Background

The Elder Futhark is a set of 24 Germanic alphabet discovered in Gotland (1903) on the Kylver Stone that dates back to 400 AD. They represent one of the earliest writing scripts. It is postulated that they were inspired by the natural surroundings and life histories of the people during that time. The exact script usage and meaning of each has been lost to time and the Old English Rune Poem has been used as an improvisation for the rune meanings.

The Old English Rune Poem is of Anglo-Saxon origin and dates well after the Elder Futhark. The Rune Poem is dated to the 8th and 9th century, whereas the Elder Futhark dates from 2nd to 8th century. Therefore, the Elder Futhark and the Rune Poem aren’t clearly linked and there is much scholarly debate as to the translation of both the script and the poem. The Rune Poem, especially, had been copied multiple times by hand from historic manuscripts that have been lost in library fires (a very common phenomenon in the past) and subsequently no “original” version exists. Here copying error and translation errors could have crept in during (re)documentation. As such the both the translation and interpretation of the Rune Poem is very subjective. I believe it is best for you to acquire a translation version that resonates with you and to interpret its exact meaning for yourself. You can use the ‘traditional’ interpretations as a rough guide, but you will find that some of your own interpretations start to deviate from the widely used norm. This is a natural progression and personally links you to the runes.

The runes can be used as both a divinatory (passive) and magickal (active) tool. I personally use them for the latter, where I actively participate in setting the intention that I seek. I use the runes extensively for my shadow work, creative problem solving and spiritual rituals. Hence they have become a spiritual tool which I use to explore the depths of soul and to introduce some light and magick into my everyday hum-drum life.

In this spirit; I have been meticulously researching the history, divinatory meanings and spiritual practice of the runes. All this research and experimentation has been distilled into 3 books (so far!). For more information, please see the series of books and associated decks below!

Celestial Rune Sigils – The Metaphysician’s Toolbox

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Elder Futhark Arcanum: An Intuitive Interpretation of Rune Meanings

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Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark & Anglo-Saxon Futhorc Runes and Mini Oracles

“Well researched interesting from an historical archaeological perspective I wish there had been some divinitory aspects to the runes included as the the author obviously has alot of knowledge on the subject and I like the authors encouraging style of writing.”

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Related Articles:

• Celestial Rune Sigils: The Metaphysician’s Toolbox
• Elder Futhark Arcanum: An Intuitive Interpretation of Rune Meanings
• Elder Futhark Overview
• Anglo-Saxon Futhorc Overview
• Younger Futhark Overview
• Free Downloadable Infographics