La Magia de las Runas

by Donald Tyson

Las runas constituyen un antiguo alfabeto de los pueblos germánicos, usadas también para la adivinación y la magia. Desde el principio de nuestra era hasta el siglo XVII fueron usadas en todo el norte de Europa y también en las Islas Británicas e Islandia. Donald Tyson nos desvela en este libro la tradición mágica inherente a las runas. Este libro, ameno y de fácil lectura, es un tesoro de información que describe los antecedentes, la evolución, las técnicas y los secretos de las runas, tanto como instrumentos adivinatorios o mágicos como en su posible utilización para la meditación y el auto-conocimiento. The runes are more than an ancient alphabet. They comprise a powerful system of divination and a path to the subconscious forces operating in our life. Rune Magic is the first extensive presentation of rune concepts, mythology, and magical applications.

Genres: Occult, Divination

Paperback

First published June 1, 1988

About the author

Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight. He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English. After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career.

Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice. His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.

Reviews

[David]

If you're serious about runes you need to read everything you can get your hand on. But don't stop at this book. Please move on to someone like Edred Thorsson. This book really isn't scholarly. It's a bit of fun, but fairly fluffy like many other books in Llewellyn's "Practical Magick" series.

[Andy Mchugh · Rating 2 out of 5]

So much Golden Dawn. So many rules. Rather competent at the start but preachy and injured as it goes on. There’s one passage which is hilariously anti-marriage and pretty much screams 1989. After a while my Interest flagged and then I decided I have had enough of it. Time to put it back in the library.

[Eve · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are wanting to further your study of the runes, beyond Ralph Blum, then this book is a good place to start. This book is more for the serious rune caster.

[Ruth Ruiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Open minded Viking, to a family of Gypsy's, and now new jersey USA.
Live life and follow your ancestry, good reads.

[Sadra Hesabi · Rating 5 out of 5]

To my knowledge, this is the most complete and accurate book on Runes. The introduction is well written, and in each chapter a new aspect of runes will reveal to you.

[Nat.]

very shallow mix of golden dawn magic muddled up with some theories of asatru = garbage