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The publication below is by our Steersman, Ruarik Grimnisson.

ISBN 18163 1081

Capall Bann Publishing
Freshfields, Chievely, Berks, RG20 8TF

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Introduction to Rune Rede: Wisdom and Magick for the Life Journey.

Ruarik Grimnisson Capall Bann UK
irminsul@tsn.cc

Foreword

This book has been written in answer to the increasing demand for traditional Rune Lore. There are many books on the market pertaining to Runes but not all of them are founded on ancient tradition. Those on Rune Lore fall basically into three categories; Academic, Religious/Magickal and New Age. It can be difficult for those who are new to these studies to decipher where one category ends and another begins. Academic research lays the historical foundation for knowledge of the Runic Culture; and our Northern forebears' society was indeed magickal. The natural and supernatural worlds intertwined with their social world. They were not separated from the realities of physical and spiritual life by the technological comforts and mental placebos that we, as modern folk, now take for granted. The current trend among many New Age writers of Rune Lore, especially those with a strong Universalist agenda, is to negate historical reality and to re-interpret the Runes according to popular philosophical and sociopolitical ideology, even to the point of ignoring textual and archaeological evidence. In some cases, they have even made up their own rune staves (glyphs or symbols) and given them artificial meaning and commentary. This does a grave disservice to our heritage and to those who wish to draw on the wisdom of the ancestors.

This book is the product of 14 years of research and practical experimentation. I have been asked on many occasions to recommend Rune books. I have done so but what is often asked of me is the whereabouts of books that don't try to tell you everything; books that don't expect you to be a boffin to read them; books that don't lead you down the garden path into New Age fantasy. I have tried to fill this gap with this current volume. This book incorporates the essentials that are common to those cultures where Runes were used, and remains true to their Heathen origins. The ways of Rune working have evolved over centuries but the essential symbolism, as a key to understanding the profound mysteries of existence, is just as relevant today, as it was to our ancestors.

It is important to remember that the Runic 'alphabets' were not just a system of writing for the Germanic peoples - they were a Life-Code. Encrypted in their numerical ordering and individual symbolism is a guide to the life journey of the soul - a holistic approach for the individual and collective folk to survive and thrive in the worlds of nature, mankind and the spiritual realms. Their magick arose from the understanding of the inseparability of all phenomena - what our ancestors called the Wyrd.

I have presented an integrated collection of basic Rune Lore, I trust, in the manner it was meant to be given - as a counsel for the soul's life journey. The Old English word for counsel is Red - Rede, hence the title of this book. I have used the collective system of the twenty four rune staves known as the "Elder Futhark", they being the oldest complete runic system yet found. This book is both concise and precise, not pretending to be an atlas of the Runic World, but a traveller's pocket guide.

It contains the codes that will make the way clear. It has been designed as a 'ready reference', not only for all who wish to explore the patterns of Wyrd, but for those who seek essential reference to the power of the Runes, manifested and unmanifested. For those who are seeking insight into the psychological world of our pre-industrial ancestors, this book will reveal to you their basic attitudes and expectations. The ancestral mythology interwoven with each rune-rede is presented for you own contemplation. It is my experience that most people begin their exploration of the runic world with the use of rune staves for divination - seeking their rede (counsel). Their divinatory task is not fortune telling. It is to unlock self-knowledge, provide profound insight, and hopefully encourage the development of wisdom, which in turn will stimulate the need to make the most out of your life - your "will to power". Study of the knowledge herein seen through the lens of heathen understanding will reveal an alternative map of reality that will aid you on your life journey. For the student of the Occult, it will serve as a stimulant for deeper mystical studies. May it serve you well.

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