Rune interpretation

[Shadeweaver]

Would like recommendations on a good book for interpretation of runes and instruction on casting. i know @tracyS uses runes daily and maybe some others may know a good source for reading.

[MeganB]

I don’t know much about runes, so I can’t help with that. We do have the Runes Information post that has information on reading runes, interpretations, and more resources for reading runes.

There’s also this book review!

Witchy Book Reviews! Spells8 Book Club Reviews Masterlist - Sessions I ~ XXV

Book Title and Author: Beginner’s Guide To Runes by: Josh Simonds Status? : Finished – the rest of the book is the basic spreads layout & additional resources. My overall rating of the book : 10 /10 How does this book relate to my magickal practice?: I have gained interest since learning about the Morrigan, Celtic Paganism, & helping my family member with the Norse Pantheon. Then when I found out that you can use them for so many different facets of magic, my interest got stronger. My person…

[tracyS]

@Shadeweaver Yes, I do draw runes every morning, and sometimes during the day. I have 2 sets, wooden ones as they’re lighter to carry in my bag, and an amber set at home.
The books I use are:
The Runes. A grounding in Northern Magic by James Flowerdew. (I use his everyday)
Wild Soul Runes by Lara Veleda Vesta which is a rune course using intuitive methods of reading. (I’ve just started this)
Runes for Beginners by Lisa Chamberlain.
The Spells8 app has a good rune course on it to which I’ve started too.

I have looked at other books but I’ve personally found them either too simple or too complicated. The above are at my level. A bit of backstory to the runes, and how to use them aswell as varied meanings.

@jan_TheGreenWitch is really good at runes too.

Hope this helps. I found them to be alot easier than Tarot myself.
Happy runing

[tracyS]

@MeganB I’m going to look at this post. Thankyou

[MeganB]

@tracyS – You’re welcome!

[jan_TheGreenWitch]

Hi there - yes @tracyS I do use runes multiple times a day. I don’t cast them as much as I do a one rune drawing, but I do castings for bigger questions — The book I like best is by Diana Paxson “Taking up the runes” - I have the older version that is out but there’s a newer 2021 version that I was thinking of getting and I’d get that one if I didn’t have the earlier version.

I really like to make my own runes, but I do have runes set in crystals as well that I carry with me in my purse when I’m out and about. For beginners and intermediates too I’d recommend a book that also comes with a set of runes, “ The Book of Runes”, by Ralph Blum. I really like that Lisa Chamberlain book Tracy mentioned and the Spells8 information that @MeganB and Tracy both mentioned for beginners as well.

I would say that after a couple of decades of working with different runes, it’s important to get the basics down and then let yourself eventually ‘feel’ the message they are trying to convey - much like Tarot, but even more - and I am not really good at Tarot (runes and Oracle are my jam!).

Good luck on your Rune journey @Shadeweaver and I’m here if you want to ask questions or verify an interpretation anytime!

Light and love! Jan

[Shadeweaver]

Thank you Dear. I’ll do my best to learn.

[Shadeweaver]

Thank you @tracyS for these recommendations. Wild Soul Runes is fantastic.

[tracyS]

@Shadeweaver Glad you like it. My wish list for rune books is growing by the day, so having to restrain myself

[Shadeweaver]

My wish list is… everything I don’t already have

[BryWisteria]

@Shadeweaver

My wish list is… everything I don’t already have

Same!