NORSE MAGIC AND RUNES: A Complete Guide to Using the Norse divination and the Meaning of the Elder Futhark, The Rituals, Spells & Meanings Runes Reading and Norse Magic Symbols

By Astrology and Numerology Academy

Runes are an incredible divination tool but can also be allies, advisers, used for protection, blessings and many other. They have been used in divination, for ceremonial purposes and writing since over 2000 years. The ancestral connection through the Runes is very strong and they can be a powerful addition to one’s spiritual work.

To understand the Runes and build a connection, a basic understanding of Norse Mythology, the gods and the values of the ancestors, is essential.

This book builds on creating this basic understanding, the personality and character of each Rune and will also introduce basic systems of rune divination.
This book is intended to help you build a connection to the Runes and to see if they build a connection with you in return. You will learn to work and care for your Runes, how to include them into your day to day life and use them as guides on your spiritual journey in this life.
As the knowledge on the Runes is very comprehensive, this course will be give you the basis from which you can develop further.
The book will also introduce easy systems of rune divination.
Handouts will be provided.
By the end of the course you will

-have an understanding of the Runes, the gods and how to continue building a relationship with them.
-built a connection to the Runes.
-learnt how to work with and care for your Runes, how to include them into your daily life and use them as guides on your spiritual journey.
-use the Runes for divination and to help you in your daily life.
And more…
What you will learn is that magic has always been around you, but until now, it has remained just out of reach.
So, let me take you to the starting point of your voyage and give you the tools you need to cast off on your journey of enlightenment.

The Elder Futhark and the magic of our ancestors is free to take, you just need to open your mind a little.

Would you like to know more? Scroll up, hit the "buy now" button, and start this amazing journey

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Aug 5, 2023
• ISBN: 9781446777336

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Norse Magic and Runes

A Complete Guide to Using the Norse divination and the Meaning of the Elder Futhark, The Rituals, Spells & Meanings Runes Reading and Norse Magic Symbols.

Astrology and Numerology Academy

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1  What Are Norse Magic and Runes?

Chapter 2  History of Runes

Chapter 3  Why The Norse Saw Runes as Important

Chapter 4  Why Was Magic Necessary and Present in Norse Mythology?

Chapter 5  Norse Symbol

Chapter 6  Runestones

Chapter 7  Reading the Runes

Chapter 8  How to Use Runes for Magic

Chapter 9  Runes in Divination

Chapter 10  Casting and Interpreting Runes

Chapter 11  Magic Rituals and Spells

Chapter 12  Runes Activation and Other Rituals

Chapter 13  How to Actually Make Your Own Set of Runes

Chapter 14  The Importance of Meditating Before Rune Casting

Chapter 15  How Meditation Can Help with Readings

Conclusion

Introduction

Norse Magic is a rich and fascinating topic that has been explored in fiction as well as history. From Odin's spear to Thor's hammer, Norse mythology offers a variety of examples of powerful weapons with unique properties. However, few people know about the practical magic these items possessed and how these objects were used.

Norse Magic is an elusive subject, not least because there's no one term to describe all the different types of spells and rituals that Vikings performed. The most common sources for information about Norse Magic are sagas and poetry.

But what does the evidence show? Who was really performing this magic? How do we know they were Vikings and not somebody else carrying on their legacy? Let's find out!

Over the course of many years, archaeologists have found a huge amount of evidence in tombs and other places where ritual activity has taken place. Even though it's hard to know precisely what these items meant to Viking society (we can only guess), the sheer number of artifacts found provides some clues. They may indicate the culture of those living in a certain place. For example, the plant material from a Gokstad ship grave probably indicates that it was from a burial ground that belonged to someone of high status.

There are also the contents of graves themselves to consider. In many cases, Vikings would have buried their dead with food and drink, so they would have something to eat and drink when they went on an adventure or journey. People might have brought home their spoils from a raid, so items such as weapons and jewelry were also often buried with their owners. If a person was buried with only a few items, it probably indicates that they were poor and did not have much to bring back home.

In contrast, it's evident from the grave goods found in Viking graves that wealthy people had a huge amount of wealth on board their ships. This shows that the Viking spirit is alive and well today!

The differences can be striking. A burial site from Iceland has provided archaeologists with a wealth of information, including a knife handle made from a piece of walrus ivory dating from the late ninth century C.E. Another example is an iron-bladed dagger with gold inlay found at Gokstad ship graveyard, dated to around 800 C.E. It is an extremely rare find.

Archaeologists, historians, and linguists have combed through hundreds of years of written sources to understand the nature of the magic that ordinary Vikings practiced. The two most substantial sources are Icelandic sagas and Old Norse poetry. The former tends to be about people who lived in Scandinavia during the Viking Age, while the latter offers information about the magic that may be more general across Scandinavia or just non-Viking.

We can tell much about the nature of magic-writing from the locations where it was written and preserved. Generally speaking, sagas and poetry were produced and distributed in Iceland or Norway; these two countries were small enough that their political boundaries coincided with the distribution of writing.

The best-preserved evidence for magic that was produced and distributed in Iceland is the Icelandic magical text known as witchwood formulas. These formulas were used for magical purposes, usually involving the control of weather and sea travel; they were probably used by sailors or travelers (although there may also have been some Non-Viking magic users). Eight witchwood formulas written in Old Icelandic runes and dating from between 1100 and 1160 C.E are known. They were written by educated men, probably clerics, and show a considerable level of skill and knowledge of this type of magic.

Formulas like these were written on sticks and kept in a bundle with other sticks. When needed, one would be selected and carved into the wood with words that were thought to bring about those effects. They were probably not intended to be magical themselves but as a tool for producing magical effects. The same applies to the runic inscriptions on weapons such as swords and spears; they were probably intended as amulets for bringing good fortune in battle or keeping the object from harm. A fire or fire-based ritual might have been used to activate the magic of these formulas or inscriptions.

The possibility of ritual taking place in a mountain or deep forest is suggested by the Icelandic word for spell, enchantment. The word vitki means enchanted and can describe such things as a piece of wood that has been touched by the goddess Freya or a well that has been offered to the goddess Freyja. A person could also be described as having been vitki. This suggests that these witchwood formulas and inscriptions were used in personal rituals.

The runes were probably initially not magic-writing but were simply letters and symbols with no special powers, but over time, they became associated with magical action. The Norwegian runic inscriptions that we find were probably meant as magical spells; they were carved into weapons, doors, and parts of ships. A famous example is the Rök stone, an ancient monument found in Sweden, which was carved with runes. They probably had a protective function and would have been used as amulets by several generations of people.

The evidence we have for non-Viking magic is limited to poetry and prose texts from Iceland and Norway. The most important evidence comes from the Eddæagest (c. 1000 C.E.), a collection of mythological and heroic stories written in Old Icelandic about fifty years after the Viking Age itself. It contains information about Völvas, women who worked magic and cast spells on others. There is also the case of the Laxdæla Saga (written between 1270 and 1290 C.E.) which tells of a man named Eyvindr, who has the ability to put people in trances and cause them to see many strange things.

There is also a group of Old Norse-Icelandic texts called the Grottesongr or Kirkjubólindi (virtually all known examples of this literature date from 900 to 1100 C.E.), and these were used for magical purposes such as divination, healing, and weather control.

There is also some reference to magic in Norse literature. For example, there are several Scandinavian sagas known as the Nibelungenlied (the