing the book that Odinists， & Þórsson himself， have ties to white supremacists。 The part where he breaks down the deep meanings of each rune is interesting， but once you get to the rituals you realize he's very much an Odinist。 Only found out as I was finishing the book that Odinists， & Þórsson himself， have ties to white supremacists。 。。。more
Alisha Ward
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Really fun book to gain knowledge of Rube history and knowledge。
Brett Childs
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Edred Thorsson is of course just a pen-name for Stephen Flowers。 Something to be aware of about him when reading any of his translations or books is that the man has been active in Left-Hand Path organizations since his youth。 He’s been involved with groups dedicated to Marquis De Sade， the Libertine who authored The 120 Days of Sodom who’s main interests revolved around Sadism （from which the word derives）， eroticism and pornography。He’s also involved with the Order of the Trapezoid （Triskeleno Edred Thorsson is of course just a pen-name for Stephen Flowers。 Something to be aware of about him when reading any of his translations or books is that the man has been active in Left-Hand Path organizations since his youth。 He’s been involved with groups dedicated to Marquis De Sade， the Libertine who authored The 120 Days of Sodom who’s main interests revolved around Sadism （from which the word derives）， eroticism and pornography。He’s also involved with the Order of the Trapezoid （Triskelenorden）， joined the Church of Satan， and holds a degree of Magister Templi （IV°） within the Temple of Set。 All around， he’s a quack of a character。 The fact he wrote a book on Runes is both unsurprising and a shame。Regardless of all of this said， I read the book because I was curious if he would have any sort of insight into Germanic symbolism and Runes that I could walk away with。 I’ve rated this 2 stars instead of 1 to be fair， because during his section of the symbols themselves he did put forward some interesting observations that I’ve noted。 I do find it a shame how short the analyses were。 The rest of the book is simply his neo-pagan ideas on Asatru practices and rituals for the reader to set forth on， which for the most part while definitely fleshed out and inspired by Armanen authors - it’s simply just his ideas and they’re not very “traditional” to put it mildly。 I’ll just say I wouldn’t call Flowers divinely inspired and authoritative。 Refer back to his history。 All in all I appreciate the scanty insights I did find。 But in the end he’s not someone I trust or place any authority on and of course his stance as a credible academic is shaky。 Read with caution， separate wheat from the chaff。 。。。more
Yvonne
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DNF So at the literal first mention of Nazis just casually in the first chapter of this book I had to do some research on the author because I was already sus。 Now I've learned he apparently has been involved with some Nazi occult stuff？ Maybe that should be made more clear so that people can， idk， avoid reading books by Nazi sympathizers？ And yeah， maybe Reddit isn't the most reliable source， but I'm also not taking any chances。 Literally kind of feeling sick about the fact that this comes so h DNF So at the literal first mention of Nazis just casually in the first chapter of this book I had to do some research on the author because I was already sus。 Now I've learned he apparently has been involved with some Nazi occult stuff？ Maybe that should be made more clear so that people can， idk， avoid reading books by Nazi sympathizers？ And yeah， maybe Reddit isn't the most reliable source， but I'm also not taking any chances。 Literally kind of feeling sick about the fact that this comes so highly recommended for learning about runes。 Blacklisting this author and putting this book in the actual trash。 。。。more
Jax
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Quick read。 I think this is a great book for beginners that want to explore a lot of options when working with Runes。 I would say this is inspired by historical event but not entirely historically accurate。
Elisabet
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I found the explanations of the runes and familiarising oneself with them helpful。 I will be using the book as a reference。 However I didn’t realise the book was written from a specific religious/spiritual position going in and some aspects are quite modern。
Jordan
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In-depth look at the runes: their meaning， usage， ceremonies， etc。 Pretty good reference for rune meaning， theory of magic， and some work he suggest doing with the runes。 I feel like everyone's experience with the runes is fairly personal and there's bound to be some speculation with history， but this has good info to get you started on working your own gnosis with the runes。 In-depth look at the runes: their meaning， usage， ceremonies， etc。 Pretty good reference for rune meaning， theory of magic， and some work he suggest doing with the runes。 I feel like everyone's experience with the runes is fairly personal and there's bound to be some speculation with history， but this has good info to get you started on working your own gnosis with the runes。 。。。more
John Nelson
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Rune magic reminds me a lot of computer programming and music theory。 Edred's book was fun an interesting to read， as his language is both informative yet warm and friendly （meaning that many spiritual or magic books I've read in the past are either too woo woo and impractical sounding or intensely pretentious and dogmatic。 His style is matter of fact， yet encouraging and makes the whole process seem joyous and fun to explore） Regardless， I will need to read this several times and put into motio Rune magic reminds me a lot of computer programming and music theory。 Edred's book was fun an interesting to read， as his language is both informative yet warm and friendly （meaning that many spiritual or magic books I've read in the past are either too woo woo and impractical sounding or intensely pretentious and dogmatic。 His style is matter of fact， yet encouraging and makes the whole process seem joyous and fun to explore） Regardless， I will need to read this several times and put into motion his concept and techniques to make any sense of what I just read here。 The magic isn't in these words: the magic is in the final application and intentionality。 。。。more
Adam Kościuk
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Best basic introduction
Amy Christensen
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I was so put off by the author’s tone I did a tiny bit of research on him。 The was apparently a scandal where he was accused of being a Satanist。 I have developed a great deal of respect for Satanists， so I don’t see that really as a scandal。 I don’t think the author is a Satanist but he has admitted that he does follow a “left-handed path。” That does explain his clear obsession with sex。While I found the constant reference to sex magic off putting the annoying tone that aggravated me was his ne I was so put off by the author’s tone I did a tiny bit of research on him。 The was apparently a scandal where he was accused of being a Satanist。 I have developed a great deal of respect for Satanists， so I don’t see that really as a scandal。 I don’t think the author is a Satanist but he has admitted that he does follow a “left-handed path。” That does explain his clear obsession with sex。While I found the constant reference to sex magic off putting the annoying tone that aggravated me was his need to articulate that he was the rune master and there was no possible way for him to communicate his superior knowledge to the reader。 The ultimate message I took from the author was， “You will never be as good as me。” I wondered why he even bothered to write the book。I disagreed with many of his interpretations。 Where was the wild black horse of Raidho that is the embodiment of the great journey？ I also found the organization of the work rather poorly planned。 It made for laborious reading。I think the most interesting was the physical stadhagalder。 I wish he had spent more time on this element。 But as for the rest of the book， I did not find anything unique or useful。 。。。more
James Arseno
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Very insightful， but kind of a tough read。。。 Thorsson wrote this like he intended to aim at an advanced occultist fanbase。 Many of the concepts he uses to explain various aspects of the runes comes from other occult sciences， which can be hard to follow if you're not well versed in。 Good read， but not to "break the ice" in the study of the runes。 Advanced rune study。 Very insightful， but kind of a tough read。。。 Thorsson wrote this like he intended to aim at an advanced occultist fanbase。 Many of the concepts he uses to explain various aspects of the runes comes from other occult sciences， which can be hard to follow if you're not well versed in。 Good read， but not to "break the ice" in the study of the runes。 Advanced rune study。 。。。more
Cheri Flake
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As a novice to runes， this book is almost unreadable。 Although the author is obviously knowledgeable， teaching the reader seems not a goal in the least。。。kinda reminds me of my calculus teacher in college。。。HE knew what he was talking about。 I had no idea。。。
✨Bean's Books✨
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For the runecaster who wants a really in-depth beginner book。This book goes into extreme depths of the history， mythology， definitions， correlations， rites/rituals， and even how to make your own runes。 The depth of detail in this book can be exciting for some but monotonous for others。 I guess that would just depend on the reader。 If you're wanting something more than just a fuzzy starter book then this is it。I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who is looking to get i For the runecaster who wants a really in-depth beginner book。This book goes into extreme depths of the history， mythology， definitions， correlations， rites/rituals， and even how to make your own runes。 The depth of detail in this book can be exciting for some but monotonous for others。 I guess that would just depend on the reader。 If you're wanting something more than just a fuzzy starter book then this is it。I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who is looking to get into rune casting。 。。。more
Alex
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Very Readable， a good grounding in the use and history of the Runes。 Topical advice on using the Runes today， which is most helpful to students of our Northern Heritage， ie our Anglo-Saxon heritage。
Maggie Gordon
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Futhark is a very comprehensive book on runes: their history， their meaning， and their potential usage。 Not the most beginner friendly tome， but it will most certainly fill your head with more than what you need to begin working with these tools。 Do note that Thorsson takes a very traditional， cultural approach as well。
Mathew Collins
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Quintessential book on runes， if you are seeking the mysteries contained within。 There is never another book I suggest over this to begin your quest， and I assure that it shall stay on your shelf to reference time and again， for a long， long time。 Very worthwhile， I can't say enough good things about Futhark。I won't get into the content itself， it's easily accessible， there is absolutely no reason not to own a copy of this book if you are at all interested in learning the runes， or history of th Quintessential book on runes， if you are seeking the mysteries contained within。 There is never another book I suggest over this to begin your quest， and I assure that it shall stay on your shelf to reference time and again， for a long， long time。 Very worthwhile， I can't say enough good things about Futhark。I won't get into the content itself， it's easily accessible， there is absolutely no reason not to own a copy of this book if you are at all interested in learning the runes， or history of them。 。。。more
Sága
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The theoretical part of the book did not move me so much。 Lots of Armanen-rune stuff which does not interest me so much。 Though Thorsson （or Flowers） has put together a fine practical part in this book which I DID enjoy and was inspiring tho not all very new to me。 nevertheless， it is a good starting point for the practical rune worker。 sidenote: Thorsson is well educated but I did not find good reference （which I value） to all that he is claiming about the runes。 This was dissapointing because The theoretical part of the book did not move me so much。 Lots of Armanen-rune stuff which does not interest me so much。 Though Thorsson （or Flowers） has put together a fine practical part in this book which I DID enjoy and was inspiring tho not all very new to me。 nevertheless， it is a good starting point for the practical rune worker。 sidenote: Thorsson is well educated but I did not find good reference （which I value） to all that he is claiming about the runes。 This was dissapointing because it is now not clear what comes from personal experience and what comes from historical and other descent research。 。。。more
Kathy Doll
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Somewhat esoteric and high-brow， but good to know how complex runology really is。 Must study more。
C R
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The stars are solely for the first half of the book。 Definetly has great knowledge of elder futhark。
Matias Selzer
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The book is divided into two parts。The first part deals about theory and it is a little too dense for my opinion。The second part is a practical one and it is what I was expected。My rating is 3 stars because the practical part is very interesting。However， most of the information is vague and kind of incomplete for a beginner。I will surely read this book one more time in the future。
Julie
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Most excellent。 I can't wait to read the other books I bought by Edred Thorsson Most excellent。 I can't wait to read the other books I bought by Edred Thorsson 。。。more
Anie
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Thorsson knows a fair bit about what he's doing。 There's certainly a few suspect claims in here， especially about language， but a lot of this leans on real historical support， and is based on genuine research that was done by someone who knows how to evaluate claims。 The suspect parts， though， are suspect: The Armanem runes come from a very， very gross and racist part of German history and Thorsson's treatment of them is therefore worryingly cavalier。 However， very in depth on the place of runes Thorsson knows a fair bit about what he's doing。 There's certainly a few suspect claims in here， especially about language， but a lot of this leans on real historical support， and is based on genuine research that was done by someone who knows how to evaluate claims。 The suspect parts， though， are suspect: The Armanem runes come from a very， very gross and racist part of German history and Thorsson's treatment of them is therefore worryingly cavalier。 However， very in depth on the place of runes in Germanic religions， and very practically oriented。 。。。more
Äsruþr Cyneaþsson
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An outstanding work on the runes from Thorsson。 The text is perfectly balanced between the objective historical study， as per Flowers thesis （Runes and Magic） and the esoteric application of the runes。For anyone seeking a complete grasp of the runes， their history and application - the Futhark is an essential text。 The language is easily accessible for all， yet retains the deep value of Thorsson's more detailed and academic writings。 Every runer should have this text。 An outstanding work on the runes from Thorsson。 The text is perfectly balanced between the objective historical study， as per Flowers thesis （Runes and Magic） and the esoteric application of the runes。For anyone seeking a complete grasp of the runes， their history and application - the Futhark is an essential text。 The language is easily accessible for all， yet retains the deep value of Thorsson's more detailed and academic writings。 Every runer should have this text。 。。。more
Fishface
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Readable and fascinating introduction into the ancient Norse alphabet， the symbolic meanings of each letter， and by extension an introduction to the ancient Norse culture and religion。
Flora Santos
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Once again awesome book recommend
Jack
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