I received a phone call while making the above post and obviously forgot to put my end /u in the post after the title of the last book mentioned.  Sorry about that mistake.  I wish this forum had an edit function, but I guess that would lead to people deleted their posts using the edit button.  So, we just have to accept that we aren't yet perfect and overlook the occasional mistake.

There is an edit button top right of your post, just look and click on it and you can edit to your heart's delight.

Some of your meanings seem strange to me, do you use the runes to actually read with?


Blessings from Avalon

I find that when I am researching something and do not find something that makes sense, it is always to have a look at another script or book.    I know that some of us can not afford to buy many text but there are web sites around here that you will find in a thread called sources here if such as www.sunnyways.com that also have good information on runes.  I find that I over quote the first book that made sense to me by Nigel Pennick Rune Magic but since then I am open to other Authors and what I have discovered along my path.  We must not bury our heads in books to much, we must also discover what we read for ourselves to truely understand what the author is saying.

I have read Edred Thorsson's books by the way is not his real name.  It is well set out the one I have called Futhark but I am yet to really delve into it.  For one to truely understand runes you must read The Poetic Edda, you might be interested in this link:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/index.htm

I thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, as it is always good to have another persons insight upon our journey.

MG

Where does this come from? Some of the runes represent trees but they don't all have associated trees. I'd be in interested in knowing what monthly correspondences they have, as well the hours of the day. This sounds like stuff that was grafted onto the runes. Which author are you getting this from?

If you want to learn about the runes, start with the Havamal, which are said to be the words of Odin. Stanzas 137 to 144 detail his shamanic ordeal of being hung on Yggdrasil to obtain the runes. Stanzas 145 to 163 give some examples of their uses.

I am told that Nigel Pennick is a good modern day source for information, but I've never actually read his work so I don't know for certain. I have read Edred Thorsson's books (he also publishes under his civil name Stephen Flowers) and although he is generally not liked in the heathen community for turning into a Setian, I don't discount his scholarship before that time.

Don't ignore the Sagas, though. A lot of people buy books by modern authors and never investigate the source. The Sagas may be embellished, which is what happens when you keep telling a story over and over, but they do contain information that is useful and they give you insight into the cultural mindset and worldview that the runes actually come from.

~Solwynn