Runes for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide

If you are a fan of video games, mythology, or ancient history, then you are likely already familiar with runes. Runes are a type of ancient magick, the oldest of which was found in Germany and is dated to 50 CE. Runes are, however, associated more with the Norse and the Vikings than they are Germanic tribes. Runes at that time could only be read by sages, mages, and wizards, who were collectively known as the Rune Masters. Runes now, however, due to the abundance of magical knowledge, occult information, and esoteric history available on the internet, can be read by anybody. In this article, we will offer a comprehensive guide on the history of runes and how one can read them.

What Are Runes?

Runes are an ancient system of writing, or rather, characters for a system of writing. There are many runes that have been discovered throughout the world. Most of the runes we know were found with Vikings, but we have found others in sites associated with the Knights Templar. There are many different Runic systems, but for divination, there are only twenty-four that are used (The Elder Futhark), and those are associated with Norsemen.

Reading Runes for Divination

Divination is the act of seeking knowledge through supernatural means, and as runes are connected to esoteric and occult practice, it is no surprise that one can use runes for divination, in fact, they have been used for divination for thousands of years. There are many ways in which rules can be read and many purposes. Some prefer to use Odin’s rune reading method, and others prefer Huginn and Muninn’s method. Runes were also used as an alphabet to read and write by the laymen, but the mages and magicians would use runes to see the future and understand the reality of our world.

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Curses and Protection

Runes can also be used to protect people, places, or objects. They can also be used to curse people, places, and objects. One of the most famous Runic inscriptions, the Bjorketorp Runestone, which is located in Sweden, says when translated: “I, master of runes conceal here runes of power. Plagued by maleficence, doomed to insidious death is the one who breaks this monument. I prophesied destruction”. The creator of this rune, the runemaster, clearly states that those who destroy the tablet will be plagued by death. Which, scholars say, is a curse.

Love

Runes are also said to be used to attract one’s love. With the aid of a rune staff, according to the Medieval ballad of ‘The Knight Stig’s Runes and Wedding’, Stig, the knight, tries to have his true love fall for him by waving a runic staff beneath her dress, but accidentally waves it beneath the dress of a princess who he is then forced to marry. Medieval folklore is abundant, with runes being used as Cupid. With a runic staff, one can ‘catch’ a person by waving at them.

With the help of this page, you should now understand more about the folklore and culture associated with runes, as well as divination, which is the main reason that they are used nowadays. The occult is a subject that is very interesting and is certainly worth more reading.