The Nordic Book of Runes

A guide to the secrets of rune-reading, an ancient predictive art, that teaches you how to lay out runes and interpret them instantly.

This handy guide to the secrets of rune-reading, an ancient predictive art, teaches you how to lay out runes and interpret them instantly. Runes (meaning a secret or mystery) were words of power, once carved on amulets, rings, and weapons, and found as inscriptions on tombstones. In this insightful book, each of the runes is fully described, together with the symbolic images and celestial phenomena associated with them. Methods of laying out or "casting" the runes are described in order to give a full and comprehensive reading to answer any question. There are six spreads to choose from, from Odin’s Rune, a simple reading with one rune stone, to using up to nine runes for deeper insight into the past, present and future.

Jonathan Dee was an author, broadcaster, and historian and received a Sony Award. Based in Wales, he was the resident astrologer for BBC Radio Wales and authored many books on a diverse range of subjects including astrology, tarot, and feng shui. as well as historical works on Ancient Egypt and the history of Prophecies. He was also a direct descendant of Dr John Dee, the Elizabethan alchemist and astrologer.