Deeply rooted, beautifully instructive, and philosophically strong.
I've spent some time with a few different divination systems, and books about them. This book is what I wish all of those others were. Divination systems using deity work pull their nuance from the complexities of the gods and their lore, which requires knowledge both "factual" and intuitive. One thing I especially loved about this work was the recognition that source material has both uses and limits, and where the limits exist, practical use can shed more light.
At the start of the book, *author* gives a summary of Norse mythology that is focused and purposeful. So often, a summary like this is dry and often unfocused to the point it feels like either a soulless rote lesson or a slightly drunk friend telling scattered stories like "remember that one time Loki-" and never circling back to why that anecdote about the horse mattered. Yes, that's part of the material we have, but a well-constructed summary of the core mythology supports the book's focus on the runes' roles in the world and how that translates to a reading.
The majority of the book addresses each rune in the collection, who or what it is, and what that means for each way it's drawn. Massively helpful as a functional learning guide and reference.
I think this will have a permanent place on my shelf and I look forward to recommending it to people interested both in Norse mythology and in rune work.
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