Ancient Runes Made Easy
written by Katherine Lutz
Runes is a big and complex subject, and for many it can become difficult to keep everything straight. That is what this book hopes to be able to help with.
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05/31/21
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Introduction
Chapter 1
Runes is a big and complex subject, and for many it can become difficult to keep everything straight. That is what this book hopes to be able to help with.
Enough books have been written containing detailed descriptions of the various runes and their Ætt, therefore that will not be this book’s primary outlook. Rather the focus will be placed on the use and history of the runes and the texts they were used to write as well as the texts written about the people who used the runes.
The reason for this is that Runes are not only letters, but a highly magical set of symbols and what many students fail to understand is that the reason the runes will not work for them, is that they do not understand the meaning behind them properly. By exploring this subject, the runes will become significantly easier to work with as you will not only be able to recognize each symbol but also the meaning behind it
First we will look at the myth about how the runes came into being and why that is significant for the understanding of the runes’ magical properties.
We shall then look at what was written in Latin letters about the people using the runes and their religion as that was closely related to the runes and their magical properties and it makes no sense trying to understand the runes and their development before understanding this which is exactly where most books go wrong.
Once we have this basic knowledge, we will move on to look at the various runic alphabets as they developed over time. We will look back at how culture and religion defined them, and how these lines will be crystal clear for the reader.
Then, we will explore what the runes were used to write, and why the runes might have been preferred over Latin letters for such tasks - even in times when the Latin alphabet was known to the people using the runic alphabet.
It is my hope that once the students of the runes and their secrets have read this book, they will be better prepared to understand and work with runes, and to further their education on this fascinating subject that many witches and wizards have spent lifetimes expanding.
Enough books have been written containing detailed descriptions of the various runes and their Ætt, therefore that will not be this book’s primary outlook. Rather the focus will be placed on the use and history of the runes and the texts they were used to write as well as the texts written about the people who used the runes.
The reason for this is that Runes are not only letters, but a highly magical set of symbols and what many students fail to understand is that the reason the runes will not work for them, is that they do not understand the meaning behind them properly. By exploring this subject, the runes will become significantly easier to work with as you will not only be able to recognize each symbol but also the meaning behind it
First we will look at the myth about how the runes came into being and why that is significant for the understanding of the runes’ magical properties.
We shall then look at what was written in Latin letters about the people using the runes and their religion as that was closely related to the runes and their magical properties and it makes no sense trying to understand the runes and their development before understanding this which is exactly where most books go wrong.
Once we have this basic knowledge, we will move on to look at the various runic alphabets as they developed over time. We will look back at how culture and religion defined them, and how these lines will be crystal clear for the reader.
Then, we will explore what the runes were used to write, and why the runes might have been preferred over Latin letters for such tasks - even in times when the Latin alphabet was known to the people using the runic alphabet.
It is my hope that once the students of the runes and their secrets have read this book, they will be better prepared to understand and work with runes, and to further their education on this fascinating subject that many witches and wizards have spent lifetimes expanding.
