The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Runes

Little Giant Books

by Sirona Knight

Tap into the age-old, secret power of runes to create a better and more enriching life. Generally associated with the ancient Northern European peoples, runes are magical symbols that convey the story of creation, life, destruction, and rebirth, and how these forces are constantly occurring on many levels of being. Runes connect with your body, mind, spirit, and the environment, and they are ideal for use in psychological integration, spiritual growth, healing, and magic. Learn the history of runes and the meanings and associations of each symbol. Then discover a wide variety of ways to use these tools to find answers to personal questions, increase self-awareness, relieve stress, gain a sense of personal empowerment, clear out blockages in your life, and even foretell future events. Cast and read runes, create runic charms, do runic yoga, and more. As you work with these mystical tools you will find within them the power to transform yourself. Bonus : extensive mythological glossary.

Genres: Divination, Magick, Nonfiction, Reference

512 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Sirona Knight, M.S. (Psychology and leisure studies, California State University, Sacramento), is a Third Degree Craftmaster and High Priestess of the Celtic Gywddonic Druid Tradition, and has been a contributing editor for Magical Blend. She is also a hypnotist, and writes for New Age Retailer and Aquarius.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are so, so many ways in which this is an extensive collection of knowledge - however I was frustrated by how much it focused on the practical direction (do this, then this, then that) and very light on the exploration of why, and honestly quite light on historical ties. There was some of that information present, but it was buried in lengthy passages of very specific, step by step instructions which took me far out of the spiritual exploration aspect, and made me feel like I was reading a strict instruction manual. I was also frustrated that it is dominated by a very specific channel of tune knowledge, when I personally felt the book presented itself as a total, global overview. I don’t necessarily regret reading it, but I won’t be reading it again and won’t recommend it as anything other than spot reference material.

[Steve Hammond · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't know that much about runes but after I read this book I could. Knight explains everything really well, and it's easy to understand and use.

[Brenda Jenkins Kleager · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful compiliation from several sources in one volume.

[Amy Sjoquist · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting

[Jezi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent resource.

[Cherise Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and understand. Great "go to" book for runes.