alu an advanced guide to operative runology epub

#ALU AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO OPERATIVE RUNOLOGY EPUB FULL#

Nothing in the book came from my “imagination.” It was all based on the wide-ranging, and sometimes eclectic, early twentieth-century German runic occultism synthesized with what I was just learning about ancient traditions of rune-magic.² The second answer is a simple one: One's first book should always be one's worst book! As an author develops himself, so too does his capacity to produce higher-quality work. These elements were actually taken from the Armanen tradition¹ as developed in Germany from the time of Guido von List to

#ALU AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO OPERATIVE RUNOLOGY EPUB FULL#

First, it is a book full of modern elements (when viewed from an ancient Germanic perspective). at that time had the courage to bring it out, a spirit which has been extended to the people now working with Red Wheel/Weiser.īut you may ask: how is Futhark my “worst book”? There are two answers to that question. The folks who were at Samuel Weiser, Inc. Because at the time runes were virtually unknown in the world of “occult publishing,” it took five years for it to see the light of day. Versions of Futhark evolved from 1975 to 1979, when the final form to be published was fixed. For those who have not read it, I recommend that you do so before delving into the present work. This book is also designed to break through conventional barriers and bring disparate worlds together.įuthark in many ways is my “worst book”-yet it remains the best selling of my works and has been continuously in print with this publisher since its first appearance in 1984.

Alu is an operative formula which functioned in ancient times as a mode of connecting the realm of the gods to that of humanity. This is also a relatively new kind of book of magic-a text often accompanied by footnotes, references, etc., which bridges the gap between academic runology and “practical magic”-or operative communication. This book will break new ground-theoretically and practically-not just go over the same basic materials one more time. After Futhark a myriad of books on rune-magic have appeared-most very bad, some mediocre, and some quite good. In fact a world of advancement has been made over the thirty years since the manuscript for Futhark was completed. This is the first significant advance in the practice of rune-magic to have been published since that time. Still, this book is not intended to replace or compete with that one-it is intended to go beyond it.

It has been well over twenty-five years since the publication of Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic.

The Anglo-Frisian Fu orc and New English Equivalents The Anglo-Frisian Fu orc and Classic West Saxon Old English The Concept of Traditional Runelore and Rune-Workĥ: Rune-Workings: Operations of Runic Meta-CommunicationĪppendix C: Grail Mythos in Old English Runes? Note on Transcriptions of Runic Inscriptions and Treatment of Foreign Terms The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1992 (R1997). God of thunder shown wielding his hammer, symbolizing thunder and lightning. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon requestĬover image of Thor, son of Odin. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC.

Alu an advanced guide to operative runology epub